STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Debra Hilstrom
MINUTES
Representative Hilstrom, Chair of Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:18 PM on February 13, 2013 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Hilstrom, Chair
Melin, Vice Chair
Drazkowski, Lead
Bly
Cornish
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Lesch
Lien
McNamar
O'Neill
Paymar
Pugh
Scott
Members excused:
Hortman
A quorum was present.
Rep Lesch moved approval of the minutes from February 12, 2013 and the minutes from February 6, 2013. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 330 (Melin) Court of Appeals judges allowed reimbursement of housing and mileage
Representative Melin moved HF 330 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Judge Larry Stauber, Minnesota Court of Appeals, testified in support of HF 330.
Kevin Kajer, Chief Administrator, Board of Public Defense; Kristine Koller, Chief Public Defender, 9th Judicial District; William Ward, Chief Public Defender, 4th Judicial District; and Kristien Butler, Board of Public Defense, 4th Judicial District, provided an overview of the Board of Public Defense budget and took questions from the committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:38 PM.
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Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair
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TJ Yocum, Committee Legislative Assistant