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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Friday, February 26, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH 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 February 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
Her, Kaohly
Hollins, Athena
Johnson, Brian
Liebling, Tina
Long, Jamie
Novotny, Paul
Pfarr, Brian
Robbins, Kristin
Vang, Samantha
Xiong, Tou

Members excused:
Grossell, Matt
Mortensen, Erik

A quorum was present.

Representative Scott moved that the minutes of February 25, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice Chair Moller moved that HF 701 be recommended to be re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee.

Vice Chair Moller moved that the H0701A1 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Vice Chair Moller moved that the H0701A2 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Lippert presented HF 701 as amended, a bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing soil-healthy farming goals; creating financial incentives for soil-healthy farming; requiring data collection; classifying data; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.643, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
103C.

Testifying on HF 701:
• Amanda Koehler, Organizer, Land Stewardship Project

Vice Chair Moller renewed the motion that HF 701 as amended be recommended to be re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee.

Vice Chair Moller requested a roll call on HF 701 as amended.

AYES
Moller
Feist
Frazier
Her
Hollins
Liebling
Long
Vang
Xiong

NAYS
Scott
Johnson
Pfarr
Robbins

ABSTENTIONS
Novotny

EXCUSALS
Becker-Finn
Grossell
Mortensen

There being 9 ayes, 4 nays, 1 abstention and 3 excusals, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Feist moved that HF 478 be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Feist presented HF 478, a bill for an act relating to crime; providing guidance to courts on sentencing veterans for criminal offenses related to a service-related disorder; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

Testifying on HF 478:
• Ryan Else, Founder, Veterans Defense Project
• Chris Hyinden, public testimony

Representative Feist renewed the motion that HF 478 be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn requested a roll call on HF 478.

AYES
Becker-Finn
Moller
Feist
Frazier
Her
Hollins
Liebling
Long
Vang
Xiong

NAYS
Scott
Johnson
Novotny
Pfarr
Robbins

EXCUSALS
Grossell
Mortensen

There being 10 ayes, 5 nays and 2 excusals, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 1163 be recommended to be re-referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Winkler presented HF 1163, a bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for a noncompliant driver's license or Minnesota identification card and making related changes, including on eligibility, proof of lawful presence, primary and secondary documentation, and data practices; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 171.04, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.12, subdivisions 7a, 9, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.015, subdivision 7.

Testifying on HF 1163:
• Lucas Sjostrom, Executive Director, Minnesota Milk Producers Association
• Bernard Hebda, Archbishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
• Gregory McNamara, MD, public testimony
• Pam Barragan, Commander, St. Paul Police Department
• Julia Decker, Policy Director, ACLU-MN
• Irina Moctezuma, public testimony (with interpreter assistance)
• Norm Ninyi Vue, public testimony

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 1163 be re-referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn requested a roll call on HF 1163.

AYES
Becker-Finn
Moller
Feist
Frazier
Her
Hollins
Liebling
Long
Vang
Xiong

NAYS
Scott
Johnson
Novotny
Pfarr
Robbins

EXCUSALS
Grossell
Mortensen

There being 15 ayes, 5 nays and 2 excusals, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 AM.







__________________________________________
Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair


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Anna Borgerding, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1163 (Winkler) - Noncompliant driver's license or Minnesota ID card requirements modified; changes made related to eligibility, proof of lawful presence, primary and secondary documentation, and data practices; technical changes made; and money appropriated.
  • HF478 (Feist) - Criminal charges against veterans with service-related disorders discharge and dismissal required.
  • HF701 (Lippert) - Soil-healthy farming goals established, soil-healthy farming financial incentives created, data collection required, data classified, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

02:48 - HF701 (Lippert) Soil-health farming goals established, soil-health farming financial incentives created, data collection required, data classified, and money appropriated.
20:42 - HF478 (Feist) Courts provided guidance on sentencing veterans for criminal offenses related to a service-related disorder.
48:58 - HF1163 (Winkler) Noncompliant driver's license or ID card requirements modified; changes made related to eligibility, lawful proof presence, primary and secondary documentation, and data practices; technical changes made; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 29 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. HF 701 (Lippert): Soil-health farming goals established...data collection required, data classified...*
2. HF 478 (Feist): Courts provided guidance on sentencing veterans for criminal offenses related to service-related disorder
3. HF 1163 (Winkler) Driver's Licenses for All*

*for HF 701 & HF 1163 committee discussion will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance & Civil law committee. The relevant sections of HF 701 are Section 1 & 4 (dealing with data). For HF 1163, committee discussion will be focused on Article 2 (dealing with data).

**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.