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Minnesota House recalls and reassigns several bills; HF14 referral to Ways and Means withdrawn
Summary
On Feb. 10, 2025, the Minnesota House voted to recall and re-refer multiple House files to different committees. Representative Stevenson withdrew a motion to send House File 14 to the Ways and Means Committee after arguing the bill has fiscal implications.
On Feb. 10, 2025, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted to recall and reassign several House files to different committees, and Representative Stevenson withdrew a motion to refer House File 14 to the Committee on Ways and Means after asserting the bill carries fiscal implications.
The reassignments move bills into committees members said are more closely aligned with the subject matter. Representative Stevenson said, "House rule 4.1 requires bills that have a fiscal impact to be referred to the committee on ways and means," and later withdrew his motion to re-refer House File 14, telling the chamber he made the motion to advise members of differing views about the rule and the bill's potential fiscal effect.
Votes at a glance: House members took voice votes on several recall-and-refer motions. Representative Schultz’s motion to recall House File 47 from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy and re-refer it to the Committee on Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy prevailed by voice vote. Representative Hewitt’s motion to recall House File 122 from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy and re-refer it to the Committee on Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law also carried. Representative Bakers’s motion to recall House File 202 from the Committee on Capital Investment and re-refer it to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy prevailed as well.
Representative Stevenson, who moved to re-refer House File 14 to Ways and Means, said the motion was intended to highlight that the chamber's composition and the application of referral rules could change in weeks ahead. He withdrew that motion after explaining his reasons; the withdrawal means House File 14 remained on the general register rather than being sent to Ways and Means at that time.
The House also received messages from the Senate transmitting Senate File 202, an act relating to real property, and Senate File 334, an act relating to education; those files were given first readings and referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee and the Education Policy Committee, respectively.
After routine business and announcements, the House adjourned until 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Representative Baker announced the workforce committee would reconvene at about 4:10 p.m. the same day in the Capitol.
