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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.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Agenda: Modify House Budget Resolution HF1832 (Schomacker) Disaster aid money appropriated to match federal aid for the April 2013 severe winter storm in southwest Minnesota.
HF1823 (Metsa) Council authorized to establish salaries for legislators, Compensation Council composition changed, and constitutional amendment proposed. (Pending re-referral on the House floor on Tuesday)
HF1297 (Carlson) Legislative Advisory Commission, Legislative Coordinating Commission, Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, Compensation Council, and Mississippi River Parkway Commission provisions changed.


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10:08 - Gavel.
10:42 - HF1823 (Metsa) Council authorized to establish salaries for legislators, Compensation Council composition changed, and constitutional amendment proposed.
12:20 - HF1297 (Carlson) Legislative Advisory Commission, Legislative Coordinating Commission, Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, Compensation Council, and Mississippi River Parkway Commission provisions changed.
14:37 - Modify House Budget Resolution.
22:48 - HF1832 (Schomacker) Disaster aid money appropriated to match federal aid for the April 2013 severe winter storm in southwest Minnesota.
30:22 - HF1823 (Metsa) Council authorized to establish salaries for legislators, Compensation Council composition changed, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Runs 1 hour, 3 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Agenda: Modify budget resolution HF1054 (Clark) Marriage between two persons provided for, and exemptions based in religious association provided for (pending referral on the House floor) HF863, HF1359 and the modification to the Budget Resolution will be taken up at the morning meeting. HF1054 will be taken up when the committee reconvenes after session (or at the call of the chair).
HF863 (Winkler) Campaign finance additional disclosure provided for, and various changes made to campaign finance and public disclosure law.
HF1359 (Mahoney) Worker's compensation various policy and housekeeping changes made, advisory council recommendations adopted, and report required.


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House Ways and Means Committee - part 1
07:18 - Gavel.
08:30 - HF863 (Winkler) Campaign finance additional disclosure provided for, and various changes made to campaign finance and public disclosure law.
24:15 - SF1234 (Mahoney) Worker's compensation various policy and housekeeping changes made, advisory council recommendations adopted, and report required.
33:27 - Modify House Budget Resolution.
The committee recessed.
Runs 57 minutes.

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House Ways and Means Committee - part 2
03:05 - Gavel and consideration of HF1054 (Clark) Marriage between two persons provided for, and exemptions based in religious association provided for.
Runs 11 minutes.

Ways and Means

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Agenda: HF956 will be acted on at the morning meeting and HF950 will be taken up at the meeting after session. Amendments for both bills are due to committee staff by 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
NOTE: Bills on the agenda have been heard in policy and/or finance committees. It is the general practice of the House Ways and Means Committee that public testimony will not be taken.
HF956 (Hortman) Omnibus Energy Bill.
HF950 (Nelson) Family child care providers and individual providers of direct support services collective bargaining authorized, Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce created, and money appropriated.


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House Ways and Means Committee - part 1
04:22 - Gavel.
07:00 - HF956 (Hortman) Omnibus Energy bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.

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House Ways and Means Committee - part 2
07:44 - Gavel, and consideration of HF950 (Nelson) Family child care providers and individual providers of direct support services collective bargaining authorized, and Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce created.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, April 29, 2013
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Agenda: Amendments are due to committee staff by 9 a.m., Friday, April 26.
HF92 (Winkler) Minimum wage regulated, and overtime and parental leave provisions modified.
HF1451 (Winkler) I-35W bridge remnant steel disposition provided for.
HF740 (Erickson) Omnibus Lands Bill.
HF1792 (Murphy) Claims against the department of corrections settlement provided for, and money appropriated.
HF683 (Fischer) Legislative Water Commission created, appointments provided, and money appropriated.


