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Kim Lowe, a Minnesota uniform law commissioner and practicing attorney, explained the commission's mission: prepare model/uniform laws on topics where interstate uniformity is valuable, using study and drafting committees and a multi-year nationwide process. Lowe noted Minnesota has enacted many uniform acts and is a historically active state within the ULC.

Michelle Timmons, a life member of the Minnesota delegation and former reviser of statutes, summarized the budget request. The ULC request in the upcoming biennium seeks the same level as the current appropriation: $115,000 per year ($230,000 per biennium). Timmons said the state dues portion is population-based (examples cited: $73,620 in year one and $77,300 in year two in the draft numbers discussed) and the remainder funds travel reimbursement for commissioners attending the weeklong annual meeting. She said commissioners volunteer their time and ULC does not pay salaries; reimbursements follow state travel rules and Minnesota Management and Budget reviews travel claims.

Timmons explained Minnesota's delegation size changed following the recent death of a long-serving governor-appointed commissioner (Mike Sullivan), and the net result was budgeting for travel for 11 commissioners instead of 12, which allows the commission to absorb dues and travel inflation and maintain a level budget.

Committee members asked about fiscal controls and reimbursement procedures; Lowe and Timmons said travel and per-diem claims follow the same state guidelines and MMB (Minnesota Management and Budget) reviews claims.

The ULC requested a level budget and provided context on the organization's process and volunteer structure; the committee did not take a roll-call vote on the request during the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/25/25","oneSentenceSummary","Minnesota's Uniform Law Commissioners asked the committee to approve a level budget of $115,000 per year ($230,000 biennium) to cover state dues and travel reimbursement for volunteer commissioners; commissioners emphasized the commission's long drafting process and Minnesota's active role in national uniform-law work.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663506,"Minnesota District Judges Association outlines four priorities: pay, pensions, safety and compensation timing",1432,2409395,3842000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192&start=2409&end=3842","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192/thumbnail_2409395.jpg","/articles/6663506/Minnesota/Minnesota-District-Judges-Association-outlines-four-priorities-pay-pensions-safety-and-compensation-timing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663506-437cc4673bf90e8ba544e1f1311dc577/orig.mp4?Expires=1773702582&Signature=fRljV~Av2oh6UvZeLQY8dyxt3aDs18pz0esxZTGA~qgoKgqJQRYYCJyZL4vlu4~vos36Gnw8ZVlEmCbzTGobxn-ggtOvVKwPhMOMsdAjtL0Vf~TC6IgwEvKHtx1I36NlK0x34JBY1EovX8Z2aKT7KVJITck6xaWJ9NhDz8tV1OG3j~2IT-zYclHgZfHQIoAzqAgXbLbaOW8pkxOn53I1WDfyolCh4PKyo17Aw1ejNlMCE6CVJ0xXSLZ6R3MLAhc46z62FIoIyd7uGyn5vIM7PxbnFz2UkIp2rvzTbqmtRL3DQ41rfrBj~OhXi2QrZ21IHeAqUINddSW6-N5wjCpQ1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the Minnesota District Judges Association (MDJA) testified before the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee about four legislative priorities for the 2025 session: judicial-branch compensation, pension funding, judicial safety and changes to the compensation-council statute and timeline.

Judge Mary Mahler, MDJA president and a district-court judge from Stearns County, described the association's mission and said the group represents more than 300 district court judges statewide. She and Judge Richard Kyle (Ramsey County) emphasized that MDJA supports the Judicial Branch's compensation request and urged the committee to consider pay adjustments to recruit and retain experienced jurists. Mahler said judges have not always received steady increases; she described prior stretches without increases and noted competition from private-sector counsel and some public-sector positions.

Judge Mahler summarized pension concerns and noted a baseline $6 million contribution previously included in the branch budget. She described prior trade-offs used to shore up the fund, including temporarily reduced COLA assumptions and adjustments to pension formulas, and she said continued contributions are part of MDJA's request.

Judge Kyle discussed judicial safety after enactment last year of a statute intended to shield judges'personal information online. He said work remains on a \"real-estate fix\" to address county recorders'ability to serve legitimate public searches while protecting judges'private data; he described work-group discussions to shift the initial redaction/research burden to the judge or judicial employee so recorders are not overwhelmed.

Both judges urged changing the compensation-council timing so the council's report is available earlier in the budget cycle (suggested August 1 rather than the current April 1) and asked to remove restrictions that currently bar direct ex-parte communication between judges and the compensation council so judges can provide data directly to the council.

Committee members asked questions about access to justice and court security, including concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence at courthouses and its potential chilling effect on witnesses. Mahler said state court administration is engaged and working on the courthouse access issue. Members also asked about judicial selection and contested elections; the judges described the merit-selection/appointment process, noted there are occasional contested elections and defended the vetting process that produces nominees for gubernatorial appointment.

The presentation included data comparisons on judicial compensation versus other professions and a request for additional briefings and ride-alongs to illustrate courtroom duties and pressures.","The Minnesota District Judges Association presented four legislative priorities to the committee: judicial-branch compensation, pension funding, judicial safety and changes to the compensation-council process and timing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663511,"Committee approves trust-code revisions, including raising uneconomic trust threshold to $150,000",1421,974750,2396000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192&start=974&end=2396","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192/thumbnail_974750.jpg","/articles/6663511/Minnesota/Committee-approves-trust-code-revisions-including-raising-uneconomic-trust-threshold-to-150000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663511-7b547b5eeb2dae82156ed1b70923f71c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773702582&Signature=OsutM5JQglNsNkZzdKBw4QnoGFH9HCI6lYaW3xJP6WMELd56-WxOulf0YTFWqF0kiSIIf7U5c8Gj2ko5hBAB3CPI8aLNpRBl4uoUAKmvfkhzIBL46z6WXTygi3GkZuJqiG4A-iwsf9SjlAEdxFJloGIZ0UH~6Y-s1EOgT--zMVnxtz~AhK316VvG7T0sUvG7iM4hQFXh6dQHGM-pTGWXkCPxtJ4LSg5F90a~2y9mA82MR6I2KAdPgrnqL6cDRNluJj~PrxzzD2Vq8BS9OomAcWxYDNPR4OHfljy9T6BamA3mwgvjT~cWLOzy4159DY9DYeNp1HmyCQ6PbTrgbHctJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee voted to recommend House File 360, a legislative package revising multiple provisions of Minnesota's trust code, after adopting a technical amendment.

