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I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 3604 (Van Binsbergen) Exemption criteria for bulk fuel delivery of nonoxygenated gasoline modified.

IV. HF 2236 (O’Driscoll) Commerce obsolete language removed.

V. HF 3709 (Perryman) Virtual-currency custody services allowed to be offered and performed.

VI. HF 3766 (Perryman) Licensing and registration of limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers provided, and sale and regulation of travel insurance provided.

VII HF 2400 (Huot) Real estate appraisers disciplinary sanction matrix established.

VIII. Adjournment



*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF and OCR-compatible format and be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM the business day before the hearing.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators by 1:00 PM the business day before the hearing.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2.26.26

III. HF3526 (Schomacker) Method of deposit of fines collected related to home care licensing surveys and investigations modified, criteria for appointment to home care and assisted living program advisory council modified, special projects grant program established, and money appropriated.

• Kathy Messerli, Executive Director of the MN Home Care Association

IV. HF3375 (Curran)Disability waiver rate system unit-based services with programming limits modified.
• Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM
• Jeremy Wendt, Executive Director, Episcopal Group Homes (EGH)
• Lee and Mark Stoering, Parents Advocates

V. HF3469 (Virnig) Appropriation availability for the Direct Care and Treatment County correctional facility support pilot program extended.
• Dr. Matthew Kruse, MD Medical director, jail consultation services pilot and the competency attainment program - Direct Care and Treatment

VI. Update from Department of Human Services on CMS directives

• Deputy Commissioner and State Medicaid Director John Connolly

VII. Adjournment – next hearing – Wednesday, March 4th at 8:15am


TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. HF3676 (Nash) Protections and remedies provided and various provisions modified of the Safe at Home program, and criminal penalties established.

IV. HF3683 (Nash) Inclusions of the impacts of fraud in budget forecasts required.

V. HF3395 (Niska) Fraud Isn't Free Act established; corrective action plans, enrollment freezes, agency budget reductions, and employee dismissal required when fraud is committed against a program administered by the state; and other fraud prevention provisions established.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HF 3707 (Berg) Unemployment insurance judges and paid leave judges designated as judicial officials
Deven Bowdry, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Sydney Spreck, MN Association of Professional Employees

HF 3732 (Pinto) Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made
Deven Bowdry, Department of Employment and Economic Development

HF 2581 (Frazier) Fortis Capital grant funding provided for a revolving loan fund, report required, and money appropriated
Brian K. Smith, Founder & CEO, Fortis Capital

HF 3731 (Greenman) Class A installer license eliminated from the electrical code
Josiah Moore, Department of Labor and Industry

Presentation from Department of Labor and Industry on the Women's Economic Security Act
Fuad Ali, Labor Standards Supervisor, Department of Labor and Industry

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Monday, March 2, 2026. Thank you

Committee Presentation:
PFAS Chemicals Up Close and Personal
Presenter: Sandy Wynn, Co-Chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network and co-Facilitator of the National PFAS Contamination Coalition

HF3661 (Gomez): Acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities prohibited.

HF2380 (Hicks): Discrimination based on disability status prohibited.

HF3468 (Huot): Civil action against a person for failure to render aid in certain circumstances permitted.

HF3483 (Feist): Trespass offenses modified to require a warrant signed by a judicial officer for immigration enforcement, and detention of persons subject to civil immigration detainers issued by the federal government prohibited.

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order; items may be added or removed at the chairs discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, josh.sande@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF 3127 (Davids) Expiration of the pass-through entity tax modified
III. HF 3524 (Robbins) Federal individual income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation adopted
IV. HF 3525 (Robbins) Federal individual income tax deduction for qualified tip income adopted
V. HF 3754 (Joy) Internal Revenue Code conformed to the federal exclusion from gross income for employer contributions to Trump accounts
VI. Adjourn


Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Monday, March 2nd, 2026.

Minnesota Department of Education
- Organizational and Funding Overview

Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Program Activities and Funding Overview

Bills May be Added

HF3556 (Acomb) - Community solar garden program named for Melissa Hortman.
Presentation from MPCA: Climate Action Framework and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF3428 (Jordan) Requirement for commissioner approval of certain land acquisitions repealed.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Agenda:
I. Call to order
III. Approval of the Minutes
IV. Chair Remarks (If Necessary)
V. Minnesota State – Ghost Students, Bemidji State storm damage, Bonding Requests
a. Testifiers
VI. Adjournment

1. HF 3542 (Hudson) Disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments required within 30 days of a request.

2. HF 3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Ryann Woods, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing
Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; and Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov

Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)
- Educator Licensing Overview
- Current and Anticipated Rulemaking Overview
- Teacher Preparation Program Overview

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the posted bill language should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026. Bill testimony may be limited based on time available for bill presentation and member discussion.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on March 2, 2026.

Housing Finance and Policy Committee
Committee Co-Chair – Representative Igo
Committee Co-Chair Representative Howard
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Dotseth
Co-Vice Chair – Representative Kozlowski

Meeting: March 3rd, 2026
Time: 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Cap. G3

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3902 (Igo) State Housing Tax Credit Bill

IV. HF3895 (Igo) Starter Homes Act Presentation

V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

This agenda is subject to change and bills may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 3405 (Moller) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.

HF 3413 (Hollins) State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; and termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements required.

HF 3769 (Curran) Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities clarified.

HF 3768 (Curran) Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities responsibilities clarified.

HF 3771 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account.

HF 3465 (Liebling) Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 2nd, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 2nd, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted for the public prior to the hearing.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

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1. Approval of February 24, 2026 meeting minutes.

2. SF3588 (Pappas); HF3456 (Cha): Recommended legislation from the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.
   • Amendment S3588-1A
   • SF3588-HF3456 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Julie Blaha, MN State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor (OSA)
     • Aaron Johnston, Assistant Fire Chief, Coon Rapids Fire Dept.
     • Rose Hennessy-Allen, Pension Division Coordinator, OSA

       • Handout: MN State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group Presentation

3. SF3828 (Limmer); HF3512 (Robbins): Special Legislation for the Maple Plain Fire Department; revising the allocation of surplus assets to firefighters upon termination from the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan.
   • SF3828-HF3512 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Jacob Schillander, City Administrator, Maple Plain
     • Julie M. Mass-Kusske, Mayor, Maple Plain
     • Justin McCoy; President, MPFD Relief Association
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Maple Plain Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP
     • Doug Anderson, Executive Director, PERA

     • Troy Denneson, Maple Plain Fire Relief Association

4. SF3897 (Gustafson); HF3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • SF3897-HF370 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Matt Mercy, Mayor, Circle Pines
     • Patrick Antonen, City Administrator, Circle Pines
     • Brent Hood, Treasurer, Centennial Fire Relief Assoc.
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Circle Pines Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP

     • Michael Walstien, paid on-call firefighter, member of the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.

5. SF1213 (Miller); HF2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an individual's IRAP account or pay $25,000.
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
   • Testifiers

     • Molli Kook, Retired teacher

6. LCPR26-003 (Frentz): Amending salary definitions to exclude payments for Minnesota paid leave.
   • LCPR26-003 Summary


7. LCPR26-009 (Frentz): Moving the investment return assumption for calculating joint and survivor annuities (6.5%) to the Standards' Appendix.
   • LCPR26-009 Summary

HF3794 (Greenman) - Surveillance-based price and wage discrimination prohibited.

HF3408 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Surveillance-based price setting prohibited.

Presentation from the Minnesota Office of the Attorney General on the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

HF3738 (Bierman); Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modified.

HF2295 (Virnig); Dakota County mental health crisis services funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF3520 (Gillman); Intensive residential treatment services and intensive nonresidential rehabilitative mental health services requirements modified, and room and board services specified to be eligible for behavioral health fund payment.

HF3666 (Fischer); Home and community-based services case management modified, waiver case management quality working group established, and reports required.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Simon Brown (simon.brown@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

Co-Chair Xiong has the gavel.

