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