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Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee
Thursday, March 27, 2025
3:00 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes



Present: Senator Foung Hawj - Chair, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen - Vice Chair, Senator Steve Green, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Nathan Wesenberg

Absent: Senator Justin D. Eichorn - Ranking Minority Member

Senator Foung Hawj called the meeting to order at 3:22pm. Quorum is present.

Call To Order


S.F. 2865: Senator Hawj: Dedicated funding website maintenance appropriation.

The following Senators offers the following amendments: o A-1(Hawj) – Adopted o A-2 (Hawj) – Adopted o A-5 (Drazkowski) – Failed on a voice vote o A-6 (Hauschild) – Adopted o A-7 (Hoffman) – Adopted o A-9 (Drazkowski) – Withdrawn o A-10 (McEwen) – Withdrawn o A-11 (Drazkowski) – Withdrawn o A-12 (Hauschild) – Adopted o A-14 (Hauschild) – Fails (4-4 on division) o A-15 (Hoffman) - Adopted with an oral amendment to delete everything on line 1.7 after the period and to delete all of lines 1.8-1.14 (except for the closing quotation mark on line 1.14). o A-16 (Hoffman) - Adopted o A-17 (Hoffman) – Adopted o A-18 (Drazkowski) – Fails on voice vote o A-19 (Hawj) - Adopted o A-21 (Johnson Stewart) – Adopted with an oral amendment to make the following changes: The following individuals testified on S.F.2865: Paul Gardner, Administrator, Clean Water Council Dianne Krizan, President, Minnesota Children's Museum Shannon Slatton Schwartz - Executive Director, CCX Media Hunter Pederson, Public Policy Specialist, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner, DNR Joe Atkins

Senator McEwen moved that S.F. 2865, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:15pm


 
                                                                      
Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Vice Chair
                                                                      
Maikao Vue, Legislative Assistant