TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Michael Howard, Chair of the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. on February 21, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
HASSAN, Hodan
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa
PETERSBURG, John

Excused:
HUSSEIN, Samakab

A quorum was present.

Lead Johnson moved that the minutes of February 20, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3845 (Agbaje) Landlord and tenant provisions clarified, and service of summons and complaint modified.

Vice Chair Agbaje moved HF3845 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Vice Chair Agbaje moved the HF3845A1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Vice Chair Agbaje presented HF3845 as amended.

Testifying:
• Julia Zwak, Legal Aid
• Ron Elwood, Legal Aid

Chair Howard renewed the motion that HF3845 as amended, be referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3810 (Moller) Landlord prohibited from initiating an eviction action against a tenant who terminates a lease based on status as a crime victim, and expungements of eviction records modified.

Chair Howard moved HF3810 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Chair Howard moved the HF3810A1 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Moller presented HF3810 as amended.

Testifying:
• Ron Elwood, Legal Aid

Chair Howard renewed the motion that HF3810 as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2704 (Pérez-Vega) Tenant's right to organize and penalties for retaliation for tenant organization provided.

Representative Pérez-Vega moved that HF2704 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Pérez-Vega moved the HF2704A3 amendment to be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Pérez-Vega presented HF2704 as amended.

Testifiers:
• Margaret Kaplan, Housing Justice Center
• Marion Butler
• Jafar Aliweyd, New American Development Center
• Jennifer Gordon, Minnesota Multi-Housing Association
• Katherine Banbury, HOME Line

Representative Pérez-Vega renewed the motion that HF2704 as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Lead Johnson requested a roll call on HF2704 as amended.

AYES
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
CHA, Ethan
HASSAN, Hodan
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa

NAYS
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
DOTSETH, Jeff
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
PETERSBURG, John

EXCUSED
HUSSEIN, Samakab

There being 7 AYES, 5 NAYS, and 1 EXCUSED, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3917 (Hassan) Clarifying tenant's rights to contact emergency services.

Representative Hassan moved that HF3917 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Hassan presented HF2704.

Testifiers:
• Sue Aberholden, NAMI Minnesota

Chair Howard renewed the motion that HF3917 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:17 P.M.






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Representative Michael Howard, Chair


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Emma Erdahl, Committee Legislative Assistant