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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

Journal of the House

 

NINETY-FOURTH SESSION - 2025

 

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FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, January 14, 2025

 

 

      In accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Minnesota, the members-elect of the House of Representatives assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Saint Paul on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of January 2025.

 

      At the hour of twelve o'clock noon and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2024, Section 3.05, the Honorable Steve Simon, Secretary of State, called the members-elect to order and appointed the Honorable Peggy Scott from District 31B as Clerk pro tem.

 

      The prayer was offered by Pastor Ben Mailhot, Youth, Worship and Life Group Pastor, Watermark Church, Stillwater, Minnesota.

 

      The members-elect of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

 

      The Clerk pro tem called the roll by legislative district in numerical order, and the following members-elect presented proof of their eligibility to be sworn in and seated as members of the House of Representatives:

 


      1A............................. John Burkel

      1B............................. Steve Gander

      2A............................. Bidal Duran, Jr.

      2B............................. Matt Bliss

      3A............................. Roger J. Skraba

      3B............................. Natalie Zeleznikar

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      4B............................. Jim Joy

      5A............................. Krista Knudsen

      5B............................. Mike Wiener

      6A............................. Ben Davis

      6B............................. Josh Heintzeman

      7A............................. Spencer Igo

      7B............................. Cal Warwas

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      9A............................. Jeff Backer

      9B............................. Tom Murphy

      10A........................... Ron Kresha

      10B........................... Isaac Schultz

      11A........................... Jeff Dotseth

      11B........................... Nathan Nelson

      12A........................... Paul H. Anderson

      12B........................... Mary Franson

      13A........................... Lisa Demuth

      13B........................... Tim O'Driscoll

      14A........................... Bernie Perryman

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      15A........................... Chris Swedzinski

      15B........................... Paul Torkelson

      16A........................... Scott Van Binsbergen

      16B........................... Dave Baker

      17A........................... Dawn Gillman

      17B........................... Bobbie Harder

      18A........................... Erica Schwartz

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      19A........................... Keith Allen

      19B........................... Thomas J. Sexton

      20A........................... Pam Altendorf

      20B........................... Steven E. Jacob

      21A........................... Joe Schomacker

      21B........................... Marj J. Fogelman

      22A........................... Bjorn Olson

      22B........................... Terry M. Stier

      23A........................... Peggy Bennett

      23B........................... Patricia Mueller

      24A........................... Duane Quam

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      26A........................... Aaron Repinski

      26B........................... Gregory M. Davids

      27A........................... Shane Mekeland

      27B........................... Bryan Lawrence

      28A........................... James "Jimmy" Gordon

      28B........................... Max Rymer

      29A........................... Joe McDonald

      29B........................... Marion Rarick

      30A........................... Walter Hudson

      30B........................... Paul Novotny

      31A........................... Harry Niska

      31B........................... Peggy Scott

      32A........................... Nolan West

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      34A........................... Danny Nadeau

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      41A........................... Wayne A. Johnson

      41B........................... Tom Dippel

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      45A........................... Andrew Myers

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      48A........................... Jim Nash

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      54B........................... Ben Bakeberg

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      57A........................... Jon Koznick

      57B........................... Jeff Witte

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      58B........................... Drew Roach

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      There were 133 Certificates of Election on file. 


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OATH OF OFFICE

 

      The members-elect present subscribed to the oath of office as administered to them by the Honorable Jennifer L. Frisch, Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

 

 

OATH OF OFFICE

 

      The oath of office for Representative in the Minnesota Legislature was administered in St. Paul on Friday, January 10, 2025, to Heather Keeler by John P. Lesch, a notary public in the County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, pursuant to Minnesota Statues, Section 359.04.

 

 

OATH OF OFFICE

 

      The oath of office for Representative in the Minnesota Legislature was administered in St. Paul on Sunday, January 12, 2025, by Senior District Court Judge Kevin Burke to the following members-elect:

 


