Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the March 17, 2025, meeting minutes

III. Overview of the Governor’s Anti-Fraud Package with presentations from
Minnesota Management and Budget; Department of Public Safety; Department of Human Services;
Minnesota IT Services; Department of Administration; Department of Education; and
Department of Children, Youth and Families

IV. Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation from Minnesota Management and Budget on Federal Interactions with State Budget

IV. Presentation from NCSL on Federal Interactions with State Budget

V. Adjournment

*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 Friday, March 14, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 1532 (Olson) Eminent domain; certain reimbursement amounts increased.
IV. HF 1290 (Perryman) Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized.
V. HF 2231 (Harder) Requirements for publishing notice in a qualified newspaper modified, and online publication of public notices when no qualified newspaper is available authorized.

*HF 2013 has been removed from the agenda at the request of the author.

Co-Chair Backer has the gavel.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 2371 (Robbins) Informed consent for sensitive examinations performed on an anesthetized or unconscious patient required, and criminal penalty provided.

IV. HF 2147 (Schultz) Requirements for use of hot water pools on certain rental properties established.

V. HF 2557 (Nadeau) Hospital surcharge redirected to health care access fund.

VI. HF 1165 (Bahner) Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority restructured and renamed to Minnesota Health and Education Facilities Authority, authority to construct and finance health care facilities authorized, and bonding capacity increased.

VII. HF 2466 (Backer) Provider taxes contingent reduction provisions modified.

VIII. HF 2465 (Backer) Commissioner of health governing fees provision modified.

IX. HF 2482 (Bierman) Health care utilization review provisions and prior authorization clinical criteria applicability modified.

Removed from agenda:
HF2382 (Engen) has been removed from the agenda. Engen Accident report requirements modified, and local law enforcement authorized to provide certain data to contracted service providers for purposes of accident reporting.

8 bills will be heard:
HF 639 Murphy Loss of consciousness or voluntary control amendment provisions rulemaking required.
SF1075 (HF1243) Joy Car window glazing requirements exception modified.
HF1087 Greene I-494 Corridor Commission funding provided, and money appropriated.
SF1360 (HF739) Olson Husbandry speed limit increased relating to transportation.
HF2337 Olson Dealer plate provisions modified to provide for the use of a vehicle for courtesy purposes.
HF1220 Olson Definition of motor vehicle dealer modified to include dealers licensed under the laws of a contiguous state.
HF712 Koegel Transportation department efficiency requirements modified.
HF1219 (Olson) Length of a temporary vehicle permit issued to a nonresident increased from 31 days to 60 days.

Note: If you would like to testify for or against a bill, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday March 21, 2025. 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 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 March 21, 2025.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 2335 (Elkins) Preexisting condition limitations in Medicare supplement insurance policies modified.

IV. HF 2400 (Huot) Real estate appraisers; disciplinary sanction matrix established.

V. HF 2401 (Huot) Real estate appraisers; out-of-state continuing education credit requirements modified.

VI. HF 2522 (O’Driscoll) Commissioner of commerce designated to oversee the Commerce Fraud Bureau and automobile theft prevention program.

VII. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 26th (Co-Chair Her will have the gavel)

Agenda:

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3/20/2025

III. HF 2196 (Fischer) Mental health terminology updated.

IV. Priority Admissions to State-Operated Treatment Programs – Presentation from DCT

V. HF 2586 (Frederick) Cost of care exemption for committed persons and 48-hour rule for admissions extended, Priority Admission Review Panel established, creation of Direct Care and Treatment admissions dashboard and a limited exemption for admissions from hospital settings required, and report required

VI. HF 2187 (Frederick) Crisis services and criteria availability modified for community-based program locations, 48-hour admission requirement removed, and conforming and technical changes made to effectuate creation of Direct Care and Treatment agency.

