SEVENTEENTH MEETING

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


LEGACY FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Leon Lillie, Chair of the Committee on Legacy Finance, called the meeting to order at 10:32 AM on March 27, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LILLIE, Leon, Chair
HUSSEIN, Samakab, Vice-Chair
CHA, Ethan
FINKE, Leigh
LEE, Fue
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
HER, Kaohly
PFARR, Brian
SKRABA, Roger
VANG, Samantha

Members excused:
BACKER, Jeff, GOP Lead

A quorum was present.

Vice-Chair Hussein moved that the minutes from March 20, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 3388 (Clardy) Lawshe Memorial Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Lillie moved that HF 3388 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill.

Representative Clardy presented HF 3388.

Testifying on HF 3388:
• Matt Carter, Executive Director, Dakota County Historical Society

Chair Lillie renewed the motion that HF 3388 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.
HF 3517 (Hussein) Justus Ramsey Stone House relocation funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Lillie moved that HF 3517 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill.

Vice-Chair Hussein presented HF 3517.

Testifying on HF 3517:
• Larry Paulson, Board Member, Minnesota Transportation Museum
• Franke White, Board Member, Historic Saint Paul

Chair Lillie renewed the motion that HF 3517 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.
HF 4902 (Sencer-Mura) Funding provided to develop cultural studies materials for underrepresented groups, and money appropriated.

Chair Lillie moved that HF 4902 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill.

Representative Sencer-Mura presented HF 4902.

Testifying on HF 4902:
• Mouakong Vue, Ethnic Studies Coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools
• Cristeta Boarini, Program Director, 826 Minneapolis

Chair Lillie renewed the motion that HF 4902 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 3355 (Hansen) South St. Paul; Hrvatski Croatian Hall funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Lillie moved that HF 3355 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill.

Testifying on HF 3355:
• Tom Buchan, Manager, Croatian Hall
• Tony Biljan, President, Croatian Hall

Chair Lillie renewed the motion that HF 3355 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 4996 (Lee) Funding provided to celebrate 50 years of Hmong and Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota, and money appropriated.

Chair Lillie moved that HF 4996 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill.

Representative Lee presented HF 4996.

Testifying on HF 4996:
• Thaomee Xiong, Executive Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
• Sunny Chanthanouvong, Executive Director, Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota
• Sarawati Singh, Chair, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
• Andrew Mooris, Public Liaison, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
• Scott Walker, Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans
• Steve Young
• Phouthaivanh Wilkerson
• Mr. Hung Nguyen, Vietnamese Community of Minnesota
• Kaysone Syonesa, Co-Executive Director, Sead Project
Chair Lillie renewed the motion that HF 4996 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.


The meeting was adjourned at 12:10 PM



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Representative Leon Lillie, Chair


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Madisyn Priestley, Committee Legislative Assistant