TWENTY THIRD MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY FIRST SESSION

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
MINUTES

Representative Duane Sauke, Vice Chair of the Government Operations, called the twenty-third meeting to order at 9:48am on March 21, 2019, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:

FREIBERG, Mike – Chair
SAUKE, Duane –Vice Chair
ZERWAS, Nick
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINRICH, John
KOEGEL, Erin
LAYMAN, Sandy
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
MASIN, Sandra
NELSON, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
VOGEL, Bob

Members Excused:

NASH, Jim
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Representative Koegel moves to approve the minutes. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Freiberg moves HF2150 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers for HF2150

Representative Carlos Mariani
Representative Jack Considine

Representative Zerwas moves to re-refer HF2150 to the Subcommittee on Local Government.

Representative Zerwas requests a roll call vote. The roll call is as follows:

Ayes

ZERWAS
HEINRICH
LAYMAN
QUAM
THEIS
VOGEL

Nays

FREIBERG
SAUKE
BAHNER
ELKINS
GOMEZ
KOEGEL
LEE
LILLIE
MASIN
NELSON
PELOWSKI


Being 6 Ayes and 11 Nays, MOTION DOES NOT PREVAIL

Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF2550 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Freiberg moves HF132 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the General Register.

Testifiers for HF132

Representative Sandra Masin
Keith Carlson

Representative Freiberg moves to adopt H0132DE1. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Freiberg lays over HF132.

Representative Gomez moves HF2249 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers HF132

Representative Aisha Gomez
Lee McGrath
Brenda Totz
Gina Fast
Jim Hirst

Representative Freiberg moves to adopt H2249DE1. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Duane Sauke, Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee, assumes the role of chair at 11:02am.

Representative Freiberg, Chair of the Government Operations Committee, resumes the roll of Chair and 11:11am.

Representative Freiberg renews the motion to re-refer HF2249 as amended to Ways and Means.

Representative Freiberg moves HF1657 in front of the committee to be re-referred to the General Register.

Testifiers for HF1657

Representative Bob Dettmer
Neil Soltis, City Administrator of Scandia

Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1657 to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Nelson moves HF823 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.

Testifiers for HF823

Representative Michael Nelson
Dan Leary

Representative Nelson moves to adopt the H0823DE2 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED

Representative Zerwas moves to re-refer HF823 to Subcommittee on Local Government.

Representative Zerwas requests a roll call vote.

Representative Freiberg lays over HF823.

Representative Freiberg moves to reconsider the motion for HF1397. MOTION PREVAILS.

Representative Freiberg moves that HF1397 be re-referred to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILS.

Meeting adjourned at 11:31am.