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State Government Finance and Policy

EIGHTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Thursday, April 10, 2025

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

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Kristen Bahner, Vice Co-Chair of the State Government Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16 A.M. on April 10, 2025, in Room G23 of the Minnesota State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
KLEVORN, Ginny (DFL Co-Chair)
NASH, Jim (GOP Co-Chair)
BAHNER, Kristen (DFL Vice Co-Chair)
DAVIS, Ben (GOP Vice Co-Chair)
ANDERSON, Paul
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FREIBERG, Mike
HOWARD, Michael
JONES, Kaite
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
KRAFT, Larry
QUAM, Duane
SEXTON, Tom

A quorum was present.

Representative Sexton moved to approve the minutes from April 8, 2025. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2783 (Klevorn); Code of ethics for legislative branch established; payment withholding if credible allegation of fraud exists allowed; authority to share data regarding fraud in public programs granted; renewable energy improvement, storage projects, and EVSE projects provided; and money appropriated.

Co-Chair Klevorn moved that HF2783, as amended on April 8, 2025, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Co-Chair Klevorn moved to adopt the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Co-Chair Klevorn and Co-Chair Nash co-presented HF2783, as amended.

Testifying on the bill:
• Rosa Tock, Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs

Co-Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF2783, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:31 A.M.




Representative Ginny Klevorn, DFL Co-Chair




Sam O’Neill, DFL Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2783 (Klevorn) - State government finance bill.
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**Audio issues from 00:00 - 01:03 due to the committee chair's mic being off.
00:46 - HF2783 (Klevorn) State government finance bill.
Runs 16 minutes.

HF2783 (Klevorn) Finance Bill. Markup and passage.

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

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AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Policy webpage.

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