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Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
12:30 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes

Present: Senator Lindsey Port - Chair, Senator Liz Boldon - Vice Chair, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Eric Lucero, Senator Zaynab Mohamed, Senator Susan Pha, Senator Tou Xiong

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Zaynab Mohamed called the meeting to order at 12:46pm.

Call to Order


S.F. 3647: Senator Boldon: Locally controlled housing fund establishment.

Senator Boldon moved the A1 amendment, motion prevailed, amendment adopted Senator Boldon provided an overview of the bill Testifiers Sean Burke Jennifer Arnold, Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia Discussion

Be laid over.

S.F. 2040: Senator Mohamed: Family homeless prevention and assistance program appropriation.

Senator Mohamed moved the A1 amendment, motion prevailed, amendment adopted Senator Mohamed moved the A3 amendment, motion prevailed, amendment adopted Senator Mohamed provided an overview of the bill Testifiers Patty Paulson, Neighborhood House Shay Diaz Discussion

Be laid over.

S.F. 4592: Senator Xiong: Minnesota homeless study appropriation.

Senator Xiong provided an overview of the bill Testifiers Michelle Gerrard, Wilder Research Minnesota Homeless Study Discussion

Be laid over.

S.F. 4077: Senator Pha: Minneapolis Foundation for the GroudBreak Coalition appropriation.

Senator Pha provided an overview of the bill Testifiers Dondi Edwards, GroundBreak Coalition Jeanne Crain, Bremer Bank Discussion Kenza Hadj-Moussa

Be laid over.

S.F. 3232: Senator Pappas: Cooperative manufactured housing infrastructure grant program bond issue and appropriation.

Senator Draheim moved the A3 amendment Senator Mohamed moved the oral amendment to the A3 amendment: page 1, line 28, after the second “county” insert “board” Motion prevailed, amendment adopted Motion to adopt the A3 amendment as amended prevailed, amendment adopted Senator Housely moved the oral amendment: page 2, line 23, delete “10,000,000” Motion prevailed, amendment adopted Senator Pappas provided an overview of the bill Testifiers Joel Hanson, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation Galen Malecha, Rice County Commissioner Discussion Joel Hanson, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation

Be laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:58pm.


 
                                                                      
Senator Zaynab Mohamed
                                                                      
Courtney Schaff, Legislative Assistant