Agriculture Policy Omnibus Bill
Late Monday, March 20, 2023: Ag policy omnibus bill HF 1587 (Vang) will be posted.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023: walk through and public testimony.
12 pm noon, Wednesday, March 22: amendments due.
Thursday, March 23: mark up and passage.
Friday, March 24: mark up and passage, if necessary.

HF 1587 (Vang) Restricted species provisions modified. DE amendment -- mark up and passage, if necessary.

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.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

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

This extra meeting was scheduled to complete the business from yesterday.

HF2267 (Keeler): Medical assistance payment rate modified for dually certified organization serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, Indian Health Board grant provided, and money appropriated.

HF1436 (Vang): Programs to address health and human services workforce shortage expanded and established, reports required, and money appropriated.

HF2505 (Lee): Victims of labor trafficking and labor exploitation services funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1852 (Clardy): Alzheimer's public information program established, and money appropriated.

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. Testimony may be limited as time allows.

Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

The meeting is cancelled.

HF 2427 (Klevorn) Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board required to update Capitol Mall Design Framework, elements that must be included in updated framework specified, and money appropriated
Merritt Clapp-Smith, Executive Secretary, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board

HF 2870 (Vang) Fortis Capital grant funding provided for revolving loan fund, report required, and money appropriated
James E. Terrell, Fortis Capital, Co-Founder & President

HF 1163 (Hassan) Targeted community capital project grant program modified, and money appropriated.

HF 3066 (Richardson) Minority business development funding provided, report required, and money appropriated
Dorothy Bridges, President & CEO, MEDA

HF 2826 (Grossell) Forgivable loan program for remote recreational businesses modified.
Grady Harn on behalf of Ed Arnesen, Commissioner, Lake of the Woods County
Joe Henry, Executive Director, Lake of the Woods Tourism

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Thursday, March 23, 2023

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

1. HF 1406 (Frazier) Liability for felony murder committed by another person limited, task force on aiding and abetting felony murder extended, and report provided.
2. HF 282 (Frazier) Collection of race and ethnicity data on applications for drivers' licenses and identification cards authorized, and money appropriated.
3. HF 1520 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies required to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent.
4. HF 402 (Bierman) Health care entity transaction notice, review, and approval required; health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund.
5. HF 1831 (Greenman) Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.
6. HF 2290 (Curran) No-knock search warrants prohibited.
7. HF 181 (Vang) Reporting of crimes motivated by bias expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias; and money appropriated.


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.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

HF 2950 (Her) Eligible employees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who are members of higher education individual retirement account plan authorized to elect coverage by Teachers Retirement Association and receive retroactive service credit. (Pensions Policy Omnibus Bill A23-0097)
HF 2204 (Freiberg) Metropolitan Council districts redistricting provided.
HF 2677 (Kraft) Metropolitan Council; greenhouse gas emissions benchmarks required, capacity expansion impact assessment required for projects, climate action plan required as a part of comprehensive plan content, land use study and report to legislature required by the council, and money appropriated.
HF 2092 (Hornstein) Metropolitan governance task force created.

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.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

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

NOTE: Time and Room Change

HF580 (Koegel) Tangible personal property delivery fee imposed, and funds allocated.

HF1322 (Tabke) Metropolitan Council authorized to issue administrative citations; Metropolitan Council required to implement transit safety measures, including a transit rider code of conduct; transit service intervention project established; civil penalties imposed; criminal penalties established; surcharge established; technical and clarifying changes made; reports required, and money appropriated.


To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

Approval of the Minutes from March 23rd, 2023
HF 58 (Richardson) Dismissal of students in kindergarten through grade 3 prohibited, and money appropriated.
HF 2925 (Kozlowski) Gender-neutral, single-user restroom and locker room facilities provided; and money appropriated.
HF 2492 (Norris) Economic development and housing challenge program; schools added as eligible recipients, and funding requirements added.
HF 2637 (Frederick) Project Success grants authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 1175 (Youakim) Medical assistance coverage modified for special education school social work services.
HF 2920 (Youakim) Education finance; forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
HF 2638 (Hill) Playworks grant funding provided for expansion of social-emotional programming in elementary schools, and money appropriated.
HF 2797 (Sencer-Mura) Grant funding provided to improve students' writing skills, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 2918 (Pérez-Vega) Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1629 (Pérez-Vega) Music education grant programs provided, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov or 651-296-5524.

Public Testimony:
If you are interested in providing testimony on the scheduled please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 2pm on Thursday, March 23rd. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

HF 2763 (Howard) **** A DE has been posted for this bill

HF 3107 (Hussein) Rondo Community Land Trust grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

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HF1377 (Lislegard) Property Tax Division Report (DE Amendment Forthcoming)

Mark-Up of Property Tax Division Report

The DE Amendment (Property Tax Division Report) will be posted on Tuesday. Additional materials will be posted on the Committee website when available. Public testimony will be taken at the Wednesday Property Tax Division hearing. 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.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

HF 2511 (Pryor) Mind the G.A.P.P. grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 2199 (Howard) Minnesota Independence College and Community (MICC) funding provided for workforce development services for adults with autism and learning differences, and money appropriated.
Amy Gudmestad, Executive Director, MICC
Jenna Olsen, MICC Community Program Member

HF 3024 (Berg) Apprenticeship preparation programming funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF 2248 (Baker) Definition of noncovered employment modified.

HF 1824 (Baker) County labor force participation rates included as economic indicator.

HF 2407 (Reyer) Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation grant funding provided for Carts to Careers initiative, and money appropriated.
Jamie Pfuhl, President, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation

HF 1371 (Xiong) Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Ruby Lee, President and CEO of CLUES
Jennifer Mendoza, Career Development Navigator & Community Liaison Greater MN-Willmar of CLUES


If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at Travis.Reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Thursday, March 23, 2023

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.