TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING – Government Operations
2019-2020 Regular Session

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Mike Freiberg, Chair of the Government Operations Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:07pm on April 11th, 2019, in Room 10 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
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
VOGEL, Bob

Members Excused:
WEST, Nolan

A quorum was present.

Representative Koegel moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on March 28th, 2019 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Elkins moved HF2808 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

HF2808 (Elkins); Website Accessibility Grant Advisory Council established, grants to cities and counties to improve website accessibility funding provided, and money appropriated.

The following testified on HF2808:
The Honorable Steve Elkins, State Representative
David Fenley, ADA Director, Minnesota Council on Disability
Leah Patton, Executive Director, Minnesota County Information Technology Leadership Association
Irene Gao, League of Minnesota Cities
Matt Ehling, MNIT
Rick Heller, Disability Advocate

Representative Masin moved Amendment H2808A1. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Elkins renewed his motion to rerefer HF2808 to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Elkins moved HF1977 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

HF1977 (Elkins); Contract nonmonetary consideration restriction exemption added.

The following testified on HF1977:
The Honorable Steve Elkins, State Representative
Brent Christensen, President and CEO, Minnesota Telecom Alliance

Representative Elkins moved to adopt the following oral amendment: 1:11 delete “state-owned” and after “fiber” insert “owned by the state as of the effective date of this section”. THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Representative Elkins renewed his motion to rerefer HF1977, as amended, to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Nash moved HF1949 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

HF1949 (Nash); Cloud computing defined, and consideration of cloud computing options in state agency information technology projects required.

The following testified on HF1949:
The Honorable Jim Nash, State Representative

Representative Nash moved Amendment H1949A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Nash renewed the motion that HF1949, as amended, be rereferred to the Committee Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF986 was presented for an informational hearing.

HF986 (Bahr); Legislative enactment single subject requirement enacted, and constitutional amendment proposed.

The following testified on HF986:
The Honorable Cal Bahr, State Representative
Erick Kaardal
Matt Ehling, Board Member, Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
Rick Heller

Representative Freiberg moved HF2066 be re-referred to the Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Division.

HF2066 (Runbeck); Criminal background checks authorized by local units of government.

The following testified on HF2066:
The Honorable Linda Runbeck, State Representative
John Swenson, Director, Lino Lakes Public Safety Department
Ann Lindstrom, League of Minnesota Cities

Representative Zerwas requested a roll call vote on HF2066.

Representative Zerwas withdrew his request for a roll call vote on HF2066.

Representative Freiberg renewed his motion to rerefer HF2066 to the Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform Finance & Policy Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:18 pm.