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Commerce Finance and Policy

TWENTY SEVENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 21, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY SEVENTH 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 P.M. on February 21, 2024, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

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

A quorum was present.

Representative Koegel moved to approve the minutes from February 19, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2309 (Elkins); Rights given to consumers regarding personal data, obligations placed on businesses regarding consumer data, and enforcement by attorney general provided.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF2309 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Chair Stephenson moved the DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Elkins presented HF2309, as amended.

Testifying:
• Bruce Nustad, President, MN Retailers Association
• Chris Weiland, Restore the Fourth
• Tyler Diers, Executive Director, Midwest Region, TechNet

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF2309, as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3868 (Curran); Uniform Commercial Code amendments adopted to accommodate emerging technologies.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF3868 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Curran presented HF3868

Testifiers:
• Michelle Timmons, Uniform Law Commissioner, MN, Former revisor of statues
• Kim Lowe, Attorney

Chair Stephenson renewed that HF3868 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2257(Bahner); Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.

Chair Stephenson moved the A5 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Bahner presented HF2257 as amended.

Testifiers:
• Nichole Rocha, 5Rights Foundation
• Bridgette Noring
• Shama Tolbert
• Tyler Diers, Executive Director, Midwest Region, TechNet
• Erin Walsh, Spark and Stitch Institute
• Amy Bos, NetChoice
• Erich Mische, SAVE
• Jeff Tollefson, MNTech
• Jeffrey Kluge

Chair Stephenson renewed that HF2257 as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:34 P.M.





Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair




Morgan Durfee, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2257 (Bahner) - Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.
  • HF2309 (Elkins) - Consumer rights provided regarding personal data, obligations placed on businesses regarding consumer data, and enforcement provided by the attorney general.
  • HF3777 (O'Driscoll) - Persons 17 years of age permitted to serve alcoholic beverages.
  • HF3868 (Curran) - Uniform Commercial Code amendments adopted to accommodate emerging technologies.
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00:31 - HF2309 (Elkins) Rights given to consumers regarding personal data, obligations placed on businesses regarding consumer data, and enforcement by Attorney General provided.
36:40 - HF3868 (Curran) Uniform Commercial Code amendments adopted to accommodate emerging technologies.
19:29 - HF2257 (Bahner) Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

HF2309 (Elkins); Rights given to consumers regarding personal data, obligations placed on businesses regarding consumer data, and enforcement by attorney general provided.

HF2257 (Bahner); Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.

HF3868 (Curran); Uniform Commercial Code amendments adopted to accommodate emerging technologies.

HF3777 (O’Driscoll); Persons 17 years of age permitted to serve alcoholic beverages.

Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion

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