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Housing Finance and Policy

THIRTY-SECOND MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 12, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HOUSING FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Michael Howard, Chair of the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:08 P.M. on March 12, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HOWARD, Michael (Chair)
AGBAJE, Esther (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (GOP Lead)
CHA, Ethan
DOTSETH, Jeff
HASSAN, Hodan
HUSSEIN, Samakab
MYERS, Andrew
NASH, Jim
NORRIS, Matt
PEREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa
PETERSBURG, John

Members Excused:
KOZLOWSKI, Liish

A quorum was present.

Lead Johnson moved that the minutes of March 6, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4569 (Howard) Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.

Chair Howard moved that HF 4569 be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Testifiers:
• Jake Schwitzer, NorthStar Policy Action
• Lucas Franco, LIUNA MN
• Jon Boesche, Associated Builders and Contractors

Chair Howard renewed the motion that HF 4569 be re-referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4271 (Howard), Housing and redevelopment authorities authorized to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program.

Chair Howard moved that HF 4271 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.

Testifiers:
• Jennifer Hassemer, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget
• Melissa Taphorn, NAHRO MN
• Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority

Chair Howard moved that HF 4271 be recommended to be laid over. The bill was laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 P.M.






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Representative Michael Howard, Chair


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Emma Erdahl, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:
  • HF4569 (Howard) - Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.
  • HF4271 (Howard) - Housing and redevelopment authorities authorized to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program.
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00:33 - HF4569 (Howard) Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.
27:58 - HF4271 (Howard) Housing and redevelopment authorities authorized to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program.
Runs 45 minutes.

HF4569 (Howard) - Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.

HF4271 (Howard) - Housing and redevelopment authorities authorized to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.