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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Time Location Committee
(8:15 AM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol 123]
Human Services Finance and Policy
(8:15 AM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol G23]
Veterans and Military Affairs Division
(9:00 AM) 4/9/2025
Time Changed
[Capitol G3]
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
(10:15 AM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol G3]
Legacy Finance
(10:15 AM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol 120]
Taxes
(1:00 PM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol G3]
Agriculture Finance and Policy
(1:00 PM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol G23]
Elections Finance and Government Operations
(3:00 PM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol 123]
Children and Families Finance and Policy
(3:00 PM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol G3]
Housing Finance and Policy
(3:00 PM) 4/9/2025
[Capitol 120]
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 8:15 AM

Human Services Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Mohamud Noor
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:
*HF2434 Budget Spreadsheet will be posted by 5:00PM on Monday, April 7th*
*HF2434 DE Amendment will be posted by 12:00PM on Tuesday, April 8th*
*Deadline to Sign-Up to Deliver or Submit Public Testimony will be 5:00PM on Tuesday, April 8th*

*The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing*

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2434 (Schomacker) Human Services Budget Bill
- Non-Partisan House Research Department & House Fiscal Staff Walkthrough of Budget Bill DE and Spreadsheet
- Public Testimony
i. Shireen Gandhi, Temporary Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
ii. Brian Zirbes, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
iii. Jenny Mongeau [MO-JOE], Commissioner, Clay County [Representing AMC]
iv. Barb Dahl, Social Services Director, Scott County [Representing MACSSA]
v. Idil Abdull, Parent [Zoom]
vi. Dr. Jared Bostrom, Chief Executive Officer, Progress Valley
vii. Erin Huppert, VP of Advocacy LeadingAge Minnesota & Long-Term Care Imperative
viii. Kyle Berndt, Senior Director of Advocacy, Care Providers of Minnesota & Long-Term Care Imperative
ix. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM
x. Robert Freeman, Vice-President for Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association MN-ND
xi. Josh Berg, Director of Minnesota Services & Strategic Growth, Accessible Space Inc.
xii. Lori Schluttenhofer, Board Member, Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation
xiii. Lew Zeidner, President & CEO, EOSIS
xiv. Starlisha Doby, Member, SEIU Healthcare MN & IA
xv. Danny Ackert, Director of State Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association
xvi. Kirsten Anderson, Executive Director, AspireMN
xvii. Maureen Schneider, Chair, Minnesota Board on Aging [Zoom]
xviii. Sherrie Pugh, Chair, Age-Friendly MN Council
xix. Lisa Lane, Chief External Affairs Officer, Open Arms of Minnesota
xx. Jon Nelson, Executive Director, Residential Services Inc. [Zoom]
xxi. Nancy Cashman, Executive Director, Center City Housing Corp (Duluth)
xxii. Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota
xxiii. Emily Goldthwaite, Reverend & Director of Congregational Organizing, Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
xxiv. Frank Jadwin, Program Director of Collaborative Care, Hennepin Healthcare
xxv. Tom Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer, Living Well Disability Services
xxvi. Paul Verrette, Public Policy Director, Agate Housing and Services
xxvii. Jinny Palen, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP)
xxviii. Dawn Simonson, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Area Agencies on Aging
xxix. Kevin Fawcett, Executive Director, New Opportunities LLC [Zoom]
xxx. Sean Burke, Minnesota Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
xxxi. John Tribbett, Service Area Director of Ending Homelessness, Avivo
xxxii. Emily Moe, Managing Director of Homeless Housing Program, BDS Housing Support
xxxiii. Shaine Stokke, 218 Housing [Zoom]
xxxiv. October Allen, Grace Place and Zachary Place [Zoom]
xxxv. Todd Bauers, Carlson Hall Board and Lodge [Zoom]
xxxvi. Lisa Solem, Carlson Hall Board and Lodge [Zoom]
xxxvii. Tammy Ewing, Foundations [Zoom]
xxxviii. Deyona Kirk, Devine Konnections [Zoom]
xxxix. Mike Beltowsky, Vice President of Program Development, Horowitz Health
xl. Sarah Curfman, President & CEO, Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota
xli. Marcus Schmit, Executive Director, Hearth Connection
xlii. Chaquana McEntyre, Family Rise Together [Zoom]
xliii. Gina Evans, MN Adult & Teen Challenge

IV. Adjournment
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format (with Optical Character Recognition) and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 5PM the day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.


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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 8:15 AM

Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Chair: Rep. Matt Bliss
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 2444 (Bliss / Xiong) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs budget established, accreditation and disclosure requirements for providers of veterans benefits services modified, memorial plague on State Capitol grounds required, and money appropriated.

Note: A delete-all amendment that inserts the language of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Division Budget Bill and spreadsheet has been posted.

House staff will do a walk-through of the DE 2 delete-all amendment and amendments to the delete-all. Public testimony will then be taken followed by member discussion, and the bill will then be passed out of the Division.

4. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, by 12:00 noon Tuesday, April 8. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

Amendments: Any amendments must be emailed to both committee administrators: john.hultquist@house.mn.gov and matt.baumann@house.mn.gov. The deadline for receipt of amendments is 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8.



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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 9:00 AM
Time Note: Commmittee will not convene until 9:00AM

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Time Changed
Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:
Presentation from Nonpartisan Fiscal Staff on Committee Budget Target
Ashley Engh

Presentation from Department of Employment and Economic Development on the Workforce Development Fund
Marc Majors, Deputy Commissioner, DEED
Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Commissioner, DEED

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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 10:15 AM

Legacy Finance

Co-Chair: Rep. Joe McDonald holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Samantha Vang
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:
Committee walkthrough, public testimony, mark-up, and passage of the omnibus Legacy Finance bill (HF 2563).

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Tuesday, April 8th. Letters 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 Noon on Tuesday, April 8th.

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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 10:15 AM

Taxes

Co-Chair: Rep. Aisha Gomez holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
BILL REMOVED: HF3166 (Gomez) School district approval made a condition of establishing an economic development district. (House File added)

HF2901 (Rehrauer) Allowable uses of funds in the Minnesota housing tax credit contribution account expanded to include funding supportive services in supportive housing. (Informational-Only)
HF3117 (Gomez) Excise tax on certain social media platform businesses established. (House File added)
HF3027 (Gomez) Cities and counties authorized to impose local sales taxes for certain projects, oversight provided, revenue sharing required, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2367 (Nadeau) Community first services and supports reimbursement rates modified, consumer-direct community supports budgets increased, Minnesota Caregiver Defined Contribution Retirement Fund Trust established, and money appropriated. (Taxes Sections only (Section 10))

Items may be added/removed from the agenda. The discussion on HF2367 will be limited to the Taxes section only, Section 10. Public 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 (Shamat Abraha Shamat.Abraha@house.mn.gov) by 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 8th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 8th. 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 may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.
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.
Bills Added
Bills Removed


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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 1:00 PM

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Co-Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:
Public Testimony and Markup on HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture Budget Bill.

*An author’s delete-all amendment and fiscal spreadsheet to HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) are posted below. The deadline to submit amendments to the DE electronically to the Committee Administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) is 1:00pm on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Written Testimony must be submitted to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

If you would like to sign up to testify, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 1:00pm, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.




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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 1:00 PM

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Co-Chair: Rep. Mike Freiberg holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Duane Quam
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:
HF1943* (Freiberg) - Money transferred from the general fund to the Help America Vote Act account.

*HF1943 will serve as the vehicle for the Elections Finance and Government Operations Finance Bill.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Elections Finance and Government Operations Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the scheduled bills should email wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to Wilson Lee at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 3:00 PM

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Nolan West
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Children and Families Budget Bill
o HF2436 (West) Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's budget bill; department administration, child safety permanency, and early childhood provisions modified; and money appropriated.
o This will serve as a vehicle for the committee’s budget agreement.


AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 3:00 PM the day before the committee hearing




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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 3:00 PM

Housing Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Michael Howard
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2445 (Igo) Minnesota Housing Finance Agency budget established, and money appropriated.

IV. Amendments

V. Adjourn

Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Garrick.Spennewyn@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant Betsy.Ritzer@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, title and organization (If Applicable). Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.


*Agenda Subject to change at discretion of the Chair.

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
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 , 3:00 PM

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 2432 (Novotny / Moller) Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to all state or local correctional employees; Tribal Nation access and use of community supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corrections provisions modified; and money appropriated.

Note: A delete-all amendment that inserts the language of the House Public Safety Budget Bill and the budget spreadsheet been posted. House staff will do a walk-through of the bill and public testimony will be taken at the Tuesday, April 8 hearing.

The Committee will consider amendments, hold member discussion and pass the bill out of committee at the Wednesday hearing. There will be no further opportunity for public testimony at Wednesday’s hearing.

4. Adjourn

If you have any questions, you may contact John Hultquist, the Committee Administrator for Wednesday's hearing, at john.hultquist@house.mn.gov


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