STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY FIRST SESSION
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
MINUTES
Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair of the Government Operations, called the fifteenth meeting to order at 9:46AM on March 7, 2019, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
FREIBERG, Mike – Chair
SAUKE, Duane –Vice Chair
ZERWAS, Nick
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINRICH, John
KOEGEL, Erin
LAYMAN, Sandy
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
MASIN, Sandra
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
VOGEL, Bob
Members Excused
WEST, Nolan
No quorum at the time of the meeting starting.
Representative Persell begins testimony on HF973.
Testifiers
Representative Persell
Jim Riddle., Land Stewardship Project Member, Former MPCA Citizens Board Member, Winona County
Dayna Burtness, Land Stewardship Project and Hog Farmer, Houston County
Gwen Meyers, Minnesota’s League of Women Voters
Alexis Donath, MPCA
Jean Coleman, Attorney, MPCA
A quorum was present at 9:50am. The meeting was officially called to order at 9:53am.
Representative Sauke moves to approve the minutes. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF973 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Representative Zerwas requests a roll call vote.
The roll call for HF973 is as follows.
Ayes
FREIBERG
BAHNER
ELKINS
GOMEZ
KOEGAL
LEE
LILLIE
MASIN
NELSON
PELOWSKI
SAUKE
Nays
ZERWAS
HEINRICH
LAYMAN
NASH
QUAM
THIES
VOGEL
Being 11 Ayes and 7 Nays, MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1657 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the Ways and Means.
Testifiers
Representative Persell
John Waters, MN DNR
Andrew Korsberg, MN DNR
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1657 to the Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1150 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the General Register.
Testifiers
Representative Tou Xiong
Jennifer Waginuis
Matt Hilgard?
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1150 to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1723 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Testifiers
Representative Anne Claflin
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1723 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1644 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the Ways and Means committee.
Testifiers
Representative Jamie Long
Bob Tracy, Minnesota Census Mobilization Partnership
Representative Freiberg moves to adopt author’s amendment HF166A3. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1644 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1267 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the General Register.
Representative Freiberg amends his motion to re-refer HF1267 to Ways and Means.
Testifiers
Representative Todd Lippert
Jim Riddles, BlueFruit Farms and Land Stewardship Project
Bruce Miller, MN Farmers Union
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1267 to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1587 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the General Register.
Testifiers
Representative Rick Hansen
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1587 to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1863 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and means.
Representative Freiberg moves the author’s amendment HF1863A1. MOTION PREVILED.
Testifiers
Representative Leon Lillie
Kelly Christenson, MNDOT
Steve Kordusky, MN Government Engineer’s Council
Richard Kolodziejski, MAPE
Representative Zerwas requests a roll call.
Representative Zerwas withdraws his request for a roll call vote.
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1863 to Way and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg references the referral memo in the member’s packets.
Representative Freiberg also notes the next Government Operations committee will be meeting again on Friday, March 7 at 10:15am in Room 5 in the State Office Building.
Meeting adjourned at 11:58am.