STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Michael Paymar, Chair of the Public Safety Finance Division Committee, called the twenty-fourth meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
PAYMAR, Michael, Chair
OLIN, Dave, Vice Chair
BIGHAM, Karla
CORNISH, Tony
EASTLUND, Rob
HAWS, Larry
HILSTROM, Debra
HOSCH, Larry
KELLY, Tim
KOHLS, Paul
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LAINE, Carolyn
SEVERSON, Dan
SMITH, Steve
WARD, John
Member excused:
REINERT, Roger
A quorum was present.
Rep. Ward moved the Public Safety Finance Division minutes from April 2, 2009. MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS AMENDED.
Rep. Olin assumed gavel.
HF1657 (Paymar) Public Safety Finance Division Omnibus
Rep. Paymar moved HF1657 to be heard and passed to the committee on Finance.
Rep. Paymar moved
H1657DE1 amendment. AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Gary Karger, House Fiscal Analyst, presented the Public Safety Budget Tracking 2009 spreadsheet.
Rep. Paymar presented the DE1 amendment.
Rep. Paymar resumed gavel.
Rep. Paymar moved
H1657A10 amendment.
AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Rep. Kohls moved
H1657A1 amendment.
AMENDMENT NOT APPROVED.
Rep. Kohls moved
HF1657A3 amendment.
AMENDMENT NOT APPROVED.
Rep. Kohls moved
H1657A4 amendment.
Rep. Liebling moved an oral amendment to the amendment.
On line 1.4 delete "prior to"
insert "When accepting"
On line 1.5 insert "under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act"
On line 1.6 delete "consider"
insert "report to the legislature"
AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Rep. Kohls withdrew H1657A4 amendment.
Rep. Kohls moved
H1657A5 amendment. AMENDMENT NOT APPROVED.
Rep. Hilstrom moved
H1657A7 amendment.
Rep. Hilstrom withdrew H1657A7 amendment.
Chair Paymar moved
H1657A8 amendment. AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Chair Paymar moved
H1657A9 amendment. AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Rep. Cornish moved
H1657A11 amendment. AMENDMENT APPROVED.
Testified on HF1657, as amended:
Scott Wiggins, Director, ARMER, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Mary Ellison, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Lynn Dingle, Warden, Minnesota Department of Corrections
Chair Paymar renewed his motion to refer HF1657, as amended, to the committee on Finance.
The committee adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR
Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant