Minutes

Present: Senator Ron Latz - Chair, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten Vice Chair, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Jeff R. Howe, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Warren Limmer, Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Senator Judy Seeberger, Senator Bonnie S. Westlin

Absent: Senator Justin D. Eichorn

Senator Ron Latz called the meeting to order at 9:07am Recess at 10:50a Resume at 10:58a Recess at 11:31a Resume at 12:31a

H.F. 28: Senator Champion: Right to vote restoration to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.

Pappas moves to adopt SF26 language to HF28 - passed by voice vote

 

Testifiers: AG Keith Ellison; Paul Schnell (Comm of MN Dept of Corrections); John Choi (County Attorney, Ramsey; also County Attorney’s Association); George Gipson (Exec Director, REnet); Shane Price (The Power of People Leadership Institute); Willie Loyd (Founder, RARE Action); Taylor Jones (Sustainable Alamance + MN Second Chance Coalition); Sarah Florman (Public Policy Manager, MNCASA); SOS Steve Simon; Jay Lindgren (ISAIAH, Faith in MN, We Choose Us); Pastor Brian Herron (Zion Church); Kay Swanson

 

Oral amendement – Page 1 line 4 after first semi-colon insert “appropriating money;” Page 6 line 25 after the period, insert “This is a one-time appropriation.” – moved by Sen Oumou Verbeten, passed by voice vote

 

Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that H.F. 28, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

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H.F. 4: Senator Mohamed: Requirement modification for non compliant driver\'s license or Minnesota identification card and making related changes The author intends to take up the House file passed on Monday, January 30. The posting is updated to reflect HF4.

Testifiers: Sen Champion; Veena Iyer (Exec Dir for Immigrant Law Center of MN); Sergeant Shari Falkowski (St Paul PD)

              

               A-1; Howe moves; passes by voice

 

               Recess at: 11:31

               Resume at: 12:31

              

               A-2 : Howe moves and withdrawn

 

               A-7: Howe moves and withdrawn

 

               Oral/technical amendment Page 9 line 13 delete “and” insert “or” – moved by OV – passed by voice vote

              

Bill is laid on the table to determine whether needs to go to State Gov – taken back off the table approximately 7 minutes later

               

Howe moves to amend the motion to rerefer to Finance committee, to rerefer to State and Local Government Committee instead – passed by voice

 

Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that H.F. 4, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the State and Local Government and Veterans Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 70: Senator Maye Quade: Repealing certain abortion provisions.

Testifiers: Christy Hall (Senior Staff Attny, Gender Justice) - support; Kat Rohn (Exec Dir OutFront MN) - support; Bethany Winkels - support; Teresa Collett (Prof of Law, University of St Thomas School of Law) – oppose; Ms Brenda Mann Archiquette (First Nations People Iroquois Clan Oneida Tribe of Indians) - oppose; Kelly Janssen - oppose; Renee Carlson (General Counsel of True North) – oppose; Amy Hagstrom Miller - support; Rev Kelli Clement (First Unitarian) - support

 

A-10 Oumou Verbeten moves – passes by voice vote

 

Senator Limmer requests a roll call vote per R12.10 to be reported in the Journal (Ayes – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin; Nays – Limmer, Howe, Kreun

 

Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 70, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:11p

Senator Ron Latz, Chair	Diana Rico, Legislative Assistant