STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Rena Moran, Chair of the Committee, called the remote Ways and Means Committee meeting to order at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, January 11, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services and Facebook Live.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MORAN, Rena (Chair)
OLSON, Liz (Vice Chair)
GAROFALO, Pat (GOP Lead)
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
BERNARDY, Connie
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
HASSAN, Hodan
HERTAUS, Jerry
HORNSTEIN, Frank
JOHNSON, Brian
KRESHA, Ron
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MILLER, Tim
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
NOOR, Mohamud
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene Jr.
PETERSBURG, John
PINTO, Dave
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SCOTT, Peggy
SUNDIN, Mike
Members Excused:
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
A quorum was present.
Committee members and staff provided introductions after brief opening remarks from the Chair.
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) gave a presentation on the status of the Coronavirus Relief Fund, the COVID-19 Minnesota Fund, and the December stimulus legislation passed by Congress.
Presenters from MMB:
Jim Schowalter, Commissioner
Britta Reitan, State Budget Director
Marianne Conboy, Executive Budget Officer
Melissa Lam Young, State Budget Director
Amy Jorgensen, Director of the COVID-19 Response Accountability Office
The meeting adjourned at 11:29 A.M.
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Representative Rena Moran, Chair
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Laura Sparkman, Committee Legislative Assistant