STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Joyce Peppin, Vice Chair of the State Government Finance Committee, called the forty-first meeting to order at 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair FINSTAD, BRAD
BLAINE, GREG DELAFOREST, CHRIS
HILTY, BILL PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair
SOLBERG, LOREN KAHN, PHYLLIS MULLERY, JOE
KRINKIE, PHIL
Members Excused:
A quorum was present.
Chair Peppin moved SF2293 be recommend to pass and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Representative Solberg moves to insert the language of HF2362 into SF2293. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Peppin moves the amendment labeled H2362-3A. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying to the bill:
Larry Martin, Legislative Commission on Pensions
Dave Bergstrom, Executive Director, MSRS
Representative Kahn moves to reconsider the 3A amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Kahn moves to orally amend the 3A amendment as follows:
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Testifying to the Kahn amendment:
Mary Vanek, Executive Director, PERA
Nancy Haas, Representing Mayor Randy Kelley
Representative Kahn asks for a roll call on the amendment.
The results are as follows:
Yeas: Nays: Absent:
KAHN HILTY SEIFERT
DELAFOREST SOLBERG
MULLERY PEPPIN
KRINKIE BLAINE
FINSTAD
There being 4 Yeas and 5 Nays, THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT IS NOT ADOPTED.
Chair Peppin renews the motion to adopt the 3A amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILS. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Delaforest moves the amendment labeled H2362A2.
Testifying to the amendment:
Larry Martin, Legislative Commission on Pensions
Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MERF
Representative Delaforest withdraws the amendment.
Chair Seifert assumes the gavel at 9:30 am.
Representative Peppin moves the amendment labeled H2362-5A.
Testifying to the amendment:
Larry Martin, Legislative Commission on Pensions
Luther Thompson, TRA
Representative Peppin withdraws the amendment.
Representative Kahn moves the amendment labeled H2362A4.
Testifying to the amendment:
Brian Rice, Minneapolis Police Relief Association
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moves the amendment labeled H2362A3.
Testifying to the amendment:
Larry Martin, Legislative Commission on Pensions
Judith Johnson, Executive Director, MERF
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Peppin renews her motion the SF2239, as amended, be recommend to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Seifert moves the HF2916 be recommend to pass be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Testifying to the bill:
Rep. Steve Smith
Mike Stockstad, President, MPFT
Chair Seifert moves the amendment labeled DE1.
Representative Kahn moves to orally amend the DE1 amendment as follows:
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THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENET WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying to the amendment:
Bob Johnson, Insurance Federation of America
Chair Seifert renews the motion to adopt the DE1 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Seifert renews his motion that HF2916, as amended, be recommend to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Mullery moves that HF2847 be recommend to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Testifying to the bill:
Rep. Dennis Ozment
Rep. Paul Thissen
Representative Krinkie moves the amendment labeled H2847A4.
Testifying for the amendment:
Pat Anderson, Auditor State of Minnesota
Testifying against the amendment:
Ann Downing, President, MTRFA
Karen Kilberg, Director, MTRF
Chair Seifert called the Committee in to recess at 10:15 am. To reconvene at 1:00 pm in Room 400N of the State Office Building.
Chair Seifert reconvened the meeting at 1:00 pm in Room 400N of the State Office Building.
Continuing testimony on the A4 amendment.
Testifying against the amendment:
Larry Riser, Trustee, MTRFA
Representative Krinkie renewed his motion to adopt the A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying to the bill, as amended:
Phil Kapler, President, SPTRFA
Chair Seifert moves to orally amend HF2847 as follows:
Insert: “St. Paul Teachers Increase Limit. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the St Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association may not pay a postretirement adjustment of more that five percent in any year, effective July 1, 2010.”
Testifying to the amendment:
Luther Thompson, TRA
Laurie Hacking, TRA
Howard Bicker, Executive Director, State Board of Investment
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Mullery renews his motion that HF2847, as amended, be recommend to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hilty moves approval of the minutes from the April 3 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Representative Hilty moves approval of the minutes from the April 4 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Representative Hilty moves approval of the minutes from the April 6 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:33 p.m.
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Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
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Dan Listug, Committee Legislative Assistant