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THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 9, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH 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 April 9, 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 Scott moved that the minutes of April 4, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 5033 (Pinto) Child protection package.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 5033 be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H5033DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Pinto presented HF 5033 as amended.

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 5033, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 685 (Agbaje) Corporate home owner residential rentals restricted.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 685, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Housing Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved to reconsider adoption of the H0685A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Agbaje moved the H0685A3 amendment.

Representative Scott requested a roll call on H0685A3.

The clerk took the roll on H0685A3:

AYES
Becker-Finn
Carroll
Feist
Finke
Frederick
Moller

NAYS
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Niska
Wiens

EXCUSED
Curran
Frazier

There being 6 ayes, 5 nays, and 2 excused, THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Scott moved the H0685A4 amendment.

Representative Scott requested a roll call on H0685A4.

The clerk took the roll on H0685A4:

AYES
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Niska
Wiens

NAYS
Becker-Finn
Carroll
Curran
Feist
Finke
Frederick
Moller

EXCUSED
Frazier

There being 5 ayes, 7 nays, and 1 excused, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Niska moved the H0685A5 amendment.

Representative Niska requested a roll call on H0685A5.

The clerk took the roll on H0685A5:

AYES
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Niska
Wiens

NAYS
Becker-Finn
Carroll
Curran
Feist
Finke
Frederick
Moller

EXCUSED
Frazier

There being 5 ayes, 7 nays, and 1 excused, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 685, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Housing Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Scott requested a roll call on HF 685 as amended.

The clerk took the roll on HF 685 as amended:

AYES
Becker-Finn
Carroll
Curran
Feist
Finke
Frederick

NAYS
Scott
Grossell
Johnson
Niska
Wiens

EXCUSED
Frazier
Moller

There being 6 ayes, 5 nays, and 2 excused, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 5282 (Stephenson) Cannabis regulations modified.

Chair Becker-Finn moved HF 5282 before the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H5282A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Stephenson presented HF 5282 as amended.

Chair Becker-Finn laid over HF 5282 as amended.

HF 912 (Agbaje) Layla Jackson Law established, child welfare provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 912 be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H0912A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Agbaje presented HF 912 as amended.

Testifying on HF 912 as amended:
• Kelis Houston
• Rhia Bornmann Spears

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 912, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:41 A.M.




__________________________________________
Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair

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Ella Schultz, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF685 (Agbaje) - Corporate home owner residential rentals restricted, and statewide landlord database established.
  • HF912 (Agbaje) - Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act established, child welfare provisions modified, African American Child Well-Being Advisory Council established, reports required, and money appropriated.
  • HF5033 (Pinto) - Child fatality and near fatality review process and a Supreme Court council on child protection established, reports required, and money appropriated.
  • HF5282 (Stephenson) - Licensure of businesses engaged in cannabis sales modified, transfer and sharing of data between state agencies regulated, penalties imposed, and rulemaking authorized.
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01:36 - HF5033 (Pinto) Welfare data technical corrections made.
11:03 - HF685 (Agbaje) Corporate home owner residential rentals restricted.
46:04 - HF5282 (Stephenson) Licensure of businesses engaged in cannabis sales modified, transfer and sharing of data between state agencies regulated, penalties imposed, and rulemaking authorized.
49:31 - HF912 (Agbaje) Layla Jackson Law established, child welfare provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.

1. HF 5033 (Pinto) Child protection package.*
2. HF 685 (Agbaje) Corporate home owner residential rentals restricted.**
3. HF 912 (Agbaje) Layla Jackson Law established, child welfare provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
4. HF 5282 (Stephenson) Licensure of businesses engaged in cannabis sales modified, transfer and sharing of data between state agencies regulated, penalties imposed, and rulemaking authorized.

*A delete-everything amendment to HF 5033 has been posted.
**Testimony on HF 685 was taken on 3/22/24. No further public testimony will be taken on this bill.

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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