EIGHTEENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Rena Moran, Chair of the Committee, called the remote Ways and Means Committee meeting to order at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services and Facebook Live.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

MORAN, Rena (Chair)
OLSON, Liz (Vice Chair)
GAROFALO, Pat (GOP Lead)
ALBRIGHT, Tony
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
BERNARDY, Connie
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
HASSAN, Hodan
HERTAUS, Jerry
HORNSTEIN, Frank
JOHNSON, Brian
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
MILLER, Tim
NELSON, Michael
NOOR, Mohamud
O’NEILL, Marion
PELOWSKI, Gene Jr.
PETERSBURG, John
PINTO, Dave
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCHULTZ, Jennifer
SCOTT, Peggy
SUNDIN, Mike

Members Excused:

KRESHA, Ron
NASH, Jim

A quorum was present.

Representative Schultz moved to adopt the minutes from Monday, April 19, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


BUDRES01-2 2021 Budget Resolution

Chair Moran moved the 2021 Budget Resolution, coded BUDRES01-2 before the committee.

Chair Moran moved to adopt the BUDRES01-2-A01 amendment.

Dave Greeman, Budget Director, Department of Human Services, offered testimony on changes in the Budget Resolution as they relate to the Health and Human Services targets.

Following discussion, Chair Moran renewed the motion to adopt the BUDRES01-2-A01 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


HF2128 (Liebling) Health and Human Services Omnibus

Representative Liebling moved that HF2128 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Representative Liebling moved to adopt the H2128A67-1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Liebling moved to adopt the H2128A68 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Liebling renewed the motion that HF2128, as amended, be recommended to be placed on the General Register. A roll call was taken, and the results were as follows:

AYES:

MORAN
OLSON
BECKER-FINN
BERNARDY
ECKLUND
HANSEN
HASSAN
HORNSTEIN
LIEBLING
LILLIE
MARIANI
MARQUART
NELSON
NOOR
PELOWSKI
PINTO
SCHULTZ
SUNDIN

NAYS:

GAROFALO
ALBRIGHT
HERTAUS
JOHNSON
KRESHA
MILLER
NASH
O’NEILL
SCHOMACKER

EXCUSED:

PETERSBURG
SCOTT

By a vote of 18 AYES and 9 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting adjourned at 10:08 A.M.


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Representative Rena Moran, Chair


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Laura Sparkman, Committee Legislative Assistant