STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FINANCE AND POLICY
MINUTES
Representative West, Chair of the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM. on April 9, 2025, in Room 123 of the State Capitol Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
WEST, Nolan, GOP Chair
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie, DFL Chair
NELSON, Nathan, GOP Vice-Chair
HANSON, Jessica, DFL Vice-Chair
ALTENDORF, Pam
COULTER, Nathan
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HICKS, Kim
McDONALD, Joe
NADEAU, Danny
OLSON, Bjorn
PÉREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie
Vice-Chair Hanson moved the minutes of April 8, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF2436 (West) Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's budget bill;
department administration, child safety permanency, and early childhood
provisions modified; and money appropriated.
Chair West moved that HF2436 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Chair West moved the H2436DE1 amendment.
Representative Olson assumed the gavel at 3:04 PM.
Chair West moved the HF2436A13 amendment.
Chair West moved the HF2436A13 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Vice Chair Nelson moved the HF2436A14 amendment.
Vice Chair Nelson moved the HF2436A14 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved the HF2436A20 amendment.
Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved the HF2436A20 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Sencer-Mura moved the HF2436A3 amendment.
Representative Sencer-Mura withdrew the HF2436A3 amendment.
Representative Zeleznikar moved the HF2436A4 amendment.
Testifiers:
Jennifer Sommerfeld, Government Relations Director, Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Representative Zeleznikar withdrew the HF2436A4 amendment.
Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved the HF2436A6 amendment.
Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved the HF2436A6 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Perez-Vega moved the HF2436A11 amendment.
Representative Perez-Vega withdrew the HF2436A11 amendment.
Representative Perez-Vega moved the HF2436A12 amendment.
Representative Perez-Vega withdrew the HF2436A12 amendment.
Representative Sencer-Mura moved the HF2436A16 amendment.
Representative Sencer-Mura withdrew the HF2436A16 amendment.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A17 amendment.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A17 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A18 amendment.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A18 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A19 amendment.
Vice Chair Hanson moved the HF2436A19 amendment be adopted. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Olson moved the HF2436A2 amendment.
Representative Olson moved the HF2436A2 amendment be adopted. Vice Chair Hanson requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:
Ayes:
WEST, Nolan, GOP Chair
NELSON, Nathan, GOP Vice-Chair
ALTENDORF, Pam
McDONALD, Joe
NADEAU, Danny
OLSON, Bjorn
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie
Nays:
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie, DFL Chair
HANSON, Jessica, DFL Vice-Chair
COULTER, Nathan
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HICKS, Kim
PÉREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
On a vote of seven Ayes and seven Nays, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
The H2436DE1 amendment, as amended, was laid over.
HF2436 was laid over.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:47 PM.
Representative Nolan West, Chair
Elizabeth Laukka, Committee Legislative Assistant