Judiciary Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives (decommissioned)

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The Judiciary Policy and Finance Committee was a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Function

The House website described the function of this committee as outlined below.

The committee holds public hearings on bills to put each bill into its best form. During the bill's hearing, the committee can take testimony from the bill's sponsors, the general public and experts in the areas the bill affects.

The committee has several courses of action it can take:

  • amend the bill;
  • combine two or more bills under one file number;
  • recommend a bill to pass as introduced;
  • recommend it be passed as amended;
  • send it to another committee for consideration;
  • vote not to approve the bill; or
  • table it, which in essence delays action.[1][2]
(a) Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly, substantially, and specifically affects any present or future financial obligation, budget policy, or revenue of the State must be referred as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) to the appropriate Committee before the bill receives its second reading. A bill that negligibly affects any present or future financial obligation, budget policy, or revenue of the State is not subject to mandatory referral under this rule.

(b) A bill subject to paragraph (a) reported by a finance committee must, if recommended to pass, be subsequently referred to the Ways and Means Committee, unless the bill has a negligible fiscal impact and is subject to direct reference to the Floor under Rule 6.05.[3][2]

Membership

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2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Judiciary Finance and Policy Members, 2013
Democratic members (10)Republican members (5)
Debra Hilstrom, ChairSteve Drazkowski
Carly Melin, Vice chairTony Cornish
David BlyBrian Johnson
Melissa HortmanCindy Pugh
Sheldon JohnsonPeggy Scott
John Lesch
Ben Lien
Jay McNamar
Marion O'Neill
Michael Paymar

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

2009-2010

The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," accessed February 24, 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2013-2014," February 11, 2013. Accessed January 29, 2014 Rule 4.10