STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND LABOR
MINUTES
Representative Joe Atkins, Chair of the Commerce and Labor Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:40 P.M. on March 10, 2009, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ATKINS, Joe (Chair)
LILLIE, Leon (Vice-Chair)
MULLERY, Joe
DAVNIE, Jim
JOHNSON, Sheldon
THAO, Cy
FRITZ, Patti
HOSCH, Larry
SIMON, Steve
ANZELC, Tom
KNUTH, Kate
SLOCUM, Linda
ZELLERS, Kurt
DAVIDS, Greg
HOPPE, Joe
ANDERSON, Sarah
MURDOCK, Mark
SANDERS, Tim
A quorum was present.
Representative Hoppe moved that the minutes of March 5, 2009 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1048 (Brynaert) Eligibility for benefits under certain training programs provided.
Representative Atkins moved HF1048.
The following people testified on HF1048:
Representative Kathy Brynaert
Lee Nelson, Director of Legal Affairs, Unemployment Program-DEED
Representative Atkins moved HF1048 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF841 (Juhnke) Sunset of the farmer-lender mediation law eliminated.
Representative Atkins moved HF841.
The following people testified on HF841:
Representative Al Juhnke
Representative Atkins moved HF841 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Civil Justice. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF866 (Hosch) School districts required to obtain employee health coverage through the public employees insurance program.
Representative Hosch moved HF866.
Representative Hosch moved the
H0866A4 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following people testified on HF866:
Representative Larry Hosch
Tom Dooher, President, Education Minnesota
Lee Johansen, Education Minnesota
Josh Whitney-Wise, SEIU MN State Council
Grace Keliher, MN School Board Association
Paul Bourgeois, Business Manager, Minnetonka School District
Kathryn Kmit, MN Council of Health Plans
Bill Strusinski, Service Cooperatives
Paul Brinkman, Northeast Service Cooperatives
Dennis Fendt, Teacher, North St. Paul
Representative Zellers moved the
H0866A5 amendment.
Representative Zellers requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Anderson, S.
Davnie
Hoppe
Lillie
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
NAYS:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Slocum
Thao
On a vote of 7 AYES and 9 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT NOT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Anderson, S. moved the
H0866A9 amendment.
Representative Anderson, S. requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Anderson, S.
Hoppe
Lillie
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
NAYS:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Davnie
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Slocum
Thao
On a vote of 6 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT NOT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zellers moved the
H0866A10 amendment.
Representative Zellers requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Anderson, S.
Hoppe
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
NAYS:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Davnie
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Lillie
Slocum
Thao
On a vote of 5 AYES and 11 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT NOT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hoppe moved the
H0866A8 amendment.
Representative Hoppe requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Anderson, S.
Davnie
Hoppe
Lillie
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
NAYS:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Slocum
Thao
On a vote of 7 AYES and 9 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT NOT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zellers moved the
H0866A7 amendment.
Representative Zellers requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Anderson, S.
Davnie
Hoppe
Lillie
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
NAYS:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Slocum
Thao
On a vote of 7 AYES and 9 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT NOT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hosch moved HF866, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Representative Hoppe requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYES:
Atkins
Anzelc
Davids
Fritz
Hosch
Johnson
Knuth
Slocum
Thao
NAYS:
Anderson, S.
Davnie
Hoppe
Lillie
Murdock
Sanders
Zellers
On a vote of 9 AYES and 7 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:01 P.M.
Rep. Joe Atkins, Chair
Christopher Kwapick, Committee Legislative Asst.