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Monday, March 27, 2023
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(8:30 AM)
3/27/2023
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[120 State Capitol]
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Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement [Commission] Agenda Changed |
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(10:30 AM)
3/27/2023
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[200 State Office Building]
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Ways and Means |
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(1:00 PM)
3/27/2023
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[Room 120 State Capitol]
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Capital Investment |
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(1:00 PM)
3/27/2023
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[Room 10, State Office Building]
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Commerce Finance and Policy |
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(1:00 PM)
3/27/2023
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[Room 5]
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Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy |
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(3:30 PM)
3/27/2023
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[House Chamber]
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Floor Session |
Monday, March 27, 2023
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Chair: Rep. Kaohly Vang Her
Location: 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
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Location: 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
ACTION ITEMS
- Approval of March 22, 2023, meeting minutes.
- HF 782, 1st Engrossment (Becker-Finn); SF 413, 2nd Engrossment (Pappas): Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program
- Delete-everything Amendment H0782.S0413-DE2
- Summary of H0782.S0413-DE2
- Fiscal Note (from the Legislative Budget Office, the fiscal notes on the House and Senate bills are identical)
- Amendment H0782.S0413-3A
- Testifiers:
NON-ACTION ITEMS Informational hearing only, no formal action will be taken
- Presentation and discussion of the draft budget spreadsheet for the Pension Omnibus Finance Bill. (Spreadsheet will be posted as soon as possible over the weekend)
- Draft budget spreadsheet
- Testifiers:
- Brian Rice, representing the Minnesota Professional Firefighters and Minnesota Police Fraternal Association, on COLA'S for retirees and removing triggers that terminate state aids to pension plans (handout)
- Louise Sundin, Committee of Thirteen, on the Governor's Cost of Living Adjustment
- David Johnson, representing Minnesota Municipal Retirement Association
- Dr. Michael Landers, Minnesota Retired State Employee Association, on the Governor's Cost of Living Adjustment
- Kate Lynne Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota, on the TRA scenarios
- Devin Bruce, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, on the MSRS and TRA proposals
- Michael Nelson, Vice-President, AFSCME MN Chapter 5 Retirees United, on the lack of plan improvements for recipients in the proposal for current recipients
- Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME Council 5, on the MSRS and PERA items
- Tim Moynihan, Vice-President/Legislative Committee Co-Chair, Retired Educators Association of Minnesota
- Jay Stoffel, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association, on the TRA items
- Phillip Tencick, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, on the St. Paul Teachers items
- Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System, on the MSRS items
- Doug Anderson, Public Employees Retirement Association, on the PERA items
PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION: Meeting will be broadcast by the House on www.house.mn.gov/live/2.
TESTIFYING: The deadline to request to testify (3:00 PM on Sunday, March 26) has passed. However, written testimony on the budget spreadsheet will continue to be accepted until 3:00 PM on Friday, March 31, by emailing it to lisa.diesslin@lcpr.mn.gov. Identify the specific budget item in your testimony. All written testimony will be held and distributed for the April 3 meeting. Submitted testimony is public and will be included in the official commission record and posted to the webpage if received by deadline.
MEETING DOCUMENTS: Are posted on both the Commission website (www.lcpr.mn.gov), and the legislative calendars (www.leg.mn.gov/cal?d1=03/27/2023) as soon as they are available.
ACCESSIBILITY/ACCOMMODATION: To comment on digital accessibility to meeting information, please submit comments using the Accessibility Comment Form. To request an accommodation, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at lcc@lcc.mn.gov.
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- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
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- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Liz Olson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF10 (Lislegard) Skilled and trained contractor workforce use provided at petroleum refineries.
HF36 (Greenman) Worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated.
HF70 (Hansen R) Agricultural and food processing worker fair labor standard provisions modified.
HF3 has been removed from the agenda.
HF23 (Wolgamott) Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
HF36 (Greenman) Worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated.
HF70 (Hansen R) Agricultural and food processing worker fair labor standard provisions modified.
HF3 has been removed from the agenda.
HF23 (Wolgamott) Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added
Bills Removed
HF3
(Greenman)
Voter registration and absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; and money appropriated.
Voter registration and absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; and money appropriated.
HF23
(Wolgamott)
Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Committee Documents:
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Fue Lee
Location: Room 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
Location: Room 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
All bills will be heard on an informational only basis. No formal actions will be taken. Amendments may be offered for reference.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added
HF64
(Nelson)
Brooklyn Park; anaerobic digestion facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Brooklyn Park; anaerobic digestion facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1041
(Greenman)
Minneapolis; Nicollet Bridge over Minnehaha Creek capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Minneapolis; Nicollet Bridge over Minnehaha Creek capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1046
(Jordan)
East Side Neighborhood Services funding provided for food security and access, and money appropriated.
East Side Neighborhood Services funding provided for food security and access, and money appropriated.
HF1211
(Smith)
Rochester; facility funding provided to colocate city operations, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Rochester; facility funding provided to colocate city operations, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2375
(Greenman)
Minneapolis; Minnesota Veterans Home historic building 6 capital renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Minneapolis; Minnesota Veterans Home historic building 6 capital renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2675
(Jordan)
Minneapolis; Ukrainian American Community Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Minneapolis; Ukrainian American Community Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2983
(Davids)
Blufflands trail system extension funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Blufflands trail system extension funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF587
(Norris)
Blaine; National Sports Center capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Blaine; National Sports Center capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF760
(Norris)
Anoka County; Trunk Highway 65 from 99th Avenue Northeast to 117th Avenue Northeast intersection and local road improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Anoka County; Trunk Highway 65 from 99th Avenue Northeast to 117th Avenue Northeast intersection and local road improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1105
(Howard)
Richfield; veterans affordable housing development and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Richfield; veterans affordable housing development and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2694
(Howard)
Permanent campus location for Minnesota Independence College & Community (MICC) and residential space for program participants funding provided, and money appropriated.
Permanent campus location for Minnesota Independence College & Community (MICC) and residential space for program participants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF751
(Reyer)
Acquisition of land and easements for habitat and natural area management purposes funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Acquisition of land and easements for habitat and natural area management purposes funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1351
(Bierman)
Apple Valley Red Line transit station improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Apple Valley Red Line transit station improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1357
(Sencer-Mura)
Pangea World Theater community arts and cultural center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Pangea World Theater community arts and cultural center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1869
(Rehm)
Chaska; City Square West redevelopment project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Chaska; City Square West redevelopment project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1943
(Noor)
Metropolitan Council; new Cedar Riverside Recreation Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Metropolitan Council; new Cedar Riverside Recreation Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2578
(Reyer)
State-owned public water access facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
State-owned public water access facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Committee Documents:
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Room 10, State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: Room 10, State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2680 (Stephenson); Department of Commerce biennial budget established; various insurance governing provisions modified; strengthen Minnesota homes program established; money transmitters regulated; energy, renewable energy, and utility regulation governing provisions established and modified; state competitiveness fund established; technical changes made; penalties established; administrative rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2680 will be the vehicle for the commerce finance and policy omnibus bill.
The DE amendment will be posted by the end of the day on Friday, March 24.
Public testimony to all provisions will be taken on Monday, March 27.
Markup and passage will take place on Wednesday, March 29.
Items may be taken up in any order, added, removed at the Chair’s discretion
**Public testimony may be limited at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony will be taken in the order signed up. If testimony is limited, you will be informed by email**
If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp
HF2680 will be the vehicle for the commerce finance and policy omnibus bill.
The DE amendment will be posted by the end of the day on Friday, March 24.
Public testimony to all provisions will be taken on Monday, March 27.
Markup and passage will take place on Wednesday, March 29.
Items may be taken up in any order, added, removed at the Chair’s discretion
**Public testimony may be limited at the Chair’s discretion. Testimony will be taken in the order signed up. If testimony is limited, you will be informed by email**
If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp
Bills Added
Committee Documents:
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Jerry Newton
Location: Room 5
Agenda:
Location: Room 5
Agenda:
Roll out, public testimony, and markup of the DE to HF 1937 will take place. If you wish to testify, provide materials, or submit written testimony please email the Committee Administrator by 9AM Monday March 27th.
HF 3011 (Anderson, P.E.) Veterans Campground wastewater system upgrade appropriation modified.
HF 1937 (Newton) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs budgets established, veterans bonus program and Minnesota GI bill program provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
HF 3011 (Anderson, P.E.) Veterans Campground wastewater system upgrade appropriation modified.
HF 1937 (Newton) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs budgets established, veterans bonus program and Minnesota GI bill program provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added
Committee Documents:
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Monday, March 27, 2023
, 3:30 PM
Floor Session
Location: House Chamber
Agenda:
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form