Patty Acomb

Esther Agbaje

Kristin Bahner

Kaela Berg

Robert Bierman

Ned Carroll

Ethan Cha

Mary Frances Clardy

Nathan Coulter

Brion Curran

Steve Elkins

Alex Falconer

Sandra Feist

Leigh Finke

Peter Fischer

Cedrick Frazier

Luke Frederick

Mike Freiberg

Aisha Gomez

Julie Greene

Emma Greenman

Rick Hansen

Jess Hanson

Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Kaohly Her

Kim Hicks

Josiah Hill

Huldah Hiltsley

Athena Hollins

Melissa Hortman

Michael Howard

John Huot

Samakab Hussein

Peter Johnson

Katie Jones

Sydney Jordan

Ginny Klevorn

Erin Koegel

Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn

Alicia Kozlowski

Larry Kraft

Fue Lee

Liz Lee

Tina Liebling

Leon Lillie

Jamie Long

Anquam Mahamoud

Kelly Moller

Mohamud Noor

Matt Norris

María Isa Pérez-Vega

Dave Pinto

Kristi Pursell

Lucy Rehm

Kari Rehrauer

Liz Reyer

Samantha Sencer-Mura

Andy Smith

Zack Stephenson

Brad Tabke

Samantha Vang

Bianca Virnig

Dan Wolgamott

Jay Xiong

Cheryl Youakim


 

 

      The members present took their seats in the Chamber of the House of Representatives.


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      The roll was called and the following members were present: 

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, W.

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Repinski

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Stier

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Zeleznikar


 

 

      Secretary of State Steve Simon declared there being 67 members present, there was no quorum, pursuant to the Minnesota Constitution and that the House adjourned.

 

 

      Niska appealed the declaration of no quorum by Secretary of State Steve Simon pursuant to Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, Section 504, paragraph 5, relating to Question of No Quorum. 

 

 

      Niska moved that the Secretary of State be removed pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 3.05, and Minnesota Constitution, Article IV, Section 15, and that Anderson, P. H., the oldest member present, assume the Chair. 

 

 

      Anderson, P. H., assumed the Chair. 

 

 

      Niska moved to find the prior adjournment out of order and requested a roll call.  The motion prevailed. 

 

 

      Niska moved that the Clerk pro tem take the roll for the purpose of establishing a quorum.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

      Anderson, P. H., directed the Clerk pro tem to take the roll for the purpose of establishing a quorum. 

 

 

      The roll was called and the following members were present:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, W.

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Repinski

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Stier

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Zeleznikar


 

      Anderson, P. H., declared there being 67 of 133 members of the whole House, a quorum was present. 


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ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 

      Anderson, P. H., announced the next order of business to be the election of the Speaker.

 

 

      The name of Lisa Demuth was placed in nomination by Baker.  The nomination was seconded by Igo.

 

 

      There being no further nominations, Anderson P. H., declared the nominations closed.

 

 

      The Clerk pro tem called the roll on the election of the Speaker.

 

 

      The following members of the House voted for Demuth:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, W.

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Repinski

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Stier

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Zeleznikar


 

 

      Demuth received 67 votes.

 

 

      Lisa Demuth, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

 

 

      Nash, Knudsen and Backer were appointed to escort the Speaker-elect to the rostrum.

 

 

OATH OF OFFICE

 

      The oath of office was administered to Speaker-elect Lisa Demuth by Representative Paul H. Anderson, District 12A.  The Speaker expressed her appreciation for the honor bestowed upon her.

 

 

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

      A communication was received from the Honorable Judge Leonardo Castro, Second Judicial District, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota in the matter of Paul Wikstrom, Contestant, v. Curtis Johnson, Contestee. 


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      Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

 

      Resolved, that the findings of fact and conclusions of law received by the House from the Honorable Judge Leonardo Castro, Second Judicial District, County of Ramsey, in the matter of Paul Wikstrom, Contestant, v. Curtis Johnson, Contestee, be accepted without further review and that a vacancy resulting from a successful election contest be declared for district 40B.

 

      The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

 

 

      Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

 

      Be it Resolved, that the Temporary Rules of the House for this session, the 94th Regular Session, shall be the same as the Permanent Rules of the House for the last session, the 93rd Regular Session, as they existed on Monday, May 20, 2024, with the following exceptions:

 

"Rule 3.50 shall read:

 

3.50 ELECTION CHALLENGES.  A challenge to the seating of a member pursuant to a resolution, motion, or court recommendation must be heard as follows.

 

(1) A resolution, motion, or court recommendation filed with the Chief Clerk must immediately be referred to the Speaker.  The referral must be announced to the body.  In announcing the referral, the Speaker must appoint a time for the election challenge to be heard.  The challenge must be heard as soon as practicable, but no later than 14 calendar days after the referral.

