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Ways and Means

2023-2024 Regular Session

Meets: Monday, 10:30 a.m. in Room 200
Committee Chair: Rep. Liz Olson (08A)
Vice Chair: Rep. Heather Edelson (50A)

Staff

Committee Administrator: Owen Wirth 296-6970
Committee Legislative Assistant: Leah Killian 296-5507

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Chair: Rep. Liz Olson
Location: Room 200
Agenda:

HF5299 (Pelowski) Higher Education Supplemental Budget Bill
HF5245 (Becker-Finn) Judiciary Supplemental Budget Bill
HF5216 (Moller) Public Safety Supplemental Budget Bill

Note: HF5245 and HF5216 will be merged onto one Public Safety and Judiciary Supplemental Budget Bill, using HF5216 as the primary vehicle.

Bills may be added to the agenda.

Written Testimony: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov by 2pm Monday, April 29.

Amendments: There is no amendment deadline for any bill on the agenda. Amendments must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov.

For further information on accommodations, please visit 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 your 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.

Bills:
  • HF5299 (Pelowski) - Higher education; funding and related policy changes provided to bonding, licensure, and grant provisions; fees established; and money appropriated.
  • HF5245 (Becker-Finn) - Supreme Court and district courts funding and related policy changes provided, State Board of Civil Legal Aid established, Safe at Home program certification modified, restorative process provided for certain acts, and money appropriated.
  • HF5216 (Moller) - Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, and Clemency Review Commission funding and related policy changes provided; working group established to examine motor vehicle registration compliance; Task Force on Holistic and Effective Responses to Illicit Drug Use and Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearm Surrender established; Public Safety Telecommunicator Training and Standards Board established; rule making authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Chair: Rep. Liz Olson
Location: Room 200
Agenda:

HF5280 (Noor) Human Services Supplemental Budget Bill
HF4738 (Huot) Office of Emergency Medical Services established to replace Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, duties specified and transferred, advisory council established, alternative EMS response model pilot program established, conforming changes made, report required, and money appropriated.

Bills Removed:
HF3992 (Lislegard) Local government and private ambulance service aid provisions modified, and onetime aid program established for licensed ambulance services, reports required, and money appropriated.

Written Testimony: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov by 2pm Tuesday, April 30.

Amendments: There is no amendment deadline for any bill on the agenda. Amendments must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov.

For further information on accommodations, please visit 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 your 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.

Bills:
  • HF5280 (Noor) - Disability services, aging services, substance use disorder services, and priority admissions and civil commitment provisions modified; Direct Care and Treatment executive board, human services response contingency account, Homelessness and Housing Support Office, workgroups, and councils established; studies and reports required; rulemaking provided; and money appropriated.
  • HF4738 (Huot) - Office of Emergency Medical Services established to replace Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, duties specified and transferred, advisory council established, alternative EMS response model pilot program established, conforming changes made, report required, and money appropriated.
Bills Removed:
  • HF3992 (Lislegard) - Local government and private ambulance service aid provisions modified, and onetime aid program established for licensed ambulance services, reports required, and money appropriated.