FIRST MEETING - 2021 SPECIAL SESSION (34th meeting)

FIRST MEETING – State Government Finance & Elections Committee
2021 First Special Session

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair of the Committee, called the virtual State Government Finance & Elections Committee meeting to order at 8:30 AM, June 24, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services and Facebook Live.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
NELSON, Michael V. - Chair
CARLSON, Andrew - Vice Chair
NASH, Jim - Minority Lead
BAHNER, Kristin
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ELKINS, Steve
GREENMAN, Emma
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOZNICK, Jon
MASIN, Sandra
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane

A quorum was present.

Chair Nelson presented HF12 for an informational hearing.

HF12 (Nelson, M.); changing the deadline for the November forecast.

The following gave an overview of Amendment A21-0237:
Helen Roberts, Fiscal Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives
Matt Gehring, Research Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives Jeff Diebel, Research Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives

The following testified on Amendment A21-0237:
The Honorable Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State
Alice Roberts-Davis, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Administration
Robert Doty, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Revenue
Jim Schowalter, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Management and Budget
Tarek Tomes, Commissioner and Chief Information Officer, Minnesota Information Technology Services The Honorable Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General

The meeting adjourned at 9:53 AM.





Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair



Sydney Spreck, Committee Legislative Assistant