SIXTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SIXTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION



AGRICULTURE FINANCE & POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Samantha Vang, Chair of the Committee on Agricultural Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on January 26, 2023, in Room 120 of the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
VANG, Samantha, Chair
PURSELL, Kristi, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Paul, Republican Lead
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
FREDERICK, Luke
HANSEN, Rick
HARDER, Bobbie
JACOB, Steven
NELSON, Nathan
REHM, Lucy
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
TABKE, Brad

A quorum was present.

Representative Hansen moved to adopt the January 24, 2023, minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation of the Governor’s Budget Request for Broadband.

Presenting:
• Bree Maki, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Overview by the Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection Division.

Presenting:
• Mark Abrahamson, Plant Protection Division Director, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Nick Malinowski, Program Manager, Grain Licensing Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

HF 47 (Hansen); Pollinator research funding provided, money transferred, and money appropriated.

Representative Hansen moved that HF 47 be laid over.

Representative Hansen presented HF 47.

The following testified on HF47:
• Dr. Ellan Evans, Extension Professor and Researcher, University of Minnesota Department of Entomology
• Dr. Dan Carivean, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Entomology

Chair Vang renewed the motion that HF 47 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

HF 352 (Hansen); University of Minnesota; heritage oilseed and grain initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Hansen moved that HF 352 be laid over.

Representative Hansen presented HF 352.

The following testified on HF 352:
• Brian Behr, Dean of the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Gary Meuhlbauer, Department Head Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota

Chair Vang renewed the motion that HF 352 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

HF 80 (Anderson); County agricultural inspector grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Anderson moved that HF 80 be laid over.

Representative Anderson presented HF 80.

The following testified on HF 80:
• Jon Bloemendaal, Agriculture and Solid Waste Administrator, Murray County

Chair Vang renewed the motion that HF 80 be laid over. The bill was laid over.

The meeting adjourned at 2:31 pm



__________________________________________
Representative Samantha Vang, Chair


__________________________________________
Matthew Sauser, Committee Legislative Assistant