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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 , 10:00 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Updates from state agencies on Chronic Wasting Disease efforts, Emerald Ash Borer grants, and Local Government Water Infrastructure grants.

Please note that this is an informational interim hearing and no official action will be taken. Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92007

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

*Written testimony will be accepted if you submit to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 9:00am on October 26, 2021.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.


Wednesday, October 27, 2021 , 1:00 PM

Commerce Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
**NOTE: The bills on the agenda are being heard on an informational only basis - no formal action will be taken. Inclusion in this informational hearing does not necessarily indicate a bill’s advancement during the regular session.**

Approval of the Minutes
-April 13, 2021
-June 15, 2021
-September 27, 2021

Informational Basis Only:
-HF XXXX - SF 2096 - (Koegel) - For-sale items at exclusive liquor stores
-HF 1640 (Hornstein) - Farm winery license issuance to sake producer authorized
-HF 122 (Hertaus) - Liquor; city population requirement to qualify for exemption from temporary license restrictions modified
-HF 902 (Becker-Finn) - License restrictions modified
-HF 2619 (Bliss) - Commerce; variance request licensee regulatory requirements modified
-HF XXXX - draft CK066 (Baker) - authorizing licenses for on-sale at the Willmar Civic Center
-HF 374 (O’Driscoll) - Sauk Rapids; on-sale liquor licenses authorized
-HF XXXX - draft CK087 (Agbaje) - modifying the annual production limit for microdistillery on-​and off-sale to exclude spirits bottled under a third-party contract
-HF XXXX - draft CK073 (Davnie) - allowing producers to provide liquor to nonprofit organizations for tasting events
-HF XXXX - draft CK063 (Nash) - allowing strong beer licenses for certain town ball game events
-HF XXXX - draft CK064 (Nash) - allowing certain 3.2 percent malt liquor license to authorize the sale of malt liquor not exceeding 4.5 percent alcohol by volume
-HF 2132 (Berg) - On-sale liquor license holder outdoor consumption authorized
-HF XXXX - draft CK082 (Wolgamott) - Eliminating the prohibition on growler sales by certain brewers
-HF XXXX - draft CK057 (Koznick) - allowing growlers to be sold in 32 oz. bottles
-HF 1963 (Kresha) - Wine transfer allowed between commonly owned liquor stores
-HF 2256 (Erickson) - On-sale intoxicating liquor licenses authorized for event centers located on a farm
-HF XXXX - draft CK072 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - regulating direct shippers of wine; imposing sales and use taxes, liquor gross receipts taxes, and excise taxes on direct shipments of wine; providing for licensing and required reports; providing for classification of data
-HF 62 (Scott) - Farm winery agricultural requirements eliminated
-HF 27 (Jurgens) - Sunday liquor sales hours modified
-HF XXXX - draft CK085 (Jordan) - allowing distilleries of any size to operate a cocktail room
-HF XXXX - SF 2525 (Becker-Finn) - microdistillery definition modification.
-HF 1214 (Daudt) - Coupons permitted as payment for liquor purchase.
-HF 1215 (Daudt) - Exclusive liquor store permitted sale items modified
-HF 1216 (Daudt) - Municipality issuance of off-sale liquor license to any one person or place prohibition repealed
-HF 1597 (Daudt) - Wine and beer sale by food retailers authorized
-HF 1192 (Olson) - Liquor taxation provisions modified; microdistillery off-sale limit modified; malt liquor packaging and off-sale requirements modified; brand registration requirements modified; bar and restaurant off-sale limitation authorized; and clarifying, conforming, and technical changes made

VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed live via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. An archived recording will be made available on the Audio & Video Archive page after the hearing: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/committees/archives/92003. This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

ACCESSIBILITY: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. PLEASE DO NOT contact Jenny regarding agenda items, testimony, or the substance of the hearing.

DOCUMENTS: Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Commerce committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92003

TESTIMONY: To request to testify or to submit written testimony to be included in the official record, please email the Committee Administrator no later than 4:30 pm the day before the hearing, at adeline.miller@house.mn. If requesting to testify virtually, please state which bill you’d like to testify on and your position (support/opposition/neutral) in your email request.


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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 , 1:00 PM

Frontline Worker Pay Working Group

Time Changed
Chair: Sen. Karin Housley
Location: Hybrid Hearing G-3 State Capitol
Agenda:
  1. Approval of September 2 and October 20 meeting minutes
  2. Working group discussion of proposals
  3. Other items as determined by the chair
  4. Adjourn

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at lcc@lcc.leg.mn.

This meeting may be viewed at https://www.senate.mn/media/media_coming_up.html.


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