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THIRTY-FIRST MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Thursday, April 16, 2020

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

COMMERCE COMMITTEE

Representative Laurie Halverson, Chair of the Commerce Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 4:04 P.M. on Thursday, April 16, 2020 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
HALVERSON, Laurie, Chair
STEPHENSON, Zack, Vice Chair
O’DRISCOLL, Tim, GOP Lead
CARLSON, Andrew
DAVIDS, Greg
DEHN, Raymond
ELKINS, Steve
GAROFALO, Pat
HALEY, Barb
HOWARD, Michael
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
KRESHA, Ron
LESCH, John
MAHONEY, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
RICHARDSON, Ruth
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
TABKE, Brad
THEIS, Tama

Members excused:
LISLEGARD, Dave

A quorum was present.

Representative Stephenson moved to approve the minutes from the committee meeting on March 11th, 2020. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

SF4489 (Housley); Limited off-sale of liquor for restaurants closed by executive order.

The following testified on SF4489:
Liz Rammer, Hospitality Minnesota
Lauren Bennett McGinty, MN Craft Brewers Guild
Leili Fatehi, MN Craft Brewers Guild
Lon Larson, Castle Danger Brewing
Mike Jennings, MLBA Board Member
Mike Madigan, MN Beer Wholesalers Association
Tom Hanson, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

The meeting was adjourned at 5:27 p.m.

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Representative Laurie Halverson, Chair



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Simon Brown, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
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• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
Agenda:.
05:05 - Informational hearing on beer and wine to-go from restaurants proposal.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
• The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public; we expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks; thank you for your patience as we adapt.


Beer and Wine To-Go from Restaurants
Revisor Language 20-8379 *Informational Hearing Only*

Public Testimony Information:
• This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at travis.reese@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.
• Public Testimony will be taken at the end of the presentation, as is custom with in person hearings.

This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:
1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1

2) Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/

3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc