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Commerce Finance and Policy

TWENTY-SECOND MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Thursday, April 3, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION



COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Kaohly Vang Her, Co-Chair of the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15 A.M. on April 3, 2025, in Room 120 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HER, Kaohly Vang, DFL Chair
O’DRISCOLL, Tim, GOP Chair
ELKINS, Steve, DFL Vice Chair
PERRYMAN, Bernie, GOP Vice Chair
ALLEN, Keith
CHA, Ethan
DAVIDS, Greg
DOTSETH, Jeff
FALCONER, Alex
FINKE, Leigh
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
HUOT, John
KRESHA, Ron
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
REYER, Liz
RYMER, Max
SMITH, Andy
STEPHENSON, Zack
VAN BINSBERGEN, Scott
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Rep. Van Binsbergen moved the minutes of April 2, 2025, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1224 (Freiberg); Postponement of foreclosure by sale provisions modified.

Chair Her moved HF1224 be placed on the General Register.

Testifiers
• Ron Elwood, Legal Aid

Chair Her renewed the motion to place HF1224 on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1615 (Stephenson); Cannabis policy bill

Rep. Stephenson moved HF1615 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Rep. Stephenson moved HF1615DE1 be adopted.

Rep. West moved HF1615A1 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Stephenson renewed the motion to adopt HF1615DE1 as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Stephenson renewed the motion to re-refer HF1615, as amended, to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2403 (O’Driscoll); Commerce policy bill.

Chair O’Driscoll moved HF2403 be placed on the General Register.

Chair O’Driscoll moved HF2403DE1 be adopted.

Rep. Finke moved HF2403A2 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair O’Driscoll moved HF2403A3 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair O’Driscoll moved the HF2403A4 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Her moved HF2403A9 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Her moved HF2403A10 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair O’Driscoll renewed the motion to adopt HF2403DE1, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair O’Driscoll renewed the motion to place HF2403, as amended, on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 A.M.



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Representative Kaohly Vang Her, Chair


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Emma Erdahl, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1615 (Stephenson) - Cannabis policy bill.
  • HF2403 (O'Driscoll) - Commerce policy bill.
  • HF1224 (Freiberg) - Postponement of foreclosure by sale provisions modified.
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:10 - HF1224 (Freiberg) Postponement of foreclosure by sale provisions modified.
04:40 - HF1615 (Stephenson) Omnibus cannabis policy bill.
08:00 - HF2403 (O’Driscoll) Omnibus commerce policy bill.
Runs 21 minutes.


HF1224 (Freiberg); Postponement of foreclosure by sale provisions modified.

HF1615 (Stephenson); Cannabis policy bill
This is the vehicle for the cannabis policy bill
Markup and passage; testimony will be taken on Wednesday April 2- no testimony will be taken at this hearing

HF2403 (O’Driscoll); Commerce policy bill
This is the vehicle for the commerce policy bill
Markup and passage; testimony will be taken on Wednesday April 2- no testimony will be taken at this hearing

Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the discretion of the Co-Chairs

The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp