Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Committee
Audio & Video Archives

Windows Media Player is required

Note: Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: An amendment to the omnibus liquor bill will also be discussed regarding repealing of Minneapolis' 60/40 liquor rule.
If you desire to testify, please contact Peter Grafstrom at 651-296-5524 or peter.grafstrom@house.mn
HF128 (Slocum) Solid waste collection organization implementation process for cities amended.
HF1765 (Nelson) Labor peace agreements required on qualifying projects, and terms defined.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF157 (Hilstrom) Bullion coin dealers regulated, registration required, conduct prohibited, and enforcement authority and civil and criminal penalties provided.
HF1301 (Hortman) State energy conservation policies provided for.
HF1721 (Abeler) Hospitals sold or transferred to an out-of-state entity's charitable assets received from the state must be returned to the general fund.
HF1754 (Atkins) University of Minnesota Hospitals transfer to a non-Minnesota entity prohibited.
HF1755 (Atkins) University of Minnesota Hospitals ownership and control required to be exercised by the University of Minnesota or a Minnesota nonprofit.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: E-Pulltab Update and Discussion of Options Tom Barrett, MN Gambling Control Board Pat McCormack, House Research Department

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: HF1750 (Paymar) Amending St. Paul's 60/40 rule for bars and restaurants.
HF1751 (Sundin) Allowing on-sale wine license to a town of Thomson restaurant.
All bills will be heard for informational purposes only.
HF521 (Kahn) Sunday off-sale intoxicating liquor sales prohibition repealed.
HF912 (Garofalo) Sunday liquor sales allowed on the date of the 2014 Super Bowl.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Informational hearing on the following topics: Delta Airlines Interior Designer Licensing (HF1052)
HF1052 (Hilstrom) Interior designer licensing established.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: HF1282 will be heard for informational purposes.
HF1682 (Atkins) Omnibus Commerce Budget Bill.
HF1282 (Gunther) Winnebago; sunset removed on an exemption provision.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Overview and discussion of the six accounts under the committee's jurisdiction: Commerce, PUC, Explore MN Tourism, MN Gambling Control Board, MN Lottery, and the MN Racing Commission.
HF1682 (Atkins) Omnibus Commerce Budget Bill.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF694 (Lesch) Debt management and settlement; attorneys at law exemption clarified, and debt settlement services regulation modified.
HF642 (Lesch) Consumer fraud regulated.
HF1030 (Paymar) Automobile theft prevention account money transfer to the general fund ended, and fund use restored to its original purpose.
HF1000 (Kelly) Emissions reduction-rate rider modified for projects, and commissioner of commerce required to make assessments to fund clean energy resource teams.
HF902 (Slocum) Cosmetology continuing education requirements established.
HF1221 (Dehn) Technical and housekeeping changes made relating to staff adjusters, canceled licenses, and transfer fees; producer training requirements provided; Commerce Fraud Bureau regulated; property and casualty actuarial opinions of reserves and supporting documentation required; agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers regulated; real property appraisals regulated; application, education, and training requirements regulated; Public Utilities Commission requests regulated; membership camping license requirement eliminated; obsolete collection agency rule repealed; cross-references corrected; adjustments made to various dollar amounts; and method provided to periodically update Minnesota Statutes to reflect the current dollar amounts as adjusted.
HF956 (Hortman) Omnibus Energy Bill.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF817 (Myhra) Public accounting services exempted from licensure requirements.
HF662 (Laine) Health professional education loan forgiveness, tuberculosis standards, and poison control provisions modified; occupational therapy practitioners defined and provisions changed; adverse health events reporting requirements changed; radon education disclosure required; volunteer medical personnel liability coverage provided; and legend drug prescribing authority amended.
HF458 (Persell) Formaldehyde banned in children's products.
HF978 (Huntley) Policy and contract coverage regulated, and state law conformed to federal requirements.
HF1377 (Hortman) Mortgage lender and servicer loss mitigation required, and mortgage foreclosure dual tracking prohibited.
HF459 (Atkins) Bisphenol-A in children's food containers sale prohibited.
HF1060 (Atkins) Lawful gambling account, record keeping, other regulatory provisions modified.
HF1255 (Johnson) Office of Broadband Development established in the Department of Commerce and duties assigned; and Department of Transportation required to post a database on its website, and reports required.
HF1284 (Schoen) Motor fuel sale restriction by local units of government prohibited.
HF1587 (Halverson) Foreign language polices and advertising regulated, and electronic notices and documents authorized.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF654 (Laine) Preneed funeral insurance regulated.
HF1254 (Simonson) Duluth authorized to issue a 3.2 malt liquor license for the premises known as Wheeler Field.
HF1216 (Lillie) Twin Cities Marathon beer license technical corrections made.
HF1198 (Dehn) Brewers with production over 3,500 barrels allowed to sell growlers at off-sale.
HF746 (Atkins) Omnibus Liquor Bill.
HF634 (Falk) Identical product pricing requirement added, technical updates made to bring state into compliance with most recent federal fuel standards, minimum octane rating established, biodiesel and biodiesel blend disclosure requirement modified, and E85 requirements modified.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, abortion coverage prohibited with certain exemptions, person's physician of choice right recognized, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practice procedures specified, and money appropriated.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF648 (Davnie) Lender provisions regulated for those who use motor vehicle titles of the borrower as collateral.
HF462 (Poppe) Cellulosic ethanol production goal sunset date provided, definitions established, ethanol minimum content requirement converted to a biofuel requirement, petroleum replacement goal expanded, biofuels task force required, and E20 mandate language repealed.
HF92 (Winkler) Minimum wage regulated, and overtime and parental leave provisions modified.
HF605 (Winkler) Children protected from harmful chemical exposure in products, priority chemical identification criteria amended, harmful chemical disclosure required by manufacturers of children's products, Pollution Control Agency authorized to prohibit sales of children's products that contain harmful chemicals, waiver process provided, fees established, and criminal penalty provided.
HF678 (Hilstrom) Event ticket practices regulated, and minimum standards for consumer protection established.
HF80 (Hilstrom) Assigned consumer debt default judgments regulated, limitation period provided to bring an action arising out of consumer debt, and bail amount set for failure to comply with judgment debtor disclosure requirements in consumer debt cases.
HF1031 (Dehn) Life insurance policy paid premium refund required, and judicial declaration of the validity of a policy authorized.
HF446 (Hortman) Building and construction contracts and indemnification agreements regulated.
HF865 (Sundin) Product stewardship programs provided for.
HF131 (Slocum) Estate sale conductors required to post a bond to protect owners of property to be sold.
HF644 (Atkins) Building and construction contracts regulated, and third party insurance agreements prohibited.
HF1243 (Atkins) Securities and franchise registration provisions modified.
HF857 (Atkins) Public pension insurance surcharge imposed, pension aids modified, and pension funding provided.
HF647 (Atkins) Division of insurance fraud renamed; subpoenas regulated; continuing education requirements modified; actuarial opinions required and regulated; risk-based capital requirements modified; coverages regulated; exclusions prohibited; no-fault benefits and coverages, arbitration, and health claims appeals modified; workers' compensation self-insurance plan funding modified; real estate appraiser licenses regulated; services requests modified; petroleum product specifications modified; and unnecessary laws repealed.
HF1331 (Atkins) Insurance coverages regulated; exclusions prohibited; and no-fault benefits and coverages, arbitration and health claims appeals, and provider liens modified.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, abortion coverage prohibited with certain exemptions, person's physician of choice right recognized, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practice procedures specified, and money appropriated.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Note: In HF779, we will only be dealing with Article 2, Market Rules. Article 1, ACA Conformity will be amended out of the bill.
HF573 (Ward) Public employees insurance program regulated, and school employer participation required.
HF389 (Lesch) Collection of 911 fees from prepaid wireless telecommunications services and prepaid wireless E911 services provided for, broadband development grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF779 (Atkins) Health plan policy and contract coverages regulated, state law conformed to federal requirements, health plan market rules established, and designation of essential community providers modified.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: All liquor-related bills will be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus liquor bill
HF194 (Atkins) Fraud prevented, money transmissions regulated, no transmit list established, and notifications and verifications required.
HF527 (Atkins) Money transmitters regulated, and required fraud prevention measures clarified.
HF168 (Beard) Valley Fair liquor license authorized.
HF182 (Davnie) Beer educator license established.
HF186 (Davnie) Beer consumption permitted by amending wine tasting statute.
HF266 (Hilstrom) Brewer taproom locations allowed in cities with municipal liquor.
HF839 (Schoen) Alcoholic beverage service to the public at University of Minnesota venues required.
HF940 (Franson) Microdistelleries allowed to offer samples.
HF941 (Franson) Microdistilleries allowed to make limited off-sales.
HF942 (Franson) Microdistilleries allowed to sell their own products at on-sale.
HF1038 (Johnson) Lowertown Regional Ballpark on-sale liquor license allowed.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF711 (Ward) Explore Minnesota Tourism money appropriated.
HF712 (Atkins) Rental motor vehicle tax revenue deposit modified.
HF791 (Hortman) Annuity products regulated, and model regulation adoption enacted and modified by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners relating to suitability in annuity transactions.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Monday, February 25, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Informational hearing on proposed legislation relating to trademark bullying

