STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Liebling, Chair of the Division, called the meeting to order at 8:09 A.M. on April 5, 2019 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LIEBLING, Tina, Chair
MANN, Alice, Vice-Chair
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Lead Republican
ACOMB, Patty
BAKER, Dave
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
HALVERSON, Laurie
HAMILTON, Rod
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MORAN, Rena
MUNSON, Jeremy
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
ZERWAS, Nick
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
HF2414 (Liebling) Commissioner of human services administered programs forecasted appropriations adjusted.
A19-0349 DE Amendment to HF2414 (Liebling) Commissioner of human
services administered programs forecasted appropriations adjusted.
Chair Liebling moved that the A19-0349 amendment to HF2414 be adopted and that HF2414 as amended be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Chair Liebling moved the HF2414A10 Amendment. She then incorporated an oral amendment as follows:
Page 6, After Line 12, insert: Page 730, Delete section 68. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT, WITH THE ORAL AMENDMENT INCORPORATED, WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Halverson moved the H2414A14 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Olson moved the A19-0431 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Moran moved the H2414A44 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Halverson moved the H2414A11-1 amendment.
Representative Munson moved an oral amendment to the H2414A11-1 amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 19, delete “carrying”
Chair Liebling ruled the amendment out of order.
Representative Halverson renewed her motion to adopt the H2414A11-1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Acomb moved the H2414A35 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A43 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A77 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A54 amendment.
Matt Burdick, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) responded to member questions.
Representative Zerwas renewed his motion to adopt the H2414A54 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Moran moved the H2414A65 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Munson moved the A19-0424 amendment.
Representative Munson withdrew the A19-0424 amendment.
Representative Kunesh-Podein moved the A19-0358 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Schultz moved the H2414A8 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Cantrell moved the H2414A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Cantrell moved the HF2414A9 amendment.
Representative Cantrell withdrew the HF2414A9 amendment.
Representative Noor moved the A19-0406 amendment. After some discussion Chair Liebling laid the amendment on the table.
Representative Moran moved the H2414A25 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Schultz moved the H2414A80 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Baker moved the A19-0381 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Lead Republican Schomacker moved the A19-0399 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Lead Republican Schomacker moved the H2414A16 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Halverson moved the H2414A7 amendment.
Representative Munson requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
ACOMB, Patty
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
HALVERSON, Laurie
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MANN, Alice
MORAN, Rena
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
NAY
SCHOMACKER, Joe
BAKER, Dave
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
MUNSON, Jeremy
ZERWAS, Nick
ABSENT
HAMILTON, Rod
On a vote of 12 AYES and 7 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A27 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Baker moved the H2414A32 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A30 amendment.
Representative Haley withdrew the H2414A30 amendment.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A36 amendment.
Representative Haley withdrew the H2414A36 amendment.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A33 amendment.
Representative Gruenhagen withdrew the H2414A33 amendment.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A34 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A29 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A26 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A13 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A28 amendment.
Representative Gruenhagen withdrew the H2414A28 amendment.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A17 amendment.
Representative Acomb requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
SCHOMACKER, Joe
BAKER, Dave
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
MUNSON, Jeremy
ZERWAS, Nick
NAY
LIEBLING, Tina
ACOMB, Patty
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
HALVERSON, Laurie
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MANN, Alice
MORAN, Rena
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
ABSENT
HAMILTON, Rod
On a vote of 7 AYES and 12 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A15 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the A19-0419 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A37 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A69 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A46 amendment.
Dave Greeman, Budget Director, and Kari Irber, Budget Manager, both from DHS, responded to questions.
Representative Haley requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
SCHOMACKER, Joe
BAKER, Dave
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
ZERWAS, Nick
NAY
LIEBLING, Tina
ACOMB, Patty
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
HALVERSON, Laurie
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MANN, Alice
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
ABSENT
FRANSON, Mary
HAMILTON, Rod
MORAN, Rena
ABSTAIN
MUNSON, Jeremy
On a vote of 5 AYES and 11 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A37 amendment.
Dave Greeman, Budget Director, and Kari Irber, Budget Manager, both from DHS, responded to questions.
