HF1479 (Hanson) Commissioner of human services directed to study and make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases, and report required.
HF1661 (Hicks)Informal kinship caregiver support grant program established; financial support expanded for adoptive, foster, and kinship families; and money appropriated.
HF1672 (Hicks) Quality Parenting Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF612 (Daniels) Children; definition of neglect modified.

*Agenda items may be added or changed

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1. HF 1414 (Curran) Courts; formula for distribution of fine proceeds amended.*
2. HF 774 (Kozlowski) Duluth; First Witness Child Advocacy Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
3. HF 1326 (Elkins) Transit applicant and customer data classified as private data on individuals.
4. HF 1521 (Hanson, J.) Northstar Care for Children assessment rate effective dates, relative search requirements, and termination of parental rights technical changes made; and technical corrections made to child support provision.
5. HF 1347 (Tabke) Real property; state agencies exempted from actions under Marketable Title Act.
6. HF 1625 (Her) Employers prohibited from inquiring about past pay.
7. HF 1337 (Fischer) Digital fair repair provisions modified, and penalties provided.
8. HF 1791 (Moller) Exclusions for types of claims handling from civil liability clarified.
9. HF 133 (Becker-Finn) Tribally enrolled or descendent student educational data sharing allowed with Tribal nations.

*Public testimony and amendments on HF 1414 were taken by the committee on February 21, 2023. No further public testimony and amendments on the bill will be taken.

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 Chairs' discretion.

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H.F. 1695 (Nelson, M) Service Employees International Union (SEIU) healthcare agreement ratified.
H.F. 413 (Stephenson) Electric vehicles purchase preference for state fleet established, certification of training of motor vehicle dealer employees required, rebates for electric vehicle purchases provided, utilities required to file plans to promote electric vehicles, grants awarded to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification, and money appropriated.
H.F. 390 (Acomb) No-cost diagnostic services and testing required following mammogram.
H.F. 2033 (Klevorn) Office of Administrative Hearings deficiency funding provided, and money appropriated.

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

HF1309 (Norris) Revocation of drivers' licenses of impaired drivers resulting from search warrants made uniform.

HF1320 (Norris) Driver and Vehicle Services work provisions modified, including modifying ignition interlock program, eliminating license reinstatement knowledge examinations, and establishing criminal penalty for obstructing DVS employees.

HF1349 (Tabke) Allowed uses for various accounts modified, bikeway established, Indian employment preference established, legislative routes removed, mandated reports terminated, direct negotiation for small construction projects authorized, appropriations amended, and technical and clarifying corrections made.

HF1550 (Koegel) Federal grants technical assistance and match requirements funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1910 (Petersburg) Corridors of commerce program funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1178 (Brand) Requirement to retire type III vehicles after 12 years repealed.

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THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes – Tuesday, February 21st
3. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, March 2nd
4. Adjournment

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Approval of the Minutes from February 21st, 2023
HF 1917 (Rehm) Distribution of aid to regional public library systems modified, regional library basic system support aid linked to future increases in basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.
HF 1725 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota Center for the Book programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 801 (Agbaje) Girls in Action programming grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 932 (Clardy) Minnesota Council on Economic Education ongoing grants authorized, and money appropriated.
HF 990 (Lee, F.) After-school community learning programs modified, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 1407 (Frazier) Science, technology, engineering, and math activities grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:

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HF91 (Liebling): Abortion regulating statutes repealed.

No testimony will be taken on HF91.

HF898 (Bierman): Medical assistance coverage expanded for adult dental services.

HF1296 (Reyer): Critical access dental infrastructure program established, and money appropriated.

HF1814 (Reyer): Commissioner of human services required to establish dental home pilot project, project criteria specified, report required, and money appropriated.

HF1541 (Reyer): Rebasing of dental payment rates under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare required.

This meeting will adjourn at 12:30PM

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 should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.

Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

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Presentation from the Office of Higher Education on the history of state funding to Higher Education systems and programs.

HF1126 (Pelowski) Postsecondary attainment goals, student financial aid, institutional licensure provisions, and institutional grant program policy changes provided.

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HF 406 (Berg) Carbon monoxide alarm requirements modified for hotels and lodging houses, and safety warning for violation required.

HF 1607 (Long) Limit of five years on the length of probation in most felony sentences established, and retroactive application provided.

HF 1406 (Frazier) Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.

HF 1279 (Edelson) State required to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim.

HF 1022 (Pinto) Evidentiary examination of victims payment costs provided in cases involving domestic assault by strangulation. (REMOVED)

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 is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 2/27.

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

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H.F. 1492 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota; Forever Green Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
H.F. 1645 (Brand) Continuous living cover crops and cropping systems funding provided, and money appropriated.
H.F. 1314 (Pursell) Carbon storage contract provisions prohibited.
H.F. 1316 (Pursell) Soil health financial assistance program established, pilot program modified, and money appropriated.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

I. HF2286 (Noor) - Commissioner of human services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.

II. HF3 (Greenman) - Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

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TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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HF 1551 (Newton) State Building Code; inspection exemptions for load control allowed for electrical utilities clarified.
Ron Meier, CEO, McLeod Cooperative Power Association

HF 826 (Newton) Prevailing wage agreements required for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds.
Andy Snope, IBEW Local 292
Kevin Pranis, LIUNA MN & ND

HF 1690 (Jordan) Public labor relations modified, and teacher probationary period requirements modified.
Greta Callahan, Kindergarten Teacher, President, MPLS Federation of Teachers
Jennifer Earley, Minnesota School Boards Association
Dr. Michael Lovett, Adjunct Faculty, University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas
Scott Helland, Literacy Action Network
Devin K. Bruce, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

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HF1938 (Gomez) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property taxes, local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions modified; income tax additions, subtractions, and credits modified; taxes on capital gains modified; child tax credit proposed; advance on payment and one-time refundable tax credit proposed; cannabis-related sales and use tax provisions modified; sales tax exemption for entities proposed; eligibility for property tax programs modified; formula modified and definitions for calculation of local government aids added; new forms of local government aids proposed; and money appropriated.

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 Monday, February 27th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Monday, February 27th 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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HF1918 (Kozlowski) - Department of Commerce authorized to assist any Tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian Tribes of Minnesota.
HF1983 (Rehm) - Energy-use goal established for commercial and residential buildings.
HF1650 (Davis) - Commerce; reporting dates modified.
*Items may be added to the agenda.

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HF651 (Rep. Hassan) - Personal finance class required for high school graduation.

HF358 (Rep. Urdahl) - Social studies requirements modified, and school districts required to offer a course in government and citizenship.

HF1502 (Rep. Sencer-Mura) - Ethnic studies requirement created, Ethnic Studies Working Group created, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.

HF759 (Rep. Lee) - Computer science education advancement provided, and rulemaking authorized.

Notes:
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HF1335 (Edelson) Water pollution notification requirements modified.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Budget Presentation

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HF 314 (Her) Court notice required to persons holding liens in tenant remedy actions, attorney fee award limitations and lien priority amended in tenant remedy actions, and requirements repealed in tenant remedy actions for appointment of administrators.*

HF 647 (Hassan) Eligibility expanded for discretionary and mandatory expungement for eviction case court files, and public access to pending eviction case court actions limited.*

HF 1215 (Agbaje) Stable housing mediation grant program established, and money appropriated.

HF 2055 (Cha) Affordable housing covenants on real property exempted from 30-year restriction.

*Amendment(s) posted

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HF635 (Greenman); Election official intimidation prohibited, interference with performance of duty of election administration by election official prohibited, tampering with or unauthorized access to types of election systems and equipment prohibited, penalties provided, and money appropriated.

HF495 (Pursell); Postsecondary student voter registration provisions modified.

HF811 (Brand); Multiple unit residential facilities required to permit candidates and volunteers to access facility for purpose of traveling door-to-door to speak with individual residents.

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

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Joint House and Senate Higher Education Committee Meeting on University of Minnesota Regent Recommendations.

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