Committee advances several technical and licensing bills; credit‑union measure returned to Commerce

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a package of largely technical bills and referred a complex banking drafting change back to the Commerce Committee during a March 24 meeting.

Representative Sexton presented House File 3528, a technical measure updating statute for the Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners following an audit and adjusting a small number of fees; fiscal staff said the net annual general‑fund effect is modest and the committee referred the bill to the general register.

Representative Schumacher moved House File 3516, a dentistry licensing cleanup with a guest‑license provision for a small number of practitioners; members praised workforce improvements and the bill was sent to the general register.

Representative Hewitt described House File 30972, a measure clarifying platform guarantees for short‑term rental property damage and estimating roughly $8,000 in annual general‑fund revenue based on an assumption of about 10 providers; the committee advanced the bill to the general register.

Representative Catizia Wachuho presented House File 4118, which would allow state‑chartered credit unions to pursue private deposit insurance as an alternative to the national insurance option. Because the drafting changes include numerous statutory cross‑references and a large, 51‑page amendment, the chair moved and the committee agreed to send the bill back to the Commerce Committee for detailed review.

Co‑chair Frasier said the committee will reschedule previously missed presentations from local governments and businesses at a future meeting. The chair then adjourned the session.