Currently Posted Meetings

Capital budget presentations:
University of Minnesota
Minnesota State
Department of Human Services
Military Affairs
Veterans Affairs

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01. It may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

Meeting documents will be posted on the committee website at:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/home/92002

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Presentation of the Governor's Supplemental Budget Proposal

Additional items may be added to the agenda.

Meeting:
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Remote Hearing via Zoom
Held Pursuant to Rule 10.01



Any meeting documents will be posted on the Early Childhood Finance and Policy committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92005

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

*If you are interested in testifying before the committee, or are providing written testimony or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant at least 24 hours before the hearing time to get instructions (8:30am on Feb 14).

CA: Sydney.Spreck@house.mn
CLA: Hans.Dosland@house.mn

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

• HF2675 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Direct shippers of wine regulated; sales and use taxes, liquor gross receipt taxes, and excise taxes on direct shipments of wine imposed; licensing provided; data classification provided; and reports required.
*Debate will be limited to Section 1; Section 8, subd.5, Section 9, subd. 5*
• HF 2841 (Moller) Real property; title provision technical, clarifying, and conforming changes made.
• HF 2819 (Hansen) Snowmobile and off-highway vehicle provision violation civil penalties increased.
• HF3391 (Frazier) COVID-19; frontline worker at risk during peace time emergency payments authorized, data classified, report required, and money appropriated.
*Debate will be limited to Section 2, subd. 6*

*Amendments are due for all bills 10am Monday, February 14th
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Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Judiciary Finance and Civil law committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92021

Remote hearings are taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

**If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 10am the day before the hearing. Public oral testimony may be limited.

CA: Brynn.Sias@house.mn
CLA: Anna.Borgerding@house.mn

***Agenda items may be added, deleted and/or taken in any order.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
*HF2618 (Hansen) Cities required to allow native landscapes on private land, and vegetation overgrowth within cities prohibited.
*HF2894 (Huot) Subordinate service district establishment by counties permitted.
*HF2454 (Nelson, N.) Mora; Public Utilities Commission membership increase permitted.

Recess by 10 a.m.
Any business not finished in the morning will be continued when the committee reconvenes in the evening.

Reconvene at 6 p.m.
*HF3190 (Long) Campaign finance; communication express advocacy definition modified, independent expenditure disclaimer additional information required, and Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board directed to adopt rules on small electronic communication disclaimer requirements.
*HF2857 (Nash) Elections; absentee or sample ballot application mailing requirements provided for committee or private organization.

TESTIFYING: To testify or submit written testimony, please email Amanda Rudolph, the committee administrator, at amanda.rudolph@house.mn no later than 5 p.m. the business day before the hearing. Testimony will be limited and as time permits, therefore written testimony is encouraged. Please plan accordingly.
HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF format with Optical Character Recognition ability and emailed to Amanda Rudolph, the committee administrator, at amanda.rudolph@house.mn no later than 5 p.m. the business day before the hearing.
RULE 10.01: Meetings are held in accordance with House Rule 10.01.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Update on electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Minnesota
Update on electric vehicle market and businesses in Minnesota
Update on electric vehicle legislation from last year's omnibus bill
*Informational Hearing on HF 1668 (Stephenson) EV preference, rebates, promotion, grants, etc.
*Informational Hearing on HF 1853 (Bierman) EV charging in MN State Parks
*Informational Hearing on HF 2234 (Boe) EV charging at County Government Centers
*These are updates from members on EV bills that were in our Omnibus last session. No action will be taken.
Informational Hearing on BE 154 / HF XXX (Bierman) EV charging at rest stops
Informational Hearing on AS 080 / HF XXX (Long) EV ready buildings
Bills may be added to the agenda.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

If you wish to submit written testimony, please send it to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn by noon the day before the meeting.

Meeting documents will be posted on the committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92008

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

HF 378 (Youakim) Paraprofessional paid orientation required, paraprofessional training funding provided.
HF 2133 (Olson, L) Employee health insurance provided, non-licensed school personnel minimum starting salary increased, paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals provided.
Presentation from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
*Bills may be added or removed from the agenda.

**If a member of the public would like to testify on either bill please reach out to the CA, Sarah Burt, at the email address below by 6pm on Monday, February 14 to sign up. Please indicate in the subject line of your email which bill you will be testifying on. Written testimony is also accepted, please submit it by 6pm on Monday, February 14 to the CA email address. Direct your attention to the written testimony template that has been posted under committee documents.

CA: sarah.burt@house.mn
CLA: wilson.lee@house.mn

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Presentation on the proposal Yes to Invest in Housing: $2B in 2022

Bill Hearing:
HF 40 (Howard) State rent assistance program established for low-income cost-burdened households, and money appropriated.

*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 12:00PM the day before the hearing.

CA: Owen.Wirth@house.mn
CLA: Katie.Hirsch@house.mn

Meeting documents will be posted on the Housing Finance & Policy committee webpage: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/home/92016

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01 and may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

1. SF2774/HF3267 (Schultz) Disability waiver rate setting governing provisions reorganized, and report required.
We will be taking the Senate File.

2. HF2840 (Moller) Center for Excellence in Supported Decision Making funding provided, and money appropriated.
3. HF1383 (Koegel) Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.


Additional agenda items may be added.

Public Viewing:
This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

Notes:
Members of the public wishing to testify or submit written testimony should contact Yingya Vang at Yingya.Vang@house.mn by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 14.
This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
All events are closed-captioned.
To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

*Agenda Change: Item Added.

HF2650 (Jordan) Residential lead service line replacement grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF3004 (Acomb) Groundwater storage and recovery funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2813 (Ecklund) Rat Root River; walleye stocking funding provided, and money appropriated.
**Amendments are due for all bills by 1:00pm, Monday, February 14, 2022.

