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 10:15am

S.F. 1558: Senator Rosen: Child foster care and background studies provisions modifications (re- referral - The committee will focus on where and how the bill uses criminal convictions to determine licensing ineligibility.).

    Testifiers:

       Max Page – Hennepin County Attorney

    Justice Kathleen Blatz – Former MN Chief Justice

Senator Bigham moves the A-6 amendment.

Amendment adopted.

Member discussion and questions.

Senator Bigham moves that SF1558 as amended be recommended to pass and move to the finance committee.

Motion Prevailed.

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

S.F. 140: Senator Housley: Judicial Council placement of traffic violations that cause great bodily harm or death on the uniform fine schedule prohibition (re-referral).

    Testifier:

    Ginger Larson, Constituent

    Sheriff Brandon Thyen

Member discussion and questions.

Temporarily laid over.

 

Be laid over.

S.F. 900: Senator Latz: Report on statistics for individuals convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile requirement (Will be laid over for inclusion in SF 1124.).

Testifiers:

    Curtis Shanklin, DOC Deputy Commissioner

    Katrinna Dexter, DOC

    Safia Khan, DOC

Sen Limmer moves to adopt sections 3 and 5 of the A-2 amendment

Motion prevails, amendment adopted

Senator Latz moves to adopt section 6 of the A-2 amendment

Motion fails, section 6 not adopted.

Senator Latz moves to adopt section 4 of the A-2 amendment

Motion fails, section 4 not adopted.

Be laid over for inclusion in SF1124.

 

Be laid over and maybe considered for omnibus bill.

S.F. 1611: Senator Limmer: Civil commitment notification statutes clarification; crime victims postconviction notification improvement (SF 903 will be amended into this bill.).

Senator Limmer moves to amend SF1611 with the contents of SF903

Sen Limmer recalls the amendment

    Testifier:

    Kate Weeks, Director – Office of Justice Programs

Senator Limmer moves that SF1611 be recommended to pass and moved to general orders.

 

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 1611, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1124: Senator Limmer: Department of corrections fugitive apprehension unit general law enforcement duties exercise authorization (This bill will become a vehicle for DOC agency policy provisions.).

    Testifier:

    Mark Koderick, Associate Director of DOC Office of Special Investigations

Senator Limmer moves to adopt the A-7 amendment

Amendment adopted.

Senator Bigham moves the A-6 amendment.

Senator Bigham withdrawals amendment.

Senator moves to add the contents of SF900 as amended today into SF 1124

Amendment adopted.

Senator Bigham moves to reconsider the vote by which the A-7 amendment was passed.

Sen Limmer moves that SF 1124 as amended be recommended to pass and move to general orders

Motion prevails.

 

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 1124, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 444: Senator Johnson: Motor vehicles and other property subject to forfeiture limit; property recovery by innocent owners; federal equitable sharing program participation modification; appropriations (No amendments; will be laid over).

    Testifiers:

    Kevin Kajer, Chief Administrator – Board of Public Defense

    Nora Sandstad, Assistant St. Louis County Attorney

    Jeff Potts, MN Chiefs Association

 

Discussion only.

S.F. 725: Senator Newman: Criminal forfeiture process establishment; conforming changes (No amendments; will be laid over).

    Testifiers:

    Lee McGrath, Institute for Justice

    Max Keller, Criminal Defense Lawyer

    Jeff Potts, MN Chiefs Association

 

Discussion only.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm

Senator Warren Limmer, Chair	Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant