STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTION POLICY
MINUTES
Representative Pugh, Vice-Chair of the Government Operations and Elections Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:21 AM on May 16, 2016 in Hearing Room 10 in the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
SANDERS, Tim - Chair
PUGH, Cindy –Vice Chair
NASH, Jim
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
THEIS, Tama
NELSON, Michael
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
SELCER, Yvonne
HALVERSON, Laurie
ANDERSON, Chad
MULLERY, Joe
RUNBECK, Linda
SCOTT, Peggy
ALBRIGHT, Tony
Members Excused:
LAINE, Carolyn
FENTON, Kelly
A quorum was present.
Representative Theis moved to adopt the minutes from May 4th, 2016.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
HF 659 (O’Driscoll) Disability application deadlines for the general state employees retirement plan modified.
The following testified on HF 659:
Tim O’Driscoll – State Representative
Susan Linczewski – Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement Executive Director
Dave Bergstrom – Minnesota State Retirement System Executive Director
Jay Stoffel – Teachers Retirement Association Executive Director
Chair Sanders assumed the gavel at 10:23 AM.
Representative O’Driscoll moved to amend HF 659 (See attached amendment H0659-2A).
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative O’Driscoll moved to amend HF 659 (See attached amendment H0659-4A).
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative O’Driscoll moved to amend HF 659 (See attached amendment H0659-3A).
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative O’Driscoll moved to amend HF 659 (See attached amendment H0659-5A).
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Pugh moved to re-refer HF 659, as amended, to State Government Finance Committee.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
The committee adjourned at 11:13 AM.
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Representative Tim Sanders, Chair
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Committee Legislative Assistant, Nolan West