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House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, December 5 2008 - Archive Video

02:36 - Gavel, and presentation of the November 2008 Economic Forecast by Minnesota Management & Budget.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Wednesday, May 7 2008 - Archive Video

00:40 - SF2833&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF2833 (Thissen) Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act.
02:40 - HF2748&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF2748 (Liebling) Administrative services unit required to apportion the necessary amount to purchase medical professional liability insurance coverage and authorizing fees to be adjusted to compensate for the apportioned amount, and money appropriated.
07:09 - HF3796&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3796 (Eken) Council established to prescribe legislator and constitutional officer salaries, compensation council abolished, and constitutional amendment proposed.
13:37 - HF3082&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3082 (Murphy, M.) Omnibus public pension bill.
Runs 20 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Tuesday, May 6 2008 - Archive Video

15:07 - Gavel.
15:33 - HF3380&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3380 (Liebling) State health care county-based purchasing program requirements revised.
24:01 - HF863&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF863 (Hortman) Emission standards adoption required for motor vehicles, necessary updates provided for to comply with the Clean Air Act, and reports and study required.
Runs 16 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, April 21 2008 - Archive Video

13:47 - Gavel.
14:51 - HF3729&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3729 (Hilty) Legislative Energy Commission established, and Legislative Electric Energy Task Force abolished, conforming corrections made, and money appropriated.
17:51 - SF2706&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF2706 (Hilty) Sustainable building 2030; building performance standards development.
20:58 - SF2786&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF2786 (Mahoney) Restricted plumber licenses modifications.
22:47 - HF3034&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3034 (Mahoney) Electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, and high-pressure piping professional provisions modified.
44:24 - HF3292&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3292 (Dittrich) School trust fund lands management provided, school trust fund land return improvements provided, Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee mission redefined, and report provided.
50:17 - HF3498&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3498 (Berns) Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized.
52:30 - HF3955&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3955 (Thissen) Home care service provider regulations modified, and community-based care promoted for older adults through establishment of community consortiums, and reports required.
Runs 43 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Thursday, April 17 2008 - Archive Video

08:24 - Gavel.
08:58 - Amendment to the House Budget Resolution.
10:03 - HF3722&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3722 (Rukavina) Higher education, jobs and economic development appropriations.
12:18 - SF3669&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF3669 (Madore) Transportation construction impacts mitigation effects on small businesses report.
15:01 - SF3061&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF3061 (Eken) Petrofund program modified.
16:04 - HF3902&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3902 (Juhnke) Omnibus agriculture and veterans affairs policy bill.
32:57 - HF3343&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3343 (Juhnke) Wind energy conversion system aggregation program created, and money appropriated.
35:27 - SF3061&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF3061 (Eken) Petrofund program modified.
41:55 - HF615&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF615 (Walker) Responsible family life and sexuality education programs provided, information on certain immunizations required, and money appropriated.
54:00 - HF3195&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3195 (Knuth) Intent to participate in greenhouse gas emission cap and trade program established, studies required, and money appropriated.
59:51 - SF3337&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF3337 (Hilty) Omnibus energy policy bill.
Runs 54 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, April 14 2008 - Archive Video

10:35 - Gavel.
11:07 - SF345&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF345 (Huntley) Medical use of marijuana.
13:55 - Amendment to House Budget Resolution.
15:27 - HF3280&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3280 (Dill) Public land expedited exchanges provided.
17:40 - HF3558&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3558 (Madore) 2008 US Women's Open temporary permits required for passenger vehicles.
20:58 - HF4075&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF4075 (Olin) Bovine tuberculosis control provided in certain areas, and money appropriated.
30:20 - HF3706&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3706 (Severson) Special license plate surcharge repealed.
32:00 - HF3490&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3490 (Bigham) Juvenile driver's license $30 reinstatement fee imposed following revocation.
33:27 - HF3800&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3800 (Hornstein) 2008 Omnibus transportation policy bill.
Runs 28 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Wednesday, April 9 2008 - Archive Video

07:06 - Gavel.
07:38 - SF345&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>SF345 (Huntley) Medicinal use of marijuana.
17:20 - SF2564&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>SF2564 (Huntley) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families maintenance of effort programs modified.
Runs 20 minutes.

