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TENTH MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 19, 2019

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY FIRST SESSION

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
MINUTES

Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair of the Government Operations, called the tenth meeting to order at 9:47AM on February 19, 2019, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:

FREIBERG, Mike – Chair
SAUKE, Duane –Vice Chair
ZERWAS, Nick
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINRICH, John
KOEGEL, Erin
LAYMAN, Sandy
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
MASIN, Sandra
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
VOGEL, Bob
WEST, Nolan

Members Excused

PELOWSKI, Gene

Nelson moves minutes. MOTION PREVAILED.

Referenced bills referred to subcommittees

Representative Freiberg moves HF418 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the Ways and Means committee.

Freiberg moves Amendment DE4. MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifiers
Representative Kelly Moller
Lindsay Brice, MNCASA
Megan Arriola
Kilo Marie Granda, Founder of Unspoken Voices
Sarah Stengle, Visual Artist


Representative Freiberg renews his motion that HF418 as amended is moved to the Ways and Means committee. MOTION PREVAILED.

Rep. Freiberg hands gavel to rep Sauke.

Representative Freiberg moves to re-refer HF1026 to Education Policy.

Testifiers
Representative Mike Frieberg
Charlene Briner, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
Cat Salonek, OutFront Minnesota

Gomez requested a roll call vote.

Ayes

FREIBERG
BAHNER
ELKINS
GOMEZ
KOEGEL
LILLIE
MASIN
NELSON
SAUKE
HEINRICH
LAYMAN
QUAM
THEIS
VOGEL
WEST

NAYS

None

15 Ayes and zero Nays. MOTION PREVAILED. HF1026 is re-referred to Education Policy.

Representative Freiberg moves HF40 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means committee.

Testifiers
Representative Raymond Dehn
Secretary Steve Simon, Secretary of State
John Hall, Jewish Community Action
Londell French, Minneapolis Park and Board Commissioner
Donald Crumbley, Barbers Creating Change Initiative
Robert Small, ED of MN County Attorney Association
Brad Laehto, Secretary-Treasurer, Minnesota AFL-CIO

Representative Gomez requests a roll call vote.

Representative Gomez withdraws her request for a roll call.

Freiberg renews motion to re-refer HF40 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.

Meeting adjourned at 11:11am.

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1026 (Freiberg) - School safety technical assistance center and School Safety Technical Assistance Council extended.
  • HF40 (Dehn) - Civil right to vote of an individual restored upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, and notice required.
  • HF418 (Moller) - Criminal sexual conduct statutory reform working group created, report required, and money appropriated.
Documents:

PLEASE NOTE: HF40 has been added. HF804 and HF796 are removed.

HF418 (Moller)
Criminal sexual conduct statutory reform working group created, and report required.

HF1026 (Freiberg)
School safety technical assistance center and School Safety Technical Assistance Council extended.

HF40 (Dehn)
Civil right to vote restored to an individual released from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, notice required, and county attorney obligation to investigate voter registration and eligibility repealed.

If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.