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Capital Investment Committee
Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:30 AM, 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes



Present: Senator Sandra L. Pappas - Chair, Senator Susan Pha - Vice Chair, Senator Karin Housley - Ranking Minority Member, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator John R. Jasinski, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Zaynab Mohamed, Senator Eric R. Pratt, Senator Jordan Rasmusson, Senator Tou Xiong

Absent: Senator Carla J. Nelson

Senator Sandra L. Pappas called the meeting to order at 8:38am, Senator Housley takes the gavel at 8:44am, Senator Pha takes the gavel and 8:48am, Senator Pappas takes the gavel at 9:00am

Call to Order - Chair Sandy Pappas.


S.F. 1209: Senator Putnam: Rural Finance Authority bond issuance and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Senator Aric Putnam - Matt McDevitt, Rural Finance Authority Board Senator Housley moves to have the A-1 authors amendment adopted – MOTION PREVAILS

Senator Frentz moved that S.F. 1209, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 1090: Senator Pappas: Library construction grant program name modification.

Testifiers: - Senator Pappas Senator Pappas moves that the bill be recommended to pass and placed on general orders.

Senator Pappas moved that H.F. 1090, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2827: Senator Pappas: Library construction grant program renaming provision and library construction project grants bond issuance and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Senator Pappas Senator Pappas moves that the bill be recommended to pass and placed on general orders. MOTION PREVAILS Senator Rasmusson moves to reconsider the motion to pass. MOTIONS PREVAILS

Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 2827, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 390: Senator Pappas: Safe routes to school grant program bond issue and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Senator Pappas

Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 390, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2802: Senator Pappas: Early childhood learning and child protection facilities bond issuance and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Senator Pappas

Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 2802, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Spreadsheet Walkthrough - $1.35b package proposal.

Testifiers: - Hannah Grunewald Noeldner, Senate Fiscal

Modifications - Adjustments to previous appropriations.

Testifiers: - Stephanie James, Senate Counsel - Hannah Grunewald Noeldner, Senate Fiscal

S.F. 3503: Locally controlled housing fund establishment; allowable uses for housing infrastructure bonds modification; sale and issuance of state bonds authorization; appropriating money.

Testifiers: - Senator Bolden

S.F. 862: Senator Johnson Stewart: Water infrastructure funding program modifications provisions, point source implementation grant program modifications provisions, emerging contaminants grant program establishment and bond issuance and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Senator Johnson-Stewart Senator Johnson-Stewart moves to adopt the A-1 authors amendment. MOTION PREVAILS Bill as amended is laid over for possible inclusion.

Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 862, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 3056: Senator Pappas: Capital improvement bond issuance and appropriation.

Testifiers: - Stephanie James, Senate Cousel - Jen Hassemer, Assistant Commissioner, MMB

Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 3056, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Policy Provisions from the 2023-2024 Biennium

Testifiers: - Stephanie James, Senate Counsel - Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities

The meeting was adjourned at 10:09am


 
                                                                      
Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Chair
                                                                      
Maryam Arab, Legislative Assistant