THIRTY EIGHTH MEETING

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

Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

MINUTES

Representative Xiong, Vice-Chair of the Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. on March 2, 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:

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

Excused:
ECKLUND, Rob CHAIR
MCDONALD, Joe REPUBLICAN LEAD
POSTON, John

A quorum was present.

Representative Raleigh moved to approve the minutes of March 1, 2022 with the correction of the misspelling of the word “Representative”. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Xiong moved that HF3657 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Jurgens presented HF3657.

Testifiers on HF3657:

Larry Herke, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Mike Anderson, Administrator, Minnesota Veterans Home – Hastings
Robert Brown – Veterans Home Resident, Hastings

Representative Xiong renewed his motion to lay HF3657 for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Xiong moved that HF2966 be re-referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy committee.

Representative Xiong moved the A3 amendment to the DE1 amendment to HF2966. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Xiong moved the DE1 amendment, as amended, to HF2966 THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Koznick presented HF2966.

Testifiers:
Major Vicki Schwartz, Retired Military

Representative Xiong renewed his motion that HF2966, as amended, be re-referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy committee. The vote was as follows:

There being 10 ayes and 0 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Ayes:
Xiong
Dettmer
Berg
Bliss
Edelson
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Raleigh
Sundin

Vice-Chair Xiong adjourned the meeting at 3:42 p.m.




Rep. Ecklund, CHAIR




Kevin Petrie, Committee Legislative Assistant