Public Testimony to HF238 as amended, which will serve as the committee's budget bill. No action will be taken.
HF238 (Pinto) - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) general citizenship requirements modified, as amended by DE amendment.
*Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes: Consideration of amendments and vote on HF238 will occur on Thursday, March 30th, 8:30 -10:30 AM, State Office Building - Room 200

Testimony: If you would like to testify in person, please contact the committee administrator Colie Colburn, by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 28th. Please send how you (or your testifier) would like to be listed on the formal agenda with your name, affiliation (if any), and preferred pronoun (if desired). Remote testimony is available upon request.

Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 3:00PM on Wednesday, March 29th. Note that amendments that are not balanced (change the cost of the overall bill) will be considered out of order.

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Budget Presentation - Office of the Secretary of State

HF1723 (Freiberg); Secretary of state funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1723 will be the vehicle for the elections finance and policy omnibus bill.
The bill will be posted early the week of March 27.
Public testimony to **new provisions** will be taken on Wednesday, March 29. **no testimony will be taken to provisions already heard**
Markup and passage will take place on Friday, March 31.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair’s discretion

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the night before.

**Testimony may be limited at the Chair's discretion**

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp

HF 2233 (Xiong) Department of Employment and Economic Development policy provisions modified.
Walkthrough by Nonpartisan House Staff
Ashley Engh, House Fiscal Staff
Anna Scholin, House Reasearch

Public Testimony
Jessica Webster, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid
Michael Belton, Ujamaa Place
Bryan Donaldson, Executive Director, MN Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
Anna Odegaard, Minnesota Asset Building Coalition
Rod Adams, Executive Director, New Justice Project
Pat Sukhum, Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
Jeanne Keenan, Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership
Jane Graupman, International Institute of Minnesota
Katey Wade, East Side Neighborhood Services
ThaoMee Xiong, CAAL
Julie Brekke, Hired
Kirsten Christopherson, Avivo
Shane Zahrt, Coalition of Utility Cities
Eric Black, CEO, MDI
Tawanna Black, Founder and CEO, Center for Economic Inclusion
Marcus Pope, President, Youthprise
Mohamed Farah, Executive Director, Ka Joog
Shep Harris, MOHR Extended Employment
Jamie Pfuhl, Minnesota Grocers Association
Elliot Butay, NAMI Minnesota

The committee is no longer accepting in-person testimony. If you would like to submit written testimony please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov

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HF 3028 (Hassan) Department of Employment and Economic Development, Public Utilities Commission, and Explore Minnesota biennial budget established; governing provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated.
Nonpartisan Staff Walkthrough
Ken Savary, House Fiscal Staff
Anna Scholin, House Research

Public Testimony
Jacob Frey, Mayor, City of Minneapolis
Calvin Littlejohn
Abe Demmaj
Kari Johnson, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
Lauren Bennett McGinty, Executive Director, Explore Minnesota Tourism
Earlsworth “Baba” Letang, Neighborhood Development Center
Melanie Tomczak, Chief Technology Officer for BioMADE
Dr. Surya Iyer, President, Polar Semiconductor
Tawanna Black, Founder & CEO, Center for Economic Inclusion
Adam Duininck, North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
Miluska Novota
Sarah Psick, Minnesota Tourism Growth Coalition
Anthony Taylor, Cultural Wellness Center
Peter McLaughlin, Twin Cities LISC
Taylor Smrikarova, Redesign, Inc
Natalie Johnson Lee, Destination Northside
D'Angelos Svenkeson, NEOO Partners
Chad Kulas, Executive Director, Midway Chamber of Commerce
Nasibu Sareva, Chief Executive Officer, African Development Center

The Committee is no longer accepting in person testimony. If you would like to provide written testimony you can contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

Approval of the Minutes from March 28th, 2023
Testimony on HF 2497 (Youakim) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education funding provided; general education, education excellence, teacher, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood, community education, and state agencies provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated. NOTE: A DE1 Amendment to HF 2497 (Youakim) that will serve as the House Omnibus Education Finance bill has been posted.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov or 651-296-5524.
Amendments to the DE to HF 2497 (Youakim) will be due at 5pm on Wednesday, March 29th.

Public Testimony:
Testimony on HF 2497 (Youakim) will be taken on Wednesday, March 29th. If you are interested in providing testimony on HF 2497 (Youakim) please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm on Tuesday, March 28th. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

Public testimony on Health Finance & Policy budget omnibus and DE amendment.

No formal action will be taken.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony is preferred, and should be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.

Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

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Walkthrough, public testimony, and vote on HF 1999 (Lillie) Legacy Finance Omnibus

A DE amendment and spreadsheet will be posted by Monday, March 27th.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify in person, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 10:30 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.

This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

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All bills will be heard on an informational only basis. No formal actions will be taken. Amendments may be offered for reference.

HF3127 (Hassan) - Ka Joog funding provided for a workforce training center, and money appropriated has replaced HF XXX (Hassan) revisor draft code: AS067.

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HF2680 (Stephenson); Department of Commerce biennial budget established; various insurance governing provisions modified; strengthen Minnesota homes program established; money transmitters regulated; energy, renewable energy, and utility regulation governing provisions established and modified; state competitiveness fund established; technical changes made; penalties established; administrative rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.

HF2680 will be the vehicle for the commerce finance and policy omnibus bill.
The DE amendment will be posted by the end of the day on Friday, March 24.
Public testimony to all provisions will be taken on Monday, March 27.
Markup and passage will take place on Wednesday, March 29.

Items may be taken up in any order, added, removed at the Chair’s discretion

**Public testimony may be limited at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony will be taken in the order signed up. If testimony is limited, you will be informed by email**

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp

UPDATE: HF100 will now be heard on Thursday in Taxes. Taxes will not meet on Wednesday, 3/29.

HF0100 (Stephenson) Omnibus cannabis bill. (Pending re-referral)

The Taxes Committee will be focused on the tax provisions of the bill. Bills may be added or removed. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) by 5 PM on Tuesday, March 28th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. The number of testifiers may be limited due to time constraints. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Tuesday, March 28th to the Committee Administrator and the Committee Legislative Assistant Lauren Sabes (Lauren.Sabes@house.mn.gov). 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.

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Markup and vote on HF 2754 (Acomb) Climate and Energy Omnibus.

A DE amendment and spreadsheet will be posted on Monday, March 27th.

There will be no public testimony during this meeting.

This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

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HF2310 (Hansen) Environment and Natural Resources Omnibus Bill.

Omnibus bill markup and vote.

*The deadline to submit amendments to the DE electronically to the Committee Administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) is 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

The committee will recess at 5:30pm and reconvene at 6:00pm in Room 10 State Office Building to hear the following bills:

HF1900 (Hollins) Renewal of environment and natural resources trust fund provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF2778 (Hansen) Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources membership and terms modified, availability of fund disbursements modified, and appointments provided.

**Please note that amendments for HF1900 (Hollins) and HF2778 (Hansen) are due by 1:00pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony on HF1900 or HF2778, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

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Markup and vote on HF2335:

HF 2335 (Howard) Minnesota Housing Finance Agency budget established, childhood housing stability provided, community stabilization program established, first-generation homebuyers down payment assistance fund established, and money appropriated.

A DE amendment has been posted, as well as amendments to the DE.

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