Minutes

Present: Senator Andrew Mathews - Chair, Senator Warren Limmer - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Karla Bigham, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Mark Johnson, Senator Ron Latz, Senator Torrey N. Westrom

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Andrew Mathews called the meeting to order at 6:04 PM.

S.F. 620: Senator Howe: City or county public official definition modification.

A-1 Amendment and SF 620 before us 

 

Senator Howe asks Senator Limmer to withdraw the A-1 Amendment. 

 

Member discussion regarding proposed oral amendments for SF 620.

 

Ms Premo with the proposed amendment:

Line 3.9 delete: “managers” before “heads”, insert: “managers,”

Line 3.10 after boards insert: “who supervise 2 or more employees.”

 

Senator Latz has input.

 

Line  3.9 delete:”managers” before “chiefs” insert: “police or fire” before “heads” insert: “public safety directors; mangers,”

Line 3.10 after boards insert: “who supervise 2 or more employees.”

 

Senator Latz moves the oral amendment as read by council.

 

Member discussion 

 

Voice vote: motion prevails, oral amendment is adopted. 

 

Senator Limmer moves that SF 620 as amended be recommend to pass and placed on general orders.

 

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 620, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1558: Senator Rosen: Child foster care and background studies provisions modifications.

Senator Rosen introduces her SF 1558 and the A-4 amendment.

 

Voicevote: amendment adopted with no opposition.

 

Testifies:

Max Page, Assistant Cty Attorney for Hennepin County.

 

Member discussion regarding SF 1558.

 

Senator Bigham moves that SF 1558 be recommended to pass as amended and be rereferred to Judiciary Finance Committee.

Senator Bigham moved that S.F. 1558, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1714: Senator Kiffmeyer: Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board provisions technical modifications.

Senator Kiffmeyer introduces her SF 1714, and asks Ms Premo to go over relevant portions to the committee.

 

Ms Premo states that it's the provision about collecting alternate data, section 8 

 

Senator Kiffmeyer 

 

Senator Anderson 

 

Senator Kiffmeyer 

 

Ms Premo 

 

Senator Latz

 

Mr Jeff Sigurdson MN Board of Elections, answering questions

 

Senator Kiffmeyer gives her final comments on her bill. 

 

Senator Limmer moves that SF 1714 be recommended to pass and sent to general orders.

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 1714, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1762: Senator Kiffmeyer: Family Child Care Task Force recommendations implementation.

Senator Kiffmeyer introduces her SF 1762. Senator Kiffmeyer has the A-6 & oral amendment as well. She will incorporate the change into her A-6 Amendment.

 

Senator Limmer moves the A-6 Amendment as a whole. 

 

Voice vote: motion prevails with no opposition, and the amendment is adopted. 

 

Testifiers:

Julie Siedl, Public Policy Director for MN Association of Childcare professionals. 

Joel Carlson, MN Association for Justice

 

Ms Premo reads the oral amendment:

Page 5 line 31 and 32 delete the new language 

Page 6 lines 1 and 2 delete the new language

 

 Senator Kiffmeyer accepts the oral amendment

 

Senator Anderson moves the oral amendment 

 

Voice vote: The motion prevails and the oral amendment is adopted

 

Senator Kiffmeyer gives her closing remarks 

 

Senator Anderson moves that SF 1762 as amended be recommended to pass and referred to the Human Services Reform Committee

 

Voice vote: motion prevails with no opposition.

Senator Anderson moved that S.F. 1762, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1688: Senator Johnson: State matters legislative right to intervene; proposed legal settlements legislative coordinating commission approval requirement; civil action parties service of proceeding copy requirement.



Not heard.

S.F. 745: Senator Limmer: Products and supplies made, sold, or donated in response to COVID-19 liability limitation; COVID-19 related claims minimum injury requirements authorization; premises liability related to COVID-19 clarification; COVID-19 government-issued guidance conduct compliance liability preclusion **Note: This Bill Will Be Picked Up From The Table.

Senator Limmer would like to pick up SF 745 off the table. 

Senator Limmer moves the A-2 Amendment.

 

Voice vote: motion prevails, amendment is adopted. 

 

Member discussion regarding SF 745.

 

Senator Limmer moves that SF 745 as amendment be recommended to pass and sent to general orders.

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 745, as amended, be recommended to pass.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM.

Senator Andrew Mathews, Chair	Kayla Khang, Legislative Assistant