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Ways and Means

FIFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 9, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Rena Moran, Chair of the Committee, called the remote Ways and Means Committee meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 9, 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:

MORAN, Rena (Chair)
OLSON, Liz (Vice Chair)
GAROFALO, Pat (GOP Lead)
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
BERNARDY, Connie
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
HERTAUS, Jerry
HORNSTEIN, Frank
JOHNSON, Brian
KRESHA, Ron
LILLIE, Leon
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
MILLER, Tim
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
NOOR, Mohamud
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene Jr.
PETERSBURG, John
PINTO, Dave
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SUNDIN, Mike

Members Excused:

HASSAN, Hodan
LIEBLING, Tina
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCOTT, Peggy

A quorum was present.

Representative Olson moved to adopt the minutes from Monday, February 8, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


HF445 (Mariani) State Aid For Emergencies (SAFE) account and aid program established to reimburse local governments and state agencies for emergency response expenses.

Representative Mariani moved that HF445 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Representative Mariani moved to adopt the H0445A18 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Johnson moved to adopt the H0445A17 amendment.

Representative Johnson moved to adopt the H0445A21 amendment to the H0445A17 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Johnson renewed the motion to adopt the H0445A17 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Mariani renewed the motion that HF445, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. A roll call was taken, and the results were as follows:

AYES:

MORAN
OLSON
BECKER-FINN
BERNARDY
HANSEN
HORNSTEIN
LILLIE
MARIANI
NELSON
NOOR
PINTO
SCHULTZ

NAYS:

GAROFALO
ALBRIGHT
HERTAUS
JOHNSON
KRESHA
MILLER
NASH
O’NEILL
PETERSBURG

ABSTAIN:

ECKLUND
MARQUART
PELOWSKI
SUNDIN

EXCUSED:

HASSAN
LIEBLING
SCHOMACKER
SCOTT

By a vote of 12 AYES and 9 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 5:45 P.M.


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Representative Rena Moran, Chair


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Laura Sparkman, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF445 (Winkler) - State Aid For Emergencies (SAFE) account and aid program established to reimburse local governments and state agencies for expenses incurred in responding to emergencies, model policy on law enforcement responses to public assemblies required, money transferred to SAFE account, and money appropriated.
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05:55 - HF445 (Mariani) State Aid For Emergencies (SAFE) account and aid program established to reimburse local governments and state agencies for emergency response expenses.
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HF445 (Mariani) State Aid For Emergencies (SAFE) account and aid program established to reimburse local governments and state agencies for emergency response expenses

• This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
• Members of the public with questions about this process may contact committee staff at chris.mccall@house.mn.


Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing will be live-streamed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

NOTE: Channels 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. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. 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.

Meeting documents will be posted on the House Ways and Means Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92029