STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH 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, February 7, 2022, 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
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MARQUART, Paul
MILLER, Tim
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
NOOR, Mohamud
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene Jr.
PETERSBURG, John
PINTO, Dave
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SCOTT, Peggy
SUNDIN, Mike
Members Excused:
KRESHA, Ron
MARIANI, Carlos
SCHOMACKER, Joe
A quorum was present.
Representative Olson moved to adopt the minutes from Sunday, June 27, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Olson moved to adopt the minutes from Thursday, December 16, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Liz Olson, Vice Chair of the Committee, assumed the gavel at 10:36 A.M.
Presentation on Implementation of Recommendations from the House Select Committee on Racial Justice
Presenters:
• Chair Rena Moran
• Dr. Bruce Corrie, PhD, Concordia University St. Paul
• Kizzy Downie, CEO, Model Cities of St. Paul
• Gauri Sood, High School Senior from Rochester, MN
• Ponny White, Young Women’s Cabinet Member
• J’Mag Karbeah, MPH, PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Bravada Garret-Akinsanya, PhD, LP
• Justin Terrell, Executive Director, Minnesota Justice Research Center
• Elizer Darrius, Co-Executive Director, Minnesota Freedom Fund
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 P.M.
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Representative Rena Moran, Chair
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Laura Sparkman, Committee Legislative Assistant