Transportation Finance and Policy

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Thursday, April 8, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Erin Koegel, Vice-Chair of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00pm on April 8, 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:

HORNSTEIN, Frank, Chair
KOEGEL, Erin, Vice-Chair
PETERSBURG, John, Lead
BAHR, Cal
BERNARDY, Connie
EKLINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
OLSON, Bjorn
RICHARDSON, Ruth
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Koegel assumed the gavel at 1:00pm.

Rep. Petersburg moved to adopt the minutes from the April 7 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1684 (Hornstein) Transportation department technical changes made to remove obsolete language dates.

Rep. Hornstein moved that HF 1684 be referred to the Taxes Committee.

Rep. Hornstein moved that the H1684DE2 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Hornstein moved the H1684A16 amendment to H1684DE2 with an oral change incorporated to the H1684A16 to “Delete lines 2.1-2.5.” THE AMENDMENT WITH THE INCORPORATED CHANGE WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hornstein moved that the H1684A23 amendment to H1684DE2 be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Frederick moved that the H1684A1 amendment to H1684DE2 be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Koznick gave an overview of the H1684A2 amendment.

Rep. Elkins moved that the H1684A3 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Bahr moved that the H1684A4 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Bahr requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYES:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

There being 7 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Torkelson moved that the H1684A6 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Torkelson requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYES:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

There being 7 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Torkelson moved the H1684A7 amendment.

Rep. Torkelson withdrew the H1684A7 amendment.

Rep. West moved that the H1664A8 amendment be adopted. The results were as follows:

AYES:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

There being 7 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Petersburg moved that the H1684A9 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Petersburg requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYES:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

There being 7 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Petersburg moved the H1684A10 amendment.

Rep. Petersburg withdrew the H1684A10 amendment.

Rep. Bahr moved that the H1684A11 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Bahr moved that the H1684A12 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Bahr requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYES:

BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
PETERSBURG, John
BERNARDY, Connie
EKLINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
OLSON, Bjorn
RICHARDSON, Ruth
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

There being 2 AYES and 15 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Koznick moved that the H1684A15 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Koznick requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

AYES:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

NAYS:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

There being 7 AYES and 10 NAYS, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Elkins moved the H1684A17 amendment.

Rep. Elkins withdrew the H1684A17 amendment.

Rep. Torkelson moved that the H1684A19 amendment be adopted.

Public Testimony on HF1684A19

Ed Reynoso, Political Director, Teamsters Joint Council 32
John Cunningham, Executive Director of the Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of MN

Rep. Torkelson renewed the motion to adopt the H1684A19 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Rep. Bernardy moved that the H1864A22 oral amendment be adopted.

“Page 122, line 21, delete ‘1’ insert ‘31’.” THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hornstein renewed the motion that the H1684DE2 amendment, as amended, be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Hornstein renewed the motion that HF 1684, as amended, be referred to the Taxes Committee. The results were as follows:

AYES:

KOEGEL, Erin
HORNSTEIN, Frank
BERNARDY, Connie
ELKINS, Steve
FREDERICK, Luke
HAUSMAN, Alice
MASIN, Sandra
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Michael
RICHARDSON, Ruth

NAYS:

PETERSBURG, John
BAHR, Cal
HEINRICH, John
KOZNICK, Jon
OLSON, Bjorn
TORKELSON, Paul
WEST, Nolan

There being 10 AYES and 7 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Koegel adjourned the meeting at 4:49pm..

Representative Frank Hornstein, Chair

Dan Dodge, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF1684 (Hornstein) - Omnibus transportation finance bill.

Documents:

H1684DE2.pdf - 4/5/2021
HF 1684 XRef - DE2.pdf - 4/5/2021
2021 Transportation Appropriations HF1684DE2 4-5-21.pdf - 4/5/2021
Transportation HF 1684DE2 Revenue Summary 4-5-21.pdf - 4/5/2021
HF1684 House Research Summary.pdf - 4/6/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A1.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 Registration Monderization- H1684A2.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A3.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A4.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A5.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A6.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A7.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A8.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A9.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A10.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A11.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A12.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A15.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A16.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A17.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A18.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A19.pdf - 4/7/2021
APR 7-21 MINUTES.pdf - 4/7/2021
Written Testimony of Ann Beane.pdf - 4/7/2021
Chairs Letter on Earmarks.pdf - 4/7/2021
4-5-21 Written Testimony on HF1684_72604075(1).pdf - 4/7/2021
100% Campaign Letter on House Transportation Omnibus - HF 1684.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 Letter.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF1684_MICA_Written Testimony.pdf - 4/7/2021
AFP-MN Testimony - House Transportation Omnibus Bill.pdf - 4/7/2021
Half Cent Transit Sales Tax Analysis.pdf - 4/7/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A22.pdf - 4/8/2021
HF 1684 - H1684A23.pdf - 4/8/2021

Audio:
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House TV Video:
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02:15 - HF1684 (Hornstein) Omnibus transportation finance and policy bill.
- Bill mark-up.
- Vote on bill.
Runs 3 hours, 49 minutes.

Show Full Schedule Agenda:

1:00 - 5:30PM

HF1684 (Hornstein) Omnibus Transportation Finance and Policy Bill

-The DE amendment for HF1684, the Omnibus Transportation Finance and Policy Bill is posted and labeled HF1684DE2.

-Amendments are due on Wednesday, April 7th by 1:00PM.

-The committee will meet on Thursday, April 8th from 1:00 – 5:30PM to complete markup and passage.

*Bills may be added or removed from the agenda

Public Testimony:
• Oral testimony will have been completed in committee on Wednesday, April 7. Written testimony will be accepted by emailing john.howe@house.mn. Written testimony is entered into the committee’s record, shared with committee members, and posted to the committee’s webpage. If you would like to submit written testimony, please email the committee administrator at john.howe@house.mn.

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