VII. HF 2037 (Schwartz) Department of Direct Care and Treatment established, commissioner established to oversee department, and direct care and treatment executive board repealed


VIII. Adjournment

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. 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.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes
III. HF1151 (Nash) Compensation council provisions changed.
IV. HF1239 (Quam) Violations of law related to misuse of public funds required to be reported to law enforcement.
V. HF1240 (Quam) Policy related to the legislative auditor modified.
VI. HF2020 (Howard) Group insurance program eligibility for spouses of retired state employees added.
VII. HF2514 (Klevorn) Joint legislative studies governing provision modified.
VIII. HF2515 (Klevorn) Legislature; definition of joint offices modified.
IX. HF2451 (Klevorn) Office of Administrative Hearings renamed Court of Administrative Hearings, and opportunity for remand provided.
X. Office of Administrative Hearings Presentation
XI. Office of the Secretary of State Presentation
XII. Adjournment
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

I. H.F. 1007 (Norris) - World Junior Hockey Championships funding provided

II. H.F. 2258 (Johnson, W) - 2026 Special Olympics USA Games funding provided

III. H.F. 1152 (Johnson, P) - Explore Minnesota duties and missions modified

IV. H.F. 1671 (Pinto) – Department of Labor policy and technical changes

Items 1-3 will be laid over.

To testify, please submit materials to spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Monday, March 24th.

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Thursday, March 20th
III. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, March 27th
IV. Adjournment

Bill Added for informational-only hearing: HF 2542 (Pursell) Bridgewater Affordable Housing Community public infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Update on Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIBS)

The following bills will be heard on informational only basis. No formal action will be taken.
HF 1141 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF 1770 (Howard) Cooperative manufactured housing infrastructure grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1489 (Howard) Public housing rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1709 (Frederick) Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 2148 (Agbaje) Locally controlled housing fund established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 244 (Jones) Minneapolis child and family services facility renovation bond issue and appropriation.
HF 1266 (Keeler) Clay County; nonsecure juvenile detention facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 807 (Youakim) Hopkins; two community hubs funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 2619 (Lee, K.) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds to finance a grant to Face to Face Health and Counseling Services, Inc. authorized; and money appropriated.
HF 1340 (Lee, F.) Use of housing infrastructure bonds allowed on adaptive reuse to develop supportive housing and permanent housing for households at or below 50 percent of the area median income.

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 1855 (Greenman) Veterans benefit services federal accreditation required, service providers guarantees of benefits prohibited, and remedies and civil penalties provided.
IV. HF 102 (Curran) Circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee modified.
V. HF 1082 (Moller) Grant funding provided to organizations providing direct services and advocacy for crime victims, and money appropriated. [pending referral]
VI. HF 1354 (Moller) Scope of video made available by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension limited for officer-involved death investigations.
VII. HF 2184 (Feist) Office of Ombudsperson for American Indian Families exempted from court fee requirements.
VIII. HF 1792 (Mahamoud) Contracts for deed; definition of investor seller modified, and technical changes made.
IX. HF 2296 (Howard) Clarifying prohibition on landlord disclosure of victim information. [pending referral]
X. HF 2429 (Elkins) Sharing of governmental data authorized in certain circumstances.
XI. HF 2543 (Reyer) Various statutory forms pertaining to garnishment modified.
XII. HF 2566 (Reyer) Process for removing fraudulent business filings established, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
XII. Adjournment

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, anna.borgerding@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM the business day before the hearing. Include the bill number, your name, title, and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, anna.borgerding@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM the business day before the hearing.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

ACCOMODATIONS:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
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I. Call to Order.
II. HF1698 (Anderson, P.H.) - Property tax exemption allowed for certain leased land.
III. HF632 (Nadeau) - Property with conservation restrictions or easements allowed valuation reductions, and technical corrections made.
IV. HF1352 (Witte) - Solid waste management; definition of residential generator modified.
V. HF2197 (Robbins) - Individual income tax; child credit marriage penalty eliminated and credit phaseout increased, and working family credit limited based on earned income to taxpayers with qualifying children.
VI. HF618 (Swedzinksi) - Exemption provisions modified for construction materials by contractors, and refund provision added.
VII. HF1248 (Norris) - Sales and use tax exemption provisions modified for construction materials purchased by certain contractors.
VIII. HF1697 (Elkins) - Individual income and corporate franchise tax; transfer and certification provisions modified
IX. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the GOP Committee Administrator sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Monday, March 24th, 2025.

I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

• HF827 (Dotseth) - Consolidation transition aid increased for school districts.
• HF1258 (Dotseth) - School districts authorized to cooperate and share expenses to operate and maintain an ice arena.
• HF2387 (Allen) - School food waste reduced, free school milk provided without the need to take full school lunch, and money appropriated.
• HF2388 (Bakeberg) - Local optional aid and levy replaced with basic supplemental revenue, basic supplemental aid amount increased, and money appropriated.
• HF2534 (Bennett) - Minimum share of general education funding transferred to an area learning center increased.
Bill Added to the Agenda:
• HF2016 (Greene) - General education revenue modified to include safe schools aid for charter schools.

V. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts on the scheduled bills should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, March 24, 2025.

HF771 (Kraft) - Supplemental energy assistance funding provided, annual report required, and money appropriated.
HF2498 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) - Geothermal heat exchange system rebate program established, and money appropriated.
HF2366 (Wolgamott) - Green Hydrogen Project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2059 (Carroll) - Local governments required to establish residential instant solar permitting platforms, and report required.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.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.

DNR Budget Overview
HF 2447 (Skraba) Orderly and environmentally responsible development of the state's gas resources facilitated, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
*Bill Added*
HF 737 (Olson) Lead and cadmium in consumer products prohibitions modified.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2454 (Wolgamott) - Law enforcement grant program established to help recruit and retain law enforcement officers, and money appropriated.

IV. HF1603 (Coulter) - Paramedic scholarship program made permanent, and money appropriated.

V. HF1751 (Hanson) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities funding provided for hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty; report required; and money appropriated.

VI. Minnesota State HEAPR Request

VII. University of Minnesota HEAPR Request

VII. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Handouts should be in PDF format with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Requests to testify must be submitted electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Higher Education Finance & Policy webpage.

HF1660 (Frazier) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to conduct a statewide needs assessment for out-of-school and youth programming, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1824 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of children, youth, and families funding provided to create and implement technology portals to connect individuals with support systems; and money appropriated.
HF1926 (Mahamoud) Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches grant funding provided for food shelves, and money appropriated.
HF1002 (Hicks) Head Start funding provided, and money appropriated. HF1336 (Lee) Child care improvement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF994 (Kotyza-Witthuhn ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1915 (West) Child care centers required to use video security cameras to monitor infants and toddlers, and money appropriated.


TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Colie Colburn, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.


AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 3:00 PM the day before the committee hearing
Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; and Lauren Hayward, GOP Committee Administrator, Lauren.Hayward@house.mn.gov

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

• HF62 (Keeler) - References to statutes governing student attendance provided.
• HF69 (Quam) - City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.
• HF2372 (Mueller) - Civic seal designation for high school students provided.
• HF2067 (Keeler) - Education; attendance defined.
• HF1053 (Bakeberg) - Reenrollment after student withdrawal from school encouraged, and notification and resources required for the family of an unenrolled child.

V. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on HF 69, HF 2067, and HF 2372 should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 24, 2025.
- Testimony will be limited for HF 62 and HF 1053 as these bills were heard previously on February 25, 2025.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Items may be added/removed
- Amendment deadline will be 1:00PM on Monday, March 24th
- The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing


I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2144 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

IV. HF1141 (Howard) A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

V. HF2480 (Howard) A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing housing and redevelopment authorities to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program; permitting corporations of authorities to receive certain funding through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15.082; 462A.202, subdivision 3a; 462C.02, subdivision 6; 469.012, subdivision 2j; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

VI. HF2148 (Agbaje) A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a locally controlled housing fund; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

VII. HF999 (Agbaje) A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the community-based first-generation homebuyers assistance program; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 20; article 2, section 9.

VIII. Adjourn
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Benjamin.Brinks@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant Sowmya.Kannan@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 1265 (Keeler) American Indian cultural programming services revised.

*HF 2354 (Norris) Medicaid fraud provisions expanded and modified, subpoena and enforcement authority specified, penalties imposed, and money appropriated.

*Testimony and discussion on HF 2354 will be confined to section 3 of the bill related to penalties.

HF 264 (Hanson, J) Improved medical care in licensed correctional facilities provided.

HF 686 (Frazier) Development of a model policy for safe traffic stops required, best practices and areas for development prescribed, preservice curriculum aligned with model policy, continuing education requirements established for law enforcement officers, and money appropriated.

HF 1659 (Curran) Reporting requirements related to community supervisions clarified, federal law enforcement agents who transport persons exempted from definition of protective agent, and obsolete civil commitment law regarding incarcerated individuals with mental illness repealed.

HF 1094 (Hollins) Expungements or resentencings involving past cannabis crimes clarified.

HF 1083 (Moller) Domestic abuse advocates prohibited from disclosing information.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 24th, 2025. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 24th, 2025. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF format and not include hyperlinks.

1. Approval of the March 18, 2025, meeting minutes.
2. SF xxxx; HF 2237 (O'Driscoll): MSRS; Increasing the formula multiplier for the MSRS General Plan; increasing the postretirement adjustment for the General, Legislators, and Unclassified Plans (laid over from last meeting).
   • SFxxxx-HF2237 Summary from March 18 meeting
   • Commission Actuary, VIA Actuarial Solutions
     • Mark Schulte, President, Consulting Actuary
3. SF xxxx; HF 2386 (O'Driscoll): Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA); Administrative bill.
4. SF 1556 (Bahr); HF 708 (Scott): PERA; Adding a correctional plan member to the PERA board of trustees.
5. SF1986 (Kupec); HF1779 (Wolgamott): PERA General and MSRS General plans; Authorizing an unreduced early retirement annuity for probation agency employees; adding a definition for probation agency employee; increasing employee contributions for probation agency employees.
6. SFxxxx; HFxxxx, Revisor #25-04680: Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program; Administrative bill.
   • Amendment 25-04680-1A
7. SFxxxx; HFxxxx, Revisor # 25-04681: Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program; Adding penalties for noncompliance.
   • Amendment 25-04681-1A
8. SF 2379 (Rasmusson); HF 2022 (Berg): Minnesota State; Higher education supplemental retirement plan; Increasing the supplemental plan employer match maximum from $2,700 to $4,300.

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HF2228 (Elkins); Task force on homeowners and commercial property insurance established, report required, and money appropriated.

HF46 (Reyer); Designation of payment by dental organizations provided.

HF856 (Moller); Common interest community ombudsperson created, data classified, Office of the Common Interest Ombudsperson funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF2149 (Greenman); Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act established, and civil penalties provided.

HF2215 (Hollins); Commissioner of commerce required to create a low-cost motor vehicle insurance program for low-income residents, report required, and money appropriated.

Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the discretion of the Co-Chairs

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov and jonathan.cotter@house.mn.gov no later than March 25, at 1:00pm.

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

*Items may be added*
*The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing*

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF2060 (Nadeau) Availability of grants for supported-decision making programs extended, and money appropriated.

IV. HF2299 (Bierman) Payment methodologies for enteral nutrition equipment and supplies modified, and processes for establishing payment rates for medical equipment and supplies modified.

V. HF1861 (Agbaje) Fee communication services provided for confined persons

VI. HFXXXX (Fischer) Revisor Code 25-05140, Recodifying assertive community treatment and intensive residential treatment services statutory language Bill number will be included upon introduction

VII. HF2143 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Mental illness definition modified, changes to medical assistance transportation reimbursement rates made, grant program for children at risk of bipolar disorder established, report required, children’s first episode of psychosis program funding provided, and money appropriated.

