Human Services Finance

FOURTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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

HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:04 PM on February 28, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
MOHAMUD, Noor (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILLMAN, Dawn
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Excused:
HICKS, Kim

A quorum was present.

Representative Pryor moved that the minutes of February 21, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2286 (Noor); Commissioner of human services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 2286 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Noor presented HF 2286.

Testifying on HF 2286:
• Pete Engler – Government Affairs Manager, MNsure
• Anne Bobst – Director of Legislative and External Affairs, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
• Matt Freeman – Executive Director, Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA)
• Kate Heffernan – Senior Department Administrator, Hennepin County Human Services Department
• Demitrea Kelley – Navigator Coalition Director, Mid Minnesota Legal Aid
• Stephanie Radtke – President, Portico Healthnet
• Ana Ashby – Healthcare Programs Budget Manager, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 2286 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3 (Greenman); Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be
provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 3 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Greenman presented HF3.

Testifying on HF 3:
• Catherine Harrison – Member, Minnesota Public Health Association
• Lyndel Sorenson – Public Health Fellow, Advocates for Better Health

Chari Noor renewed the motion that HF 3 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:46 PM.

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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair

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Sebastian Gonzalez-Navarro, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF3 (Greenman) - Voter registration and absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; and money appropriated.
HF2286 (Noor) - Commissioner of human services procedures established related to the transition from the public health emergency, and money appropriated.

Documents:

HFXXXX (Noor).pdf - 2/24/2023
Feb 21st Minutes.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF1043-1A Completed FN.pdf - 2/27/2023
PHE Unwind - Budget Tracking.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - ABH - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Bridget Ayers Looby - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Catherine Harrison - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Ellen Saliares - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Erica Fishman - Letter of Support.docx.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Jeanne Ayers - Letter of Support.docx.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - Merry Grande - Letter of Support.docx.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - MPHA - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF3 - We Choose Us - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF1043 - MNCCD - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF1043 - The Arc - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF1043-1A Completed FN.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF2286 - MN Navigator Coalition - Letter of Support.docx.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF2286 - MNACHC - Letter of Support.pdf - 2/27/2023
HF2286 - Navigator Coalition Advocacy One Pager.pdf - 2/27/2023
HR Summary - HF3.pdf - 2/27/2023
HR Summary - HF1043.pdf - 2/27/2023
HR Summary - HF2286.pdf - 2/27/2023
2-28-23 Human Services Finance Committee Agenda.pdf - 2/28/2023
HF3-1A Fiscal Note DHS.pdf - 2/28/2023

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00:52 - HF2286 (Noor) Commissioner of Human Services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.
1:12:07 - HF3 (Greenman) Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
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I. HF2286 (Noor) - Commissioner of human services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.

II. HF3 (Greenman) - Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.

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