STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Anderson, Chair of the State Government Finance Committee, began the meeting at 1:00 PM, March 15, 2017 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ANDERSON, Sarah Chair
NASH, Jim Vice Chair
JOHNSON, Sheldon DFL Lead
DETTMER, Bob
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FENTON, Kelly
GREEN, Steve
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LILLIE, Leon
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
OMAR, Ilhan
OLSON, Liz
PUGH, Cindy
QUAM, Duane
VOGEL, Bob
UGLEM, Mark
WARD, JoAnne
A quorum was not present.
Representative Anderson officially called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM. A quorum was present.
Representative Flanagan moved the minutes from March 14, 2017. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1160 come before the committee and be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 1160 (Runbeck) – Transit financial activity auditing and reporting required, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 1160:
Representative Linda Runbeck
Jim Nobles, Legislative Auditor
Rebecca Otto, State Auditor
Judd Schetnan, Government Director, Met Council
Mark Hughes, Citizen, Shoreview
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1160 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 1160 was laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 1433 (Kresha) - Rulemaking regulated; environmental assessment worksheets and impact statements review and repeal provided; implementation and enforcement of policies, guidelines, and statements restricted; rule oversight increased, notice requirements modified, impact analysis required, and SONAR requirements modified.
HF 1433 was heard on an informational basis. The following testified on HF 1433:
Representative Ron Kresha
Leili Fatehi, Friends of the Mississippi River
Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner, MPCA
Steven Ring, Volunteer with Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1558 come before the committee and re-referred to Education Finance.
HF 1558 (Kresha) - School district insurance coverage regulated.
Representative Anderson moved the H1558A2 amendment.
The following testified on the H1558A2 amendment:
Representative Ron Kresha
Tom Pederstuen, Human Resource Director, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District
Scott Nelson, ISD #15
Deb Cody, ISD #299
Aaron Janssen, ISD #2198
Dave Fazio, ISD #2142
Maryann Thomas, ISD #192
Representative Anderson withdrew the H1558A2 amendment.
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1558 be re-referred to Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 136 come before the committee and be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 136 (Howe) - Zero-based budgeting provided.
Representative Anderson moved the HO136DE2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following testified on HF 136, as amended:
Representative Jeff Howe
Margaret Kelly, Assistant Commissioner, MMB
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 136, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 136, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:51 PM.
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Representative Sarah Anderson, Chair
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Sam Moyer, Committee Legislative Assistant