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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

THIRTY-FIRST MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 12, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair of the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law, called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. on March 12, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
BECKER-FINN, Jamie (Chair)
FRAZIER, Cedrick (Vice-Chair)
SCOTT, Peggy (Republican Lead)
CARROLL, Ned
CURRAN, Brion
FEIST, Sandra
FINKE, Leigh
FREDERICK, Luke
GROSSELL, Matt
JOHNSON, Brian
MOLLER, Kelly
NISKA, Harry
WIENS, Mark

A quorum was present.

Representative Johnson moved that the minutes of March 7, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4457 (Feist) Clients of civil legal services and volunteer attorneys allowed to proceed in forma pauperis.

Representative Feist moved that HF 4457 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Representative Feist moved the A4457DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Feist presented HF 4457 as amended.

Testifying on HF 4457 as amended:
• Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Minnesota Legal Services Advocacy Project

Representative Feist renewed the motion that HF 4457, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3692 (Hassan) Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 3692 be recommended to be re-referred to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H3692A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hassan presented HF 3692 as amended.

Testifying on HF 3692 as amended:
• Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Minnesota Legal Services Advocacy Project

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 3692, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4043 (Agbaje) Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 4043 be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Agbaje presented HF 4043.

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 4043 be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1930 (Freiberg): End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 1930 be recommended to be re-referred to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H1930A14-1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Freiberg presented HF 1930 as amended.

Testifying on HF 1930 as amended:
• Terry Knowles, Family Physician, New Ulm, Minnesota
• Wendy Brown, end of life doula
• Steven C. Bergeson
• Rosie Gaston, Owner & Clinician, A Better Ending
• Cathy Blaeser, Co-Executive Director, Minnesota Citizens Concerns for Life
• Thaddeus Mason Pope, Law Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
• John Mielke
• A. Stuart Hanson, Physician

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 1930, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Johnson requested a roll call on HF 1930 as amended.

The clerk took the roll on HF 1930 as amended:

AYES
Becker-Finn
Frazier
Carroll
Curran
Feist
Finke
Frederick
Moller

NAYS
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Niska
Wiens

There being 8 ayes and 5 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3389 (Pursell) Subsurface drain tile installation and modification reporting required.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 3389 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H3389A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Pursell presented HF 3389 as amended.

Testifying on HF 3389 as amended:
• Amber Bougie, Co-Chair, Minnesota County Recorders Association Legislative Committee

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 3389, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4101 (Urdahl) Notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection given to a custodian of a petitioner's minor children required.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 4101 be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H4101A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Urdahl presented HF 4101 as amended.

Testifying on HF 4101 as amended:
• Sandy Hoff
• Darla Bajari

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 4101, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 A.M.


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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair

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Ella Schultz, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1930 (Freiberg) - End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.
  • HF3692 (Hassan) - Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.
  • HF4043 (Agbaje) - Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, and Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
  • HF4101 (Urdahl) - Custodian of a petitioner's minor children required to receive notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection.
  • HF4457 (Feist) - Civil legal service and volunteer attorney clients allowed to proceed without prepayment of fees, costs, and security for costs.
  • HF3389 (Pursell) - Subsurface drain tile disclosure required.
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00:53 - HF4457 (Feist) Clients of civil legal services and volunteer attorneys allowed to proceed in forma pauperis.
05:33 - HF3692 (Hassan) Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.
14:12 - HF4043 (Agbaje) Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
19:05 - HF1930 (Freiberg) End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.
1:14:24 - HF3389 (Pursell) Subsurface drain tile installation and modification reporting required.
1:22:26 - HF4101 (Urdahl) Notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection given to a custodian of a petitioner's minor children required.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.

1. HF 4457 (Feist) Clients of civil legal services and volunteer attorneys allowed to proceed in forma pauperis.
2. HF 3692 (Hassan) Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.
3. HF 4043 (Agbaje) Allocation of incarcerated persons based on their last known address in Minnesota required, Department of Corrections required to collect last residential address of an inmate before incarceration.
4. HF 3389 (Pursell) Subsurface drain tile installation and modification reporting required.
5. HF 1930 (Freiberg): End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.*
6. HF 4101 (Urdahl) Notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection given to a custodian of a petitioner's minor children required.

*In-person testimony on HF 1930 will be limited to the provisions of the bill that fall within the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee's jurisdiction. In-person testimony on the other provisions of the bill will not be taken.


Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
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