STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Erhardt, Chair of the Transportation Policy Committee called the meeting to order at 2:20 PM on Tuesday, February 19th 2013 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ERHARDT, Ron
MASIN, Sandra
RUNBECK, Linda
BEARD, Mike
DORHOLT, Zachary
FITZSIMMONS, David
HORNSTEIN, Frank
NEWBERGER, Jim
PETERSBURG, John
ROSENTHAL, Paul
SAWATZKY, Mary
SELCER, Yvonne
SIMONSON, Erik
SUNDIN, Mike
Excused:
ANDERSON, Mark
Rep. FitzSimmons moved approval of the minutes from February 12, 2013. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
HF146 (Howe) Trunk Highway 23 designated as Officer Tom Decker Memorial Highway.
Rep. Erhardt moved that
HF146 pass and be sent to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Dorholt moved
HF289 before the committee.
HF289 (Fischer) Special license plate record keeping and reporting required, and special Anatomical Gift license plate established.
Testifiers:
Susan Mau Larson, Public Affairs Director, LifeSource
Melody Galchutt, Constituent, 43 A
Rep. Erhardt laid over
HF289 for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy Omnibus Bill.
HF199 (Simonson) Retired firefighter special plates established.
Rep. Simonson moves to amend
HF199 (see attached HO199A1). THE MOTION PREVAILS. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Erhardt laid over
HF199, as amended, for possible inclusion the Transportation Policy Omnibus bill.
Rep. Runbeck moves
HF594 before the committee
HF594 (Torkleson) Breast Cancer Research plates established.
Testifiers:
Dawn Jesse, affected citizen
John Jesse, affected citizen
Marnie Kortuem, affected citizen
Carrie Firch, affected citizen
Rep. Erhardt laid over
HF594 for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy Omnibus Bill.
Rep. Masin moves
HF424 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy Omnibus Bill.
HF424 (Masin) American Red Cross special license plate established and money appropriated
Testifiers:
Vic Moore, Franzen Moore Government Relations
Rep. Erhardt laid over
HF454 for possible inclusion in the Transportation Policy Omnibus Bill
The meeting was adjourned at 3:14 PM.
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Representative Ron Erhardt, Chair
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Lily Schultze, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda:
HF289 (Fischer) Special license plate record keeping and reporting required, and special Anatomical Gift license plate established.
HF199 (Simonson) Retired firefighter special plates established.
HF146 (Howe) Trunk Highway 23 designated as Officer Tom Decker Memorial Highway.
HF594 (Torkelson) Breast Cancer Research plates established.
HF424 (Masin) American Red Cross special license plate established, and money appropriated.
Meeting Documents: HF199 A1