FORTY-THIRD MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00 PM on March 30, 2022, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
DAVNIE, Jim
FRANKE, Keith
GREENMAN, Emma
HALEY, Barb
JURGENS, Tony
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou

A quorum was present.

Representative Davnie moved to approve the minutes for the March 28, 2021, meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.

Representative Becker-Finn presented HF 4565.

Testifying:
- LeRoy Staples Fairbanks, District III Representative, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Levi Brown, Chairperson, Noopiiming Local Indian Council

No further action was taken.

Chair Noor moved to refer HF 4024 to the committee on Ways and Means.

Representative Becker-Finn presented HF 4024.
Testifying:
- Jake Blumberg, Executive Director, GiveMN
- Cathy Maes, Executive Director, Loaves and Fishes

Chair Noor renewed his motion to refer HF 4024 to the committee on Ways and Means.

A roll call vote was requested.

Members voting AYE:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
DAVNIE, Jim
FRANKE, Keith
GREENMAN, Emma
JURGENS, Tony
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou

Members voting NAY:
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
HALEY, Barb

On a vote of 10 AYE, and 3 NAYS, the MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Noor moved HF4601A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Moran presented HF 4601 as amended.

Testifying:
- Gaye Adams Massey, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA St. Paul

No further action was taken.

Chair Noor moved to lay HF 4522 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Sandstede presented HF 4522.

Testifying:
- Ben Wogsland, Executive Vice President, Hospitality Minnesota
- Shelly Hanson, President, Hibbing Chamber of Commerce

Chair Noor renewed his motion to lay HF 4522 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Xiong, T. moved to lay HF 4075 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Xiong, T. moved HF4075DE1. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Xiong, T. presented HF 4075 as amended.

Testifying:
- Lisa Parteh, Vice President, Functional Industries

Representative Xiong, T. renewed his motion to lay over HF 4075 as amended for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Vice Chair Xiong ASSUMED the gavel at 2:10 PM

Chair Noor moved to refer HF 4215 to the committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

Chair Noor presented HF 4215.

Testifying:
- Paul Schnell, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Marlon Moore, Commissioner, Minnesota Civilian Public Safety Commission

Chair Noor renewed his motion to refer HF 4215 to the committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

A roll call vote was requested.

Members voting AYE:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
DAVNIE, Jim
FRANKE, Keith
GREENMAN, Emma
JURGENS, Tony
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou

Members voting NAY:

Members EXCUSED:
HALEY, Barb

On a vote of 12 AYE, 0 NAYS, and 1 EXCUSED, the MOTION PREVAILED.

Committee was called to RECESS at 2:32 pm.

The committee reconvened at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

Chair Noor moved to lay HF 3807 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Chair Noor presented HF 3807.

Testifying:
- Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota
- Mohammad Wasir Zalmai, Participant

Chair Noor renewed his motion to lay HF 3807 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Chair Noor ASSUMED the gavel at 7:17 pm.

Lead Hamilton moved to lay HF 4512 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Lead Hamilton moved HF4512A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Lead Hamilton presented HF 4512 as amended.

Testifying:
- Erik Simonson, Senior Lobbyist, Flaherty and Hood
- Mike Kuhle, Mayor, City of Worthington
- Scott Marquardt, Senior Vice President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Myron Koets, Mayor, City of Pipestone
- Carrie Bendix, Executive Director, Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council

Lead Hamilton renewed his motion to lay over HF 4512 as amended for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Greenman moved to lay HF 3475 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Greenman moved HF3475DE1. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Greenman presented HF 3475 as amended.

Testifying:
- Hollies Winston, Owner, Guaranteed America
- Frank Altman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Community Reinvestment Fund
- Enrique Blanco, Director of Operations, Latino Economic Development Center

Representative Greenman renewed her motion to lay over HF 3475as amended for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Koegel moved to lay HF 4707 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Koegel presented HF 4707.

Testifying:
- Pat Dillon, Executive Director, Minnesota Small Business Innovation Research, Inc.
- Rob Wudlick, Chief Executive Officer, Adaptive Design Works, LLC
- Dr. Ashley Mooneyham, Chief Executive Officer, Momease Solutions
- Dr. David Kallmes, President, Marblehead Medical

Representative Koegel renewed her motion to lay HF 4707 over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.


The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 PM.




Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


Abdihamid Badri, Committee Legislative Assistant