HF466 (Noor) Income reporting requirements modified for Minnesota family investment program.
HF1478 (Hanson) Family assets for independence program modified, and money appropriated.
HF238 (Pinto) Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) general citizenship requirements modified.

*Agenda items may be added or changed


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1. HF 146 (Finke) Out-of-state laws interfering in use of gender-affirming health care; use of subpoenas to gather information prevented; child custody and child welfare provisions modified; and provisions amended related to warrants, arrests, and extraditions.*
2. HF 1414 (Curran) Courts; formula for distribution of fine proceeds amended.
3. HF 975 (Moller) Towed vehicle contents retrieval governing requirements amended.
4. HF 909 (Daniels) Closed-captioned television required in certain circumstances.

*Public testimony and amendments on HF 146 were taken by the committee on January 31, 2023. No further public testimony and amendments on the bill will be taken.


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H.F. 1826 (Klevorn) State government; interagency transfer reports repealed.
H.F. 1830 (Klevorn) Types of collateral the Executive Council may approve for deposit with commissioner of management and budget specified.
H.F. 274 (Freiberg) Commission created to redesign the official state flag and official state seal, and report required.
H.F. 211 (Keeler) Indigenous Peoples' Day school observance required, and Indigenous Peoples' Day established as state holiday and Christopher Columbus Day eliminated as state holiday.

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

HF1305 (Petersburg) Waivers amended of examination to obtain driver's license.

HF1921 (Sencer-Mura) Accident report required within 48 hours if accident results in fatality.

HF1327 (Tabke) Metropolitan Council authority to establish fare program and passes clarified.

HF1350 (Tabke) Policy changes made, including to veterans' license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver's license applications.

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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 – Monday, February 20th

3. Re-referral of Governor’s budget bills
HF1992: Transportation (Hornstein)
HF1999: Legacy (Lillie)
HF2073: Higher Ed (Pelowski)

NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF1992, HF1999, and HF2073 only extends to their recommendation for a re-referral to their committee of primary jurisdiction, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing on either bill.

4. Adjournment

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Approval of the Minutes from February 16th, 2023
HF 112 (Pryor) Physical education standards review delayed.
Overview on Equalization
HF 1271 (Youakim) Operating referendum program equalization aid increased, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.
HF 879 (Youakim) Local optional revenue increased, future increases in local optional revenue liked to the growth in general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.
HF 1396 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Equalization aid increased for debt service equalization program, property tax levies decreased, and money appropriated.
HF 1457 (Pursell) Allowed uses of long-term facilities maintenance revenue and capital levies clarified.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
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HF1030 (Liebling): Enrollee cost-sharing eliminated under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare; and individual, small group, and State Employee Group Insurance Program plans prohibited from including cost-sharing.

HF100 (Stephenson): Cannabis. The committee will discuss and take testimony relating to Articles 1, 6, 7, 8, & 9.

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Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

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Presentation by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities on its 2023 budget request and campus budgets.

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HF 1321 (Tabke) Indeterminate Sentence Release Board established, and report required.

HF 1462 (Tabke) Mental health unit pilot program for individuals with mental illness and incarcerated in jails established, and report required.

HF 1523 (Curran) Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit authority expanded.

HF 3 (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.**

**Discussion for HF 3 will be limited to the provisions related to new crimes for intimidation and interference.

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

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Minnesota Board of Animal Health regarding deer farms.
H.F. 911 (Hansen, R.) Board of Animal Health modified.
H.F. 1202 (Becker-Finn) Animal health; data classified, owners of farmed Cervidae requirements modified, registrations prohibited, civil liability established, federal fund disposition modified, live-animal testing for chronic wasting disease required, Board of Animal Health duties transferred to commissioner of natural resources, and money appropriated.

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

I. HF339 (Curran) - Adult foster care licensure requirements modified for community residential settings.

II. HF716 (Finke) - Access to shared services under home and community-based service waivers expanded.

III. HF813 (Hicks) - Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established, and money appropriated.*

*Agenda item added. Agenda items may be added or removed.

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HF 772 (Kraft) State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.
Kate Perushek, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry
Richard Graves, U of M Center for Sustainable Building Research
Simona Fischer, AIA Minnesota
Kevin Pranis, LIUNA MN & ND
Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow, Center of the American Experiment
Katie Jones, Center for Energy and Environment
Nick Erickson, Housing First Minnesota

HF 908 (Agbaje) Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board established
Travis Burth, SEIU Nursing Home Worker
Rosemary Tisi, SEIU Nursing Home Worker
Jessica Grosz, Director of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, Department of Labor and Industry
Toby Pearson, Care Providers of MN, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative
Erin Huppert, LeadingAge MN, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative.

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*HF1487 (Reyer) Revenue recapture provisions modified, claims from hospitals and ambulance services disallowed. (Limited to amendments/final action)
HF1810 (Fischer) Eligibility for home and community-based services workforce development grants modified, and workforce development grant money excluded from income. (Limited to Tax Section: Section 2)
HF893 (Baker) Sales and use tax provisions modified, and sales tax exemption expanded for capital equipment purchases.

*HF1487 was previously received a full hearing with public testimony on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023. The committee will be limited to amendments and final action.

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HF749 (Reyer) - Energy guidelines required for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change.
HF1386 (Hollins) - Public Utilities Commission directed to issue an order, utilities required to install energy storage system under certain conditions, public utilities directed to file tariff with Public Utilities Commission, Public Utilities Commission required to order installation of energy storage system, public utilities required to file plan to install energy storage systems, incentive program to install energy storage systems established, and money appropriated.
*Items may be added to the agenda.

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Presentation - American Indian Education

HF1875 (Rep. Keeler) - American Indian education provided for all students, report required, and money appropriated.

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*Agenda Change: Bill Added. Bill Removed.

HF1424 (Becker-Finn) 1854 Treaty Area agreement funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1332 (Elkins) Metropolitan regional parks; determining operation and maintenance expenditure basis modified.
HF1498 (Pursell) Wetland banking rulemaking requirements modified.
HF1421 (Hansen) Petroleum tank release cleanup program duties specified and report required.
*HF742 (Norris) Firefighting foam use prohibited, and exemptions allowed.
**Please note that HF742 (Norris) received a full hearing with public testimony on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The committee will be limited to amendments and final action.

*HF1283 (Hansen) has been removed from the agenda.

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HF 1440 (Howard) Family homeless prevention and assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.* **

*No testimony will be taken as the bill was heard 2.14.21

HF 1507 (Fischer) Lead safe homes grant program created, and money appropriated.**

HF 1635 (Norris) Workforce and affordable homeownership development program modified, workforce and affordable homeownership account created in the housing development fund, and money appropriated.**

HF 1696 (Norris) Rental housing assistance and risk mitigation programs funding provided, and money appropriated.**

**Amendment(s) posted

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