SECOND MEETING

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

LABOR FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

Representative Michael Nelson, Chair of the Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM on January 12, 2023 in Room 10 of the State Office Building. It was broadcast via House Public Information Services.

Members Present:
NELSON, Michael, Chair
BERG, Kaela, Vice-Chair
McDONALD, Joe, GOP Lead
DANIELS, Brian
GREENMAN, Emma
HILL, Josiah
HUSSEIN, Samakab
JORDAN, Sydney
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MEKELAND, Shane
MYERS, Andrew
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

Members Excused:
SCHULTZ, Isaac

A quorum was present.

Chair Nelson assumed the gavel at 1:01 PM

Representative McDonald motioned to approve the minutes from January 10th, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF36 (Greenman); Worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated.

Representative Greenman moved that HF 36 be rereferred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Greenman offered an oral amendment HF 36.

Page 4, line 18, delete “$76,000” and insert “$240,000”
Page 4. delete “$50,000” and insert “$218,000”

Chair Nelson moved to incorporate HF 36 as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Representative Greenman presented HF 36 as amended.

The following testified on HF36:
• Irene Tung, National Employment Law Project
• Khali Jama
• Mohamed Farah Hassan
• Sayid Barkhadle
• Laddell Roberts, Teamsters Local 120
• Rikki Schreiner, Teamsters Local 638
• James Krueger, Director of Minnesota Compliance OSHA

Representative Greenman renewed the motion that HF36, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Jordan requested a roll call on HF 36 as amended.

The clerk took the roll call on HF 36 as amended:

AYE
Nelson
Berg
Greenman
Hill
Hussein
Jordan
Kozlowski
Wolgamott

NAY
McDonald
Daniels
Mekeland
Myers

EXCUSED
Schultz

There being 8 ayes, 4 nays, and 1 excused, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:06 PM.



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Representative Michael Nelson, Chair


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Matt Baumann, Committee Legislative Assistant