STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
LEGACY FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Representative Samantha Vang, Co-Chair of the Committee on Legacy Finance, called the meeting to order at 10:15 A.M., on Wednesday, March 11th, 2025, in Room G3 of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
VANG, Samantha, (DFL Co-Chair)
MCDONALD, Joe, (GOP Co-Chair)
HUSSEIN, Samakab, (DFL Co-Vice Chair)
SKRABA, Roger, (GOP Co-Vice Chair)
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
LILLIE, Leon
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
OLSON, Bjorn
Members Excused:
DIPPEL, Tom
XIONG, Jay
A quorum was present.
Presentation on Impacts of Operation Metro Surge
• Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, Executive Director, (Neo) Muralismos de Mexico
• Fran de Leon, Artistic Director, Theater Mu
• Laura Zabel, Executive Director, Springboard for the Arts
• Dianne Krizan, President, Minnesota Children’s Museum
• Ryan French, Managing Director, Minnesota Children’s Theatre (Virtual)
• Jenn Hensley, President and CEO, The Bakken Museum
• Pang Yang, Executive Director, MN Zej Zog and Hmong language instructor
• Megan Budke, Immersion, Indigenous, and World Languages Coordinator, SPPS
• Va-Megn Thoj, Founder and CEO, Asian Economic Development Association
• Dr. Bruce Corrie, Economist, Empowering Strategies (Virtual)
Representative Lillie moved that the minutes of March 4, 2026, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:59 AM
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Representative Samantha Vang, Co-Chair
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Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant