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Chair Marty called the session to order and opened the discussion by moving the committee to consider Senator Latz’s deficiency request. \"Senate file 3196 is the Department of Corrections deficiency request. The fiscal impact, is, $9,091,000, and then a $10,000,000 reallocation in fiscal year 25,\" Senator Latz said, asking for the committee's support.

The bill sponsor and Department witnesses told the committee the funding need stems from a sustained increase in staffing levels that has reduced reliance on vacancy savings. Paul Schnell, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, told the committee the agency has faced long-standing staffing challenges and that the recent hiring surge has improved safety but increased near-term costs. \"This is, a critical funding need for the agency,\" Schnell said.

Senate staff clarified how the requested $9,091,000 relates to existing budget targets. Mr. Turner explained that the $9,000,000 portion was currently housed in the judiciary and public safety target and that the deficiency was being carried separately for the committee's consideration.

The committee adopted a technical A1 amendment intended to align the bill's reallocation language with the committee's budget rules. The motion to adopt the A1 amendment was carried by voice vote. After further brief discussion the committee moved, and approved by voice vote, the recommendation that Senate File 3196 as amended be recommended to pass.

The bill sponsor said the deficiency would be needed to avoid operational disruptions as early as June 2025 if the request is not approved. Senator Latz framed the bill as independent from the omnibus judiciary and public safety budget bill so the corrections agency could secure the targeted supplemental funding ahead of other budget actions.

Votes at a glance: The A1 technical amendment to conform reallocation language was adopted by voice vote. The committee then voted by voice to recommend passage of Senate File 3196 as amended.

The committee proceeded to the next bill after the vote; no further actions on SF 3196 were recorded during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee on Finance - 04/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","Senate File 3196, a Department of Corrections deficiency bill seeking $9,091,000 from the state general fund and legislative approval to reallocate $10,000,000 in previously appropriated funds for fiscal year 2025, was recommended to pass by the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee on April 21.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6581707,"Labor and Industry budget bill laid on table after failed referral; committee adopts technical and program amendments",1914,2496000,4410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3070053-614fbe960041f1b64dcaff6f27634cd8&start=2496&end=4410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3070053-614fbe960041f1b64dcaff6f27634cd8/thumbnail_2496000.jpg","/articles/6581707/Minnesota/Labor-and-Industry-budget-bill-laid-on-table-after-failed-referral-committee-adopts-technical-and-program-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6581707-9eab219ff7340656304e25d80cbede1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775024714&Signature=BIsKJjkHpSjFofm4UYcySfploZW1p6vUPAkzlgnaSAtdSQCjwlUrq~79AIQ1qIQcyBP8wsCzRms1YDFGLGfiTsx7SmCBjcoHP-RRsToVc7YL31pm2B3dRmnWh7IcGx4FtgGPIHWqJ5kofyildmg9d-lCB6RCKhM66rGrID3xWwB6om7rcvmHmXRZOA0E17LzNbplviOUSwQaZNMA~UviQJXqr3i6OujM1NLOQ-1Bhb6qcO6WKis6brD3mZWNCDYhK6ndud254ulmDxdX7ddqzyRCrpYr3hTduOgRHhIvDU-LU-YJFm2GxlwGoydQVZEJ~4WiNLysVHQJCBIX-maY6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate File 2373, the omnibus budget bill for the Department of Labor and Industry, the Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals and the Bureau of Mediation Services, was considered April 21 by the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee. Committee members adopted technical and programmatic amendments but declined to refer the bill to the Senate Tax Committee by roll call. The bill was later laid on the table for further consideration.

Sponsor Senator McEwen opened the item with a summary of articles in the bill, which include construction codes and licensing fee alignment, clarifying employer/employee rights on breaks, a misclassification fraud impact report requirement, and a broadband installation safety standards update. \"Article 2, section 1 allows the Department of Labor and Industry to apply for a temporary restraining order in district court,\" Senator McEwen said, summarizing key provisions.

Committee staff and agency witnesses described the bill's fiscal impacts. Megan Bursch, the fiscal analyst supporting the Labor Committee, walked members through a detailed spreadsheet of appropriations and policy impacts. Notable fiscal items she cited included a general fund operating adjustment for the Labor Standards Division, a workers’ compensation fund operating adjustment, a proposed $1,000,000 one-time general fund appropriation for construction industry mental health initiatives in the 2026-27 biennium, and estimated construction code fund revenue increases tied to proposed fee adjustments.

The committee adopted the A14 technical amendment (reallocating an existing $500,000 from labor standards to the construction codes and licensing division as part of an internal shift) on voice vote. The A16 amendment, described by Senator McEwen and fiscal staff, cancels $1,000,000 to the Clean Economy Apprenticeship Program grants and reallocates a portion to the misclassification fraud report and to apprenticeship readiness programming; the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

During discussion Senator Pratt moved that SF 2373 be referred to the Senate Tax Committee, expressing concern that the fiscal note and revenue assumptions for the misclassification study had not been vetted in taxes. Senator Pratt asked for a roll call; the roll call recorded 5 ayes and 7 nays, so the motion did not prevail. The committee then moved to lay the bill on the table; the motion to lay SF 2373 on the table prevailed.

Agency testimony: Nicole Blisenbach, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, testified in support and thanked the sponsor for including several department priorities, including construction codes and licensing fee alignment and the break-time clarifications. The commissioner also expressed disappointment that other department priorities — such as a statewide teacher apprenticeship program and enhanced misclassification enforcement funding — were not included in the bill because of fiscal constraints.

