Legacy Finance

SEVENTH MEETING

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

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

LEGACY FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Samantha Vang, Co-Chair of the Committee on Legacy Finance, called the meeting to order at 10:15 A.M., on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Room G3 of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
VANG, Samantha, (DFL Co-Chair)
MCDONALD, Joe, (GOP Co-Chair)
HUSSEIN, Samakab, (DFL Co-Vice Chair)
SKRABA, Roger, (GOP Co-Vice Chair)
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
DIPPEL, Tom
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
LILLIE, Leon
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
OLSON, Bjorn
XIONG, Jay

HF1721 (Freiberg); Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Freiberg presented HF1721 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Rose McGee, Founder and Director, Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
• Niila Hebert, Chair, Sweet Potato Comfort Pie
A quorum was present.
HF975 (Clardy); Heroes and Heritage Interpretive Trail Loop funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Clardy presented HF975 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Joe Atkins, Commissioner, Dakota County
Representative Heintzemann moved that the minutes from March 26, 2025 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF116 (Pérez-Vega); Funding provided to expand arts programming that celebrates Latino cultural heritage, and money appropriated.
Representative Pérez-Vega presented HF116 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, Artist
HF1640 (Xiong); Funding provided to preserve the oral histories of Hmong veterans of the Secret War in Laos, and money appropriated.
Representative Xiong presented HF1640 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Megan Lee, SGU Board Member
• Youa Ying Vang, SGU Board Member
HF1899 (Xiong); United Hmong Family funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Xiong presented HF1899 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Maycee Vang, United Hmong Family
HF2085 (Lillie); Commissioner of administration funding provided to facilitate cultural exchanges involving diverse Minnesota communities, and money appropriated.
Representative Lillie presented HF2085 on an informational basis.
HF2599 (Hussein); Moorhead, funding provided to establish a cultural mall, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF2599 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Fowzia Adde, Executive Director, Immigrant Development Center
HF1599 (Hussein); Community festival grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Hussein presented HF1599 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Mercedes Yarbrough, Rondo Ave Inc.
• Nick Muhammad, Rondo Ave Inc.
HF2379 (Lee, F.); Mixtape Strategy funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Lee presented HF2379 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Assata Florell, The Mixtape Strategy
HF2970 (Klevorn); Capitol campus improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Klevorn presented HF2970 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Peter Musty, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
HF2979 (Sencer-Mura); Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Sencer-Mura presented HF2979 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Michael Cirelli, Executive Director, Urban World
HF3019 (Momanyi-Hiltsley); Osseo sesquicentennial funding provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley presented HF3019 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Carole Larson, Osseo
HF2508 (Momanyi-Hiltsley); African Career Education and Resource, Inc. funding provided; and money appropriated.
Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley presented HF2508 on an informational basis.
Testifying:
• Nelima Sitati Munene, Executive Director, African Career Education and Resource Inc.
• Aberham Kamara
• Vero Rotich
The meeting was adjourned at 11:56am
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Representative Samantha Vang, Co-Chair

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Grace Johnson, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF1721 (Freiberg) - Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2508 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) - African Career Education and Resource, Inc. funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF975 (Clardy) - Heroes and Heritage Interpretive Trail Loop funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF116 (Pérez-Vega) - Funding provided to expand arts programming that celebrates Latino cultural heritage, and money appropriated.
HF1640 (Xiong) - Funding provided to preserve the oral histories of Hmong veterans of the Secret War in Laos, and money appropriated.
HF1899 (Xiong) - United Hmong Family funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2085 (Lillie) - Commissioner of administration funding provided to facilitate cultural exchanges involving diverse Minnesota communities, and money appropriated.
HF2599 (Hussein) - Moorhead; funding provided to establish a cultural mall, and money appropriated.
HF1559 (Hussein) - Community festival grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2379 (Lee) - Mixtape Strategy funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2970 (Klevorn) - Capitol campus improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2979 (Sencer-Mura) - Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3019 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) - Osseo sesquicentennial funding provided, and money appropriated.

Documents:

RC 25-05027 (Klevorn) Improvements to Capitol campus.pdf - 3/28/2025
RC 25-05168 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate.pdf - 3/28/2025
RC 25-05311 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Osseo sesquicentennial.pdf - 3/28/2025
Agenda.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 116 - Letter.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 1559 - Letters.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 1640 - Letter .pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 1721 - Letters.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 1899 - Letter.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 2379 - Letter.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 2508 - Letters.pdf - 4/1/2025
HF 2599 - Letter.pdf - 4/1/2025
RC 25-05027 - Handout.pdf - 4/1/2025
RC 25-05311 - Letter.pdf - 4/1/2025

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01:13 - HF1721 (Freiberg) Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization funding provided, and money appropriated.
06:38 - HF975 (Clardy) Heroes and Heritage Interpretive Trail Loop funding provided, and money appropriated.
12:47 - HF116 (Pérez-Vega) Funding provided to expand arts programming that celebrates Latino cultural heritage, and money appropriated.
24:20 - HF1640 (Xiong) Funding provided to preserve the oral histories of Hmong veterans of the Secret War in Laos, and money appropriated.
34:32 - HF1899 (Xiong) United Hmong Family funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:38 - HF2085 (Lillie) Commissioner of administration funding provided to facilitate cultural exchanges involving diverse Minnesota communities, and money appropriated.
45:54 - HF2599 (Hussein) Moorhead; funding provided to establish a cultural mall, and money appropriated.
54:40 - HF1559 (Hussein) Community festival grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:03:48 - HF2379 (Lee, F.) Mixtape Strategy funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:08:16 - HF2970 (Klevorn) Capitol campus improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:13:58 - HF2979 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:20:40 - HF3019 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Osseo sesquicentennial funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:29:57 - HF2508 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) African Career Education and Resource, Inc funding provided; and money appropriated.
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HF1721 (Freiberg) - Sweet Potato Comfort Pie organization funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2508 (Hiltsley) - African Career Education and Resource, Inc. funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF975 (Clardy) - Heroes and Heritage Interpretive Trail Loop funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF116 (Pérez-Vega) - Funding provided to expand arts programming that celebrates Latino cultural heritage, and money appropriated.
HF1640 (Xiong) - Funding provided to preserve the oral histories of Hmong veterans of the Secret War in Laos, and money appropriated.
HF1899 (Xiong) - United Hmong Family funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2085 (Lillie) - Commissioner of administration funding provided to facilitate cultural exchanges involving diverse Minnesota communities, and money appropriated.
HF2599 (Hussein) - Moorhead; funding provided to establish a cultural mall, and money appropriated.
HF1559 (Hussein) - Community festival grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2379 (Lee) - Mixtape Strategy funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2970 (Klevorn) - Capitol campus improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2979 (Sencer-Mura) - Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3019 (Hiltsley) - Osseo sesquicentennial funding provided, and money appropriated.

* Each bill will be heard informationally.
* Each bill presentation will have three minutes to present and four minutes for questions.
* Handouts and letters of support or opposition are welcome.
* Additional in-person testimony will not be taken.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony, please send the written testimony to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10 a.m. the day before the meeting.