STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST JOINT MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Representative Liz Olson, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator John Marty, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, called the joint meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to order at 8:38 A.M. on, Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Room 1200 of the Minnesota Senate Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
House Members Present:
OLSON, Liz (Chair)
ACOMB, Patty
GOMEZ, Aisha
HOWARD, Michael
KLEVORN, Ginny
LILLIE, Leon
PETERSBURG, John
PFARR, Brian
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
House Members Excused:
AGBAJE, Esther
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
FREIBERG, Mike
HASSAN, Hodan
HORNSTEIN, Frank
SCOTT, Peggy
House Members participating remotely, in accordance with House Rule 10.05:
GAROFALO, Pat (Republican Lead)
EDELSON, Heather (Vice-Chair)
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
KRESHA, Ron
LIEBLING, Tina
MOLLER, Kelly
NASH, Jim
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene, Jr.
PINTO, Dave
SCHOMACKER, Joe
Senate Members Present:
MARTY, John (Chair)
FRENTZ, Nick (Vice-Chair)
PRATT, Eric (Republican Lead)
DAHMS, Gary
DRAHEIM, Rich
MURPHY, Erin
PAPPAS, Sandra
Senate Members Excused:
CHAMPION, Bobby Joe
WIKLUND, Melissa
Senate Members participating remotely, in accordance with Senate Rule 12.1:
EICHORN, Justin
MOHAMED, Zaynab
WESTROM, Torrey
A quorum was present.
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) Presentation on the February 2023 Budget and Economic Forecast
Presenters from MMB:
• Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget
• Dr. Laura Kalambokidis, State Economist, Minnesota Management and Budget
• Ahna Minge, State Budget Director, Minnesota Management and Budget
The meeting adjourned at 9:56 A.M.
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Representative Liz Olson, Chair
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Leah Killian, Committee Legislative Assistant