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Informational Hearing on Criminal Justice Reform and the Judiciary
1). Forfeiture Reform 2). Cash Bail Reform 3). Court Fines & Fees Reforms 4). Record Expungements
*Please note, this is an informational interim hearing; no official business will be conducted..* *Documents associated with this Remote Hearing will be posted to the committee page. The public will receive notice of additions and updates to the agenda.*
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a). HF 80 (Gomez): authorizing limited use of eminent domain b). HF 83 (Hassan) housing; providing assistance to residential and commercial tenants in areas of civil rest c). HF 90 (Noor): establishing a special master panel to make awards to compensate for damages suffered by certain persons resulting from civil unrest during May and June 2020 d). HF 97 (Kunesh-Podein): education; modifying private data disclosure to include tribal nations
*Bills may be taken in any order* *As per Committee Rules 8 & 9: the Chair has waived the Committee amendment deadline*
*Documents associated with this Remote Hearing will be posted to the committee page. The public will receive notice of additions and updates to the agenda.*
*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing (6/15/20) to get instructions:
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803
The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.
Bills Added:
HF80
(Gomez) - Eminent domain limited use authorized.
HF83
(Hassan) - Protests of May and June 2020; residential and commercial tenant assistance in civil unrest areas provided.
HF90
(Noor) - Civil unrest during May and June 2020; special master panel established to make awards to compensate for damages suffered, and money appropriated.
HF97
(Kunesh-Podein) - Tribal nation private data disclosure modified.
a). HF 76 (Mariani): The Reclaiming Community package [We will be reviewing only provisions within the Judiciary/Civil Law committee jurisdiction; relevant provisions: Article II, sections 1-4; please also see attachment HF 76 A1, which will be added as an Author's amendment and is the Data Collection and regulatory reform provision; and HF 76-A2 which removes data modification for Peace Officer language] b) HF 77 (Mariani): Reforming Accountability package [We will be reviewing only provisions within the Judiciary/Civil Law committee jurisdiction; relevant provision: Section 8, lines 5.29-7.16] c) HF 78 (Mariani): The re-imagining Public Safety package [We will be reviewing only provisions within the Judiciary/Civil Law committee jurisdiction; relevant provisions: Section 1 & 6, lines 1.14-2.21 & 5.1-5.15; Please also see attachment HF 78-A1, brings the critical incident review board into Civil law jurisdiction and HF 78-A2, which removes CISM language]
*Bills may be added and taken in any order* *Amendments are due by 10 am, Sunday, June 14th. *Amendments to amendments will be due by 5 pm, June 14th.
*Documents associated with this Remote Hearing will be posted to the committee page. The public will receive notice of additions and updates to the agenda.*
*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing (6/14/20) to get instructions:
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803
The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.
Bills Added:
HF76
(Mariani) - Public safety; various provisions modified relating to Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training membership, Police-Community Relations Council, civil statute of limitations, prohibition of warrior-style training, restraints, use of force policies, duty to intercede, duty to report excessive force incidents, Minneapolis and St. Paul residency requirements for peace officers, citizen oversight, law enforcement policies, and arbitrator selection; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF77
(Mariani) - Peace officer authority to use deadly force modified, prosecutorial authority for peace-officer-involved deaths assigned to the attorney general, independent Use of Force Investigation Unit established within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, money bail use limited, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF78
(Mariani) - Public safety; officer-involved death review board provided, law enforcement use of force reported, Office of Community-Led Public Safety Coordination established, grants established to promote co-responder teams, grants established to promote community healing, standards established for crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training for peace officers, autism training for peace officers developed and implemented, reports required, and money appropriated.
a). HF 3837 (Hornstein): Crimes motivated by bias reporting expanded, property damage crime motivated by bias amended, Peace Officer Standards and Training Board bias training required, law enforcement agencies adoption of standard policies regarding b). HF 4137 (Pinto): intent required for repeated harassing conduct c). HF 2475 (Schultz): Vulnerable adult financial exploitation protection provisions modified.
*Bills may be added and taken in any order*
*Documents associated with this Remote Hearing will be posted to the committee page. The public will receive notice of additions and updates to the agenda.*
*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing (5/3/20) to get instructions:
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803
The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.
Bills Added:
HF3837
(Hornstein) - Crimes motivated by bias reporting expanded; property damage crime motivated by bias amended; Peace Officer Standards and Training Board bias required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; law enforcement agencies adoption of standard policies regarding crimes motivated by bias required; and money appropriated.
HF4137
(Pinto) - Intent required for repeated harassing conduct crime.
HF2475
(Schultz) - Vulnerable adult financial exploitation protection provisions modified.
I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes from April 16, 2020 IV. Bills to be heard a). HF 3812 (Noor): Juvenile treatment screening team provisions changed... [this bill was heard in the Judiciary Committee on 3/10/20 and laid over for an amendment to be drafted; a DE amendment is posted] b). HF 4571 (Lesch): Forfeiture Reform c). HF 3563 (Moran): child support table modifications... V). Adjournment
*Bills may be added and taken in any order*
*Documents associated with this Remote Hearing will be posted to the committee page. The public will receive notice of additions and updates to the agenda.*
*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing (4/28/20) to get instructions:
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803
The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.
Bills Added:
HF3812
(Noor) - Child welfare provisions modified.
HF4571
(Lesch) - Vehicles and other property subject to forfeiture limited, recovery of property by innocent owners provided, participation in the federal equitable sharing program modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF3563
(Moran) - Child support provisions modified.