STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
AGRICULTURE & FOOD FINANCE & POLICY DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Jeanne Poppe, Chair of the Division, called the meeting to order at 9:45 AM on March 19th, 2019, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
POPPE, Jeanne, CHAIR
BRAND, Jeff, VICE CHAIR
HAMILTON, Rod, Republican LEAD
ANDERSON, Paul
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
KIEL, Debra
KLEVORN, Ginny
LIPPERT, Todd
LUECK, Dale
MILLER, Tim
POSTON, John
TABKE, Brad
VANG, Samantha
WAZLAWIK, Ami
A quorum was present.
Representative Brand moved that the minutes of March 14, 2019, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Brand moved that H.F. 2237 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Representative Fischer
Representative Poppe restated the motion to lay H.F. 2237 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus agriculture bill.
Representative Hamilton moved that H.F. 484 be recommended to be referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
Testimony provided by:
• Representative Dettmer
• Neal Soltis, City Administrator, Scandia
• Christine Maefsky, Mayor, Scandia
Representative Hamiton renewed his motion to recommend H.F. 484 be referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Vang moved H.F. 2344 for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Miah Ulysse, Policy Manager, Appetite for Change
• Marcus Kar, Director of North Minneapolis Programs, Youth Farm
• Peder Kjeseth, Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Michael Chaney, Founder, Project Sweetie Pie
Representative Vang renewed her motion that H.F. 2344 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Brand moved that H.F. 1608 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Public testimony provided by:
• Julie Tesch, Executive Director, Center for Rural Policy and Development
Representative Brand renewed his motion that H.F. 1608 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Hamilton moved that H.F. 857 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Hamilton withdrew his motion to lay H.F. 857 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Hamilton moved H.F. 18 and H.F. 93 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Representative Fabian
• Representative Green
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that H.F. 18 and H.F. 83 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Hamilton moved that H.F. 857 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Representative Green
• Pat Rivers, Deputy Director of the Fish and Wildlife Division, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that H.F. 857 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Tabke moved H.F. 1630 for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Mary Falk, Farmer/rancher, Lovetree Farms
Representative Hamilton moved that H.F. 1136 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Dean Brian Buhr, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that H.F. 1136 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Representative Brand assumed the Chair at 11:36 AM.
Representative Poppe moved that H.F. 1351 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
Testimony provided by:
• Tim Rudnicki, Executive Director, Minnesota Biofuels Association
Representative Poppe renewed her motion that H.F. 1351 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture bill.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:46 AM.
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Representative Jeanne Poppe, Chair
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Carl Kaase, Committee Legislative Assistant