ELEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Debra Hilstrom

MINUTES

Representative Hilstrom, Chair of Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:15 PM on February 19, 2013 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Hilstrom, Chair
Melin, Vice Chair
Drazkowski, Lead
Bly
Cornish
Hortman
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Lesch
Lien
McNamar
Pugh
Scott

Members excused:
O'Neill
Paymar

Vice Chair Melin called the meeting to order.

At 2:20 PM a quorum was present.

Jeff Shorba, State Court Administrator, Judge Robert Rancourt, 10th Judicial District, Judge Todd Barnette, 4th Judicial District, and Judge Kerry Meyer, 4th Judicial District provided a presentation of Minnesota's specialty courts and took questions from the committee.

Rep Bly moved approval of the minutes from February 13, 2013. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 PM.


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Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair


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TJ Yocum, Committee Legislative Assistant