Minutes

Present: Senator Jason Rarick - Chair, Senator Gene Dornink - Vice Chair, Senator Michael P. Goggin, Senator Jason Isaacson, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen

Absent: No Members Absent

Committee Chair Senator Jason Rarick called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. A quorum was present.

S.F. 524: Senator Housley: Rural event centers building and fire code requirements clarification.

Senator Goggin moved S.F. 524 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee

Senator Goggin moved the A-1 amendment  - THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED

Senator Housley presented S.F. 524 to the committee

 

Testimony From:

Jeff Gacek, MN Rural Event Venue Association 

Kalie Wright Korfe, Stone Hill Farm

Scott McLellan, Director of Construction Codes, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Discussion

Senator Goggin renewed his motion that S.F. 524, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance Committee - MOTION PREVAILED

 

Chair Rarick passed the gavel to Vice Chair Dornink at 8:45 a.m.

 

S.F. 181: Senator Rarick: State building code inspection exemptions clarification.

Senator Rarick presented S.F. 181 to the committee.

 

Testimony From: 

Justin Jahnz, East Central Energy Cooperative

Mike Miller, Electrical Association

David Schelkoph, MMUA

Vern Dose, Dose Inspections

Aaron Goslee, Contract Electrical Inspector

Andy Snope, IBEW 292

Chris DeLaForest, IBEW 110

Todd Green, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Dean Hunter, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Discussion

 

Senator Rarick laid S.F. 181 on the table.

 

 

 

The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 a.m.

Senator Jason Rarick, Chair	Karen Johnson, Legislative Assistant