Votes at a glance: A14 (technical reallocation) adopted by voice vote. A16 (apprenticeship/cancellation and reallocation) adopted by voice vote. Motion to refer SF 2373 to Taxes failed on roll call, 5 ayes to 7 nays. Motion to lay SF 2373 on the table prevailed.

The committee closed the hearing and announced next meeting logistics; SF 2373 remains on the table for further work.","Senate File 2373, the Department of Labor and Industry omnibus budget bill, was presented and amended in the Senate Finance Committee. The committee adopted technical amendment A14 and amendment A16 (which reallocates $1,000,000 and adjusts apprenticeship funding). A motion to refer the bill to the tax committee failed on a roll call (5 ayes, 7 n",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6581712,"Finance committee advances Commerce, cannabis and new consumer-protection fees; broker-dealer fee raised to fund examiners",327,474000,801000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3070053-614fbe960041f1b64dcaff6f27634cd8&start=474&end=801","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3070053-614fbe960041f1b64dcaff6f27634cd8/thumbnail_474000.jpg","/articles/6581712/Minnesota/Finance-committee-advances-Commerce-cannabis-and-new-consumer-protection-fees-broker-dealer-fee-raised-to-fund-examiners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6581712-12fdbb3ba1092c6a2ede3637e979b79b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775024714&Signature=N-npGyIK04U~UYdSV4oYMqh9ofiR3v7vqFBV-zNaRQztLikPo5nITHP1NIeo2TxNgkgBJ5gAQu2vnadWoxmCnhdU5ZbmjTXrgbT63IEKIrCH5izRS-P9grdFZAF22WHOZWINLLPZFROOMY2d~0sNfBCY3zOaKgAOihM~VQlPI1K8qLjecZy-vddqI8KDCeNDUgsMwkA0xpN1i5LqvOCIU2kX6PQj5wklpKHBBWU3nSrR~CbHL3XFyi4gPZKKZYTdG-xWPxpfcdNURxeD7tJgfM-MzrR5B~HMTw~fNYrDYbLHF1LwjHjKGyqMBSCchdn1vgh0HDZ8xe3RsM2dXKqTsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate File 2216, the Commerce appropriations bill that includes funding for the Office of Cannabis Management and multiple fee and program changes in the Department of Commerce, was recommended to pass by the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee on April 21 after debate and several adopted amendments.

Senator Klein, sponsor of the commerce bill, summarized fiscal provisions including a proposed increase to the broker-dealer agent fee, creation of a common interest community (HOA) ombudsperson and registry funded by a $55 annual registry fee, a $100 annual fee per electric vehicle charging port to fund inspections, and operating adjustments for the Office of Cannabis Management. \"There is a new fee increase for broker dealer agents ... increasing the fee, from its baseline in an effort to improve staffing at the Department of Commerce,\" Senator Klein said, listing the bill’s main finance provisions.

Committee discussion focused notably on the broker-dealer fee. The bill as introduced would have raised the fee from $25 to $60, with staff projecting it would fund roughly 1.7 full-time equivalents (FTEs) rather than the three positions anticipated. Senator Klein offered an amendment (A31) to raise the fee to $85, which the sponsor said would fund the three examiners. Commissioner Grace Arnold of the Minnesota Department of Commerce described the securities market size and the department’s view that more examiners reduce fraud. \"We have seen a big increase in fraud in this area in particular,\" Arnold said, citing a national estimate of a 24% increase in related fraud between 2023 and 2024.

Senator Drayheim and several other members questioned whether higher fees and additional FTEs were necessary, and whether enforcement led to prosecutions. Commissioner Arnold said the department would provide more detailed prosecution/referral numbers after the hearing. The committee adopted the A31 amendment after a requested division vote recorded 6-4 in favor.

Ms. Boyd, the committee fiscal staff, reviewed line-by-line budget adjustments on a printed spreadsheet. She described appropriations for the new HOA ombudsperson office (about $348,000 per year for staffing, roughly 1.7 FTEs), registries development and maintenance costs, and a statutory appropriation for the newly created electric vehicle supply equipment program account funded by a $100 inspection fee per retail charging port. Ms. Boyd said the A31 amendment addressed a previously reported over-target amount of $344,000 per biennium.

Other amendments adopted by voice vote included A35 (technical, noncontroversial corrections) and A36 (an exclusion for certain cadmium-painted high-end cookware identified during committee discussion). After discussion of several policy items — including Medigap/supplemental insurance cost concerns and venue water-supply rules — Senator Friends moved that Senate File 2216 as amended be recommended to pass; the committee approved the motion by voice vote.

Votes at a glance: A35 (technical corrections) adopted by voice vote; A31 (broker-dealer fee increase to $85) adopted (division vote 6-4); A36 (cadmium paint exclusion) adopted by voice vote. The committee then recommended SF 2216 as amended to pass and instructed staff to make technical and conforming changes.

The bill will continue in the legislative process with the fiscal and policy changes adopted in committee.","The Senate Finance Committee recommended passage of Senate File 2216, the commerce appropriations and Office of Cannabis Management bill, after adopting technical and policy amendments. The bill includes a broker-dealer agent fee increase (amended to $85 annually) to fund additional examiners, a $55-per-year HOA registry fee to fund a new ombudsp","actionData","errors"]

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Senate committee backs $9.09 million correctional funding fix, approves technical reallocation

Labor and Industry budget bill laid on table after failed referral; committee adopts technical and program amendments

Finance committee advances Commerce, cannabis and new consumer-protection fees; broker-dealer fee raised to fund examiners