VIII. HF666 (Hicks) Medical assistance modified for employed persons with disabilities program.

IX. HF2004 (Curran) Permissible out-of-state billing for certain disability waiver services clarified.

X. HF1993 (Frederick) Substance use disorder comprehensive assessment requirements and treatment provider qualifications modified, and study and report on substance use disorder treatment practice limitations required.

XI. Adjournment

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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format (with Optical Character Recognition) and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by Noon (12PM) the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 1042 (Moller) – Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit authority amended to investigate offenses that occur on state-owned military installations.

4. HF 2338 (Olson) – Military affairs; pay and allowances modified, and pension offset stipends established.

5. HF 2410 (Bliss) – Continued education benefits provided to surviving spouses who remarry.

6. HF 2444 (Bliss and Xiong) – Governor’s budget and policy recommendations for the Departments of Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs.

Note: No action will be taken on this bill. The Departments of Military Affairs and Veterans Affairs will give the Division a presentation of the Governor’s recommendations contained in HF 2444.

7. Adjourn

Bills may be added to the agenda.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

HF 2146 (Greenman) Annual reports from partnership entities of the Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership required, and money appropriated.

HF 2145 (Greenman) Employer misrepresentation and misconduct penalties increased

HF 2440 (Pinto) Department of Employment and Economic Development, and Explore Minnesota Budget Bill

HF 2441 (Pinto) Department of Labor and Industry, Workers Compensation Court of Appeals, and Bureau of Mediation Services Budget Bill

HF 2565 (Lee, K) Ramsey County grant funding provided for workforce development programming, and money appropriated.

*Other Bills May Be Added*

If you would like to testify or submit materials to the committee, please send them to Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, March 25.

TBD

Notes regarding the structure of this informational bill hearing:
* Each bill presenter will have 5 minutes to present, and 5 minutes to answer follow-up questions.
* Letters of support or opposition to any bill are welcome. No additional in-person testimony will be taken.

LETTER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Letters in support/opposition must be e-mailed to the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by Noon on Tuesday, March 25th. Letters must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by Noon on Tuesday, March 25th.

HF2257 (Gomez) Property tax; provisions related to public charity institution exemptions modified.
HF2499 (K. Lee) Renter's credit expanded to provide parity with the homestead credit refund.
HF0443 (Kozlowski) Property tax exemption modified for certain airport property.
HF1529 (Cha) Woodbury; refundable sales and use tax exemption provided for construction materials for certain projects.
HF1522 (Her) Property taxes; definition of agricultural land modified for agricultural property classification.
HF1479 (Virnig) Provider taxes; quarterly pharmacy refunds established.

Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Shamat Abraha Shamat.Abraha@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Tuesday, March 25th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on Tuesday, March 25th. 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. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.
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HF2579 (Hansen) AGRI works and AGRI support grant programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.
HF2280 (Hansen) Beginning farmer program provisions modified, grain buyer provisions modified, commissioner of agriculture permissions granted to protect public health against fertilizer and fertilizer by-products, and biodiesel fuel mandate reporting provision repealed.
HF2281 (Hansen) Livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions modified, farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions modified, food certificate payment provisions modified, and obsolete provisions repealed.

*Additional bills/items may be added.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

HF2418 – Tabke, Local governments required to establish replacement accounts to maintain and replace capital projects that receive state funding.

HF1299 – Rehrauer, Emergency shelter facilities authorized in certain zoning districts.

HF1596 (pending referral) - Acomb, Government data classification of investigative information pertaining to certain Metropolitan Council personnel modified.

HF2361 – K. Lee, Polling place closure and change notice required until occurrence of a presidential election or redistricting.

HF2284 – Coulter, Definitions of lobbyist and metropolitan governmental unit modified, expert witness lobbying reporting requirements modified, and additional individuals required to file statements of economic interest.

