Currently Posted Meetings

HF2765 (Coulter); Contributions made to attend an event or gain access during legislative session prohibited.
DE amendment

HF2486 (Frazier); Ranked choice voting in elections for federal and state offices provided; Statewide Ranked Choice Voting Implementation Task Force established; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked choice voting for local jurisdictions established; local jurisdictions allowed to use electronic toing systems with reallocation feature; and money appropriated.
DE Amendment

HF2802 (Frederick); Definition of major political party modified.

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

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the night before.

**Testimony may be limited at the Chair's discretion**

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The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp

HF2566 (Huot) - Minnesota Historical Society funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF224 (Urdahl) - Arts and cultural heritage; state band funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF225 (Urdahl) - Litchfield Opera House funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2656 (Urdahl) - Red Lake Nation Tribal College funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2128 (Urdahl) - Civics education funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2912 (Long) - Bakken Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2352 (Xiong) - Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF488 (Xiong) - 30,000 Feet nonprofit organization grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF709 (Xiong) - Hmong Cultural Center Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2616 (Finke) - Public Art Saint Paul grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1192 (Vang) - Great Northern Festival funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF588 (Agbaje) - Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2108 (Hansen) - Dakota County Historical Society funding provided for the Lawshe Memorial Museum, and money appropriated.
HF2386 (Cha) - Regional library systems funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2091 (Kozlowski) - Indigenous cultural heritage exhibits and programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2498 (Backer) - Fergus Falls; Riverfront Trail funding provided, and money appropriated.
*Items may be added to the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify in person, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10:30 a.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

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

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Update from Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council (OERAC)

HF 615 (Baker) Same weight threshold and penalty for fentanyl as is for heroin provided. *DE amendment forthcoming

HF 2551 (Baker) Treatment review and staffing requirements for opioid treatment programs modified. (REMOVED)

HF 2041 (Gomez) Syringe service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.

HF 2294 (Pinto) Task force on statewide response to substance abuse established, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF 1665 (Bierman) Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances modified.

*Public testimony will be taken at the start of the hearing on HF 615, HF 1665, HF 2041, HF 2294. All public testifiers must sign up in advance to testify on the bills by 10:30 AM on 3/16. Testimony will be 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. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/16.

HF 2034 (Moller) Time limit for forensic laboratory testing of sexual assault examination kits provided.

HF 1838 (Feist) Supervision standards committee provided; probation, supervised release, and community corrections modified; rulemaking provided; report required; and money appropriated.

HF 1864 (Becker-Finn) Tribal Nations authorized to provide delivery of probation and post release prison supervision through Tribal Nation's community supervision department.

HF 2788 (Agbaje) Board of Pardons provisions modified, Clemency Review Commission established, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

HF 1300 (Feist) Eligibility for release for individuals sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, eligibility for early supervised release for individuals sentenced for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, Juvenile Release Board established, and review by court of appeals provided.

HF 1600 (Tabke) Pattern bargaining precluded for law enforcement officers.

Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/16. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. 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. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/16.

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

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HF2183 (Elkins) Driver and vehicle services provisions modified, full-service providers established, full-service providers allowed to provide copies of driver and vehicle records, filing fees increased for driver's license applications, requirement for new Minnesota residents to take written driver's license exam eliminated, access to driver and vehicle services information system provisions modified, various changes made to driver and vehicle services procedures, report required, and money appropriated.

HF2677 (Kraft) Metropolitan Council; climate action plan as part of comprehensive plan content required, land use study and report to legislature by council required, and money appropriated.



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Approval of the Minutes from March 16th, 2023
HF 2320 (Pinto) Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF 2619 (Stephenson) General education basic formula allowance increased, money directed to class size reduction, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed. Virtual testimony is not possible for this hearing.

Notes:
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For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov or 651-296-5524.

