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TWENTY FIRST MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Friday, March 15, 2019

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY FIRST SESSION

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
MINUTES

Representative Duane Sauke, Vice Chair of the Government Operations, called the twenty first meeting to order at 9:09am on March 15, 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
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
MASIN, Sandra
NELSON, Michael


Members Excused:

LAYMAN, Sandy
NASH, Jim
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
VOGEL, Bob
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Representative Sauke moves HF2171 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers for HF2171

Representative Jim Davnie
Shawna Hedlunel, Minnesota Community Care
Jaton White

Representative Sauke renews his motion to re-refer HF2171 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Sauke lays over the minutes from March 14, 2019.

Representative Freiberg, Chair of the Government Operations Committees, resumes the roll of chair at 9:29am.

Representative Freiberg moves HF2018 in front of the committee to be referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers for HF2018

Representative Brad Tabke
Tom D. Pasquali, MRC

Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF2018 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Freiberg moves HF2098 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers for HF2098

Representative Frank Hornstien
Ryan Gaug, MnDOT

Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF2098 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Freiberg announces that Government Operations will meet again on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Meeting adjourned at 9:54am.
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2018 (Tabke) - Pari-mutuel Racing Commission licensing, reporting, and other regulatory provisions modified.
  • HF2398 (Hornstein) - Airport zoning governing provisions modified.
  • HF2171 (Davnie) - Commissioner of health directed to convene working groups to examine health disparities and educational achievement links for American Indian children and children of color, report required, and money appropriated.
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HF2171 (Davnie)
Commissioner of health directed to convene working groups to examine health disparities and educational achievement links for American Indian children and children of color, report required, and money appropriated.

HF2018 (Tabke)
Pari-mutuel Racing Commission licensing, reporting, and other regulatory provisions modified.

HF2398 (Hornstein)
Airport zoning provisions modified.

BILLS REMOVED:
HF2127 (Christensen)
Correctional facilities and jail body scanners defined and exempted from Health Department law, opiate antagonist administration by correctional facility employees authorized, Fugitive Apprehension Units authority to do general law enforcement clarified, Department of Corrections medical director authorized to make health care decisions for inmates lacking capacity and placed in an outside facility on conditional medical release, and Department of Corrections billing to counties for juvenile
HF3 (Liebling)
OneCare Buy-In through MNsure website established, outpatient prescription drug program established, dental administration governing provisions modified, health care governing provisions modified, and studies and reports required.
confinements amended.

*Bills may be added or removed from the agenda. Bills may be carried over from the previous meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: Testimony will be limited. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.