HF135 (Feist) Hennepin County; persons experiencing homelessness funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1686 (Hollins) Ramsey County; funding provided for families experiencing homelessness, and money appropriated.
HF2138 (Hicks) Olmsted County; funding provided for persons experiencing homelessness, and money appropriated.
HF2008 (Kozlowski) Homeless youth cash stipend pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2845 (Fischer) St. Paul and Minneapolis; Catholic Charities funding provided for its operation of homeless elders program, and money appropriated.
HF1074 (Brand) Minnesota Initiative Foundations funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or changed.

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Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair

Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.

1. HF 2269 (Kraft) Owners of certain buildings required to enter energy use data into benchmarking tool, public disclosure of energy use data required, grants provided, and money appropriated.
2. HF 1873 (Kozlowski) Enforcement authority modified for appropriating water.
3. 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.
4. HF 1580 (Becker-Finn) Onetime market adjustment provided to district court law clerks' starting salary to align with competitive corridor, and money appropriated.
5. HF 2611 (Frazier) State Board of Public Defense membership increased.
6. HF 635 (Greenman) Election official intimidation prohibited, interference with performance of duty of election administration by election official prohibited, tampering with or unauthorized access to types of election systems and equipment prohibited, penalties provided, and money appropriated.
7. HF 2788 (Agbaje) Board of Pardons provisions modified, Clemency Review Commission established, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated. (pending referral)
8. HF 2369 (Hassan) Transportation network company driver protections established.


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.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
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8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Recess
HF 855 (Fraizer) Public safety innovation board established, community safety grants provided, body camera data storage provided, law enforcement policy provided, law enforcement civilian oversight provided, report required, rulemaking provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2483 (Greenman) Minneapolis; local sales and use tax provisions, lawful gambling tax provisions, and other stadium-related provisions modified; bonds made able to be retired early; operating expense and capital improvement requirements modified; and money appropriated.
HF 2250 (Newton) Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission funding provided to support upgrades to roof of ice arena complex at National Sports Center, and money appropriated.
HF 1859 (Feist) New enforcement provisions created for construction workers wage protection.
Agency increased budget requests: Minnesota Humanities Center and Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.

Reconvene 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
HF 2321 (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.
Informational: HF 2677 (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.
HF 2940 (Klevorn) State government entities including constitutional offices, legislature, and retirement accounts funding provided; compensation council provisions modified; state performance measures required; Offices of Enterprise Sustainability and Translation created; single grants management system and small agency studies required; postretirement adjustment for calendar year 2024 made; and money appropriated.
HF 2427 (Klevorn) Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board required to update Capitol Mall Design Framework, elements that must be included in updated framework specified, and money appropriated.

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

HF1012 (Petersburg) State general sales tax revenue allocation related to motor vehicle repair and replacement parts modified, and sales tax revenue dedicated to small cities assistance account and town road account.

HF2700 (Hornstein) Transit service funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1992 (Hornstein) Transportation purposes funding provided, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; transportation policy changes made; noncompliant driver's license and Minnesota identification card requirements modified, including on eligibility, proof of lawful presence, primary and secondary documentation, and data practices; technical changes made; reports required; bonds issued; and money appropriated.


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1. Welcome and Call to Order

2. Approval of the Minutes – Monday, March 20th

3. Deadline Waivers
HF1494 Human services provider workplace safety grants established, report required, and money appropriated. (Frederick)

4. Re-referral of Governor’s agency bills
HF3028 DEED agency bill (Hassan)

NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF1494 and HF3028 only extends to their recommendation for a re-referral for a substantive hearing, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing on these bills.

5. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, March 23rd

6. Adjournment

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Approval of the Minutes from March 17th, 2023
HF 629 (Edelson) Read Act established, schools required to use approved literacy curriculum, literacy specialists required, report required, and money appropriated. **There is a DE16 Amendment that is an author's amendment and will be taken up.
HF 1269 (Pryor) Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

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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 bills please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 2pm on Monday, March 20th. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

10:30 AM Morning Session:

HF346 (Reyer): Mental health service rate increase bridge established.

