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SenateTuesday, March 3, 2026 12:30 PM 

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Public Notice Date: 2/25/2026 11:41 AM

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Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Chair: Senator Lindsey Port

Please submit documents to be posted for committee members by March 2, 2026, 12:30 pm. Late submissions may Not be posted in advance of the hearing Or included in prepared materials for committee members.

Requests to testify and written testimony must be submitted by 12:30pm on Monday, March 2nd to committee administrator Jack Dudley: jack.dudley@mnsenate.gov

Agenda:

Call to Order
03_03_26_housing_agenda.pdf
Research Overview: How Housing Supply Affects Affordability

- Libby Starling, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

How-Housing-Supply-Affects-Affordability-Research-Overview-Minneapolis-Fed-presentation-03032026.pdf
How-new-apartments-create-opportunities-for-all-article-Minneapolis-Fed.pdf
S.F. 3839 PortHousing infrastructure bond issue and appropriation

- Heidi Rathmann-Smith, Chief Real Estate Officer, CommonBond Communities - Kelly Law, Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers - Laura Helle, Three Rivers Community Action - John Thorson, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota

2026-Housing-Infrastructure-Bonds-1-1.pdf
2026-HIBs-Debt-Service-SF3839.pdf
MLC-Letter-of-support-Housing-Infrastructure-Bonds-Senate.docx
2026-03-02-GroundBreak-Letter-of-Support-SF3839.pdf
Metro-Cities-Letter-SF-3839.pdf
Beacon-HIB-Letter-of-Support-Senate-2026.pdf
CGMC-and-GMNP-Letter-of-support-3_3_26-v2.pdf
Homes-for-All-Letter-of-Support-for-SF-3839-200-Million-HIB.pdf
MHP_HIBs_030226.pdf
LMC-Comments-SF-3839-Capital-Investment-Resources-for-Housing.pdf
S.F. 4044 NelsonMinnesota housing tax credit contributions eligible recipients modification

- Courtney Schaff, Policy Manager, Minnesota Housing Partnership - Cristen Incitti, President and Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota - Chad Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership - Heidi Rathmann-Smith, Chief Real Estate Officer, CommonBond Communities - Mark Borseth, Senior Director of Community Development and Corporate Facilities, DigiKey - Amy Baldwin, Community Development Director, Otter Tail County

SF-4044-Bill-Summary.pdf
SHTC-Conference-Handouts-V3-030226.pdf
SHTC_Senate_030226-1.pdf
CGMC-and-GMNP-Letter-of-support-3_3_26-v2-1.pdf
SHTC-Support.pdf
LMC-Comments-SF-4043-and-4044-State-Housing-Tax-Credit-Modifications.pdf
scs4044a-2.pdf
S.F. 2621 MohamedConstitutional Amendment proposal to increase the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one percent and dedicating the receipts for housing purposes; Homeownership opportunity fund, community and household stability fund, and rental opportunity fund establishment; fund councils establishment

- Ben Helvic Anderson, Vice President of Policy and Organizing, Beacon Interfaith - Nelima Sitati Munene, Executive Director, African Career Education and Resource, Inc. - Stephannie L. Lewis, Associate Vice President, Advocacy & Community Impact, Greater Twin Cities United Way - Jeru Gobeze, Advocacy Director, Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota - Chad Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership - Sadia Omar, Community Engagement Manager, New American Development Center

Bill-Summary-SF-2621.pdf
Our-Future-Starts-At-Home_Flyer_22726-1.pdf
030326_V11_Senate_Presentation_OFSAH.pdf
Metro-Cities-Letter-SF2621.pdf
Senate-Committee-Letter.pdf
03-06-2026-PDF-Letter-of-Support-for-SF-2621-The-Arc-Minnesota.pdf
HOME-Line-support-of-SF2621_2026_03-03.pdf
SF2621-LOS-ADYC.pdf
Align_LetterofSupport_SF2621_OFSAHMarch2026.pdf
Chum-Support-for-Our-Future-Starts-at-Home-SF2621.pdf
Support-Letter-OFSAH.pdf
H4A-Letter-of-Support-for-Our-Future-Starts-at-Home-SF-2621-Dedicated-Revenue-for-housing-via-a-constitutional-amendment-for-ho.pdf
scs2621a-1-1.pdf

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