STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT/35th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
JOINT HEARING
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
MINUTES
Representative Lyndon Carlson, Chair of the Committee on Finance and Representative Loren Solberg, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order on February 16, 2010, at 6:30 pm in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Finance Committee Members Present:
Carlson, Lyndon - Chair
Benson, John – Vice Chair
Champion, Bobby Joe
Clark, Karen
Garofalo, Pat
Hackbarth, Tom
Hausman, Alice
Hilty, Bill
Howes, Larry
Huntley, Tom
Kahn, Phyllis
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Knuth, Kate
Lenczewski, Ann
Murphy, Mary
Paymar, Michael
Pelowski, Gene
Peppin, Joyce
Shimanski, Ron
Simon, Steve
Slawik, Nora
Solberg, Loren
Wagenius, Jean
Finance Committee Members Excused: Buesgens, Emmer, Greiling, Juhnke, Kohls, Rukavina, Smith, Thissen, Winkler
Finance Committee Members Absent: Brod
Ways and Means Members present:
Solberg, Loren – Chair
Faust, Tim – Vice Chair
Abeler, Jim
Brynaert, Kathy
Bunn, Julie
Carlson, Lyndon
Davids, Greg
Dean, Matt
Demmer, Randy
Eken, Kent
Hamilton, Rod
Hilstrom, Debra
Holberg, Mary Liz
Hoppe, Joe
Huntley, Tom
Kahn, Phyllis
Lenczewski, Ann
Mahoney, Tim
Mariani, Carlos
McNamera, Denny
Nelson, Mike
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Ruud, Maria
Tillberry, Tom
Ways and Means Members Excused: Scalze, Seifert, Swails, Westrom
A quorum was present.
Presenting the Governor’s Budget:
Tom Hanson, Commissioner, Minnesota Management & Budget
Jim Schowalter, Budget Director, Minnesota Management & Budget
Katherine C. Kardell, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Management & Budget
The committee adjourned at 8:00pm.
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Rep. Lyndon Carlson, Chair
Finance Committee
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Lill Pohlkamp
Committee Legislative Assistant
Finance Committee
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Rep. Loren Solberg, Chair
Ways and Means Committee
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Gerrie Boice
Committee Legislative Assistant
Ways and Means Committee