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Rules committee deadlocks on calendar for HF3025; recommends corrections bill HF3321 to pass
Summary
The Minnesota House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration split 8-8 on placing House File 3025 on the Friday, May 16 calendar, failing to adopt the calendar; the committee recommended passage of House File 3321, the annual corrections bill, to the general register by voice vote.
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration failed to adopt the calendar placing House File 3025 on the Friday, May 16 calendar after an 8-8 tie, and later recommended House File 3321, the annual corrections bill, to pass and be placed on the general register.
The committee first approved technical corrections to the minutes for May 13, 2025, then moved to consider the day’s calendar. The chair proposed calendaring one bill for Friday, May 16 — House File 3025, with author listed as Pete Johnson — and said the committee would establish a prefiling requirement for amendments under the committee’s rules. Representative Long spoke in support of HF3025 and asked for a roll call rather than countering the bill on Friday. The roll call resulted in eight ayes and eight noes, and the chair announced, “There being 8 ayes and 8 noes, the motion does not prevail.” The calendar motion failed and HF3025 was not placed on the Friday calendar.
On the next agenda item, Representative Tina Liebling presented House File 3321, which she described as the annual vehicle used by the Revisor’s Office to compile technical corrections into a single bill. Liebling said the corrections bill functions as a procedural mechanism to fix drafting or clerical errors that emerge after other bills are enacted. Sherry Spear of the Revisor’s Office was present and identified as staff knowledgeable about the process. Representative Scott moved that HF3321 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register; the motion was adopted by voice vote and the chair announced the motion prevailed.
The meeting record shows two formal committee actions: (1) a failed roll-call vote on adopting the calendar for May 16 with HF3025 on it, and (2) a voice vote recommendation that HF3321 be passed and placed on the general register. The committee also instructed the clerk to correct the May 13 minutes for several technical corrections noted during discussion.
Votes at a glance
- Adoption of calendar (to place House File 3025 on the Friday, May 16 calendar): motion to adopt failed on roll call — 8 ayes, 8 noes. (Roll-call recorded; see vote record below.)
- House File 3321 (annual corrections bill): motion to recommend to pass and place on the general register — approved by voice vote; tally not specified in the transcript.
The committee adjourned after the HF3321 motion prevailed.
