STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Representative Liz Olson, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order at 9:03 A.M. on, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
OLSON, Liz (Chair)
EDELSON, Heather (Vice-Chair)
GAROFALO, Pat (Republican Lead)
ACOMB, Patty
FREIBERG, Mike
HASSAN, Hodan
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWARD, Michael
KLEVORN, Ginny
KRESHA, Ron
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MOLLER, Kelly
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
PELOWSKI, Gene, Jr.
PFARR, Brian
PINTO, Dave
RARICK, Marion
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCOTT, Peggy
Members Excused:
AGBAJE, Esther
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
GOMEZ, Aisha
NASH, Jim
PETERSBURG, John
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
A quorum was present.
Vice Chair Edelson moved that the minutes of April 29, 2024, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF5245 (Becker-Finn) Judiciary Supplemental Budget Bill
Chair Olson moved HF 5245 before the committee.
Representative Frazier presented HF 5245.
Following discussion Chair Olson temporarily laid over HF 5245.
HF5216 (Moller) Public Safety Supplemental Budget Bill
Representative Moller moved that HF 5216 be placed on the General Register.
Representaitve Moller presented HF 5216.
Representative Moller moved the A8 amendment to HF 5216.
Representative Moller presented the A8 amendment to HF 5216.
Representative offered an oral amendment to the H5216A8 amendment as follows:
Page 1, line 9, after the period, insert “Section 645.241 does not apply to violations of this section”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.
Representative Moller renewed the motion to adopt the A8 amendment, as amended, to HF 5216. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Moller presented HF 5216 as amended.
Testifying:
• Paul Schnell, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
Representative Moller moved that the language contained in HF 5245 be incorporated into HF 5216, the Judiciary and Public Safety Supplemental Budget Bill, as separate articles. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Moller moved that the language contained in HF 5216, as amended, be incorporated into HF 5216, the Public Safety and Judiciary Supplemental Budget Bill, as separate articles. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Moller renewed the motion that HF 5216, as amended, be placed on the General Register, and that nonpartisan staff be directed to make any technical corrections and amend the title. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF5299 (Pelowski) Higher Education Supplemental Budget Bill
Representative Pelowski moved that HF 5299 be placed on the General Register.
Representative Pelowski presented HF 5299.
Representative Pelowski renewed the motion that HF 5299 be placed on the General Register, and that nonpartisan staff be directed to make any necessary technical changes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting adjourned at 10:02 A.M.
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Representative Liz Olson, Chair
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Leah Killian, Committee Legislative Assistant