Representative Gruenhagen withdrew the H2414A37 amendment.
Chair Liebling recessed the Division to the call of the Chair.
Chair Liebling reconvened the Division at 5:13 P.M.
Representative Schultz moved the H2414A78 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Gruenhagen moved the H2414A67 amendment.
Dave Greeman, Budget Director, DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Gruenhagen requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
SCHOMACKER, Joe
BAKER, Dave
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
MUNSON, Jeremy
ZERWAS, Nick
NAY
LIEBLING, Tina
ACOMB, Patty
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
HALVERSON, Laurie
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MANN, Alice
MORAN, Rena
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
ABSENT
HAMILTON, Rod
On a vote of 7 AYES and 12 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Lead Republican Schomacker moved the H2414A31 amendment.
Lead Republican Schomacker withdrew the H2414A31 amendment.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A76 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A79 amendment.
Dave Greeman, Budget Director, and Kari Irber, Budget Manager, both from DHS, responded to questions.
Representative Haley renewed her motion that the H2414A79 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A84 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A86 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A87 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Loeffler moved the H2414A74 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A75 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A75 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A68 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A68 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A55 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A55 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A52 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A52 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A20 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A20 amendment.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A24 amendment.
Matt Burdick, Legislative Director, DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Haley withdrew the H2414A24 amendment.
Representative Haley moved the H2414A49 amendment.
Chuck Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Haley renewed her motion that the H2414A49 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moved the H2414A1 amendment.
Representative Halverson moved an oral amendment to the H2414A1 amendment as follows:
Page 2, Line 3, after “any” insert “chronic”.
Representative Hamilton incorporated the oral amendment to the H2414A1 amendment.
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that the H2414A1 amendment, as amended, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moved the H2414A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hamilton moved the H2414A3 amendment.
Kurtis Hanna, Minnesota Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), and Chris Thokes, Acting Director, Office of Medical Cannabis, Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), responded to member questions.
Representative Hamilton renewed his motion that the H2414A3 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A51 amendment.
Nancy Silesky, Director of Government Affairs, MFCA, responded to member questions.
Representative Zerwas renewed his motion that the H2414A51 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A19 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A19 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A48 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A48 amendment.
Representative Franson moved the H2414A40 amendment.
Chuck Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Franson renewed her motion that the H2414A40 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Chair Liebling took the A19-0406 amendment from the table.
Representative Noor moved the A19-0406 amendment.
Chuck Johnson, Deputy Commissioner and Jennifer Hasbargen, Office of the Inspector General, both from DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Noor renewed his motion that the A19-0406 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A22 amendment.
Representative Zerwas withdrew the H2414A22 amendment.
Representative Zerwas moved the H2414A38 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Chair Liebling moved the H2414A85 amendment.
Chair Liebling withdrew the H2414A85 amendment.
Representative Baker moved the H2414A41 amendment and requested a roll call.
Julie Marquardt, Purchasing and Service Delivery Director and Marie Zimmerman, Assistant Commissioner of Health Care, both from DHS, responded to member questions.
Representative Baker withdrew his request for a roll call.
Representative Baker renewed his motion that the H2414A41 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Acomb moved the H2414A81 amendment.
Representative Acomb withdrew the H2414A81 amendment.
Vice Chair Mann moved the H2414A90 amendment.
Vice Chair Mann withdrew the H2414A90 amendment.
Chair Liebling moved that the A19-0349 amendment, as amended, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Liebling moved that HF2414, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Lead Republican Schomacker requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
AYE
LIEBLING, Tina
ACOMB, Patty
BIERMAN, Robert
CANTRELL, Hunter
HALVERSON, Laurie
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LOEFFLER, Diane
MANN, Alice
MORAN, Rena
NOOR, Mohamud
OLSON, Liz
NAY
SCHOMACKER, Joe
BAKER, Dave
FRANSON, Mary
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HALEY, Barb
MUNSON, Jeremy
ZERWAS, Nick
ABSENT
HAMILTON, Rod
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
On a vote of 11 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Krysta Niedernhöfer, Committee Legislative Assistant