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Public Safety Finance and Policy

THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING

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

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Kelly Moller, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:31 AM on, March 12th, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
MOLLER, Kelly, (Chair)
FEIST, Sandra, (Vice Chair)
NOVOTNY, Paul, (GOP Lead)
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
CURRAN, Brion
ENGEN, Elliot
FRAZIER, Cedrick
GROSSELL, Matt
HOLLINS, Athena
HUDSON, Walter
HUOT, John
MUELLER, Patricia
PINTO, Dave
TABKE, Brad
WITTE, Jeff

Members Excused:

A quorum was present.

Representative Curran moved the minutes of March 7th, 2024, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.

Chair Moller moved that HF4366 be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Representative Edelson presented HF4366.

Testifiers on HF4366
• Bryan Welk, Sheriff, Cass County Sheriff’s Office
• Dawanna Witt, Sheriff, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office
• Sue Arderholden, Executive Director, NAMI MN
• Dr. Ian Heath, Healthcare Psychiatry

Chair Moller renewed the motion that HF4366 be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4538 (Pinto) Venue for criminal sexual conduct cases made proper in multiple counties.

Representative Pinto moved that HF4538 be placed on the General Register.

Representative Pinto presented HF4538.

Testifiers on HF4538
• Karen Kugler, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office

Representative Novotny renewed the motion to place HF4538 on the General Register with a further recommendation to have it placed on the Consent Calendar. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2828 (Hussein) Local government units authorized to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land.

Chair Moller moved that HF2828 be laid over.

Chair Moller moved the HF2828A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Testifiers on behalf of HF2828
• Brooke Blakey, Director of Neighborhood Safety, City of Saint Paul
• Andy Rodriguez, Director, Parks and Recreation, City of Saint Paul
• Mark McCabe, Director, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation
• Pang Yang, Deputy Director, Ramsey County Library
• Linea Palmisano, Council Member, City of Minneapolis
• Rob Doar, MN Gun Owners Caucus
• Craig Burris
• Mercedes Cedes Yarbro

Chair Moller renewed the motion to lay over HF2828, as amended.

HF 3672 (Pinto) State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.

Chair Moller moved that HF3672 be laid over.

Representative Pinto presented HF3672.

Testifiers on HF3672
• Linea Palmisano, Council Member, City of Minneapolis
• Rob Doar, MN Gun Owners Caucus
• Craig Burris

Chair Moller renewed the motion that HF3672 be laid over.

HF 3871 (Olson, B) Crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley modified to include any campground, military reservations, armory, instillation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; and criminal penalties provided.

Chair Moller moved that HF3871 be placed on the General Register.

Chair Moller moved the HF3871A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Representative Olson presented HF3871 as amended.

Testifiers on HF3871
• Don Kerr, Executive Director, MN Dept. of Military Affairs

Chair Moller renewed the motion that HF3871 as amended, be placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 12:08 PM.


___________________________________
Representative Kelly Moller, Chair



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Christian Lohrenz, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF4366 (Edelson) - Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
  • HF3871 (Olson) - Crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley modified to include any campground, military reservation, armory, instillation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; and criminal penalties provided.
  • HF4538 (Pinto) - Venue for criminal sexual conduct cases made proper in multiple counties.
  • HF2828 (Hussein) - Local governmental units authorized to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land.
  • HF3672 (Pinto) - State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
Documents:
Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
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01:30 - HF4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
23:07 - HF4538 (Pinto) Venue for criminal sexual conduct cases made proper in multiple counties.
29:57 - HF2828 (Hussein) Local governmental units authorized to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land.
1:14:10 - HF3672 (Pinto) State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
1:33:42 - HF3871 (Olson, B.) Crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley modified to include any campground, military reservation, armory, instillation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; and criminal penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.

House TV Video:
View Archive

00:12 - HF3489 (Frazier/Westlin) School Resource Officers; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, school resource officer model policy development required, and money appropriated.
Runs 9 minutes.

HF 4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.

HF 3871 (Olson, B) Crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley modified to include any campground, military reservation, armory, instillation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; and criminal penalties provided.

HF 4538 (Pinto) Venue for criminal sexual conduct cases made proper in multiple counties.

HF 2828 (Hussein) Local governmental units authorized to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land.

HF 3672 (Pinto) State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

Written Testimony: The deadline to submit written testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 10:30 AM, March 11th. All written testimony must be submitted in a PDF document without clickable links. All testimony should be sent to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Testimony: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 10:30 AM, March 11th.

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

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3489 (Frazier) - School Resource Officers; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, school resource officer model policy development required, and money appropriated.
Documents:
Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
View Archive

01:30 - HF4366 (Edelson) Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.
23:07 - HF4538 (Pinto) Venue for criminal sexual conduct cases made proper in multiple counties.
29:57 - HF2828 (Hussein) Local governmental units authorized to prohibit or restrict possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land.
1:14:10 - HF3672 (Pinto) State preemption of local units of government regulating firearms repealed.
1:33:42 - HF3871 (Olson, B.) Crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley modified to include any campground, military reservation, armory, instillation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; and criminal penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.

House TV Video:
View Archive

00:12 - HF3489 (Frazier/Westlin) School Resource Officers; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, school resource officer model policy development required, and money appropriated.
Runs 9 minutes.

HF 3489 (Frazier) School Resource Officers; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, school resource officer model policy development required, and money appropriated.

The House will have the gavel.

House Conferees: Frazier, Moller, Witte
Senate Conferees: Westlin, Oumou Verbeten, Abeler

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov

If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.