Minnesota Legislature
Ways and Means Upcoming Meetings
Time |
Location |
Committee |
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(1:00 PM)
4/21/2025
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[Capitol 120]
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Ways and Means |
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(12:30 PM)
4/22/2025
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[Capitol 120]
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Ways and Means |
Monday, April 21, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
, 1:00 PM
Time Note: Ways and Means will convene at 1:00 PM (or 30 minutes after Legislative Session ends) in Capitol Room 120.
Time Note: Ways and Means will convene at 1:00 PM (or 30 minutes after Legislative Session ends) in Capitol Room 120.
Ways and Means
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
Co-Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of April 7, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture Finance Bill
4. HF2563 (Vang) Legacy Finance Bill
5. HF2444 (Bliss) Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Bill
6. Adjournment
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 3:00PM on Friday, April 18, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
2. Approval of April 7, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF2446 (Anderson, P.H.) Agriculture Finance Bill
4. HF2563 (Vang) Legacy Finance Bill
5. HF2444 (Bliss) Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Bill
6. Adjournment
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 3:00PM on Friday, April 18, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
Bills Added
Committee Documents:
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
- (4/16/2025)
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
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Co-Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
I. Call to Order.
II. Approval of the Minutes.
III. HF2300 (Scott) - Judiciary Finance Bill. ***
IV. HF2432 (Novotnoy) - Public Safety Finance Bill.
*** Note: The language from HF2300 will be added by motion to HF2432 during the hearing.
V. HF2445 (Igo) - Housing Finance Bill.
VI. HF2443 (Her) - Commerce Finance Bill.
VII. HF2439 (Heintzman) - Environment & Natural Resources Finance Bill.
VIII. HF3023 (Johnson, P.) - Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.*
IX. HF1615 (Stephenson) - Cannabis policy bill.*
X. Adjournment
*Agenda items added. Agenda items may be added or removed.
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Monday, April 21, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.
II. Approval of the Minutes.
III. HF2300 (Scott) - Judiciary Finance Bill. ***
IV. HF2432 (Novotnoy) - Public Safety Finance Bill.
*** Note: The language from HF2300 will be added by motion to HF2432 during the hearing.
V. HF2445 (Igo) - Housing Finance Bill.
VI. HF2443 (Her) - Commerce Finance Bill.
VII. HF2439 (Heintzman) - Environment & Natural Resources Finance Bill.
VIII. HF3023 (Johnson, P.) - Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.*
IX. HF1615 (Stephenson) - Cannabis policy bill.*
X. Adjournment
*Agenda items added. Agenda items may be added or removed.
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Monday, April 21, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.
Bills Added
HF2300
(Scott)
Claim amount for mandatory binding arbitration modified; certification of juvenile court expenses eliminated; filing, copying, printing, and distribution of court papers modified; and money appropriated.
Claim amount for mandatory binding arbitration modified; certification of juvenile court expenses eliminated; filing, copying, printing, and distribution of court papers modified; and money appropriated.
HF2443
(Her)
Biennial budget for commerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer small loans and lending modified, Minnesota premium security plan modified, state innovation waiver submission required, provisions governing cannabis licenses modified, and money appropriated.
Biennial budget for commerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer small loans and lending modified, Minnesota premium security plan modified, state innovation waiver submission required, provisions governing cannabis licenses modified, and money appropriated.
HF2439
(Heintzeman)
Environment and natural resources funding provided, fees and surcharges modified, disposition of certain funds modified, hazardous materials and pollutants provisions modified, loans for regional parks and trails projects provided, and money appropriated.
Environment and natural resources funding provided, fees and surcharges modified, disposition of certain funds modified, hazardous materials and pollutants provisions modified, loans for regional parks and trails projects provided, and money appropriated.
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