STATE OF MINNESOTA 2nd MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
Rules and Legislative Administration
MINUTES
Representative Peppin, Chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:50 pm on February 10, 2015, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
PEPPIN, Joyce, Chair
FENTON, Kelly, Vice Chair
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BERNARDY, Connie
FREIBERG, Mike
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
KELLY, Tim
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
NELSON, Michael
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
PELOWSKI, Gene
PINTO, Dave
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
THISSEN, Paul
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
Members excused:
ISAACSON, Jason
O’NEILL, Marion
Representative Peppin called the meeting to order at 4:50 pm. A quorum was present.
Representative Fenton moved to approve the minutes of January 8. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Jim Reinholdz, Controller of the Minnesota House of Representatives Budget and Accounting Department, testified on the Financial Statements of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the year 2014.
Jim Reinholdz, Controller of the Minnesota House of Representatives Budget and Accounting Department, testified on the legal fees documents.
Representative Peppin moved the 2015-Selcer resolution. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Peppin moved the 2015-Stensrud resolution. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Pat McCormack presented the proposed Permanent Rules of the House.
Representative Thissen moved an oral amendment to rule 2.42 to include the statutory definition of lobbyist as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 10A.01, Subdivision 21. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Peppin moved the adoption of the Permanent Rules of the House as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:21 pm.
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Representative Joyce Peppin, Chair
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Kacie Petersen, Committee Legislative Assistant