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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Capital Investment Division

Chair: Rep. Mary Murphy
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Presentations on:
Clay County Resource Recovery Campus
Western Lakes Sanitary Sewer District
Metropolitan Area Inflow and Infiltration
DHS Mental Health Crisis Center grants
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes

III. (Pending Referral) HF837 (Sandstede) - Early childhood screening funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV. (Pending Referral) HF825 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Child care businesses in low-income urban areas run by two women pilot program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

V. (Pending Referral) HF908 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Child care business training funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

VI. Adjournment
Bills Added
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF 369 (Albright) Federal research and development support program created
HF 180 (Sauke) Centers for independent living funding
HF 656 (Koznick) New American workforce training funding provided
HF 537 (Fischer) Orthotic and prosthetic digital technology center funding provided

If you would like to testify, please contact Travis Reese at (651) 296-7175 or travis.reese@house.mn

**Bill Removed: HF 263 (Koegel)**
Bills Removed
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 8:00 AM

State Government Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Michael V. Nelson
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Overview for the Minnesota Racing Commission
II. Overview for the Minnesota Lottery
III. Overview for the Minnesota Gambling Control Board
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Taxes

Chair: Rep. Paul Marquart
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. HF 670 (Freiberg) Construction materials purchased by certain contractors exemption provisions modified, and refund provision added
II. HF 779 (Swedzinski) Construction materials purchased by certain contractors exemption provisions modified, and refund provision added
III. HF 702 (Swedzinski) Local government motor vehicle purchase exemption expanded
IV. HF 382 (Marquart) Sunset date on sale tax exemption for admission to Minnesota State High School League sponsored events eliminated

HF 709 and HF 413 are being moved to be heard on February 13
HF 709 (McDonald) County agricultural society sales at county fairs exemption provided
HF 413 (McDonald) Herbicide purchases exemption provided
Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:35 AM

Rules and Legislative Administration

Chair: Rep. Ryan Winkler
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Meeting:
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
9:35 AM to 9:45 AM
Basement Hearing Room

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes of February 5, 2019

IV. Calendar for the Day for February 14, 2019

V. Adjournment

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Jeanne Poppe
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Begin MN Dept. of Ag budget and program overview
- Commissioner Thom Petersen
- Josh Stamper, Pesticides & Fertilizer Management Division Director
II. HF 47 (Anderson) Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Council and fee extended
- Grant Anderson, AFREC Board Chair
- Bill Bond, Executive Director, MN Crop Production Retailers
III. HF 270 (Anderson) Authorizing the Rural Finance Authority to issue or participate in more than one methane digester loan to a farmer

Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Education Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Jim Davnie
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
The regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 12 has been canceled.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Jean Wagenius
Location: Remote Hearing
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Government Operations

Chair: Rep. Mike Freiberg
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF570 (Erickson)
Mille Lacs County; auditor-treasurer position made an appointed position subject to reverse referendum.

HF400 (Olson)
Opioid Stewardship Advisory Council, opioid stewardship account, and opiate product registration fee established; opioid addiction prevention, education, intervention, treatment, and recovery provisions modified; and money appropriated.

If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division

Chair: Rep. John Lesch
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF 745 (Her) Marriages by minors provisions elminated, and proof of age required.
• Testifiers (TBA)
HF 631 (Lesch) Electronic device location tracking warrant information reporting enabled
• Testifiers (TBA)
**If you would like to testify, please call Rachel Ganani, Committee Administrator at: 651-296-5071**
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 12:45 PM

Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF177 (Lien) Clay County; new resource recovery campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 384 (Sauke) Rochester; Willow Creek Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF450 (Sauke) Rochester; Cascade Lake Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF214 (Ecklund) St. Louis County; Voyageur Country All-Terrain Vehicle Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF403 (Ecklund) St. Louis and Lake Counties; all-terrain vehicle trails funding provided, and money appropriated.

Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 12:45 PM
Time Note: **THE COMMITTEE IS IN RECESS AND WILL RECONVENE AT 5:15PM**

Health and Human Services Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Tina Liebling
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
*Agenda Item Added

*Minnesota Department of Health Presentation on HIV Strategy Report
HF269 (Cantrell) HIV prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF479 (Becker-Finn) Domestic violence and sexual assault prevention program established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Testifiers should email Chris McCall (Chris.McCall@house.mn) and Krysta Niedernhofer (Krysta.Niedernhofer@house.mn).
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Community Centered Probation Week

HF 689 (Long) Probation length for certain offenses modified, and court-granted early termination and discharge of probation clarified.

HF 70 (Kunesh-Podein) Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women created, annual report on violence against indigenous women and girls required, and money appropriated.

HF 418 (Moller) Criminal sexual conduct statutory reform working group created, and report required.

*Items HF 70 and HF 418 of the agenda will simply be a motion to correct previous motions. Both bills have been heard previously. Testimony was taken at that time. No further action will be taken on the bill other than to clarify and correct these motions.
Bills Added

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 12:45 PM

Transportation Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Frank Hornstein
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
If you would like to testify, please contact the committee administrator at John.Howe@house.mn
Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Commerce

Chair: Rep. Laurie Halverson
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF476 (Stephenson) - Property and casualty policy exclusion coverage regulated.
HF629 (Halverson) - Minnesota premium security plan funding operation extended, and reporting requirements specified.

If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator: Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn
Bills Added
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Education Policy

Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Presentation: Education Standards
House Research

III. HF116 (Freiberg) - School districts authorized to renew expiring referendums by action of school board.

IV. HF163 (Youakim) - School board vacancy technical changes made.

More bills may be added.

V. Adjournment
Bills Added

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Health and Human Services Policy

Chair: Rep. Rena Moran
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF349 (Halverson) Electronic cigarettes included in smoking definition under Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.

HF350 (Mann) Statewide cessation services to help Minnesotans quit using tobacco products authorized.

HF331 (Edelson) Tobacco; charter schools added to prohibition of tobacco in schools, tobacco sale age increased, administrative penalties increased, and alternative penalties allowed.
Attachments:

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Higher Education Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Connie Bernardy
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from February 6, 2019

IV. University of Minnesota Budget Request

V. Adjournment

If you are interested in testifying, please contact Sean Herring at Sean.Herring@house.mn
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Rob Ecklund
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Overview of the Minnesota American Legion
Darrel Redepenning, Commander
Randy Tesdahl, State Adjutant

Overview of Disabled American Veterans of Minnesota
Trent Dilks, Legislative Director

Bill Hearings:
HF530 (Johnson) Domestic abuse prevention program for veterans and their families funding provided, and money appropriated
HF586 (Becker-Finn)Veteran suicide awareness day declared