STATE OF
MINNESOTA
Journal of the House
NINETY-FOURTH
SESSION - 2025
_____________________
SECOND
LEGISLATIVE DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The House of Representatives convened at
12:00 noon and was called to order by Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Minister Joshua
Foster, Church Ambassador Network, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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
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
Spk. Demuth
A quorum was present.
The Clerk pro tem proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. There being no objection, further
reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as
corrected by the Clerk pro tem.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of the Chief Clerk.
The name of Patrick D. Murphy was placed in nomination by Kresha. The nomination was seconded by Nadeau.
There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.
The Clerk pro tem
called the roll on the election of the Chief Clerk and the following voted for Murphy:
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
Patrick D. Murphy, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was administered to the Chief Clerk-elect by the Speaker.
The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of other elected officers of the House of Representatives.
Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the election of other officers, with the exception of the Chief Sergeant at Arms, be made on one roll call unless there should be more than one nomination for any one office.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
Niska placed the following names in nomination for elected officers of the Minnesota House of Representatives:
The name of Stefanie R. Miller for First Assistant Chief Clerk.
The name of Cathy K. Carlson for Second Assistant Chief Clerk.
The name of Erica Brynildson for Assistant Sergeant at Arms.
The name of Andrew Olson for Assistant Sergeant at Arms.
The name of Carl Hamre for Index Clerk.
There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.
The Chief Clerk called the roll
on the election of the other officers and the following members voted for the
other officers:
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 nominees, having received a majority of the votes cast, were declared duly elected to their respective offices.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was administered by the Speaker to those elected to the above offices.
The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of the Chief Sergeant at Arms.
The name of Lori Hodapp was placed in nomination by Nash. The nomination was seconded by Witte.
There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.
The Chief Clerk called the roll on the election of the Chief Sergeant at Arms and the
following voted for Hodapp:
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
Lori Hodapp, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was administered to the Chief Sergeant at Arms-elect by the Speaker.
Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the Chief Clerk be instructed to inform the Senate by message that the House is duly organized pursuant to law.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
Niska offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the Speaker appoint a committee of four members of the House to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives is now duly organized pursuant to law and ready to receive any message he may desire to give them.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of the
following members to the committee to notify the Governor that the House is now
organized and ready to receive any message he may desire to give them:
Anderson, P. H.; Koznick; Bakeberg and
Rymer.
The committee members just named should meet immediately in the Governor's Office to notify the Governor that the House is now organized. The committee will then return to the House chamber. Later in today's session, the Speaker will call on Representative Anderson, P. H., for a report.
The Speaker
announced the following House committee assignments and committee meeting
schedule for the 2025-2026 session. (NOTE: All scheduled House
committee meetings are held in the Capitol Building unless otherwise noted.)
2025-2026 HOUSE COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS
Agriculture
Finance and Policy --
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., G3 Capitol
Anderson,
P.H., Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Harder,
Vice Chair TBD
Burkel TBD
Gander TBD
Jacob TBD
Lawrence TBD
Nelson
Capital
Investment --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., G23 Capitol
Franson,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Fogelman,
Co-Chair TBD
Allen TBD
Koznick TBD
Myers TBD
Rymer TBD
Sexton TBD
Skraba
Commerce
Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., 120 Capitol
O'Driscoll, Chair TBD (DFL Lead)
Perryman, Vice
Chair TBD
Allen TBD
Davids TBD
Dotseth TBD
Heintzeman TBD
Kresha TBD
Rymer TBD
Van Binsbergen TBD
West
Children and Families Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., 123
Capitol
West,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Nelson , Vice Chair TBD
Altendorf TBD
McDonald TBD
Nadeau TBD
Olson TBD
Zeleznikar
Education
Finance --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., 120
Capitol
Kresha, Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Bakeberg, Vice Chair TBD
Altendorf TBD
Bennett TBD
Dippel TBD
Hudson TBD
Knudsen TBD
