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FIRST MEETING - 2021 SPECIAL SESSION (34th meeting)

2021-2022 Regular Session - Thursday, June 24, 2021

FIRST MEETING – State Government Finance & Elections Committee
2021 First Special Session

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual State Government Finance & Elections Committee meeting to order at 8:30 AM, June 24, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services and Facebook Live.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
BAHNER, Kristin
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane

A quorum was present.

Chair Nelson presented HF12 for an informational hearing.

HF12 (Nelson, M.); changing the deadline for the November forecast.

The following gave an overview of Amendment A21-0237:
Helen Roberts, Fiscal Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives
Matt Gehring, Research Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives Jeff Diebel, Research Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives

The following testified on Amendment A21-0237:
The Honorable Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State
Alice Roberts-Davis, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Administration
Robert Doty, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Management and Budget
Tarek Tomes, Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, Minnesota Information Technology Services The Honorable Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General

The meeting adjourned at 9:53 AM.





Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair



Sydney Spreck, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF12 (Nelson) - Omnibus state government finance and policy bill.
House TV Video:
View Archive

02:08 - Nonpartisan staff walkthrough of the agreement on HF12 (Nelson, M.) Omnibus state government finance bill.
*This was an informational hearing and no official action was taken.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.


*This is an informational hearing and no official action will be taken.

Nonpartisan staff walk-through of the DE to HF12 (Nelson, M); State Government Finance and Elections Agreement.

Public testimony, if time permits.

TESTIFYING AND HANDOUTS: If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or handouts, please email the Committee Administrator, Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn by 5 pm on June 23, 2021. Written, instead of oral, testimony is highly encouraged due to time limitations.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Elections Committee webpage https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/committees/home/92009

VIEW HEARING: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

ACCESSIBILITY: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. If you have questions regarding the substance of the agenda, please email the Committee Administrator, Amanda Rudolph, at amanda.rudolph@house.mn

RULE 10.01: Meetings are held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm