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 10:02

S.F. 641: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Correctional officers discipline provisions modifications.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves the authors A-1 amendment.

Amendment adopted.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves the A-2 authors amendment.

Amendment adopted.

    Testifiers:

    Adam Burnside, Business Agent with Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS)

    Brett Ohnstad, Ramsey County CO, and Teamsters Local 320 Trustee

Member discussion and questions.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves that SF641 as amended be recommended to pass and move to the floor.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 641, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 611: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Presentence investigation reports inclusion of brain injury information authorization.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves the A-1 authors amendment.

Amendment adopted.

Testifiers:

    Jeff Nachbar, Public Policy Director - MN Brain Injury Alliance

    Tim Barry, Parent advocate

Member discussion and questions.

Oral amendment: Senator Ingebrigtsen moves to amend the A-1 amendment. On line 2.4 to strike “district court” and insert “supreme court”.

Amendment adopted.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves that SF611 as amended be recommended to pass and move to the committee on finance.

Motion Prevails.

 

Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 611, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1279: Senator Rosen: Fentanyl and heroin same weight threshold and penalty establishment.

Senator Kiffmeyer moves the A-2 authors amendment.

Amendment adopted.

    Testifiers:

    Mark Rubin, St. Louis County Attorney

Member discussion and questions.

Senator Ingebrigtsen move SF1279 as amended be recommended to pass and moved to finance committee.

 

Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 1279, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 116: Senator Chamberlain: Veterans sentences for criminal offenses related to service-related disorders guidance to courts establishment (re-referral).

Testifiers:

Bill Ward, Chief Public Defender

Ryan Else, Legislative Chair - Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and member of drafting working group

Judge Kerry Meyer, Assistant Chief Judge in the Fourth Judicial District

Tom Frenette, Assistant Washington County Attorney

 

Discussion only.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:46

Senator Warren Limmer, Chair	Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant