Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
1. Presentation from the Judicial Branch
2. HF 3872 (Becker-Finn) Court actions regarding possession of property, suspension of license for uninsured vehicle, and debts subject to revenue recapture amended; definition of court examiner modified; electronic service of order for protection or restraining order provided; various judicial provisions modified; and money appropriated.
3. HF 1989 (Moller) Ticket sales regulated to places of entertainment, and civil penalties imposed.
4. HF 3461 (Finke) Forest industry data classified.
5. HF 2400 (Frazier) Standard for petition amended for postconviction relief based on newly discovered evidence.
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 chair's 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.
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.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the committee administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF1989
(Moller) - Ticket sale disclosure required, ticket sale conduct prohibited, data disclosure to the commissioner of commerce required, and enforcement allowed by the commissioner of commerce.
HF2400
(Frazier) - Postconviction relief petition standard and timing amended based on newly discovered evidence.
HF3461
(Finke) - Forest industry data classified.
HF3872
(Becker-Finn) - Judiciary provisions policy and technical changes made, including data practices, family law, judiciary policy, guardianships, public defense, and civil law; data classified; and crimes established.
1. Presentation from the Board of Public Defense
2. Presentation from Civil Legal Services
3. HF 3488 (Stephenson) Compensation for minors appearing in Internet content creation provided.
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 chair's 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.
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.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the committee administrator as soon as possible.
Bills Added:
HF3488
(Stephenson) - Minors appearing in Internet content creation provided compensation.
1. HF 1580 (Becker-Finn) Onetime market adjustment provided to district court law clerks' starting salary to align with competitive corridor, and money appropriated.
NOTE: The committee will mark up and vote on the delete everything (DE) amendment, labeled H1580DE4, to HF 1580 containing the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law's finance omnibus. Public testimony was taken on the DE on March 28, 2023. No further public testimony will be taken.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 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.
1. HF 447 (Becker-Finn) Fee for uncertified copies of instruments from civil or criminal proceedings eliminated, expedited attorney entry to district courthouse buildings provided, and attorneys secured access to court records provided.
NOTE: The delete everything amendment, labeled H0447DE3, to HF 447 containing the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee's policy omnibus will be taken up by the committee.
2. HF 1580 (Becker-Finn) Onetime market adjustment provided to district court law clerks' starting salary to align with competitive corridor, and money appropriated.
NOTE: The DE amendment, labeled H1580DE4, to HF 1580 containing the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law's finance omnibus will be presented and public testimony will be taken. No formal action will be taken on the DE on 3/28.
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.
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.
1. HF 1406 (Frazier) Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.
2. HF 282 (Frazier) Collection of race and ethnicity data on applications for drivers' licenses and identification cards authorized, and money appropriated.
3. HF 1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
4. HF 402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction notice, review, and approval required; health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund.
5. HF 1831 (Greenman) Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.
6. HF 2290 (Curran) No-knock search warrants prohibited.
7. HF 181 (Vang) Reporting of crimes motivated by bias expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; and money appropriated.
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.
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.
Bills Added:
HF181
(Vang) - Reporting of crimes motivated by bias expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; and money appropriated.
HF282
(Frazier) - Collection of race and ethnicity data on applications for drivers' licenses and identification cards authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1406
(Frazier) - Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.
HF1520
(Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
HF2290
(Curran) - No-knock search warrants prohibited.
HF1831
(Greenman) - Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.
HF402
(Bierman) - Health care entity transaction requirements established, health care transaction data reported, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, and report required.