State of Minnesota Forty-Sixth Meeting
House of Representatives Eighty-Sixth Session
Energy Finance and Policy Division
Representative Bill Hilty, Chair, called the forty-sixth meeting to order at 10:49 p.m. on April 15, 2010 in the Basement hearing room of the State office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
Hilty, Bill
Falk, Andrew
Westrom, Torrey
Anderson, Bruce
Atkins, Joe
Beard, Michael
Bly, David
Brynaert, Kathy
Gunther, Bob
Hackbarth, Tom
Hoppe, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
Kalin, Jeremy
Knuth, Kate
Kulick Jackson, Gail
Magnus, Doug
Nornes, Bud
Obermueller, Mike
Persell, John
Sailer, Brita
SEIFERT, Marty
Welti, Andy
Members excused:
Johnson, Sheldon
A quorum was present.
Rep. Hackbarth moved approval of the minutes of April 14, 2010. The motion prevailed.The minutes were adopted.
HF3251 (Lillie) Portable electronics insurance regulated.
The chair moved that HF3251 be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance.
10:53 p.m.
Mr. Paul Cassidy - Asurion Insurance Services Inc, Clearwater, FL
Leonard, Street and Deinard
612-335-1877 (w) | 612-335-1657 (fax) |
150 S 5th St, Ste 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 | 612-335-1779
The chair moved the
H3251A3 amendment. The motion prevailed. The A3 amendment was adopted.
The chair renewed his motion that that HF3251 as amended be recommended to pass and returned to the committee on Finance. The motion prevailed. The bill was passed.
10:57 p.m.
SF1537 (Clark) Energy facility definition amended.
The chair moved that SF1537 be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance.
The chair moved the
S1537DE1 amendment.
The chair incorporated the following amendment:
Line 3.15, delete 216.B and insert 216.C
The motion prevailed. The DE1 amendment as amended was adopted.
Rep. Clark explained the bill.
Rep. Hilty moved the
S1537A3 amendment. The motion prevailed. The A3 amendment was adopted.
Testifying against the bill:
Mr. Bill Glahn, Deputy Commissioner
Dept. of Commerce - Office of Energy Security
651-296-9325 (w) | 651-297-7891 (fax) |
william.glahn@state.mn.us
85 7th Place E, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101-2198
www.energy.mn.gov
11:29 a.m.
Responding to questions:
Mr. Rick Evans, Director, Regional Government Affairs
Xcel Energy
612-337-2256 (w) | 952-920-5167 (h) | 612-770-1966 (c) |
rick.evans@xcelenergy.com
414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1993
www.xcelenergy.com
Rep. Westrom moved to delete Section 2 and Section 3, paragraphs B and C.
Rep. Westrom requested a roll call on the amendment.
There being 9 ayes and 9 nays the motion failed. The amendment was not adopted.
Voting in the affirmative: Westrom, Anderson, Beard, Gunther, Hackbarth, Hoppe, Nornes, Obermeuller, and Seifert.
Voting in the negative: Hilty, Falk, Atkins, Bly, Brynaert, Kalin, Kulick Jackson, Persell, and Sailer.
Absent: Hortman, Johnson, Knuth, Magnus, and Welti.
Rep. Westrom requested a roll call on the bill.
There being 10 ayes and 9 nays, the motion prevailed. The bill was passed.
Voting in the affirmative: Hilty, Falk, Atkins, Bly, Brynaert, Kalin, Kulick Jackson, Obermeuller, Persell, and Sailer.
Voting in the negative: Westrom, Anderson, Beard, Gunther, Hackbarth, Hoppe, Nornes, and Seifert.
Absent: Hortman, Johnson, Knuth, Magnus, and Welti.
11:43 p.m - The meeting was adjourned.
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Representative Bill Hilty, Chair
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Committee Legislative Assistant