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Ways and Means

3/10/2025
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1. Call to Order

2. Approval of March 3, 2025, Meeting Minutes

3. HF25 (Zeleznikar) Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.

4. HF4 (Johnson, W.) Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.

5. Presentation: County and state budget relationship, overview and priorities with focus on systems modernization
• Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Nathan Jesson, Minnesota Inter-County Association

6. Adjournment

The Committee convenes at 8:15 AM on March 10. The Committee has Room 120 available until Noon. Committee business may extend beyond 10:00 AM.

*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing (March 7, 2025). Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.
Bills Added:
HF25 (Zeleznikar) - Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
HF4 (Johnson) - Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Attachments:
HF0025-2.pdf (3/7/2025)
HF0025.pdf (3/7/2025)
HF0004-1.pdf (3/7/2025)
HF4_2A Fiscal Note.pdf (3/7/2025)
H0004DE2.pdf (3/7/2025)
HF4 HRD Summary.pdf (3/8/2025)
Whirley.Oppose.HF4.pdf (3/8/2025)
HF0004 Const Amendment Tax Refund 1 DOR.pdf (3/8/2025)
03.10.25 WM Agenda.pdf (3/8/2025)
House Ways and Means Committee Presentation__AMC_MICA 2025.pdf (3/9/2025)

Ways and Means

3/3/2025
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Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 24, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF11 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
4. Adjournment

*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing (February 28, 2025). Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.


Bills Added:
HF11 (Baker) - Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
Attachments:
03.03.25 WM Agenda.pdf (2/28/2025)
Minutes Unapproved 02-24-2025.pdf (2/28/2025)
HF11-0.pdf (2/28/2025)
HF11_CompletedFN.pdf (2/28/2025)
HF11 HRD Summary.pdf (2/28/2025)
H0011A1.pdf (2/28/2025)
PDF of all opposition letters.pdf (2/28/2025)
PDF of all support letters.pdf (2/28/2025)

Ways and Means

2/24/2025
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1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 17, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF3 (Nash) Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of internal control or fiscal management recommendations, and money appropriated.
4. Presentation from House non-partisan staff and Minnesota Management and Budget on the issue and impact of estimates of discretionary inflation on the biennial budget.
5. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF3 (Nash) - Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
HF0003-1.pdf (2/21/2025)
HF3 Fiscal Note.pdf (2/21/2025)
HF3 House Research Summary.pdf (2/21/2025)
HF3 A9 Amend.pdf (2/21/2025)
AFP-MN Testimony_Support_HF 3_OLA Agency Oversight_2.17.25.pdf (2/21/2025)
2025_Updates_Report.pdf (2/22/2025)
02.24.25 WM Agenda.pdf (2/22/2025)
2.24 Ways and Means_Inflation.pdf (2/22/2025)
Inflation Discussion_House Fiscal.pdf (2/24/2025)
Inflation, W&MFeb2025.pdf (2/24/2025)

Ways and Means

2/17/2025
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1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 10 meeting minutes
3. Legislative Budget Office - Presentation and discussion of the fiscal note process. Discussion to include the Department of Employment and Economic Development; and Minnesota Management and Budget.
4. Adjournment

Attachments:
2024 Paid Leave Law Fiscal Notes Presentation, February 17, 2025.pdf (2/13/2025)
Fiscal Notes for Paid Leave Modifications Memo, February 17, 2025.pdf (2/13/2025)
HF5363_4A Fiscal Note.pdf (2/16/2025)
02.17.25 WM Agenda.docx (2/16/2025)

Ways and Means

2/10/2025
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I. Call to Order
II. Introduction of members and staff
III. Presentation from Martha Njolomole, Economist, and John Phelan, Economist, from the Center of the American Experiment
IV. Adjournment
Attachments:
Budget presentation JP6.pdf (2/10/2025)
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