Thursday, April 10, 2025
12:30 PM, 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Jennifer A. McEwen - Chair, Senator Grant Hauschild - Vice Chair, Senator Gene Dornink - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator Robert J. Kupec, Senator Bill Lieske, Senator John Marty, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten, Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Senator Nathan Wesenberg
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Jennifer A. McEwen called the meeting to order at 12:41pm
Call to Order
S.F. 2373: Senator McEwen: Department of Labor and Industry, Workers Compensation Court of Appeals and Bureau of Mediation Services appropriations and provisions modifications.
Testifiers:
- Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach, Department of Labor and Industry
- Mark Brunner, Manufactured and Modular Home Association of Minnesota
- Melissa Hysing, Minnesota AFL-CIO
- Kate Lynne Snyder, Education Minnesota
- John Thorson, LIUNA Minnesota and North Dakota
Senator McEwen offered the A3 amendment - adopted by voice
Senator McEwen offered the A13 amendment - adopted by voice
Senator Dornink offered the A4 amendment - failed on roll call 4 aye, 6 nay
Senator Dornink requested a roll call
Ayes: Dornink, Gruenhagen, Lieske, Wesenberg
Nays: McEwen, Kupec, Marty, Pappas, Hauschild, Oumou Verbeten
Senator Dornink offered the A11 - failed on voice vote
Senator Gruenhagen offered the A8 amendment
Senator Gruenhagen withdrew the A8 amendment
SF2373 was laid on the table and taken back up after SF2149 was passed.
Senator Oumou Verbeten offered the A12 amendment - adopted as amended by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moves an oral amendment:
1.8 delete "must" and replace it with "may"
1.12 delete "must" and replace it with "may"
Oral amendment to the A12 passed by voice
Senator Marty moved that S.F. 2373, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 2149: Senator McEwen: Labor and industry technical provisions modifications; earned sick and safe time provisions modifications.
Testifiers:
- Commissioner Nicole Blissenbach, Department of Labor and Industry
Senator McEwen offered the A7 amendment - adopted by voice
Senator Dornink offered the A8 amendment - adopted by roll call (6 aye, 4 nay)
Senator Dornink requested a roll call
Ayes: Dornink, Gruenhagen, Kupec, Lieske, Hauschild, Wesenberg
Nays: McEwen, Marty, Pappas, Oumou Verbeten
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 2149, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:25pm
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Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Chair
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Chelsea Barks, Legislative Assistant
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