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 8:30 a.m. A quorum was present.

S.F. 802: Senator Koran: Single-family homes exemption from the window fall prevention device code authorization.

Senator Goggin moved S.F. 802 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Housing Finance and Policy Committee.

 

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

 

Senator Koran presented S.F. 802.

 

Testimony From:

Nick Erickson, Housing First

 

Discussion

 

Senator Goggin renewed his motion to recommend S.F. 802, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Housing Financy and Policy Committee - MOTION PREVAILED.

 

 

S.F. 1087: Senator Lang: State Building Code and Fire Code members of recognized tribes waiver process establishment.

Senator Dornink moved that S.F. 1087 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.

 

Senator Lang presented S.F. 1087.

 

Testimony From:

Dr. Waziyatawin 

Mayor Dave Smiglewski, Granite Falls

Josina Manu, Racial Justice MN

 

Discussion

 

Senator Dornink renewed his motion that S.F. 1087 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee - MOTION PREVAILED.

 

 

S.F. 62: Senator Housley: New buildings with pitched roofs exemption from state building code requirement for dedicated anchorages for window cleaning.

Senator Rarick moved S.F. 62 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy Committee. 

 

Senator Housely presented S.F. 62.

 

Testimony From:

Peter Stalland

Judd Gordh, SEIU

 

Discussion

 

Senator Rarick renewed his motion that S.F. 62 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy Committee - MOTION PREVAILED. 

S.F. 1114: Senator Eken: State building code frost footing depth changes adoption by border cities authorization.

Senator Rarick moved S.F. 1114 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Local Government Policy Committee.

 

Senator Eken presented S.F. 1114.

 

Testimony From:

Jack Nyberg, City of Moorhead 

Don Dabbert, Dabbert Custom Homes

Scott McLellan, MN Department of Labor and Industry

 

Discussion

 

Senator Rarick renewed his motion be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Local Government Policy Committee - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 a.m.

Senator Jason Rarick, Chair	Karen Johnson, Legislative Assistant