TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING – State Government Finance & Elections Committee
2021-2022 Regular Session
STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual State Government Finance & Elections Committee meeting to order at 8:30 AM, March 16, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services and Facebook Live.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
BAHNER, Kristin
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane
A quorum was present.
Representative Klevorn moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on March 12, 2021 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Nelson moved HF41 be referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance & Policy.
HF41 (Frazier); Providing emergency paid sick leave to certain employees excluded from the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Chair Nelson moved Amendment H0041A4.
The following testified on HF41, as amended:
The Honorable Cedrick Frazier, State Representative
Troy Bowman, Member, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 26
Mary C. Turner, President, Minnesota Nurses Association
Chair Nelson renewed the motion to refer HF41, as amended, to the Committee on Transportation Finance & Policy.
The clerk noted the roll.
AYES
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
MASIN, Sandra
PELOWSKI, Gene
NAYS
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
KOZNICK, Jon
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
QUAM, Duane
With a vote of 8 AYES and 5 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Chair Nelson moved HF1207 be held over for possible inclusion in a Committee Omnibus bill.
HF1207 (Long); Permitting a candidate to request the candidate’s residential address be classified as private data when the candidate has a reasonable fear as to the safety of the candidate or the candidate’s family.
The following testified on HF1207:
The Honorable Jamie Long, State Representative
Chair Nelson held HF1207 over possible inclusion in a Committee Omnibus bill.
Chair Nelson moved HF388 be referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance & Policy.
HF388 (Noor); Modifying provisions governing cultural and ethnic communities leadership council.
The following testified on HF388:
The Honorable Mohamud Noor, State Representative
TaShonda Williamson, Chair-Elect, Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council
Vayong Moua, Director of Health Equity Advocacy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Petronellah Thomas-Shanobi, Owner, Kesma Flame Lily LLC
Chair Nelson renewed the motion to refer HF388 to the Committee on Human Services Finance & Policy.
The clerk noted the roll.
AYES
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
MASIN, Sandra
PELOWSKI, Gene
NAYS
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
KOZNICK, Jon
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
QUAM, Duane
EXCUSED
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
With a vote of 8 AYES, 4 NAYS, and 1 EXCUSED, THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Masin moved HF1091 be referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy.
HF1091 (Masin); Funding the cleanup of the freeway landfill and dump in Burnsville; authorizing the sale and issuance of appropriation bonds; appropriating money.
The following testified on HF1091:
The Honorable Elizabeth Kautz, Mayor of the City of Burnsville
Representative Masin renewed the motion to refer HF1091 to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance & Policy.
The clerk noted the roll.
AYES
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
PELOWSKI, Gene
NAYS
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
EXCUSED
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
QUAM, Duane
With a vote of 9 AYES, 1 NAYS, and 3 EXCUSED, THE MOTION PREVAILS.
The meeting adjourned at 9:33 AM.
Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair
Sydney Spreck, Committee Legislative Assistant