MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley called the thirty-first meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division to order at 1:37 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The committee legislative assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Emmer, Tom
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Representative Gottwalt moved approval of the April 14, 2009, minutes. The motion prevailed.
HF 120 (Hosch) - Health care cooperative arrangement oversight established, rural area health care service access increased, and money appropriated.
Representative Hosch moved HF 120 be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance.
Discussion occurred and Chair Huntley moved adoption of the H0120A3 amendment. Discussion continued.
Representative Emmer moved to amend the motion from a recommendation to pass and be returned to the Committee on Finance to one of being laid on the table, and requested a roll call vote which failed 5-13 as follows:
Ayes
Dean, Emmer, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Peppin
Nays
Huntley, Abeler, Bunn, Fritz, Hayden, Hosch, Liebling, Murphy, Peterson, Ruud, Slawik, Thao, Thissen
Absent
Anzelc, Brod, Otremba, Scalze
Chair Huntley again moved adoption of the
H0120A3 amendment and the motion prevailed. Discussion of the bill as amended continued and Representative Gottwalt moved an oral amendment as follows:
Page 1, delete section 1 and renumber accordingly
Discussion occurred and the motion did not prevail. Discussion of the bill continued and Representative Dean moved to amend the motion to pass and return to the Committee on Finance to one of being laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Care and Human Services omnibus bill. The motion did not prevail.
Minutes
Health Care & Human Services Finance
April 15, 2009
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Representative Hosch renewed his motion that HF 120, as amended, be recommended to pass and returned to the Committee on Finance. A roll call vote was taken on the bill, as amended, at the earlier request of Representative Emmer as follows:
Aye
Huntley, Abeler, Bunn, Fritz, Hayden, Hosch, Liebling, Murphy, Peterson, Ruud, Slawik, Thao, Thissen
Nay
Dean, Gottwalt
Absent
Anzelc, Brod, Emmer, Kiffmeyer, Otremba, Peppin, Scalze
The motion prevailed.
Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:08 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant