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.
HF 2956 (Frazier) Sentencing Guidelines Commission membership expanded, and staggered terms for members provided.
HF 2295 (Pinto) Grant for study and report on pretrial release practices established, and money appropriated.
HF 2609 (Moller) Regulation of machine guns modified.
HF 2625 (Frazier) Grant funding provided to reduce crime and violence in African American communities, and money appropriated.
Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/21. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.
Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/21.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
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:
HF2510
(Moller) - Private detectives; license requirements modified.
HF2956
(Frazier) - Sentencing Guidelines Commission membership expanded, and staggered terms for members provided.
HF2295
(Pinto) - Grant for study and report on pretrial release practices established, and money appropriated.
HF2609
(Berg) - Gun trafficking investigations and firearm seizures report required by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams, trigger activator definition amended, and transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms penalties increased.
HF2625
(Frazier) - Grant funding provided to reduce crime and violence in African American communities, and money appropriated.
HF 2078 (Edelson) Supplemental nonprofit security grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1075 (Backer) Statewide public safety radio communication system equipment grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF 2415 (Noor) High-rise sprinkler system grant program established, cities required to report buildings that do not have sprinkler system, report required, and money appropriated.*Pending referral
HF 1273 (Tabke) Local emergency management grant funding provided for local planning and preparedness efforts, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 2026 (Huot) State fire marshal account established, and money appropriated.
HF 46 (Feist) Office of Juvenile Restorative Justice established, local steering committees required to establish local juvenile restorative justice programs, grants established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/20. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.
Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/20.
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:
HF2078
(Edelson) - Supplemental nonprofit security grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1075
(Backer) - Statewide public safety radio communication system equipment grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF2415
(Noor) - High-rise sprinkler system grant program established, cities required to report buildings that do not have sprinkler system, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1273
(Tabke) - Local emergency management grant funding provided for local planning and preparedness efforts, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2026
(Huot) - State fire marshal account established, and money appropriated.
HF46
(Feist) - Office of Juvenile Restorative Justice established, local steering committees required to establish local juvenile restorative justice programs, grants established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Update from Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council (OERAC)
HF 615 (Baker) Same weight threshold and penalty for fentanyl as is for heroin provided. *DE amendment forthcoming
HF 2551 (Baker) Treatment review and staffing requirements for opioid treatment programs modified. (REMOVED)
HF 2041 (Gomez) Syringe service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.
HF 2294 (Pinto) Task force on statewide response to substance abuse established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF 1665 (Bierman) Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances modified.
*Public testimony will be taken at the start of the hearing on HF 615, HF 1665, HF 2041, HF 2294. All public testifiers must sign up in advance to testify on the bills by 10:30 AM on 3/16. Testimony will be limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/16.
HF 2034 (Moller) Time limit for forensic laboratory testing of sexual assault examination kits provided.
HF 1838 (Feist) Supervision standards committee provided; probation, supervised release, and community corrections modified; rulemaking provided; report required; and money appropriated.
HF 1864 (Becker-Finn) Tribal Nations authorized to provide delivery of probation and post release prison supervision through Tribal Nation's community supervision department.
HF 2788 (Agbaje) Board of Pardons provisions modified, Clemency Review Commission established, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF 1300 (Feist) Eligibility for release for individuals sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, eligibility for early supervised release for individuals sentenced for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, Juvenile Release Board established, and review by court of appeals provided.
HF 1600 (Tabke) Pattern bargaining precluded for law enforcement officers.
Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/16. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/16.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
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:
HF615
(Baker) - Same weight threshold and penalty provided for fentanyl as is for heroin.
HF2041
(Gomez) - Syringe service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.
HF2294
(Pinto) - Task force on statewide response to substance abuse established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1665
(Bierman) - Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances modified.
HF2034
(Moller) - Time limit for forensic laboratory testing of sexual assault examination kits provided.
HF1838
(Feist) - Supervision standards committee provided; probation, supervised release, and community corrections modified; rulemaking provided; report required; and money appropriated.
HF1864
(Becker-Finn) - Tribal Nations authorized to provide delivery of probation and post release prison supervision through Tribal Nation's community supervision department.
HF2788
(Agbaje) - Board of Pardons provisions modified, Clemency Review Commission established, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1300
(Feist) - Eligibility for release for individuals sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, eligibility for early supervised release for individuals sentenced for crimes committed while under age of 18 established, Juvenile Release Board established, and review by court of appeals provided.
HF1600
(Tabke) - Pattern bargaining precluded for law enforcement officers.
HF 2023 (Long) Clean Slate Act established, automatic expungement process provided for offenders, waiting periods modified for expungements that require petition, offenses that are eligible for expungement amended, records received and retained by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension modified, creation of database required, data classified, and money appropriated.
HF 41 (Feist) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent required to prepare and annual report on Fusion Center activities, and money appropriated.
HF 2678 (Kraft) Fire safety account fee assessed to homeowner insurance policies modified.
HF 1322 (Tabke) Metropolitan Council authorized to issue administrative citations for transit fare evasion, Metropolitan Council required to implement transit safety measures, civil penalties imposed, technical and clarifying changes made, and report required.
HF 1617 (Becker-Finn) Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal emergency management coordinator establishment funding provided, and money appropriated.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/15. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.
Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/15.
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:
HF2023
(Long) - Clean Slate Act established, automatic expungement process provided for offenders, waiting periods modified for expungements that require petition, offenses that are eligible for expungement amended, records received and retained by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension modified, creation of database required, data classified, and money appropriated.
HF1278
(Pelowski) - Disaster assistance contingency account money transferred.
HF41
(Feist) - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent required to prepare an annual report on Fusion Center activities, and money appropriated.
HF2678
(Kraft) - Fire safety account fee assessed to homeowner insurance policies modified.
HF1322
(Tabke) - Metropolitan Council authorized to issue administrative citations; Metropolitan Council required to implement transit safety measures, including a transit rider code of conduct; transit service intervention project established; civil penalties imposed; criminal penalties established; surcharge established; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1617
(Becker-Finn) - Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal emergency management coordinator establishment funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 2465 (Huot) Retired police officers permitted to be eligible to participate in state insurance program, program established for college degree holders to complete peace officer education and training, and money appropriated.
HF 1836 (Hollins) Prosecutorial and law enforcement training funding provided, and money appropriated.
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.
*Discussion of HF 2322 will be confined to the provisions in the bill related to the Department of Public Safety.
HF 1415 (Curran) Funding provided for development of a curriculum to assist licensed therapists to gain skills to provide services to first responders, and money appropriated.
HF 2173 (Becker-Finn) Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians law enforcement modified, and requirements for Tribes to exercise concurrent law enforcement jurisdictional authority modified.
Anyone who would like to provide public testimony must sign up in advance by 10:30 AM on 3/14. Email the Committee Administrator to sign up. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/14.
*Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
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:
HF2465
(Huot) - Retired police officers permitted to be eligible to participate in state insurance program, program established for college degree holders to complete peace officer education and training, and money appropriated.
HF2290
(Curran) - No-knock search warrants prohibited.
HF1836
(Hollins) - Prosecutorial and law enforcement training funding provided, and money appropriated.
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.
HF1415
(Curran) - Funding provided for development of a curriculum to assist licensed therapists to gain skills to provide services to first responders, and money appropriated.
HF2173
(Becker-Finn) - Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians law enforcement modified, and requirements for Tribes to exercise concurrent law enforcement jurisdictional authority modified.