*Update on the Lawns to Legumes Program.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92007

Public Testimony:
• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn and copy Scotland.Kraker@house.mn at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing to get instructions.
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 1:00pm, Monday, February 14, 2022

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Increasing Community Confidence in Law Enforcement Week

I. Presentation on State Law Enforcement Regulation by the Policing Project
II. HF 717 (Vang) Civil statute of limitations extended for peace officer actions.
III. HF 3120 (Miller) Labor trafficking and exploitation working group established, and money appropriated.*

*Testimony will not be taken on this bill. Testimony on this bill was taken at an earlier hearing.

**This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. Remote hearings are taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp.

***If you are interested in testifying before the committee, or are providing written testimony or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator at least 24 hours before the hearing time to get instructions.

CA: Jamael.Lundy@house.mn

****Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92023

*****All events are closed-captioned. To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Overview of the Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations for Transportation:
-Minnesota Department of Transportation
-Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Meeting documents will be posted on the Transportation Finance & Policy committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/home/92028

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

HF2915 (Poston); Ectodermal dysplasias treatment coverage required.
No testimony will be taken

HF1001 (Schultz); Nonprofit health service plan corporations and health maintenance organizations required to only enter into contract with nonprofit corporations, and patient identifying data sharing prohibited with organizations or agencies in another country.

HF3108 (Lislegard); Federal home loan bank rights established for insurer member collateral pledges.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

To submit written testimony to be included in the official record, please email the Committee Administrator no later than 4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 16th, at simon.brown@house.mn. To request to testify orally, please email the Committee Administrator as soon as possible (no less than 24 hours ahead of time preferred) at simon.brown@house.mn.

ITEM REMOVED: The MDH Supplementary Budget Discussion has been postponed.

HF3242 (Olson) Hospital core staffing plans required, hospital staffing studies required, and money appropriated.

HF3162 (Freiberg) Tribal medical cannabis program operation provided, Tribal patient dual registration established, medical cannabis transportation by manufacturers registered with Tribal medical cannabis programs provided, medical cannabis Tribal compacts authorized, and reports required.

Amendment Deadline is 3 PM on Monday, February 14th. Testimony is limited to a maximum of 2 minutes. Testifiers should email Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn by 3 PM on Monday, February 14th if they would like to testify.

Items may be added or deleted.

This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/docs/HmNgjtZ_KkKBF3cKO2DXmw.pdf

Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing will be live-streamed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp All events are closed-captioned. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

Meeting documents will be posted on the House Health Finance and Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92011.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please contact Health Committee Administrator, Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn with questions on the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Presentations from:

I. Red Lake Nation College
II. Leech Lake Tribal College
III. White Earth Tribal and Community College
IV. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Meeting documents will be posted on the Higher Education Finance & Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92015

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Sean Herring, at sean.herring@house.mn

HF 2693 (Lucero) Essential employees list expanded.
Carrie Notch
Macy Berg
Kirk Pederson, Hennepin County

If you would like to testify, please contact the Committee Administrators, Travis Reese travis.reese@house.mn & Nick Stumo-Langer nick.stumo-langer@house.mn
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This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Meeting of Subcommittee on Disqualification

1.    Call to order
2.    Adoption of previous meeting minutes
3.    Discussion of juvenile brain development and other disqualification topics
4.    Adjourn

This remote meeting may be viewed live on the LCC-3 YouTube channel.

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1. SF2614 (Anderson); HF2690 (Lueck): MSRS; Military service purchases similar to the PERA provisions for service credit purchases that are not federally protected.

Staff review: Susan Lenczewski (Summary)

Testifiers:
Mike LeDoux, President of MN State Patrol Trooper’s Association Glen Bihler, State Patrol Trooper and Army Veteran Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System

Submitted:
Letter, Caleb Silgjord, Vice President, MN Conservation Officers Association
Letter, James Kotten, State Trooper and Marine Corps veteran
Letter, Matthew J Frericks, Veteran and law enforcement officer
Letter, Representative Dale Lueck
Letter, Wayne Hatlestad, President, MN Conservation Officers Association

2. SF2591 (Osmek); HF2964 (Hertaus): MSRS; Permits the survivor of a deceased state employee to purchase service credit to receive an annuity death benefit.

Staff review: Chad Burkitt (Summary)

Testifiers:
Susan Morimoto
Joseph Morimoto
Devin Bruce, Public Affairs Coordinator, MN Association of Professional Employees
Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System

3. Report of the 911 Telecommunicator Pension Benefits Working Group
• Report
• Appendix

Staff review: Chad Burkitt (powerpoint)

Testifiers:
Darlene Pankonie, Chair of the Working Group, President of the Minnesota Chapters of the Association of Public Safety Communications and National Emergency Number Association
Wade Laszlo, retiree member of the PERA Local Government Correctional Retirement Plan and former Detention Deputy, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office

Submitted:
Letter, Minnesota Correctional Officer Retirement Association (MNCORA) Executive Board and Advisory Committee


*PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION: This meeting may be viewed live on the LCC YouTube Channel.

TESTIFYING: To testify or submit written testimony on any agenda item, please contact Commission staff at susan.lenczewski@lcpr.mn.gov or chad.burkitt@lcpr.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 14, and identify the agenda item.

ACCESSIBILITY/ACCOMMODATION: To comment on accessibility to meeting information, please submit comments using the Accessibility Comment Form. To request an accommodation, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at lcc@lcc.mn.gov.

MEETING DOCUMENTS will be posted on the Commission website at www.lcpr.mn.gov/mtgnotice.

This meeting will be held in accordance with Legislative Coordinating Commission guidelines.

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