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Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

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Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

4/4/2024
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HF 4713 (Curran) Commissioner of labor and industry required to adopt rules related to acceptable blood lead levels for workers.

HF 2513 (Hanson, J) Subminimum wages prohibited for persons with disabilities
Ethan Vogel, AFSCME Council 5
Sue Hankner
Brian Begin
Matt Theide, SEIU

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please send them to Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4:00PM Wednesday, April 3

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Bills Added:
HF4713 (Curran) - Commissioner of labor and industry required to adopt rules related to acceptable blood lead levels for workers.
HF2513 (Hanson) - Subminimum wages prohibited for persons with disabilities, lead agency board and case manager responsibilities and training modified, statewide disability employment technical assistance center and employment first capacity building grants established, requirements for informed choice in employment policy modified, Minnesota supplemental aid program eligibility clarified, Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law data use modified, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF4713-0 Completed FN.pdf (3/28/2024)
H2513DE2.pdf (3/28/2024)
HF4713 Letter of Support NCCG.pdf (4/4/2024)
Letters and Testimony for HF 2513.pdf (4/4/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

4/2/2024
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HF 4626 (Tabke) Federal pipeline inspection rules modified for individuals performing construction or maintenance work, prevailing wage exemption for broadband workers repealed, and technical corrections made
Jason George, IUOE Local 49 Business Manager
Tom Hanson, Minnesota Telecom Alliance
John Twiest, CEO of Arrowhead Cooperative
Melissa Wolf, Executive Director, MN Cable Communications Association
Jon Boesche, Associated Builders and Contractors of MN/ND

HF 4659 (Berg) Broadband industry installer safety standards required, and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented
Brad Lehto, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Abby Hornberger, Blue Green Alliance
Octavio Chung Bustamante, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota
Tom Hanson, Minnesota Telecom Alliance
John Twiest, CEO of Arrowhead Cooperative
Melissa Wolf, Executive Director, MN Cable Communications Association
Jon Boesche, Associated Builders and Contractors of MN/ND

HF 4818 (Berg) Metropolitan Airports Commission; health and welfare benefits required, penalties imposed, and civil action created
No Further in person Public Testimony will be taken on this bill. The purpose of this hearing will be for previously submitted amendments and committee discussion.

If you would like to testify or provide written materials to the committee, please contact travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4pm on Monday, April 1

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
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:
HF4626 (Tabke) - Federal pipeline inspection rules modified for individuals performing construction or maintenance work, prevailing wage exemption for broadband workers repealed, and technical corrections made.
HF4659 (Berg) - Broadband industry installer safety standards required, and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.
HF4818 (Berg) - Metropolitan Airports Commission; health and welfare benefits required, and penalties imposed.
Attachments:
4818 Mark Hughes.pdf (3/27/2024)
H4818A3-5188536884084881309.pdf (4/1/2024)
H4818A4-7424035448966682543.pdf (4/1/2024)
H4818A5-9983750435786436195.pdf (4/1/2024)
H4818A6-7496386845916525002.pdf (4/1/2024)
Letters for HF 4626.pdf (4/1/2024)
Letters HF 4659.pdf (4/1/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

3/26/2024
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HF 4390 (Wolgamott) Water service line design and installation by licensed well contractors allowed
Bruce Kleven

HF 4787 (Hill) Wage deductions for credit card charges modified
Wade Luneburg, UNITE HERE Minnesota
Troy Reding, Ally Restaurants
David Benowitz, Craft & Crew Hospitality

HF 3947 (Nelson) Construction codes and licensing provisions policy and technical changes made
Kate Perushek, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry

The A24 DE amendment consists of language from the following House Files: HF 4286 (Berg), HF 4050 (Kozlowski), HF 4787 (Hill), HF 3428 (Jordan), HF 3587 (Bahner), HF 3442 (Berg), HF 3516 (Moller), HF 3456 (Greenman), HF 3957 (Greenman), HF 4011 (Berg), HF 4390 (Wolgamott), HF 3947 (Nelson)

If you would like to testify or submit materials for the hearing, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4pm on Monday, March 25

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
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:
HF3947 (Nelson) - Labor policy provisions adopted.
HF4390 (Wolgamott) - Water service line design and installation by licensed well contractors allowed.
HF4787 (Hill) - Wage deductions for credit card charges modified.
Attachments:
A24-0263-17128315041110852376.pdf (3/25/2024)
HospitalityMinnesota_MLBA_MMBA_MNHouse_LaborCmte_HF4787_03.26.24.pdf (3/25/2024)
HF 3947 Letters and Testimony.pdf (3/26/2024)
H3947A1-5859642574348492757.pdf (3/26/2024)
H3947A2-16818757385095507155.pdf (3/26/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

3/21/2024
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HF 4994 (Coulter) Prevailing wage required for financial assistance
Jake Schwitzer, Executive Director, North Star Policy Action
Jon Boesche, Director of Government & Public Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors of MN/ND

HF 3275 (Hansen) A resolution memorializing Congress that the Legislature of the State of Minnesota reaffirms its ratification of the Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitution.

