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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
1:00 PM, Livestream YouTube

Minutes

Present: Senator Warren Limmer - Chair, Senator Mark Johnson - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Karla Bigham, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, Senator Ron Latz, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Sandra L. Pappas

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Warren Limmer called the meeting to order at 1:04

Board on Judicial Standards Budget Presentation

Presentation: Board on Judicial Standards Budget Presentation

    Presenters:

    Sara Boeshans, Staff Attorney

    John Fuller, Budget & Accounting Coordinator

Member questions

 


Ombudsperson for Corrections Budget Presentation

Presentation: Ombudsperson for Corrections Budget Presentation

    Presenters:

    Mark Haase, Ombuds for Corrections

Member discussion and questions

 


S.F. 868: Senator Carlson: Crime of child torture establishment.

Presentation: S.F. 868 – Senator Jim Carlson: Crime of child torture establishment

    Testifiers:

    Ashley Youngdale – Constituent of Senator Carlson

Cheri Townsend – Assistant Dakota County Attorney

Member discussion and questions.

Senator Anderson move that SF868 be recommended to pass and be moved to the finance committee.

Motion prevailed

 


Senator Anderson moved that S.F. 868, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 524: Senator Housley: State building code applicability and fire sprinkler requirements modifications for public places of accommodation (re-referral).

S.F. 524 – Senator Karin Housley: State building code applicability and fire sprinkler requirements modifications for public places of accommodation (re-referral)

    Testifiers:

    Jeff Gacek, President of MNREVA, Owner of Redeemed Farms

    Dennis Davis, Owner of Erikson Farmstead

    Douglas Whitney, Engineer – Bloom Lake Barn, Shafer, MN

    Chad Iverson, Barn of Chapeau Shores

    Wayne Butt, Historic Furber Farm

    Roger Axel, Certified MN Building Official (Retired)

Member discussion and questions.

Senator Bigham moves sf 524 be recommended to pass and move to the floor.

Motion prevails.

 


Senator Bigham moved that S.F. 524, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Agenda for Wednesday, March 3, 2021


The meeting was adjourned at 2:43


 
                                                                      
Senator Warren Limmer, Chair
                                                                      
Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant