Conference committee adopts omnibus spreadsheet; committee approves several amendments on public safety and judiciary items

The Public Safety and Judiciary Conference Committee on May 16 approved a package of policy items and adopted an overall spreadsheet and directed nonpartisan staff to prepare the conference committee report. The committee approved multiple amendments and provisions by voice votes. Key actions recorded in the hearing are listed below.

Votes at a glance (actions adopted in committee):

- Adoption of the A38 amendment (data-sharing controls): Chair Liebling moved adoption of the A38 amendment, described in committee as language to limit sharing of registries and lists of people with disabilities; the committee adopted the amendment on a voice vote.

- Adoption of Article II R5–R7 (Firefighting Service Study): Senator Seaburger moved and the committee adopted language requiring the State Fire Marshal to commission a third-party assessment of firefighting services in Minnesota, including incident analysis, staffing, recruitment/retention and training. Motion prevailed on voice vote.

- Adoption of Article 11 R12 as amended by A46 (portable recording / collision investigations): Senator Latz moved adoption of Article 11 R12, as amended by the A46 amendment. The amendment exempts the State Patrol from some…