2024 Ways and Means Committee Minutes Document
First Meeting
2024-2025 Regular Session, Thursday, November 21st, 2024
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AGENDA
Representative Emily Benke, Chair of Ways and Means and Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:20
The committee legislative assistant Rep. Carter Wenzler takes roll.
Roll Call
Name | Status |
Sen. Annie Hang | P |
Sen. Audrey Frick | P |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | P |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | P |
Rep. Cade Hanson | P |
Rep. Carter Wenzler | P |
Rep. Damon Hubbard | P |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger | P |
Rep. Ella Woxland | P |
Rep. Emily Benke | P |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz | P |
Rep. Kail Heiden | P |
Rep. Kanya Magin | P |
Sen Larissa Ryan | P |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson | P |
Rep. Nevaeh Happel | P |
Rep Nina Haris | P |
Rep. Ross Heiden | E |
Members Excused: 1
17 members were present
A QUORUM WAS PRESENT
HF SF: SF5422 HF5186: Lowering Franchise Tax Rate
Author: Senator Brayden Tremain
Roll Call Vote:
Bill passes: 7 Yeas 5 nays 5 N/A
The Bill is then referred to General Legislation
Sen. Annie Hang | YAH |
Sen. Audrey Frick | N/A |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | N/A |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | YAH |
Rep. Cade Hanson | YAH |
Rep. Carter Wenzler | YAH |
Rep. Damon Hubbard | YAH |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger | N/A |
Rep. Ella Woxland | NAH |
Rep. Emily Benke | YAH |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz | YAH |
Rep. Kail Heiden | NAH |
Rep. Kanya Magin | N/A |
Sen Larissa Ryan | NAH |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson | NAH |
Rep. Nevaeh Happel | N/A |
Rep Nina Haris | Nah |
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SF5224: Lowering Franchise Tax Rate
Author: Senator Landon Volkman
Role Call Vote:
Vote passes with 12 Yeas and 0 Nays
Sen. Annie Hang | YAH |
Sen. Audrey Frick | YAH |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | YAH |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | YAH |
Rep. Cade Hanson | YAH |
Rep. Carter Wenzler | YAH |
Rep. Damon Hubbard | N/A |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger | YAH |
Rep. Ella Woxland | YAH |
Rep. Emily Benke | yah |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz | yah |
Rep. Kail Heiden | yah |
Rep. Kanya Magin | yah |
Sen Larissa Ryan | N/A |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson | yah |
Rep. Nevaeh Happel | N/A |
Rep Nina Haris | N/A |
The bill is then referred to Rules Committee
HF0324: Game and fish; provisions for taking turtles modified
Author: Rep Avree Connaughty
Sen. Annie Hang | YAH |
Sen. Audrey Frick | YAH |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | N/A |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | YAH |
Rep. Cade Hanson | N/A |
Rep. Carter Wenzler | YAH |
Rep. Damon Hubbard | YAH |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger | N/A |
Rep. Ella Woxland | N/A |
Rep. Emily Benke | N/A |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz | YAH |
Rep. Kail Heiden | N/A |
Rep. Kanya Magin | N/A |
Sen Larissa Ryan | N/A |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson | YAH |
Rep. Nevaeh Happel | NAH |
Rep Nina Haris | NAH |
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Roll call vote: 7 Nahs 5 Yahs
The bill is defeated
HF4740: Cities permitted to issue on-sale licenses and list of licensees modified to include golf courses.
Author: Represented Kayla Magin
Roll call 10 Yahs 0 Nahs
The bill is passed a referred to rules.
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Not Voted
Representative Kail Heiden : Not Voted
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Not Voted
Representative Damon Hubbard : Not Voted
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Yea
Representative Kayla Magin : Not Voted
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Not Voted
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Not Voted
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF4752: Firearm safety instruction in school required
Author: Edyson Schwendinger
Representative Nina Haris proposes an amendment.
Vote by roll call: amendment fails by a vote of 7 to 5
Roll call:
Sen. Annie Hang |
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Sen. Audrey Frick | Nay |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | Nay |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | Nay |
Rep. Cade Hanson | Yea |
Rep. Carter Wenzler |
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Rep. Damon Hubbard | Yea |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger |
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Rep. Ella Woxland | Yea |
Rep. Emily Benke | Nay |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz |
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Rep. Kail Heiden | Nay |
Rep. Kanya Magin | Yea |
Sen Larissa Ryan | Yea |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson |
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Rep. Nevaeh Happel | Nay |
Rep Nina Haris | Nay |
Rep. Ross Heiden |
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SF 1499: Governor Tim Walz Rebate Check Act of 2023
Author: Nathaniel Redig
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Nay
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Yea
Representative Kayla Magin : Nay
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Not Voted
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Not Voted
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
Bills passes with 14 yea and two nahs
HF:0017 Generic or off-patent drugs; excessive price increases prohibited
Author: Representative Volker
Roll call: passed with all yeas
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Yea
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Not Voted
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF2389
Author representative Corcoran
Roll call: Bill passed with 15 Yahs and 0 Nahs
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Not Voted
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Yea
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Not Voted
Close
HF3542 District required to adopt a policy allowing space for mental health care
Senator Adalyn Hoel
Roll call: passed with 12 yeas and 4 nahs
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Nay
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Nay
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Nay
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Nay
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Not Voted
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF4090 Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0
Auhtor: Representative Hengel
Representative Emily Benke : Nay
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Nay
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Nay
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Nay
Representative Kayla Magin : Nay
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Nay
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Not Voted
Representative Brennan Wallace : Nay
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Nay
Roll call: bill does not pass with 8 yahs and 8 nahs
Second Meeting
2024-2025 Regular Session, Fridau, November 22nd , 2024
Representative Emily Benke, Chair of Ways and Means and Taxes Committee, called the meeting to order at 9:10
The committee legislative assistant Rep. Carter Wenzler takes roll.
