STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Anderson, Chair of the State Government Finance Committee, began the meeting at 9:01 AM, March 17, 2017 in Room 200 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
FENTON, Kelly
FLANAGAN, Peggy
GREEN, Steve
LILLIE, Leon
OMAR, Ilhan
OLSON, Liz
PUGH, Cindy
QUAM, Duane
VOGEL, Bob
UGLEM, Mark
WARD, JoAnne
Members excused:
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
A quorum was not present.
HF 1109 (Miller) - Montevideo and Bemidji; veterans homes funding provided, nonstate contributions allowed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 1109:
Representative Tim Miller
Representative Matt Bliss
Angie Steinbach, Montevideo Assistant City Administrator
Tim Kohlei, Chippewa County Veterans Service Officer
Scotty Allison, Beltrami County Veterans Service Officer
Joe Vene, former Beltrami County Commissioner
Ben Johnson, Legislative Director, Department of Veterans Affairs
Representative Anderson officially called the meeting to order at 9:30 AM. A quorum was present.
Representative Pugh moved the minutes from March 16, 2017. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1109 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 407 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 407 (Metsa) - Northeast Regional Corrections Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 407:
Representative Jason Metsa
Kay Arola, Executive director of the Northeast Regional Corrections Center
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 407 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 616 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 616 (Knoblach) - Minnesota Correctional Facility - St. Cloud funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Anderson moved the A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following testified on HF 616, as amended:
Representative Jim Knoblach
Rick Neyssen, Correctional Officer, MN Correctional Facility, St. Cloud
Collin Gau, Warden, MN Correctional Facility, St. Cloud
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 616, as amended, be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 2290 (Knoblach) - Sherburne County; manner of compensation for examiner and deputy examiner of titles modified.
The following testified on HF 2290:
Representative Jim Knoblach
HF 2290 was heard on an information basis.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 844 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 844 (Torkelson) - Milford Town Hall renovation and relocation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 844:
Representative Paul Torkelson
Mike Dove, Milford Township
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 844 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 763 and HF 764 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 763 (Daniels) - Minnesota State Academies asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 764 (Daniels) - Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf campus security corridor funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 763 and HF 764:
Representative John Petersburg
Terry Wilding, Superintendent, Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
David Kelliher, ?Director of Public Policy, Historical Society
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 763 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 764 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 2274 come before the committee and be re-referred to Health and Human Services Finance without recommendation.
Representative Anderson moved the DE1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
HF 2274 (Albright) - Regional behavioral health crisis program development grant program established, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 2274, as amended:
Representative Tony Albright
David Cook, CEO of Zumbro Valley Health Center, Rochester
Erin Metzger, Outpatient Mental Health Services Clinic Manager, St. Luke's, Duluth
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 2744, as amended, be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1895 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 1895 (Jurgens) - Hastings; public building preservation and rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 1895:
Representative Tony Jurgens
Melanie Mesko Lee, Hastings City Administrator
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1895 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1925 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 1925 (Jurgens) - Hastings; veterans home asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 1925:
Representative Tony Jurgens
Ben Johnson, Legislative Director, Department of Veterans Affairs
Melanie Mesko Lee, Hastings City Administrator
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1925 be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved that HF 1073 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 1073 (Clark) - Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery restoration funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Representative Anderson moved the A2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following testified on HF 1073, as amended:
Representative Karen Clark
Sue Hunter Weir, Executive Director, Friends of the Cemetery
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 1073, as amended, be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dettmer moved that HF 755 come before the committee and be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation.
HF 755 (Dettmer) - Minnesota Medal of Honor commemorative memorial funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 755:
Representative Bob Dettmer
Tiffany Kovaleski - Co-Chair for the MN Medal of Honor Memorial
Paul Mandell – Executive Secretary Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
Representative Dettmer renewed his motion for HF 755, as amended, be re-referred to Capital Investment without recommendation. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Anderson moved HF 2336 before the committee.
HF 2336 (Anderson, S.) - Individual income tax return free electronic filing system implementation required, reports required, and money appropriated.
The following testified on HF 2336:
Representative Sarah Anderson
Paul Cumings, Tax Policy Manager, Department of Revenue
David Ransom, partner, McDermott, Will and Emery representing the American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights
Representative Anderson renewed her motion for HF 2336 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
HF 2336 was laid over for possible inclusion in the State Government Finance omnibus bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:42 AM.
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Representative Sarah Anderson, Chair
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Sam Moyer, Committee Legislative Assistant