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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

FIFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 26, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH 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 26, 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.

Vice Chair Moller moved that the minutes of January 21, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION
PREVAILED.

Presentation on the Minnesota District Court Judges Association.

Testifying:
• Judge John C. Hoffman, President
• Judge Jonathan Jasper, Pension and Benefits Chair
• Judge Lois Conroy, Vice President
• Judge Jenny Walker-Jasper, 10th District Court Judge

Presentation on the eviction court process in Minnesota.

Testifying:
• Joey Dobson, Staff Attorney, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
• Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Legal Services Advocacy Project

The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 AM.





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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair


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Anna Borgerding, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
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01:54 - District Court Judges presentation.
- Minnesota District Judges Association.
58:08 - Evictions and the Courts: Presentation on eviction proceedings.
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

This meeting is held in accordance to House Rule 10.01
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

1. District Court Judges--Presentation--Minnesota District Judges Association
2. Evictions and the Courts: Presentation on eviction proceedings--Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

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

**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

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.