TENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TENTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION

LABOR AND INDUSTRY FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES

Representative Michael Nelson, Chair of the Labor and Industry Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM on February 14, 2023 in Room 10 of the State Office Building. It was broadcast via House Public Information Services.

Members Present:
NELSON, Michael, Chair
BERG, Kaela, Vice-Chair
McDONALD, Joe, GOP Lead
DANIELS, Brian
GREENMAN, Emma
HILL, Josiah
HUSSEIN, Samakab
JORDAN, Sydney
KOZLOWSKI, Alicia
MEKELAND, Shane
MYERS, Andrew
SCHULTZ, Isaac
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

A quorum was present.

Representative Mekeland moved to approve the minutes from February 9, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 23 (Wolgamott); Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Wolgamott moved that HF 23 be re-referred to the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Wolgamott moved to adopt the DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Wolgamott presented HF 23, as amended.

The following testified on HF 23, as amended:
• Tamara Nelsen, Executive Director, Minnesota AgriGrowth Council
• Greg Endres, Owner, Greg's Meat Processing
• Claudia Ambriz, Member, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663, Quality Pork Processors
• Dan Lenway, Member, UFCW Local 663, Hormel Foods
• Matt Karnes, Member, UFCW Local 663, Quality Pork Processors
• Jalysha Lopez, Member, Worthington MN UFCW Local 663, JBS Pork
• Phimpha Keomany, Member, Worthington MN UFCW Local 663, JBS Pork
• Berhane Bekele, Member, UFCW Local 663, Hormel Foods
• Dan Barnes, Member, UFCW Local 663, Quality Pork Processors
• Callie Martell, Member, UFCW Local 663
• Rena Wong, President, Minnesota UFCW Local 663
• Ma Elena Gutierrez, Organizer, Fe y Justicia
• Nicole Blissenbach, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor

Representative Wolgamott renewed the motion that HF 23, as amended, be re-referred to the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.

Representative Jordan requested a roll call.

The clerk took the roll call.

AYES
Nelson
Berg
McDonald
Daniels
Greenman
Hill
Hussein
Jordan
Kozlowski
Myers
Wolgamott

NAYS
Mekeland
Schultz


There being 11 ayes and 2 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:29 PM.



___________________________________________
Representative Michael Nelson, Chair


___________________________________________
Matt Baumann, Committee Legislative Assistant