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.
III. HF 2371 (Robbins) Informed consent for sensitive examinations performed on an anesthetized or unconscious patient required, and criminal penalty provided.
IV. HF 2147 (Schultz) Requirements for use of hot water pools on certain rental properties established.
V. HF 2557 (Nadeau) Hospital surcharge redirected to health care access fund.
VI. HF 1165 (Bahner) Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.
VII. HF 2466 (Backer) Provider taxes contingent reduction provisions modified.
VIII. HF 2465 (Backer) Commissioner of health governing fees provision modified.
IX. HF 2482 (Bierman) Health care utilization review provisions and prior authorization clinical criteria applicability modified.
Bills Added:
HF2371
(Robbins) - Informed consent for sensitive examinations performed on an anesthetized or unconscious patient required, and criminal penalty provided.
HF2147
(Schultz) - Requirements for use of hot water pools on certain rental properties established.
HF1165
(Bahner) - Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.
HF2466
(Backer) - Provider taxes contingent reduction provisions modified.
HF2465
(Backer) - Commissioner of health governing fees provision modified.
HF2482
(Bierman) - Health care utilization review provisions and prior authorization clinical criteria applicability modified.
HF2557
(Nadeau) - Hospital surcharge redirected to health care access fund.
HF2034 (Bierman) Minnesota Zoological Garden funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1843 (Rehm) Lawns to legumes program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1611 (Hansen) Lawns to lunch pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1012 (Pursell) Commissioner of natural resources required to consider decommissioning a road or trail designated for off-highway vehicle use; land, water quality, aquatic life, and wildlife protected from effects of using motorized recreational trails; environmental assessment worksheet required to construct or expand off-highway vehicle trails; rulemaking required; and money appropriated.
HF1527 (Fischer) Fishing in the neighborhood program funding provided, and money appropriated.
*Additional bills/items may be added.
TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF2034
(Bierman) - Minnesota Zoological Garden funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1843
(Rehm) - Lawns to legumes program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1611
(Hansen) - Lawns to lunch pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1012
(Pursell) - Commissioner of natural resources required to consider decommissioning a road or trail designated for off-highway vehicle use; land, water quality, aquatic life, and wildlife protected from effects of using motorized recreational trails; environmental assessment worksheet required to construct or expand off-highway vehicle trails; rulemaking required; and money appropriated.
HF1527
(Fischer) - Fishing in the neighborhood program funding provided, and money appropriated.
III. HF 701 (Johnson, W) - Louisville Township anaerobic digestor township system funding provided, and money appropriated.
IV. HF 1226 (Igo) - Natural gas utilities authorized to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances, account established, and money appropriated.
V. HF 2248 (Sexton) - Definition of large energy facility modified.
VI. Adjournment
*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
If you wish to testify or submit written testimony, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 3/19/2025.
Bills Added:
HF701
(Johnson) - Louisville Township anaerobic digestor township system funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1226
(Igo) - Natural gas utilities authorized to sell extraordinary event bonds under certain circumstances, account established, and money appropriated.
HF2248
(Sexton) - Definition of large energy facility modified.
II. HF1048 (Youakim) Charter school general education revenue calculation clarified.
III. HF1049 (Youakim) School district eligibility for school library aid clarified.
IV. HF 745 (Feist) School's compensatory revenue eligibility calculated on the basis of both direct certification and the application of education benefits, percent of compensatory revenue spent at each site under certain conditions, Compensatory Revenue Task Force established, reports required, and money appropriated.
V. HF2210 (Rehm) Additional school unemployment aid funding provided, and money appropriated.
Agenda items may be added or changed.
Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 19th.
Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, March 19th.
Bills Added:
HF1048
(Youakim) - Charter school general education revenue calculation clarified.
HF1049
(Youakim) - School district eligibility for school library aid clarified.
HF745
(Feist) - School's compensatory revenue eligibility calculated on the basis of both direct certification and the application of education benefits, percent of compensatory revenue spent at each site under certain conditions, Compensatory Revenue Task Force established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2210
(Rehm) - Additional school unemployment aid funding provided, and money appropriated.
Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes from Tuesday March 18, 2025
III. Informational Hearing only on 6 Local Water Sewer Infrastructure Bonding Projects.
5-minute maximum time limit per presentation. Maximum 1 page handout.
• HF2080 (Scott) Andover; mitigate contaminants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• HF356 (O’Driscoll) Sauk Rapids; abatement and mitigation of PFAS contamination funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• HF1968 (Gillman) Cokato; Dassel-Cokato school campuses connected to city water supply, bonds issued, and money approriated.
• HF228 (Gillman) Biscay; water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• HF569 (Zeleznikar) Two Harbors; public infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• HF603 (Burkel) Kennedy; underground water storage tank funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
IV. Presentations on Red River Basin Flood Hazard Mitigation and Minnesota River Basin Flood Hazard Mitigation: These will be 10 to 15 minute presentations allowed for these.
• HF692 (Burkel) Red River Basin flood hazard mitigation projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• HF1455 (Torkelson) Minnesota River Basin Area II flood hazard mitigation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
BILL ADDED:
HF2224 (Joy) City of Moorhead, Clay County, and Buffalo-Red River Watershed District flood mitigation funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
V. Additional committee presentations: 10-15 minutes presentations each
• HF1361 (Perez-Vega) St. Paul; CHS Field improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
• Xcel Arena Complex Renovations: presentation and committee discussion
Bills Added:
HF2080
(Scott) - Andover; mitigate contaminants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF356
(O'Driscoll) - Sauk Rapids; abatement and mitigation of PFAS contamination funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1968
(Gillman) - Cokato; Dassel-Cokato school campuses connected to city water supply, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF228
(Gillman) - Biscay; water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF569
(Zeleznikar) - Two Harbors; public infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF603
(Burkel) - Kennedy; underground water storage tank funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF692
(Burkel) - Red River Basin flood hazard mitigation projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1455
(Torkelson) - Minnesota River Basin Area II flood hazard mitigation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1361
(Pérez-Vega) - St. Paul; CHS Field improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF695
(Finke) - Places of entertainment required to provide access to potable water at events.
HF1289
(Stephenson) - Social media platforms required to post a mental health warning label and timer notifications.
HF1392
(Lee) - Consumer protection restitution account established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2228
(Elkins) - Task force on homeowners and commercial property insurance established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2233
(Niska) - Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.
UPDATED AGENDA: Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick
Date: March 20, 2025
Location: Capitol G23
Time: 1-2:45
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Minnesota Private College Council
IV. HF2312 (Rarick) OHE Policy Bill Walk-through
V. HF2431 (Wolgamott) OHE Budget Bill Walk-through
VI. 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.
Next meeting, Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
Bills Added:
HF2312
(Rarick) - Policy and technical changes made to higher education provisions including sexual misconduct grievance procedures, student aid, and institutional grants; and reports required.
HF2431
(Wolgamott) - Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy-related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs modified; student financial aid, institution eligibility, institutional licensure provisions, student loan programs, and institutional grant programs provided; and money appropriated.
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 1379 (Baker): Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.
IV. HF 1596 (Acomb): Government data classification of investigative information pertaining to certain Metropolitan Council personnel modified.
V. HF 2260 (Curran): Department of Human Services policy bill sections on background studies, Department of Corrections reconsiderations, kickback crimes, and appeals divisions worker protections; criminal penalties provided.
VI. HF 1429 (Liebling): Emergency medical services overdose data modified.
VII. Adjournment
Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.
TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, March 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, March 19, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF1379
(Baker) - Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.
HF1596
(Acomb) - Government data classification of investigative information pertaining to certain Metropolitan Council personnel modified.
HF2260
(Curran) - Department of Human Services policy bill sections modified on background studies, fraud prevention, Department of Corrections reconsiderations, kickback crimes, and appeals divisions worker protections; and criminal penalties provided.
HF1429
(Liebling) - Emergency medical services overdose data modified.
