State and Local Government Finance and Policy

THIRTY NINTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Ginny Klevorn, Chair of the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
KLEVORN, Ginny (Chair)
HUOT, John (Vice Chair)
NASH, Jim (GOP Lead)
BAHNER, Kristin
BERG, Kaela
FREIBERG, Mike
HARDER, Bobbie
HANSEN, Rick
HER, Kaohly Vang
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
NADEAU, Danny
NEWTON, Jerry

A quorum was present.

Representative Huot moved to approve the minutes from April 5, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3276 (Frazier); Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures
established; and use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature allowed.

Chair Klevorn moved HF3276 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Representative Frazier presented HF3276.

Representative Frazier moved the H3276A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on the bill as amended:
- Steve Simon, Secretary of State
- Nicole Freeman, Government Relations Director, Office of the Secretary of State
- Christina Scipioni, City Clerk, City of Bloomington
- David Clark, Residents for a Better Bloomington
- Raymond Muse
- Clarence Richard
- Mary Lechtenberg

Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF3276 as amended be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Representative Nadeau Requested a roll call on HF3276.

The clerk took the roll:

AYES
Klevorn
Huot
Bahner
Berg
Freiberg
Her
Newton

NAYS
Nash
Hansen
Harder
Joy
Koznick
Nadeau

There being 7 ayes and 6 nays. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4413 (Koegel); Open Meeting Law; interactive technology use for advisory public
bodies requirements amended.

Chair Klevorn moved HF4413 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus.

Representative Koegel presented HF4413.

Testifying on the bill:
- Noel Nix, Director of Community Initiatives, City of Saint Paul
- Matt Ehling, Board Member, Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
- Rich Neumeister
- Kari Sheldon, Chair, Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities

Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF4413 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus. The bill was laid over.

HF4854 (Klevorn); Administrative Procedure Act and Office of Administrative Hearings technical and policy provisions modified.

Chair Klevorn moved HF4854 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus.

Chair Klevorn presented HF4854.

Testifying on the bill:
- Jenny Starr, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
- Rich Neumeister

Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF4854 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus. The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 A.M.

Representative Ginny Klevorn, Chair

Jonah Westerman, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF3276 (Frazier) - Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; procedures established for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked choice voting for local jurisdictions; local jurisdictions allowed to use electronic voting systems with a reallocation feature; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF4854 (Klevorn) - Administrative Procedure Act and Office of Administrative Hearings technical and policy provisions modified.
HF4413 (Koegel) - Open Meeting Law; interactive technology use for advisory public bodies requirements amended.

Documents:

State Gov 4-9-2024 Agenda.pdf - 4/4/2024
HF 3276 -- Amendment A4.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- Deb Otis.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- Mike Osterholm.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- MN Businesses.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- MNA.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- Paula Ramaley.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- Teamsters.pdf - 4/7/2024
HF 3276 -- We Choose Us.pdf - 4/7/2024
4.5.24 STATE GOV MINUTES.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 - Edwin Torres.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Karin Miller.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- LMC AMC.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- LWVMN.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Lynn Eaton.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Ryan Kirby.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Sara Bertschinger (Opposed).pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- LMC.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- Metro Cities.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- St. Paul Advisory Cmte.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- 13 RCV Local Jursidictions Support - Copy.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- African American Leadership Forum - Copy.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Alexandra Copper.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Linda Johnson.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- MACO.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- MN Council on Latino Afairs.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- MNCOGI.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- CEM.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- City of Saint Paul Advisory Committee on Aging.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- RepresentWomen.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- Rich Neumeister.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Rod Adams.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- City of Minneapolis.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Common Cause.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276_0 FISCAL NOTE.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4413 -- Common Cause MN Statement.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 3276 -- Cook County Commissioner Dave Mills.pdf - 4/8/2024
HF 4854 -- MN House Research Summary.pdf - 4/8/2024

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00:40 - HF3276 (Frazier) Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; and use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature allowed.
49:09 - HF4413 (Koegel) Open Meeting Law; interactive technology use for advisory public bodies requirements amended.
1:13:23 - HF4854 (Klevorn) Administrative Procedure Act and Office of Administrative Hearings technical and policy provisions modified.
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HF 3276 (Frazier) Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; and use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature allowed.
HF 4413 (Koegel) Open Meeting Law; interactive technology use for advisory public bodies requirements amended.
HF 4854 (Klevorn) Administrative Procedure Act and Office of Administrative Hearings technical and policy provisions modified.

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