HF2595 - Freiberg, Election judge provisions modified.

HF2596 - Freiberg, Special election timing modified.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the scheduled bills should reach out to Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov by 12pm (noon) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Co-Chair Bierman has the gavel.

I. HF1011 (Bierman); Optometrists prescribing and administering drugs limitations modified.

II. HF1010 (Agbaje); Health occupation definitions amended to include licensed certified midwife, licensure established for certified midwives, civil and criminal penalties established, and medical assistance coverage expanded to licensed certified midwife services.

III. HF1913 (Mahamoud); Licensing requirements amended for graduates of foreign medical schools, commissioner of health authorized to remedy violations by employers of limited license holders, employers of limited license holders required to carry medical malpractice insurance, and limited license holders required to provide periodic certification to the medical board.

IV. HF862 (Schomacker); Public postsecondary institutions required to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists on system campuses.

1. HF1817 (Kraft) Requirements governing electric vehicle surcharges amended, and account transfers provided.
2. HF1335 (Tabke) Electronic drivers' licenses authorized, and rulemaking authorized.
3. HF2249 (Rehm) Electric-assisted bicycle rebate program modified, and report required.
4. HF1509 (Jones) Authority to issue certain citations to pedestrians.
5. HF2505 (Jones) State-aid engineering and design standards variances modified, local road authorities authorized to adopt design elements
without state-aid engineering and design variances, state-aid variance procedures modified, advisory committee established, and report
required.
6. HF1950 (Bakeberg) Mandatory fines imposed for violations of the school bus stop arm law

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. 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.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
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I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HF1918, Hanson J., Department of Children, Youth, and Families policy language; TEACH early childhood program, great start compensation support payment program, child welfare policies, and out-of-home placement plans updated; and provisions to prevent foster care placements modified.
IV. HF2137, Virnig, Development and dissemination of informational materials on type 1 diabetes for parents of children in preschool programs required.
V. HF2305, West, Child care licensing action accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum required to be publicly posted for ten years.
VI. HF897, Knudsen, Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl provided, and criminal penalties for violation imposed.
VII. HF2191, Gillman, Children and families licensing and certification regulations modified.
VIII. Adjournment

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

HF2489 (Virnig) - Epinephrine access in schools requirements modified.

HF101 (Feist) - Parent contact information prohibited from being designated as publicly available directory information.

HF1982 (Greene) - Active transportation safety training deadlines eliminated.

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

HF1128 (Mueller) - Public high schools required to participate in the direct admissions program.

HF744/SF334 (Clardy) - Professional development requirements modified for Read Act implementation.

Agenda items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

For more information, including Committee Documents: Education Policy Home Page

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on the scheduled bills should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Agenda
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes


III. HF935 (Nash) - Criminal history background checks permitted for nonresident tenant organizers.
1. Representative Nash

IV. HF1902 (Nash) - Housing Finance Agency required to promote information on the rights and obligations of landlords and residential tenants.
1. Representative Nash

V. HF2492 (Igo) - Housing finance and policy legislative jurisdiction required for bills increasing specified costs.
1. Chair Igo

VI. HF2309 (Rehrauer) - Housing provisions modified, rental assistance program funding provisions modified, program eligibility criteria expanded, workforce housing project funding restrictions removed, housing aid fund uses clarified, and high-rise sprinkler system program provisions modified.
1. Representative Rehrauer

VII. Adjournment

Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Garrick.Spennewyn@house.mn.gov and Committee Legislative Assistant Betsy.Ritzer@house.mn.gov by 3:00pm the day before each hearing. Public testifiers should email their full name, title and organization (If Applicable). Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.


*Agenda Subject to change at discretion of the Chair.

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 1590 (West) – Mandatory minimum sentences established for malicious punishment of a child.

4. HF 561 (Quam) – Law enforcement use of unmanned aerial vehicles to find missing persons, persons fleeing arrest, and incarcerated persons authorized.

