Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 7, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH 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 April 7, 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 April 6, 2021 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 1030, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that the H1030A3 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Vice Chair Moller moved that the H1030A1 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hollins moved that the H1030A8 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Scott moved that the H1030A5 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Scott moved that the H1030A7 be adopted.

Representative Scott requested a roll call on the H1030A7 amendment.

AYES
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Mortensen
Novotny
Pfarr
Robbins

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

There being 7 ayes and 10 nays, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Johnson moved that the H1030A9 be adopted. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 1030, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee and that staff be directed to make any technical corrections as necessary.

Chair Becker-Finn requested a roll call on HF 1030 as amended:

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

NAYS
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Mortensen
Novotny
Pfarr
Robbins

There being 10 ayes and 7 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:19 AM.

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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair

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Anna Borgerding, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF1030 (Becker-Finn) - Omnibus judiciary finance bill.

Documents:

H1030DE3-FINAL.pdf - 3/31/2021
Judiciary Spreadsheet for DE3.pdf - 3/31/2021
H1030A1 [moller amendment to DE3].pdf - 4/6/2021
H1030A3 [Author Amendment].pdf - 4/6/2021
H1030A9 [Johnson Amendment on jailhouse informant section].pdf - 4/6/2021
H1030A8 [Hollins amendment on mental health data].pdf - 4/6/2021
H1030A5-[Scott amendment on mental health data language].pdf - 4/6/2021
H1030A7-[scott amendment law enforcement purposes only for mental health data].pdf - 4/6/2021
AFP-MN Support Letter - Forfeiture Reform in Judiciary Omnibus.pdf - 4/6/2021

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02:36 - HF1030 (Becker-Finn) Omnibus judiciary finance and civil law bill.
- Bill mark-up.
- Vote on the bill.
Runs 50 minutes.

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

**The committee may recess at 10 am and reconvene at 6 pm to continue its work**

1). HF 1030 (Becker-Finn): Judiciary Finance & Civil Law Omnibus Bill*

*The spreadsheet and DE amendment for HF 1030, the Judiciary Finance & Civil Law Omnibus Bill, is now posted.

*Walk-through of the DE amendment and public testimony will be taken during regular committee time on April 6, 2021.

*Amendments to the DE are due on April 6 @ 12 pm. Any Amendments to an Amendment are due by 5 pm on April 6th.

*Formal Committee action will commence on Wednesday, April 7th @ 8:30 am. If necessary, the committee will recess @ 10 am and reconvene in the evening to complete its work. In addition, the committee may meet again--if necessary-- on April 8th @ 8:30 am to conclude mark-up and vote on final passage.

**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 on April 5th to get instructions.

**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 on April 5th to get instructions.

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

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