HF 4818 (Berg) Metropolitan Airports Commission; health and welfare benefits required, penalties imposed, and civil action created
Faduma Hirsi, SEIU – Local 26
Osman Sheik, SEIU – Local 26
Jeff Davidman, Delta Airlines
Nilay Shaw, Delta Airlines
Jonathan Weinhagen, President & CEO, Minneapolis Regional Chamber
Kerry Warren, Executive Director, MSP Small Business Concessions Alliance
Mitchell Kilian, VP Governmental Affairs, Metropolitan Airports Commission
Jill Sims, Hospitality Minnesota
Todd Hill, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Hailu Mulugeta, UNITE HERE
Tedros Habtes, UNITE HERE

HF 3947 (Nelson, M) Construction codes and licensing provisions policy and technical changes
Sean O’Neil, Assistant Director of Construction Codes and Licensing, Dept of Labor and Industry

The Committee is no longer accepting requests for testifying in-person for this hearing. If you would like to submit materials or written testimony please send them to travis.reese@house.mn.gov

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
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:
HF3275 (Hansen) - A resolution memorializing Congress that the Legislature of the State of Minnesota reaffirms its ratification of the Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitution.
HF3947 (Nelson) - Labor policy provisions adopted.
HF4818 (Berg) - Metropolitan Airports Commission; health and welfare benefits required, and penalties imposed.
HF4994 (Coulter) - Financial assistance definition modified to include tax increment financing or allocations of low-income housing credits, and project definition expanded.
Attachments:
H4994DE3-10305963200265719522.pdf (3/20/2024)
H4818A2-5257774579584713744.pdf (3/20/2024)
H4818A3-5188536884084881309.pdf (3/20/2024)
H4818A4-7424035448966682543.pdf (3/20/2024)
H4818A5-9983750435786436195.pdf (3/20/2024)
H4818A6-7496386845916525002.pdf (3/20/2024)
2024_MSP Healthcare Equity_One-Pager .pdf (3/20/2024)
A4A Letter Opposing HF 4818.pdf (3/20/2024)
2023-Subsidizing-Abuse-FINAL.pdf (3/21/2024)

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

3/19/2024
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HF 4761 (Stephenson) Cannabis; workplace testing provided

HF 4508 (Jordan) Public employee definition amended, and University of Minnesota employee bargaining units modified
Heather Holcombe, Ph.D., Vice President of the University of Minnesota chapter of the American Association of University Professors
Jeff Ettinger, Interim President, University of Minnesota
Ian Ringgenberg
Mani Vang, Senior Director of Employee and Labor Relations, University of Minnesota
Zachary Shaheen, M.D./ Ph.D.
Tyler Blackmon
Sandra Shahriar, UMN Graduate Labor Union: UE Local 1105

HF 4242 (Kraft) State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated
Eric Fowler, Senior Policy Associate, Buildings at Fresh Energy
Barbara Morehead
Michael Morehead
Nick Erickson, Senior Policy Director, Housing First Minnesota
Sam Friesen, Wood works Homes
Jamie Fitzke, Director of Legislative Affairs, CenterPoint Energy

HF 4661 (Wolgamott) Technical and policy changes made to workers' compensation hearing provisions
Jessica Stimac, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please send them to travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 4pm on Monday, March 18

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
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:
HF4242 (Kraft) - State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF4508 (Jordan) - Public employee definition amended, and University of Minnesota employee bargaining units modified.
HF4661 (Wolgamott) - Workers' compensation; policy and technical changes made to coverage and hearings, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals related provisions modified.
HF4761 (Stephenson) - Cannabis; workplace testing provided.
Attachments:
H4242A3-9526897586162848751.pdf (3/18/2024)
A24-0249-4790999542870566436.pdf (3/18/2024)
H4242A4-16934644631959413074.pdf (3/18/2024)
Joint Ltr to Legislature re WCAC bill 031824.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letters and Testimony for HF 4242.pdf (3/18/2024)
Letter and Testimony HF 4508.pdf (3/18/2024)
HF 4508 Specht.pdf (3/19/2024)
Signed PELRA Letter 19 March 2024.pdf (3/19/2024)
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