Television archive available for this meeting    View archive
House Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Committee
01:36 - Gavel, and informational hearing on proposed legislation relating to trademark bullying.
Runs 36 minutes.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF290 (Simon) False claims provisions modified.
HF365 (Freiberg) Electronic fund transfers regulated, and providing that Uniform Commercial Code article 4A does not apply to a remittance transfer that is not an electronic funds transfer under the federal Electronic Fund Transfer Act.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda:
HF157 (Hilstrom) Bullion coin dealers regulated, registration required, conduct prohibited, and enforcement authority and civil and criminal penalties provided.
HF181 (Norton) Autism spectrum disorder coverage provided.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Overview of the governor's budget proposal for the Public Utilities Commission and Explore Minnesota Tourism Update on E-Pulltabs from MN Gambling Control Board

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Overview from the Department of Commerce on the governor's budget recommendations
HF129 (Sanders) Mortgage foreclosures regulated, and foreclosure consultant definition clarified.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Hearing on economic impact of lockouts No more testimony will be taken on HF5 other than questions from committee members to any testifier from the Jan. 22 meeting.
HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, abortion coverage prohibited with certain exemptions, person's physician of choice right recognized, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practice procedures specified, and money appropriated.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Additional Bills May Be Added
HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, abortion coverage prohibited with certain exemptions, person's physician of choice right recognized, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practice procedures specified, and money appropriated.


Television archive available for this meeting    View archive
House Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Committee
HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, legislative appointments provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Listen Now or Download MP3
Agenda: Overview of Minnesota State Lottery Overview of Electronic Pull Tabs and Linked Bingo Overview of Minnesota Racing Commission