Chair Scott presented the bill and said it originated from years of study by the Minnesota State Bar Association and practitioners. Lauren Baron, an attorney testifying for the bar and practice groups, summarized key reforms: raising the dollar threshold for terminating an uneconomic trust from $50,000 to $150,000; extending the maximum duration for trusts from the default 90 years to 500 years; setting a 120'day period for a person to accept a trusteeship after learning of an appointment; clarifying statutory rules on directed trusts (separating investment and distribution powers) and updates to statutory decanting procedures; and closing a loophole about whether an estranged parent may inherit from an adult child.

Baron told the committee that section 5 raises \"the value of terminating an uneconomic trust from $50,000 to $150,000.\" She described the 500'year choice as a middle-ground approach used by some states to remain competitive in trust formation, while noting Minnesota's rule against perpetuities and rule against alienation limit indefinite retention of specific property.

Committee members asked detailed questions about the purposes and effects of the changes. Members discussed the public-policy rationale of extending trust duration and the interaction with the rule against perpetuities; Baron explained that the rule against alienation prevents indefinite retention of the same property and that the 500'year rule is largely about jurisdictional competitiveness for trust business.

Members also asked about the role and powers of a trust protector; Baron said the bill clarifies fiduciary duties and consolidates distribution powers under a distribution trust advisor rather than leaving those powers in a loosely defined \"trust protector\" role.

Representative Scott offered a technical amendment designated A1; the committee adopted the amendment by voice vote. Chair Scott then renewed the motion that House File 360 as amended be recommended to pass and be placed on the general register; the committee approved the motion by voice vote and the bill was sent to the general register.

The record shows voice votes and no roll-call tallies.","The committee adopted an amendment and recommended House File 360, a broad revision of Minnesota's trust code, for placement on the general register. The bill raises the termination threshold for uneconomic trusts, extends allowable trust duration and clarifies directed-trust, decanting, and estrangement rules.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663515,"Committee advances Business Corporations Act update to general register",983,54770,1038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192&start=54&end=1038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2390047-84af7a4e11bef594a1ea051a7aa54192/thumbnail_54770.jpg","/articles/6663515/Minnesota/Committee-advances-Business-Corporations-Act-update-to-general-register","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663515-769201ed1f402105c64c3751293b3f7b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773702582&Signature=Vp6RXBxkTq~-53f1bnPAOuSQgKgknmXm~If0SNp8VgLBGGQ9Ko0gCn0ti0ZLpx8alm7o6MebwHKUtH1dn-JqVL0s2IAUiUVLZhFpkVrxQgsUbHz8gGeifprgOKA16iNB96KnnAV2C7beccyDQsf2rL7JFUdXDLAaovnppOL9Wz6XsRbglIoA2rvua8GvXCRbH3ntnNPAbPKshcFHX-wHRlZsvwCmsGZOU~NlakCsBi60~MsJ0r8RrpGluo00n0wPyuaWYA7SpViwbgMxKsIKJuoc670NS~zLGM2eU3bJ-ZqZeqoNBQ6RzabgF77QuU88mTM8V7DvBs3qJif25DJRQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee voted by voice to recommend House File 747, a package of updates to Minnesota's Business Corporations Act, to pass and be placed on the general register.

The bill, described to the committee as originating from the Minnesota State Bar Association, would update multiple internal-governance rules to align Minnesota's corporate law with recent developments in the Model Business Corporations Act and practices in Delaware, a leading jurisdiction for corporate law. Representative Niska moved the bill and the committee approved it by voice vote.

Kim Lowe, a business-law practitioner and member of the Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Commission, told the committee the changes affect \"the internal affairs of a business, not the external affairs.\" She summarized major provisions the drafting group recommended, including creating statutory provisions for emergency powers to allow boards and shareholders to act during emergencies and adding a mechanism for correcting \"defective\" corporate acts such as historical mismatches between authorized and issued shares.

Lowe said the emergency-powers language is intended to help corporations govern during crises (for example, by allowing remote shareholder or director action when bylaws have not already addressed an emergency) and that the defective-acts provision would provide a statutory mechanism to correct longstanding drafting mistakes. She also said the bill clarifies how beneficial owners of shares held in trusts can receive information.

Committee members focused on a dense provision in Section 21 allowing a plan of merger or exchange to provide for appointment of a shareholder representative to act on behalf of shareholders whose purchase rights are cancelled in a merger. Representative Liebling and other members asked whether that language could unintentionally deprive dissenting shareholders of rights. Lowe and Majority Leader Niska described the provision as a remedial, Delaware-derived mechanism that permits appointment of a representative to ensure shareholders have enforceable representation after a merger plan is approved.

After the discussion the committee approved the bill and sent it to the general register.

The committee record does not show a roll-call tally; the clerk recorded a voice vote and the chair announced the bill was \"on its way to the general register.\"","The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee recommended House File 747 for passage and placement on the general register after testimony from the Minnesota State Bar Association about modernizing corporate governance rules.","actionData","errors"]

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