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March 18, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Agenda

1. Cal to Order
2. Aproval of Minutes
3. HF 3547 (Swedzinski) Manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks regulated; and portion of revenues from the sale of fireworks dedicated to public safety purposes.
4. HF 3651 (Harder) State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards established.
5. HF 4043 (Wite) Powers exclusive to law enforcement oficers clarified, and authority to investigate the unauthorized practice of law enforcement duties clarified.
6. HF 4282 (Wite) Persons detained in jails provided medications.
7. HF 4095 (Davis) Crime of disruption of worship services established.
8. Adjourn
Agenda note: Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to acomodate schedules.
Testimony: Writen testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Comite Administrator for this hearing, no les than 24 hours prior to the start of the comite hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints. Amendments and comite documents wil be posted in advance of the hearing.
Note: Al persons visiting the Minesota State Capitol must go through security screning.
This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. Al events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.




HF3547

(Swedzinski)



Manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks regulated; and portion of revenues from the sale of fireworks dedicated to public safety purposes.




HF4095

(Davis)



Crime of disruption of worship services established.




HF3651

(Harder)



State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards established.




HF4043

(Wite)



Powers exclusive to law enforcement oficers clarified, and authority to investigate the unauthorized practice of law enforcement duties clarified.




HF4282

(Wite)



Persons detained in jails provided medications.

March 17, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Agenda

Chair Moler wil have the gavel.
HF 371 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster asistance contingency acount.
HF 3658 (Frazier) Proceses for aplying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.
HF 3453 (Hanson, J) Legal age to poses kratom established as 21 years of age or older.
HF 358 (Finke) Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.
HF 175 (Pinto) Criminal case information reporting required, and money apropriated.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 16th, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permited is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan acordingly.
WRITEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit writen testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 16th, 2026. Al writen testimony must be submited in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Writen testimony submited to the comite administrator wil be posted online on the comite’s webpage prior to the hearing.
This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. Al video events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACESIBILITY, AND ACOMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Comite Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is neded.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of one wek before the services are neded.
• To request legislative services for Comunication Aces Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of two weks before the services are neded.
• For information on acomodations please visit Acesibility Frequently Asked Questions.
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HF371

(Johnson)



Reporting date on the disaster asistance contingency acount.




HF3658

(Frazier)



Proceses for aplying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders modified.




HF3453

(Hanson)



Legal age to poses kratom established as 21 years of age or older.




HF358

(Finke)



Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.




HF175

(Pinto)



Criminal case information reporting required, and money apropriated.

March 11, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Agenda

1. Cal to Order
2. Aproval of Minutes
3. HF 3489 (Benet) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal ofense of groming established. Note: The Comite wil only consider the sections in the bil (Sections 3, 6, 8, 9, and 10) that are in the Public Safety Comite’s jurisdiction.
4. HF 390 (Novotny) Provisions for employment or ocupation due to conviction of a crime changed.
5. HF 3825 (Repinski) Judge required to inquire whether victim has ben notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.
6. HF 3826 (Wite) Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Aprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.
7. HF 3827 (Duran) Grants from Bureau of Criminal Aprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, proces for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for aces by law enforcement.
8. HF 382 (Hudson) Penalty for misconduct of public oficer or employe enhanced.
9. Adjourn
Agenda note: Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to acomodate schedules.
Testimony: Writen testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Comite Administrator for this hearing, no les than 24 hours prior to the start of the comite hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints. Amendments and comite documents wil be posted in advance of the hearing.
Note: Al persons visiting the Minesota State Capitol must go through security screning.
This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. Al events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.




HF3489

(Benet)



Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal ofense of groming established.




HF390

(Novotny)



Provisions for employment or ocupation due to conviction of a crime changed.




HF3825

(Repinski)



Judge required to inquire whether victim has ben notified of plea and sentencing hearings, victim protected from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment, victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement expanded, and other crime victim provisions modified.




HF3826

(Wite)



Definition of identity modified for purposes of identity theft crime, authority of financial crimes and fraud section of Bureau of Criminal Aprehension expanded, changes to administrative subpoenas made, and statutes of limitation altered.




HF3827

(Duran)



Grants from Bureau of Criminal Aprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, proces for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for aces by law enforcement.




HF3827

(Duran, Jr.)



Grants from Bureau of Criminal Aprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, proces for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for aces by law enforcement.




HF382

(Hudson)



Penalty for misconduct of public oficer or employe enhanced.

March 10, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Documents

Agenda

Chair Moler wil have the gavel.
HF 3465 (Liebling) Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.
HF 3782 (Moler) Disclosure of chemical iritants used in certain buildings required.
HF 4075 (Moler) Uniform procedure for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders established.
HF 391 (Scot) Enforcement of judicialy ordered firearms restrictions provided for abusing parties.
HF 3946 (Moler) Definition of domestic abuse modified for purposes of obtaining an order for protection, law enforcement agencies required to report information in domestic abuse cases, authorizing certain arests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse, other domestic abuse provisions modified, and money apropriated.
HF 2976 (Holins) Mitigated departures provided for certain ofenders who have ben victims, presentence investigation reports required to include certain information, certain ofenders who have ben victims alowed to aply for a pardon or for clemency, and Minesota Sentencing Guidelines Comision directed to include an aditional mitigating factor.
HF 350 (Pinto) Lifetime firearms ban on persons who are convicted of certain misdemeanor and gros misdemeanor domestic asault ofenses established.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 9th, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permited is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan acordingly.
WRITEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit writen testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 9th, 2026. Al writen testimony must be submited in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Writen testimony submited to the comite administrator wil be posted online on the comite’s webpage prior to the hearing.
This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. Al video events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACESIBILITY, AND ACOMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Comite Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is neded.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of one wek before the services are neded.
• To request legislative services for Comunication Aces Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of two weks before the services are neded.
• For information on acomodations please visit Acesibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have acesibility or usability coments to share on any Minesota Legislature website, please submit your coments using the Acesibility & Usability Coment Form




HF3465

(Liebling)



Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.




HF3782

(Moler)



Disclosure of chemical iritants used in certain buildings required.




HF391

(Scot)



Enforcement of judicialy ordered firearms restrictions provided for abusing parties.




HF3946

(Moler)



Definition of domestic abuse modified for purposes of obtaining an order for protection, law enforcement agencies required to report information in domestic abuse cases, authorizing certain arests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse, other domestic abuse provisions modified, and money apropriated.




HF2976

(Holins)



Mitigated departures provided for certain ofenders who have ben victims, presentence investigation reports required to include certain information, certain ofenders who have ben victims alowed to aply for a pardon or for clemency, and Minesota Sentencing Guidelines Comision directed to include an aditional mitigating factor.




HF350

(Pinto)



Lifetime firearms ban on persons who are convicted of certain misdemeanor and gros misdemeanor domestic asault ofenses established.




HF4075

(Moler)



Uniform procedure for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders established.

March 04, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Agenda

1. Cal to Order
2. Aproval of Minutes
3. HF 962 (Novotny) Peace oficers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.
4. HF 3541 (Duran) Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.
5. HF 2936 (Duran) Comisioner of corections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative aproval prior to implementation.
6. HF 3762 (Wite) Chiefs of police and sherifs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or cary a firearm.
7. HF 2879 (Wite) Organized Retail and Suply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money apropriated.
8. Adjourn
Agenda note: Bils may be aded or removed from the agenda.  Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to acomodate schedules.
Testimony: Writen testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Comite Administrator for this hearing, no les than 24 hours prior to the start of the comite hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to comite time constraints. Amendments and comite documents wil be posted in advance of the hearing.
Note: Al persons visiting the Minesota State Capitol must go through security screning.
This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. Al events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.




HF962

(Novotny)



Peace oficers excluded from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists, and report required.




HF3541

(Duran)



Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.




HF3541

(Duran, Jr.)



Division of Capitol Security's responsibilities clarified.




HF2936

(Duran)



Comisioner of corections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative aproval prior to implementation.




HF2936

(Duran, Jr.)



Comisioner of corections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative aproval prior to implementation.




HF3762

(Wite)



Chiefs of police and sherifs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or cary a firearm.




HF2879

(Wite)



Organized Retail and Suply Chain Crimes Advisory Board established, report required, and money apropriated.

March 03, 2026 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Documents

Agenda

Chair Moler wil have the gavel.
HF 3405 (Moler) Bureau of Criminal Aprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.
HF 3413 (Holins) State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain imigration enforcement agrements; and termination of certain existing imigration enforcement agrements required.
HF 3769 (Curan) Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the comisioner of corections clarified in law, aces to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screning in corectional facilities clarified.
HF 3768 (Curan) Department of Corections licensed juvenile and adult comunity-based residential corectional facilities responsibilities clarified.
HF 371 (Johnson, P) Reporting date on the disaster asistance contingency acount.
HF 3465 (Liebling) Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.
Items may be taken up in any order, items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.
TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 2nd, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permited is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan acordingly.
WRITEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit writen testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:0 PM, March 2nd, 2026. Al writen testimony must be submited in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Writen testimony submited to the comite administrator wil be posted for the public prior to the hearing.
This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. Al events are closed captioned with automaticaly generated captions.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACESIBILITY, AND ACOMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Comite Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is neded.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of one wek before the services are neded.
• To request legislative services for Comunication Aces Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Comite Administrator a minimum of two weks before the services are neded.
• For information on acomodations please visit Acesibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have acesibility or usability coments to share on any Minesota Legislature website, please submit your coments using the Acesibility & Usability Coment Form.




HF3405

(Moler)



Bureau of Criminal Aprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit required to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents.




HF3413

(Holins)



State, county, and local government units prohibited from entering into certain imigration enforcement agrements; and termination of certain existing imigration enforcement agrements required.




HF3769

(Curan)



Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the comisioner of corections clarified in law, aces to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded, and mandatory tuberculosis screning in corectional facilities clarified.




HF3768

(Curan)



Department of Corections licensed juvenile and adult comunity-based residential corectional facilities responsibilities clarified.




