THURSDAY, March 2

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: 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.
HF3247 (Goodno) Nursing facilities authorized to place licensed beds on layaway status and medical assistance reimbursement adjusted.
HF2622DE (Tingelstad) Homeless and runaway youth initiative created; and street outreach, drop-in services, basic center shelter, and transitional living programs established.
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
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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.
Followup discussion from Feb. 24 meeting on the governor's workforce development plan, Department of Economic Security, and the Department of Human Services.
Bills may be added.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
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Agenda: HF3361 (Stanek) Board of Public Defense responsibility for specified criminal defense costs provided.
HF2533 (Kielkucki) Correctional fees allocated and probation officer salary state reimbursement proration eliminated.
HF3392 (Seifert, M.) District court fine and fee transfers clarified related to the state takeover.
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
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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.
HFXXXX (Van Dellen) Relating to traffic regulations; requiring the Commissioner of Transportation to allow the use of freeway highoccupancy lanes by certain other vehicles.
HF3954 (Knoblach) Rail service improvement loan interest requirements established.
HF3962 (Westrom) Metro mobility transit system report required.
HF3887 (Vandeveer) Personal rapid transit systems appropriated money.
HF3943 (Paymar) Pedestrian control signal display periods prescribed, intersection right-of-way clarified, safety awareness campaign grants provided, and money appropriated.
Note: If necessary, the committee will recess and reconvene at 5 p.m. in 300S State Office Building and/or Friday at 8 a.m. in 5 State Office Building.

8:30 a.m.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
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Agenda: HF3000 (Seifert, M.) Administrative rules sunset provided, governmental operations committees authorized to formally object to rules, proposed rule reviews modified, and rules task force created.
SF2783; HF3066 (Seifert, J.) Secretary of State fees and annual corporate registrations regulated, digital signature technical changes provided, and specified nonprofits extended.
HF3223 (Haas) State of Minnesota made a Comprehensive Health Association contributing member in respect of self-insured employee health plans and money appropriated.
SF2444; HF2819 (Cassell) Stearns County land conveyance authorized.
Other bills may be added.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
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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.
HF3846 (Bishop) Community notification law inclusion of predatory offenders clarified.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: If the agenda is not completed during the regular meeting time, the CRIME PREVENTION Committee will meet from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in 300S State Office Building.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
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Agenda: HF2598 (Abeler) School districts allowed to dispose of surplus computers.
HF3706 (Mares) Teacher preparation program created and money appropriated.
HF3601 (Dempsey) Minnesota Correctional Facility Red Wing educational services vendor selection process repealed.
HF3840 (Krinkie) Alternative license provided teachers who received training in other states.
HF3774 (Seagren) School district electronic products and services contract criteria established.
HF3819 (Entenza) Advanced placement and international baccalaureate program student scholarships and teacher stipends provided.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
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Agenda: 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.
HF2807 (Howes) Perch; daily and in possession bag limits imposed.
HF3630 (Buesgens) Public entity construction debris recycling encouraged.
HF3958 (Hilty) Snowmobile trail grooming equipment expenses reimbursed with snowmobile grants-in-aid funds.
HF3520 (Osthoff) Environmental response and liability settlement reimbursement provisions modified.
Note: If necessary, the committee will recess and reconvene in 5 State Office Building at 5 p.m.

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
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5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
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Agenda: HF3325 (Westrom) Seed germination test time period extended.
HF3802 (Westfall) Canadian geese crop depredation abatement materials purchased, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
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
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10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
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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.
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE Committee recommendations on capital budget requests from the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Note: This meeting will recess for session and reconvene at 7 p.m.

COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
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Agenda: Continuation of bills not heard on Feb. 29.
HF2996 (Wolf) Electric utilities required to provide cost and fuel information to utility customers.
HF3310 (Abeler) Health plan contract stacking regulated and remedy provided.
HF1841 (Davids) Insurance compliance self-audit privilege established.
HF2644 (Carlson) Continued employer-paid health insurance coverage provided for dependent spouses of retirees.
HF3964 (Wilkin) Comprehensive health association eligibility and coverage modified, and premium rates study required.
HF2935 (Larsen, P.) Dental services disclosures and consumer protection requirements clarified, and specified dental benefits disclosures required.
HF3464 (Rukavina) Merged or consolidated electric cooperative members authorized to reestablish former electric cooperative.
HF3421 (Bakk) Electric cooperative's election to be regulated petition and balloting provisions modified.
HF3238 (Swenson) Farm equipment manufacturers and dealers regulated.
SF1618 (Jennings) Beer brewers and wholesalers judicial remedies modification.
HF3375 (Mulder) Health care purchasing alliances modified.
HF2694 (Ozment) Vasa Township detached banking facility authorized.
HF778 (Lindner) Money order defined and unclaimed property dormancy charge authorized.
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.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
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Agenda: HF3920 (Davids) Fountain tax increment financing district duration extension authorized.
HF3914 (Workman) Shorewood replacement service transit program authorized.
HF3272 (Swapinski) Local excise tax on motor vehicles limited.
HF2936 (Workman) Public and private property entry authorized for the purposes of examinations and surveys, and town cartway costs recovered.
HF3158 (Dawkins) Ramsey County conservation fee funds retained in county general fund.
HF2843 (Trimble) Ramsey County exempted from imposing county conservation fees.
Other bills may be heard. Final order may change.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

4 p.m. or after Session

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CIVIL LAW
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
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Agenda: HF3742 (Smith) Revenue recapture act collection of conciliation court judgments authorized, claims priority specified, and money appropriated.
HF3424 (Pawlenty) Electronic filing of real estate documents task force established and report to the Legislature required.
HF3311 (Dawkins) Parenting plans provided, terminology modified, and money appropriated.
HF3756 (Abrams) Holocaust victims insurance relief act established and civil penalties imposed.
HF3658 (Smith) Germany and Japan; forced labor actions statue of limitations waived.
HF2810 (Buesgens) Financial institution federal data privacy regulation conformity required and state enforcement provided.
HF3107 (Greiling) Civil commitment relative notification provided, minor voluntary treatment consent provisions modified, and early intervention provisions modified.

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GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
118 State Capitol
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: HF3586 (Larsen, P.) Alternative dispute resolution process use clarified.
HF3936 (Larsen, P.) Metropolitan government task force created and recommendations required.
HF3445 (Stang) Legislative employment provisions modified.
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.
HF2496 (Davids) Department of Public Service abolished, and powers and duties transferred.
HF3506 (Rhodes) Commissioner of Public Service remaining duties transferred to the commissioner of COMMERCE.
HF3222 (Rhodes) Health-related boards reporting requirements modified and health professionals services program committee membership requirements modified.

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

15 minutes after Session

WAYS & MEANS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dave Bishop
Agenda: Budget resolution.

FRIDAY, March 3

7:30 a.m.

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HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: Bills carried over from Thursday.
HF3286 (Knoblach) Respite care for family adult foster care providers legislative proposals developed.
HF2837 (Boudreau) Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program use required to verify immigration status of applicants for child care assistance and human services assistance.
HF3384 (Van Dellen) University of Minnesota Board of Regents type 1 diabetes research grant provided and money appropriated.
To be heard if time permits:
HF3176 (Boudreau) Unfunded county child protection mandates repealed.

8 a.m.

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

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.
HF3023 (Broecker) Lawful gambling fraud defined and felony penalties imposed.
HF3659 (Wenzel) Child abuse services professionals training requirements expanded, services determinations to consider risks of child living with unrelated adult, child endangerment felony penalties increased, and minimum sentencing imposed.
HF2631 (Abeler) School district levy for CRIME PREVENTION increased.
HF3058 (Dehler) Trespass definition expanded to include returning to the property after being told not to return.
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
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2798 (Ness) Specified feedlot penalty orders alternative uses authorized.
HF2962 (Haas) Seizure and administrative forfeiture of firearms and abandoned property provided, trespass citation authority and vehicle forfeiture provisions modified, conservation officer residency required, and money appropriated.
HF3340 (Holsten) Agricultural petroleum storage tank removal reimbursement provided.

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
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Agenda: HF3609 (Sykora) Full-day enrichment kindergarten pilot grant program established and money appropriated.
HF3206 (Rifenberg) Rural teacher education loan forgiveness program created and money appropriated.
HF3698 (Seagren) Excellent teacher recruitment improved, loan forgiveness program created, and money appropriated.
HF2858 (Gunther) Minnesota talented youth math project expanded and money appropriated.
HF3293 (Kielkucki) Public school employees mandatory statewide health care plan studied and money appropriated.
HF3567 (Mares) School district facilities levies consolidation provided, and handicapped access and fire safety program revenue cap eliminated.
HF3160 (Pugh) Debt service equalization aid funding increased, new school buildings property tax levy lowered, and money appropriated.
HF2818 (Opatz) Board of Teaching required to report on performance of teacher candidates on reading, writing, and math skills exam and on common core assessments.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
***NOTE CHANGE***
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.
HF2586 (Erhardt) Vending machine items sales tax exemption provided and products specified.
HF2237 (Seifert, M.) Southwest regional emergency response and fire training center construction materials sales and use tax exemption provided.

12:30 p.m.

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

2 p.m.

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CIVIL LAW
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: 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.
HF2673 (Rest) Political subdivision corporation creation standards established and existing corporations continued.
HF3662 (Olson) Internet parent information act adopted.
HF3512 (Anderson, B.) Local and state correctional facility inmate telephone access regulated.
HF3731 (Seifert, J.) Internet privacy policy provided for state and local governments, model online privacy notice developed, and subscriber personal information release restricted.
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.

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