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 1:05

S.F. 2854: Senator Senjem: Impaired drivers of driver\'s licenses uniform revocation and pilot project authorization for oral fluid roadside testing for drug-impaired driving.

Presentation of SF 2854 – Senjem: Impaired drivers of driver’s licenses uniform revocation and pilot project authorization for oral fluid roadside testing for drug-impaired driving

Senator Mathews moves the A-1 amendment

Amendment adopted

    Testifiers:

    Mike Hanson, DPS – Office of Traffic Safety Director

Member questions and discussion

Senator Latz moves that SF 2854 as amended be recommended to pass and moved to the Senate floor.

Motion prevails.

 

Senator Latz moved that S.F. 2854, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2889: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Ramsey County sheriff crime prevention grant appropriation and commissioner of public safety appropriation for State Patrol\'s use of air patrol in crime prevention.

Presentation of SF 2889 – Ingebrigtsen: Ramsey County sheriff crime prevention grant appropriation and commissioner of public safety appropriation for State Patrol’s use of air patrol in crime prevention

    Testifiers:

    Bob Fletcher, Ramsey County Sheriff

    Rich Neumeister

Member questions and discussion

Senator Limmer lays over SSf 2889

Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 2889, be laid over.

S.F. 2953: Senator Mathews: Online available district court documents viewing an downloading fees prohibition.

Presentation of SF 2953 – Mathews: Online available district court documents viewing a downloading fees prohibition.

Member questions and discussion

Senator Limmer Lays over SF 2953

S.F. 3029: Senator Latz: Civil or criminal proceedings instruments uncertified copies fee elimination.

Presentation of SF 3029 – Latz: Civil or criminal proceedings instruments uncertified copies fee elimination

    Testifiers:

    Jeff Shorba, MN Judicial Branch, State Court Administrator

    John Kavanagh, Minnesota Public Radio, Sr. Counsel

    Eric Wieffering, Star Tribune, Deputy Managing Editor

    Joel Carlson, MN Association for Justice

    Ryan Else, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Senator Limmer lays over SF 3029

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15

Senator Warren Limmer, Chair	Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant