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Civil Law and Data Practices

NINETEENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Thursday, March 26, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

Civil Law and Data Practices
MINUTES

Representative Scott, Chair of the Civil Law and Data Practices Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15 A.M. on March 26th, 2015, in the Hearing Room Ten of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


SCOTT, Peggy, Chair
SMITH, Dennis, VC
APPLEBAUM, Jon
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HILSTROM, Debra
HOPE, Joe
JOHNSON, Brian
LESCH, John
OHMER, Kathy
PINTO, Dave
SCHOEN, Dan
VOGEL, Bob
ZERWAS, Nick





Chair Scott started the meeting to at 8:16 A.M. A quorum was not present.

Representative Laine presented HF1003.

Chair Scott called the meeting to order at 8:18 A.M. A quorum was present.

Representative Gruenhagen moved the minutes of March 24th 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved that HF1003 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Representative Lesch moved the A15-342A Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Lesch moved the A15-342B Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Available testifiers for HF1003: Representative Caroline Laine, Gary Gornan, and Joel Carlson.

Chair Scott renewed her motion that HF1003 as amended be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Gruenhagen moved HF1725 to be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Available testifiers for HF1725: Representative Drew Christiansen and Judge Tammy Pust.

Representative Gruenhagen renewed his motion that HF1725 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Smith moved that HF1470 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Available testifiers: Representative Dennis Smith.

Representative Smith renewed his motion that HF1470 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Hoppe moved that HF683 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention.

Available Testifiers: Representative Joe Hoppe, Representative Mary Franson, Thom Peterson, David Cook and Jim Franklin.

Representative Hoppe renewed his motion that HF683 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention.

At 8:51 A.M. Representative Johnson assumed the gavel.

Representative Johnson moved that HF233 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention.

At 8:53 Chair Scott reassumed the gavel.

Available testifiers for HF233: Representative Dave Hancock and Ben Ashely.

Representative Johnson renewed his motion that HF233 be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved that HF1535 be re-referred to the General Register.

Chair Scott moved the HF1535A3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Gruenhagen moved the HF1535A4 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Available testifiers for HF1535: Representative Tara Mack, Niki Fairgo, Sheila Brant, Jerry Kirbert and Mark Fiddler.

Chair Scott renewed her motion that HF1535 as amended be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved that HF1539 be re-referred to the General Register.

Chair Scott laid over HF1539

Chair Scott recessed at 10:00 A.M.

At 5:22 P.M. the meeting reconvened.

Chair Scott moved that HF1792 be re-referred to the general register.

Chair Scott moved that on lines 3.29 to 3.30 strike the language “including payments for services provided before the receivership.” The language was incorporated.

Available testifiers for HF1792: Representative Dave Baker and Darcy Minor.

Chair Scott renewed her motion that HF1792 as amended be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Lesch moved that HF1688 be re-referred to the Committee on State Governmetn Finance.

Available testifiers for HF1688: Representative Joe Mullery and Scott Beutel.

Representative Lesch renewed his motion that HF1688 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Lohmer moved that HF1976 be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability.

Available testifiers for HF1976: Representative Tony Albright and Chris Liefield.

Representative Lohmer renewed her motion that HF1976 be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott Moved that HF1539 be re-referred to the General Register.

Chair Scott moved the HF1539A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved the HF1539A2 amendment.

Chair Scott moved that on HF1539A2 after line 1.18 “The effective date for this section is January 1st, 2016” be added. The language was incorporated

Chair Scott moved the HF1539A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved the HF1539A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Scott moved that HF1539 be re-referred as amended to the Committee on Health and Human Service Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Hilstrom moved that HF1647 be re-referred to the General Register.

Available testifiers for HF1647: Representative Debra Hilstrom, Rick Varco, and Ron Ellwood.

Representative Hilstrom renewed her motion that HF1647 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Schoen moved that HF506 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Available testifiers for HF506: Representative Dan Schoen.

Representative Schoen renewed his motion that HF506 be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Zerwas moved that HF210 be re-referred to the General Register.

Representative Zerwas moved the HF210A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Zerwas moved that HF210A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Zerwas moved that HF210A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Available testifiers for HF210: Representative Nick Zerwas and Mary Krinke.

Representative Zerwas renewed his motion that HF210 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Zerwas moved that HF1155 be re-referred to the General Register.

Chair Scott moved the HF1155A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Available testifiers for HF1155: Representative Nick Zerwas, Commissioner Linda Higgins, Senator Linda Berglin.

Representative Zerwas renewed his motion that HF1155 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.



The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 P.M.





Representative Peggy Scott, Chair




Alex Pouliot, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF233 (Hancock) - Interactive video conference alternative use clarified in civil commitment hearings.
  • HF683 (Franson) - Industrial hemp industry development provided for and regulated, industrial hemp research authorized, rulemaking required, possession of industrial hemp defense provided, wild hemp definition modified, and money appropriated.
  • HF1470 (Smith) - Business fees and filings regulated.
  • HF1535 (Mack) - Omnibus health and human services policy bill.
  • HF1539 (Scott) - Human services data and background study provisions modified.
  • HF1725 (Christensen) - Electronic filing for hearings in contested cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings permitted, and electronic transfer of rulemaking documents permitted.
  • HF1792 (Baker) - Nursing home or certified boarding care home governing receivership provisions changed, and medical cannabis provisions changed.
  • HF1751 (Schoen) - Certificate of compliance scope of application changes made, and bid and proposal requirements from businesses clarified.
  • HF1003 (Laine) - Local governments permitted to donate surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations, and exception to tort liability created.
  • HF1688 (Mullery) - Statute of limitations for a minor child filing a claim under the Human Rights Act extended.
  • HF1647 (Hilstrom) - Patient allowed to enjoin collection actions taken by a nonprofit hospital if the hospital has failed to provide a financial assistance policy.
  • HF506 (Schoen) - Temporary licensing provided for former and current members of the military.
  • HF210 (Zerwas) - Hospital required to provide a patient the opportunity to designate a caregiver upon entry, and hospital required to provide discharge plan and aftercare instructions to designated caregiver prior to discharge.
  • HF1976 (Albright) - Electronic transactions modified, penalties authorized, and death or injury reporting requirements modified.

Civil Law is reconvening in Room 5 immediately following session to finish the remainder of the bills.