Public Safety Finance and Policy

FORTY-SIXTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION

PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Kelly Moller, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:31 AM on, April 16th, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
MOLLER, Kelly, (Chair)
FEIST, Sandra, (Vice Chair)
NOVOTNY, Paul, (GOP Lead)
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
CURRAN, Brion
FRAZIER, Cedrick
GROSSELL, Matt
HOLLINS, Athena
HUDSON, Walter
HUOT, John
MUELLER, Patricia
PINTO, Dave
TABKE, Brad
WITTE, Jeff

Members Excused:
ENGEN, Elliott

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Feist moved the minutes of April 4th, 2024, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 5216 (Moller) Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, and Clemency Review Commission funding and related policy changes provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Moller moved that HF5216 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chair Moller moved the HF5216DE1 Amendment.

Testifiers on HF5216DE1

• Paul Schnell, Commissioner, Dept. of Corrections
• Bob Jacobson, Commissioner, Dept. of Public Safety
• Kate Weeks, Executive Director of the Office of Justice Programs
• Marcia Milliken, Minnesota Children’s Alliance, on behalf of six crime victim coalitions

Chair Moller moved the HF5216A6 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Representative Witte moved the HF5216A3 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Representative Mueller moved the HF5216A2 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL.

Lead Novotny moved the HF5216A1 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment.

Representative Novotny requested a Roll Call Vote.

AYES
NOVOTNY
GROSSEL
HUDSON
MUELLER
WITTE

NAYS
MOLLER
FEIST
BECKER-FINN
CURRAN
FRAZIER
HOLLINS
HUOT
PINTO
TABKE

There being 5 AYES and 9 NAYS. THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Hudson moved the HF5216A5 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL.

Lead Novotny moved the HF5216A4 Amendment to the HF5216DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Moller renewed the motion for the HF5216DE1 Amendment as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Chair Moller moved HF5216 as amended be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 12:03 AM.

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Representative Kelly Moller, Chair

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Representative Sandra Feist, Vice Chair

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Representative Paul Novotny, GOP Lead

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Representative Jamie Becker-Finn

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Representative Brion Curran

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Representative Elliot Engen

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Representative Cedrick Frazier

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Representative Matt Grossell

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Representative Athena Hollins

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Representative Walter Hudson

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Representative John Huot

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Representative Patricia Mueller

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Representative Dave Pinto

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Representative Brad Tabke

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Representative Jeff Witte

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Christian Lohrenz, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF5216 (Moller) - Judiciary, public safety, and corrections supplemental budget bill.

Documents:

HF 5216 DE1 Public Safety Finance and Policy Budget Bill.pdf - 4/12/2024
HF 5216 DE1 Spreadsheet.pdf - 4/12/2024
HF 5216 DE1 Summary.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 Bill Language.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A1 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A2 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A3 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A4 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A5 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
HF 5216 A6 to the DE1.pdf - 4/15/2024
Committee Agenda 4.16.24.pdf - 4/15/2024
Public Safety Finance and Policy Meeting Minutes 4.4.24.pdf - 4/15/2024
Dept of Corrections Letter of Support HF 5216 - DOC Operations adjustment.pdf - 4/15/2024
Coalition Letter of Support HF 5216 - Crime Victim Funding.pdf - 4/15/2024
Crime Victim Services Letter and Signatories HF 5216.pdf - 4/15/2024
Coalition Letter of Support HF 5216 - Task Force on Holistic and Effective Responses to Illicit Drug Use.pdf - 4/15/2024
Guardian Ad Litem Board Letter of Support HF 5216 - Crime Victim Funding.pdf - 4/15/2024
Women's Foundation of Minnesota Letter of Support HF 5216 - Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearms.pdf - 4/15/2024
DPS Letter of Support HF 5216.pdf - 4/15/2024
LE Coalition Letter in Opposition to traffic stop language HF 5216.pdf - 4/15/2024

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01:04 - HF5216 (Moller) Public safety supplemental budget bill.
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HF 5216 (Moller) Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, and Clemency Review Commission funding and related policy changes provided; and money appropriated.

Note: A DE for HF 5216 containing the contents of the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Budget Bill is posted.

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