Public Testimony:
If you are interested in providing testimony on the scheduled please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 2pm on Thursday, March 16th. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

All bills will be heard on an informational only basis. No official actions will be taken. Bills order will change.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

HF 922 (Becker-Finn) Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training established, State Board of Appellate counsel and Training established, head appellate counsel and program administrator established, attorneys provided to serve as counsel, counties required to utilize services of the office to provide appellate counsel for parents of juveniles, and Department of Administration directed to support the establishment of the office.
HF 749 (Reyer) Energy guidelines required for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change.
HF 2161 (Newton) Ramsey County Library Advisory Board established, and Anoka County Library Advisory Board established.
HF 1800 (Newton) Appointment confirmation through senate inaction established.
HF 1750 (Huot) Data practices changes made, Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution established, Office of Enterprise Sustainability established, expired report on state government use of eligible contractors removed, and historic properties and fair campaign practice provisions modified.
HF 2843 (Klevorn) Legislative Coordinating Commission funding provided for translation services, and money appropriated.
HF 2902 (Klevorn) Revisor of statutes funding provided to replace bill and administrative rules drafting system, and money appropriated.
HF 1863 (Klevorn) State procurement, finance, asset preservation account, and Designer Selection Board provisions changed.
HF 2408 (Jordan) University of Minnesota; St. Anthony Falls geophysical study funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Agency budget increases requests.
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans -- Andrew Morris
Minnesota Amatuer Sports Commission -- Todd Johnson, Executive Director and Neil Ladd
Minnesota Racing Commission -- Kyle Gustafson, Executive Director
Minnesota Humanities Center -- Kevin Lindsey, Chief Executive Officer

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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 administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HF1870 (Rehm) Chanhassen; sales and use tax provisions modified, exemption provided for construction project materials.
HF2655 (Torkelson) Sales and use tax provisions modified, and exemption for construction materials for school buildings and facilities provided.
HF0743 (Norris) Housing; various grant programs created to fund municipal housing projects and initiatives, excise tax imposed, housing and redevelopment authority maximum levy amount increased, housing infrastructure bonds authorized to finance affordable housing to low-income households, additional housing infrastructure bonds issued, workforce housing added as eligible project for housing and redevelopment authorities, standards and procedures created, regulations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2022 (Norris) Manufactured home park revolving loan funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2911 (Gomez): June accelerated payments for certain taxes repealed, and penalty for underpayment repealed.
HF2963 (Gomez) Aids to local governments; local aid payment dates modified.
HF2804 (Kiel) Red Lake County School District; sales and use tax provisions modified, exemption for construction materials for school buildings provided, and money appropriated.


Bills may be added or removed. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) by 5 PM on Thursday, March 16th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. The number of testifiers may be limited due to time constraints. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Thursday, March 16th to the Committee Administrator and the Committee Legislative Assistant Lauren Sabes (Lauren.Sabes@house.mn.gov). 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.

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HF 1934 (Edelson) Robotics teams and STEM internships funding
John Nielsen, Becker High School FIRST Robotics team

HF 459 (Wolgamott) Independent living center grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Cara Ruff, Executive Director, Independent Lifestyles, Inc

HF 2109 (Wolgamott) The Redemption Project funding provided for workforce development services for adults leaving incarceration

HF 2184 (Norris) Minneapolis; YWCA grant funding provided
Luna Allen-Bakerian, Public Policy Manager, YWCA Minneapolis

HF 2258 (Norris) Greater Twin Cities United Way funding provided
Kevin Martinez Herrera, former Career Academies Student

HF 1310 (Norris) Youthbuild program funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 1107 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Minnesota Technology Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Jeff Tollefson, President and CEO, MnTech

HF 2356 (Hussein) Sanneh Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Tony Sanneh

HF 2519 (Hussein) Youthprise funding provided, and money appropriated.
Ms. Wokie Freeman, Senior Operations Officer from Youthprise

HF 2526 (Hassan) FATHER Project grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
George J. Rerat

HF 2070 (Hassan) Project for Pride in Living funding provided, and money appropriated.
Antonio (Tony) Carnell, Diploma Connect student, Project for Pride

HF 2127 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota youth program modified, and money appropriated.

HF 1697 (Sencer-Mura) Grant program funding provided to employment support services to persons with mental illness, task force established to address barriers to employment, report required, and money appropriated.
Samuel J Gangi, Employment Connection Program Supervisor Human Development Center

HF 1240 (Baker) ProStart and Hospitality Tourism Management Program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Chef John Van House, Core Food Service

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Thursday, March 16, 2023

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.