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Civil Law

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2011-2012 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION

CIVIL LAW

MINUTES

Representative Westrom, Chair of the Civil Law Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:36 PM on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

WESTROM, Torrey, Chair
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve, Vice Chair
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HILSTROM, Debra
HILTY, Bill
HOLBERG, Mary Liz
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
LESCH, John
MAHONEY, Tim
MAZOROL, Pat
PEPPIN, Joyce
PETERSON, Sandra
RUNBECK, Linda
SCOTT, Peggy
SIMON, Steve
WARDLOW, Doug

No members were excused.

A quorum was present.

Representative Lesch moved for approval of the minutes from Monday, February 15, 2012. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1254 (Bills) Residential property rights expanded and defined, and association vote and lien provisions of the Minnesota Common Interest Act Modified.

Representative Gruenhagen moved that HF1254, as amended, be taken off the table. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Drazkowski moved to approve the H1254A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on HF 1254, as amended:
Representative Kurt Bills
Ms. Ellen Stanley, Eagan, MN
Ms. Mary Bujold, Summit House Association
Mr. Mark Gittleman, Gittleman Management Corporation
Mr. Doug Strandness, Dunbar Strandness
Mr. Gene Sullivan, New Concepts Management
Mr. Tom Carlson, Carlson & Associates Ltd.
Mr. Robert Schmitz, Oakdale, MN
Ms. Angelina French, Mid-Continent Management
Ms. Nancy Hylden, Gassen Property Management
Mr. Phaedra Howard, Hellmuth & Johnson
Ms. Eileen Tompkins, Rosemount, MN

Representative Drazkowski assumed the gavel at 1:16 PM.
Representative Westrom reassumed the gavel at 1:22 PM.

Representative Westrom moved to orally amend H1254A4 Page 1, Line 12 after conducted, and insert "in accordance with any procedures or requirements for voting contained in the homeowners association document," and by deleting July 30, 2013 and insert "July 31, 2013."

Representative Westrom withdrew the oral amendment.

Representative Westrom amended the original motion that HF 1254 be recommended to pass and sent to the General Register to a motion that HF 1254, as amended, be referred without recommendation to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:02 PM.




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REP. TORREY WESTROM, CHAIR



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Sarah Novinskie
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1254 (Bills) - Residential property rights expanded and defined, and association lien provisions of the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act modified.
Documents:
  • - 2/15/2012
  • - 2/15/2012
  • - 2/13/2012
  • - 2/15/2012
  • - 2/15/2012
  • - 2/13/2012

The committee may assign time limits to testimony depending on the volume of requests to testify.
See meeting documents below for the current working version of the bill.