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Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee
Friday, March 25, 2022
10:00 AMLivestream YouTube

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. 2857: Senator Housley: Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership funding increase; fee revenue reallocation (re-referral).

Presentation of SF2857 – Housley: Minnesota Resiliency Partnership funding increase; fee revenue reallocation

Testifiers:

Jean Keenan, Executive Director

Stacy Gordon, Participant

Member questions and discussion

Senator Limmer lays over SF2857


Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 2857, be laid over.

S.F. 4134: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Alexandria Technical and Community College law enforcement program enhancement appropriation.

Presentation SF4134 – Ingebrigtsen: Alexandria Technical and Community College law enforcement program enhancement appropriation.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves the A-1 amendment

Amendment adopted

Oral amendment: on line 1.11 of the bill strike iPad and replace with electronic tablet

Amendment adopted

Testifiers:

Scott Berger, VP of Academics and Students Affairs and Professional Peace Officer Education Coordinator

Member discussion and questions

Senator Limmer lays over SF4134


Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 4134, be laid over.

S.F. 3749: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Private detectives license requirements modification.

Presentation of SF3749 – Ingebrigtsen: Private detectives license requirements modification

Testifiers:

Hugo McPhee, Executive Director of the Private Detective Board

Member discussion and questions

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves that SF3749 be recommended to pass and be moved to the floor

Motion Prevailed

 


Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 3749, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1462: Senator Westrom: Controlled substances administration without a prescription crime creation; protected persons bill of rights violation crime creation.

Presentation of SF1463 – Westrom: Controlled substances administration without a prescription crime creation; protected persons bill of rights violation crime creation

Senator Limmer moves the A-1 amendment

Amendment adopted

Testifiers:

Joyce Lacey, Constituent

Joanne Bougalis

Kathy Cooper

Member discussion and questions

Senator Mathews moves that SF1462 be passed and moved to the Civil law and Data Practices Committee without recommendation

Motion prevailed

 


Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 1462, as amended and referred to the Civil Law and Data Practices Policy Committee without recommendation. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 724: Senator Lang: Minnesota code of military justice data access, bar admission, judicial qualifications, jurisdiction, trial procedure, sentences, and punitive articles modifications (re-referral).

Presentation of SF724 – Lang: Minnesota code of military justice data access, bar admission, judicial qualifications, jurisdiction, trial procedure, sentences, and punitive articles modifications.

Testifiers:

Don Kerr, Executive Director, MN Department of Military Affairs

Lt Col David Blomgren, General Counsel of the MN National Guard

Member discussion and questions

Senator Anderson moves that SF724 be recommended to pass and moved to the Senate Floor

Motion prevails

 


Senator Anderson moved that S.F. 724, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 3175: Senator Bigham: Resolution memorializing Congress to name the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of Officer Leo Pavlak.

Presentation of SF3175 – Bigham: Resolution memorializing Congress to name the South St. Paul Post Office in honor of Officer Leo Pavlak

Testifiers:

Bill Messerich, South St. Paul Chief of Police

Member discussion and questions

Senator Bigham moves that SF3175 be recommended to pass and moved to the Senate Floor

Motion Prevails


Senator Bigham moved that S.F. 3175, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 4040: Senator Latz: Fee elimination for uncertified copies of instruments from civil or criminal proceedings.

Presentation of SF4040 – Latz: Fee elimination for uncertified copies of instruments from civil or criminal proceedings

Testifiers:

Rich Neumeister

Joel Carlson,

Member questions and discussion

Senator Limmer lays over SF4040

 


Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 4040, be laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:56


 
                                                                      
Senator Warren Limmer, Chair
                                                                      
Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant