STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chair, Representative Mary Murphy

MINUTES

Representative Murphy, Chair of Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, called the meeting to order at 12:30 February 13, 2013 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Murphy, M., Chair
Newton, Vice Chair
Dettmer, Lead
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Dehn
Freiberg
Howe
Kahn
Leidiger
Nelson
O'Driscoll
Persell
Sawatzky
Simon
Wills

Members excused:
Kresha

A quorum was present

Rebecca Otto, State Auditor and Matt Lindemann, Director of Budget, Finance, and Technology; presented an overview and reviewed the Governors budget recommendations for Office of State Auditor.

Committee members questioned Auditor Otto until Chair Murphy announced that time had expired and the Auditor would be invited again at a later meeting. HF253 would also be rescheduled.

Nancy Stark, Executive Director and Paul Mandell, Senior Planner; presented an overview and review of Governor's budget recommendations for the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB).

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. (Continued from February 11, 2013 meeting).

Chair Murphy summarized where we were in review of HF5.

Representative Atkins presented his bill.

Chair Murphy restated her motion that HF5 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance committee.

Follow up questions from members on HF5 continued and were answered by continued testifiers:

Katie Johansen, MN Chamber of Commerce
Kathryn Kmit, MN Council of Health Plans
April Todd-Malmlov, Executive Director of the MN Health Insurance Exchange

Chair Murphy announced that written testimony on HF5 was in each member's folders.

At 1:58 Chair Murphy announced committee would reconvene at 5:45 tonight, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 to continue with the agenda

The Committee reconvened at 5:58 PM.

Rep. Dettmer asked for additional overview of HF5. Representative Atkins accommodated.

April Todd-Malmlov and Barbara Juelich, Budget Director for MMB, responded to additional questions from members regarding the exchange.

Peter Brickwedde, MN Chamber of Commerce; answered questions regarding HF5.

Chair Murphy proceeded with amendments to HF5

Representative Newton moved H0005A104 amendment, an author's amendment to HF5.

Representative Dettmer requested a roll call vote on the motion.

Members voting Aye:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SAWATZKY
SIMON

Members voting Nay:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
O'DRISCOLL
WILLS

THE MOTION PREVAILED (10-6); THE H0005A104 AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Simon moved to amend the H0005A105 amendment with H0005A109

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Simon explained the H0005A105 as amended.

Representative Benson moved to re-refer H0005A105 as amended back to civil law committee.

THE MOTION FAILED.

Representative Simon renewed his motion to adopt H0005A105 as amended.

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Newton moved amendment H0005A107, author's amendment.

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative O'Driscoll moved amendment H0005A97
April Todd-Malmlov answered questions from members on this amendment.

Members voting Aye:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
O'DRISCOLL
WILLS

Members voting Nay:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SAWATZKY

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL (6-9); THE H0005A97 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Newton moved amendment H0005A112, author's amendment.

Representative Dettmer requested a roll call vote.

Members voting Aye:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SAWATZKY

Members voting Nay:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
WILLS

THE MOTION PREVAILED (9-5); THE H0005A112 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Benson moved the H0005A87 amendment.

Representative Benson requested a roll call vote.

Members voting Aye:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
O'DRISCOLL
WILLS

Members voting Nay:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SAWATZKY
SIMON

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL (6-10); THE H0005A87 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Leidiger moved the H0005A88 amendment.

THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE H0005A88 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative O'Driscoll moved the H0005A89 amendment.

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A89 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Benson moved the H0005A90 amendment.

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A90 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Benson moved the H0005A92 amendment.

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A92 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Dettmer moved the H0005A94 amendment.

THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE H0005A94 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Howe moved amendment H0005A95. Representative Howe moved an oral amendment to amend H0005A95 as follows:
Line 1.10, delete "twice"
Line 1.9; delete "money lost due to"
Line 1.10; delete "fraud, waste and abuse."
Line 1.9; after "any" insert "misuse of funds as identified in accordance with Minnesota Statute 3.975."

THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE H0005A95 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED AS MODIFIED.

Representative Leidiger moved amendment H0005A96 and offers and oral amendment. Page 9, after line 2 (e) "no governmental unit may participate in the marketplace as a health carrier." Oral Amendment was adopted. Representative Atkins opposes this amendment.

THE MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A96 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Benson withdrew the amendment H0005A98.

Representative Howe offers to moved amendment H0005A99; he requests a roll call vote on the motion. Representative Atkins opposes the amendment.

Members voting Aye:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
O'DRISCOLL
WILLS

Members voting Nay:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SIMON

Members voting Abstain:
SAWATZKY

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL (6-9 -1); THE H0005A99 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Wills withdrew the amendment H0005A100.

Representative Dettmer withdrew the amendment H0005A101.

Representative O'Driscoll moved amendment H005A102. Representative Atkins opposes this amendment.

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A102 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Dettmer moved amendment H0005A103. Representative Atkins opposes this amendment.

Jim Golden, DHS, answered questions on H0005A103.

THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE H0005A103 AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Wills moved amendment H005A108.

Jim Nobles was asked to comment.

THE MOTION DID PREVAIL. THE H0005A108 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Murphy renewed the motion that HF5, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Representative Dettmer requested a roll call vote.

Members voting Aye:
MURPHY
NEWTON
BERNARDY
DEHN
FREIBERG
KAHN
NELSON
PERSELL
SAWATZKY
SIMON

Members voting Nay:
DETTMER
BENSON
HOWE
LEIDIGER
O'DRISCOLL
WILLS

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Persell moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 4, 2013, February 6, 2013, and February 11, 2013, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 PM.




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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair



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Elizabeth Melander, Committee Legislative Assistant