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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

FOURTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Thursday, January 21, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW MINUTES

Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair of the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on January 21, 2021 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:
Becker-Finn, Jamie, Chair
Moller, Kelly, Vice Chair
Scott, Peggy, Republican Lead
Feist, Sandra
Frazier, Cedrick
Grossell, Matt
Her, Kaohly
Hollins, Athena
Johnson, Brian
Liebling, Tina
Long, Jamie
Mortensen, Erik
Novotny, Paul
Pfarr, Brian
Robbins, Kristin
Vang, Samantha
Xiong, Tou

A quorum was present.

Representative Feist moved that the minutes of January 18, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Tami Baker Olson, Program Administrator of the Guardian Ad Litem Board, presented an overview of the organization.

Presentation on the Uniform Law Commission.

Testifying:
• Kimberly Lowe, Uniform Law Commissioner
• Robert Tennessen, Uniform Law Commissioner
• Michele Timmons, Uniform Law Commissioner

Presentation on the Board of Judicial Standards.

Testifying:
• Judge Thomas Sipkins, Executive Secretary
• Sara Boeshans, Staff Attorney

The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 AM.






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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair


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Anna Borgerding, Committee Legislative Assistant


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01:53 - Guardian ad Litem Board presentation.
38:43 - Uniform Laws Commission presentation.
1:09:49 - Board of Judicial Standards presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.

This meeting is held in accordance to House Rule 10.01

1. Guardian Ad Litem Board--Presentation
2. Uniform Laws Commission--Presentation
3. Board of Judicial Standards--Presentation

*If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing to get instructions.

CA: Rachel.Ganani@house.mn
CLA: Anna.Borgerding@house.mn

**Agenda items may be added, deleted and/or taken in any order.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. If you have questions regarding the substance of the agenda, please contact the Committee Administrator, Rachel Ganani.