Commerce Finance and Policy

TWENTY FOURTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 11, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair of the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on April 11th, 2023 in Room 10 of the State Office Building. It was broadcast via House Public Information Services.

Members Present:
STEPHENSON, Zack, Chair
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie, Vice Chair
O’DRISCOLL, Tim, GOP Lead
BIERMAN, Robert
CHA, Ethan
DAUDT, Kurt
DOTSETH, Jeff
FREIBERG, Mike
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOEGEL, Erin
KRAFT, Larry
LIEBLING, Tina
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
NISKA, Harry
PERRYMAN, Bernie
PFARR, Brian
TABKE, Brad

A quorum was present.

Chair Stephenson moved approval of the minutes from March 29, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2 (Richardson); Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF2 be recommended to be referred to the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Stephenson moved the H0002A33 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Frazier presented HF2, as amended.

The following testified on HF2, as amended:
• Dr. Sarah Lawrence, Internal Medicine Specialist, Mayo Clinic
• Abby Loesch, Healthcare and Employment Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
• Mearra Allen
• John Reynolds, Minnesota State Director, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
• Paurvi Bhatt
• Paula Soderberg, Vice President of Human Resources, Morrissey Hospitality
• Gale Julius
• Stephanie Shimp, Owner, Blue Plate Restaurant Company
• Ducan Roper
• Lauren Schothorst, Director of Workplace Management and Workforce Development, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• Sarah Piepenberg
• Corey Anderson, Board of Directors, Minnesota Association of Health Underwriters (MAHU)
• Mary Jo Malecha

Representative O’Driscoll moved the H0002A32 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative O’Driscoll moved the H0002A36 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF2, as amended, be recommended to be referred to the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 PM.

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Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair

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Jack Dockendorf, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF2 (Richardson) - Paid family, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; income tax withholdings authorized and taxes imposed; penalties authorized; actuarial report required; and money appropriated.

Documents:

H0002A33-16085726071894002413.pdf - 4/10/2023
Agents' Coalition Oppose HF2 - SF2 Paid Leave.pdf - 4/10/2023
CMAH - Paid Family and Medical Leave Letter to House Commerce, April 10 2023.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF 2 LMC AMC MICA Testimony - House Commerce.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-Humphrey School Paid Leave Report.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-In MN Its Time for Paid Leave -Chomilo, StarTribune.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-Main Street Alliance MN PFML Storybook May2019.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-MDH Maternity Leave after Childbirth - Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-MN PFML Report 2019 U of M Institute for Women's Policy Research.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-National Caregivers Alliance Paid Leave Fact Sheet 2018.pdf - 4/10/2023
HF2SF2-PFML One Pager with Coalition List.pdf - 4/10/2023
MN School Boards Association HF 2 .pdf - 4/10/2023
Paid Leave Mandates_1pger_United for Jobs_Jan2023.pdf - 4/10/2023
PFML House.Commerce.04.5.23.pdf - 4/10/2023
PN3_Support HF02_PFML_Commerce_04.11.23.pdf - 4/10/2023
Commerce Minutes 3.29.2023.pdf - 4/11/2023
Commerce agenda 4-11-23.pdf - 4/11/2023
_Letter in Support of Paid Family Medical Leave.pdf - 4/11/2023
H0002A32-4377052335333189145.pdf - 4/11/2023
H0002A36-8122353786673103528.pdf - 4/11/2023

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HF2 (Richardson); Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

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