AGENDA*

I. Presentation by Meals on Wheels

II. HF3919 (Cha) Benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos modified, commissioner of veterans affairs directed to establish an eligibility process, and technical changes made.

III. HF3467 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

IV. HF3741 (Hill) Educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 11, 2026


*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Veterans and Military Affairs Division webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.

1) I. Presentation and update on the implementation of the 2023 Promise Act

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please contact spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, March 3rd.

Office of the Legislative Auditor presentation on DNR Outdoor Heritage Fund Grants Performance Audit Report
*HF 3564 will be laid over.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by Noon on Tuesday, March 3.

HF3611: (Finke) State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.
HF3659: (Hollins) Taxpayers who earned Minnesota-source income while participating in immigration enforcement activities required to file an income tax return.
HF3909 (Hanson) Tax on gross revenues of private detention facilities imposed.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3rd. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

Presentation on the economic consolidation of agriculture by Austin Frerick.

HF3718 (Anderson, P.H.) Provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology modified.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

HF3884 (K. Lee) - Tribal governments made eligible recipients of Metropolitan Council grant programs, and technical changes made.

HF3881 (Virnig) - Small business contracting requirements modified, report to the legislature on compliance required, and compliance plan requirements for certain public contracts over a threshold amount repealed.

HF3882 (Virnig) - Metropolitan Council program requirements modified, reporting requirements modified, Metropolitan Council and regional development commission review of city housing finance programs removed, and technical corrections made.

HF3883 (Freiberg) - Water supply planning and reporting requirements clarified.

HF3363 (Freiberg) - Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board prohibited from posting on its website the street address of an individual disclosed on a campaign report, data classified, political material disclaimer governing laws modified, and local campaign finance report content requirements modified.

HF3362 (Freiberg) - Elected officials required to be given access to multiple unit dwellings under certain circumstances.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Elections Finance and Government Operations Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the following two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov with your full name (unless minor then first name), an email, referencing House bill number and For or Against Position.
2) Written testimony/Handouts: Follow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, March 3rd.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CA at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, March 3rd.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation by the National Conference of State Legislatures on H.R. 1 Conformity

IV. HF 3439 (Nadeau) Eligibility for medical assistance and expedited disability determinations modified, review of death master file required, and contract requirements for managed care plans provided.

V. HF 3763 (Nadeau) Community engagement requirements for the medical assistance program established.

VI. Adjournment

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hanna.Zimmerman@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm on Tuesday, March 3.

HF3576 (Knudsen) Authority for third-party road tests for school bus drivers amended, and technical changes made.
HF3553 (Backer) Vehicle platoon pilot project authorized for certain roads in Wilkin County and Grant County, and report required
HF3576 (Koznick) Autonomous vehicles regulated.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrators, Joe Marble and Matt Baumann by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, and phone number. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

Presentation: Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) February 2026 Forecast Update, Ashley Reisenauer, Chief Financial Officer, DCYF

HF3415 (Sencer-Mura) Access to child care center facilities limited.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

Amendments: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

Minnesota Department of Education - COMPASS Attendance Presentation

HF3585 (Keeler) - Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF3557 (Kraft) - Climate literacy seal established, and report required.

HF3776 (Sencer-Mura) - Screen time prohibited for children in preschool and kindergarten.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Education Policy Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify may do so in the following two ways:
1) In-person - Email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov with your full name (unless minor then first name), an email, referencing House bill number and For or Against Position.
2) Written testimony/Handouts: Follow the format here and email the PDF version to wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 3rd.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments to the CAs at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3pm Tuesday, March 3rd.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Tuesday, March 3rd
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF3806 (Howard) - Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2687 (Agbaje) - Single-family home ownership restricted for corporate entities, increased deed tax rates on conveyances of single-family homes provided to corporate owners, state portion of revenues dedicated from the increased deed tax rates for the workforce and affordable homeownership program, and statewide landlord database created.

V. HF497 (Agbaje) - Community Mediation Minnesota funding provided for a statewide housing mediation program, and money appropriated.

