TWENTY EIGHTH MEETING

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

Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

MINUTES

Representative Ecklund, Chair of the Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. on January 31, 2022, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

ECKLUND, Rob CHAIR
XIONG, Tou VICE CHAIR
DETTMER, Bob REPUBLICAN LEAD
MCDONALD, Joe REPUBLICAN LEAD
BERG, Kaela
BLISS, Matt
EDELSON, Heather
FREDERICK, Luke
GREENMAN, Emma
NELSON, Michael
POSTON, John
RALEIGH, Donald
SUNDIN, Mike



A quorum was present.

Representative Ecklund moved that HF2656 be referred to the General Register.

Representative Wolgamott presented HF2656.

Representative Ecklund moved the A22 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifiers on HF2656:

Brian Peters, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
Roslyn Robertson, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry
Mary Turner, President MN Nurses Association
Aaron Cocking, President/CEO, Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Brian Rice, MN Professional Firefighters, AFSCME Council 5
Scott Vadnais, President Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters
Ed Reynoso, Teamsters Local 320

Representative McDonald made a motion to table HF2656. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Raleigh called division. There being 5 ayes and 8 nays, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Ecklund renewed his motion that HF2656, as amended, be referred to the General Register.

Ayes:

Ecklund
Xiong
Berg
Edelson
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Sundin

Nays:
Dettmer
McDonald
Bliss
Poston
Raleigh

With 8 ayes and 5 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund adjourned the meeting at 2:41 p.m.




Rep. Ecklund, CHAIR




Kevin Petrie, Committee Legislative Assistant