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Ways and Means

NINETEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, May 6, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


Ways and Means Committee

MINUTES

Representative Torkelson, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00PM on May 6th, 2025, in Room 120 of the Capitol. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

TORKELSON, Paul, GOP Chair
STEPHENSON, Zack, DFL Chair
ROBBINS, Kristin, GOP Vice Chair
AGBAJE, Esther, DFL Vice Chair
ACOMB, Patty
BAKER, Dave
BIERMAN, Robert
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
IGO, Spencer
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
KOZNICK, Jon
KRESHA, Ron
LILLIE, Leon
MOLLER, Kelly
NASH, Jim
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
PINTO, Dave
RARICK, Marion
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
VANG, Samantha
WEST, Nolan
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Vice Chair Agbaje moved the minutes of May 2nd, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

SF1832 (Pinto) – Omnibus Workforce, Labor and Economic Development budget bill

Chair Torkelson moved that SF1832 be placed on the General Register.

Chair Torkelson moved the A25-0077 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Torkelson renewed the motion that SF1832, as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:09PM.





Representative Torkelson, Chair




Allie Spellman, Committee Legislative Assistant














More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • SF1832 (Pinto) - Workforce, labor, and economic development policy and finance bill.
  • HF2440 (Pinto) - Labor market trends report funding provided, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:27 - SF1832 (Pinto) Workforce, labor, and economic development finance bill.
Runs 9 minutes.


1. Call to Order

2. Approval of May 2, 2025, Meeting Minutes

3. SF1832 Omnibus Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Budget Bill.
Note: SF1832 is the Senate companion of HF2440. The Committee will move to insert the language of the DE amendment (A25-0077) onto SF1832.

4. Adjournment

Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov)
and committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 9:00AM on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.