ELEVENTH MEETING

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

JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Liebling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:16 A.M. on March 18, 2025 in Room G3 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
SCOTT, Peggy, Chair
FRAZIER, Cedrick, Vice-Chair
HUDSON, Walter, Vice-Chair
BLISS, Matt
CURRAN, Brion
DURAN, Bidal
ENGEN, Elliott
FEIST, Sandra
FINKE, Leigh
MAHAMOUD, Mahamoud
MOLLER, Kelly
RARICK, Marion
STIER, Terry

Members excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Feist moved that the minutes of March 13, 2025 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Liebling stated that minor changes were made to existing committee rules to reflect the new co-chair structure and that a copy was included in members’ packets.

HF1662 FIRST ENGROSSMENT (Rehrauer) Human services data and veterans’ data provisions modified.

Chair Liebling moved that HF1662, First Engrossment, be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Chair Liebling moved the H1662A3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Rehrauer presented HF1662, First Engrossment, as amended.

Testifying:
1. Cole Trace, Government Affairs Liaison, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
2. Andy Garvais, Director, Veterans Programs and Memorial Affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Chair Liebling renewed her motion to recommend that HF1662, First Engrossment, as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1224 (Freiberg) Due-on-sale clauses limited in certain instances, and private right of action provided.

Chair Liebling moved that HF1224 be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

Chair Liebling moved the H1224DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Freiberg presented HF1224 as amended.

Testifying:
1. Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid

Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF1224, as amended, to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1836 (Klevorn) State government; changes made to data practices.

Chair Liebling moved that HF1836 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.

Chair Liebling moved the H1836A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Klevorn presented HF1836, as amended.

Testifying:
1. Taya Moxley-Goldsmith, Director, Data Practices Office, Department of Administration
2. Rich Neumeister, Citizen Advocate

Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF1836, as amended, to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1367 (Pinto) Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.

Chair Liebling moved that HF1367 be re-referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.

Chair Liebling moved the H1367A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Pinto presented HF1367 as amended.

Testifying:
1. Jennifer Jackson, Assistant County Attorney, Dakota County

Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF1367, as amended, to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1168 (Bahner) Commissioner of revenue required to establish an online system to claim the political contribution refund, political contribution refund program modified to allow for electronic information transfer between the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board and the Department of Revenue, data classified, and money appropriated.

Chair Liebling moved that HF1168 be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Representative Bahner presented HF1168.

Testifying:
1. David Fisher, on behalf of Clean Elections Minnesota

Chair Liebling renewed her motion to re-refer HF1168 to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1999 (Greene) Restrictions on public data requests to a school district added.

Chair Liebling moved HF1999 before the committee.

Chair Liebling moved the H1999A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Liebling moved the H1999A2 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Greene presented HF1999 as amended.

Testifying:
1. Jeff Elstad, Superintendent, Owatonna Public Schools
2. John Carlson, Chief Administrative Officer, Rochester Public Schools
3. Don Gemberling, Board Member, Minnesotans for Open Government
4. Rich Neumeister, Citizen Advocate

Chair Liebling laid over HF1999, as amended.

HF2127 (Curran) Judicial official real property records classified as private, access limited, and criminal penalties imposed.

Chair Liebling moved HF2127 before the committee.

Representative Curran moved the H2127A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Curran presented HF2127 as amended.

Testifying:
1. Chief Judge Patrick Shiltz, on behalf of the Minnesota District Judges Association
2. Judge Todd Schoffelman, on behalf of the Minnesota District Judges Association
3. Rich Neumeister, Citizen Advocate
4. Amber Bougie, Hennepin County Recorder, on behalf of the Minnesota Association of County Officers and Minnesota County Recorders Association
5. Andrew McGuire, Dakota County Recorder, on behalf of the Minnesota Association of County Officers and Minnesota County Recorders Association
6. Nathan Zacharias, Technology Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties

Chair Liebling laid over HF2127 as amended.

HF0104 (Feist) Confidentiality established for restorative justice practices participants, and data classified.

Representative Feist moved that HF0104 be placed on the General Register.

Representative Feist moved the H0104DE3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Feist moved the H0104A1 Amendment to the H0104DE3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Feist presented HF0104, as amended.

Testifying:
1. Professor Amanda Sieling, Southwest Minnesota State University
2. Sandra Weise, Owner, Finnish Bistro

Representative Feist renewed her motion to recommend that HF0104, as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:08 P.M.



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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair



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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant