STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Marty Seifert, Chairman of the State Government Finance Committee, called the thirty-seventh meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006 in the Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair
BLAINE, GREG SOLBERG, LOREN
HILTY, BILL FINSTAD, BRAD
KAHN, PHYLLIS KRINKIE, PHIL
DELAFOREST, CHRIS MULLERY, JOE
A quorum was present.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3635 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Steve Simon
Jeanne Olson, Exec. Director, MN Campaign Finance Board
Chair Seifert laid over HF3635.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3243 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Lynn Wardlow
Chair Seifert laid over HF3243.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3072 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Rep. Severson moves to include the attached amendment coded H3072A1 be incorporated into HF3072, if included in omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Dan Severson
Chair Seifert laid over HF3072.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3114 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Chris Delaforest
Greg Hubinger, Director, Leg. Coordinating Comm.
Chair Seifert laid over HF3114.
Representative Hilty moves HF3833 be recommend to pass and referred to the General Register.
Representative Hilty moves to orally amend HF3833 as follows:
Page 4, delete lines 25, 26, and 27
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Bill Hilty
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State
Representative Hilty renews his motion that HF3833, as amended, be recommend to pass and referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chairman Seifert moves HF2890 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Barb Sykora
Chairman Seifert renews his motion that HF2890 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF587 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Buesgens moves to incorporate the deletion of Section 3 of HF587 if so adopted into the omnibus bill.
Vice Chair Peppin assumes the gavel at 6:27 pm
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Mark Buesgens
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State
Dan Deans, Minnesota School Board Association
Ann Higgins, League of Minnesota Cities
Chairman Seifert assumes the gavel at 6:37 pm
Chair Seifert laid over HF3114.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF2961 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Matt Dean
Chair Seifert moves the amendment coded H2961A2. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moves reconsideration of the A2 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Seifert calls for a division on the A2 Amendment.
Voting Aye: 3
Voting Nay: 5
The A2 Amendment is not adopted.
Representative Solberg moves to orally amend HF2961 as follows:
Page 2, Line 27 delete: “or other subgroup” and insert “or conference committee whenever the committee or conference”
Line 28 delete: “or other subgroup”
Representative Solberg calls for a division
Voting Aye: 6
Voting Nay: 5
THE MOTION PREVAILS. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Krinkie moves to orally amend HF2961 as follows:
Page 1, line 11insert: “without tax increases”
Page 2, line 12 insert “ without tax increases”
Representative Krinkie asks for a roll call.
The results are as follows:
YAYS NAYS ABSENT
BLAINE HILTY, BILL
DELAFOREST KAHN, PHYLLIS
MULLERY, JOE
KRINKIE SOLBERG, LOREN
PEPPIN FINSTAD
SEIFERT
THE MOTION FAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Seifert laid over HF2916.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF1596 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Emmer moves to incorporate an amendment of HF1596, if adopted by the Committee into the omnibus bill, as follows:
Page 1, line 11 delete “100” and insert “200”
Page 2, line 1 delete “100” and insert “200”
Page 2, line 7 delete “100” and insert “200”
Page 1, Line11 delete “property line” and insert: “entrances to the building or adjacent designated parking areas”
Page 2, Line1 delete “property line” and insert: “entrances to the building or adjacent designated parking areas”
Page 2, Line 7 delete “property line” and insert: “entrances to the building or adjacent designated parking areas”
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Tom Emmer
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State
Testifying Against the bill:
Beth Fraser, Voting Rights Coalition
Chair Seifert laid over HF1596.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3715 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Tom Emmer
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State.
Testifying Against the bill:
Beth Fraser, Voting Rights Coalition
Chair Seifert laid over HF3715.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3369 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Tom Emmer
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State.
Testifying Against the bill:
Kent Sulem, MN Association of Townships
Chair Seifert laid over HF3369.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3865 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Tom Emmer
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State.
Chair Seifert laid over HF3865.
Chairman Seifert moves HF3241 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Chairman Seifert renews his motion that HF3241 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. THE MOTION PREVAILED
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3370 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Torrey Westrom
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State.
Chair Seifert laid over HF3370.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3110 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Torrey Westrom
Chair Seifert laid over HF3110.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF3791 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Diane Loeffler
Chair Seifert laid over HF3791.
Chairman Seifert moves HF3390 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Bruce Anderson
John Palmer, Citizen
Chairman Seifert renews his motion that HF3390 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED
Chairman Seifert moves HF3716 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Bruce Anderson
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State
Testifying Against the bill:
Luci Botzek, Legal Council, MALO
Chairman Seifert renews his motion that HF3716 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF2833 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Chair Seifert laid over HF2833.
Representative Finstad moves approval of the Minutes from the March 29 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Chair Seifert moves consideration of HF865 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifying to the bill: Rep. Mark Olson
Jim Hanson, Office of the Secretary of State
Chair Seifert laid over HF865.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm.
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Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
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Dan Listug, Committee Legislative Assistant