Ways and Means Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Per Rule 6.01 of the House Rules, standing committees of the Minnesota House of Representatives are appointed by the speaker of the house.[1] Committees are appointed at the beginning of each biennial session. Up to 30 days before the session, the speaker-designate is to submit a list of proposed standing committees and divisions to all minority caucuses. Up to 15 days before the session's start, the minority leader may submit proposed minority assignments to the speaker-designate, who must comply in keeping with attaining proportionate representation. With the exception of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, one may not serve as chair of a committee or another with a similar jurisdiction for longer than three consecutive two-year sessions.[2]
See rules: House Rules
Function
| “ | 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: |
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| “ | (a) The Committee on Ways and Means must hold hearings as necessary to determine state expenditures and revenues for the fiscal biennium.
(b) Within 25 days after the last state general fund revenue and expenditure forecast for the next fiscal biennium becomes available during the regular session in the odd-numbered year, the Committee on Ways and Means must adopt a budget resolution. The budget resolution: (1) must set the maximum limit on net expenditures for the next fiscal biennium for the general fund, (2) must set an amount or amounts to be set aside as a budget reserve and a cash flow account, (3) must set net spending limits for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (4) may set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund. The budget resolution must not specify, limit, or prescribe revenues or expenditures by any category other than those specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4). After the Committee adopts the budget resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless a different or amended resolution is adopted. (c) During the regular session in the even-numbered year, before the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill containing net increases or decreases in expenditures as compared to general fund expenditures in the current fiscal biennium estimated by the most recent state budget forecast, the Committee may adopt a budget resolution. If adopted, the resolution must account for the net changes in expenditures. The resolution may also (1) set limits for changes in net expenditures for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (2) set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund.[5][4] |
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (17) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Liz Olson (D, Chair) left this committee on July 05, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Rena Moran (D, Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Carlos Mariani (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Michael Nelson (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Leon Lillie (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Jim Nash (R) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Jamie Becker-Finn (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Connie Bernardy (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Rick Hansen (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Hodan Hassan (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (10) | Republican members (17) | |||
| • Lyndon Carlson | • Jim Knoblach, Chair | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Bob Vogel, Vice chair | |||
| • Debra Hilstrom | • Sarah Anderson | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Dave Baker | |||
| • Tina Liebling | • Tony Cornish | |||
| • Paul Marquart | • Greg Davids | |||
| • Erin Murphy | • Matt Dean | |||
| • Gene Pelowski, Jr. | • Bob Dettmer | |||
| • Jeanne Poppe | • Steve Drazkowski | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | • Dan Fabian | |||
| • Pat Garofalo | ||||
| • Bob Gunther | ||||
| • Rod Hamilton | ||||
| • Jenifer Loon | ||||
| • Bud Nornes | ||||
| • Paul Torkelson | ||||
| • Dean Urdahl | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (11) | Republican members (17) | |||
| • Lyndon Carlson, DFL Lead | • Jim Knoblach, Chair | |||
| • Debra Hilstrom | • Tony Albright, Vice Chair | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Sarah Anderson | |||
| • Phyllis Kahn | • Tony Cornish | |||
| • Ann Lenczewski | • Gregory Davids | |||
| • Tina Liebling | • Matt Dean | |||
| • Tim Mahoney | • Bob Dettmer | |||
| • Mary Murphy | • Bob Gunther | |||
| • Gene Pelowski, Jr. | • Tom Hackbarth | |||
| • Jeanne Poppe | • Jenifer Loon | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | • Denny McNamara | |||
| • Bud Nornes | ||||
| • Steve Drazkowski | ||||
| • Pat Garofalo | ||||
| • Rod Hamilton | ||||
| • Paul Torkelson | ||||
| • Dean Urdahl | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (21) | Republican members (13) | |||
| • Lyndon Carlson, Chair | • Mary Liz Holberg | |||
| • Tom Anzelc, Vice chair | • Jim Abeler | |||
| • Joe Atkins | • Sarah Anderson | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Michael Beard | |||
| • Karen Clark | • Gregory Davids | |||
| • Jim Davnie | • Matt Dean | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Bob Dettmer | |||
| • Debra Hilstrom | • Bob Gunther | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Tom Hackbarth | |||
| • Thomas Huntley | • Jenifer Loon | |||
| • Phyllis Kahn | • Denny McNamara | |||
| • Ann Lenczewski | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Tim Mahoney | • Kelby Woodard | |||
| • Carlos Mariani | ||||
| • Paul Marquart | ||||
| • Joe Mullery | ||||
| • Michael Paymar | ||||
| • Gene Pelowski, Jr. | ||||
| • Jeanne Poppe | ||||
| • Steve Simon | ||||
| • Jean Wagenius | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (13) | Republican members (20) | |||
| • Bobby Joe Champion | • Mark Buesgens | |||
| • Frank Hornstein | • Michael Beard | |||
| • Kent Eken | • Bruce Anderson | |||
| • Tom Rukavina | • Sarah Anderson | |||
| • Lyndon Carlson | • Keith Downey | |||
| • Ann Lenczewski | • Pat Garofalo | |||
| • Nora Slawik | • Mary Kiffmeyer | |||
| • Phyllis Kahn | • Gregory Davids | |||
| • Gene Pelowski, Jr. | • Bob Gunther | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Morrie Lanning | |||
| • Thomas Huntley | • Larry Howes | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | • Bud Nornes | |||
| • Mindy Greiling | • Rod Hamilton | |||
| • Denny McNamara | ||||
| • Torrey Westrom | ||||
| • Steve Smith | ||||
| • Tony Cornish | ||||
| • Jim Abeler | ||||
| • Tom Hackbarth | ||||
| • Mary Liz Holberg | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (18) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Loren Solberg, Chair | • Mary Liz Holberg | |||
| • Tim Faust, Vice chair | • Torrey Westrom | |||
| • Kent Eken | • Rod Hamilton | |||
| • Thomas Huntley | • Randy Demmer | |||
| • Mary Ellen Otremba | • Gregory Davids | |||
| • Kathy Brynaert | • Joe Hoppe | |||
| • Ann Lenczewski | • Jim Abeler | |||
| • Maria Ruud | • Matt Dean | |||
| • Lyndon Carlson | • Denny McNamara | |||
| • Michael Nelson | ||||
| • Debra Hilstrom | ||||
| • Tom Tillberry | ||||
| • Bev Scalze | ||||
| • Julie Bunn | ||||
| • Marsha Swails | ||||
| • Phyllis Kahn | ||||
| • Carlos Mariani | ||||
| • Tim Mahoney | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.01)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2021 - 2022," February 24, 2021 (Rule 6.02)
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Committees," accessed February 24, 2021
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Minnesota House of Representatives, "Permanent Rules of the House 2013-2014," February 11, 2013. Accessed January 29, 2014 Rule 4.03
