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House committee adopts DE1 and refers amended House File 2435 to Ways and Means as vehicle for health budget
Summary
The committee adopted a DE1 amendment and voted by voice to refer House File 2435, as amended, to the Committee on Ways and Means; lawmakers said the bill will be used as a vehicle for the health budget and that a full markup, testimony and opportunities for amendments will follow after the break.
A Minnesota House committee on April 10 adopted a DE1 amendment to House File 2435 and referred the amended bill to the Committee on Ways and Means, saying the bill will serve as a vehicle for the Legislature's health budget and that the committee intends to return after the break for a full walk-through, markup and public testimony.
Chair Behrman moved the bill and the DE1 amendment. “This bill will be moved to ways and means as a simply as a vehicle that will be used for our health budget at a later date. Sets us up for our return after break and, ask for your yes vote, please,” Chair Behrman said before members approved the amendment and referral by voice vote.
The committee first approved minutes from its April 7 meeting by voice vote after Representative Perryman moved the motion. Members then considered House File 2435; the committee adopted the DE1 amendment on a voice vote and subsequently approved the motion to refer the amended bill to Ways and Means.
Members and committee leaders described the referral as a procedural step to place a legislative vehicle in Ways and Means now while negotiations continue. Committee members said the plan is to reconvene after the legislative break with a full bill presentation, opportunity for public testimony and the ability for members to offer and consider amendments before any final measures are advanced.
Representative Liebling and other members asked for a clear roadmap of the process, emphasizing that the committee expects to hold a hearing with a walk-through, a markup and public testimony when the bill returns. Representative Leavitt clarified that the current action places a vehicle in Ways and Means and that any final language produced after committee work would be offered there as an amendment.
The transcript records only voice votes; no roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting record. Committee discussion in the transcript described ongoing negotiations among members and mentioned co-chairs Ryer and vice chair Nadeau as participants in those talks. No final budget numbers, statutory citations or specific program details for the health budget were included in the transcript.
With no further business recorded, the committee adjourned.
