TUESDAY, February 29

7:30 a.m.

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HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
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Agenda: HF2945 (Sykora) Safe place for newborns; immunity and anonymity provided for leaving unharmed newborns at hospital emergency rooms, and procedures established.
HF3103 (Sykora) Excluded adult foster care provider right to seek licensure established, tribal licensing agencies provided access to criminal history data, and county agency tort liability licensing exception clarified.
Consideration of bills recommended by the Healthcare Directives Subcommittee [Including HF947 (Howes), HF3222 (Rhodes), and HF1383 (Wilkin)].
HF3196 (Osskopp) Nursing facility employee pension benefit costs treated as PERA contributions.
HF2994 (Fuller) Ambulance service and EMT requirements modified.
HF3310 (Abeler) Health plan contract stacking regulated and remedy provided.
HF3365 (Abeler) Vulnerable adult neglect provisions modified and health licensing boards required to make employment disqualification determinations.
HF3610 (Goodno) Health care patient protections provided and medical clinical trials insurance coverage required.
HF3824 (Bradley) Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association contributing assessment reduced, and money appropriated.
Note: The committee will reconvene after session.

8 a.m.

JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Arlon Lindner
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3646 (Bishop) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) workforce center locations plan developed.
HF3901 (Storm) Community Rehab Loan Program eligibility expanded to include forprofits.
HF3500 (Stang) Entertainment agencies provisions repealed.
HF3501 (Stang) Department of Labor and Industry information exchange with the Department of Revenue provisons modified.
HF3414 (Leighton) Child labor law violations provided increased penalties.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
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Agenda: HF3210 (Abrams) Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Court appropriated money.
HF2995 (Fuller) DWI; driving while impaired crimes and provisions recodified and simplified.
HF2745 (Stanek) DWI; repeat DWI offenders provided felony penalties, and incarceration and intensive probation supervision sentencing required.
HF3361 (Stanek) Board of Public Defense responsibility for specified criminal defense costs provided.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3613 (Holberg) Claims against the state limited relating to losses involving the operation of a recreational vehicle on a trunk highway right-of-way.
HF1491 (Larsen, P.) Annual overweight permit for firefighting equipment authorized.
HF3697 (Larsen, P.) Emergency motor vehicle dealers provided licensing requirement exemption.
HF3091 (Tomassoni) Motor vehicles driven in the right-hand lane requirement clarified, exceptions provided, and money appropriated.

8:30 a.m.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Committee bonding priority recommendations.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3137 (Biernat) Peace officer assault provided increased criminal penalties.
HF3457 (Holberg) Sexually dangerous or psychopathic committed persons transfer to correctional facilities provisions modified.
HF3553 (Holberg) Minnesota Center for Crime Victim Services battered women's shelter per diem guidelines established.
HF3558 (Haake) Commissioner of Public Safety authorized to award public safety grants.
HF3550 (Hilty) Commissioner of Public Safety rule authority continued, and private detectives and protective agents board members per diem payments and training program rules modified.
HF3376 (Stanek) Minnesota capitol police department created and merged with capitol complex security division, oversight committee created, governor security increased, and money appropriated.
Other bills to be announced.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: Public testimony on Profile of Learning legislation.
Note: If necessary, the committee will reconvene at 3 p.m.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: HF2761 (Rostberg) Omnibus land bill.
HF2819 (Cassell) Stearns County land conveyance authorized.
HF2940 (Workman) Drycleaner environmental response and reimbursement law modified.
HF2949 (Holsten) Solid waste management tax account created and excess revenue adjustment provided.
HF3596 (Ozment) Special purpose districts with environmental responsibilities grants provided, special purpose district restructuring pilot projects authorized, and Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation pilot project grants provided.
HF3748 (Fuller) Local government in lieu of tax payments increased.

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RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Pawlenty
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Calendar for the Day for March 1.
Motion regarding Calendar for the Day 5 p.m. deadline.
HR16 (Krinkie) A resolution giving consent to certain persons to pursue a legal action during the legislative session.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2743 (Finseth) Farm rebate provided and money appropriated.
HF2786 (Kubly) Additional agricultural assistance provided to at-risk multiple farmers on a single farm operation and money appropriated.
HF3166 (Ozment) Filing deadline extended for 1999 agricultural assistance aid.
Other bills may be added.
Presentation by Steven Taff, professor, University of Minnesota Department of Applied Economics, on agricultural assistance payments.
Presentation by Dan Salomone, Minnesota Taxpayers' Association, on health care TAXES study.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: HF3215 (Gunther) Swine pseudorabies control program appropriated money.
HF3799 (Stang) State meat inspection program supplemental appropriation provided.
HF3562 (Harder) Agricultural chemical response and reimbursement account maximum reimbursement amount increased.
HFXXXX (Ness) Department of Agriculture grant for Center for Farm Financial Management to develop farm marketing plan software.
HF2558 (Ness) Career and technical agricultural education program funding authorized, and money appropriated.
HFXXXX (Ness) Agroforestry loan program funding provided.
HF3690 (Kielkucki) Minnesota agricultural research grants board established, agricultural cropland levy authorized, school district and county ad valorem property tax exemption provided, and money appropriated.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: K12 Education Finance Committee recommendations for the following capital budget requests: Department of Children, Families and Learning; Perpich Center for Arts Education; MN State Academies and other projects under the purview of this committee.
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE Committee recommendations for the following capital budget requests: Department of Administration; Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board; Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission; Department of Military Affairs and other requests under this committee's review.

COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2656 (Wolf) Auto glass repair and replacement regulated, rebates and incentives limited, and prompt payment required.
HF2996 (Wolf) Electric utilities required to provide cost and fuel information to utility customers.
HF3756 (Abrams) Holocaust victims insurance relief act established and civil penalties imposed.
HF2464 (Olson) Health care provider discriminatory charges for goods and services prohibited.
HF3001 (Milbert) Fire insurance; failure to provide timely proof of loss regulated.
HF2974 (Davids) National Association of Insurance Commissioners model legislation conforming state statute changes provided.
HF1748 (Haas) Franchise definition expanded and modified related to motor vehicle fuel franchises, and right of first refusal upon assignment or sale of marketing premises created.
HF3683 (Paulsen) State fund mutual insurance company involvement with the state repealed.
HF3121 (Howes) Insurance coverage, notice and filing requirements, and rate increase disclosures provided; and motor vehicle insurance contracts and workers' compensation self-insurance regulated.
HF2570 (Bradley) Energy code rules to remain in effect for specified residential buildings.
HF3903 (Westrom) Cooperative income financing and distribution provisions modified.
HF3238 (Swenson) Farm equipment manufacturers and dealers regulated.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: This meeting will move to 300N State Office Building after 2:15 p.m. In the event of a House floor session, the meeting will recess and reconvene 30 minutes after session in 300N State Office Building.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

2:30 p.m.

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GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: HF3632 (Haas) Long-term care insurance advisory group and duties modified, and long-term care insurance program implementation delayed for advisory group input.
HF3889 (Knoblach) Governmental Accounting Standards Board infrastructure reporting standards implementation required.
HF465 (Ozment) Firefighter training and education board created, training reimbursement program established, and money appropriated.
HF3213 (Ozment) Heritage forest areas established in specified counties, timber provisions modified, and recreational area public use rules modified.
HF3280 (Ozment) Recovered material and environmental factors in state purchasing modified.
HF2932 (Dorman) Bleacher safety requirements modified.
HF2846 (Bradley)Bleacher safety building code requirements modified.
HF2382 (Anderson, I.) Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa Indians act adopted.
HF2585 (Anderson, I.) Minnesota-Ontario legislative commission authorized and money appropriated.

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Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council and Agencies/
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mary Liz Holberg
Agenda: To be announced.

6:30 p.m.

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WAYS & MEANS
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dave Bishop
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: February Revenue Forecast: Pam Wheelock, Commissioner, Department of Finance; Peggy Ingison, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Finance; Tom Stinson, State Economist.
HF3003 (Stanek) Department of Corrections fugitive apprehension unit created.
HF2505 (Leppik) Annual state park permits effective for a 12-month period.
HF2870 (Bishop) State revenue and expenditure forecast parameters and variables provided, and information sharing with the legislature required.

WEDNESDAY, March 1
7:30 a.m.

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HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: HF2809 (Howes) Ah-Gwah-Ching Nursing Center admissions criteria clarified, and center required to provide information on and promote geriatric rapid assessment stabilization program.
HF2935 (Larsen, P.) Dental services disclosures and consumer protection requirements clarified, and specified dental benefits disclosures required.
HF2623 (Anderson, B.) Infant inborn metabolic defect testing and follow-up program expanded to include medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, rules amended, and money appropriated.
HF3278 (Abeler) Seniors' agenda for independent living program expanded, congregate housing services project administration modified, and money appropriated.
Note: The committee will reconvene after session.

