STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES
Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00 PM on February 9, 2022, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
DAVNIE, Jim
FRANKE, Keith
GREENMAN, Emma
HALEY, Barb
JURGENS, Tony
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou
A quorum was present.
Representative Olson moved to approve the minutes for the February 7, 2021, meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
Chair Noor moved HF2900 be referred to the committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.
Chair Noor moved to adopt HF2900A1. THE MOTION PREVIALED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Frazier presented HF2900 as amended.
Testifying:
Roslyn Robertson, Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry
Mary Turner, MN Nurses Association
Zuleima Nunez Figueroa, UFCW 663.
Tony Ramberg, UFCW 663.
Lori Smith, SEIU 284.
Xavier Heim, SEIU Local 26.
Anne Thomsen, Education Minnesota.
Cliff Adams, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota.
Chrissy Gamst, MAPE.
Alyssa Ingle, ABC & 123 Learning Center.
Deb Pavlica, AFSCME Local 3260.
Claire Brodjieski, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District.
Chair Noor renewed the motion to refer HF2900 as amended, to the committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.
A roll call vote was requested.
Members voting AYE:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
DAVNIE, Jim
GREENMAN, Emma
FRANKE, Keith
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou
Members voting NAY:
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
JURGENS, Tony
HALEY, Barb
On a vote of 9 AYES, and 4 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Vice Chair Xiong ASSUMED the gavel at 2:16 PM.
Chair Noor moved to refer HF1035 to the committee on Ways and Means.
Chair Noor moved to adopt HF1035DE2. THE MOTION PREVIALED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Noor presented HF1035 as amended.
Testifying:
Jessica Webster, Legal Aid.
Danny Schwartzman, Main Street Alliance.
Chair Noor ASSUMED the gavel at 2:30 PM.
Committee was called to RECESS at 2:32 PM.
The committee reconvened at 6:01 PM on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
Vice Chair Xiong ASSUMED the gavel at 6:01 PM.
Chair Noor renewed the motion to refer HF1035 as amended to the committee on Ways and Means.
A roll call vote was requested.
Members voting AYE:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
DAVNIE, Jim
GREENMAN, Emma
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou
Members voting NAY:
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
FRANKE, Keith
HALEY, Barb
JURGENS, Tony
On a vote of 8 AYES, and 5 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Noor ASSUMED the gavel at 6:47 PM.
The meeting was ADJOURNED at 6.47 PM.
Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair
Abdihamid Badri, Committee Legislative Assistant