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. HF 1202 (Becker-Finn) Animal health; data declassified, owners of farmed Cervidae requirements modified, registrations prohibited, civil liability established, federal fund disposition modified, live-animal testing for chronic wasting disease required, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.
2. HF 917 (Agbaje) Housing; discrimination based on participation in public assistance prohibited, pet declawing and devocalization prohibited, fees prohibited, inspections required, notice provided, penalties provided, right to counsel provided, lease covenants and repairs in residential tenancy provided, renewal and termination of lease provided, residential evictions provided, and expungement provided.
3. HF 2718 (Cha) Grain indemnity account established, and money appropriated.
4. HF 665 (Bliss) Available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits amended.
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:
HF665
(Bliss) - Available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits amended.
HF917
(Agbaje) - Housing; discrimination based on participation in public assistance prohibited, pet declawing and devocalization prohibited, fees prohibited, inspections required, notice provided, penalties provided, right to counsel provided, lease covenants and repairs in residential tenancy provided, renewal and termination of lease provided, residential evictions provided, and expungements provided.
HF1202
(Becker-Finn) - Animal health; data declassified, owners of farmed Cervidae requirements modified, registrations prohibited, civil liability established, disposition of federal funds modified, live-animal testing required for chronic wasting disease, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.
HF2718
(Cha) - Grain indemnity account established, and money appropriated.
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.
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:
HF635
(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.
HF1580
(Becker-Finn) - Judiciary finance bill.
HF1750
(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 provisions modified.
HF1873
(Kozlowski) - Enforcement authority modified for appropriating water.
HF2269
(Kraft) - Owners of certain buildings required to enter energy use data into benchmarking tool, public disclosure of energy use data required, grants provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2369
(Hassan) - Transportation network company driver protections established, civil action provided, and criminal penalties provided.
HF2611
(Frazier) - State Board of Public Defense membership increased.
HF2788
(Agbaje) - Board of Pardons provisions modified, Clemency Review Commission established, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
1. HF 1083 (Frazier) Criminal records expungement without petition authorized for individuals not guilty of crime as a result of identity theft or mistaken identity.
2. HF 10 (Lislegard) Skilled and trained contractor workforce use provided at petroleum refineries.
3. HF 1522 (M. Nelson) Occupational Safety and Health Act citation data classified.
4. HF 908 (Agbaje) Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board established, duties of board established, nursing home workers training required, retaliation against nursing home workers prohibited, enforcement provided, rulemaking authorized, and nursing home worker civil action authorized.
5. HF 393 (Stephenson) Procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers provided.
6. HF 1859 (Feist) New enforcement provisions created for construction workers wage protection.
7. HF 2413 (Norris) Remedies to debtors with coerced debt provided.
8. HF 2442 (Berg) Employer prohibited from forcing employees to attend political or religious meetings or otherwise listen to speech about politics and religion.
9. HF 1275 (Kraft) Excavation notice requirements amended, excavation notice reporting required, and civil penalties for pipeline safety violations tied to federal law.
10. HF 1350 (Tabke) Public safety; various policy changes made, including to veterans’ license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver’s licenses applications.
11. HF 1019 (Feist) Civil actions; causes of action survival modified.
12. HF 2257 (Bahner) Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.
13. HF 2392 (Freiberg) Campaign finance provisions modified, and civil penalties provided.
14. HF 1140 (Freiberg) Technical and policy changes made to elections administration provisions.
15. HF 1329 (Carroll) Cancer reporting provisions changed.
16. HF 2539 (Carroll) Marriage; process by which a person with a felony conviction applies for name change modified.
17. HF 822 (Curran) County and local authorities authorized to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct.
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:
HF10
(Lislegard) - Skilled and trained contractor workforce use provided at petroleum refineries.
HF393
(Stephenson) - Procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers provided.
HF822
(Curran) - County and local authorities authorized to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct.
