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Ways and Means

FORTIETH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Thursday, May 14, 2026

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



WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Cedrick Frazier, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order at 10:00AM on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Room 120 of the Capitol.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
TORKELSON, Paul, GOP Chair
FRAZIER, Cedrick, DFL Chair
SCOTT, Peggy, GOP Vice Chair
AGBAJE, Esther, DFL Vice Chair
ACOMB, Patty
BAKER, Dave
BIERMAN, Robert
GOMEZ, Aisha
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
IGO, Spencer
KLEVORN, Ginny
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
KOZNICK, Jon
KRESHA, Ron
LILLIE, Leon
MOLLER, Kelly
NASH, Jim
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
OLSON, Bjorn
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SWEDZINSKI, Chris
WEST, Nolan
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members excused:
BACKER, Jeff
PINTO, Dave
VANG, Samantha

A quorum was present.

Representative Scott moved the minutes of May 7, 2026. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4808 (Torkelson) Information technology modernization account established, general fund surplus dollars allocated to account, report required, and money transferred.

Chair Torkelson moved HF4808 be placed on the general register.

Chair Torkelson moved the adoption of the HF4808DE3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Frazier renewed the motion to place HF4808 as amended on the general register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The committee recessed at 10:23 A.M.

The meeting adjourned at the end of the legislative day.




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Representative Cedrick Frazier, Chair


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Emma Erdahl, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF4808 (Torkelson) - Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and a Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems created, modernization fund and eligible uses established, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
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01:53 - HF4808 (Torkelson) Information technology modernization account established, general fund surplus dollars allocated to account, report required, and money transferred.
The committee recessed.
Runs 23 minutes.


I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF4808 (Torkelson) - Information technology modernization account established, general fund surplus dollars allocated to account, report required, and money transferred.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

**After hearing the posted agenda the committee will recess to the call of the Chair

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 (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by 5pm the day before the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.