STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
JOBS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Bob Gunther, Chair of the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Policy & Finance Committee, called the forty-fifth meeting to order at 4:56 p.m., on Friday, April 22, 2005, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
GUNTHER, Bob, Chair
GAROFALO, Pat, Vice Chair
BRADLEY, Fran
CLARK, Karen
GAZELKA, Paul
MAHONEY, Tim
NELSON, Michael
RUTH, Connie
SERTICH, Tony
SLAWIK, Nora
WESTERBERG, Andy
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
Chair Gunther introduced language relating to gambling, [REVISOR] JSK/SA 05-4091 and asked for testimony for and against this language.
Testifying for 05-4091:
Dan McElroy, Governor’s Chief of Staff
Paul Anton, Chief Economist, Wilder Foundation
Randy Sampson, President, Canterbury Park
Testifying against 05-4091:
Brian Rusche, Executive Director, JRCC
Tom Prichard, MN Family Council
Andrew Kozak, MN Indian Gaming Association
Chair Gunther called Representative Westerberg to the Chair at 6:02 PM
Chair Gunther assumed the Chair at 6:25 PM.
Chair Gunther called a recess at 7:23 PM.
Chair Gunther reconvened the committee at 7:55 PM.
Representative Gazelka moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A35.
Testifying on Amendment 05-4091A35:
Randy Sampson, President, Canterbury Park
Representative Gazelka renewed his motion to adopt Amendment 05-4091A35. The motion prevailed. Amendment 05-4091A35 was adopted. Representative Mahoney called for a division. The vote was 7 “aye” votes and 5 “nay” votes.
Representative Gazelka moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A36.
Representative Gazelka withdrew Amendment 05-4091A36.
Representative Mahoney moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A2 and requested a roll call. There were 5 “aye” votes (Clark, Mahoney, Nelson, Sertich and Slawik) and 7 “nay” votes (Gunther Garofalo, Bradley, Gazelka, Ruth, Westerberg and Wilkin). The motion did not prevail. Amendment 05-4091A2 was not adopted.
Representative Mahoney moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A5 and requested a roll call. There were 3 “aye” votes (Mahoney, Nelson and Sertich ) and 7 “nay” votes (Gunther Garofalo, Bradley, Gazelka, Ruth, Westerberg and Wilkin). The motion did not prevail. Amendment 05-4091A5 was not adopted.
Representative Sertich moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A19 and requested a roll call. There were 5 “aye” votes (Clark, Mahoney, Nelson, Sertich and Slawik) and 7 “nay” votes (Gunther Garofalo, Bradley, Gazelka, Ruth, Westerberg and Wilkin). The motion did not prevail. Amendment 05-4091A19 was not adopted.
Representative Nelson moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A13.
Representative Nelson withdrew Amendment 05-4091A13.
Representative Clark moved to adopt Amendment 05-4091A37 and requested a roll call. There were 4 “aye” votes (Clark, Mahoney, Nelson and Slawik) and 7 “nay” votes (Gunther Garofalo, Bradley, Ruth, Sertich, Westerberg and Wilkin). The motion did not prevail. Amendment 05-4091A37 was not adopted.
Chair Gunther moved to adopt the language of 05-4091, as amended, as a committee bill and send to the Revisor to be jacketed, signed by Chair Gunther for the committee and submitted to the Floor for Introduction. Representative Wilkin requested a roll call. There were 7 “aye” votes (Gunther, Garofalo, Bradley, Gazelka, Ruth, Westerberg and Wilkin) and 5 “nay” votes (Clark, Mahoney, Nelson, Sertich and Slawik). The motion prevailed.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:37 pm.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant