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Approval of April 13, 2026, Committee Minutes

HF3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

HF3393 (Igo) Additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted.

HF3785 (Dippel) Definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors modified, sellers required to have a dealer license, and certain vehicles prohibited from using public roads.

SF856 (Norris) Office of the Inspector General created, advisory committee created, conforming and technical changes made, interagency agreements provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF4006 (Warwas) Eveleth; Progress Parkway construction project prior appropriation modified.

HF4615 (Olson) Amount of pay for commissioned officers and enlisted members engaged in state active service modified.

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

HF4591 (Nash) Noncommercial radio station grants eligibility modified, and money appropriated.

HF3682 (Nash) Grantee fraud risk rating system and corresponding grants management required.

HF4240 (Freiberg) Elections; various changes made related to election administration, absentee voting, timelines, and technical and clarifying changes; and money appropriated.

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 committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 1pm on Friday, April 17, 2026. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

1. Call to Order, Meeting Minutes Approval, and Welcome
2. Update from Department of Public Safety
3. Update from Senate and House Sergeant-at-Arms
4. Public Comment

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Meeting Materials

• Agenda (Note: Change in Meeting Room)
• January 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Wednesday, April 15th
III. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, April 23rd
IV. Adjournment

The following bills will be heard on an informational-only basis.
HF3147 (Hollins) St. Paul; Como Zoo funding provided for habitats for large cats and wolves, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4617 (Hussein) Sears site road and utility infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4623 (Hussein) St. Paul; indoor recreational dome facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4864 (Pérez-Vega) St. Paul; West 7th Street Improvement Project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4866 (Fischer) Saint Paul Regional Water Services funding provided for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4896 (Hicks) New secure psychiatric residential treatment facility operated by Direct Care and Treatment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2698 (Johnson, P) Western Lake Superior Sanitary District wastewater treatment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1420 (Pérez-Vega) St. Paul; public realm over Shepard Road funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4796 (Nelson) Willard Munger state trail rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
ADDED: HF4918 (Altendorf) Red Wing; prior appropriation modified.

Action will be taken on the following bills. HF3478 (Lee, F.) and HF4656 (Lee, F.) are vehicle bills only.
HF3478 (Lee) Centennial Office Building and Freeman Building site improvements funding provided to prepare for future redevelopment, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4656 (Lee) Community tree-planting grants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

BILL ADDED: HF4344 has been added to the agenda. Bill Removed: HF4251 has been removed from the agenda.

HF4552 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Eden Prairie; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF3360 (Acomb) Wayzata; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF3447 (Koegel) Columbia Heights; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF4519 (Koegel) Fridley; authority to transfer tax increment extended.
HF3450 (Rehm) Chaska; special tax increment financing authority provided.
HF4643 (Youakim) Hopkins; tax increment financing special rules authorized.
HF4490 (Schomacker) Mountain Lake tax increment financing special rules authorized.
HF4251 (K. Lee) Capitol complex county host program aid established, and money appropriated.
HF4361 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; local sales tax use of revenue modified, and downtown taxing area modified.
BILL ADDED: HF4344 (Agbaje) Businesses allowed to collect tourism improvement district charges from purchasers.

The deadline for HF4344 materials/testimony is 4 PM, Monday, April 20th.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. 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 11:00 AM on Monday, April 20th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by 11:00 AM on Monday, April 20th. 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 will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee
Chair: Rep. Kristin Robbins
Vice Chair: Rep. Patti Anderson
DFL Lead, Rep. Dave Pinto

Meeting: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Time: 1:15 – 3:00 p.m. (Note date and time change)
Location: Cap. 120

Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Continued Discussion: Charter Schools
IV. Discussion of the federal nutrition program sponsor, Feeding our Future.
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 14, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF4860 (Pappas); HF4812 (Lillie): SPTRFA; decreasing employee contributions; increasing employer contributions and postretirement adjustments; appropriating money.
   • The Chair has allocated 15 minutes for testimony on this agenda item. Individuals scheduled to give testimony at the meeting on the 14th and previously submitted written testimony will appear again on the agenda when it is re-posted on the morning of the 21st.
   • SF4860-HF4812 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Hannah Geimer, 2nd Grade Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Eric Erickson, Teacher, Como Park High School
     • Arazue Foroozan, Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Lisa Houdek, Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Phill Tencick, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, St. Paul Teacher's Retirement Fund Association
       • Handout: SPTRFA Member Count by Legislative District
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter from Monica Byron, President, Education Minnesota
     • Letter from Leah VanDassor, President, Saint Paul Federation of Educators, Local #28
     • Testimony received from Saint Paul Public Schools Teachers (Testimony from 4.14 meeting; Testimony for 4.21 meeting):
       • Janice Bisch, Teacher, SPPS
       • Elizabeth Blyakher, Teacher, Highland Park Senior High
       • Roni Bozvay, English Language Learner Teacher, SPPS
       • Elizabeth Brzinski, Teacher, SPPS
       • Natalee D'Amore, Counselor & Secondary English Teacher, SPPS
       • Eric Erickson, Teacher, Como Park High School
       • Arazue Foroozan, Teacher, SPPS
       • Nick Gasho, English Language Learner and French teacher, SPPS
       • Hannah Geimer, 2nd Grade Teacher, SPPS
       • Alexandra Hawksford, English Teacher & Debate Coach, SPPS
       • Lisa Houdek, Teacher, SPPS
       • Erica Hunt, Social Studies Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Kathleen Karp, High School Counselor, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Megan King, Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Jack Kozlowsi, Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Kathleen J. Lang, 3rd Grade Teacher, Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School
       • Micha Langenberg, Teacher, SPPS
       • Dan Mattimiro, Teacher, SPPS
       • Mike McKay, Math Teacher, SPPS, SPTRFA Trustee
       • Stephanie McCleerey, Teacher, SPPS
       • Rubens Modelli, High School Science Teacher, SPPS
       • John Mowry, Math Teacher, SPPS
       • Brad Ollman, Music Teacher, Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School
       • Brian Paulson, Math Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Lynn Peterson, High School Health Teacher, SPPS
       • Brian Reinhardt, Teacher & Coach, SPPS
       • Jennifer Singerhouse, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Marcela Telleria, High School Spanish Teacher, SPPS
       • Dayna Thomas, Elementary teacher, SPPS
       • Becky Valek, School Counselor, SPPS
       • Erin Whitcraft, English Teacher, SPPS
       • Steven Yernberg, Math Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Nicholas Onorato, Spanish Teacher, SPPS
       • Alec Timmerman, Teacher, SPPS
       • Anna Witt, Teachers, SPPS
       • Jason Schulkebier, Counselor, Highland Park Sr. High
       • Hedi Geimer, Retired Teacher, SPPS
       • Jonathan Oppenheimer, Social Worker, SPPS
          
3. HF4402 (Jordan): PERA General; special legislation authorizing purchase of past service credit for periods of omitted service.
   • Amendment H4402-2A
   • HF4402 Summary
      
4. SF1122 (Frentz); HF139 (O'Driscoll): PERA Police & Fire; MSRS State Patrol; increasing COLAs; reducing the waiting period for a PERA P&F Plan COLA.
   • Individuals scheduled to give testimony at the meeting on the 14th and previously submitted written testimony will appear again on the agenda when it is re-posted on the morning of the 21st.
   • Delete-everything amendment S1122-DE1
   • S1122-DE1 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement Systems
     • David Titus, Executive Director, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
       • Handout: Letter from Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
     • Brian Rice, Lobbyist, Rice, Walther & Mosely, LLP
       • Handout: Letter from Brian Rice on behalf of the Minnesota Retired Police Pension Association
     • Scott Vadnais, President, Minnesota Professional Firefighters
     • Mike LeDoux, Director of Legislative Affairs, Law Enforcement Labor Services
       • Handouts: 2021 LCPR COLA Study Report; LCPR Principles of Pension Policy
   • Submitted testimony:
     • Letter from Shane Hallow, President, Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs
     • Letter from Law Enforcement Labor Services
     • Letter from Doug Anderson, Executive Director, Amy Strenge, Policy Coordinator, Public Employees Retirement Association
        
5. SF4572 (Rasmusson); HF4367 (Klevorn): State Board of Investment; modifying expense apportionment among funds managed by the SBI.
   • Testifier:
     • John Mule, General Counsel, State Board of Investment
        

Laid over bills: 

Because public testimony was taken when the laid over bills were previously heard, no additional in-person testimony will be taken.

6. HF 4162 (O'Driscoll): TRA; requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions.
   • Amendment H4162-1A - adopted by Commission on March 17
   • HF4162 Summary
      
7. SF4766 (Seeberger); HF4723 (Johnson): Requiring firefighter relief associations to cover emergency medical providers; allowing participation in the PERA defined contribution plan and a relief association retirement plan.
   • Amendment S4766-1A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • Amendment S4766-2A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • SF4766-HF4723 Summary
      
8. SF4767 (Seeberger); HF4724 (Johnson): Phasing in shorter vesting schedules for firefighter relief associations.
   • Amendment S4767-4A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • Amendment S4767-5A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • SF4767-HF4724 Summary

I. Call to order
II. HFxxx (Nadeau) Champlin authorized to impose a local sales tax.
III. HF4506 (Heintzeman) - Baxter authorization to impose a local sales tax amended.
IV. HF4008 (Franson) - Alexandria; city authorized to impose a local sales tax.
V. HF4497 (Franson) - Sauk Centre local sales tax authorization modified.
VI. HF3847 (Franson) - Douglas County authorized to impose a local sales tax.
VII. HF4279 (Bennett) - Albert Lea authorized to extend local sales tax for additional projects.
VIII. HF4334 (Davids) - Caledonia authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
IX. HF4768 (Davids) - La Crescent authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
X. HF4663 (Gillman) - Glencoe authorized to impose local sales tax.
XI. HF4583 (Joy) - Audubon; city authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
XII. HF4681 (Novotny) - Elk River authorization to impose a local sales tax amended.
XIII. HF4718 (Murphy) - Vergas authorized to impose local sales and use tax.
XIV. HF511 (Klevorn) - Plymouth; local sales and use tax authorized.
XV. HF3457 (Acomb) - Minnetonka authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
XVI. HF4086 (Davids) - Lanesboro authorized to impose a local sales tax.
XVII. HFxxx (Warwas) - Virginia authorized to impose a local sales and use tax amended.
XVIII. HF4194 (Hicks) - Rochester; approved uses of collected local sales tax funds amended.
XIX. Adjourn

*HFxxx (Nadeau) Champlin authorized to impose a local sales tax and HFxxx (Warwas) Virginia authorized to impose a local sales tax amended will be introduced on Monday, April 20th.

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 Tuesday, April 21st, 1:00 PM.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF1141 (Howard) - Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.

IV. HF4372 (Vang) - Meat processing training and retention incentive grantees allowed more time to complete projects.

V. HF3426 (Jordan) - Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.

VI. HF4200 (Hanson, J.) - Data reported to Office of Cannabis Management through statewide monitoring system made not public data, and provisions related to public data on cannabis business license applicants and license holders modified.

VII. HF3936 (Klevorn) - Greater Minnesota public television station operations funding provided, and money appropriated.

VIII. HF4222 (Gottfried) - State parks; acquisition provisions modified, state parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of state and county lands authorized.

XI. HF4138 (Scott) - Requirements for social media platforms related to accounts for minors established, and enforcement mechanisms for regulations on child social media accounts established.

*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 12pm 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.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

HF3370 (Rehrauer) Coon Rapids; local sales tax imposition authorized.
HF4248 (Hollins) St. Paul local sales tax extended.
HF3473 (Hill) Oak Park Heights; local sales and use tax imposition authorized, and use of other revenues authorized.
HF3950 (Fischer) Maplewood; city authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
HF4473 (Pursell) Northfield authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
HF4873 (Wolgamott) St. Cloud; local sales and use tax authorized.
HF3873 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Osseo authorized to impose a local sales and use tax.
HF4876 (Greene) Edina; local sales tax and revenues modified.
HF3464 (Freiberg) Robbinsdale; local sales and use tax imposition authorized.
HFXXXX (Gomez) 2026 Governor’s Tax Bill (Revisor #:26-06019/Attached)

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. 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 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 22nd. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 22nd. 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 will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

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