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Ways and Means

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Monday, April 28, 2025

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


Ways and Means Committee

MINUTES

Representative Torkelson, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:30PM on April 28th, 2025, in Room 120 of the Capitol. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

TORKELSON, Paul, GOP Chair
STEPHENSON, Zack, DFL Chair
ROBBINS, Kristin, GOP Vice Chair
AGBAJE, Esther, DFL Vice Chair
ACOMB, Patty
BAKER, Dave
BIERMAN, Robert
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
IGO, Spencer
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
KOZNICK, Jon
LILLIE, Leon
MOLLER, Kelly
NASH, Jim
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
PINTO, Dave
RARICK, Marion
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SCOTT, Peggy
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
VANG, Samantha
WEST, Nolan
YOUAKIM, Cheryl



Members excused:

GOMEZ, Aisha
KRESHA, Ron

Representative Pinto moved the minutes of April 24th, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

SF3045 (Xiong) – Omnibus State Government and Elections budget bill

Chair Torkelson moved that SF3045 be placed on the General Register.

Chair Torkelson moved to delete everything after the enacting clause of SF3045 and insert HF2783, as amended, as a separate article in SF3045. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Torkelson moved to insert HF1943, as amended, as a separate article in SF3045. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Torkelson renewed the motion that SF3045, as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:33PM.





Representative Torkelson, Chair




Allie Spellman, Committee Legislative Assistant














More Info On This Meeting..
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00:39 - SF3045 (Klevorn) State government and elections finance bill.
Runs 4 minutes.


1. Call to Order

2. Approval of April 24, 2025, Meeting Minutes

3. SF3045 Omnibus State Government and Elections Budget Bill (pending referral)

Note: SF3045 is the Senate companion of HF2783 - which was heard in the Ways & Means Committee on 4/23/25. The committee will move to substitute the language of HF2783 and HF1943 onto SF3045.

4. Adjournment

Note: Agenda items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov) and the committee legislative assistant (allie.spellman@house.mn.gov) by 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.