With the spring recess right around the corner (March 30 – April 6), there are deadlines to be met and hearings to attend! Join us at the Minnesota Legislature this week to advance affordable housing across the state!
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
There will be three hearings to attend on Wednesday; one focuses on a support agenda item for Homes for All. The second one is a hearing which includes four proposals from the Homes for All bill. The third hearing will focus on This is Medicaid.
10:15 a.m. — Hearing on MN Tax Credit Contribution Fund
Location: Room 200 of the State Office Building
Tax Credit Contribution Fund bill (H.F. 4072)
Please consider attending a hearing in the House Taxes Committee in Room 200 of the State Office Building; this is likely our only hearing in a House Committee and it is critical to our continued momentum.
3 p.m. — Hearing on Homes for All Agenda
Location: Room 1150 of the Senate Building
Homes for All has four bills being heard in this committee. A bill supporting Tax Exempt Bond Enhancements (S.F. 3700), a companion bill to the tax credit contribution fund which is the bill being heard at 10:15 a.m. (S.F. 3301), and the MHFA appropriations: S.F. 3238 will be heard at 3 pm in the Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance Committee.
| S.F. 2837 | Koran | Housing infrastructure bonds used to finance manufactured housing park infrastructure for lease to low-and-moderate-income manufactured home owners authorization. |
| S.F. 3301 | Nelson | Minnesota housing tax credit contribution fund, income tax credit, and appropriation. |
| S.F. 3700 | Draheim | Minnesota Bond Allocation Act housing bonds modifications. |
| S.F. 3238 | Dziedzic | Housing finance agency (HFA) rental assistance for mentally ill, homework starts with home and local housing trust fund grants appropriations. |
7 p.m. — Hearing in the Health and Human Services Finance Committee
Location: Room 200 State Office Building
This is Medicaid opposes H.F. 3722, a proposal that will cause a loss in health coverage for Minnesotans who need Medical Assistance. Medicaid requirements are costly, complex, bureaucratic, and will have unintended consequences for state and local government, healthcare providers, and Minnesotans receiving coverage from Medical Assistance in all corners of the state. Click here to read more – and join us for the hearing.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Join us for one hearing on this day that focuses on This is Medicaid.
3 p.m. — Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy
Location: Room 1200 Minnesota Senate Building
Chair: Sen. Michelle R. Benson
This is Medicaid opposes S.F. 3611, a proposal that will cause a loss in health coverage for Minnesotans who need Medical Assistance. Medicaid requirements are costly, complex, bureaucratic, and will have unintended consequences for state and local government, healthcare providers, and Minnesotans receiving coverage from Medical Assistance in all corners of the state. Click here to read more – and join us for the hearing.
Powerful video by Monica Nilsson