HF402 (Bierman): Health system required to return charitable assets received from state to general fund in certain circumstances.

HF1279 (Edelson): State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim, and money appropriated.

HF1771 (Bierman): Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model provided.

Other bills may be added.

The committee will recess at 12:30PM and reconvene at 6:30PM in Room 5

6:30 PM Evening Session:

HF2930 (Liebling): Department of Health Budget Bill

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony is preferred, and should be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.

If you wish to testify on the budget proposal, please specify which provision you intend to speak to. Testimony on the budget may be limited to ONE MINUTE. Written testimony is strongly preferred.

Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

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HF2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1840 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota; operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.

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HF 2078 (Edelson) Supplemental nonprofit security grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 1075 (Backer) Statewide public safety radio communication system equipment grant program established, and money appropriated.

HF 2415 (Noor) High-rise sprinkler system grant program established, cities required to report buildings that do not have sprinkler system, report required, and money appropriated.*Pending referral

HF 1273 (Tabke) Local emergency management grant funding provided for local planning and preparedness efforts, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 2026 (Huot) State fire marshal account established, and money appropriated.

HF 46 (Feist) Office of Juvenile Restorative Justice established, local steering committees required to establish local juvenile restorative justice programs, grants established, reports required, and money appropriated.

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

Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/20. 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, 3/20.

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Agriculture Policy Omnibus Bill
Late Monday, March 20, 2023: Ag policy omnibus bill HF 1587 (Vang) will be posted.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023: walk through and public testimony.
12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 22: amendments due.
Thursday, March 23: mark up and passage.
Friday, March 24: mark up and passage, if necessary.

HF 1587 (Vang) Restricted species provisions modified. DE amendment.
HF 2387 (Hansen, R) Fur farmer registration requirements modified, commercial permits for restricted species eliminated, and feral pigs and mink report required.
HF 2142 (Tabke) Grant program established to prevent wolf-livestock conflict, and money appropriated.
HF 127 (Burkel) Wolf and elk depredation payment funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2299 (Anderson PH) Deer abatement and crop damage report funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

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

I. HF2876(Becker-Finn) - Board on Aging Native American elders coordinator position modified, and money appropriated.

II. HF1416 (Curran) - Integrated community supports modified.

III. HF2568 (Finke) - HIV/AIDS support services funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF1664 (Norris) - Headway Emotional Health Services grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

V. HF1184 (Clardy) - Statewide parent-to-parent program for families of children and youth with special health care needs funding provided, and money appropriated.

*HF1494 (Frederick) - Human services provider workplace safety grants established, and money appropriated.

*Agenda Item removed. Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator and Committee Legislative Assistant at least 12 hours prior to the start of a committee meeting. Handouts should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage. Contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov to submit handouts or for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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HF 1872 (Hollins) Micro-unit dwellings authorized on religious properties.
Valerie Roy
Meredith Campbell
Todd Feske
Colleen Diemer
Tamela K. Walhof, Director, Lutheran Advocacy - Minnesota

HF 2164 (Kraft) Contractor recovery fund modified to include claims against solar installers.
Sean O’Neil, Investigations Supervisor, Construction Codes and Licensing, DLI

HF 2104 (Daniels) State Building Code; new buildings with pitched roofs exempted from requiring dedicated anchorages for window cleaning.
Greg Metz, Manager, Construction Plan Review, DLI

HF 1700 (Feist) Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act of 2023
Mary McGibbon, RN from Elk River
Carrie Mortrud, RN and Staffing Specialist at MNA from Cottage Grove
MariBeth Olson, Vice President of Acute Care Nursing Operations, Allina Health 
Sara Gabrick, Chief Nursing Officer, Winona Health
Mary Krinkie, VP of Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association

*For HF 1700, testimony and amendments must be within the jurisdiction of the committee:
Section 6. Subd 9. Page 10 - lines 10.27 through 10.30
Section 9. Subd 6. Page 14 - lines 14.10 through 14.12

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 5pm on Monday, March 20, 2023

