STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY FIRST SESSION
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
MINUTES
Representative Duane Sauke, Vice Chair of the Government Operations, called the twenty-second meeting to order at 9:48am on March 19, 2019, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
FREIBERG, Mike – Chair
SAUKE, Duane –Vice Chair
ZERWAS, Nick
BAHNER, Kristin
ELKINS, Steve
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINRICH, John
KOEGEL, Erin
LAYMAN, Sandy
LEE, Fue
LILLIE, Leon
MASIN, Sandra
NASH, Jim
NELSON, Michael
PELOWSKI, Gene
VOGEL, Bob
Members Excused:
QUAM, Duane
THEIS, Tama
WEST, Nolan
A quorum was present.
Representative Lee moves to approve the minutes from March 14, 2019. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Zerwas moves to approve the minutes from March 15, 2019. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF2112 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Representative Freiberg moves to adopt the H2112A1 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers for HF2112
Representative Samantha Vang
Henry Erdman, United Food and Commercial Workers
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF2112 as amended to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1962 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Testifiers HF1962
Representative Michael Nelson
Mary Hartnett, Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF 1962 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1968 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Testifiers for HF1968
Representative Frank Hornstien
Kody Olson
Mary Hartnett
Eric Nooker
Representative Freiberg renews motion to re-refer HF1968 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg lays over HF2249.
Representative Duane Sauke, Vice Chair of the Government Operations Committee, assumes the role of Chair at 10:24am.
Representative Freiberg moves HF1397 in front of the committee to be re-referred to Ways and Means.
Testifiers for HF1397
Representative Mike Freiberg
Representative Sandy Layman
Jeff Kolb
Joe Torelli
Mike Hickey
Representative Freiberg renews his motion to re-refer HF1397 to Ways and Means. MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Freiberg, Chair of Government Operations Committee. Resumes role of Chair at 10:50am.
Meeting adjourned at 10:53am.