STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Debra Hilstrom
MINUTES
Representative Hilstrom, Chair of Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:16 PM on February 20, 2013 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Hilstrom, Chair
Drazkowski, Lead
Bly
Cornish
Hortman
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Lesch
Lien
McNamar
Pugh
O'Neill
Paymar
Scott
Members excused:
Melin, Vice Chair
A quorum was present.
HF212 (Yarusso) Timely filing for appeals from orders provisions modified.
Chair Hilstrom moved that
HF212 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ben Wagner, Attorney, Regan Tax Law, and Mike O'Brien, Attorney, Regan Tax Law, testified in favor of
HF212.
Chair Hilstrom renewed her motion that
HF212 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hortman assumed the chair at 2:20
HF440 (Hilstrom) State Guardian Ad Litem Board provisions modified.
Chair Hortman moved that
HF440 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register.
Suzanne Alliegro, Program Administrator, GAL Board, testified in favor of
HF440. Dale Nathan, retired lawyer, and Bonnie Roy also testified in favor of
HF440.
Chair Hortman renewed her motion that
HF440 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF369 (Freiberg) Uniform Community Property Rights at Death Act adopted.
Chair Hortman moved that
HF369 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register.
Scott Nelson, State Bar Association, testified in favor of
HF369.
Chair Hortman renewed her motion that
HF369 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF232 (Hilstrom) Statutory short form power of attorney modified, judicial relief authorized, and gift transaction amount modified.
Representative Hilstrom recommended
HF232 to pass and be re-referred to the General Register.
Representative Hilstrom moved to amend
HF232 (see attached amendment HF212 (Yarusso) Timely filing for appeals from orders provisions modified.
HF335 (Simon) Jury service exclusion prohibited on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation.
HF369 (Freiberg) Uniform Community Property Rights at Death Act adopted.
HF440 (Hilstrom) State Guardian Ad Litem Board provisions modified.
HF232 (Hilstrom) Statutory short form power of attorney modified, and judicial relief authorized.
Meeting Documents: A1 Amendment for HF232