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State and Local Government Committee
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
12:30 PM, 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes



Present: Senator Tou Xiong - Chair, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade - Vice Chair, Senator Andrew R. Lang - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Calvin K. Bahr, Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Omar Fateh, Senator Amanda H. Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Mark W. Koran, Senator Andrew Mathews

Absent: Senator Heather Gustafson - Vice Chair

Chair Tou Xiong called the meeting to order at 12:36 PM

Call to Order

A quorum was present

S.F. 3900: Senator Rest: Legislative auditor recommendations regarding agency grant, inventory, and debt collection practices implementation provision.

Vice Chair Maye Quade moved the A4 amendment as amended by A5 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted. Senator Drazkowski moved the A2 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted. Testifier: Betsy Hayes - Assistant Commissioner, MN Department of Administration Judy Randall - Legislative Auditor, Office of the Legislative Auditor

Senator Maye Quade moved that S.F. 3900, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 3899: Senator Hoffman: State Office Building renaming after Melissa Hortman.

Testifier: Jodi Anderson-Wolhaupter - Resident, Brooklyn Park MN Vice Chair Maye Quade moved the A4 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.

Senator Maye Quade moved that S.F. 3899, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4338: Senator Hoffman: Minnesota Senate Building renaming after Kari Dziedzic provision and appropriation.

Vice Chair Maye Quade moved the A2 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.

Senator Fateh moved that S.F. 4338, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4176: Senator Fateh: Various immigration policy provisions and appropriation.

Testifiers: ThaoMee Xiong - Executive Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders Aaron Sepulveda - Legislative and Policy Director, MN Council on Latino Affairs Mary Niedermeyer - CEO, CAPI Perla Ramos - Community Organizer, Fe y Justicia Dr. Karen E. Wills - Pediatric Psychologist Senator Fateh moved the A3 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted. Senator Drazkowski requested a roll call vote on the motion that SF 4176, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. 6/4 (Ayes: Xiong, Maye Quade, Cwodzinski, Fateh, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Johnson Stewart; Nays: Bahr, Drazkowski, Koran, Mathews) MOTION PREVAILED

Senator Fateh moved that S.F. 4176, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4296: Senator Maye Quade: Public hearings and certain disclosures prior to approval of data center development requirement.

Testifiers: Aubree Derkesen (REMOTE) - Pine Island Resident Eleanor Dolan (REMOTE) - Duluth Resident Jo Anne Bates (REMOTE) - Hermantown Resident Margaret Sullivan (REMOTE) - North Minneapolis Resident Jenna Van Den Boom - Monticello Resident Vice Chair Maye Quade moved the A2 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted. Senator Johnson Stewart requested a roll call vote for the passage of S.F. 4296, as amended. 8/2 (Ayes: Xiong, Maye Quade, Bahr, Cwodzinski, Drazkowski, Fateh, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Johnson Stewart; Nays: Koran, Mathews) MOTION PREVAILED

Senator Maye Quade moved that S.F. 4296, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4379: Senator Maye Quade: Municipalities prohibition from entering into nondisclosure agreements.

Testifiers: Jonathan Cotter - Health Care and Commerce Policy Director, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Peter Wagenius - Legislative Director, Sierra Club North Star Chapter Vice Chair Maye Quade moved the A1 amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.

Senator Bahr moved that S.F. 4379, be laid on the table. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 3733: Senator Wiklund: Method of deposit modification of fines collected related to home care licensing surveys and investigations.



Not heard.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:58 PM


 
                                                                      
Senator Tou Xiong, Chair
                                                                      
Sebastian Gonzalez, Legislative Assistant