STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Chair, Representative Michael V. Nelson
MINUTES
Representative Nelson, Chair of Committee on Government Operations, called the meeting to order at 10:02am on March 12, 2013 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Nelson, Chair
Freiberg, Vice Chair
Peppin, Lead
Dill
Dorholt
Drazkowski
Falk
Hansen
Kahn
Lein
O'Driscoll
Pugh
Sanders
Theis
Winkler
A quorum was present.
HF745 (Erhardt) Municipalities authorized to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts, adoption of street improvement plan required, and collection of fees authorized.
Chair Nelson moved that
HF745 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Testimony on
HF745:
Lee Gustafson, City Engineers Association of Minnesota
Jacob Millner, Minnesota Automobile Dealers Associations
Anne Finn, League of Minnesota Cities
Heather Seiterholm, League of Minnesota Cities
Jill Larson, Minnesota Business Partnership
Jeannie Fox, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Chair Nelson renewed the motion that
HF745 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Representative Peppin requested a roll call vote.
Members Voting Aye:
Nelson
Freiberg
Dill
Dorholt
Falk
Hansen
Kahn
Lien
Winkler
Members Voting Nay:
Peppin
Drazkowski
O'Driscoll
Pugh
Sanders
Theis
THERE WERE 9 AYES AND 6 NAYS. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1219 (Hornstein) Metropolitan Airport Commission meetings with broad public interest required to be held outside of the airport security area.
Chair Nelson moved that
HF1219 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Representative Winkler moved to amend
HF1219 as follows:
Page 1, line 9, delete everything before "must"
Page 1, line 11, delete everything after the period.
Page 1, delete line 12
Testimony on the
HF1219 amendment:
Mitchell Kilain, Minnesota Airport Commission
Chair Nelson renewed the motion that
HF1219, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1138 (Newton) Minnesota Code of Military Justice updated, and clarifying language provided.
Chair Nelson moved that
HF1138 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy.
Testimony on
HF1138:
Don Kerr, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
Chair Nelson renewed the motion that
HF1138 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1320 (Anzelc) Mine inspector provisions and technical, clarifying, and other policy changes made.
Chair Nelson moved that
HF1320 be recommended to pass and re-referred to Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries.
Chair Nelson moved to amend
HF1320 (See attached H1320A1 amendment) THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Nelson moved to amend
HF1320, as amended (See attached A13-0174 amendment)
Testimony on the A13-0174 amendment:
Joseph Austin, St Louis County
Chair Nelson renewed the motion to amend
HF1320, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Nelson renewed the motion that
HF1320, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace, and Regulated Industries. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1120 (Freiberg) Judicial review of contested case service on all parties required.
Rep. Freiberg moved that
HF1120 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy.
Testimony on
HF1120:
Honorable Judge Eric Lipman, Office of Administrative Hearings
Representative Freiberg renewed the motion that
HF1120 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:35am.
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Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair
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Tim Gabhart, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda:
HF745 (Erhardt) Municipalities authorized to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts, adoption of street improvement plan required, and collection of fees authorized.
HF1138 (Newton) Minnesota Code of Military Justice updated, and clarifying language provided.
HF1120 (Freiberg) Judicial review of contested case service on all parties required.
HF1219 (Hornstein) Metropolitan Airport Commission meetings with broad public interest required to be held outside of the airport security area.
HF1320 (Anzelc) Mine inspector provisions and technical, clarifying, and other policy changes made.
Meeting Documents: Amendment A1 for HF 1320
Amendment A13-0174 for HF 1320