HF908
(Agbaje) - Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board established, duties of board established, nursing home workers training required, retaliation against nursing home workers prohibited, enforcement provided, rulemaking authorized, and nursing home worker civil action authorized.
HF1019
(Feist) - Civil actions; causes of action survival modified.
HF1083
(Frazier) - Background studies conducted by the Department of Human Services and county agencies for family child care services for expungements modified, and criminal record expungement authorized without petition for individuals not guilty of a crime as a result of identity theft or mistaken identity.
HF1140
(Freiberg) - Technical and policy changes made to elections administration provisions.
HF1275
(Kraft) - Excavation notice requirements amended, excavation notice reporting required, and civil penalties for pipeline safety violations tied to federal law.
HF1329
(Carroll) - Cancer reporting provisions changed.
HF1350
(Tabke) - Public safety; various policy changes made, including to veterans' license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver's license applications.
HF1522
(Feist) - Labor policy provisions modified; and building codes, occupational safety and health, and employment law modified.
HF1859
(Feist) - Construction worker wage protection new enforcement provisions created.
HF2257
(Bahner) - Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.
HF2392
(Freiberg) - Campaign finance provisions modified, and civil penalties provided.
HF2413
(Norris) - Debtors with coerced debt provided remedies.
HF2442
(Berg) - Employer prohibited from forcing employees to attend political or religious meetings or otherwise listen to speech about politics and religion.
HF2539
(Carroll) - Marriage; process by which a person with a felony conviction applies for name change modified.
1. HF 855 (Frazier) Public safety innovation board established, community safety grants provided, law enforcement grants and policy provided, reports required, rulemaking provided, and money appropriated. (pending referral)
2. HF 1234 (Her) Peace officer disability provisions modified, report required, and money appropriated.
3. HF 922 (Becker-Finn) Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training established, State Board of Appellate counsel and Training established, head appellate counsel and program administrator established, attorneys provided to serve as counsel, counties required to utilize services of the office to provide appellate counsel for parents of juveniles, and Department of Administration directed to support the establishment of the office.
4. HF 1262 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Utility requirements modified, and restrictions on use of residential solar energy systems prohibited.
5. HF 1181 (Norris) Open discussion process created by which parties of a health care adverse incident may discuss potential outcomes.
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:
HF855
(Frazier) - 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.
HF922
(Becker-Finn) - Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training established, State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training established, head appellate counsel and program administrator established, attorneys provided, counties required to utilize services of the office to provide appellate counsel for parents of juveniles, and Department of Administration support directed.
HF1181
(Norris) - Open discussion process created by which parties of a health care adverse incident may discuss potential outcomes.
HF1234
(Her) - Peace officer and firefighter duty disability provisions modified, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1262
(Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Utility requirements modified, and restrictions on use of residential solar energy systems prohibited.
1. HF 2322 (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.
2. HF 1691 (Jordan) Public labor relations modified, and teacher probationary period requirements modified.
3. HF 23 (Wolgamott) Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
4. HF 2280 (Finke) Gender-Affirming Rights Act created.
5. HF 1056 (Edelson) Sexual harassment or abuse settlements as severance payment prohibited, and state income tax subtraction allowed for damages received.
6. HF 822 (Curran) County and local authorities authorized to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct.
7. HF 823 (Curran) Law enforcement agencies authorized to share criminal history background check data with Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
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:
HF2322
(Pinto) - Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; Departments of Education, Human Services, and Public Safety responsibilities transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF23
(Wolgamott) - Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF822
(Curran) - County and local authorities authorized to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct.
HF823
(Curran) - Law enforcement agencies authorized to share criminal history background check data with Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
HF1056
(Edelson) - Sexual harassment or abuse settlements as severance payment prohibited, and state income tax subtraction allowed for damages received.
HF1691
(Jordan) - Public employee labor relations modified, and collective bargaining modified.
HF2280
(Finke) - Gender-Affirming Rights Act created.