Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

TENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 7, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

JUDICIARY FINANCE AND CIVIL LAW MINUTES

Representative Jamie Becker-Finn, Chair of the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law, called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM on February 7, 2023 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, Minority 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 Carroll moved that the minutes of February 2, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from Civil Legal Services.

Presenting:
• Dori Rapaport, Executive Director, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota

HF 286 (Becker-Finn) Civil legal service funding provided, and money appropriated.

Vice Chair Frazier moved that HF 286 be recommended to be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H0286DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Becker-Finn presented HF 286 as amended.

Testifying on HF 286 as amended:
• Dori Rapaport, Executive Director, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota
• Kevin Swanberg, Certified Student Attorney, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota
• Mary Kaczorek, Supervising Attorney in the Housing Unit, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
• Suzanne Guertin, Lead Attorney for Medical-Legal Partnerships, Southeastern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Lead Attorney for Medical-Legal Partnerships
• Dr. Roger J. Day

Vice Chair Frazier renewed the motion that HF 286 as amended be recommended to be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the State Guardian ad Litem Board.

Presenting:
• Tami Baker-Olson, Program Administrator, State Guardian ad Litem Board

HF 366 (Agbaje) Reproductive health care; health records release limited, certain acts by health-related licensing boards prohibited, background study disqualification prohibited, certain judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created for penalties and court costs, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited for acts committed or services received in Minnesota.

Chair Becker-Finn moved that HF 366 be recommended to be re-referred to the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Becker-Finn moved the H0366A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Agbaje presented HF 366 as amended.

Testifying on HF 366 as amended:
• Erin Hart, Communications Director, Gender Justice, on behalf of Christy Hall, Senior Staff Attorney, Gender Justice
• Rachel M. Dick
• Abena Abraham, Campaign Director, UnRestrict Minnesota, on behalf of Devorah Herman Juda, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
• Senator Kelly Morrison

Chair Becker-Finn renewed the motion that HF 366 as amended be recommended to be re-referred to the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Scott requested a roll call on HF 366 as amended.

The clerk took the roll on HF 366 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.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:14 AM.

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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:

HF286 (Becker-Finn) - Civil legal services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF366 (Agbaje) - Reproductive health care; health records release limited, health-related licensing board acts prohibited, background study disqualification prohibited, judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited.

Documents:

HF 366 House Research Summary.pdf - 2/2/2023
HF0286.0 (Becker-Finn).pdf - 2/2/2023
HF0366.1 (Agbaje).pdf - 2/2/2023
H0286DE2 (Becker-Finn).pdf - 2/2/2023
Civil Legal Services One-Pager.pdf - 2/5/2023
Gerard Bodell Testimony on Guardian ad Litem Board Presentation.pdf - 2/5/2023
Glenn Leitch, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Testimony on CLS Funding.pdf - 2/5/2023
H0366A3 (Agbaje).pdf - 2/6/2023
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts MN Chapter Testimony on Guadian ad Litem Board Budget Request.pdf - 2/6/2023
Guardian ad Litem Board Presentation.pdf - 2/6/2023
ICWA Advisory Council Testimony on Guardian ad Litem Budget Request.pdf - 2/6/2023
Teamsters Local 320 Testimony on Guardian ad Litem Board Budget Request.pdf - 2/6/2023
2.2.23 Minutes.pdf - 2/6/2023
Civil Legal Services Presentation.pdf - 2/6/2023
2.7.23 Agenda.pdf - 2/6/2023
Gender Justice Testimony on HF 366.pdf - 2/6/2023
Deborah Zvosec Testimony on HF 366.pdf - 2/7/2023
Rachel Dick Testimony on HF 366.pdf - 2/7/2023

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01:08 - Civil Legal Services overview and budget recommendations presentation.
21:53 - HF286 (Becker-Finn) Civil legal service funding provided, and money appropriated.
54:04 - Guardian ad Litem Board overview and budget recommendations presentation.
1:05:33 - HF366 (Agbaje) Reproductive health care; health records release limited, certain acts by health-related licensing boards prohibited, certain judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created for penalties and court costs, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited for acts committed or services received in Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.

Show Full Schedule Agenda:

1. Civil Legal Services overview and budget recommendations presentation.
2. HF 286 (Becker-Finn) Civil legal service funding provided, and money appropriated.
3. Guardian ad Litem Board overview and budget recommendations presentation.
4. HF 366 (Agbaje) Reproductive health care; health records release limited, certain acts by health-related licensing boards prohibited, certain judgement enforcement prevented, subpoena enforcement restricted, lawsuit cause of action created for penalties and court costs, and extradition of persons charged in another state prohibited for acts committed or services received in Minnesota.

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