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HF4841 (Agbaje) - Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements. (Information-Only)

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by 11:00 AM on Monday, May 5th. 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.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call To Order
II. Approval of the Minutes: May 4, 2026
III. Calendar for the Day: May 7, 2026
IV. Adjournment

Bill Added: HF4017 (Johnson, W.)

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of April 30, 2026, Committee Minutes

3. Adoption of the House Budget Resolution

4. HF4338 (Schomacker) Human services policy and finance bill.
HF4338 is the Human Services Supplemental Finance Bill.

5. HF2354 (Norris) Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.

6. HF4548 (Youakim) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.
HF4548 will be the K12 Education Forecast Adjustments bill.

7. HF4017 (Johnson, W.) Notice of unlawfully transported infectious or pathological waste required, inspections of infectious waste or pathological waste generators required, financial penalties for unlawfully transporting infectious or pathological waste assessed, and money appropriated.

8. HF2441 (Pinto) Labor and industry finance and policy bill.
HF2441 will be amended by the DE4.

Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 12:00 PM on Monday, May 4. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Meeting: Tuesday, May 5th
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
Location: G3

Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. End of Session Wrap-Up Discussion
IV. Subpoena Discussion
V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 1:00 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.

1. Approval of the April 21, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF4572 (Rasmusson); HF4367 (Klevorn), as amended by S4572-1A: reformatted as S4276-6A (State Board of Investment (SBI); modifying expense apportionment among funds managed by the SBI)
    
3. SF4464 (Howe); HF4988 (Novotny) (Extending the requirement to provide health insurance coverage to duty-disabled members from 5 years to age 65) 
   • Delete-everything amendment S4464-DE2
   • Delete-everything Amendment S4464-DE4
   • SF4464-HF4988 Summary
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter on S4464-DE2 from Law Enforcement Labor Services, MN State Patrol Troopers Association (MSPTA), MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agents Association, and the MN Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Agents Association 
     • Letter on S4464-DE4 from the Association of MN Counties, Coalition of Greater MN Cities, League of Minnesota Cities, MN Chiefs of Police Association, MN Inter County Association, MN Police and Peace Officers Association, MN Professional Fire Fighters Association, MN Sheriffs' Association, and the MN State Fire Chiefs Association
        
4. SF4860 (Pappas); HF4812 (Lillie): revised as S4276-16A (St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; decreasing employee contributions; providing direct state aid)
   • SF4860-HF4812 Summary
      
5. SF1122 (Frentz); HF139 (O'Driscoll), as amended by S1122-DE1: revised as S4276-14A (PERA Police & Fire; reducing the waiting period for a COLA; providing direct state aid)
   • Delete-everything amendment S1122-DE1 Summary 
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter from the MN Police and Peace Officers Association and the MN Professional Firefighters
     • Letter and handout on S4276-14A from Law Enforcement Labor Services, MN State Patrol Troopers Association (MSPTA), MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Agents Association, and the MN Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Agents Association
        

Legislation recommended by the Probation Officers and 911 Telecommunicators Pension Plans Work Group.

• Summary of Probation and Telecommunicator Work Group Bills
• Submitted Testimony:
  • Letter from the MN Association of County Probation Officers, MN Corrections Association, Teamsters Local 320, and the MN Association of Professional Employees, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
  • Letter from Kelly Kalla, Career Probation Officer, Hennepin County
     

6. SF5097 (Frentz); HF4878 (Lillie): revised as S4276-12A  (Establishment of the Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Subplan administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS))
    
7. SF5096 (Frentz); HF4877 (Lillie): reformatted as S4276-10A  (Establishment of the Local Government Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA))
    
8. SF5093 (Frentz); HF4879 (Lillie): reformatted as S4276-11A  (Technical changes incorporating references to the Local Government Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Plan administered by PERA)
    
9. Appendix C to the Standards for Actuarial Work
    
10. 2026 Omnibus Pension and Retirement Bill; SF 4276 (Frentz); HF 4074 (Lillie). 
    • Delete-everything amendment S4276-DE1. The delete-everything amendment contains the language of the bills passed by the Commission as of the April 21, 2026, meeting.
    • S4276-DE1 Summary
    • S4276-DE1 List of Source bills
    • Submitted Testimony:
      • Letter from the Association of Minnesota Counties and the Minnesota Inter-County Association
    • Amendment S4276-2A (St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association)
    • Amendment S4276-5A (PERA Statewide Volunteer Fire Plan)
    • Amendment 4276-15A  (Maple Plain Relief Association)
    • Amendment S4276-3A (LCPR technical)
    • Motion authorizing staff to make any necessary technical corrections.
    • Adoption of SF 4276 (Frentz); HF 4074 (Lillie), as amended, as the 2026 Omnibus Pension and Retirement Bill.

I. Call to order
II. HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements. *Informational only
VII. Adjourn

This is an informational hearing only. No public testimony will be taken. Written testimony is due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 5th.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF5074 (Frederick) - Settlement of certain claims provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF3093 (Greenman) - Minimum eligibility criteria enhanced for state grants, and sworn certification of compliance required.

V. HF4203 (Hanson, J.) - Studies and an annual market analysis conducted by the Office of Cannabis Management modified, and reports required.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by 5pm the day before the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

Review background information about the preliminary topics under consideration for evaluation and select semifinalists for the legislative survey. 

(1) LAC Policy on Topic Selection; 
(2) Topics by Policy Requirement, Spring 2026; 
(3) Topics by Subject, Spring 2026;
(4) Most to Least Promising, Spring 2026; and
(5) Background Papers, Spring 2026. 

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Jodi Munson Rodriguez, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division

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