Committee

Minnesota House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HF1 Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/03/2025
HF22 Parent's bill of rights created. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF45 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Outreach Program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/10/2025
HF102 Circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee modified. In Committee 03/27/2025
HF470 Early leaning scholarships funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF587 Underperforming school districts required to have their prekindergarten programs evaluated by the Parent Aware program. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF588 Foster children receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits trust established, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF628 Child care staff qualification, staff ratio, and group size licensing standards modified. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF633 Licensed in-home child care providers market value exclusion established. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF655 Family child care capacity limits amended. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF656 Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF657 Rochester Area Foundation funding provided for the Pamoja Women program, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF776 Family assets for independence program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF777 Food shelf program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/13/2025
HF803 Eligibility criteria modified for the voluntary prekindergarten program. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF841 Food shelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF847 Community action grants funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF897 Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl provided, and criminal penalties for violation imposed. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF994 ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1002 Head Start funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/17/2025
HF1098 Food shelf facilities infrastructure funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1112 Regional food bank grants created, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1146 Minnesota SNAP step up for seniors program established, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1147 School-age care programs authorized to provide services to eligible prekindergarten students. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1148 Prepared meals food grant program established, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1158 Diaper distribution program modified. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1164 Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches funding provided for drop-in support services, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1169 Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases, funding provided to improve the Social Services Information System, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/19/2025
HF1247 Aides allowed to supervise children in child care. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF1276 Northstar Care for Children benefits modified for children under the age of six and children transferred into Northstar Care for Children. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF1300 Commissioner of human services or commissioner of children, youth, and families prohibited from rescinding public assistance benefits due to vaccination status. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF1316 Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system. In Committee 02/20/2025
HF1336 Child care improvement grants funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1342 Unrelated individual providing child care to two families exempted from licensure. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1346 Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/24/2025
HF1367 Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF1383 Program established to assist families with the cost of child care. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1384 Individual income tax; dependent care credit expanded, and Great Start child care credit established. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1424 Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated. In Committee 02/24/2025
HF1499 Modernization of family child care regulations modified. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1563 Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; subtraction for employer-provided dependent care assistance allowed, and tax credit for employer-provided child care expenses established. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1581 Diaper distribution grant program funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1604 School attendance mandated to a local welfare agency, habitual truant definition modified, and money appropriated for grants to fund child welfare response efforts. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1614 Child welfare; neglect definition modified to clarify when a child is considered to be without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional condition. In Committee 02/26/2025
HF1660 Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to conduct a statewide needs assessment for out-of-school and youth programming, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 02/27/2025
HF1824 Commissioner of children, youth, and families funding provided to create and implement technology portals to connect individuals with support systems; and money appropriated. In Committee 03/03/2025
HF1897 Correction order requirements modified. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1900 Benefit eligibility offense provisions changed. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1915 Child care centers required to use video security cameras to monitor infants and toddlers, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1916 Child care assistance program integrity requirements established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1918 Department of Children, Youth, and Families policy language; TEACH early childhood program, great start compensation support payment program, child welfare policies, and out-of-home placement plans updated; and provisions to prevent foster care placements modified. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1926 Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches grant funding provided for food shelves, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF1927 Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches funding provided for site selection and property acquisition for a new services and supports facility, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/05/2025
HF2009 Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/06/2025
HF2078 Child care provider licensing provisions modified related to parent access, furnishings, equipment, and materials. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2135 Fiscal analysis of child welfare system required; comprehensive child welfare program, practice, and service evaluation required; reports required; and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2136 Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2137 Development and dissemination of informational materials on type 1 diabetes for parents of children in preschool programs required. In Committee 03/10/2025
HF2175 Medical assistance vendor background checks required; fraud detection system established for Department of Human Services and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; and reports required. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2191 Children and families licensing and certification regulations modified. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2219 Traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements regulated, and crime of operating a for-profit surrogacy agency created. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2226 Background study requirements for child care providers modified. In Committee 03/12/2025
HF2305 Child care licensing action accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum required to be publicly posted for ten years. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2362 Youth intervention programs funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/13/2025
HF2436 Children and families finance bill. In Committee 03/17/2025
HF2456 Cost-of-living adjustments in maintenance or child support orders repealed, and conforming changes made. In Committee 03/27/2025
HF2459 Metro Deaf School grant funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2551 Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/20/2025
HF2617 Child care conditional license requirements modified, commissioner directed to create standardized visit timelines and requirements, definition of education amended, background study liaison created, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/20/2025
HF2643 Indication of self-report on child care licensing notifications required. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2728 Child care great start compensation support payments modified. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2732 Rural child care stabilization and support payment program established, report required, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/24/2025
HF2863 Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected. In Committee 03/26/2025
HF2877 Group family day care child-adult capacity ratios and age distribution restrictions modified. In Committee 03/26/2025
HF2925 Social Services Information System improvements funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 03/27/2025
HF2929 Eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households clarified. In Committee 03/27/2025
HF2939 Implementation dates for provisions of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act delayed. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF2967 African American Child Well-Being Advisory Council reports modified; reports required; child protection workers, child welfare technology improvements, and Family First Prevention Services Act grants funding provided; and money appropriated. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF3002 Eligibility requirements for foster care benefits after age 18 modified to include children for whom permanent legal and physical custody is transferred to a relative after age ten. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF3009 Multidisciplinary child protection team and its duties modified. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF3024 Foster youth bill of rights established. In Committee 04/01/2025
HF3059 Child care assistance program requirements modified, and reports required. In Committee 04/02/2025
HF3085 Community Mediation Minnesota grant funding provided to administer a statewide family mediation pilot program, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/03/2025
HF3196 African Youth Soccer League established, reports required, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/21/2025
HF3223 Food assistance funding provided, and money appropriated. In Committee 04/22/2025