FORTY FIRST MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY FIRST 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 3:00 p.m. on March 15, 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 Edelson moved to approve the minutes of March 9, 2022. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund moved that HF4184 be referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Long presented HF4184.

Testifiers on HF4184:

Keith Ellison, Attorney General, State of Minnesota
Evan Starr, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of Maryland.

Representative Ecklund renewed his motion that HF4184 be referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. The vote was as follows:

Ayes:
Ecklund
Xiong
Dettmer
Berg
Edelson
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Poston
Raleigh
Sundin

Nays:
McDonald
Bliss

There being 11 ayes and 2 nays. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Edelson moved that HF3010 be referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Edelson presented HF3010.

Testifiers on HF3010:

Julie Risser
Artika Roller, Executive Director, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Caitlin Ryan, Chief Strategy Officer, Rise

Representative Edelson renewed her motion that HF3010 be referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. The vote was as follows:

Ayes:

Ecklund
Xiong
Dettmer
McDonald
Berg
Bliss
Edelson
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Poston
Raleigh
Sundin

There being 13 ayes and 0 nays. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund moved that HF4066 be referred to the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Ecklund moved the A1 amendment to HF4066. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Long presented HF4066.

Testifiers on HF4066:

Greg Metz, Program Manager - Construction Plan Review, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Andrew Snope, Legislative and Political Director, IBEW Local 292
Pavel Ihnatovich, Owner, GS Motors
Nick Erickson, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Housing First Minnesota

Representative Ecklund renewed his motion that HF4066 be referred, as amended, to the Climate and Energy Finance Policy Committee. The vote was as follows:

Ayes:

Ecklund
Xiong
Berg
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Sundin

Nays:

Dettmer
McDonald
Bliss
Poston
Raleigh

There being 7 ayes and 5 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice-Chair Xiong assumed the gavel.

Informational hearing on HF4018.

Representative Nelson presented HF4018.

Vice-Chair Xiong adjourned the meeting at 4:14 p.m.




Rep. Ecklund, CHAIR




Kyle Smith, Committee Legislative Assistant