Minutes

Present: Senator Nicole Mitchell - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Calvin K. Bahr, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Senator Steve Drazkowski, Senator Omar Fateh, Senator Heather Gustafson, Senator John R. Jasinski, Senator Mark W. Koran, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade, Senator Kelly L. Morrison, Senator Erin P. Murphy

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Erin P. Murphy called the meeting to order at 1:25 pm.

S.F. 2568: Senator Champion: St. Anthony Falls area geophysical study appropriation.

Senator Champion presented SF 2568.

 

Testimony was heard from Colleen O’Connor Toberman, Friends of the Mississippi River; Eric Waage, Hennepin County; Carrie Jennings, Freshwater.

 

Chair Murphy moved SF2568 be recommended to pass and re-referred to Finance. 

Motion prevailed. 

Senator Murphy moved that S.F. 2568, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1433: Senator Hawj: City of St. Paul authorization to use a design-build process for a skate park project.

Senator Hawj presented SF 1433.

 

Chair Murphy moved A1. 

Motion prevailed. 

 

Testimony was heard from Alice Messer, City of Saint Paul.

Chair Murphy laid SF1433, as amended, over for possible inclusion. 

Senator Murphy moved that S.F. 1433, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 2431: Senator Maye Quade: Council on LGBTQIA Minnesotans establishment.

Senator Mitchell presented SF 2431.

 

Testimony was heard from Karlton Laster, Outfront MN.

 

Senator Drazkowski moved to orally amend SF2431 as follows: on page 1, line 15 after "caucus" remove period and include "legislature shall not recieve per diem."

Roll call requested.

Chair Murphy - N. Vice Chair Mitchell - N. Lead Anderson - Y. Senator Bahr - Y. Senator Carlson - N. Senator Cwodzinski - N. Senator Drazkowski - Y. Senator Gustafson - N. Senator Jasinski - Y. Senator Koran - Y. Senator Lang - Y.  Senator Maye Quade - N. Senator Morrison - N.

Motion failed. 

Senator Bahr moved SF2431A1. 

Motion prevailed. 

Lead Anderson moved to orally amend SF 2431 as follow: delete lines 2.28 - 2.30, requested roll call.

Chair Murphy - N. Vice Chair Mitchell - N. Lead Anderson - Y. Senator Bahr - Y. Senator Carlson - N. Senator Cwodzinski - N. Senator Drazkowski - Y. Senator Gustafson - N. Senator Jasinski - Y. Senator Koran - Y. Senator Lang - Y.  Senator Maye Quade - N. Senator Morrison - N.

Motion failed. 

Vice Chair Mitchell moved SF2431 be recommended to pass and re-referred to Committee on Rules and Administration. 

Lead Anderson requested roll call. 

Chair Murphy - Y. Vice Chair Mitchell - Y. Lead Anderson - N. Senator Bahr - N. Senator Carlson - Y. Senator Cwodzinski - Y. Senator Drazkowski - N. Senator Gustafson - N. Senator Jasinski - N. Senator Koran - N. Senator Lang - N.  Senator Maye Quade - Y. Senator Morrison - Y.

Motion prevailed. 

Senator Mitchell moved that S.F. 2431, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Rules and Administration Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2442: Senator Cwodzinski: Genocidal education bill.

Senator Cwodzinski presented SF 2442.

 

Testimony was heard from Laura Zelle, Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas.

 

 

Chair Murphy moved SF 2442 be recommended to pass and re-referred to Education Finance. 

Roll call requested. 

Chair Murphy - Y. Vice Chair Mitchell - Y. Lead Anderson - Y. Senator Bahr - Y. Senator Carlson - Y. Senator Cwodzinski - Y. Senator Drazkowski - Y. Senator Fateh - Y. Senator Gustafson - Y.  Senator Jasinski - Y. Senator Koran - Y. Senator Lang - Y. Senator Morrison - Y. 

Motion prevailed. 

Senator Murphy moved that S.F. 2442, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1476: Senator Kunesh: Ethnic studies requirement establishment; Ethnic Studies Working Group establishment; appropriating money.



Be removed from agenda.

S.F. 36: Senator Kunesh: Missing and murdered Indigenous relatives information reward fund establishment and appropriation.

Senator Kunesh presented SF 36. Chair Murphy moved the A5.

Motion prevailed by voice vote.  

Chair Murphy moved SF36, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. 

Motion prevailed by voice vote. 

Senator Murphy moved that S.F. 36, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 820: Senator Kunesh: Indigenous Peoples\' Day school observance required, and Indigenous Peoples\' Day established as state holiday and Christopher Columbus Day eliminated as state holiday.



Senator Murphy moved that S.F. 820, be removed from agenda.

S.F. 1772: Senator Dahms: Automobile self-insurance provisions modifications.



Be removed from agenda.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:59 pm.

Senator Erin P. Murphy	Alexis Kise, Legislative Assistant