*Items may be added* *The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing*
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. HF2216 (Moller) Conditions for admission to or continued residence in certain facilities prohibited, review and approval of increases in amounts charged by assisted living facilities required, termination or nonrenewal of assisted living contracts on certain grounds prohibited, and arbitration in assisted living contracts governing provisions modified.
a. Susan Bastyr, Child of Assisted Living Facility Resident
b. Don Varney, Child of Assisted Living Facility Resident
IV. HF1978 (Norris) Consumer-directed community supports budget exception for persons with certain diagnoses established
a. Kristi OKeefe, Parent
b. Shawn OKeefe, Parent
V. HF2354 (Norris) Medicaid fraud provisions expanded and modified, subpoena and enforcement authority specified, penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
a. John Keller, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
b. Nicholas Wanka, Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Director, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
c. Musab Khalif, Personal Care Assistant, Community Provider Alliance
VI. HF1963 (Frederick) Medical claims filing timelines, withdrawal management services, and mental health diagnostic services assessments provisions modified; and closure planning requirements imposed on peer recovery supports providers.
a. Brian Zirbes, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
b. Mike Beltowsky, Vice President of Program Development, Horowitz Health & Treasurer, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
VII. HF1994 (Frederick) Payment rates established for certain substance use disorder treatment services, and vendor eligibility recodified for payments from the behavioral health fund.
a. Brian Zirbes, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
b. Roy John Sutherland, Vice President of Addiction Services, Nystrom and Associates & Board Member, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
c. Sadie Broekemeier, Board Member, Minnesota Alliance of Rural Addiction Treatment Programs [Zoom]
VIII. HF1995 (Frederick) Substance use disorder treatment provisions modified, commissioner of human services directed to make recommendations related to transition support services, and report required.
a. Brian Zirbes, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
b. Lew Zeidner, Chief Executive Officer, EOSIS
IX. HF1894 (Virnig) Family residential services and life sharing services new rate implementation delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
a. Johnny Tvedt, Policy and Engagement Manager, ARRM
b. Alicia Olson, Family Residential Services Provider
X. Adjournment
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format (with Optical Character Recognition) and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by Noon (12PM) the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.
This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
Bills Added:
HF1894
(Virnig) - Family residential services and life sharing services new rate implementation delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1963
(Frederick) - Medical claims filing timelines, withdrawal management services, and mental health diagnostic services assessments provisions modified; and closure planning requirements imposed on peer recovery supports providers.
HF1978
(Norris) - Consumer-directed community supports budget exception for persons with certain diagnoses established.
HF1994
(Frederick) - Payment rates established for certain substance use disorder treatment services, and vendor eligibility recodified for payments from the behavioral health fund.
HF1995
(Frederick) - Substance use disorder treatment provisions modified.
HF2216
(Moller) - Conditions for admission to or continued residence in certain facilities prohibited, review and approval of increases in amounts charged by assisted living facilities required, termination or nonrenewal of assisted living contracts on certain grounds prohibited, and arbitration in assisted living contracts governing provisions modified.
HF2354
(Norris) - Medicaid fraud provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
HF 1936 (Johnson, P) Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs funding provided, and money appropriated
Bryan Donaldson, Exec. Director of the MN Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
Chandra Jackson, Club Director of Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club
Kengcha Xiong, Boys & Girls Clubs alumni member
HF 849 (Kozlowski) Duluth Promise initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
John Magas, Superintendent of Duluth Public Schools
Dr. Barbara McDonald, President of the College of St. Scholastica
Charles Nies, PhD., Chancellor of the University of Minnesota Duluth
HF 989 (Hollins) 30,000 Feet funding provided, and money appropriated
Vanessa Young, Co-Founder of 30,000 Feet
Michael Maceda, 30,000 Feet Student
HF 1130 (Coulter) Bloomington; workforce development efforts funding provided, and money appropriated
Kim Berggren, Community Development Director
Warsan Artan, Bloom Program Facilitator
HF 1223 (Frazier) Big Brothers Big Sisters funding provided for youth programming, and money appropriated.
Pat Sukhum, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Princess Awa-Ada Kisob, VP of Programs, Big Brothers Big Sisters
HF 1907 (Frazier) Youthprise funding provided, and money appropriated
Kristy Snyder, Policy and System Transformation Officer, Youthprise
Caitlin Cole, Director of Career and College Readiness, Achieve Twin Cities
Sharif Hared, Executive Director, Somali Community Resettlement Services
HF 1847 (Bakeberg) STEM Ecosystem grant provided, and money appropriated.
Emily Saed, Executive Director, Stem Ecosystem
Heidi Jedlicka Halvarson, Medtronic
Jason Bruns, Minn State
Colton Mehlhoff, Stratasys
HF 1957 (Elkins) Minnesota Technology Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Jeff Tollefson, MN Tech Association
Andrew Thomas, Service Desk Analyst, Superior Managed IT
Testimony and Materials should be submitted to Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Wednesday, March 19
Bills Added:
HF849
(Kozlowski) - Duluth Promise initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF989
(Hollins) - 30,000 Feet funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1847
(Bakeberg) - STEM Ecosystem grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF1936
(Johnson) - Youth job skills and career development funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1957
(Elkins) - Minnesota Technology Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1130
(Coulter) - Bloomington; workforce development efforts funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1223
(Frazier) - Big Brothers Big Sisters funding provided for youth programming, and money appropriated.
HF1907
(Frazier) - Youthprise funding provided, and money appropriated.
Informational hearing on HF xxxx (Pinto) Governor’s fraud prevention bill.
HF 1470 (Bierman) Members added to opioids, substance use, and addiction subcabinet.
HF 1310 (Stephenson) Office of Cannabis Management included as an agency for the purpose of having a government-to-government relationship with Tribal governments.
HF 1837 (Klevorn) Department of Administration technical changes made, and statutory section revived and reenacted.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
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Bills Added:
HF1310
(Stephenson) - Office of Cannabis Management included as an agency for the purpose of having a government-to-government relationship with Tribal governments.
HF1470
(Bierman) - Members added to opioids, substance use, and addiction subcabinet.
HF1837
(Klevorn) - Department of Administration technical changes made, and statutory section revived and reenacted.
HF2254 (Hanson) Income tax; baby bonus established within the Minnesota child credit.
HF2302 (Norris) 18-year-old children allowed to qualify for Minnesota child credit.
HF2502 (Rehm) Individual income tax; child credit phaseout increased to eliminate the marriage penalty.
HF2315 (Norris) Targeting additional property tax refund expanded.
HF2475 (Tabke) Homestead credit refund co-pays reduced.
HF2086 (Wolgamott) Requirements for the senior citizens' property tax deferral program modified.
Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Shamat Abraha Shamat.Abraha@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Wednesday, March 19th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on Wednesday, March 19th. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.
To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed. To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed. For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions. If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form.
Bills Added:
HF2086
(Wolgamott) - Requirements for the senior citizens' property tax deferral program modified.
HF2254
(Hanson) - Income tax; baby bonus established within the Minnesota child credit.
HF2315
(Norris) - Targeting additional property tax refund expanded.
HF2302
(Norris) - 18-year-old children allowed to qualify for Minnesota child credit.
HF2475
(Tabke) - Homestead credit refund co-pays reduced.
HF2502
(Rehm) - Individual income tax; child credit phaseout increased to eliminate the marriage penalty.
I. Call to Order.
II. HF363 (Jacob) - Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.
III. HF969 (Nelson) - Sales and use tax exemption provided for farm fencing and equipment.
IV. HF1680 (Davids) - Agricultural riparian buffer property tax exemption established, and reimbursement to taxing jurisdictions required.
V. HF1409 (Harder) - Property tax; qualified relatives expanded for special agricultural homestead.
VI. HF2316 (Anderson, P.H.) - Property tax; special agricultural homestead requirements modified.
VII. Adjourn
Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the GOP Committee Administrator sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Bills Added:
HF363
(Jacob) - Property tax credit established for certain acres certified under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, and money appropriated.
HF969
(Nelson) - Sales and use tax exemption provided for farm fencing and equipment.
HF1680
(Davids) - Agricultural riparian buffer property tax exemption established, and reimbursement to taxing jurisdictions required.
HF1409
(Harder) - Property tax; qualified relatives expanded for special agricultural homestead.
HF2316
(Anderson) - Property tax; special agricultural homestead requirements modified.
HF1360 (Koegel) Empowering small Minnesota communities program established, and money appropriated.
HF1801 (Koegel) Crookston; U.S. Highway 2 safety requirements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2130 (Kraft) Length of driver's license revocations related to certain offenses, length of time individuals must participate in the ignition interlock program modified, and ignition interlock program participants required to complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before reinstatement of full driving privileges.
