STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Debra Hilstrom
MINUTES
Rep. Hilstrom, chair of the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:22 p.m. on Wednesday March 12, 2014 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
Hortman
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Lesch
Lien
McNamar
O'Neill
Paymar
Pugh
Scott
Members excused:
Cornish
A quorum was not present.
HF 2385 (Lesch), expert review certification time limits adjusted because of recent amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.
A quorum was present at 2:24 p.m.
Rep. Lesch moved that HF 2385 (Lesch), expert review certification time limits adjusted because of recent amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, be re-referred to the General Register.
HF 2385 (Lesch), expert review certification time limits adjusted because of recent amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.
Joel Carlson, Carlson Legal Affairs, testified in support of HF 2385 (Lesch).
Rep. Lesch moved to amend HF 2385 (Lesch) with an oral amendment, striking “against the defendant” in line 2.2 and line 2.31. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Lesch renewed his motion that HF 2385 (Lesch), as amended, expert review certification time limits adjusted because of recent amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE BILL WAS RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED.
Rep. Hilstrom moved that HF 2141 (Rosenthal), probable cause arrests clarified for violations of protections, restraining, and no contact orders; and time limit removed for probable cause arrests for domestic abuse, be re-referred to the General Register.
Rep. Hilstrom moved to amend HF 2141 (Rosenthal) with the
H2141A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
HF 2141 (Rosenthal), as amended, probable cause arrests clarified for violations of protections, restraining, and no contact orders; and time limit removed for probable cause arrests for domestic abuse.
The following people testified in support of HF 2141 (Rosenthal), as amended:
Rebekah Moses, Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
Paul Schnell, Chief of the Maplewood Police Department
Rep. Hilstrom renewed her motion that HF 2141 (Rosenthal), as amended, probable cause arrests clarified for violations of protections, restraining, and no contact orders; and time limit removed for probable cause arrests for domestic abuse, be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE BILL WAS RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED.
Rep. Hilstrom moved that HF 1335 (Rosenthal), collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made, be re-referred to the General Register.
HF 1335 (Rosenthal), collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made.
The following people testified in support of HF 1335 (Rosenthal):
Kris Zell, concerned citizen
Kelly Moller, Interim Executive Director at the Minnesota Alliance on Crime
Rep. Hilstrom moved that HF 1335 (Rosenthal), collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Rep. Hilstrom moved to amend HF 1335 (Rosenthal) with the < ahref="/comm/minls88/H1335A2.htm">H1335A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Michael Harrison, registered lobbyist, testified against HF 1335 (Rosenthal), as amended.
Rep. Hilstrom renewed her motion that HF 1335 (Rosenthal), as amended, collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made, be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE BILL WAS RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED.
Rep. Hortman moved approval of the minutes from Tuesday March 6, 2014. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
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Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair
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Dusty Thelen, Committee Legislative Assistant