Minutes

Present: Senator Andrew Mathews - Chair, Senator Warren Limmer - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Karla Bigham, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Mark Johnson, Senator Ron Latz, Senator Torrey N. Westrom

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Andrew Mathews called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM

S.F. 1025: Senator Mathews: Building and construction contracts requirements modification and clarification **Continued From Regularly Scheduled Hearing**.

Senator Mathews asks for input from testifiers, as we reconvened from recess.

 

Member discussion, and questions for testifiers.

 

Senator Mathews moves that SF 1025 as amended be recommended to pass and placed on general orders. 

 

Motion prevails. 

 

 

Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 1025, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 359: Senator Mathews: Inverse condemnation by a business closed by executive order due to peacetime emergency.

Senator Mathews introduces SF 359, and moves an A-1 author’s amendment. 

 

Testifiers in support of SF 359:

Jeffrey O-Brien, Chestnut Cambronne

Kory Bannerman, Owner of Willy McCoys Restaurants testifying in support of the bill. 

Mark Royce, Strike Fitness Co-owner

Dave Torgersen, owns a brewery.

 

Member questions for testifiers, and discussion regarding SF 359. 

 

Senator Mathews moves that SF 359 as amended be recommended to pass and moved to general orders.  

 

The motion prevails.

Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 359, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1807: Senator Mathews: Sunset of temporary exception for certain filings of mortgages and deeds of trusts extension.

Senator Mathews moves SF 1807.

 

Grania McKiernan, Xcel Energy testifies in support of this bill.

 

Member discussion regarding SF 1807.

 

Senator Mathews moves that SF 1807 be recommended to pass to general orders. 

 

Motion prevails.

Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 1807, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1423: Senator Johnson: Manufactured homes affixed to cooperative or non-profit owned real property consideration as an improvement to real property.

Senator Johnson introduces SF 1423.

 

Victoria Clark, Executive Director North County Cooperative Foundation testifying in support of SF 1423.

 

Member discussion.

 

Senator Johnson moves that SF 1423 be recommended to pass and referred to the transportation finance committee.

Senator Johnson moved that S.F. 1423, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 328: Senator Carlson: Adult adoptee access to their own original birth records and other related adoption information provisions modifications.

Senator Carlson introduces his bill, SF 328. 

 

Gregory Luce, Adoptee Rights Law Center testifies in support of the bill.

 

Penelope Needham, Minnesota Coalition for Adoption Reform testifies in support of the bill.

 

Molly Crawford, Registrar at MDH testifies in SF 328.

 

Member discussion and questions for testifiers.

 

Senator Carlson withdraws SF 328.

Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 328, discussion only.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 PM.

Senator Andrew Mathews, Chair	Kayla Khang, Legislative Assistant