STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Vice Chair Brad Finstad of the Health Policy and Finance Committee, called the sixty-seventh meeting to order at 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FINSTAD, Brad PEPPIN, Joyce
ABELER, Jim POWELL, Duke
DEAN, Matt SAMUELSON, Char
EKEN, Kent THAO, Cy
EMMER, Tom THISSEN, Paul
GOODWIN, Barb WALKER, Neva
HUNTLEY, Tom WILKIN, Tim
A quorum was present.
HF 3697 (Amendment A06-1487, Delete Everything Amendment) (Bradley) Health and human services supplemental appropriations, transfers, and reductions provided; programs established and regulated; studies and reports required; and money appropriated;
Rep. Bradley continued his presentation of the bill.
Rep. Bradley moved HF 3697 (Amendment A06-1487, Delete Everything Amendment) be recommended to pass and be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment A06-1487, the HF3697 Delete Everything Amendment). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697, as amended (see Amendment H3697A32 attached).
Rep. Bradley explained Amendment H3697A32.
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A32. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment A06-1520 attached).
Rep. Finstad moved to amend Amendment A06-1520 as follows:
Page 1, line 1.26, after "(b)" insert “Aggregate"
Rep. Bradley incorporated Rep. Finstad’s oral amendment into Amendment A06-1520. A vote was taken on Amendment A06-1520, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A24). Rep. Bradley explained Amendment H3697A24.
Marie Zimmerman, House Fiscal Analyst, explained the fiscal impact of the amendment.
Testifying to the amendment:
Lori Meyer, Long Term Care Imperative
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A24. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 as follows:
Page 114, delete lines 114.10 through 114.15
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A29 attached). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A37-1 attached). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Marie Zimmerman, House Fiscal Analyst, explained the fiscal impact of the amendment.
Rep. Wilkin moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A26 attached).
Rep. Wilkin explained Amendment H3697A26.
Randall Chun, House Research Analyst, explained a technical amendment to Amendment H3697A26, as follows:
Page 1, line 1.19, delete “subdivision 3," and insert “subdivision 4,"
Rep. Wilkin incorporated the technical amendment into Amendment H3697A26.
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A26, with incorporation. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Emmer moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A28 attached).
Rep. Emmer presented Amendment H3697A28.
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A28. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Thao moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A34 attached).
Rep Thao presented Amendment H3697A34. The motion did not prevail. The amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Emmer moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A36 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Kathleen Cota, MN Department of Human Services
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A36. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Powell moved approval of the minutes of Monday, April 10, 2006. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The minutes were approved.
The Vice Chair called a recess until approximately 4:00 p.m.
Vice Chair Finstad reconvened the meeting at 4:12 p.m. in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
Rep. Abeler moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A8 attached).
Testifying to the amendment:
Kim Carolan, MN Department of Human Services
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A8. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Otremba moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A19-1 attached).
Rep. Otremba presented Amendment H3697A19-1.
Rep. Huntley requested a Roll Call vote on Amendment H3697A19-1.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AMENDMENT H3697A19-1
YES NO___________________
Goodwin Thissen Bradley Peppin
Huntley Walker Finstad Powell
Otremba Abeler Samuelson
Dean Wilkin
There being five YES votes and eight NO votes, the motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Goodwin moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A22-2 attached).
Rep. Goodwin requested a Roll Call vote.
Rep. Goodwin incorporated the following correction into Amendment H3697A22-2:
Page 3, line 3.2, delete “$43,232,001" and insert “$85,896,000"
A Roll Call vote was taken on Amendment H3697A22-2 as amended.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AMENDMENT H3697A22-2, AS AMENDED
YES NO___________________
Goodwin Thissen Bradley Peppin
Huntley Walker Finstad Powell
Otremba Abeler Samuelson
Dean Wilkin
There being five YES votes and eight NO votes, the motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Walker moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A23 attached).
Rep. Walker presented Amendment H3697A23.
Randall Chun, House Research Analyst, clarified language in current statute.
Rep. Goodwin requested a Roll Call vote on Amendment H3697A23.
ROLL CALL VOTE
AMENDMENT H3697A23
YES NO______________ ABSTAIN
Goodwin Otremba Bradley Peppin Thissen
Huntley Walker Finstad Powell
Abeler Samuelson
Dean Wilkin
Emmer
There being four YES votes, nine NO votes, and one ABSTAIN, the motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A38 attached).
Rep. Bradley presented Amendment H3697A38.
Randall Chun, House Research Analyst, explained language in the amendment.
Rep. Bradley explained that Amendment H3697A38 replaces Amendment H3697A37-1 already adopted earlier in this meeting.
A vote was taken on Amendment H3697A38. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley renewed his motion that HF 3697, as amended, be recommended to pass and be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Bradley withdrew his motion.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 3697 (see Amendment H3697A39 attached).
Rep. Bradley presented Amendment H3697A39.
Testifying to the amendment:
Jeff Bangsberg, MN Home Care Association
Geoff Bartsch, HealthPartners
Rep. Bradley withdrew Amendment H3697A39.
Rep. Bradley moved HF 3697, as amended, be recommended to pass and be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Members of the committee thanked Chairman Bradley and Rep. Goodwin for their service on the committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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Rep. Fran Bradley, Chairman
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Cheryl Burke, Committee Legislative Assistant