FORTY FOURTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY FOURTH 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 23, 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 Dettmer moved to approve the minutes of March 22, 2022. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund moved that HF4314 be referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Hansen presented HF4314.

Testifiers on HF4314:

Jessica Grosz, Directory of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, Department of Labor and Industry

Representative Ecklund renewed his motion that HF4314 be referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. The vote was as follows:

Ayes:
Ecklund
Xiong
Berg
Edelson
Frederick
Greenman
Nelson
Sundin

Nays:
Dettmer
McDonald
Bliss
Poston
Raleigh

There being 8 ayes and 5 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund moved that HF4344 to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Huot presented HF4344.

Testifiers on HF4344:

Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs

Representative Ecklund renewed his motion that HF4344 be referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee. The vote was as follows:

Ayes:

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

Nays:

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

Representative Xiong moved that HF4333 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Xiong presented HF4333.

Testifiers on HF4333:

Greg Peterson, Legislative Director, Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers
Larry Herke, Commissioner Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Brad Lindsay, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Representative Xiong renewed his motion that HF4333 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Edelson moved that HF4335 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Edelson presented HF4335.

Testifiers on HF4335:

Mike Maxa, Adjutant, American Legion Department of Minnesota
Greg Peterson, Legislative Director, Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers
Larry Herke, Commissioner Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Representative Edelson renewed her motion that HF4335 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Frederick moved that HF4334 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Frederick presented HF4334.

Testifiers on HF4334:

Ben Johnson, Legislative Director, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

Representative Frederick renewed his motion that HF4334 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Greenman moved that HF4468 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Greenman moved the A22 amendment to HF4468. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Greenman presented HF4468.

Testifiers on HF4468:

Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs

Representative Greenman renewed her motion that HF4468, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Chair Ecklund adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.




Rep. Ecklund, CHAIR




Kevin Petrie, Committee Legislative Assistant