STATE OF MINNESOTA 6th MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
AGING & LONG-TERM CARE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Schomacker, Chair of the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15 A.M. on February 18th, 2015, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
Members present:
SCHOMACKER, Joe, Chair
THEIS, Tama, Vice Chair
LILLIE, Leon
BAKER, Dave
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
FRANSON, Mary
GUNTHER, Bob
KIEL, Deb
LIEBLING, Tina
MASIN, Sandra
MILLER, Tim
NEWTON, Jerry
ROSENTHAL, Paul
YARUSSO, Barb
Members Excused:
CONSIDINE, John
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
A quorum was present at 8:32 A.M.
The following gave a presentation on long-term care insurance:
Robyn Rowen, Executive Director of the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council, Deb Newman, President and Founder of Newman LTC, and Richard Kleven, Vice President of Government Affairs at Thrivent Financial.
Commissioner Lucinda Jesson of the Minnesota Department of Human Services and Gayle Kvenvold, President and CEO of LeadingAge Minnesota, gave a presentation of the Own Your Future campaign.
Representative Kiel moved that HF 290 be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The following testified on the bill:
Toby Pearson, Vice President of Advocacy for Care Providers of Minnesota, Kari Thurlow, Sr. Vice President of Advocacy of LeadingAge Minnesota, Joel Michael, Tax Researcher of House Research, and Deb Newman, President and Founder of Newman LTC.
Representative Kiel renewed her motion that HF 290 be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Theis assumed the gavel at 9:39 A.M.
Representative Schomacker moved that HF 921 be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Joel Michael, Tax Researcher of House Research, testified on the bill.
Representative Schomacker renewed his motion that HF 921 be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The committee adjourned at 10:01 A.M.
Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair
Nick Lunneborg, Committee Legislative Assistant