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Minn. Rules Committee approves calendar slot for HF14 amid dispute over fiscal note and referral
Summary
The Minnesota House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted 8-6 to designate Feb. 24 for consideration of HF14 and imposed a 24-hour prefiling requirement for amendments. Members debated whether the bill should have a fiscal note and be referred to the Government Operations or Ways and Means committees.
The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted 8-6 on Thursday to place HF14 on the calendar for floor consideration on Monday, Feb. 24, and to establish a 24-hour prefiling requirement for amendments.
The move drew objection from several members who said the bill could affect roughly $30,000,000 in unspent general fund appropriations and may have a local fiscal impact on Hennepin County, and who argued the measure should have been routed to the House Government Operations (GovOps) or Ways and Means committees for further review.
The committee chair moved adoption of the calendar for the day under House Rules 1.21 and 3.33. Representative Robbins, identified in committee as the bill’s chief author, told members she was comfortable sending the bill to the floor and said transportation — which had been…
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