Absent: No Members Absent
Individuals/representatives of organizations which receive allocated time to
testify will be notified by 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 23. Late requests will
not be accommodated. Testimony previously provided on bills on Friday's
agenda will not be taken.
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member and staff packets:
1 page, single sided PDF. Word documents will not be accepted.
File names must include the bill number and a pro or con position – IE:
SF0000 Position Organization.pdf
If the letter is submitted on behalf of an organization, that must be
disclosed in the file’s name as well.
to committee staff due to the volume of Friday's agenda.
Documents which fail to meet the above criteria or are submitted after the
deadline will not be included.
No handouts will be accepted or duplicated by staff during the hearing.
Testifiers: Todd Rather (Firearms Policy Coalition); Paul Schnell (Commissioner, Department of Corrections)
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Judge David Brown (MDJA); Ellen Cheedah (Law Clerk); Kari Peterson (Law Clerk, 6th Judicial District); Ed Reynoso (Director of Political and Legislative Affairs, Teamsters Local #320)
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Yolanda Pierson (patient, resident of Blaine); Mary Krinkie (VP of Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association); Bennett Hartz (Office of Attorney General)
A-3 – Pappas offers, adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 2673, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Dave Renner (Minnesota Medical Association); Joel Carlson
A-2 – Pappas – adopted by voice
Line 1.12: after “health” insert “care”
Line 1.14-1.15: delete “of this section”
Line 2.2: delete “sunsets” and insert “expires”
Senator Seeberger moved that S.F. 803, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Bruce Nustad (MN Retailers Association)
A-5 Latz moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
***Seeberger presenting
Testifiers: Evan Penniman Starr (Associate Professor, University of Maryland)
A-1 – Seeberger offers, adopted by voice
Senator Seeberger moved that S.F. 2216, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Bridgette Norring (Constituent); Shane Myre (President, Hennepin County Sherrif’s Deputies Association); Abby Bryduck (affected citizen); Nathan Benusa (Assistant Sherburne County Attorney on behalf of MCAA)
A-1 – Seeberger offers – adopted by voice
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senator Westlin moved that S.F. 1459, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Joel Carlson (Minnesota Association for Justice); Chuck Slane (MN Association of Justice); Erin Cochrin (Insurance Federation of MN)
Senator Seeberger moved that S.F. 1089, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Laurie Harper (Director of Education, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe)
Senator Westlin moved that S.F. 60, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Elliot Butay (Senior Policy Coordinator, NAMI MN); Brandon Stolt (St. Peter resident); Hannah Jerabek (licensed social worker, McCloud Co HHS and McCloud Co Jail)
A-1 – Westlin moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Michelle Zehnder Fisher (Nicollet County Attorney, President of MCAA); Nancy Haas (MCAA)
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Paul Schnell (Commissioner, Department of Corrections)
A-1 amendment, Latz offers, adopted by voice
Kreun requested a roll call on the vote for final passage - 5/3 (Ayes: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin; Nays: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun)
Senator Latz moved that S.F. 1352, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Preston Shipp (Sr Policy Counsel, Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth); Perry Moriearty (Professor, UMN Law School)
A-2 – Latz offers, adopted by voice
Following SF2055, Oumou Verbeten moves to reconsider motion on SF1325 – prevails by voice
(Previously in this same hearing SF1325 was recommended to pass as amended and rerefer to State and Local Government and Veterans)
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 1164, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Mark Haase (Asst Ramsey Co Attorney, MCAA)
A-2 Pappas moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
***bill was heard 2/10, refer to minutes from that date for testimony and amendments (there was no further testimony or discussion on 3/24)
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 63, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
No testifiers, however Maye Quade showed a video at the beginning of the hearing showing a deep fake of President Obama
A-5 – Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 1394, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Brandon Schorsch (organizer at Jewish Community Action, Communities Combatting Hate Coalition)
A-1 Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Brad Lehto (Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO)
Oral amendment: Line 2.25 delete “the day following final enactment” and insert “August 1, 2023, and applies to causes of action accruing on or after that date” – Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 2476, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Labor Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Paul Schnell (Commissioner, Department of Corrections)
A-1 Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Tom Freeman (Chiefs of Police)
A-1 as amended, Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
Oral amendment to A-1: delete article 2, renumber the articles as needed
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 839, as amended and referred to the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee without recommendation. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Christy Hall (Gender Justice)
Senator Pappas moved that H.F. 366, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Be removed from agenda by author request.
Testifiers: Bob Meier (Assistant Commissioner, DNR); Tim Sprech (MN Deer Farming Assoc); Tony Kwilas (Mn Elk Breeders Assoc); Michelle Medina (Department of Agriculture)
A-10 – COV moves, adopted by voice
Oral amendment: 5.13 before “infected” insert “if the herd owner knew or reasonably should have known that the farmed cervidae was” Kreun moves, adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 1526, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Katherine Moerke (Assistant Attorney General); Nathan Proctor (Sr Campaign Director, Right to Repair Coalition); Gay Gordon-Byrne (Executive Director, Right to Repair Coaltion); Aaron Kyle Perzanowski (Law Professor, University of Michigan); Tony Kwilas (Consumer Technology Association)
Be recommended to pass.
A-4 – Oumou Verbeten moved to adopt lines 1.11 through 1.17 of the A-4 amendment – adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 1949, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: Erin Bailey (Exec Director, MN Children’s Cabinet); Katie Knutson (Chief of Staff, Department of Public Safety); Stacey Christianson (General Counsel, Dept of Administration)
A-1 – Oumou Verbeten moves, adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 2400, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers: LaTanya Black (MACGV); John Choi (Ramsey County Attorney);
A-1 Latz moves, adopted by voice
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Larry McDonough (Sr Fellow, National Housing Law Project); Rebecca Lucero (Commissioner, Department of Human Rights); Barbara Kaplan (President, Housing Justice Center)
A-7 – Oumou Verbeten offers, adopted by voice
A-8 – Oumou Verbeten offers as amended, adopted by voice
Amendment to A-8 Line 1.2 delete “or the landlord” insert “, the landlord, or the landlord’s employees”
A-12 – Limmer offers – failed by roll call 2/6 (Ayes: Limmer, Kreun; Nays: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin)
A-10 – Limmer offers – failed by voice
A-14 – Kreun offers – failed by voice
A-15 – Kreun offers – failed by roll call 3/6 (Ayes: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun; Nays: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin)
A-9 – Limmer offers – failed by roll call 3/6 (Ayes: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun; Nays: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin)
A-18 – Kreun offers – failed by roll call 3/6 (Ayes: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun; Nays: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin)
A-20 – Kreun offers – failed by roll call 3/6 (Ayes: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun; Nays: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin)
***Pappas takes gavel 8:56p***
A-6 – Latz offers – adopted by voice
Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 1298, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
A-3 – Pappas moves, adopted by voice
Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 1819, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
A-2 – Latz moves as amended, adopted by voice
KBP-12 - amendment to A2 amendment - Latz moves, adopted by voice
Senator Latz moved that S.F. 1824, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.
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Senator Ron Latz, Chair |
Diana Rico, Legislative Assistant |