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FOURTEENTH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Monday, March 9, 2009

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

CIVIL JUSTICE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES



Representative Kulick Jackson, Vice-Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:35 P.M. on Monday, March 9, 2009, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
Mullery, Chair
Kulick Jackson, Vice Chair
Drazkowski, GOP Lead
Champion
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hortman
Johnson
Kelly
Mahoney
Olin
Paymar
Scott
Westrom

A quorum was present.


Representative Scott moved approval of the Minutes for March 4, 2009. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF995 (Mullery): A bill for an act relating to mortgages; foreclosures by advertisement; modifying sheriff’s sale procedure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.07.

Representative Mullery moved the H0995DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Mullery moved that HF995, as amended, be recommended to pass and when so passed be placed on the General Register.

Representative Mullery presented his bill.

Testifying for the bill:
Representative Carol McFarlane
Kevin Dunlevy, Co-chair, Real Property Section, Minnesota State Bar Association
Ron Elwood, Legal Aid

Representative Mullery renewed his motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF84 (Mullery): A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer fraud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325F.69, by adding a subdivision.

Representative Mullery moved that HF84 be recommended to pass and when so passed be placed on the General Register.

Representative Mullery presented his bill.

Testifying for the bill:
Prentiss Cox, Associate Professor of Clinical Law, University of Minnesota
Galen Robinson, Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, Litigation Director

Testifying against the bill:
Brad Boyd, Attorney Counsel, Minnesota Association of Realtors
Tom Hesse, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
James Clark, Minnesotans Against Lawsuit Abuse

Representative Mullery renewed his motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Mullery assumed the chair at 5:20 P.M.

HF328-1E (Murphy, E): A bill for an act relating to adoption; modifying provisions governing access to adoption records and original birth certificates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.465, subdivision 8; 144.218, subdivision 1; 144.225, subdivision 2; 144.2252; 144.226, subdivision 1; 259.89, subdivision 1; 260C.317 subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 259.83, subdivision 3; 259.89, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

Representative Hilstrom moved HF328-1E before the committee, and further moved that HF328-1E be recommended to pass and when so passed be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

Representative Murphy presented her bill:

Testifying for the bill:
Carrie Blesener, adoptee
Kate Ingalls-Maloney, adoptee
Sarah Boswell-Nealey, Attorney
Mike Steenson, Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law

Representative Holberg presented information on behalf of opponents of the bill who, because of privacy issues, felt they could not appear publicly to offer testimony against the bill.

Representative Hilstrom renewed her motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Holberg requested a Division. There being 7 Ayes and 2 Nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting adjourned at 6:35 P.M.



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Joe Mullery, Chair



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Vickie Benson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF995 (Mullery) Sheriff's sale procedure modified relating to foreclosures;
HF84 (Mullery) Consumer fraud regulated;
HF328 (Murphy) Adoption record and original birth certificate governing provisions modified.