HF182 (Rehrauer) Coon Rapids; marked Trunk Highway 610 and East River Road interchange project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1642 (Wolgamott) Sherburne County; U.S. Highway 10 freeway conversion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1651 (Stephenson) Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge provided, money transferred to the active transportation account, and money appropriated.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
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matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
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Bills Added:
HF1360
(Koegel) - Empowering small Minnesota communities program established, and money appropriated.
HF1801
(Koegel) - Crookston; U.S. Highway 2 safety requirements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2130
(Kraft) - Length of driver's license revocations related to certain offenses, length of time individuals must participate in the ignition interlock program modified, and ignition interlock program participants required to complete a treatment or rehabilitation program before reinstatement of full driving privileges.
HF182
(Rehrauer) - Coon Rapids; marked Trunk Highway 610 and East River Road interchange project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1642
(Wolgamott) - Sherburne County; U.S. Highway 10 freeway conversion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1651
(Stephenson) - Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge provided, money transferred to the active transportation account, and money appropriated.
HF1855 (Greenman) Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.
• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND john.hultquist@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Veterans and Military Affairs Division webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
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Bills Added:
HF1855
(Greenman) - Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.
6. HF 2017 (Novotny) – Prosecutorial and law enforcement training funding provided, and money appropriated.
7. Adjourn
Note: HF 558 (Quam) – Consideration of arrest and investigative record in criminal history background check authorized - has been removed from the agenda.
Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF1800
(Quam) - Voting administration provisions modified, including candidate filing, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, and postelection review; reports required; criminal penalties provided; and money appropriated.
HF2259
(Johnson) - Violent crime enforcement teams funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1821
(Witte) - Supplemental nonprofit security grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2017
(Novotny) - Prosecutorial and law enforcement training funding provided, and money appropriated.
I. Conclusion of discussion regarding H.F. 1976
II. H.F. 2238 (Bakeberg) – Commissioner directed to approve youth skills training programs in construction trades
III. H.F. 510 (Koznick) – Made in Minnesota program funding provided
IV. H.F. 108 (Hussein) - Ujamaa Place funding provided
V. H.F. 1577 (Frazier) - Statewide education campaign funding provided to inform employers about the benefits of second-chance hiring
VI. H.F. 1960 (Mueller) - Displaced homemaker programs funding provided
VII. H.F. 1638 (Xiong) – Equaspace grant funding provided
HF2238
(Bakeberg) - Commissioner directed to approve youth skills training programs in construction trades.
HF510
(Koznick) - Made in Minnesota program funding provided for small business growth acceleration, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1638
(Xiong) - Equaspace grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF108
(Hussein) - Ujamaa Place funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1577
(Frazier) - Statewide education campaign funding provided to inform employers about the benefits of second-chance hiring, and money appropriated.
HF1960
(Mueller) - Displaced homemaker programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1679 (Lillie) - Public television grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1019 (Skraba) - Minnesota Public Radio funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2321 (Frazier) - Public educational radio stations funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1740 (Nadeau) - Community cable television programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2278 (Vang) - Ethnic media organization funding provided for public access television content, and money appropriated.
Items may be added or removed from the agenda.
If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10 a.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
Bills Added:
HF1679
(Lillie) - Public television grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1019
(Skraba) - Minnesota Public Radio funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2321
(Frazier) - Public educational radio stations funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1740
(Nadeau) - Community cable television programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2278
(Vang) - Ethnic media organization funding provided for public access television content, and money appropriated.
III. HF 1358 (Repinski) Winona County; supplementary services rate authorized for mental health facilities
IV. HF 1973 (Perryman) Catholic Charities of St. Cloud senior dining program funding provided, and money appropriated.
V. HF 736 (Olson) Blue Earth County supplemental housing support rate established
VI. Waiver Reimagine Status Update from Department of Human Services
*We will be taking testimony on the waiver reimagine program after the presentation
VII. 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 may be added or removed at the chair's discretion
Bills Added:
HF1358
(Repinski) - Winona County; supplementary services rate authorized for mental health facilities.
HF1973
(Perryman) - Catholic Charities of St. Cloud senior dining program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF736
(Olson) - Blue Earth County supplemental housing support rate established.