STATE OF MINNESOTA 2nd MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
MINUTES
Representative Dean, Chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM on Monday, January 24, 2011, in Room Basement of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DEAN, Matt, Chair
DAUDT, Kurt, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Sarah
BANAIAN, King
BENSON, John
BRYNAERT, Kathy
HAMILTON, Rod
HILSTROM, Debra
HOPPE, Joe
HOWES, Larry
KELLY, Tim
KNUTH, Kate
LAINE, Carolyn
LILLIE, Leon
MACK, Tara
MCNAMARA, Denny
MURPHY, Erin
NORNES, Bud
NORTON, Kim
PAYMAR, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
PEPPIN, Joyce
SCOTT, Peggy
THISSEN, Paul
WESTROM, Torrey
NO members were excused.
A quorum was present.
Representative Daudt moved that the minutes from the January 10, 2011 meeting be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Dean moved HOUSERULES2011-5, Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012.
Chair Dean moved A13 amendment. Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst, Fiscal Analysis Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives testified. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Patrick McCormack, Director of Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department testified on Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012.
Bill Marx, Chief Fiscal Analyst, Fiscal Analysis Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives testified on Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012.
Representative Hilstrom moved to orally amend Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012 as follows:
Page 14, Lines 14.9-14.16, Delete Rule 4.05
Representative Thissen requested a roll call vote:
Aye:
PELOWSKI, Gene
BENSON, John
BRYNAERT, Kathy
HILSTROM, Debra
KNUTH, Kate
LAINE, Carolyn
LILLIE, Leon
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
PAYMAR, Michael
THISSEN, Paul
NAY:
DEAN, Matt
DAUDT, Kurt
ANDERSON, Sarah
BANAIAN, King
HAMILTON, Rod
HOPPE, Joe
HOWES, Larry
KELLY, Tim
MACK, Tara
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PEPPIN, Joyce
SCOTT, Peggy
WESTROM, Torrey
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Knuth moved the A11 amendment.
Patrick McCormack, Director of Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department testified.
Representative Howes moved to orally amend the A11 amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 1.6, insert "second" between "a" and "conviction".
Representative Howes withdrew his oral amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Hilstrom moved the A20 amendment.
Representative Hilstrom requests a roll call vote:
Aye:
PELOWSKI, Gene
BENSON, John
BRYNAERT, Kathy
HILSTROM, Debra
KNUTH, Kate
LAINE, Carolyn
LILLIE, Leon
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
PAYMAR, Michael
THISSEN, Paul
NAY:
DEAN, Matt
DAUDT, Kurt
ANDERSON, Sarah
BANAIAN, King
HAMILTON, Rod
HOPPE, Joe
HOWES, Larry
KELLY, Tim
MACK, Tara
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PEPPIN, Joyce
SCOTT, Peggy
WESTROM, Torrey
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED
Representative Murphy moved the A17 amendment.
Representative Murphy requested a roll call vote:
AYE:
BENSON, John
HILSTROM, Debra
KNUTH, Kate
LAINE, Carolyn
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
PAYMAR, Michael
THISSEN, Paul
NAY:
DEAN, Matt
DAUDT, Kurt
PELOWSKI, Gene
ANDERSON, Sarah
BANAIAN, King
BRYNAERT, Kathy
HAMILTON, Rod
HOPPE, Joe
HOWES, Larry
KELLY, Tim
LILLIE, Leon
MACK, Tara
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PEPPIN, Joyce
SCOTT, Peggy
WESTROM, Torrey
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen moved to orally amend the Permanent Rules of the House of
Representatives 2011-2012 as follows:
Page 20, after Line 20.33, add a section 6.06, "An author of a bill shall not present a bill to a committee while also acting as Chair of that committee".
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen moved the A26 amendment.
Representative Thissen requested a roll call vote:
AYE:
BENSON, John
BRYNAERT, Kathy
HILSTROM, Debra
KNUTH, Kate
LAINE, Carolyn
LILLIE, Leon
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
PAYMAR, Michael
THISSEN, Paul
NAY:
DEAN, Matt
DAUDT, Kurt
PELOWSKI, Gene
ANDERSON, Sarah
BANAIAN, King
HAMILTON, Rod
HOPPE, Joe
HOWES, Larry
KELLY, Tim
MACK, Tara
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PEPPIN, Joyce
SCOTT, Peggy
WESTROM, Torrey
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen moved the A21 amendment.
Representative Banaian moved to amend the A21 amendment with the A22 amendment.
Patrick McCormack, Director of Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department testified.
Representative Banaian incorporated deleting line 1.3. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg testified.
Patrick McCormack, Director of Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department testified. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Howes moved reconsideration of the A21 amendment.
Representative Holberg testified.
Representative Westrom requested a Point of Order to clarify the ruling on the motion to reconsider.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
The meeting was inadvertently gaveled to adjourn before the final vote was taken on the motion to adopt HOUSERULES2011-5, Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012. Chair Dean immediately acknowledged this oversight and moved that the HOUSERULES2011-5, Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives 2011-2012 be adopted as amended. A quorum was present.
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE RECOMMENDED PERMENENT RULES FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 PM.
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REP. MATT DEAN, CHAIR
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Diana Stepanek
Committee Legislative Assistant