STATE OF MINNESOTA 5th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
Chair, Representative Steve Simon
MINUTES
Representative Simon, Chair of Committee on Elections, called the meeting to order at 12:30pm January 29, 2013 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Simon, Chair
Halverson, Vice Chair
Sanders, Lead
Bernardy
Daudt
Huntley
Johnson, B.
Laine
Mariani
O'Driscoll
Urdahl
Member Excused: Winkler
A quorum was present.
Rep. Halverson moved approval of the minutes from the meeting on Thursday January 24, 2013. The motion prevailed.
HF141 (Soil and water conservation; district timeline modified in which a copy of the resolution establishing supervision districts is filed)
Chair Simon moved that HF141 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register.
Testimony regarding HF 141 (Ward):
Jennifer Wagenius, Director Property Records and Taxpayer Services
Chair Simon renewed the motion that HF141 be recommended to pass and be placed on the general register. The motion prevailed.
HF136 (Campaign finance and public disclosure law public official definition expanded to include judges and county commissioners).
Chair Simon moved that HF136 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register.
Chair Simon moved to amend HF136 (see attached
A1 amendment). The motion prevailed.
Testimony regarding 136 (Hanson) as amended:
Jeff Siegurdson, Campaign Finance Disclosure Board and Bo Berentson, Association of MN Counties.
HF136 as amended was laid over.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:07pm.
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Representative Steve Simon, Chair
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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant