Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Minnesota House of Representatives

Children and Families Finance and Policy

SIXTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 2, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FINANCE POLICY MEETING MINUTES

Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn, Chair of the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie, Co-Chair
WEST, Nolan, Co-Chair
HANSON, Jessica, Co-Vice Chair
NELSON, Nathan, Co-Vice Chair
ALTENDORF, Pam
COULTER, Nathan
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HICKS, Kim
MCDONALD, Joe
NADEAU, Danny
OLSON, Bjorn
PÉREZ-VEGA, María Isa
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

A quorum was present.

Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved the minutes of April 1, 2025. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1367 (Pinto) - Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that HF1367 be re-referred to the General Register.

Representative Pinto presented HF 1367.

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn renewed the motion that HF 1367 re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1685 (Kraft) - Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.

Representative Kraft presented HF 1685.

Presenter(s):
? Nas Nourkadi (he/him), State Policy Lead, Move Minnesota Action.

HF 2732 (Pursell) - Rural child care stabilization and support payment
program established, report required, and money appropriated.

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that HF 2732 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Pursell presented HF2732.

Testifiers:
? Karen DeVos (she/her), Owner, Little Learners Ada and Westview, Ada, Minnesota
? Tawna Scheider (she/her), Director, Little Village Early Learning Center, Dundas, MN

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn renewed the motion that HF 2732 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill. THE BILL IS LAID OVER.

HF 1897 (Moller) - Correction order requirements modified.

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that HF 1897 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn moved the DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Moller presented HF 1867 as amended.

Testifiers:

? Cyndi Cunningham, Public Policy Chairperson, Lead & Care

Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn renewed the motion that HF 1867 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill. THE BILL IS LAID OVER.

HF 1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that HF 1383 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn presented HF 1383.

Testifiers:

? Alexandria Packard (she/her)
? Alaina Skoglund (she/her), Early Childhood Educator, Mother, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Early Childhood Education Center

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn renewed the motion that HF 1383 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill. THE BILL IS LAID OVER.

HF 2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that HF 2863 be re-referred to the General Register.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn presented HF 2863.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn renewed the motion that HF 2863 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2728 (Coulter) - Child care great start compensation support payments modified.

Rep. Coulter moved that HF 2728 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Coulter presented HF 2728.

Rep. Coulter renewed the motion that HF 2728 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill. THE BILL IS LAID OVER.

HF 1424 (Hanson) - Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.

Rep. Hanson moved that HF 1424 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Hanson moved the DE3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hanson moved the A4 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hanson moved the A5 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hanson presented HF 1424 as amended.

Testifiers:
? Christina Zeise, Ampersand Families
? Kathy Duffy, Quality Parenting Initiative-MN
? Sean McKnight, Retired Police Detective, Apple Valley Police Coalition

Rep. Hanson renewed the motion that HF 1424 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Children and Families Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill. THE BILL IS LAID OVER.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:49PM.


_________________________________________
Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn, Chair


________________________________________
Caleb Rohrer, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
  • HF1424 (Hanson) - Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
  • HF1897 (Moller) - Correction order requirements modified.
  • HF2728 (Coulter) - Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
  • HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
  • HF2732 (Pursell) - Rural child care stabilization and support payment program established, report required, and money appropriated.
  • HF1685 (Kraft) - Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.
  • HF1367 (Pinto) - Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
Documents:
Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:45 - HF1367 (Pinto) Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
02:16 - HF1685 (Kraft) Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.
15:45 - HF2732 (Pursell) Rural child care stabilization and support payment program established, report required, and money appropriated.
31:13 - HF1897 (Moller) Correction order requirements modified.
49:26 - HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
1:14:21 - HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
1:15:53 - HF2728 (Coulter) Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
1:27:36 - HF1424 (Hanson) Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.

HF1367 (Pinto) Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided. Remove
HF2732 (Pursell) Rural child care stabilization and support payment program.
HF1897 (Moller) Correction order requirements modified.
HF1424 (Hanson) Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
HF2728 (Coulter) Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.

**Informational Hearing Only. No official action will be taken on the following bill:
HF1685 (Kraft) Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.

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.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 3:00 PM the day before the committee hearing

Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; and Lauren Hayward, GOP Committee Administrator, Lauren.Hayward@house.mn.gov