Votes at a glance: key committee actions and outcomes

ST. PAUL — The following is a concise list of formal motions, roll-call outcomes and committee dispositions from the Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee meeting.

- House File 3,078 (Representative Pete Johnson) — Motion to refer as amended to Ways and Means: FAILED on roll call, 7 yeas, 7 nays. (A-1 amendment to expand eligible workers had been adopted earlier in the hearing; the final motion did not carry.)

- House File 3,023 (Representative Pete Johnson) — Motion to refer as amended to Ways and Means: PASSED on roll call, 14 yeas, 0 nays. Committee adopted a line edit changing a numeric threshold and rejected a DE1 amendment before final approval.

- House File 107 (Representative Emma Berg) — No final committee vote; bill laid over for further consideration following extensive testimony from labor and business groups.

- House File 3,079 (Representative Gomez) — No final committee vote; bill to extend a grant-spending deadline for the City of Minneapolis was laid over for possible future consideration.

- House File 2,171 (Representative Hansen) — Resolution reaffirming the 1933 child labor amendment: Recommended for placement on the General Register (voice vote recorded as passing).

- House File 1316 (Representative Curran) — Bill concerning new-hire reporting and certain independent-contractor income reporting: Laid over as committee members requested further review and clarification; amendment A-3 adopted in committee but committee laid the bill over.

- House File 689 (Representative Frasier) — Wage-theft enforcement bill: Motion to refer did not pass on roll call (7 yeas, 7 nays); committee did not advance the bill.

Notes: Several items adopted technical or line-edits during the meeting. Where roll-call voting occurred the clerk recorded member responses on the record; counts above reflect the clerk’s announcements during the hearing.