TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH 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, March 28, 2023, 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
HANSEN, Rick
HARDER, Bobbie
HER, Kaohly Vang
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
NADEAU, Danny

Members Excused:
NEWTON, Jerry

A quorum was present.

Representative Huot moved to approve the minutes from March 23, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Huot moved to approve the minutes from March 24, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1830 (Klevorn); Types of collateral the Executive Council may approve for deposit with commissioner of management and budget specified. Delete everything amendment – walk through and public testimony.

Chair Klevorn moved that HF1830 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Chair Klevorn moved the H1830DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on the bill:
- Julie Blaha, State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor
- Laura Sayles, Director of Government Affairs, Office of the Attorney General
- Nicole Freeman, Government Relations Director, Office of the Secretary of State
- Roberts-Davis, Commissioner, Department of Administration
- Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Department of Management and Budget
- Paul Marquart, Commissioner, Department of Revenue
- Jon Eichten, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Information Technology
- David Kelliher, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Historical Society
- Marie Ellis, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Justin Stofferahn, Antimonopoly Director, Minnesota Farmers Union
- Phil Raines, Surveyor, Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors

Chair Klevorn presented HF1830 as amended.

Chair Klevorn moved that HF1830 as amended be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF402 (Bierman); Health care entity transaction requirements established, expiration date changed on moratorium conversion transactions, health system required to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund, study required on regulation of transactions, report required, and money appropriated.
Chair Klevorn moved that HF402 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Bierman presented HF402.

Testifying on the bill:
- Ben Bagglio, Government Relations Specialist, Minnesota Nurses Association
- Abby Loesch, Healthcare and Employment Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
- Danny Ackert, Director of State Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association
- Erin Conti, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
- Justin Stofferahn, Antimonopoly Director, Minnesota Farmers Union
- Tom Lehman, Lobbyist, Prairie Care

Representative Nash moved that HF402 be tabled.

Representative Nash requested a roll call on HF402 to be tabled.

The clerk took the roll to table HF402.

AYES
Nash
Harder
Joy
Koznick
Nadeau

NAYS
Klevorn
Huot
Bahner
Berg
Freiberg
Hansen
Her

EXCUSED
Newton

With 5 ayes, 7 nays, and 1 excused, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF402 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Nash requested a roll call on HF402.

The clerk took the roll on HF402.

AYES
Klevorn
Huot
Bahner
Berg
Freiberg
Hansen
Her

NAYS
Nash
Harder
Joy
Koznick
Nadeau

EXCUSED
Newton

With 7 ayes, 5 nays, and 1 excused. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:31 A.M.





Representative Ginny Klevorn, Chair




Jonah Westerman, Committee Legislative Assistant