Lawrence TBD
Mueller TBD
Quam TBD
Roach TBD
Rymer
Education
Policy --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., G23 Capitol
Bennett,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Mueller, Vice Chair TBD
Dippel TBD
Fogelman TBD
Gordon TBD
Lawrence TBD
Roach
Elections Finance and Government Operations--
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., G23
Capitol
Quam,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Altendorf, Vice Chair TBD
Davis TBD
Engen TBD
Gordon TBD
McDonald
Energy
Finance and Policy--
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., 123
Capitol
Swedzinski,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Murphy, Vice Chair TBD
Anderson,
P. H. TBD
Baker TBD
Igo TBD
Mekeland TBD
Sexton TBD
Wiener
Environment
and Natural Resources Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., G3 Capitol
Heintzeman,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Burkel,
Vice Chair TBD
Gillman TBD
Jacob TBD
Nelson TBD
Schultz TBD
Warwas
Ethics
--
Call of the Chair
Davids,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Myers TBD
Bennett,
Alternate TBD,
Alternate
Fraud
Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy --
Mondays, 8:15 a.m., 120 Capitol
Robbins,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Anderson,
P. E., Vice
Chair TBD
Hudson
Rarick
Scott
Health
Finance and Policy --
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., 120
Capitol
Backer, Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Nadeau, Vice Chair TBD
Dippel TBD
Franson TBD
Gillman TBD
Knudsen TBD
Perryman TBD
Repinski TBD
Schomacker TBD
Van
Binsbergen TBD
Zeleznikar
Higher
Education Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., G23
Capitol
Rarick, Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Schwartz, Vice Chair TBD
Allen TBD
Bliss TBD
Novotny TBD
Robbins TBD
Scott
Housing
Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., G3
Capitol
Igo, Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Dotseth, Vice Chair TBD
Johnson,
W. TBD
Mekeland TBD
Myers TBD
Nash TBD
Skraba
Human
Services Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:15
a.m., 123 Capitol
Schomacker,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Gillman,
Vice Chair TBD
Backer TBD
Franson TBD
Gander TBD
Gordon TBD
Jacob TBD
Knudsen TBD
Murphy
Judiciary
Finance and Civil Law --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., G3
Capitol
Scott,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Hudson,
Vice Chair TBD
Bliss TBD
Duran TBD
Engen TBD
Rarick TBD
Stier
Legacy
Finance --
Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m., G3 Capitol
McDonald,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Skraba,
Vice Chair TBD
Burkel TBD
Dippel TBD
Heintzeman TBD
Olson
Legislative
Commission on Pensions and Retirement--
Tuesdays, 5:00 p.m., 123 Capitol
O'Driscoll,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Nadeau TBD
Stier TBD
Public
Safety Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., 120
Capitol
Novotny,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Witte,
Vice Chair TBD
Bliss TBD
Duran TBD
Engen TBD
Hudson TBD
Harder TBD
Repinski TBD
Schwartz TBD
Stier
Rules
and Legislative Administration --
Call of the Chair
Niska,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Engen,
Vice Chair TBD
Jacob TBD
Nash TBD
Scott TBD
Schultz
Stier
Torkelson
Zeleznikar
State
Government Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., G23
Capitol
Nash,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Davis,
Vice Chair TBD
Anderson,
P. H. TBD
Joy TBD
Koznick TBD
Quam TBD
Sexton
Taxes
--
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.,
120 Capitol
Davids,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Joy,
Vice Chair TBD
Anderson,
P. E. TBD
Harder TBD
Johnson,
W. TBD
Roach TBD
Robbins TBD
Schwartz TBD
Swedzinski TBD
Warwas TBD
Wiener TBD
Witte
Transportation
Finance and Policy --
Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., 123
Capitol
Koznick,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Myers,
Vice Chair TBD
Anderson,
P. E. TBD
Fogelman TBD
Joy TBD
Murphy TBD
Olson TBD
Skraba
Veterans
and Military Affairs Division --
Wednesdays, 8:15 a.m., G23 Capitol
Bliss,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Olson,
Vice Chair TBD
Bennett TBD
Davis TBD
Duran TBD
Repinski
Ways
and Means --
Call of the Chair
Torkelson,
Chair TBD (DFL Lead)
Robbins,
Vice Chair TBD
Baker TBD
Heintzeman TBD
Igo TBD
Koznick TBD
Kresha TBD
Nash TBD
Novotny TBD
Rarick TBD
Schomacker TBD
Scott TBD
Swedzinski TBD
West
Workforce,
Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:15
a.m., G3 Capitol
Baker,
Chair TBD
(DFL Lead)
Mekeland,
Vice Chair TBD
Bakeberg TBD
Johnson,
W. TBD
Mueller TBD
Schultz TBD
Zeleznikar
REPORT
FROM THE COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE
GOVERNOR
THAT THE HOUSE IS NOW ORGANIZED
Anderson, P. H., from the Committee to
Notify the Governor reported that Governor Walz was notified that the House is
now duly organized and ready to begin the 94th Legislative Session.
IN
MEMORIAM
The members-elect of the House of
Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former
Representative Mary Murphy of Hermantown, Minnesota
who served from 1977 to 2022, who passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
ADJOURNMENT
Niska moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January
16, 2025. The motion prevailed.
Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, January 16,
2025.
Patrick D. Murphy,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives