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Rules and Legislative Administration

FORTY SECOND MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Monday, March 21, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

Rules and Legislative Administration
MINUTES

Representative Peppin, Chair of the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:47 P.M. on March 21, 2016, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

PEPPIN, Joyce, Chair
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
NELSON, Michael
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene
PINTO, Dave
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
THISSEN, Paul

Members excused:

FENTON, Kelly, Vice Chair
KELLY, Tim

Representative Peppin called the meeting to order at 4:47 pm. A quorum was present.

Representative O’Driscoll moved that the minutes of March 15, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Peppin moved the Report on Appointments.
Kelly Knight, Director of the Minnesota House of Representatives Human Resources Department, testified on the Report on Appointments. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Peppin moved the Report on Change in Status.
Kelly Knight, Director of the Minnesota House of Representatives Human Resources Department, testified on the Report on Change in Status. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Peppin moved the Report on Terminations.
Kelly Knight, Director of the Minnesota House of Representatives Human Resources Department, testified on the Report on Terminations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Thissen moved to amend rule 1.50 of the Permanent Rules of the House. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Thissen moved to amend the Permanent Rules of the House by adopting a new rule, 4.015, and requested a roll call. The result was as follows:


AYES
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
NELSON, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
PINTO, Dave
THISSEN, Paul

NAYS
PEPPIN, Joyce
ALBRIGHT, Tony
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris


On a vote of 9 AYES and 12 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Thissen moved to amend rule 2.43 of the Permanent Rules of the House.

Rick Heller testified on the amendment.
Rich Neumeister testified on the amendment.

Representative Thissen renewed his motion. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Thissen moved the A-1 amendment to the 8.01 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Jim Reinholdz, House Controller of the Minnesota House of Representatives, testified on the amendment.
Rich Neumeister testified on the amendment.
Don Gemberling of the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information testified on the amendment.

Representative Pinto requested a roll call. The result was as follows:


AYES
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
NELSON, Michael
PINTO, Dave
THISSEN, Paul




NAYS
PEPPIN, Joyce
ALBRIGHT, Tony
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris


On a vote of 8 AYES and 12 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Thissen moved to amend rule 2.06 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House.
Representative Thissen moved to change amendment 2.06 to a committee concurrent resolution and to amend proposed rule 2.08 onto the concurrent resolution with Joint Rule 2.06.
Representative Thissen moved to orally amend Joint Rule 2.08, page 1, last line: insert “accept or reject” before the words “that revision.”

Rick Heller testified on the amendment.
Rich Neumeister testified on the amendment.

Representative Thissen requested a roll call. The result was as follows:


AYES
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
NELSON, Michael
PINTO, Dave
THISSEN, Paul

NAYS
PEPPIN, Joyce
ALBRIGHT, Tony
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris


On a vote of 8 AYES and 12 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Thissen moved to amend the SCR8-A11 amendment onto the proposed amendment to Rule 2.06 and requested a roll call. The result was as follows:


AYES
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
NELSON, Michael
PINTO, Dave
THISSEN, Paul

NAYS
PEPPIN, Joyce
ALBRIGHT, Tony
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
SANDERS, Tim
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris


On a vote of 8 AYES and 12 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Thissen moved the 2.06 amendment and requested a roll call. The result was as follows:


AYES
BERNARDY, Connie
FLANAGAN, Peggy
FREIBERG, Mike
HORTMAN, Melissa
ISAACSON, Jason
NELSON, Michael
PINTO, Dave
THISSEN, Paul

NAYS
PEPPIN, Joyce
ALBRIGHT, Tony
GAROFALO, Pat
GUNTHER, Bob
HOPPE, Joe
KRESHA, Ron
MACK, Tara
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
O’NEILL, Marion
SANDERS, Tim
SWEDZINSKI, Chris

On a vote of 8 AYES and 11 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:56 P.M.


Representative Joyce Peppin, Chair


Jynell Boulka, Committee Legislative Assistant