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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Time

Location

Committee

(8:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[Basement Hearing Room]
Civil Law and Data Practices Policy
(8:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[5 State Office Building]
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
(8:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[200 State Office Building]
Health and Human Services Reform
(10:00 AM) 3/14/2017
House Chamber
[House Chamber]
Floor Session
(10:00 AM) 3/14/2017
[Capitol Room 120]
Rules and Legislative Administration
(10:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[5 State Office Building]
Agriculture Finance
(10:15 AM) 3/14/2017
Time Changed
[Basement Hearing Room]
Location Changed
Government Operations and Elections Policy
(10:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[10 State Office Building]
Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance
(10:15 AM) 3/14/2017
[200 State Office Building]
Taxes
(1:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[5 State Office Building]
Education Finance
(1:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[200 State Office Building]
Health and Human Services Finance
(1:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[10 State Office Building]
State Government Finance
(1:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[Basement Hearing Room]
Transportation Finance
(3:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[Basement Hearing Room]
Commerce and Regulatory Reform
(3:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[5 State Office Building]
Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance
(3:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[10 State Office Building]
Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance
(5:00 PM) 3/14/2017
[Basement Hearing Room]
Transportation Finance
(5:30 PM) 3/14/2017
[15 State Capitol]
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement [Commission] Agenda Changed
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 8:15 AM

Civil Law and Data Practices Policy

Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
***More bills may be added***
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 8:15 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Dan Fabian
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Governor's 2018-2019 Budget Request -- Explore Minnesota Tourism
Governor's 2018-2019 Budget Request -- MN Zoo
Governor's 2018-2019 Budget Request -- Met Council/Metro Regional Parks and Trails

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 8:15 AM
Time Note: *The committee will resume at 6 p.m. in Room 200 to complete its work.

Health and Human Services Reform

Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
BILLS ADDED:

HF464 (Zerwas)
HF1993 (Hamilton)
HF2177 (Zerwas)
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:00 AM

Floor Session

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:00 AM
Time Note: Immediately After Session

Rules and Legislative Administration

Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Location: Capitol Room 120
Agenda:
Calendar for the Day: March 16, 2017

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:15 AM
Time Note: The committee will start within 10 minutes after adjournment of the floor session.

Agriculture Finance

Chair: Rep. Rod Hamilton
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
**Bills may be added.
Bills Added

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:15 AM
Time Note: Government Operations will reconvene at 7:30pm in ROOM 5.

Government Operations and Elections Policy

Time Changed Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Tim O'Driscoll
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
Government Operations will meet immediately following the Rules Committee.

More bills may be added. Bills may be taken in any order.
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:15 AM

Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 10:15 AM

Taxes

Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Location: 200 State Office Building
Bills Added

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 1:00 PM

Education Finance

Chair: Rep. Jenifer Loon
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added.
Bills Added

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 1:00 PM

Health and Human Services Finance

Chair: Rep. Matt Dean
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
If you would like to testify, please contact Shiloh Larson, Committee Legislative Assistant, at shiloh.larson@house.mn

Due to the number of bills on the agenda, please limit testimony to two minutes.

Additional bills may be added to the agenda.
Bills Added


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 1:00 PM
Time Note: HF 2073 will be heard pending re-referral

State Government Finance

Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson
Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 1:00 PM

Transportation Finance

Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added. Any bills not done in our normal committee time frame will be taken up at 5:00 P.M.

HF2082 (Hornstein) Gross receipts motor fuels tax established, vehicle registration tax and metropolitan area transit sales tax amended, distribution of highway user fund and state-aid funding amended, fees and charges modified, fiscal policies modified, reports required, bonds issued, and money appropriated. *** Will be heard on an informational basis only***

Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 3:00 PM

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Chair: Rep. Joe Hoppe
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
*Bills may be added to the agenda

** Bills may be taken in any order.
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 3:00 PM
Time Note: Committee may meet past 4:45PM

Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 3:00 PM

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 5:00 PM

Transportation Finance

Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
See agenda posted for 1pm hearing today for Transportation finance Committee. Some bills hearings if not completed will be heard starting at 5pm

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , 5:30 PM

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement

Agenda Changed
Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen
Location: 15 State Capitol
Agenda:

*SFxxxx; HFxxxx (LCPR17-024) was removed from the agenda*

  1. Approval of March 7, 2017, meeting minutes.
  2. SF26 (Sparks); HF11 (Poppe):  Austin Fire Relief Association/PERA-P&F; Permitting an alternative allocation of fire state aid for the city of Austin.
     - Amendment S0026-1A
     - Amendment S0026-2A
  3. SF1945 (Lourey); HF2092 (Rarick):  PERA-SVFRP; Permitting the city of Brook Park to lower the service pension level under the statewide plan.
  4. NON-ACTION ITEM:  SFxxxx; HFxxxx (LCPR17-029):  VFRAs; Requiring municipal ratification of benefit increases by volunteer firefighter relief associations if the municipality makes contributions.
    Article 7, Section 6 of SF545 (Rosen); HF565 (O'Driscoll):  VFRAs; Flexible service pension maximums.
  5. SF1384 (Rosen); HF1672 (Murphy):Volunteer firefighter relief associations (VFRAs); Implementing the recommendations of the Volunteer Fire Working Group.
    State Auditor Rebecca Otto
     - 
    Amendment S1384-1A

To testify, please contact Lisa Diesslin at 651-296-6806 or lisa.diesslin@lcpr.leg.mn before the meeting, indicating the agenda item of interest.

Draft legislation, amendments, and meeting materials are posted on the Commission website - follow the agenda information link below.


For more agenda information, click here

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form