STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SECOND 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 12:18 March 24, 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
Wills
Members excused: Simon
A quorum was present
Chair Murphy moved HF 2180, third engrossment
Representative Murphy, E. presented HF 2180: School district employee health coverage provisions amended, and money appropriated.
Chair Murphy moved
H2180A30 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair moved offered an oral amendment to HF 2180 as amended:
Page 7, line 26-34, delete “Section 2.”
Page 8, line 2, delete “12” and insert “11”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Dettmer requested a roll call on HF 2180, as amended
Roll call vote on HF 2180, as amended:
Members Voting Yes:
Murphy, Newton, Bernardy, Dehn, Freiberg, Kahn, Lesch, Nelson, Persell, Sawatzky
Members Voting No:
Dettmer, Benson, Howe, Kresha, Leidiger, O’Driscoll, Wills
With a vote of (10, 7) THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy renewed her motion that HF 2180, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy moved HF 2419
Representative Fritz presented HF 2419: Minnesota secure choice retirement savings plan created, and trust account established.
Public Testimony on HF 2419:
John Pollard, MMB
Brian Elliott, SEIU
Chair Murphy laid over HF 2419
Chair Murphy moved HF 1938
Chair Murphy moved
H1938A1 amendment
Public Testimony on HF 1938:
Dan Johnson, Executive Director, MN Fair Plan
Representative Atkins presented HF 1938: Minnesota FAIR plan employee benefits authorized
Chair Murphy renewed her motion to adopt H1938A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Murphy renewed her motion that HF 1938, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy brought back up HF 2757 from being laid over last week
Chair Murphy moved
H2757A2-1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Newton moved
H2757A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on HF2757:
Robin Gaustad, Senior Director of Veterans Health Care (Acting Deputy Commissioner)
Representative Newton renewed his motion that HF 2757, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy brought up HF 2117 that was laid over last week
Representative Howe moved
H2117A5 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Howe moved
H2117A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on HF 2117:
Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner
Mike Bloom, Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office
Angie Nalezny, Director of Human Resource for the City of St. Paul
Clint Bucher, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Chair Murphy laid over HF 2117
Representative Nelson moved to approve the minutes from the committee on March 17, 2014 and March 19, 2014. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:24 PM . The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
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Elizabeth Melander, Committee Legislative Assistant