MINUTES
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair of the Committee on State Government Finance called the twenty-sixth meeting to order at 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2005, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair	PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair	
BLAINE, GREG	DELAFOREST, CHRIS	
FINSTAD, BRAD	HILTY, BILL	
KAHN, PHYLLIS	KRINKIE, PHIL	
MULLERY, JOE	SOLBERG, LOREN	
A quorum was present.
Chairman Seifert moved approval of Approval of Minutes for Monday, April 18, 2005.  
THE MOTION PREVAILED.  THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Chairman Seifert moved HF1481 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
Chairman Seifert moved the delete all amendment labeled “A05-0609”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert incorporated the amendment labeled “H1481A10”.
	Testifying were: Victoria Reinheardt
			   Bob Hentges, Minnesota Government Relations Council
			   Ann Higgins
			   Tina Rosenstein, Environmental Services Director, Nicollet County
			   Dana Badgerow, Commissioner, Dept. of Administration
			   Nicky Giancola, Assistant Commissioner, Dept. of Administration
			   Sheila Reger, Deputy Commissioner, Dept. of Administration
			   Kent Allin, Materials Management, Dept. of Administration
			   Wayne Wisloskie, Real Estate Management, Dept. of Administration
			   Karen Killberg, Executive Director, Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund
			   Cheryl Furrer, Education Minnesota
			   Gene Ranieri, City of Minneapolis
			   Bob Johnson, Bois Forte Indian Reservation
			   Erik Rudeen, MnDOT
			   Greg Hubinger, Director, Legislative Coordinating Commission
			   Diane Cushman, Director, Economic Status of Women
			   Barry LaGrave, Directory, House Public Information Services
			   Beth Fraser, MAPA
			   Julie Blyle, AFSCME
			   Howard Bicker, State Investment Board
			   Jeanne Olson, Campaign Finance Board
			   Ken Peterson, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
The committee recessed at 10:13 a.m.
The committee reconvened at 2:11 p.m.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A21”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A22”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A1”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A19”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H181A39”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled ‘H1481A32”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Solberg moved the amendment labeled “H1481A26”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A7”.
Representative Kahn incorporated the following amendments:
	Page 1, line 4, before "The Legislative" insert: "If non state funds are available".
	Page 1, line 8, delete "at no charge".
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A34”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A11”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Solberg moved the amendment labeled “H1481A12”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “LCPR05-261”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “LCPR05-262”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “LCPR05-263”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Krinkie moved the amendment labeled “H1481A14”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A27”.	
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Solberg moved the amendment labeled “H1481A16”.
A division was requested by Representative Kahn.
THERE BEING 4 VOTED FOR AND 6 VOTED AGAINST, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Hilty moved the amendment labeled “H1481A18”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “H1481A40”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Peppin moved the amendment labeled “H1481A25”
The Chair was in doubt and requested a show of hands.
THERE BEING 5 VOTES FOR AND 4 VOTES AGAINST, THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “A1481A24”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hilty moved the amendment labeled “H1481A17”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A2”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hilty moved the amendment labeled “H1481A6”.
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Hilty moved the amendment labeled “H1481A37”.
Representative Hilty withdrew the amendment labeled “H1481A37”.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A43”.
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative DeLaForest moved the amendment labeled “H1481A28”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A3”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “A05-0648”.
Chairman Seifert withdrew the amendment labeled “A05-0648”.
Representative Hilty moved the amendment labeled “H1481A36”.
Representative Hilty withdrew the amendment labeled “H1481A36”.
Representative Krinkie moved the amendment labeled “H1481A30”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn moved the amendment labeled “H1481A29”.
Representative Kahn withdrew the amendment labeled “H1481A29”.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “A05-0653”,
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert moved the amendment labeled “MS44-2”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chairman Seifert renewed his motion moving HF1481, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
Daniel J. Miller
Committee Legislative Assistant