STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies, and
Veterans Affairs Finance
MINUTES
Representative Al Juhnke, Chair, called the twenty-third meeting to order at 10:07AM on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Basement of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
JUHNKE, Al MAGNUS, Doug
WELTI, Andy OLIN, Dave
DOTY, Al OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FAUST, Tim PETERSON, Aaron
FINSTAD, Brad POPPE, Jeanne
HAMILTON, Rod SHIMANSKI, Ron
HANSEN, Rick
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
A quorum was present.
Representative Olin moved that the minutes of March 27, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 2227 (Juhnke); a bill relating to state government; appropriating money for agricultural, veterans, and military affairs purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; modifying certain accounts and fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.03, subdivision 3; 17.101, etc.
Chair Juhnke moved that HF 2227, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
Chair Juhnke moved the H2227A6 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the H2227A15 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the H2227A17 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the H2227A14 amendment (attached).
Chair Juhnke moved to withdraw the H2227A14 amendment.
Representative Finstad moved the H2227A16 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Juhnke moved the H2227A18 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moved the A07-0613 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Olin moved the H2227A13 amendment (attached).
Representative Olin moved to incorporate an oral amendment into the proposed amendment as follows:
Page 20, line 1, strike "calendar" and insert "fiscal"
Discussion and questions followed.
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.
Representative Olin renewed his motion that the H2227A13 amendment, as incorporated be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the H2227A3-1 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Heidgerken moved the H2227A4 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Heidgerken moved the H2227A10 amendment (attached). Discussion and questions followed. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Finstad moved an oral amendment to HF 2227, as amended, as follows:
Page 39, after line 31, insert "(8) one member of the Minnesota Grocers Association"
Discussion and questions followed.
Quinn Cheney, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, answered questions on the oral amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Discussion followed.
Chair Juhnke renewed his motion that HF 2227, as amended, and as depicted on the accompanying spreadsheet, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. House fiscal and research department staff is directed to make changes and technical corrections to the bill as needed so that it accurately depicts the actions of the committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:48AM.
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Al Juhnke, Chair
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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant