STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Cornish, Chair of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee, called the seventh meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
CORNISH, Tony, Chair
WOODARD, Kelby, Vice Chair
MULLERY, Joe, DFL Lead
GAUTHIER, Kerry
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HILTY, Bill
JOHNSON, Sheldon
KELLY, Tim
KIEFFER, Andrea
KRIESEL, John
LEIDIGER, Ernie
MARIANI, Carlos
MCDONALD, Joe
MORAN, Rena
NORNES, Bud
SLOCUM, Linda
SMITH, Steve
No members were excused or absent.
A quorum was present.
Representative Gauthier moved that the minutes of January 26, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Vice Chair Woodard assumed the gavel at 10:17 a.m.
HF0141 (Cornish) Increases penalties for injuring public safety dogs.
Representative Cornish moved that HF0141 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee.
The committee heard testimony on HF0141.
Representative Tony Cornish
Chief Rick Mathwig, Roseville Police Department
Officer John Jorgenson, Jr., Roseville Police Department, who brought Major, his K-9
partner who was injured in the line of duty
Officer Mark Ficadentti, St. Paul Police Department
Representative Gauthier moved to orally amend HF0141, Subdivision 1.b: delete "$15,000" and insert "$25,000". THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Smith moved to orally amend HF0141, Subdivision 2.b: delete "$5,000" and insert "$10,000". THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Cornish renewed his motion that HF0141, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF0151 (Cornish) Requires Commissioner of Corrections to post information on the internet for all predatory offenders.
Representative Cornish moved that HF0151 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee.
Representative Cornish moved the
HF0151A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The committee heard testimony on HF0151.
Representative Tony Cornish
William Donnay, Director of Risk Assessment, Department of Corrections
Eric Knutson, Special Agent, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
Teresa Nelson, Legal Counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota
(ACLU-MN)
Representative Smith moved that HF0151 be re-referred to the Civil Law Committee.
Representative Cornish renewed his motion that HF0151, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:03 p.m.
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REP. TONY CORNISH, Chair
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Laura Larson, Committee Legislative Assistant