Public Safety Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Kelly Moller
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

HF 1082 (Moller) Grant funding provided to organizations providing direct services and advocacy for crime victims, and money appropriated.

HF 1042 (Moller) Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit authority amended to investigate offenses that occur on state-owned military installations.

HF 1295 (Johnson, P) Children's advocacy centers included as a victim assistance program entitled to a portion of certain fines.

HF 1686 (Johnson, P) Training requirements for licensed security officers expanded.

HF 1998 (Rarick) Victim notification to order for protection and harassment restraining order violations not prosecuted extended, and victim notification requirements clarified and updated for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.

HF 1775 (Pinto) Collection and reporting of specified information on criminal cases and the creation of a public dashboard for this information required, and money appropriated.

HF 1163 (Youakim) Scope of hometown heroes assistance program clarified.

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

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 17th, 2025. 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: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, March 17th, 2025. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF format and not include hyperlinks.

Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 558 (Quam) – Consideration of arrest and investigative record in criminal history background check authorized.

4. HF 1800 (Quam) – Voting administration provisions modified, including candidate filing, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, and postelection review; reports required; criminal penalties provided; and money appropriated.

Note: Testimony will be limited to the felony crime provisions in the bill.

5. HF 2259 (Johnson, W.) – Violent crime enforcement teams funding provided, and money appropriated.

6. HF 1821 (Witte) – Supplemental nonprofit security grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

7. HF 2017 (Novotny) – Prosecutorial and law enforcement training funding provided, and money appropriated.

8. Adjourn

Bills may be added to the agenda.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Amendments and committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.