Public Notice Date: 4/09/2026 4:31 PM
Documents added[Revision 5]
Location: Hybrid Hearing 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg. and Remote
Chair: Senator Tou Xiong*Agenda items may be added or removed.
Please submit documents to Committee Administrator, mikayla.mtanous@mnsenate.gov by Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:00pm. Late submissions may not be posted in advance of the hearing or included in prepared materials for committee members.
TESTIMONY: 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, mikayla.mtanous@mnsenate.gov by Monday, April 13, 2026 at 12:00pm.
Requests for Zoom testimony must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.
WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND HANDOUTS: Written testimony is encouraged. To submit written testimony or hand-outs, email Committee Administrator, mikayla.mtanous@mnsenate.gov by Monday, April 13, at 12:00pm.
Please email the submission in following pdf format: yearmonthday_bill number_organization_testimony-or-handout
Example: 20250329_SF2373_MinnesotaOrganizationName_Testimony
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Additional verbal/written testimony will not be accepted for roll over bills from Thursday, April 9th committee hearing.
NOTE: **SF4059 is the SLG finance vehicle bill. mark-up and vote out will occur on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Written testimony will be accepted. DE will be posted no later than EOD Friday (April 10, 2026).**
Governor's Supplemental Budget Recommendations (INFORMATIONAL): Written testimony is encouraged.
Agenda:
S.F. 4898 WestlinLegislative email, telephone numbers, and office space usage restrictions provisions**Additional testimony will not be accepted**
S.F. 2321 Johnson StewartLocal government requirement to establish replacement accounts to maintain and replace capital projects that receive state funding**Additional testimony will not be accepted**
S.F. 4932 XiongHealth insurance benefit plans offered in the nonrepresented employees compensation plan and the managerial plan in chapter 43A provision modification**Additional testimony will not be accepted**
Testifiers:
- Paul Moore, Assistant Commissioner, MMB
- Galen Benshoff, Enterprise Director, Employee Insurance
S.F. 4059 XiongPublic television stations in greater Minnesota appropriation- SLG FINANCE BUDGET BILL
**Walk through, mark-up and pass out will occur on Tuesday, April 14**
INFORMATIONAL: (SF5088) Xiong: Governor's Supplemental Budget RecommendationsPresenters:
- Paul Moore, Assistant Commissioner, MMB
- Martha Burton, Assistant Commissioner, DOR
INFORMATIONAL: Local News and Civic Information as Essential Infrastructure: A Community-Informed Overview from the True North News AlliancePresenters:
- Anais Froberg-Martinez, ThreeSixty Journalism
- Susan Kent, Woodbury News Net
- Charlie Weaver, Metro Nonprofit News Network (MNNN)
INFORMATIONAL: (SF4415) Clark: Council on Central and Eastern European Affairs establishment and appropriationPresenters:
- Mykola Megits, Ph.D., Coalition Lead, Minnesota Council on Central and Eastern European Affairs Initiative
- Julia Miller, Lead of Minnesota Albanian Community
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