THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair of the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:59 P.M. on March 18, 2024, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
STEPHENSON, Zack (Chair)
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie (Vice Chair)
O’DRISCOLL, Tim (GOP Lead)
BIERMAN, Robert
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
FREIBERG, Mike
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOEGEL, Erin
KRAFT, Larry
LIEBLING, Tina
NISKA, Harry
PERRYMAN, Bernie
PFARR, Brian
SCHULTZ, Isaac
TABKE, Brad

Members Absent:
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne

A quorum was present.

Vice-Chair Kotyza-Witthuhn moved to approve the minutes from March 13, 2024. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3320 (Kraft); Boat wrap product stewardship program established to promote recycling, and money appropriated.

Representative Kraft moves to re-consider the motion to re-refer HF3320 to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Kraft moves HH3320 be re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4100 (Reyer); Debt Collection, garnishment, and consumer finance governing provisions modified; debtor protections provided; and statutory forms review required.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF4100 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Chair Stephenson moved the DE3 amendment.

Chair Stephenson moved the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAIELD. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Stephenson moved the underlying DE3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Reyer presented HF4100 as amended.

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF4100, as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3692 (Hassan); Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF3692 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Chair Stephenson moved the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

An oral amendment was introduced. THE AMENDMENT WAS LAID ON THE TABLE.

Representative Hassan presented HF3692 as amended.

Testifying:
• Ron Elwood, Legal Aid

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF3692, as amended, be laid over. The bill was laid over.

HF1930 (Freiberg); End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less, criminal penalties provided, data classified, reports required, immunity provided, and enforcement authorized.

Representative Freiberg moved that HF1930 be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and means.

Representative Freiberg moved the A15 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Freiberg presented HF1930 as amended.

Testifying:
• Thaddeus Pope, Professor of Law, Mitchell-Hamline
• Ellen Kennedy, Professor, Mitchell-Hamline
• Michael Tedford, Surgeon
• Brian Fleming, President, MN Chapter, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
• Dr. peter Daly, Surgeon, Summit Orthopedics
• Cathy Blaeser, Co-executive director, Minnesotan Citizens Concerned for Life
• Robert Tibesar, Surgeon, University of Minnesota Hospitals

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF1930, as amended, be re-referred to Committee on Ways and means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4960 (Tabke); Insurers authorized to use weather-related losses for purposes of underwriting and rating.

Representative Tabke moves that HF4960 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Tabke moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Tabke presented HF4960 as amended.

Testifying:
• Aaron Cocking, President, Insurance Federation of Minnesota
• Peter Brickwedde, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Representative Tabke renewed the motion that HF4960, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF4348 (Freiberg); Nonbank data security law established.

Representative Freiberg moved that HF4348 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Freiberg moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAIELD. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Freiberg presented HF4348 as amended.

Testifying:
• Jon Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Representative Freiberg renewed the motion that HF4348, as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4034 (Cha); Consumer protections with respect to residential real estate established.

Representative Cha moves that HF4034 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Representative Cha moves the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Cha presented HF4034 as amended.

Testifying:
• Jon Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Aaron Cocking, Insurance Federation of Minnesota
• Paul Eger, Minnesota Realtors

Representative Cha renews the motion that HF4034, as amended, be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3330 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger); Health carriers required to provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing.

Chair Stephenson moved that HF3330 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

Chair Stephenson moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger presented HF3330 as amended.

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF3330, as amended, be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4557 (Klevorn); Health plans required to cover scalp hair prosthetics for hair loss caused by cancer treatment.

Representative Klevorn moved that HF4557 be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Klevorn moved the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Klevorn presented HF4557 as amended.

Chair Stephenson renewed the motion that HF4557, as amended, be re-referred to the Health Finance and Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:29 P.M.





Representative Zack Stephenson, Chair




Morgan Durfee, Committee Legislative Assistant