Minn. House recalls bill to create grants for forensic interview training and reassigns it to children and families committee

The Minnesota House on March 5 voted to recall House File number 21 36 from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy and re-refer it to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy, a move supporters said would advance a proposal to fund forensic interview training scholarships.

Representative Pete Johnson moved the reassignment and told the chamber, "This bill grants forensic scholarship. This bill creates grants for forensic interview training scholarships. I spoke to the relevant chairs of the committees and they're okay with it." The motion was carried by voice vote after a brief floor exchange; no roll-call tally was recorded.

House clerks announced the motion on the floor and the presiding officer recognized Johnson to explain the intent of the reassignment. Members did not debate the merits of the underlying bill at length on the floor during this exchange.

The reassignment sends the file to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy for further consideration; the transcript does not include additional bill text or an amendment on the floor. Next steps will be committee hearings and any subsequent committee recommendation to the full House.

Procedural items that preceded the motion included routine committee reports and journal approval. The session concluded with member announcements and an adjournment until 3:30 p.m. on March 12, 2026.