 

(2) At the appointed time, the House shall resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering the election challenge.  The Committee of the Whole is a committee of the entire membership of the House.  The Speaker, or another member appointed by the Speaker, shall preside over the Committee of the Whole.  Each caucus may appoint a member to act as lead member on consideration of the challenge.  The Committee of the Whole may receive testimony and other evidence, and shall prepare a report for recommendation to the body.

 

(3) The House must act on a report made by the Committee of the Whole within two legislative days of its receipt.

 

(4) No member whose eligibility is challenged may vote on any procedural or substantive question related to the challenge.  Only the Speaker or the appointed presiding member may decide whether a vote is procedurally or substantively related to the election challenge.  This determination must be announced in advance of each vote.

 

(5) The Rules of the House shall be observed in the Committee of the Whole so far as may be applicable except that the previous question shall not be forced or speaking limited.  Upon demand of 15 members, the yeas and nays shall be called, the question voted on, and the yeas and nays recorded in the Journal of the House.  A motion that the Committee arise shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate.  The Committee of the Whole may adopt additional procedures to govern its proceedings that are not in conflict with the Rules of the House.


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Rule 4.03 shall read:

 

4.03 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; BUDGET RESOLUTION; EFFECT ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE BILLS.  (a) The Committee on Ways and Means must hold hearings as necessary to determine state expenditures and revenues for the fiscal biennium.

 

(b) Within 25 days after the last state general fund revenue and expenditure forecast for the next fiscal biennium becomes available during the regular session in the odd-numbered year, the Committee on Ways and Means must adopt a budget resolution.  The budget resolution:  (1) must set the maximum limit on net expenditures for the next fiscal biennium for the general fund, (2) must set an amount or amounts to be set aside as a budget reserve and a cash flow account, (3) must set net spending limits for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (4) may set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund.  The budget resolution must not specify, limit, or prescribe revenues or expenditures by any category other than those specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4).  After the Committee adopts the budget resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless a different or amended resolution is adopted.

 

(c) During the regular session in the even-numbered year, before the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill containing net increases or decreases in expenditures as compared to general fund expenditures in the current fiscal biennium estimated by the most recent state budget forecast, the Committee may adopt a budget resolution.  If adopted, the resolution must account for the net changes in expenditures.  The resolution may also (1) set limits for changes in net expenditures for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (2) set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund.

 

If the Committee adopts a budget resolution, it is effective during the regular session that year, unless a different or amended resolution is adopted.

 

(d) The major finance or revenue bills may be combined or separated by a majority vote of either the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.  Combined or separated bills must conform to the limits in the resolution as those limits apply to the accounts in those bills.

 

(e) Major finance and revenue bills are:

 

the agriculture finance bill;

 

the capital investment bill;

 

the climate and energy finance bill;

 

the commerce finance bill;

 

the children and families finance bill;

 

the economic development finance bill;

 

the elections finance bill;

 

the environment and natural resources finance bill;

 

the health finance bill;

 

the higher education finance bill;


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the housing finance bill;

 

the human services finance bill;

 

the judiciary finance bill;

 

the education finance bill;

 

the labor and industry finance bill;

 

the legacy finance bill;

 

the public safety finance bill;

 

the state and local government finance bill;

 

the tax bill;

 

the transportation finance bill;

 

the veterans and military affairs finance bill; and

 

the workforce development finance bill.

 

the agriculture finance bill;

 

the capital investment bill;

 

the children and families finance bill;

 

the commerce finance bill;

 

the education finance bill;

 

the elections finance bill;

 

the energy finance bill;

 

the environment and natural resources finance bill;

 

the health finance bill;

 

the higher education finance bill;

 

the housing finance bill;

 

the human services finance bill;

 

the judiciary finance bill;

 

the legacy finance bill;


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the public safety finance bill;

 

the state government finance bill;

 

the tax bill;

 

the transportation finance bill; and

 

the workforce, labor, and economic development finance bill.

 

(f) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, each finance committee, and the Committee on Taxes must reconcile each bill described in Rule 4.10 with the resolution.  When reporting a finance or revenue bill, each committee or division must provide to the Committee on Ways and Means a fiscal statement reconciling the bill with the resolution.

 

(g) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Ways and Means must reconcile finance and revenue bills with the resolution.  When reporting a bill, the chair of the Committee must certify to the House that the Committee has reconciled the bill with the resolution.

 

(h) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, an amendment to a bill is out of order if it would cause any of the limits specified in the resolution to be exceeded.  Whether an amendment is out of order under this Rule is a question to be decided on the Floor by the Speaker or other presiding officer and in Committee or Division by the person chairing the Committee or Division meeting.  In making the determination, the Speaker or other presiding officer or the Committee or Division chair may consider:  (1) the limits in a resolution; (2) the effect of existing laws on revenues and expenditures; (3) the effect of amendments previously adopted to the bill under consideration; (4) the effect of bills previously recommended by a Committee or Division or bills previously passed in the legislative session by the House or by the legislature; (5) whether expenditure increases or revenue decreases that would result from the amendment are offset by decreases in other expenditures or increases in other revenue specified by the amendment; and (6) other information reasonably related to expenditure and revenue amounts.

 

(i) After a resolution is adopted by the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee must make available a summary of the estimated fiscal effect on the general fund of each bill that has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means by a finance committee or a division of a finance committee, or the Committee on Taxes and of each bill that has been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

Rule 6.01 shall read:

 

6.01 COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS.  Standing committees and divisions of the House must be appointed by the Speaker as follows:

 

Agriculture Finance and Policy

 

Capital Investment

 

Children and Families Finance and Policy

 

Climate and Energy Finance and Policy

 

Commerce Finance and Policy


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Economic Development Finance and Policy

 

Education Finance

 

Education Policy

 

Elections Finance and Policy

 

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

 

Ethics

 

Health Finance and Policy

 

Higher Education Finance and Policy

 

Housing Finance and Policy

 

Human Services Finance

 

Human Services Policy

 

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

 

Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

 

Legacy Finance

 

Public Safety Finance and Policy

 

Rules and Legislative Administration

 

State and Local Government Finance and Policy

 

Sustainable Infrastructure Policy

 

Taxes

 

Property Tax Division

 

Transportation Finance and Policy

 

Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

 

Ways and Means

 

Workforce Development Finance and Policy

 

Agriculture Finance and Policy;


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Capital Investment;

 

Children and Families Finance and Policy;

 

Commerce Finance and Policy;

 

Education Finance;

 

Education Policy;

 

Elections Finance and Government Operations;

 

Energy Finance and Policy;

 

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy;

 

Ethics;

 

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy;

 

Health Finance and Policy;

 

Higher Education Finance and Policy;

 

Housing Finance and Policy;

 

Human Services Finance and Policy;

 

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law;

 

Legacy Finance;

 

Public Safety Finance and Policy;

 

Rules and Legislative Administration;

 

State Government Finance and Policy;

 

Veterans and Military Affairs Division;

 

Taxes;

 

Transportation Finance and Policy;

 

Ways and Means; and

 

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy."

 

      These temporary rules shall apply until the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, to be appointed by the Speaker, shall have made its report and the new Permanent Rules have been adopted. 


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      The question was taken on the adoption of the proposed Temporary Rules of the House for the 94th Session and the roll was called. There were 67 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, W.

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Repinski

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Stier

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Zeleznikar


 

 

      The motion prevailed and the resolution relating to the Temporary Rules of the House for the 94th Session was adopted.

 

 

      Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

 

      Resolved, that necessary employees as directed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration be authorized by the House effective today, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, to better expedite the business of the House.

 

 

      The question was taken on the Niska motion and the roll was called.  There were 67 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, W.

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Repinski

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Stier

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Zeleznikar


 

 

      The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER

 

      The Speaker announced the appointment of Representative Olson as Speaker pro tempore; and Representative Schultz as deputy Speaker pro tempore for the 2025‑2026 session.

     


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The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration:

 

      Niska, Chair; Engen, Vice Chair; Jacob; Nash; Schultz; Scott; Stier; Torkelson; and Zeleznikar.

 

 

      Swedzinski offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

 

      Resolved, that the selection of permanent desks shall be as directed by the Speaker as follows:

 

      (1) that the Republican caucus shall occupy section 1, seats 1 to 19; section 2, seats 22 to 41; and section 3, seats 42 to 69.  All members of the Republican caucus shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the Republican caucus; and

 

      (2) that the DFL caucus shall occupy section 4, seats 70 to 97; section 5, seats 99 to 119; and section 6, seats 120 to 138.  All members of the DFL caucus shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the DFL caucus.

 

      The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted. 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Niska moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Niska moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

 

 

Peggy Scott, Clerk Pro Tem, House of Representatives


 

 


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