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.
Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Tribal Colleges Presentations and Overviews
a. Dan King - Red Lake Nation College
b. Helen Zaikina-Montgomery – Leech Lake Tribal and Community College
c. Anna Sheppard – White Earth Tribal and Community College
IV. Adjournment
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.
Meeting: Thursday, February 13, 2025; 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM; 123 Capitol
Agenda:
I. Call To Order
II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2/12/2025
III. Department of Human Services Governor’s Budget Overview
•Commissioner Gandhi
•Elyse Bailey – DHS Budget Director
•Natasha Merz – Assistant commissioner, Aging and Disability Services Administration
*This is an informational hearing. No public testimony will be taken
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 20 (Niska): Classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
IV. Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Administration, Data Practices Office
V. 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 12, 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 12, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF20
(Niska) - Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
III. H.F. 289 (Quam) Establishing the SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.
IV. H.F. 21 (Robbins) Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
V. H.F. 26 (Roach) Repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights.
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:
HF21
(Robbins) - Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
HF26
(Roach) - Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
HF289
(Quam) - SAVI program established for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.
I. Call to Order.
II. HF 170 (Davids) - Ten-year phaseout of the estate tax provided.
III. HF 146 (Gillman) - 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided to the city of Stewart, and money appropriated.
IV. HF 161 (Elkins) - Cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
V. Adjourn
Bills Added:
HF170
(Davids) - Ten-year phaseout of the estate tax provided.
HF146
(Gillman) - 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided to the city of Stewart, and money appropriated.
HF161
(Elkins) - Cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
1. Call to Order
2. Member and staff introductions
3. Committee Rules
4. Overview of Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
5. Overview of Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
6. HF 194 (Knudsen) - Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision. Note: This bill is the House companion to SF 262. The House bill will be introduced on Monday, February 10.
7. HF 195 (Bennett) - Property tax exemption establishment for certain property owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service organization. Note: this bill is the House companion to SF 255. The House bill will be introduced on Monday, February 10.
8. 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.
Bills Added:
HF194
(Knudsen) - Exclusion amount increased for homesteads of veterans with a disability.
HF195
(Bennett) - Classification rate removed and property tax exemption established for certain property owned and operated by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.
I. Call to Order.
II. HF 100 (Repinski) - Individual income tax provisions modified, and unlimited Social Security subtraction allowed
III. HF 179 (Wiener) - Browerville Public Schools; refundable sales and use tax exemption for construction materials provided.
IV. HF 174 (Davids) - taxation of certain cooperative association property modified.
V. HF XXX (Harder) - Watertown sales tax exemption for construction materials authorization. *Informational only. The House bill will be introduced Thursday, February 13th, 2025.
VI. Adjourn
Bills Added:
HF100
(Repinski) - Unlimited Social Security individual income tax subtraction allowed.
HF179
(Wiener) - Browerville Public Schools; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for purchased construction materials.
HF174
(Davids) - taxation of certain cooperative association property modified.
I Call to order
II Approval of Minutes from Monday 2/10/25
III Presentations:
a. Corridors of Commerce Changes / Overview - Matt Burress – House Research
b. Minnesota Transportation Alliance - Margaret Donahoe – Executive Director
Testifying: Krysten Foster, Otter Tail County Engineer.
Margaret Donahoe, Executive Director, Minnesota Transportation Alliance
IV. Bills Heard:
HF14 (Robbins) Temporary moratorium on certain light rail transit expenditures
Established.
Testifiers for HF14:
Transportation 2.12.2025 Committee Testifiers
Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis Councilmember
Nas Nourkadi, Move Minnesota Action
Joshua Houdek, Senior Project Manager, Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Irene Fernando, Hennepin County Commissioner
Hollies Winston, Mayor Brooklyn Park
Aaron Wagner, Robbinsdale Council Member
Ricardo Perez, Organizer, Blue Line Coalition
Anndrea Young, Heritage Park Neighborhood Association
Alesha Alexcee, Policy Advocate, Housing Justice Center
Note: If you would like to testify for or against this bill, HF14, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Tuesday February 11, 2025. Phone: 651-297-5723 Email: Cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier and no more than 20 minutes each of testimony for and against. Also no more than one testifier per organization. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the committee legislative assistant by 3 pm on Tuesday February 11,2025..
V. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF14
(Robbins) - Temporary moratorium on certain light rail transit expenditures established.
Agenda
I. Overview by Legislative Budget Office and Department of Employment and Economic Development regarding financial estimate processes
a. Overview of LBO office
b. Fiscal note and actuarial study creation process
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. HF 128 (Rarick) Penalties for engaging in prostitution with minors increased.
4. HF 131 (Knudsen) Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases required to register as predatory offenders.
5. HF 127 (Knudsen) Penalties for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children increased.
6. HF 286 (Perryman) Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.
7. HF 130 (Harder) Mandatory minimum sentences established for certain sex trafficking offenses.
8. HF 129 (Repinski) Director of child sex trafficking prevention required to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature.
9. Adjourn
*Note: These bills will be introduced on Monday, February 10, 2025. Below is the language of the bills.
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.
Bills Added:
HF128
(Rarick) - Penalties for engaging in prostitution with minors increased.
HF131
(Knudsen) - Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases required to register as predatory offenders.
HF127
(Knudsen) - Penalties for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children increased.
HF286
(Perryman) - Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.
HF130
(Harder) - Mandatory minimum sentences established for sex trafficking offenses.
HF129
(Repinski) - Director of child sex trafficking prevention required to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature.
Meeting: Wednesday, February 12, 2025; 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM; 123 Capitol
I. Call To Order
II. Approval of Meeting Minutes
III. Testimony and Presentation from Association of MN Counties
IV. Public Testimony on Governor’s Budget
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@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.
I. Call to Order
II. HF 25 (Zeleznikar) - Supporting Women Act
III. HF 24 (Knudsen) - Born Alive Act
IV. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF25
(Zeleznikar) - Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
HF24
(Knudsen) - Born alive infant provisions modified.
Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. Hearing HF0022, Gillman, Parents Bill of Rights
Testimony
a. Meg Luger Nikolai, Staff Attorney, Education Minnesota
b. Karin Miller, Faith in Action
c. Rebecca Delahunt, Director of Public Policy, Minnesota Family Council and Institute
d. Cristine Trooien, Executive Director, Minnesota Parents Alliance
e. Alecia Leiviska, Minnesotans for Health and Parental Rights
f. Dori Trossen
g. William Wagner, Vice President of ParentalRights.org (via zoom)
h. Jill Grunewald, Protective Parent Coalition
IV. HF0045, Perez-Vega, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Outreach Program appropriation
Testimony
a. Mesa Siebert, Second Harvest Heartland
b. Janet Gracia, President, Neighborhood House
c. Ivette Izea-Martinez, Greater Twin Cities United Way
V. Adjournment
*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
Bills Added:
HF22
(Gillman) - Parent's bill of rights created.
HF45
(Pérez-Vega) - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Outreach Program funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Presentation from Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
- Presentation from DEED Office of Broadband Development
- Presentation from Center for Rural Policy and Development
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on HF 6 (Bennett) should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF6
(Bennett) - Read Act modified, appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; P-TECH approval process modified; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation modified; school performance reporting system established, fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to not comply with recently enacted state laws or rules.