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III. University of Minnesota Presentation and Overview
IV. Adjournment
Next Meeting: Tuesday February 25th, 2025
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 414 (Franson): Filing fee for data practices complaints reduced.
IV. HF 768 (Hudson): Department of Human Rights prohibited from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.
V. HF 359 (Feist): Partition of real property provided, notice requirements for eminent domain proceedings modified, and application of a legislative enactment relating to transfer of death deeds clarified.
VI. Adjournment
TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.
WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF414
(Franson) - Filing fee for data practices complaints reduced.
HF768
(Hudson) - Department of Human Rights prohibited from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.
HF359
(Feist) - Partition of real property provided, notice requirements for eminent domain proceedings modified, and application of a legislative enactment relating to transfer of death deeds clarified.
III. HF 1 – (Anderson, P.E) Office of the Inspector General established, powers provided, duties specified, fraud reporting hotline required, agencies required to halt payments when fraud is suspected, agency-based offices of inspector general eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.
• pending rereferral
IV. HF 98 (Fischer) Case management associate, mental health behavioral aide, and mental health rehabilitation worker supervision requirements modified; mental health residential program critical incident reporting requirements modified, and other mental health policies modified.
V. Adjournment
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. 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.
Bills Added:
HF1
(Anderson) - Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF98
(Fischer) - Case management associate, mental health behavioral aide, and mental health rehabilitation worker supervision requirements modified; mental health residential program critical incident reporting requirements modified, and other mental health policies modified.
III. Office of the Legislative Auditor: Presentation of the Financial Audit on the Office of the State Auditor
IV. Office of the State Auditor: Introduction and Overview
V. HF1060 (Nash) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities eliminated.
VI. HF1062 (Nash) Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee repealed.
VII. Adjournment
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. 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.
Bills Added:
HF1060
(Nash) - Legislative Commission on Minnesota Sports Facilities eliminated.
HF1062
(Nash) - Driver and Vehicle Systems Oversight Committee repealed.
I. H.F. 47 (Schultz) – Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified
II. H.F 335 (Johnson, P) - Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding
*this bill will be laid over
Bills Added:
HF47
(Schultz) - Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified.
HF335
(Johnson) - Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
I. Call to Order.
II. Association of Minnesota Counties and Minnesota Inter-County Association Presentation.
V. League of Minnesota Cities Presentation.
VI. Adjourn.
3. HF 753 (Robbins) Licensed veterans organizations authorized to use gross profits from lawful gambling for repair, maintenance, or improvement of real property.
4. HF 733 (Olson) Electronic gambling devices and games restrictions removed.
5. Adjourn
Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF753
(Robbins) - Licensed veterans organizations authorized to use gross profits from lawful gambling for repair, maintenance, or improvement of real property.
HF733
(Olson) - Electronic gambling devices and games restrictions removed.
I) H.F.261 (Koznick) - Grant funding provided for equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from PTSD
*this bill will be laid over
II) overview and update from Department of Employment and Economic Development on the technology and infrastructure build out for the paid family and medical leave program
Bills Added:
HF261
(Koznick) - Grant funding provided for equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, report required, and money appropriated.
3. HF 124 (Berg) Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed.
4. HF 541(Stier) Reimbursement program established for use of force training, and money appropriated.
5. HF 340 (Stier) Crime of fleeing peace officer in motor vehicle modified to add heightened penalty for fleeing in culpably negligent manner, crime of fleeing in motor vehicle and failing to obey certain traffic laws established, and expanded use of tracking devices authorized
6. HF 962 (Novotny) Brady-Giglio Task Force. Note: HF 962 will be the vehicle bill for a delete-all amendment on a Brady-Giglio policy bill. The delete-all will be posted as soon as it is available.
7. Adjourn
Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF962
(Novotny) - Peace officers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.
HF124
(Berg) - Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed, and local government expenditure authorized for public safety officer killed in line of duty.
HF541
(Stier) - Reimbursement program established for use of force training, and money appropriated.
HF340
(Stier) - Crime of fleeing peace officer in motor vehicle modified to add heightened penalty for fleeing in culpably negligent manner, and crime of fleeing in motor vehicle and failing to obey certain traffic laws established.
Agenda
I. HF 297 (Igo) – Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
A. Representative Igo – Chair
B. Scott Zahorik - Executive Director Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (Remote)
C. Julie Marinucci - Deputy County Administrator
II. HF 1067 (Dotseth) – Granting exceptions to income limits of the MN housing Tax credit contribution account grant and loan program for certain workforce housing.
A. Representative Dotseth – Vice Chair
B. Daniel Lightfoot – Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative
C. Libby Murphy – MHP
D. Skip Duchesnau – Owner, D.W. Jones (Remote)
E. Mark Borseth – Director, Corporate Facilities, Digi-key (Remote)
III. HF 457 (Harder) - Relating to taxation; Income; Proposing refundable credit for conversion of underutilized buildings; allowing grants in lieu of the credit; proposing a sunset for the credit; requiring reports; proposing coding in law in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 290.
A. Representative Harder
B. Sam Friesen – Managing Director of Buildings at Fresh Energy
C. Katie Topinka - Director, Intergovernmental Relations
D. Dan Collison - Senior Director of Business Development and Public Affairs, Sherman Associates
E. Erin Hanafin Berg - Deputy Director, Rethos
F. Melvin Carter – Mayor of St. Paul
G. Joe Spencer - Saint Paul Downtown Alliance
*Agenda Subject to change at the discretion of the Chair
Bills Added:
HF457
(Harder) - Refundable sales and use tax credit proposed for conversion of underutilized buildings, grants in lieu of the credit allowed, credit sunset proposed, and reports required.
HF297
(Igo) - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1067
(Dotseth) - Exceptions to income limits of the Minnesota housing tax credit contribution account grant and loan program for certain workforce housing projects granted, and matching requirements of the workforce housing development program modified.
Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. DHS presentation on daycare licensing
a. Alyssa Dotson, Director of DHS Licensing
IV. Adjournment
*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
- HF 12 (Scott) - Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
V. Adjournment
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on HF 12 should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
o Per committee rules, time limits may be enforced for public testimony.
o Written testimony will be accepted, distributed to the Members of the Committee, and included in the committee meeting record. Written testimony should also be submitted by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 18, but the Chair may waive that deadline to accommodate written testimony.
Bills Added:
HF12
(Scott) - Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
HF 29 (Kresha) - Social studies standards adoption suspended, and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.
HF 65 (Bennett) - Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled.
V. Adjournment
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on scheduled bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025.
Amendments: Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to the Committee Legislative Assistant Isaac.Pilon@house.mn.gov and the Committee Administrator jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF29
(Kresha) - Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.
HF65
(Bennett) - Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled.
Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. Hearing HF 656, Zeleznikar; Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed.
A2 Amendment
a. Sonia Bartz, KIDZ Kollege
IV. Hearing HF655, Zeleznikar; Family child care capacity limits amended
A1 Amendment
a. Cyndi Cunninham, Lead and Care Public Policy Chairperson
V. Hearing HF633, Nadeau; Licensed in-home child care providers credit established, and money appropriated.
DE1 Amendment
a. Grant Johnson
b. Cyndi Cunningham, Lead and Care Public Policy Chairperson
VI. Adjournment
*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
Bills Added:
HF656
(Zeleznikar) - Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed.
HF655
(Zeleznikar) - Family child care capacity limits amended.
HF633
(Nadeau) - Licensed in-home child care providers market value exclusion established.
Capital Investment Governor Bonding Recommendations for State Agencies Presentations:
Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs:
• Jon Kelly, Director of Government Affairs
MNDOT:
• Taylor Besser Fredrick, MnDOT Assistant Budget Director
• Erik Rudeen, MNDOT Office of Government Affairs
Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission:
• Todd Johnson- Executive Director, Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
• Neil Ladd- Deputy Executive Director, National Sports Center
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
• Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Commissioner for Economic Development