FIFTY-THIRD MEETING – State Government Finance Division
2019-2020 Regular Session
STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair of the State Government Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM, March 11, 2020 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
NELSON, Michael V. Chair
KLEVORN, Ginny Vice Chair
ALBRIGHT, Tony GOP Lead
ACOMB, Patty
ELKINS, Steve
FREIBERG, Mike
GREEN, Steve
HUOT, John
JORDAN, Sydney
KIEL, Debra
LIPPERT, Todd
LONG, Jamie
MASIN, Sandra
OLSON, Liz
QUAM, Duane
Members excused:
HERTAUS, Jerry
NASH, Jim
VOGEL, Bob
A quorum was present.
Representative Freiberg moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on March 10, 2020 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Elkins moved HF983 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
HF983 (Elkins); Authorizing jurisdictions to adopt rank-choice voting; establishing procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting; allowing municipalities to use electronic voting systems with a reallocation feature; authorizing rulemaking.
The following testified on HF983:
The Honorable Steve Elkins, State Representative
Jim Dorsey, Board Member, FairVote Minnesota
Maureen Reed, Board Member, FairVote Minnesota
Shawn Nelson, Member, Bloomington City Council
Michael Holt, Saint Paul Resident
Representative Elkins renewed the motion that HF983 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways & Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Quam moved HF3119 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways & Means.
HF3119 (Quam); Establishing the SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.
The following testified on HF3119:
The Honorable Duane Quam, State Representative
Representative Quam renewed the motion that HF3119 be rereferred to the Committee on Ways & Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting adjourned at 8:57 AM.
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Representative Michael V. Nelson, Chair
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Sydney Spreck, Committee Legislative Assistant