Currently Posted Meetings

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of February 24, 2025, meeting minutes

III. Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) overview of DEED grant programs.
Matt Varilek, Commissioner – Department of Employment and Economic Development

IV. Adjournment

1. Elect Legislative Audit Commission Chair and Vice Chair for the 2025-2027 biennium
2. Protocols regarding the release of special reviews and program evaluations
3. OLA Legislative Update:  Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor (SF 1772 and SF 1773, Senators Koran and Drazkowski; HF 1239 and HF 1240, Representative Quam)
4. Update on OLA Financial Audit Division:  Lori Leysen, Deputy Legislative Auditor
5. Update on Program Evaluation Division and Topic Selection Process:  Jodi Munson Rodriguez, Deputy Legislative Auditor

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PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  This meeting will also be livestreamed via YouTube, which will be closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

TESTIFYING:  The Legislative Audit Commission and its subcommittees typically do not take public testimony. 

MEETING DOCUMENTS:  Materials will be posted above and on the Office of the Legislative Auditor website in the Notices section as soon as they are available, and posted to our Minutes page soon after.

Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 24, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF11 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
4. Adjournment

*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing (February 28, 2025). 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. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.

- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Rural Finance Authority Presentation
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture presentation on the Agriculture, Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) grant program

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 484 (Mekeland) Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction.

IV. HF 483 (Lawrence) Political subdivision bans prohibited on natural gas or propane service to any building.

V. HF 1447 (Quam) Disclosure of contributors who contribute less than $200 who live outside the area represented by the candidate required.

VI. HF 1496 (Quam) Voter verification required before mail delivery of an absentee ballot.

VII. HF 554 (Quam) Counties and cities required to have written procedures that are available to the public.

VIII. Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Updates and Budget Presentations from the Health-Related Licensing Boards

IV. Adjournment

4 bills will be heard:

HF192(Burkel) Requirements governing cost participation on trunk highway projects established, and money appropriated.

HF268(Koznick) Certain limitations on use of interest or investment income from transportation revenue established.

HF1214(Hansen) Minneapolis; transportation advancement account funds directed to be used for suicide prevention measures on Washington Avenue Bridge.

HF494(West) ReConnect Rondo project expenditures prohibited.

Note: If you would like to testify for or against a bill, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday February 28, 2025. Phone: 651-297-5723 Email: Cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier and the Chair reserves the right to limit testimony to no more than 15 minutes each for and against on a bill. Also, no more than one testifier per organization. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the committee legislative assistant by 3 pm on Friday February 28, 2025.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business