STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION FINANCE AND POLICY
MINUTES
Representative Atkins, Chair of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 4:07 PM on February 5, 2013 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Atkins, Chair
Fritz, Vice Chair
Hoppe, Lead
Anderson, S.
Davids
Dehn
Halverson
Hortman
Lillie
Loon
Sanders
Schoen
Slocum
Sundin
Swedzinski
Woodard
Members excused:
Anzelc
Hilstrom
Johnson, S.
Zellers
A quorum was present
Rep. Woodard moved that the minutes from the meeting on Jan 23, 2013 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 129 (Sanders) Mortgage foreclosures regulated, and foreclosure consultant definition clarified.
Rep. Sanders moved HF129 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Rep. Sanders moved the
H0129DE2 Amendment THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following people gave testimony on HF129:
Ron Elwood, Legal Aid
Rep. Sanders moved HF129 be recommended to pass, as amended, and re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law. THE MOTIOIN PREVAILED.
The following people gave testimony on the Governor's budget recommendations for the Department of Commerce:
Mike Rothman, Commissioner, Department of Commerce
Tim Janke, CFO, Department of Commerce
The meeting was adjourned at 5:17 PM.
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Representative Joe Atkins, Chair
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Pete Vujovich, Committee Legislative Assistant