STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Cornish, Chair of the Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM on March 8, 2017 in Room 10 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
CORNISH, Tony
JOHNSON, Brian
HILSTROM, Debra
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
CONSIDINE, John (Jack)
DEHN, Ray
FRANKE, Keith
GROSSELL, Matt
HOWE, Jeff
LOHMER, Kathy
LUCERO, Eric
NEWBERGER, Jim
O’NEILL, Marion
PINTO, Dave
ZERWAS, Nick
Members excused:
WARD, JoAnn
Representative Pinto moved the minutes of the March 7, 2017 meeting be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF188 (Nash) Right to carry without a permit provided, and optional permit to carry provided.
Representative Cornish moved to lay over HF188 for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Cornish moved the 0188A17-0168 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Nash presented HF188, as amended.
Testifying on HF188:
Scott Rausch, National Rifle Association
Rob Doar, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus
Fred Guercio, Burnsville
Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, Executive Director of Protect Minnesota
Paul Schnell, Chief of Police for City of Maplewood
John Plotz, Moms Demand Action
Rev. Rolf Olson, Richfield Lutheran Church
Bill Kraus, Protect Minnesota
Cindy Olson
Tim Nelson
Dennis Flaherty, Executive Director of Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
Jeff Edblad, Isanti County Attorney and President of Minnesota County Attorneys Association
Representative Cornish laid over HF188, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
HF238 (Nash) Use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, duty to retreat in self-defense outside of home eliminated, boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense expanded, presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force created, and right to defend against entry extended.
Representative Cornish moved to lay over HF238 for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
Representative Cornish moved the 0238A17-0167 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Nash presented HF238, as amended.
Testifying on HF238:
Joseph Olson, President of Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance
Dr. John Lott, President of Crime Prevention Research Center
Scott Rausch, National Rifle Association
Fred Guercio, Burnsville
Tim Spreck, Minnesota Weapons Collectors
Rachael Joseph, Protect Minnesota
Paul Schnell, Chief of Police for City of Maplewood
Ross Koon, West St. Paul
Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, Executive Director of Protect Minnesota
Imam Asad Zaman, Muslim American Society
Shauntyll Allen
John Thompson, Fight for Justice
Dennis Flaherty, Executive Director of Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
Jeff Edblad, Isanti County Attorney and President of Minnesota County Attorneys Association
Jim Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
Representative Cornish laid over HF238, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance Omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:09 P.M.
Representative Tony Cornish, Chair
Jason Rector, Committee Legislative Assistant