STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTIETH-MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chair, Representative Mary Murphy
MINUTES
Representative Murphy, Chair of Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, called the meeting to order at 12:37 March 17, 2014 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Murphy, M., Chair
Newton, Vice Chair
Dettmer, Lead
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Dehn
Freiberg
Howe
Kahn
Kresha
Leidiger
Lesch
McDonald
Nelson
O'Driscoll
Persell
Sawatzky
Simon
Wills
Members excused:
A quorum was present
Chair Murphy moved HF 2166
Chair Murphy moved to orally amend HF 2166 as follows:
Page 3, lines 25-30, delete all
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Murphy moved to orally amend HF 2166 as follows:
Page 4, lines 5-14, delete all
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on HF 2166:
Beth Fraser, Office of Secretary of State
Chair Murphy laid over HF 2166
Representative Newton moved HF 2785
Representative Dorholt presented HF 2785: State employees with disabilities accommodation provision costs; central fund creation feasibility study required.
Public Testimony on HF 2785:
Jessalyn Akerman-Frank, Member of Commission on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans
John Pollard, Minnesota Management and Budget
Mary Hartnett, MN Commission on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans
Chair Murphy moved to lay over HF 2785
Representative Howe moved HF 2117
Representative Howe moved amendment
H2117DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Howe moved amendment
H2117A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Howe moved amendment
H2117A4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Howe presented HF 2117: Veterans hearing costs paid by the state
Public Testimony on HF 2117:
Joseph A. Kelly
Mike McElhiney, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Clint Bucher, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Chair Murphy laid over HF 2117
Public Testimony of HF 2117:
Jerry Kyser, United Veterans League Council of MN
Allen Bradford, Veteran
Public Testimony on HF 2011:
Curt Yoakum, MN Department of Administration
Representative Dettmer moved HF 2011
Representative Dettmer moved
H2011 A1 amendment.
Representative Dettmer moved to orally amend H2011A1 amendment as follows,
Page 3, line 19, after businesses insert “up to”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Dettmer presented HF 2011: Veteran-owned business certification modified for purposes of state procurement, contract bid preference
Chair Murphy laid over HF2011
Representative Nelson moved minutes from the meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:11p.m. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
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Elizabeth Melander, Committee Legislative Assistant