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02:04 - Gavel.
02:48 - HF92 (Winkler) Minimum wage regulated.
2:06:00 - HF1451 (Winkler) I-35W bridge remnant steel disposition provided for.
2:12:00 - HF1792 (Murphy) Claims against the department of corrections settlement provided for, and money appropriated.
2:19:53 - HF740 (Erickson) Landowner bill of rights modified, land acquisition account modified, school forests provided for, Fond du Lac Indian Reservation tax-forfeited land sale provided for, state parks and forests added to and deleted from, and exchanges and sales of state lands authorized.
2:28:36 - HF683 (Fischer) Legislative Water Commission created, water use requirements modified, and report required on groundwater sustainability recommendations.
Runs 2 hours, 45 minutes.

Ways and Means

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Agenda: On SF489/HF629, we will be working from the HF629 language.
SF489 (Murphy) Omnibus Pensions Bill.
HF629 (Murphy) Omnibus Pensions Bill.
HF1152 (Murphy) Retirement; various provisions modified relating to retirement plans, benefits and contributions, vesting, computing annuities, postretirement adjustments, disability, early retirement, survivor benefits, new judges, existing judges, MSRS and PERA, Teachers Retirement Association, Duluth and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Associations, and salary and payroll assumptions.

Ways and Means

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Agenda: Amendments for these bills are due to committee staff by 10 a.m. Friday, April 19.
HF956 (Hortman) Omnibus Energy Bill.
HF879 (Falk) University of Minnesota; renewable energy research funding extended.
HF1000 (Kelly) Emissions reduction-rate rider modified for projects, and commissioner of commerce required to make assessments to fund clean energy resource teams.


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04:38 - Gavel.
06:00 - HF879 (Falk) University of Minnesota; renewable energy research funding extended.
1:08:00 - HF1000 (Kelly) Commissioner of commerce required to make assessments to fund clean energy resource teams.
1:12:06 - HF956 (Hortman) Omnibus Energy bill.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.

Ways and Means

Friday, April 19, 2013
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Agenda: Amendments for these bills are due to committee staff by 8 p.m., Thursday, April 18.
HF677 (Lenczewski) Omnibus Tax Bill.
HF1444 (Hornstein) Omnibus Transportation Finance Bill.


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04:08 - Gavel.
04:52 - HF677 (Lenczewski) Omnibus Tax bill.
1:20:29 - HF1444 (Hornstein) Omnibus Transportation Finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

Ways and Means

Thursday, April 18, 2013
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Agenda: Amendments to these bills are due to committee staff by 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 17.
HF1692 (Pelowski) Omnibus Higher Education Finance and Policy Bill.
HF630 (Marquart) Omnibus K-12 Education Policy and Finance Bill.
HF826 (Davnie) Safe and supportive schools provided for, and rulemaking authorized.


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02:42 - Gavel.
04:32 - SF1236/HF1692 (Pelowski) Omnibus Higher Education Finance bill.
25:17 - HF630 (Marquart) Omnibus K-12 Education Finance bill.
2:23:00 - HF826 (Davnie) Safe and supportive schools provided for, and rulemaking authorized.
Runs 3 hours, 4 minutes.

Ways and Means

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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Agenda: Other bills may be added Amendments to these bills are due to committee staff by 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 17.
HF1233 (Huntley) Omnibus Health and Human Services Finance Bill.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Agenda: Amendment are due to committee staff by 8 p.m., April 15.
HF270 (Hausman) Omnibus Bonding Bill.
HF1070 (Ward) Omnibus bonding bill.
HF1416 (Erhardt) Omnibus transportation policy bill.

Ways and Means

Monday, April 15, 2013
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Agenda: Order of agenda subject to change.
Amendments are due to committee staff by 3 p.m., Friday, April 12.
HF637 (Halverson) Voter registration provisions modified, and election administration procedures modified for individuals who have been convicted of a felony.
HF136 (Hansen) Public official definition expanded in campaign finance and public disclosure law, and clarifying changes provided.
HF334 (Bernardy) Early voting provided for, and money appropriated.
HF894 (Simon) Elections Policy Omnibus Bill.
HF591 (Sanders) Partisan office vacancy nomination procedures modified, and money appropriated.
HF1184 (Murphy) Omnibus State Government Finance and Veteran Affairs Bill.


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04:19 - Gavel.
05:10 - HF1184 (Murphy) Omnibus State Government Finance and Veteran Affairs bill.
58:00 - HF894 (Simon) Omnibus Elections Policy bill.
1:32:31 - HF637 (Halverson) Voter registration provisions modified, and election administration procedures modified for individuals who have been convicted of a felony.
1:44:18 - HF136 (Hansen) Public official definition expanded in campaign finance and public disclosure law, and clarifying changes provided.
1:46:42 - HF334 (Bernardy) Early voting provided for, and money appropriated.
2:11:22 - HF591 (Sanders) Partisan office vacancy nomination procedures modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 2 hours, 12 minutes.

Ways and Means

Friday, April 12, 2013
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Agenda: Modify Budget Resolution Amendments are due to committee staff by 8 a.m., Friday, April 12.
HF1160 (Hilstrom) Omnibus judiciary finance and policy bill.
HF976 (Wagenius) Omnibus Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance and Policy Bill.
HF1183 (Kahn) Omnibus Legacy Bill.
HF568 (Hansen) Personal sick leave benefits modified.


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06:51 - Gavel.
07:23 - Modify House Budget Resolution.
09:40 - HF1160 (Hilstrom) Omnibus Judiciary Finance and Policy bill.
22:21 - HF976 (Wagenius) Omnibus Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance and Policy bill.
1:49:00 - HF1183 (Kahn) Omnibus Legacy bill.
3:06:20 - HF568 (Hansen) Personal sick leave benefits modified.
Runs 3 hours, 4 minutes.

Ways and Means

Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Agenda: Removed from agenda: Omnibus Judiciary Finance Bill (HF1160) Amendments are due to committee staff by 9 a.m., Thursday, April 11.
HF724 (Paymar) Omnibus public safety finance bill.
HF866 (Freiberg) Procurement and solicitation process provisions changed, and nonvisual technology access standards provision changed, and contracts with private entity services provided for.
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.


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03:24 - Gavel.
04:34 - HF866 (Freiberg) Procurement and solicitation process provisions changed, and nonvisual technology access standards provision changed, and contracts with private entity services provided for.
20:52 - HF724 (Paymar) Omnibus Public Safety Finance bill.
1:08:11 - HF779 (Atkins) Health plan market rules established, and designation of essential community providers modified.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.

Ways and Means

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Agenda: Amend Budget Resolution
HF1041 (Marquart) Alternative attendance program adjustment clarified.
HF1389 (Kahn) Finance and budget provisions changed, Office of MN.IT Services added to provisions and MN.IT provisions changed, and state information network exempted from term limitations on contracts.
HF588 (Atkins) Hospital staffing report required, study on nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes required, and money appropriated.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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Agenda: The plan for today is to hear and take amendments on each of the bills and then lay them over. Once we finish all of the bills, we will make the appropriate motions to incorporate all three into one omnibus bill and a final vote will be taken.
HF729 (Mahoney) Omnibus jobs, economic development, housing, commerce, and energy bill.
HF1682 (Atkins) Omnibus Commerce Budget Bill.
HF1344 (Clark) Omnibus Housing Finance and Policy Bill.


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04:48 - Gavel and introductory comments.
08:44 - HF729 (Mahoney) Omnibus Jobs and Economic Development Finance bill.
1:35:13 - HF1682 (Atkins) Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance bill.
2:03:56 - HF1344 (Clark) Omnibus Housing Finance bill.
2:19:31 - Motions to incorporate all three bills into HF729, and final vote on the merged bills.
Runs 2 hours, 21 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, April 8, 2013
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Agenda:
HF819 (Murphy) Public Facilities Authority grant programs reorganized, and small community wastewater treatment grants provided for.
HF742 (Dill) Omnibus Game and Fish Policy Bill.
HF1069 (Lillie) Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified, and money appropriated.


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02:47 - Gavel.
02:55 - Reconsideration of HF109 (Ward) Brainerd; new veterans nursing home authorized.
04:10 - Reconsideration of HF903 (Persell) Beltrami County; veterans home established.
07:02 - HF819 (Murphy) Public Facilities Authority grant programs reorganized, and small community wastewater treatment grants provided for.
11:05 - HF742 (Dill) Natural resources commissioner's authority and duty modified, definitions modified, invasive species provisions modified, watercraft provisions modified, license seizures provided for, game and fish license provisions modified, game and fish taking requirements modified, all-terrain vehicle registration and watercraft license exemptions modified, nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass requirements modified, and rulemaking required.
27:20 - HF1069 (Lillie) Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified.
Runs 1 hour, 7 minutes.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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Agenda: Other bills may be added.
HF903 (Persell) Beltrami County; veterans home established.
HF109 (Ward) Brainerd; new veterans nursing home authorized.
HF316 (Mahoney) Motor vehicle titling fee transactions amended, and money appropriated.


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04:50 - Gavel.
05:39 - HF316 (Mahoney) Motor vehicle titling fee transactions amended.
09:23 - HF903 (Persell) Beltrami County; veterans home established.
1:12:16 - HF109 (Ward) Brainerd; new veterans nursing home authorized.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.

Ways and Means

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Agenda: Budget Resolution
HF1113 (Wagenius) Environment and natural resources trust fund money appropriated, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources provisions modified, and land acquisition with trust fund money requirements modified.

Ways and Means

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Agenda: Minnesota Management & Budget presentation governor's supplemental budget recommendations
HF152 (Nelson) Transportation ombudsperson established.
HF1113 (Wagenius) Environment and natural resources trust fund money appropriated, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources provisions modified, and land acquisition with trust fund money requirements modified.


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02:27 - Gavel and introductory comments.
04:55 - HF152 (Nelson) Transportation ombudsperson established.
13:46 - Minnesota Management & Budget presentation of governor's supplemental FY 2014-2015 budget recommendation.
Runs 1 hour, 7 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, March 4, 2013
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Agenda: Overview of February forecast by Minnesota Management & Budget Bills may be added.

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02:28 - Gavel.
Overview of February Economic Forecast by Minnesota Management & Budget.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Agenda: Pending re-referral on the floor on Monday, the committee will take action on HF5. Deadlines for amendments is 3:00 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 26th.
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.

Ways and Means

Monday, February 25, 2013
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Agenda: This meeting will be an overview of HF5, the health insurance exchange bill, review of the fiscal note and an opportunity for member questions. No formal action will be taken at this meeting.

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01:56 - Gavel and introductory comments.
03:46 - Overview and discussion of HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practices procedures specified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, February 11, 2013
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Agenda: *SF58/HF95 (Lillie) State labor agreements and compensation plans ratification
HF251 (Poppe) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act sunset date extended.


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00:18 - Gavel.
00:48 - HF251 (Poppe) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act sunset date extended.
10:26 - *SF58/HF95 (Lillie) State labor agreements and compensation plans ratification.
Runs 32 minutes.

Ways and Means

Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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Agenda:
HF9 (Huntley) Medical assistance eligibility expanded, and modified adjusted gross income and standard income disregard use required.

Ways and Means

Monday, February 4, 2013
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Agenda:
HF6 (Lenczewski) Income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2012 conformed to the provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; and provisions changed relating to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.


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00:13 - Gavel.
00:40 - HF6 (Lenczewski) Income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2012 conformed to the provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Runs 15 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, January 28, 2013
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Agenda: Overview of the governor's budget recommendations by Minnesota Management & Budget

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03:06 - Gavel.
03:40 - Overview of the governor's FY 2014-2015 budget recommendations by Minnesota Management & Budget.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

Ways and Means

Monday, January 14, 2013
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Agenda: Introductions of members and staff and overview of committee procedures. Overview of November forecast and fiscal cliff issues by Minnesota Management and Budget.

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00:20 - Gavel.
00:40 - Introductions of members and staff. 20:42 - Overview of committee procedures.
27:45 - Overview of November Economic Forecast and fiscal cliff issues by Minnesota Management and Budget.
Runs 1 hours, 24 minutes.