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HF0583 (Newton) Sales and use tax collections dedicated to Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission, amateur sports account created, and money appropriated.
HF2905 (Lislegard) Property tax provisions modified, and provisions modified for supplemental information required in the truth in taxation notice.
HF1056 (Edelson) Sexual harassment or abuse settlements as severance payment prohibited, and state income tax subtraction allowed for damages received.
HF1171 (Brand) Property tax provisions modified, and definition of attachments and appurtenances of cooperative utility distribution lines modified.
HF1635 (Norris) Workforce and affordable homeownership development program modified, workforce and affordable homeownership account created in the housing development fund, 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 Monday, March 20th. 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 Monday, March 20th 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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HF2620 (Pursell) - Distribution system upgrades funding provided to interconnect distributed energy projects, and money appropriated.
HF2892 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Solar energy production incentive program extended, energy storage incentive program established, and money appropriated.
HF2336 (Greenman) - Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority established to provide financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2771 (Acomb) - Department of Commerce program to award rebates for purchase and installation of residential heat pumps established, program to train heat pump installers established, 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 1 p.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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*Agenda Change: Bills Added. Bills Removed.

HF2105 (Hansen) Requirements modified for conveying easements and leasing state lands; state parks, forests, and waysides added to and deleted from; and state land sale and exchange authorized.
HF2304 (Curran) Issuance authorized and modification of water use permits prohibited, White Bear Lake Area Water Use Work Group established, comprehensive plan required, and money appropriated.
HF2833 (Hansen) Department of Natural Resources law enforcement supervisor transition provisions modified.
**HF2324 (Hansen) Drill core library funding provided, and money appropriated.
**HF1828 (Hansen) Water and soil conservation provisions modified.
***HF2387 (Hansen) Fur farmer registration requirements modified, commercial permits for restricted species eliminated, and feral pigs and mink report required.

**Please note that 2324 (Hansen) and HF1828 (Hansen) received full hearings with public testimony on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (HF2324) and March 15, 2023 (HF1828). The committee will be limited to amendments and final action.

***Please note that HF2387 (Hansen) will be heard for informational purposes and no action will be taken.

*HF1900 (Hollins), HF2778 (Hansen), and HF2865 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) have been removed from the agenda.

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm, Monday, March 20, 2023. Please note that testimony may be limited. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

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HF 2632 (Hussein) Stable housing organization relief program established, and money appropriated.*

HF 1579 (Perez-Vega) Neighborhood House funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 1214 (Hussein) Community Stabilization Project grant funding provided for services to renters and property owners in low-income and underrepresented communities, and money appropriated.

HF 1705 (Kresha) Habitat for Humanity grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 2612 (Hassan) Urban Homeworks grant funding provided, and money appropriated.*

*Amendment(s) have been posted

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1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve the minutes for January 24, 2023

3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business

4. Introductions for new LCCMR Members

5. Director's report
- Final projects spreadsheet with soundbites

6. Action: Amendment to conservation easement to resolve violation, M.L. 2001, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Sec. 14, Subd. 04e3b, Big Woods Heritage Forest, DNR Division of Forestry, Christine Ostern
- MN DNR Letter dated November 21, 2022
- LCCMR Letter to legislative leads dated January 9, 2023

7. Action: Request to pay over market value for acquisition. M.L. 2021 Chp. 6, Art. 6, Sec. 02, Subd. 09u, State Parks and State Trails Inholdings, DNR Division of Parks and Trails, Shelby Kok
- MN DNR Letter dated March 9, 2023
- Map

8. Action: Election of Executive Committee Members - Memo

9. LCCMR Other Business
a. April meeting date for business items and to determine method for selecting proposals for presentation. Possible dates:
- Monday, April 17 or 24, 8:30 am - 10:00 am
- Tuesday, April 18 or 25, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Friday, April 14 or 21, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
- Friday, April 14 or 21, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Friday, April 14 or 21, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

10. Public Testimony
The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith at diana.griffith@lccmr.mn.gov by 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. Please specify to which agenda item your testimony relates and the form of your testimony (oral or written). The chair will accommodate testimony at the requested agenda item as time allows.

11.      Adjourn

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