STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
WAYS AND MEANS
MINUTES
Representative Holberg, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. on May 11, 2011, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
HOLBERG, Mary Liz, Chair
DOWNEY, Keith, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Bruce
BEARD, Mike
BRYNAERT, Kathy
BUESGENS, Mark
CARLSON, Lyndon
CHAMPION, Bobby Joe
DAVIDS, Greg
EKEN, Kent
GAROFALO, Pat
GREILING, Mindy
GUNTHER, Bob
HACKBARTH, Tom
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWES, Larry
HUNTLEY, Thomas
KAHN, Phyllis
KIFFMEYER, Mary
LANNING, Morrie
LENCZEWSKI, Ann
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
PELOWSKI, Gene
SLAWIK, Nora
SMITH, Steve
WAGENIUS, Jean
WESTROM, Torrey
Excused:
ABELER, Jim
ANDERSON, Sarah
HAMILTON, Rod
RUKAVINA, Tom
A quorum was not present.
Representative Holberg officially called the meeting to order at 3:03 P.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Garofalo moved to approve the minutes from the committee meeting on May 9, 2011. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1270 (McDonald): E-charging expanded to include citations, juvenile adjudication, and implied test refusal or failure.
Representative Holberg moved HF 1270 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 1270:
Representative Joe McDonald
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF 1270 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF955 (Cornish): Level III predatory offender Web site maintenance responsibility transferred from the Department of Corrections to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Representative Holberg moved HF 955 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 955:
Representative Tony Cornish
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF 955 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1023 (Smith): Courts, juvenile delinquency proceedings, child support calculations, protective orders, wills and trusts, property interests, protected persons and wards, receiverships, assignements for the benefit of creditors, and notice regarding civil rights provisions modified.
Representative Smith moved HF 1023 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1088 (Drazkowski): State agency natural disaster response provisions modified.
Representative Holberg moved HF 1088 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 1088:
Representative Steve Drazkowski
Representative Holberg moved the H1088A5 Amendment.
Testifying on the
H1088A5 Amendment:
Kent Lokkesmoe, Department of Natural Resources
Representative Holberg moved to divide the H1088A5 Amendment by: Part 1, Page 1, line 2, Part 2, Page 1, line 3 through line 25. PART 1 WAS ADOPTED. Part 2 was laid on the table.
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF 1088, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1061 (Urdahl): Outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund funding provided; outdoor heritage provisions modified; accounts established; Clean Water Legacy Act modified; Clean Water Council membership and duties revised; State Capitol Preservation Commission established; appointments provided; and reporting and other requirements established for legacy fund recipients.
Representative Holberg moved HF 1061 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testifying on HF 1061:
Representative Dean Urdahl
Representative Holberg moved the
H1061A62 Amendment.
Representative Holberg moved to orally amend the H1061A62 Amendment as follows:
Page 1, delete lines 5 through 7
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE ORAL AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Holberg moved the H1061A62 Amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the
H1061A64 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF 1061, as amended:
Bill Becker, Department of Natural Resources
Representative Holberg renewed her motion that HF 1061, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF611 (Gunther): Small business loan guarantee program created.
Representative Gunther moved HF 611 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Representative Gunther moved the
H0611A2 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Gunther renewed his motion that HF 611, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
SF1130 (Pederson): Unemployment insurance and workforce development provisions modifications.
Representative Gunther moved SF 1130 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Representative Gunther moved to delete the language in SF 1130 and insert the language of HF 1396 First Engrossment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Gunther renewed his motion that SF 1130, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1170 (Gunther): Worker classification regulation, penalties, and fees modified.
Representative Gunther moved HF 1170 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Representative Gunther moved the
H1170A1 Amendment.
Representative Holberg laid HF 1170 on the table.
HF808 (Anderson): Anatomical gift $2 donation provided for public information and education, anatomical gift account created, and money appropriated.
Representative Beard moved HF 808 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 P.M.
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REP. MARY LIZ HOLBERG, CHAIR
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Alex Smith
Committee Legislative Assistant