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HF1758 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Health plans required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, medical assistance and MinnesotaCare required to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and money appropriated.

HF4437 (Greenman) - Wagers and other activities regarding prediction markets prohibited.

HF4353 (Tabke) - Definition of advance deposit wagering modified, and advance deposit wagering proceeds provided.

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

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 45 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: There is no amendment deadline for the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

HF1767 (Curran); Commissioner of human services required to develop a proposal to codify integrated community supports, and report required.
DE amendment to be posted as soon as available

HF2068 (Keeler); Homeless Youth Act grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF4725 (Norris); Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center established, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF4637 (Noor); Direct care services corps pilot project existing appropriation availability extended.

HF4638 (Noor); Compliance training for high-risk medical assistance providers required, and disclosure of the use of consultants to prepare license applications 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

1. Informational hearing on HF 4364 (Jordan) Council on Central and Eastern European Affairs established, reports required, and money appropriated.
2. HF 4821 (Klevorn) Rounding of a payment or transfer of cash authorized, and provision changed in health insurance benefit plans offered in the nonrepresented employees compensation plan and the managerial plan in chapter 43A.
3. HF 4543 (Frazier) Creation of centralized certified payroll reporting portal and database for all state projects covered by prevailing wage requirements required, and money appropriated.
4. Informational hearing on HF xxxx (Bahner) Governor’s supplemental budget bill. (Please see attachment on webpage for language.)

*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. Written testimony is highly encouraged. 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.

I. HF3217 (Kresha) - Payments to bio industrial facilities funding provided, and money appropriated

II. HF2252 (Anderson, P.E.) - Annual volume cap allocations and allocation procedure for public facility projects funded by public facility bonds modified

III. DEED presentation on 2025 Promise Act grant program report

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please email spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Wednesday, April 8th.

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Tuesday, April 7th
III. Calendar for the Day – Monday, April 13th
IV. Adjournment

Local Bonding Projects will be heard.
Each project/bill will be allowed a maximum of two (2) testifiers and will be given a maximum of five (5) minutes to present including all bill author comments and testifier testimony. These will be informational hearings on the bills, and no formal actions will be taken. Testifiers may submit a one-page handout for members on the project. These are projects which have not been heard yet by the committee or visited during the fall bonding tours.
Agenda:
HF4710 (Zeleznikar) Rice Lake; sewer and water infrastructure funding provided
Jayme Heim, Mayor, City of Rice Lake
Darrel Johnson, City Councilor, City of Rice Lake
HF4055 (Warwas) Eveleth; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding provided
Pat Oman, City Administrator, City of Eveleth
Tom Dye, City Engineer, City of Eveleth
HF3848 (Warwas) Virginia; road and infrastructure improvements funding provided
Larry Cuffe Jr., Mayor, City of Virginia
HF3989 (Johnson W) Lake Elmo; intersection improvements funding provided
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor, City of Lake Elmo
HF3848 (Johnson W) Washington County; new interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue funding
Bethany Cox, Commissioner, Washington County
HF4599 (Perryman) St. Joseph; infrastructure improvements funding provided
Lori Bartlett, Finance Director, City of St Joseph
Randy Sabart, City Engineer, City of St Joseph
HF3767 (Perryman) Town roads and bridges funding provided
Graham Berg-Moberg, In-House Counsel, Mn Association of Townships (MAT)
HF3592 (McDonald) Rockford; wastewater treatment facility improvements funding
Mayor Michael Werman, Mayor, City of Rockford
John Friel, Stantec
HF3575 (Harder) Norwood Young America; new wastewater treatment plant design funding
Andrea Aukrust, City Administrator, Norwood Young America
HF3574 (Harder) Watertown; local road improvements funding provided
Michael Walters, Mayor, City of Watertown
Dan Tolsma, City Administrator, City of Watertown (technical testifier)
HF3543 (Roach) Dennison; water and sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction funding
Jeffrey Flaten, Mayor, City of Dennison
HF4606 (Koznick) Credit River; municipal sanitary sewer and water infrastructure funding
Steve Jelinski, City Administrator, City of Credit River
HF4489 (Myers) Marked Trunk Highway 7 improvements funding
HF3891 (Skraba) Clean water funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Shelly Carlson, Moorhead Mayor, Immediate-Past President Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities.
John Thorson, LIUNA
HF3438 (Allen) University of Minnesota funding provided for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus
Saara Dewalt, Dean, College of Biological Sciences
Lauren Cogley, Student, CFANS
Bill added:
HF3811 (Skraba) Cook County; Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway improvements
Ann Sullivan , Cook County Commissioner
Robert Kimmel-Hass, Cook County Engineer

Note HF3811 moved up a week from 4/16 to 4/9

HF4077 (Greenman): Municipalities prohibited from entering into nondisclosure agreements or contracts that restrict the municipality from disclosing information about projects using public funding.

HF3809 (Dotseth): Requirements in an expedited eviction process modified.
NOTE: DE amendment posted that will combine this bill with portions of HF3639 (Hussein)

HF4478 (Frederick): Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified.
NOTE: DE amendment posted.

HF3363 (Freiberg): Campaign Finance; street address classified as private data; Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board prohibited from posting private data on its website; noncampaign disbursement use provided for security-related expenses; campaign finance laws modified; disclaimer requirements modified; Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, local governments, and school districts required to remove, modify, and repost reports and statements on websites; certification requirements to have an address classified as private data on an affidavit of candidacy removed; and definitions provided and amended.

HF3874 (Liebling): Chief justice security provided, base funding beginning in fiscal year 2028 redistributed, judicial branch funding provided, and money appropriated.
NOTE: This is intended as the base bill for a Judiciary budget package and will be laid over.

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 Wednesday, April 8, 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 Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

HF4841 (Agbaje) Hennepin County local sales tax authority modified, and grants provided to county health care facilities and to ballpark authority for improvements. (HF Added)
HF4234 (Rehrauer) Aggregate bond limitation applicable to the allocation of private activity bonds for qualifying residential rental projects reduced.
HF3697 (Norris) Time limit to file a claim for tax refund modified.


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 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by Wednesday, April 8th at 11 AM. 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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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
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Please email Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov with any feedback.

 I. Approval of Minutes

II.  HF 3119 (Sencer-Mura) Minimum compensation for teachers and certain other school staff established, aid programs to support teacher base compensation and unlicensed staff wage requirements established, and report required.

III. 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, April 8th. 

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, April 8th.

Presentation on energy use and heating demand in Minnesota

HF4740 (Hansen) Financial assurance required for feedlot permits, inventories and reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3940 (Pursell) Rulemaking to require environmental impact statement for large animal projects required.

Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

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 subject to change at the request of the Chair

I. Call to order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Chair Remarks
IV. HF4698 (Duran) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for identity verification software to combat enrollment fraud, and money appropriated.
V. HF4608 (Koznick) - Certain disclosures and implementation of a corequisite model related to developmental courses required, and report required. ADDED
VI. Regenerative Farming Informational Hearing - University of Minnesota CFANS
VII. Adjournment

*All testimony requests and hearing materials must be submitted to the Committee Administrator at least 24 hours prior to the hearing: garrick.spennewyn@house.mn.gov

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

1. Discuss:

• Current evaluations in progress
• Proposed topic selection schedule
• Legislative Audit Commission Policy on Program Evaluation Topic Selection

2. Review suggested topics for OLA to evaluate in 2026-2027 and narrow the list to 10 topics

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

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PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  This meeting will also be livestreamed via YouTube, which will be closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

TESTIFYING:  The Legislative Audit Commission and its subcommittees typically do not take public testimony.

MEETING DOCUMENTS:  Materials will be posted on the Office of the Legislative Auditor website in the Notices section as soon as they are available, and posted to our Minutes page soon after.

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

Meeting: Monday, April 13th, 2026
Time: 8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Cap. 120

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Discussion on the Governor’s Anti-Fraud Proposals

a. Department of Human Services Overview
b. MN Council of Health Plans

IV. Charter School 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 8:15 a.m. the day prior to the hearing (for Monday hearings this deadline would be on the preceding Friday). 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.

*Agenda Change: Bill Added.

*HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.

**Additional bills/items may be added.

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 Friday prior to the Monday 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 Friday prior to the Monday hearing.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from April 8, 2026
3. HF4449 (Jones) Requirements governing transit planning, project development, performance, and related transit-oriented development, including to establish performance measures, require a transit system investment framework, limit certain highway projects, and establish zoning requirements modified; and reallocation of funds provided.
4. HF3486 (Frazier) Panhellenic special plates established, and money appropriated.
5. HF3373 (Hansen) St. Paul Park; marked Trunk Highway 10/Trunk Highway 61 and 70th Street interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
6. Nonpartisan Informational Walkthrough of Governor’s Transportation Budget Recommendations
7. HF4180 (Sencer-Mura) Requirements governing air transport and contracting related to detained individuals established.
8. HF4227 (Vang) Temporary exception for certain duplicate driver's license and Minnesota identification card changes following arrest or detention established, and money appropriated.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 15, 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 joe.marble@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 joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy 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.

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis.
HF4736 (Keeler) Emergency shelter facility grant program established.
HF4737 (Keeler) Issuance of emergency shelter facility appropriation bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3806 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3352 (Hansen) Public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF4840 (Frederick) Lease-purchase agreement and sale and issuance of certificates of participation authorized to fund improvements to or replacement of state's MAXIS system.
HF3748 (Jordan) Lead service line replacement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Presentation on Transportation Bonding

HF4114 (Bakeberg) - Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.
HF3493 (Lawrence) - Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made; and money appropriated. (This bill was previously heard and laid over on February 24, 2026)
- Author Amendment Pending

Other Bills May Be Added

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 Monday, April 13, 2026.

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 Monday, April 13, 2026.

To be determined.