VI. Adjourn

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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator benjamin.brinks@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant johnathan.smith@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 962 (Novotny) Peace officers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.

4. HF 3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.

5. HF 2936 (Duran) Commissioner of corrections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative approval prior to implementation.

6. HF 3762 (Witte) Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.

7. HF 2879 (Witte) Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money appropriated.

8. Adjourn

Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda.  Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Note: All persons visiting the Minnesota State Capitol must go through security screening.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 3388 (O’Driscoll) Reinsurance assessment authority extended.

IV. HF0400 (Perryman) Commissioner of commerce required to defray costs to health plan companies for additional benefits.

V. Adjournment


*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF and OCR-compatible format and be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 10:00 AM the business day before the hearing.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators by 1:00 PM the business day before the hearing.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3.4.26

III. Presentation from Office of Legislative Auditor – Behavioral Health Administrative Grants

• Lori Leysen – Deputy Legislative Auditor for OLA’s Financial Audit Division
• Valentina Stone – Financial Audit Director

IV. Adjournment – next hearing – Wednesday, March 4th at 8:15am


*Items to the agenda may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

HF 3477 (Long) Cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law created, and state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies regulated.
Start no later than 8:30 a.m.: HF 3480 (Howard) Study of the economic impact of a federal immigration enforcement operation required, report required, and money appropriated.
Start no later than 8:45 a.m.: HF 3781 (Moller) Legislative Commission on Legislative Security established.
Start no later than 9 a.m.: HF 3357 (Curran) Possession of dangerous weapons prohibited in the Capitol complex.
Start no later than 9:20 a.m.: HF 3737 (Kraft) Sustainability provisions changed.
Start no later than 9:35 a.m.: HF 3664 (Freiberg) Compensation Council salary recommendation report date changed.
Start no later than 9:45 a.m.: HF 3621 (Klevorn) Fraud; payments to program participants withheld under certain circumstances.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

Presentations and Testimony on the Misclassification of Workers

*Other Items May Be Added*

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Bonding Presentations:
• Minnesota Zoo
• Minnesota State
• University of Minnesota
• MN Department of Natural Resources
• Perpich Center for Arts Education
• MN Department of Military Affairs

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 3874 (Liebling): Chief justice security provided, base funding beginning in fiscal year 2028 redistributed, judicial branch funding provided, and money appropriated.
IV. HF 3875 (Liebling): Publication process for court notices clarified; provisions regarding restitution, conciliation court, juror data, and no-fault arbitration modified; notices to public authorities clarified; and Supreme Court Council on Child Protection expiration date modified
V. HF 3378 (Schomacker): Commissioner of human services required to release unredacted initial Optum reports.
VI. Adjournment

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order; items may be added or removed at the chairs discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. Association of Minnesota Counties and Minnesota Inter-County Association Presentation
III. HF 3396 (Davids) Property tax task force established, and report required
IV. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator
sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026.

 I. Approval of Minutes

II. Presentation from The Violence Prevention Project

III. HF 3653 (Greene) Safe schools revenue increased to school districts, safe schools aid to charter schools and cooperative units provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF 2717 (Greene) Safe schools revenue increased, safe schools aid established, revenue expanded to all cooperative units, and money appropriated.

V. HF3451 (Rehm) Anonymous threat reporting system grants provided to schools, report required, and money appropriated.

VI. HF 3857 (Sencer-Mura) Student support personnel aid increased, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment 

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Viewing: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
 
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 4th. Public testimony on HF 3653 (Greene) and HF2717 (Greene) will be taken together.

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, March 4th.

Reliability Presentation
o Will Seuffert, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO)
o Mark Tiemeier, Director of Power System Risk Management, MRO

Office of the Legislative Auditor overview of grants management.
DNR presentation on Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Community Grant Program Report.
*Additional bills/items may be added.

I. Call to Order

II. Presentation on the Agreement between the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services, and University of Minnesota Physicians

III. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts and written testimony must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Handouts should be in PDF format with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Higher Education Finance & Policy webpage.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

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