STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
WORKFORCE, LABOR, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Representative Dave Pinto, Chair of the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 8:16 A.M. on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Room G3 of the State Capitol Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
BAKER, Dave (GOP Chair)
PINTO, Dave (DFL Chair)
GREENMAN, Emma (DFL Vice Chair)
MEKELAND, Shane (GOP Vice Chair)
BAKEBERG, Ben
BERG, Kaela
FRAZIER, Cedrick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
JOHNSON, Pete
JOHNSON, Wayne
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
MUELLER, Patricia
SCHULTZ, Isaac
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie
A quorum was present.
Chair Baker moved that the minutes of April 15, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3732 (Pinto) - Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made.
Chair Baker moved to reconsider adoption of H3732DE1. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Pinto withdrew the H3732DE1.
Chair Baker moved the H3732DE2 amendment.
Testifying on the H3732DE2 amendment:
• Josiah Moore, Department of Labor and Industry
Vice Chair Greenman moved H3732A4 amendment to the H3732DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT, TO THE AMENDMENT, WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Frazier moved H3732A2 amendment to the H3732DE2 amendment as amended.
Representative Schultz requested a roll call on the H3732A2 amendment.
The clerk took the roll on the H3732A2 amendment:
AYES
Pinto
Greenman
Berg
Frazier
Hussein
Johnson P.
Kozlowski
NAYS
Mekeland
Bakeberg
Johnson W.
Mueller
Schultz
Zeleznikar
Baker
There being 7 AYES, 7 NAYS. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Additional testimony on H3732DE2 amendment:
• Deven Bowdry, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Chair Baker renewed the motion of the H3732DE2 amendment as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Baker moved that HF 3732, as amended, to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED
The meeting adjourned at 9:21 A.M.
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Representative Dave Pinto, Chair
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Representative Dave Baker, Chair
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Representative Emma Greenman, Vice Chair
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Representative Shane Mekeland, Vice Chair
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Representative Ben Bakeberg
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Representative Kaela Berg
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Representative Cedrick Frazier
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Representative Samakab Hussein
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Representative Pete Johnson
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Representative Wayne Johnson
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Representative Liish Kozlowski
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Representative Patricia Mueller
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Representative Isaac Schultz
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Representative Natalie Zeleznikar
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Aishat Tiamiyu, Committee Legislative Assistant