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Human Services Finance

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Thursday, February 22, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM on February 22nd, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
MOHAMUD, Noor (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
GILLMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
QUAM, Duane
VIRNIG, Bianca
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Excused:
FRANSON, Mary
KEELER, Heather

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Bahner moved that the minutes of February 20th, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from Office of Addiction and Recovery.

Presenter:
• Jeremy Drucker, Director, and Assistant Commissioner

HF2000 Stephenson- Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF2000 be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance & Policy.
Chair Noor moved the A18 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Stephenson presented HF2000.

Testifiers:
• Susan Sheridan Tucker, Executive Director of Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling

Chair Noor renewed his motion that HF2000 as amended by the A18 amendment be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance & Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:31PM.


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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Fardusa Ahmed, Committee Legislative Assistant




More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2000 (Stephenson) - Lawful gambling; sports betting and fantasy contests provided for and authorized, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting and fantasy contest taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, charitable gambling provided for and lawful gambling tax rates modified, pari-mutuel horse racing provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

01:02 - Office of Addiction And Recovery presentation.
45:53 - HF2000 (Stephenson) Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.


I. Presentation from the Office of Addiction And Recovery.

II. HF2000 (Stephenson) - Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, reports required, and money appropriated.*

*Committee discussion of HF2000 will be limited to the following provisions within the jurisdiction of the Human Services Finance Committee:
- Article 2, Section 2, Subdivision 7
- Article 4, Section 2

**Agenda items may be added or removed.

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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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