TWENTY-THIRD MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES
Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair of the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 3:00 PM on March 23, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

Members present:
STEPHENSON, Zack, Chair
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie, Vice Chair
O’DRISCOLL, Tim, GOP Lead
BAHR, Cal
CARLSON, Andrew
DAVNIE, Jim
ELKINS, Steve
HALEY, Barb
KOEGEL, Erin
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
LISLEGARD, Dave
LUCERO, Eric
OLSON, Liz
PFARR, Brian
RASMUSSON, Jordan
RICHARDSON, Ruth
THEIS, Tama

A quorum was present.

Representative O’Driscoll moved to approve the minutes from the committee meeting on March 19, 2020. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Dr. Bruce Corrie, Concordia University St. Paul, presented “The Economic Cost of Systemic Racism & the Minnesota Solution.”

The following gave testimony on this topic:
Commissioner Grace Arnold, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Ron Elwood, Legal Services Advocacy Project
Anna Odegaard, Minnesota Asset Building Coalition

HF2146 (Kotyza-Witthuhn); Minnesota Council on Economic Education grants provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn moved HF2146 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

The following testified on HF2146:
Julie Bunn, Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Economic Education
Jamie Shaw, Teacher, Champlin Park High School

The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 PM.




Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair




Simon Brown,
Committee Legislative Assistant