8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF1510 (Erhardt) Filing fees modified for securities issued by open-end management companies and unit investments trusts.
HF3900 (Abrams) Guthrie Theater project, money appropriated.
HF3299 (Wejcman) Minneapolis empowerment zone sub-projects infrastructure improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3073 (Solberg) Fort Snelling Building No. 17 restored for use as an international hostel, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2702 (Osthoff) St. Paul: new Maxson-Dale business center roads constructed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3117 (Mahoney) St. Paul Phalen Corridor Initiative west segment construction gap financing grant authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3182 (Paymar) St. Paul Trunk Highway No. 5 landscaping improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3227 (Dawkins) St. Paul; Pierce Butler Avenue relocated and extended, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3419 (McGuire) Ramsey County; Gibbs Farm interpretive/visitors center construction authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3298 (Entenza) Minnesota Children's Museum permanent exhibits grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Note: The committee will recess and reconvene at 6:30 p.m. in 200 State Office Building.

Joint TRANSPORTATION POLICY/
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Tom Workman,
Rep. Carol Molnau
Agenda: HF2891 (Molnau) Motor vehicles sales tax portions deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and the multimodal transportation fund, exclusive bus transit ways established, transit improvement financed, and money appropriated.

10 a.m.

CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3742 (Smith) Revenue recapture act collection of conciliation court judgments authorized, claims priority specified, and money appropriated.
HF3695 (Holberg) Guardian and conservatorship system advisory committee established and report required.
HF2751 (Stanek) Financial institutions provided limited liability for information furnished for investigative purposes, stolen and counterfeit check reporting or transfer provided criminal penalties, and racketeering expanded.
HF3574 (Olson) Ethical standards for the chief administrative law judge, administrative law judges, and compensation judges provided; and tape recordings included with file of hearings.
HF3347 (Gleason) Chief administrative law judge authorized to establish a subject matter specialization system for judges.
HF3105 (Hasskamp) Indigent persons represented by legal aid offices conflicts of interest studied by court-appointed attorney task force.
HF3756 (Abrams) Holocaust victims insurance relief act established and civil penalties imposed.
HF3658 (Smith) Germany and Japan; forced labor actions statue of limitations waived.
HF3518 (Smith) Juvenile and adult criminal history data practices provisions modified.
HF3644 (Bishop) Board of Public Defense responsibility for specified criminal defense costs provided, search and rescue operations support authority expanded, and money appropriated.
HF591 (Anderson, B.) Property owner costs and fees reimbursement provided in specified eminent domain proceedings.
HF919 (Kuisle) Right of first refusal extended to railroad right-of-way property leaseholders and interest notice required.
SF551 (Fuller) Orders for protection service short form notification authorized, domestic abuse crime sentences and provisions modified, cash bail increased, domestic assault defined as crime of violence, and criminal penalties imposed.
HF3517 (Biernat) Child support provisions clarified, notice to remove filing period modified, and specified requirements repealed.
HF3208 (Dawkins) Residential real estate held in trust homestead treatment clarified, appeal periods consistency provided, and specified uniform probate code provisions modified.
HF3519 (Biernat) Expedited child support process provisions modified.
HF3534 (Harder) Agricultural contract requirements and enforcement procedures modified.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: To be announced.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: HF2611 (Dehler) Community and technical college resident tuition rates provided to nonresidents and contract requirements specified.
Finalize committee bonding priorities.
Bills to be added.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: HF3231 (Seagren) General education, special programs, lifework development, facilities and technology, education excellence, nutrition programs, and libraries provisions modified.
HF3668 (Seagren) School district net tax capacity assessment/sales ratio study annual adjustment modified.
HF2753 (Skoe) Three additional days of student instruction mandate funding provided and money appropriated.
HF2874 (Carlson) General education funding increased for class size reduction and full-day kindergarten, and money appropriated.
HF2754 (Dorn) Teacher mentorship programs funded through increased general education revenue and money
appropriated.
HF2756 (Kelliher) Intervention programs funded through additional general education revenue and money appropriated.
HF3747 (Rukavina) School district declining pupil unit aid established and money appropriated.
HF3760 (Ness) Small school enhanced equity revenue component added to general education revenue.
HF3594 (Ness) School district adjusted pupil units modified.

Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3672 (Davids) Electric generation peaking facility personal property tax exemption provided.
HF3765 (Ness) Relative homestead treatment requirement that agricultural property owner be a Minnesota resident eliminated.
HF3746 (Mulder) Agricultural property exempt from general education levies.
HF2886 (Bakk) County natural resources land in lieu of tax payment provided inflation adjustment and program administration transferred to the Commissioner of Revenue.
Additional bills may be added.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3214 (Knoblach) Partition fence law applicability limited.
HF3582 (Holsten) Phosphorus plant food use prohibition provisions modified for specified counties, and adulteration factors clarified.
HF2796 (Ness) Farm real estate or operations third-party debtor disclosure required and remedies provided.
HF3271 (Ness) Feedlot permit obligations disclosure and timely permit issuance required, and remedies provided for permit denied.
HF3692 (Kuisle) Feedlot permit provisions modified, manure applicator education and training requirements provided, and administrative penalty order requirements expanded.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3533 (Juhnke) Community education revenue provided for youth programs and money appropriated.
HF3693 (Mullery) Early Head Start programs funded, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds transferred, and money appropriated.
HF3722 (Mullery) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants transferred for Early Childhood Family Education programs funding and money appropriated.
HF2805 (Mulder) Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) state aid increased and money appropriated.
HF3660 (Mariani) Children's development fund created with tobacco settlement proceeds, advisory task force established, money appropriated, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Additional agenda items may be added.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

Regulated Industries Subcommittee/
COMMERCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: Discussion of telecommunication proposals:
HF2937 (Wolf) Telecommunications statutes modified and recodified, and money appropriated.
HF3329 (Wolf) Minnesota telecommunications act adopted.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: This meeting will be continued at 5:30 p.m. in 500S State Office Building.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

6:30 p.m.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: HF2916 (Erickson) Mora Workforce Center elevator provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3738 (Rhodes) St. Paul RiverCentre's Roy Wilkins Auditorium redevelopment planned, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HFXXXX (Rhodes) Schubert Theater project, money appropriated.
HF3186 (Trimble) Minnesota Council for Quality grant authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3072 (Kubly) Olivia agricultural innovation center established, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3560 (Wenzel) Little Falls Minnesota fishing museum construction grant authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3563 (Clark, K.) Minneapolis Hiawatha Corridor affordable housing, and mixed commercial and residential development appropriation provided; streets, infrastructure and capital improvements authorized; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
HF3847 (Clark, K.) Publicly owned low-income disabled and elderly high rise air-conditioning grants provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2266 (Skoe) Bagley stormwater and sediment control project appropriation provided.
HF3572 (Rukavina) Virginia Silver Lake storm sewer outlet relocation provided, and money appropriated.
HF3812 (Larson, D.) Historic Grimm farm program/support facility construction grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3830 (Daggett) New York Mills wastewater funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HFXXXX (Daggett) Becker County tourism funding, money appropriated.
HF3269 (Jaros) Duluth Lake Superior College multipurpose recreation complex authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3899 (Jennings) North West Company fur post interpretive center permanent exhibits constructed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3838 (Reuter) Owatonna infrastructure improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3651 (Sykora) Department of Children, Families and Learning energy assistance responsibilities transferred to the Department of Economic Security; energy assistance program requirements provided; and report required.

7 p.m.

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CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee recommendations on the following capital budget requests: Department of Natural Resources; Office of Environmental Assistance; Board of Water and Soil Resources and any other requests that fall under the purview of this committee.

THURSDAY, March 2

7:30 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3209 (Seifert, J.) Health care cost containment major commitment expenditure report requirements modified.
HF3356 (Abeler) Essential community provider status application deadline extended for a nonprofit community health care facility serving Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees, and termination and renewal designation modified.
HF1757 (Haas) Health insurer and health maintenance organization regulations simplified.
HF3642 (Huntley) Medical education program funds application and distribution provisions modified.
Note: This meeting will be continued after session.

8 a.m.

JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Arlon Lindner
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3806 (Wolf) Nonprofit organization reemployment compensation provisions modified.
HF3290 (Dorman) Specified discrimination complaint communications classified as privileged.
HF2784 (Dorman) Rural challenge grant program loan repayments regulated.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2533 (Kielkucki) Correctional fees allocated and probation officer salary state reimbursement proration eliminated.
HF2892 (Stanek) Omnibus sex offender bill.
HF3085 (Bishop) Judicial branch, criminal justice technology infrastructure improvements and grants, community corrections act subsidy grants, and sex offender supervision caseload reduction grants funding provided; and money appropriated.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3753 (Workman) Freeway metered ramp study required and money appropriated.
HF2953 (Workman) Motor vehicle registration and titling provisions, plate impoundment provisions, and interstate commercial vehicle registration modified.
HF2564 (Workman) Public utility facilities relocated due to light rail construction entitled to expense reimbursement from the state.
HF3030 (Seagren) Truck traffic prohibited on Hennepin County Road No. 1 between Trunk Highway No. 169 and Flying Cloud Drive.

8:30 a.m.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: To be announced.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2655 (Leppik) Underage persons attempting to purchase alcohol or tobacco products with false identification provided increased penalties and driver license sanctions, and retailers authorized to seize false I.D.
HF2712 (Broecker) Private counsel retained for appeal or post conviction matters required to make transcript fee arrangements with the state public defender.
HF3614 (Holberg) Automobile theft prevention special revenue account funds provided for prevention activities, insurance surcharge exemptions provided for specified vehicles, and money appropriated.
HF3624 (Olson) Character development program completion required for juvenile property offenders on probation and repeat offenders required to pay full restitution plus program completion.
HF3825 (Smith)Tribal police departments annual insurance cap established.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: The committee will continue meeting in the Basement Hearing Room until the agenda for the day is completed or until 2:30 p.m.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: To be announced.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: HF3416 (Holsten) Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund real property acquisition conditions specified.
HF3630 (Buesgens) Public entity construction debris recycling encouraged.
HF3576 (Osskopp) Solid waste and wastewater treatment facilities reporting requirements modified, and toxics in packaging exemption period extended.
HF2823 (Howes) Artificial light use provisions modified during hunting season.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF2941 (Daggett) Individual income tax rates reduced, health insurance premium subtraction provided, and corporate franchise tax appointment formulas modified.
HF3028 (Abrams) Individual income tax long-term capital gain exclusion authorized.
HF3101 (Abrams) Individual income tax long-term capital gain exclusion authorized.
HF3175 (Sykora) Personal and dependent income tax exemption subtraction provided.
HF2348 (Larsen, P) Automatic income tax rebate provided and money appropriated.
HF3728 (Rest) Working family income tax credit increased.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3325 (Westrom) Seed germination test time period extended.
HF2796 (Ness) Farm real estate or operations third-party debtor disclosure required and remedies provided.
HF2877 (Peterson) Attorney general agri-business investigative unit established, "support family farms" license plates authorized, and money appropriated.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Jobs and Economic Development Finance Committee recommendations on the following capital budget requests: Department of Trade and Economic Development; Energy Investment Loan Programs; MN Historical Society; Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and grants to political subdivisions.
Note: This meeting will continue after session.

COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Continuation of bills not heard on Feb. 29, and bills passing out of Regulated Industries Subcommittee.
HF3310 (Abeler) Health plan contract stacking regulated and remedy provided.
HF2394 (McGuire) Violent video games sale to children prohibited, display in public places restricted, and remedies provided.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: This meeting will be continued 30 minutes after session in 500S State Office Building.

***ADD***
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

4 p.m. or after Session

***ADD***
Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council and Agencies/
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mary Liz Holberg
Agenda: To be announced.

WAYS & MEANS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dave Bishop
Agenda: To be announced.

FRIDAY, March 3

8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: To be announced, if meeting is required.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: To be announced, if meeting is needed.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3766 (Skoglund) Pawnbrokers providing electronic transaction records to law enforcement agencies required to use most current version of the interchange file specification format.
HF2939 (Rhodes) Adult court jurisdiction provided over juvenile offenders charged with serious crimes involving firearms.
HF3369 (Peterson) Anhydrous ammonia tampering prohibited, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.
HF3402 (Entenza) Nonlicensed classroom instructor criminal background checks required.
HF3303 (Entenza) Failure to pay over state funds criminal penalties provision expanded to include failure to remit a tax.
HF3571 (Osskopp) Dangerous weapon possession at gambling establishment
felony penalty provided, signage required, detention of suspects provided,
shipment of gambling devices regulated, and definitions and penalties provided for cheating.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: The committee will continue meeting in the Basement Hearing Room until the agenda is completed.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: To be announced.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: HF2906 (Peterson) University of Minnesota College of Agriculture report to the legislature required.
HF3417 (Opatz) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) provided funding comparable to national peer institutions, and money appropriated.
HF3726 (Bishop) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) increased enrollment efforts appropriated money.
Bills to be added.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: To be announced.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF3044 (Dehler) Income tax long-term care insurance credit inflation protection requirement removed.
HF3089 (Tomassoni) Income tax long-term care insurance credit modified.
HF3544 (Chaudhary) Long-term care income tax credit epxanded and money appropriated.
HF3469 (Van Dellen) Charity care aid paid to counties for indigent nonresident medical care expenses and to reduce reliance on property TAXES.

12:30 p.m.

***ADD***
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

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