HF2471 (Pinto) - Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements modified.
*HF2292 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from voluntary prekindergarten statutes.
*HF2293 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
*HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
*HF2698 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
HF1521 (Hanson) - 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.*Vehicle bills only, discussion and testimony will not heard on the starred bills.

Agenda items may be added or changed

Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair

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Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.

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1. HF 2322 (Pinto) Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
2. HF 1691 (Jordan) Public labor relations modified, and teacher probationary period requirements modified.
3. HF 23 (Wolgamott) Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
4. HF 2280 (Finke) Gender-Affirming Rights Act created.
5. HF 1056 (Edelson) Sexual harassment or abuse settlements as severance payment prohibited, and state income tax subtraction allowed for damages received.
6. HF 822 (Curran) County and local authorities authorized to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct.
7. HF 823 (Curran) Law enforcement agencies authorized to share criminal history background check data with Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.

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.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
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HF 1695 (Nelson, M) Service Employees International Union (SEIU) healthcare agreement ratified.
HF 2099 (Richardson) Task Force on Pregnancy Health and Substance Use Disorders established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF 782 (Becker-Finn) Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program established.
HF 2190 (Klevorn) Commissioner of administration funding provided to develop road map for implementing an enterprise grants management system, 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.
TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HF401 (Hornstein) Various policy changes provided to transportation-related provisions, and money appropriated.

HF268 (Lislegard) Special permit for hauling forest products modified.

HF1123 (Sencer-Mura) Advertisements, public art, and signs within road rights-of-way governing requirements amended, and terms defined.

HF337 (Sencer-Mura) Transit operators training required on assisting passengers.

HF1909 (Petersburg) Metropolitan Council; post-COVID pandemic public transportation study requirements modified.

HF1261 (Nelson) Use of preliminary breath screening tool for alcohol allowed as court admissible evidence for drivers of commercial vehicles.

HF717 (Rehm) Chanhassen; segment of marked Trunk Highway 5 designated as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway.


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1. Approval of March 2 meeting minutes
2. Judiciary salaries
3. Other Constitutional Officer salaries
4. Review of compensation data
5. Council discussion

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1. Welcome and Call to Order

2. Approval of the Minutes – Tuesday, March 7th

3. Re-referral of Governor’s budget bills

HF2680: Dept of Commerce budget bill (Stephenson)
HF2679: Dept of Agriculture budget bill (Vang)

NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF2680 and HF2679 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 March 1st, 2023
HF 1023 (Smith) Rochester; Children's Museum grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1294 (Long) Minneapolis; Bakken Museum grant funding provided, and money appropriated..
HF 1364 (Wolgamott) Museum and education center funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 1108 (Pérez-Vega) Minnesota Children's Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1761 (Clardy) Student organization funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1375 (Keeler) Cost-efficient projects authorized, including remodeling costs in long-term facilities maintenance revenue program; and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed. Virtual testimony is not possible for this hearing.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
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HF2422 (Her): Tobacco use prevention account established, and money appropriated.

HF2041 (Gomez): Service providers authorized to possess, distribute, and dispose of syringes; and possession of hypodermic syringes authorized.

HF1487 (Reyer): Revenue recapture provisions modified, claims from hospitals and ambulance services disallowed.

HF2599 (Reyer): Requirements for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance established, affidavit of expert review required before debt collection activities, and hospital charges limited for uninsured treatments and services for patients.

HF1940 (Bierman): Palliative Care Advisory Council member terms clarified, Palliative Care Advisory Council sunset eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.

HF2160 (Bahner): Commissioner of health fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF2236 (Hassan): Public awareness campaign on health dangers of using skin-lightening products containing mercury and hydroquinone created.

Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the Chair.

This hearing has been approved for extra time and 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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HF165 (Coulter) Paramedic scholarship program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1161 (Wolgamott) Public employee definition exclusions modified.
HF1435 (Vang) College Possible; report required, grant funding provided to support programs of college admission and graduation for low-income students, and money appropriated.
HF1789 (Hicks) Education initiative funding provided to support students who are or were in foster care, and money appropriated.

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HF 635 (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.*

HF 1234 (Her) Peace officer disability provisions modified, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 1370 (Stephenson) Cause of action for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images established, crime of using deep fake technology to influence an election established, and crime for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images established.

HF 1376 (Kozlowski) Reward fund established for information on missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, and money appropriated.

HF 2000 (Stephenson) Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

*Discussion for HF 635 will be limited to the provisions related to new crimes for intimidation and interference.

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, 3/8.

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

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HF 1497 (Pursell) False labeling of pesticide-treated plants as pollinator friendly prohibited.
HF 1130 (Tabke) Cities authorized to adopt pesticide control ordinances.
HF 1150 (Hansen, R) Registration for pesticides containing perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance prohibited.
HF 1317 (Hansen, R) Terms defined; Use, storage, disposal, and sale of pesticide-treated seed regulated; label statements for pesticide-treated seed required; consumer guidance required; rulemaking required; and money appropriated.
HF 2472 (Hansen, R) New program for systemic pesticide-treated seed established, new account in agricultural fund established, 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.
TESTIFYING: 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. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

I. HF1633 (Richardson) - African American Child Wellness Institute grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

II. HF2329 (Hassan) - Outreach, education, training, and distribution of naloxone kits funding provided, and money appropriated.

III. HF2550 (Bahner) - Medical assistance reimbursement rate increased for critical access mental health services provided by certain providers.

IV. HF2523 (Fischer) - Senior nutrition program funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator and Committee Legislative Assistant at least 12 hours prior to the start of a committee meeting. Handouts should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage. Contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov to submit handouts or for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

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.

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HF 2165 (Kraft) Designated refrigerants limitation of use prohibited.
Chris Bresee, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

HF 2213 (Nelson) Technical and housekeeping changes made to construction codes and licensing provisions.
Todd Green, Assistant Director, Construction Codes and Licensing
Sean O’Neill, Supervisor, Construction Codes and Licensing

HF 2369 (Hassan) Transportation network company driver protections established.
Stephen Cooper
Eid Ali
Fe clardy
Ansu Donzo
Marianna Brown
Mauricio R Castaneda
Gaari Abdi
Abdulahi Abdi
Freddi Goldstein, Uber
Joel Carlson, representing Uber
Jill Sims, Hospitality Minnesota
Shueb Mohamed
Ahmed Ahmed
Makhtal Abdi

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Overview of Social Security Income Treatment: House Research
HF0300 (Lislegard) Individual income tax provisions modified, and public pension benefit subtraction established.
HF1040 (J. Hanson) Individual income tax provisions modified, and Social Security benefits subtraction expanded.

Additional items may be added/removed to the agenda. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. The number of testifiers may be limited due to time constraints. 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 Wednesday, March 8th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Wednesday, March 8th 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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THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business