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HouseWednesday, March 25, 2026 3:00 PM      

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Location: Capitol 120
Chair: Rep. Paul Novotny

Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF4371 (Lee, F.) Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

4. HF4317 (Nash) Peace officer access to surplus badges provided.

5. HF2817 (Knudsen) Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.

6. HF3496 (Harder) Inmates required to complete restitution payments before being placed on supervision abatement status

7. HF4151 (Witte) Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.

8. HF3826 (Witte) Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.

9. HF4425 (Myers) Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.

10. HF3990 (Novotny / Moller) Public Safety Policy Package.
• Consideration of amendments, markup of bill, and passage out of committee. The DE1 with the language of the policy package is posted. The amendment deadline may be waived for this bill by joint approval of the co-chairs.

11. Adjourn

Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda. Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

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.

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Bills Added

Knudsen
Service line of duty death benefits provided for part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters.
Myers
Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.
Witte
Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.
Witte
Identity theft crime; definitions modified and added, attorney general and county attorneys provided with additional subpoena authority, and statutes of limitation altered for fraud-related offenses.
Novotny
Public safety; policy provided for public safety, correctional facilities, investigations, Department of Public Safety data, controlled substances, crime victims, orders for protection, private detective and protective agent licensure, employment disqualifications, sentence adjustments, expungement relief, domestic abuse-related crimes and data, use of chemical irritants, crimes of coercion, retail theft, identity theft, and fraud; reimbursements provided; "battered women" term replaced in statute where it appears; criminal penalties provided; reports required; and rulemaking required.
Lee
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to perform background checks at the request of the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

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Eid break begins on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 8:00am. Legislative activities resume on Friday, March 20 at 8:00am (may change based on religious tradition).

The Easter/Passover break begins on Friday, March 27 at 5:00pm. Legislative activities resume on Tuesday, April 7 at 8:00am.

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