Joint meeting of the House Finance and House Ways and Means committees
Friday, February 29 2008 - Archive Video

07:00 - Gavel.
08:50 - Presentation of the February Forecast.
Runs 1 hour, 56 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, February 22 2008 - Archive Video

04:00 - Gavel.
04:34 - HF3055&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3055 (Solberg) State agencies deficiency funding provided, and money appropriated.
09:10 - HF2553&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF2553 (Winkler) Catastrophe survivor compensation fund established, and money appropriated.
33:30 - Discussion regarding possible impact of upcoming February Economic Forecast.
38:09 - HF3200&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3200 (Lenczewski) Internal Revenue Code conforming changes made, tuition and teacher expense additions provided, contractor withholdings required, income tax brackets index temporarily modified, nonresident income assigned to this state, and report required.
1:17:05 - HF3201&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2008>HF3201 (Lenczewski) Omnibus Tax bill.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, December 3 2007 - Archive Video

08:15 - Gavel and introductory remarks.
10:20 - Report on the November 2007 Economic Forecast.
Testimony by:.
• State Economist Tom Stinson, Department of Finance.
• Commissioner Tom Hanson, Department of Finance.
• Assistant Commissioner James Schowalter, Department of Finance.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, November 9 2007 - Archive Video

11:37 - Gavel.
14:08 - Overview of federal funds received by Minnesota.
25:47 - Federal funding for state agency staff (FTE report information).
39:10 - Legislative review of federal fund spending requests.
1:20:12 - Federal fund spending review requests since the end of the 2007 regular session.
1:24:30 - Federal funds spending by an agency - overview of two agencies: Department of Natural Resources and Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Wednesday, May 16 2007 - Archive Video

04:30 - Gavel, and discussion of HF2285&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF2285 (Sertich) Natural resource and cultural heritage dedicated funding provided through increased sales tax revenue, funds established, Natural Heritage Enhancement Council created, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Runs 6 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, May 7 2007 - Archive Video

11:34 - Gavel.
12:27 - SF167&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>SF167 (Mahoney) Unemployment insurance provisions modification.
39:00 - SF345&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>SF345 (Huntley) Medical use of marijuana.
Runs 46 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, April 30 2007 - Archive Video

05:43 - Gavel.
06:00 - HF436&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF436 / SF145&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>SF145 (Hilty) Next Generation Energy Act of 2007 adopted establishing energy policy goals, and providing for renewable energy obligations.
25:13 - HF2253&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF2253 (Peterson) Community-based energy development projects provisions modified, renewable energy projects regulated, Public Utilities Commission policies required, wind energy permits authorized, and renewable energy option program sunset repealed.
31:26 - HF904&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF904 (Dill) Land acquisition, land owners' bill of rights, and mineral interest record requirements modified; state park additions and deletions provided; state land conveyances authorized; and St.
Louis County land status provided.
34:30 - HF1116&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF1116 (Dill) Game and fish definitions, fees, license and stamp provisions, and possession and taking provisions modified; apprentice hunter validation provided; commercial fishing provisions modified; and criminal and civil penalties imposed.
Runs 37 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, April 13 2007 - Archive Video

08:55 - Gavel.
09:50 - Discussion of adjustments to the House budget target allocations.
15:41 - HF1048&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF1048 (Pelowski) Employee Relations Department abolished and duties transferred, and employee protections provided.
21:45 - SF2096&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>SF2096 (Wagenius) Omnibus Environment, Natural Resources and Energy Finance bill.
1:36:28 - HF2227&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF2227 (Juhnke) Omnibus Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance bill.
The committee took a 4 minute recess.
1:47:40 - HF829&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF829 (Paymar) Omnibus Public Safety Finance bill.
Runs 2 hours, 7 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Thursday, March 22 2007 - Archive Video

02:42 - Gavel, and presentation of HF886&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF886 (Hausman) Omnibus capital investment bill.
The committee went into recess.
Runs 4 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, March 16 2007 - Archive Video

15:27 - Gavel, followed by an extended recess.
1:06:08 - Beginning discussion of HR1 (Solberg) A house resolution setting the maximum limits on expenditures by major finance bills for the biennium in accordance with House Rule 4.03.
Discussion of HR1 runs 1 hour, 20 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Friday, March 9 2007 - Archive Video

06:00 - Gavel.
07:30 - HC2&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HC2 (Solberg) Revenue targets; a house concurrent resolution relating to the adoption of revenue targets under Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.102, subdivision 2 (Price of government).
21:45 - Member testimony on budget target setting process.
Runs 31 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, March 5 2007 - Archive Video

02:35 - Gavel, and discussion of the February economic forecast with Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson, State Economist Tom Stinson, Assistant Finance Commissioner James Schowalter and Dan Laufenberg, vice president and chief economist, Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Runs 58 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Thursday, February 8 2007 - Archive Video

03:27 - Gavel.
04:53 - HF160&session_number=0&ls_year=85&year=2007>HF160 (Hilty) Help America Vote Act account appropriations transfer authorized.
Runs 9 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, January 22 2007 - Archive Video

01:10 - Gavel.
02:35 - Former finance commissioner Peter Hutchinson speaks about budgeting.
48:35 - Former finance commissioner Jon Gunyou speaks about budgeting.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.

House Ways and Means Committee
Monday, January 8 2007 - Archive Video

02:27 - Gavel.
05:20 - Economic forecast presentation by Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson and State Economist Tom Stinson.
Runs 47 minutes.