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House committee adopts supplemental calendar after debate over amendment to LCCMR funding bill
Summary
The Minnesota House Rules Committee voted to place five bills, including House File 1218, on the supplemental calendar for Thursday, March 13, 2025, after members debated an amendment to HF1218 that opponents say reallocated funds from a community grants program created last biennium.
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted to adopt a supplemental calendar for Thursday, March 13, 2025, after a roll-call vote late in the committee meeting. The motion to place five bills on the calendar passed 8-6, with the committee chair and a majority of members voting aye.
The move puts five bills on the floor calendar for the day, including House File 550 (Torkelson), House File 1218 (Heintzeman), House File 1247 (Nadeau), House File 2131 (Rarick) and House File 2133 (Davids). The most extended debate in the committee was over House File 1218, which carries Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) recommendations and an amendment affecting a DNR-administered community grants program.
Representative Hollins spoke against the amendment to HF1218, saying it “has been amended to include projects that didn't go through that process” and arguing the change bypassed the bipartisan LCCMR review. Hollins also said money set aside for a community grants program was “raided” to fund projects added…
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