STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
Chair, Representative Tina Liebling
MINUTES
Representative Liebling, Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy, called the meeting to order at 10:10 AM, March 14, 2013 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Liebling, Chair
Moran, Vice Chair
Mack, Lead
Abeler
Albright
Allen
Benson, J.
Franson
Fritz
Gruenhagen
Huntley
Johnson
Loeffler
Lohmer
Morgan
Mullery
Schoen
Schomacker
Ward, JoAnn
Zerwas
All Members were present
A quorum was present.
Representative Lohmer moved the minutes of March 13 be approved. Motion prevailed. Minutes approved.
At 10:11 AM Chair Benson assumed the gavel.
Representative Liebling moved that
HF1139 (Liebling) Minnesota sex offender program provisional discharge modified, and victim notification of discharge or release modified, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Representative Liebling moved that amendment HF1139.
The following individuals testified:
Eric Magnuson, former Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, Department of Human Services
Chair Benson allowed time for member questions and answers provided by the testifiers and Representative Liebling.
Representative Mack requests a roll call vote.
Representative Mack withdrew her request for a roll call vote.
Representative Liebling renewed her motion that
HF1139 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Judiciary Committee. Motion prevailed.
At 11:37 AM Chair Liebling assumed the gavel.
Representative Abeler moved to reconsider
HF1114 (Abeler) Licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, and vendors of chemical dependency treatment service provisions modified. Motion prevailed.
Representative Abeler moved the oral amendment to
HF1114 as follows:
Delete article 5 of
HF1114
Chair Liebling requested a roll call vote.
AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
LIEBLING, Tina ALBRIGHT, Tony MACK, Tara
MORAN, Rena LOHMER, Kathy ALLEN, Susan
ABELER, Jim ZERWAS, Nick FRANSON, Mary
BENSON, John FRITZ, Patti
JOHNSON, Clark GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
LOEFFLER, Diane HUNTLEY, Thomas
MORGAN, Will
MULLERY, Joe
SCHOEN, Dan
SCHOMACKER, Joe
WARD, JoAnn
On a vote of 11 AYES and 3 NAYS the motion prevailed.
Representative Abeler moved that
HF1114 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee. Motion prevailed.
Representative Loeffler moved that
HF1125 (Loeffler) Violence prevention education program changes made for school districts, prevention of sexual violence work group established, grants established, and money appropriated, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee.
Representative Loeffler moved that amendment HF1125.
The following individuals testified:
Donna Dunn, Executive Director MNCASA
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers.
Representative Loeffler renewed her motion that
HF1125 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Committee. Motion prevailed.
The Committee recessed at 11:58 AM.
The Committee reconvened at 5:51 PM.
Chair Liebling moved that
HF848 (Hortman) Original birth records and other adoption-related information provisions modified, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Civil Law Committee.
Chair Liebling moved that amendment HF848.
The following individuals testified:
James M. Hamilton testified in support of
HF848
Penelope Needham, MN Coalition for Adoption Reform testified in support of
HF848
Andrea Rau, MCCL testified in opposition of
HF848
Rich Newmiester, private advocate testified in opposition of
HF848
Representative Holberg testified in opposition of
HF848
Chair Liebling allowed time for member questions and answers provided by Representative Hortman.
Representative Abeler moved that amendment
Chair Liebling laid over
HF848 as amended.
Committee adjourned at 6:44 PM
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Representative Tina Liebling, Chair
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Lynn Sando, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: To testify please contact Committee Administrator Matthew Bergeron at matthew.bergeron@house.mn.
HF1139 will be working off of a revised DE amendment that includes technical modifications. The revised DE amendment will be posted as soon as it is available.
HF848 (Hortman) Original birth records and other adoption-related information provisions modified.
HF1125 (Loeffler) Sexual violence prevention demonstration partnership grant established, and money appropriated.
HF1139 (Liebling) Minnesota sex offender program provisions modified, public education campaign required, and Civil Commitment Act modified.
Meeting Documents: HF 848 A1 Amendment
HF 1139 DE1 Amendment
HF 848 A13-0222
Second Meeting Agenda:
HF848 (Hortman) Original birth records and other adoption-related information provisions modified.