HF371

(Johnson)



Reporting date on the disaster asistance contingency acount.




HF3465

(Liebling)



Enhanced penalties for theft from a vulnerable adult established.

May 15, 2025 12:30 Location: Capitol G3

Bills on agenda

Agenda

The House wil have the gavel.
House Conferes: Kraft, Wite, Moler, Myers
Senate Conferes: Latz, Gustafson, Limer
Agenda:
HF 2130 (Kraft) Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equiped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide ofenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reisued license plate proces, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money apropriated.
Items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.




HF2130

(Kraft)



Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equiped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide ofenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reisued license plate proces, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money apropriated.

May 13, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

Sen. Ron Latz has the gavel
Agenda
1. Cal to order
2. Quorum
3. Testimony on SF281 (Lang) Coercion crime that causes great bodily harm or death of the victim criminal penalty enhancement provision
a. Jaime Bremseth, via zom
4. Adoption of policy items
5. Anouncements
6. Adjourn




HF2432

(Novotny)



Judiciary, public safety, and corections policy and finance bil.

May 12, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

The House wil have the gavel.
House Conferes: Novotny, Moler, Liebling, Scot
Senate Conferes: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin, Clark, Seberger
Agenda:
HF 2432 (Novotny) Judiciary and Public Safety Budget Bil
I. Discusion and adoption of policy items.
I. Testimony by request on several policy provisions in HF 2432 side-by-side:
SF 1909 (Oumou Verbeten) County atorneys authorization to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.
SF 165 (Westlin) and HF 1396 (Wite) Use authorization of unmaned aerial vehicles expanded.
SF 281 (Lang) Coercion crime that causes great bodily harm or death of the victim criminal penalty enhancement provision.
SF 3051 (Latz) Aces to unredacted portable recording system data related to colision investigations authorization.
Items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.




HF2432

(Novotny)



Judiciary, public safety, and corections policy and finance bil.

May 08, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

HF 2432 (Novotny) Judiciary and Public Safety Budget Bil
The Senate wil have the gavel.
House Conferes: Novotny, Moler, Liebling, Scot
Senate Conferes: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin, Clark, Seberger




HF2432

(Novotny)



Judiciary, public safety, and corections policy and finance bil.

May 07, 2025 15:15 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

House Conferes: Novotny, Moler, Liebling, Scot
Senate Conferes: Latz, Clark, Oumou Verbeten, Seberger, Westlin
The House has the gavel
1. Cal to Order
2. Introduction of members and staf
3. Walk-through of HF 2432 spreadshet
4. Walk-through of HF 2432 side-by-sides
5. Review of same and similar provisions and discusion of policy items
6. Adjourn
Note: There wil be no public testimony at this meting.




HF2432

(Novotny)



Judiciary, public safety, and corections policy and finance bil.

May 06, 2025 13:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

1. Cal to Order
2. Introduction of members and staf
3. Walk-through of HF 2432 side-by-sides
4. Review of same and similar provisions and discusion of policy items
5. Adjourn
Note: There wil be no public testimony at this meting.




HF2432

(Novotny)



Judiciary, public safety, and corections policy and finance bil.

April 09, 2025 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

1. Cal to Order
2. Aproval of Minutes
3. HF 2432 (Novotny / Moler) Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to al state or local corectional employes; Tribal Nation aces and use of comunity supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corections provisions modified; and money apropriated.
Note: A delete-al amendment that inserts the language of the House Public Safety Budget Bil and the budget spreadshet ben posted. House staf wil do a walk-through of the bil and public testimony wil be taken at the Tuesday, April 8 hearing.
The Comite wil consider amendments, hold member discusion and pas the bil out of comite at the Wednesday hearing. There wil be no further oportunity for public testimony at Wednesday’s hearing.
4. Adjourn
If you have any questions, you may contact John Hultquist, the Comite Administrator for Wednesday's hearing, at john.hultquist@house.mn.gov




HF2432

(Novotny)



Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to al state or local corectional employes; Tribal Nation aces and use of comunity supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corections provisions modified; and money apropriated.

April 08, 2025 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

Bills on agenda

Agenda

HF 2432 (Novotny) Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to al state or local corectional employes; Tribal Nation aces and use of comunity supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corections provisions modified; and money apropriated. *
*HF 2432 wil be used as the vehicle for the House Public Safety Finance bil. A DE amendment and spreadshet wil be posted when it is available.
TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 5:0 PM, April 7th, 2025. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permited is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan acordingly.
WRITEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit writen testimony must be submited to the Comite Administrator of this hearing, Elen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 5:0 PM, April 7th, 2025. Al writen testimony must be submited in PDF format and not include hyperlinks.
Items may be aded or removed at the Chair’s discretion.




HF2432

(Novotny)



Protection from report of fictitious emergency extended to al state or local corectional employes; Tribal Nation aces and use of comunity supervisions services subsidy clarified; post-incarceration supervision provisions codified; obsolete administrative rules repealed; various other public safety, judiciary, and corections provisions modified; and money apropriated.

April 02, 2025 15:00 Location: Capitol 120

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