Roll Call
Name | Status |
Sen. Annie Hang | P |
Sen. Audrey Frick | P |
Rep. Ava Helgemoe | P |
Rep. Brennan Wallace | P |
Rep. Cade Hanson | P |
Rep. Carter Wenzler | P |
Rep. Damon Hubbard | P |
Rep. Edyson Schwendinger | P |
Rep. Ella Woxland | P |
Rep. Emily Benke | P |
Rep. Gradien Merchlewitz | P |
Rep. Kail Heiden | P |
Rep. Kanya Magin | P |
Sen Larissa Ryan | P |
Rep. Nerissa Laiacona-Hermanson | P |
Rep. Nevaeh Happel | P |
Rep Nina Haris | P |
Rep. Ross Heiden | E |
HF:5473 Certain buildings required to meet energy performance standards, and money appropriated.
Author: Hunter Rislov
Bill passes with 10 yahs and 4 nahs
Representative Emily Benke : Not Voted
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Not Voted
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Nay
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Nay
Representative Damon Hubbard : Nay
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Nay
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
Bill we be moved to rules committee.
SF0860: Minnesota education credit expansion
Author: Senator Frick
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Not Voted
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF:1972
Author: representative Maynard
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Not Voted
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF:2619 SF1881
General education basic formula allowance increased, money directed to class size reduction, and money appropriated.
Author Rep. Finnegan
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
The bill passes
SF 3018: Available and affordable health care guarantee for every Minnesota
Author: Senator Ryan
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Not Voted
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Not Voted
The Bill passes Unanimously with 15 Yeas and 0 Naysa
The bill is Referred to the Rules Committee
HF0999 SF1015: Disability waiver rate system modified.
Author: Representative Gotz
Bill failed
Bill repealed
Bill passed
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Nay
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Nay
Representative Kail Heiden : Nay
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Nay
Representative Damon Hubbard : Nay
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Nay
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Nay
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Not Voted
Bill is Referred to Rules Committee
Hf3528 Retail Worker and Consumer Safety Violence Prevention Act established, report required, and penalties imposed.
Author: Representative Benke
Bill passed with 14 yeas and 0 nahs
Representative Emily Benke : Not Voted
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Not Voted
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
SF 1482: Rochester; park-and-ride parking facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Author: Senator Skree
Bill Passes with 14 yeas and 0 Nays and is referred to the Rules Committee
Representative Emily Benke : Not Voted
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Not Voted
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
Bill: HF4338 - Exemptions from taxes and fees for eligible surviving spouses of a veteran established, including registration taxes, license plate fees, title fees, driver's license and identification card fees, and motor vehicle sales tax.
Author: Representative Griffin
Bill Passes with 16 Yeas and 0 Nays
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
The bill is Referred to the Rules Committee
HF4215 SF4342: Money allocated to expanding access to service dogs for police officers
Author: Vivian Hanson
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
HF4701: Next generation farmer development program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Author: Caden Johnson
The bill passes with 16 Yeas and 0 Nays
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea
The bill will be referred to the Rules Committee
Author: Dylan Kryzer
HF2609 SF5153: Gun trafficking investigations and firearm seizures report required by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams, trigger activator definition amended, and transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms.
Bills passes with 16 yeas and 0 Nays
Representative Emily Benke : Yea
Senator Audrey Frick : Yea
Senator Annie Hang : Yea
Representative Cade Hanson : Yea
Representative Nevaeh Happel : Yea
Representative Nina Harris : Yea
Representative Kail Heiden : Yea
Representative Ava Helgemoe : Yea
Representative Damon Hubbard : Yea
Representative Nerisse Laiacona-Hermanson : Not Voted
Representative Kayla Magin : Yea
Representative Gradien Merchlewitz : Yea
Senator Larissa Ryan : Yea
Representative Edyson Schwendinger : Yea
Representative Brennan Wallace : Yea
Representative Carter Wenzler : Yea
Representative Ella Woxland : Yea