Minnesota Legislature
Currently Posted Meetings
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time |
Location |
Committee |
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(12:30 PM)
4/22/2025
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[Capitol 120]
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Ways and Means |
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(5:30 PM)
4/22/2025
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[123 State Capitol]
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Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement [Commission] |
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Co-Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
Co-Chair: Rep. Paul Torkelson
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:
I. Call to Order.
II. Approval of the Minutes.
III. HF2300 (Scott) - Judiciary Finance Bill. ***
IV. HF2432 (Novotnoy) - Public Safety Finance Bill.
*** Note: The language from HF2300 will be added by motion to HF2432 during the hearing.
V. HF2445 (Igo) - Housing Finance Bill.
VI. HF2443 (Her) - Commerce Finance Bill.
VII. HF2439 (Heintzman) - Environment & Natural Resources Finance Bill.
VIII. HF3023 (Johnson, P.) - Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.*
IX. HF1615 (Stephenson) - Cannabis policy bill.*
X. Adjournment
*Agenda items added. Agenda items may be added or removed.
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Monday, April 21, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.
II. Approval of the Minutes.
III. HF2300 (Scott) - Judiciary Finance Bill. ***
IV. HF2432 (Novotnoy) - Public Safety Finance Bill.
*** Note: The language from HF2300 will be added by motion to HF2432 during the hearing.
V. HF2445 (Igo) - Housing Finance Bill.
VI. HF2443 (Her) - Commerce Finance Bill.
VII. HF2439 (Heintzman) - Environment & Natural Resources Finance Bill.
VIII. HF3023 (Johnson, P.) - Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.*
IX. HF1615 (Stephenson) - Cannabis policy bill.*
X. Adjournment
*Agenda items added. Agenda items may be added or removed.
DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Monday, April 21, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.
Bills Added
HF2300
(Scott)
Claim amount for mandatory binding arbitration modified; certification of juvenile court expenses eliminated; filing, copying, printing, and distribution of court papers modified; and money appropriated.
Claim amount for mandatory binding arbitration modified; certification of juvenile court expenses eliminated; filing, copying, printing, and distribution of court papers modified; and money appropriated.
HF2443
(Her)
Biennial budget for commerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer small loans and lending modified, Minnesota premium security plan modified, state innovation waiver submission required, provisions governing cannabis licenses modified, and money appropriated.
Biennial budget for commerce and energy established, various energy provisions modified, provisions governing consumer small loans and lending modified, Minnesota premium security plan modified, state innovation waiver submission required, provisions governing cannabis licenses modified, and money appropriated.
HF2439
(Heintzeman)
Environment and natural resources funding provided, fees and surcharges modified, disposition of certain funds modified, hazardous materials and pollutants provisions modified, loans for regional parks and trails projects provided, and money appropriated.
Environment and natural resources funding provided, fees and surcharges modified, disposition of certain funds modified, hazardous materials and pollutants provisions modified, loans for regional parks and trails projects provided, and money appropriated.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
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Chair: Sen. Nick A. Frentz
Location: 123 State Capitol
Agenda:
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Location: 123 State Capitol
Agenda:
- Approval of the April 8, 2025, meeting minutes.
- Motion LCPR25-M1: Approving changes to actuarial assumptions for:
- MSRS State Patrol, Correctional, and Judges Retirement Funds
- PERA Police and Fire and Correctional Retirement Plans
- Motion LCPR25-M2: Approving changes to actuarial assumptions regarding combined service annuities for:
- MSRS General, State Patrol, and Correctional Retirement Funds
- PERA General, Police and Fire, and Correctional Retirement Plans
- Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
- St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association (SPTRFA)
- Revisor# 25-05437: Firefighter Relief Associations; Repealing the Investment Business Recipient Disclosure annual reporting requirement. (laid over from the April 1 meeting)
- Summary from the April 1 meeting (drafted to LCPR30-030)
- Summary from the April 1 meeting (drafted to LCPR30-030)
- Recommendations of the MSRS Correctional Plan Eligibility Work Group.
- Proposed legislation: LCPR25-003
- Amendment LCPR25-003-1A
- Amendment LCPR25-003-2A
- Summary of Work Group, Proposed Legislation, and Amendments
- SF 1986 (Kupec); HF 1779 (Wolgamott): PERA and MSRS General plans; Authorizing an unreduced early retirement annuity for probation agency employees. (laid over from the March 25 meeting)
- Amendment S1986-1A
- Amendment S1986-2A - adopted by the Commission on March 25
- SF1986-HF17797 Summary from the March 25 meeting
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Persons interested in testifying must email Lisa Diesslin at lisa.diesslin@lcpr.mn.gov by 5:00 PM on Monday, April 21, identifying the specific agenda item on which you would like to testify, your name, organization and title (if applicable), email address, and phone number. Testimony is limited to the items on the agenda.
PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION: This meeting will be streamed live by Senate Media Services. See www.senate.mn/schedule/webcast-schedule for the webcast schedule or the Senate Media YouTube page for YouTube streaming. Note that these links may not appear until the day of the meeting.
NOTE: For access to the Capitol after 4:30 PM, use the emergency call box button located on the ground floor level underneath the south steps. The State Patrol will answer and will send an officer to let you in.
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form