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Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform

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Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform

12/18/2019
Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski


Meeting:
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
200 State Office Building

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Discussion of Legislative Operations Training.
- Lead presenter: Patrick McCormack, Director, House Research

V. Consideration of prospective changes to House Rules and Joint Rules.
- House Rules: Mandatory Conference Committee Hearings and 12 Hour Rule at end of session for conference committee reports.
- Joint Rules: 12 Hour Rule at end of session for conference committee reports.
- Joint Rules: Mandatory conference committee hearings.
- House Rules: Timing of budget resolution
- House Rules: Separating policy and finance bills
- Joint Rules: Separating policy and finance bills

VI. Adjournment
Attachments:

Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform

11/12/2019
Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski


Meeting:
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
200 State Office Building

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes of 10.24.19.

IV. Discussion of Prospective Budget Process Reforms.

1. What forecast to use: November forecast vs. February forecast
2. Timing of the Budget Resolution: Rule 4.03b
3. Conference committee week and other methods by which to promote the orderly work of conference committees
4. Conference committee reports and concurrences: how much time should they sit at the desk before they can be taken up?
5. Deadlines: looking at Joint Rule 2.03 and/or creating additional deadlines in House rules.
6. Discouraging policy provisions in budget bills
7. Base budgeting
8. Zero-base budgeting

V. Adjournment





Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform

10/24/2019
Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski


Meeting:
Thursday, October 24, 2019
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
200 State Office Building

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes for July 10, 2019

IV. Presentation by nonpartisan staff: Role of The Nonpartisan Chief Clerk’s Office; it’s Structure and Duties in the Minnesota House.

Presenters: Chief Clerk Pat Murphy, Tim Johnson, Carl Hamre, Stefanie Miller, Mike Speiker.

V. Presentation by MMB Staff:
- Budget and Economic Forecast
- Base Budgeting

Presenter: Assistant Commissioner Britta Reitan.

VI. The impact of inflation on budgeting: a case study

Presenter: Scott Croonquist, Executive Director of the Association of Metropolitan School Districts

VII. Adjournment

Attachments:

Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform

7/10/2019
Subcommittee on Legislative Process Reform
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski


Meeting:
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
200 State Office Building

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Presentation by nonpartisan staff: General Overview of Legislative Process Reform

IV. Presentation by nonpartisan staff: the Budget Cycle

V. Presentation by nonpartisan staff: the Omnibus Bill Process

VI. Adjournment
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