NINETEENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

COMMERCE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Laurie Halverson, Chair of the Commerce Committee, called the meeting to order at 9:05AM on March 15th, 2019, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

HALVERSON, Laurie, Chair
STEPHENSON, Zack, Vice Chair
O’DRISCOLL, Tim, GOP Lead
CARLSON, Andrew
DEHN, Raymond
ELKINS, Steve
HALEY, Barb
HOWARD, Michael
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
KRESHA, Ron
LESCH, John
LISLEGARD, Dave
O’NEILL, Marion
RICHARDSON, Ruth
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TABKE, Brad
THEIS, Tama

Members excused:

DAVIDS, Gregory
GAROFALO, Pat
MAHONEY, Tim

A quorum was present at 9:07AM.

HF2154 (Lien)
Gambling Control Board regulatory provisions modified; and clarifying, conforming, and technical changes made.

Testifiers in support of HF2154:
Tom Barrett, Gambling Control Board

Representative Halverson moved HF2154 to be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1571 (Howard)
Manufactured home parks closure or modification procedures modified.

Representative Howard moved HF1571 to be referred to the General Register.

Testifiers in support of HF1571:
Dave Anderson, Executive Director, All Parks Alliance for Change
Mark Brunner, Manufactured and Modular Home Owner Association of Minnesota Inc.

Representative Halverson laid over HF1571.

HF2051 (Elkins)
Insurance; conforming changes to model regulations made.

Representative Elkins moved HF2051 be referred to the General Register.

Representative Elkins moved the A19-0202 (Elkins) amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Elkins made an oral amendment to the H2051A1 (Elkins) amendment as followed:
“amend the delete everything amendment (A19-0202) to H.F. No. 2051 as follows”.

Representative Elkins moved the oral amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Elkins renewed the motion to move HF2051, as amended, to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifiers in support of HF2051:
Jonathan Kelly, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Representative Elkins renewed the motion HF2051, as amended, to be referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1960 (Richardson)
Department of Commerce provisions technical changes made.

Representative Richardson moved HF1960 to be referred to the General Register.

Testifiers in support of HF1960:
Jonathan Kelly, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Representative Richardson renewed the motion to move HF1960 to be referred the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1571 (Howard)

Representative Howard moved HF1571 to the General Register and moved the H1571A4 (Howard) amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Howard renewed the motion to move HF1571 to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn moved to approve the minutes of March 13th, 2019. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:09AM.









Representative Laurie Halverson, Chair




Aimee Vue,
Committee Legislative Assistant

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