STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 10:16 A.M. on April 14th, 2016, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
HAMILTON, Rod, Chair
KIEL, Debra, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Mark
ANDERSON, Paul
APPLEBAUM, Jon
BENNETT, Peggy
BLY, David
CLARK, Karen
DANIELS, Brian
ECKLUND, Rob
FABIAN, Dan
GRUENHAGEN, Glen
HANSEN, Rick
JOHNSON, Clark
LUECK, Dale
METSA, Jason
MILLER, Tim
PIERSON, Nels
POPPE, Jeanne
SUNDIN, Mike
A quorum was present at 10:21 A.M.
Jeff Hafner of the Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee and Cy Kosel, Natural Resources Manager of the City of St. Paul, testified on House File 2408.
Rep. Tim Miller moved the approval of the April 12th minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Hamilton moved House File 3722. Tony Manz presented the bill. Vice Chair Kiel laid over House File 3722.
Rep. Tim Miller presented a resolution for Gerald Mulder, a farmer in Renville County, recognizing his contributions to Minnesota agriculture.
Chair Hamilton moved House File 3888 to be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Chair Hamilton moved the H3888A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Whitney Place, Director of Government Affairs for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, testified on the bill. Chair Hamilton renewed his motion that HF 3888 be passed, as amended, and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Vice Chair Kiel requested a roll call. The roll call was as follows:
AYE:
HAMILTON, Rod, Chair
KIEL, Debra, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Mark
ANDERSON, Paul
BENNETT, Peggy
CLARK, Karen
DANIELS, Brian
ECKLUND, Rob
FABIAN, Dan
JOHNSON, Clark
LUECK, Dale
METSA, Jason
MILLER, Tim
PIERSON, Nels
POPPE, Jeanne
SUNDIN, Mike
NAY:
BLY, David
HANSEN, Rick
On a vote of 16 AYES, 2 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:19 A.M.
Representative Rod Hamilton, Chair
Representative Deb Kiel, Vice Chair
Representative Mark Anderson
Representative Paul Anderson
Representative Jon Applebaum
Representative Peggy Bennett
Representative David Bly
Representative Karen Clark
Representative Brian Daniels
Representative Rob Ecklund
Representative Dan Fabian
Representative Glen Gruenhagen
Representative Rick Hansen
Representative Clark Johnson
Representative Dale Lueck
Representative Jason Metsa
Representative Tim Miller
Representative Jeanne Poppe
Representative Nels Pierson
Representative Mike Sundin
Nick Lunneborg, Committee Legislative Assistant