TWELFTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TWELFTH 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 1:04 PM on February 21, 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 14, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 772 (Kraft); State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.

Chair Nelson moved that HF 772 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Chair Nelson moved to adopt the A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Nelson moved to adopt the A8 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Mekeland moved to adopt the A7 amendment.

Representative Schultz requested a roll call.

The clerk took the roll.

AYES
McDonald
Daniels
Mekeland
Myers
Schultz

NAYS
Nelson
Berg
Greenman
Hill
Hussein
Jordan
Kozlowski
Wolgamott

There being 5 Ayes and 8 Nays, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative Kraft presented HF 772, as amended.

The following testified on HF 772, as amended:
• Kate Perushek, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
• Richard Graves, Director, University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Building Research
• Simona Fischer, Director of Sustainable Practice, American Institute of Architects Minnesota
• Kevin Pranis, Marketing Manager, Laborers' International Union of North America Minnesota & North Dakota
• Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow, Center of the American Experiment
• Katie Jones, Community Program and Policy Manager, Center for Energy and Environment
• Nick Erickson, Senior Director of Housing Policy, Housing First Minnesota
• Grace Keliher, Executive Vice President, Minnesota Association of Builders

Chair Nelson renewed the motion that HF 772, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 908 (Agbaje); Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board established, duties of board established, nursing home workers training required, retaliation against nursing home workers prohibited, enforcement provided, rulemaking authorized, and nursing home worker civil action authorized.

Chair Nelson moved that HF 908 be re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee.

Chair Nelson moved to adopt the DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Agbaje presented HF 908, as amended.

Testifiers:
• Travis Burth, Server/Cook, Serenity Nursing Home, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Member, White Bear Lake
• Rosemary Tisi, Nursing Home Employee, Fridley, SEIU Member
• Jessica Grosz, Director of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
• Toby Pearson, Care Providers of Minnesota, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative
• Erin Huppert, Vice President of Advocacy, LeadingAge Minnesota, on behalf of the Long-Term Care Imperative.

Chair Nelson renewed the motion that HF 908, as amended, be re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee.

Representative McDonald requested a roll call.

The clerk took the roll.

AYES
Nelson
Berg
Hill
Hussein
Jordan
Kozlowski
Wolgamott

NAYS
McDonald
Daniels
Mekeland
Myers
Schultz

EXCUSED
Greenman

There being 7 Ayes and 5 Nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:37 PM.



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Representative Michael Nelson, Chair

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Matt Baumann, Committee Legislative Assistant