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Judiciary and Public Safety Committee
Friday, March 10, 2023
9:00 AM, 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes

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

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Ron Latz called the meeting to order at 9:13a Oumou Verbeten takes gavel at 12:10p Latz takes gavel at 12:15p Oumou Verbeten takes gavel at 1:21p Latz takes gavel at 1:43p Oumou Verbeten takes gavel at 2:11p

H.F. 45: Senator Mitchell: Assessment process to determine if current and former members of the military charged with certain offenses are eligible for deferred prosecution establishment.



Senator Westlin moved that H.F. 45, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 3: Senator Boldon: Voter registration provisions modification.

Testifier: Ron Fein (Legal Dir for Free Speech for People); Orion Danjuma (Protect Democracy); Bradley Smith (Capitol University Law School)

               

A-60 Westlin offers – Oumou Verbeten moves – passes by voice

Oral amendment to amendment: page 5 line 18 delete “the day following final enactment”, insert “June 15th, 2023” – passes by voice

               

A-61 Limmer offers – does not pass, 3/5 (Aye: Limmer, Eichorn, Kreun; Nay: Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin)

               

Oral Amendment: Westlin offers - line 19.23 delete "may show" and insert "must demonstrate"– passes by voice

               

Oral Amendment: Westlin offers – line 20.16 delete everything after section, delete line 20.17, line 20.18, delete "act" – passes by voice

               

Kreun moves to amend the motion to refer to Finance, to refer to Elections instead – fails on voice vote

 


Senator Carlson moved that S.F. 3, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 2798: Senator Pappas: Minneapolis police department appointments modification.

Testifiers: Chief Brian O’hara (Chief of Police, Minneapolis)

               

A1 – Pappas offers, passed by voice

 

***Laid over temporarily to find out bill path - taken back up and sent to floor between SF754 and SF814


Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 2798, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1900: Senator Maye Quade: Home and community-based services systemic critical incident review team establishment.

Testifiers: Kristy Graume (Dir of Legislative and External Affairs, Behavioral Health, Housing, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and Disability Services – DPS)


Senator Oumou Verbeten moved that S.F. 1900, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 754: Senator McEwen: Building and Construction contracts requirements modification and clarification.

Testifiers: Patrick Lee-O’Halloran; Tamara Sundby (owner, GTS HVAC); Paulita LaPlante (owner, Prescription Landscape); Cameron Boyd (General Counsel, Metro Airports Commission); Patrick Hynes (MN Contractor Coalition and Associated General Contractors); Jim Cownie (MNDoT);

               

A-1 – Seeberger moves, adopted by voice vote

          Technical oral amendment to A-1 adds an apostrophe to the word “promisors” on both line 1.6 and 1.11

               

Oral amendment - Add on line 1.7 before the period: "or the negligent acts or omissions of the promisor's, independent contractors, agents, employees, or delegatees" and also on line 1.11 after “omissions” - Seeberger offers, adopted by voice

 


Senator Seeberger moved that S.F. 754, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee.

S.F. 814: Senator Limmer: Complaints in certain forfeiture matters to be served by certified mail authorization; statements of claim in certain forfeiture matters to be served pursuant to the Rules of Conciliation Court Procedure authorization.



Senator Limmer moved that S.F. 814, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1198: Senator Limmer: Body cameras to law enforcement agencies grant program appropriation.

A-1 – Limmer offered, adopted by voice

               

Testifier: Jeff Potts (Exec Director, MN Chiefs of Police)

 


As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 1199: Senator Limmer: Pathways to policing reimbursement grants establishment and appropriation.

A-1 – Limmer offered, adopted by voice

               

Oral amendment: line 1.7, delete "local units of government" insert "state and local law enforcement agencies" Limmer offers, passes by voice

               

Testifier: Jeff Potts (Exec Director, MN Chiefs of Police); Joe Bagnoli (on behalf of Met Airports Commission)

 


As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 1337: Senator Carlson: Driver and Vehicle Services work, provision modifications.

Testifiers: Pong Xiong (Director of Driver and Vehicle Services, DPS)


Senator Carlson moved that S.F. 1337, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Transportation Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1941: Senator Latz: Preliminary breath screening tool for alcohol use as court admissible evidence for drivers of commercial vehicles authorization.

A-1 Latz moves – passed by voice vote

               

Testifiers: Matt Langer (Chief of MN State Patrol)

 


Senator Latz moved that S.F. 1941, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1602: Senator Latz: Ignition interlock requirements modification.

A-1 – Latz moves – passed by voice 

 

 


As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 1576: Senator Seeberger: Public safety radio communication system equipment grant program establishment and appropriation.

A-2 – Seeberger moves – passed by voice

               

Testifiers: Steve Schmitt (Chair of the AMC Public Safety Policy Committee, Meeker Co Commissioner); Dona Greiner (Director of Emergency Management Big Stone County)

 


As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 1989: Senator Seeberger: Eligibility expansion for public safety officer survivor benefits.

Testifier: Katie Slifko (Seeberger Constituent); Sheriff Scott Rose (Dodge Co Sheriff’s Office)

               

A-1 – Seeberger moved, adopted by voice

 


As amended, be laid over.

S.F. 586: Senator Latz: Prosecutor-initiated sentence adjustments establishment.

Testifiers: John Scmidt (Assistant Hennepin County Attorney); Sarah Florman (Public Policy Director, MNCASA); Robert Small (Exec Dir County Attorney’s Association)

               

 

A-2 – Latz offers, passed by voice

 


As amended, be laid over.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:03p (Oumou Verbeten adjourned)


 
                                                                      
Senator Ron Latz, Chair
                                                                      
Diana Rico, Legislative Assistant