STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT/3rd MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
FINANCE /WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEES
MINUTES
Representative Carlson, Chair of the Finance Committee and Representative Loren Solberg, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee called the meeting to order at 10:32 A.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2007, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistants noted the roll.
Members present of the Finance Committee:
Carlson, Chair
Sailer, Vice Chair
Anderson, B.
Clark
Cornish
Erhardt
Finstad
Garofalo
Greiling
Hackbarth
Hausman
Hilty
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Juhnke
Kahn
Kohls
Lenczewski
Lieder
Mahoney
Mariani
Murphy, M.
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Poppe
Rukavina
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Solberg
Sviggum
Thissen
Wagenius
Westrom
Members excused of the Finance Committee: Seifert, Severson, Walker
Members present of the Ways and Means Committee:
Solberg, Chair Hilstrom Sertich
Swails, Vice Chair Hilty Smith
Holberg, GOP Lead Huntley Sviggum
Abler Kahn Swails
Brynaert Kelliher Tschumper
Carlson Lencewski
Dean Mariani
Eken McNamera
Erhardt Murphy, E.
Greiling Murphy, M.
Gunther Ozment
Hilstrom Paulsen
A quorum was present.
The following testifiers presented the Governor's Proposed Budget to committee members:
Mr. Tom Hanson, Commissioner - Department of Finance
Mr. Jim Schowalter, Assistant Commissioner - Department of Finance
The meeting was adjourned at 11:48 A.M.
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REP. LOREN SOLBERG, CHAIRREP. LYNDON CARLSON, CHAIR
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Gerrie Boice Lill Pohlkamp
Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant