THIRTY-NINTH MEETING

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


JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Cedrick Frazier, Vice Chair of the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law, called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. on April 16, 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 9, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4838 (Becker-Finn) Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act changes made, and conforming statutory changes made.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 4838 be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the A24-0278 amendment.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H4838A2 amendment to the A24-0278 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion to adopt the A24-0278 amendment as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Becker-Finn presented HF 4838 as amended.

Testifying on HF 4838 as amended:
• Rebecca McConkey Greene, Chief Justice, Leech Lake Tribal Court
• Laurie York, Executive Director, White Earth Nation, and American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council Co-Chair
• James Ryan, Deputy Solicitor General, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
• Sadie Hart, Indian Child Welfare Compliance Monitor, Ain Dah Yung Center
• Lynn Brave Heart, Indian Child Welfare Act Division Manager, Minnesota Guardian ad Litem Board, and American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council St. Paul Representative
• Sarah Davis, Director, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Children and Families Division

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 4838, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Becker-Finn assumed the gavel.

HF 2257 (Bahner) Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 2257 be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Representative Bahner presented HF 2257.

Testifying on HF 2257:
• Nichole Rocha, Head of U.S. Affairs, 5Rights
• Shamail Henderson

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 2257 be recommended to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 5049 (Hicks) Family law; rights provided for parents with disabilities.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 5049 be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H5049A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hicks presented HF 5049 as amended.

Testifying on HF 5049 as amended:
• Corbb O’Connor, President, National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
• Kallie Decker, Maple Grove
• Serina Decker, Maple Grove

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 5049, as amended, be recommended to be re-referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:52 A.M.




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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair

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Ella Schultz, Committee Legislative Assistant