5. HF 1275 (Tabke) – Use of unmanned aerial vehicles authorized for risk of fleeing suspect or actual fleeing suspect.

6. HF 1396 (Witte) – Permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement expanded.

Note: There will be a delete-all amendment incorporating the provisions of the three UAV bills into one bill.

7. HF 1744 (Stier) – Expanded use of tracking devices authorized for fleeing motor vehicles.

8. HF 1375 (Duran) – Peace officer grievance arbitration selection procedure repealed.

9. HF 2525 (Duran) – Public safety officer hearing protection program established, and money appropriated.

10. HF 287 (Engen) – Ten years of age maintained as the minimum age of delinquency.

11. HF 104 (Feist) – Confidentiality established for restorative justice practices participants, and data classified (pending re-referral).

12. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3/26/2025

III. HF 1937 (Reyer) Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly service delivery system implemented

IV. HF 2407 (Zeleznikar) Residents of long-term care facilities provided with right to a designated support person

V. HF 1678 (Virnig) Eligibility for essential community supports modified, available services expanded, funding for caregiver respite services grants increased, and money appropriated

VII. HF 1477 (Nadeau) Residential program licensing requirements modified

VIII. HF 2040 (Nadeau) Commissioner of human services directed to provide updates and seek federal approval for children's mental health projects, gaps in children's residential facilities funded, crisis stabilization facility established, legislative task force established, and money appropriated

IX. HF 1840 (Altendorf) Standard for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order established

X. Adjournment

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. 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.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

1. PENDING REFERRAL HF XXXX (Klevorn) Gov’s budget bill
2. HF 2603 (Pinto) Provisions in state agencies made to address financial crimes and fraud. (Testimony was taken on March 20, 2025.)
3. PENDING REFERRAL HF XXXX (Klevorn) AG’s budget bill
4. HF 2354 (Norris) Medicaid fraud provisions expanded and modified, subpoena and enforcement authority specified, penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
5. PENDING RE-REFERRAL HF 1836 (Klevorn) State government; changes made to data practices.
6. PENDING REFERRAL HF XXXX (Klevorn) personnel management changes.
7. HF 1389 (Kozlowski) State-owned land in the Cloquet Forestry Center transferred to the University of Minnesota, defeasance of outstanding debt on certain state bond financed property funding provided, and money appropriated.
8. HF 1198 (Niska) Number of leadership positions increased in each body.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. 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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), please contact the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 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 at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov 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.

19 bills will be heard on an informational basis. 5 minutes
maximum per bill for testimony. Up to two testifiers plus the bill author.
One page handout for testimony allowed.
Bills Added
HF2178(Igo) Cohasset; public infrastructure improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF942(Gillman) Silver Lake; stormwater, wastewater, and drinking water infrastructure funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
HF2470(McDonald) Howard Lake; new water treatment facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1043(Rarick) Buffalo; Wright Technical Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1287(Warwas) Virginia city hall improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1229(Kraft) St. Louis Park; Wayzata Boulevard and Zarthan Avenue improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1230(Youakim) St. Louis Park; Louisiana Avenue South and Oxford Street improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF424(Sexton) Owatonna; regional public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF571(Warwas) Chisholm; funding provided for public infrastructure in the Wenton Addition housing development, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF404(Myers) Excelsior; public infrastructure reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF910(Kresha) Flensburg; water and sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1055(Van Binsbergen) Sacred Heart; water and sewer infrastructure and street reconstruction improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF318(Nadeau) Rogers; public safety training facility and emergency operations center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF319(Nadeau) Rogers; Main Street reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF401(Zeleznikar) Rice Lake; regional public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF609(Rymer) Wyoming; public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF306(Robbins) Greenfield; Greenfield Road improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1599(Lillie) North St. Paul and Oakdale; Trunk Highway 36 and Trunk Highway 120 grade-separated interchange funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1881(Pursell) New Prague; centralized public safety center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.