STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
CIVIL LAW
MINUTES
Representative Westrom, Chair of the Civil Law Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:37 P.M. on January 24, 2011, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
WESTROM, Torrey, Chair
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Vice Chair
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HILSTROM, Debra
HILTY, Bill
HOLBERG, Mary Liz
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
LESCH, John
MAHONEY, Tim
MAZOROL, Pat
PEPPIN, Joyce
PETERSON, Sandra
RUNBECK, Linda
SCOTT, Peggy
SIMON, Steve
WARDLOW, Doug
No members were absent.
A quorum was present.
Representative Hilty moved to approve the minutes from January 24, 2011. MOTION PREVAILED AND MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
HF 1 (Fabian) Environmental permitting efficiency provided, and environment review requirement modified.
Chair Westrom moved that HF1 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the House Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee.
Testifying:
Representative Fabian
Thaddeus Lightfoot, The Environmental Law Group
Representative Hortman addressed the committee regarding HF 1.
Chair Westrom thanked members for attending Civil Law Symposium on January 21, 2011.
Thaddeus Lightfoot continued taking questions from the committee.
Chair Westrom called on additional testifiers:
Thom Peterson, Minnesota Farmer's Union (not present)
Bobby King, Land Stewardship Project
Rich Neumeister, St. Paul
Vice Chair Drazkowski assumed gavel at 12:47 pm.
Thaddeus Lightfoot returned to the podium to take further questions from Members.
Chair Westrom reassumed gavel at 12:52 pm.
Chair Westrom called on Matt Gehring, House Research Analyst, for clarification of data practices issue in HF 1.
Chair Westrom called on additional testifiers:
Dan Larson, MN Rural Counties Caucus
Vice Chair Drazkowski assumed gavel 2:03 pm.
Chair Westrom reassumed gavel 2:07 pm.
Representative Hilty moved for a roll call vote to table HF1. The results were as follows:
AYES NAYS ABSENT
LESCH, John WESTROM, Torrey HORTMAN, Melissa
HILSTROM, Debra DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
HILTY, Bill GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
MAHONEY, Tim HOLBERG, Mary Liz
PETERSON, Sandra HOPPE, Joe
SIMON, Steve MAZOROL, Pat
PEPPIN, Joyce
RUNBECK, Linda
SCOTT, Peggy
WARDLOW, Doug
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Gruenhagen moved to call the question.
Representative Gruenhagen withdrew the motion to call the question.
Chair Westrom moved that HF1 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee.
A voice vote was taken and THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:28 pm.
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REP. TORREY WESTROM, CHAIR
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Sarah Novinskie
Committee Legislative Assistant