House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee on 3/22/2024

Bills

Committee Members

Rep. Zack Stephenson

House, 35A, DFL, rep.zack.stephenson@house.mn, 651-296-5513

(Heard as: Stevenson )

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Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn

House, 49B, DFL, rep.carlie.kotyza-witthuhn@house.mn, 651-296-7449

Rep. Tim O'Driscoll

House, 13B, R, rep.tim.odriscoll@house.mn, 651-296-7808

(Heard as: Driscoll O'Driscoll Representative O'Driscoll )

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Rep. Robert Bierman

House, 56A, DFL, rep.robert.bierman@house.mn, 651-296-5506

(Heard as: Bierman Iman Beerman herman )

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Rep. Ethan Cha

House, 47B, DFL, rep.ethan.cha@house.mn, 651-296-1147

(Heard as: Charlene Reiner stormchaser Chah no Chah Michael Bradley Aaron Wallach Chau )

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Rep. Kurt Daudt

House, 27B, R, rep.kurt.daudt@house.mn, 651-296-5364

Rep. Jeff Dotseth

House, 11A, R, rep.jeff.dotseth@house.mn, 651-296-4308

Rep. Mike Freiberg

House, 43B, DFL, rep.mike.freiberg@house.mn, 651-296-4176

(Heard as: Feiberg Reiner Freiberg )

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Rep. Ginny Klevorn

House, 42B, DFL, rep.ginny.klevorn@house.mn, 651-296-5511

Rep. Erin Koegel

House, 39A, DFL, rep.erin.koegel@house.mn, 651-296-5369

(Heard as: Kegel )

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Rep. Larry Kraft

House, 46A, DFL, rep.larry.kraft@house.mn, 651-296-7026

Rep. Tina Liebling

House, 24B, DFL, rep.tina.liebling@house.mn, 651-296-0573

(Heard as: Liebling )

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Rep. Anne Neu Brindley

House, 28B, R, rep.anne.neu@house.mn, 651-296-5377

(Heard as: Brian New Brinley )

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Rep. Harry Niska

House, 31A, R, rep.harry.niska@house.mn, 651-296-2439

(Heard as: Miska Niska )

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Rep. Bernie Perryman

House, 14A, R, rep.bernie.perryman@house.mn, 651-296-6316

(Heard as: Roman Perryman )

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Rep. Brian Pfarr

House, 22B, R, rep.brian.pfarr@house.mn, 651-296-7065

(Heard as: Farr )

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Rep. Brad Tabke

House, 54A, DFL, rep.brad.tabke@house.mn, 651-296-8872

(Heard as: Tabke )

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Rep. Liz Olson

House, 08A, DFL, rep.liz.olson@house.mn, 651-296-4246

Noteworthy Content:

00:02:58,460 - Strengthen social equity provisions that are foundational to Minnesota's cannabis law

00:05:42,480 - Particularly social equity applicants,

00:08:18,300 - Our next bucket deals specifically with opportunities to strengthen the already robust social equity provisions that exist in Chapter 342

00:10:21,240 - Our proposal also creates a social equity license classification to maintain that distinction

00:10:47,960 - Because we have learned that access to capital is the single biggest barrier to entry in the market for social equity applicants

00:11:11,460 - we allow those social equity licensees

00:11:19,820 - those license holders are only allowed to transfer to other social equity entities

00:12:25,580 - for those social equity applicants

00:21:58,780 - There's the termination of social equity status and then for all applicants

00:22:34,480 - Yeah, and then the other question that was brought to me by multiple people was this whole idea of social equity status,

00:22:42,940 - The individuals who believe that they would qualify for social equity status

00:34:29,180 - Lotteries do not put social equity applicants on even footing with other competitors

00:34:37,600 - in Every instance when a state has used the lottery to distribute cannabis social equity licenses black applicants in particular

00:35:31,480 - Who will end up being cheated by a big business who cheated their way in and that's why every social equity expert

00:35:38,700 - Not just me every social equity expert who's ever been asked the question on lotteries versus merit-based systems including the NAACP

00:40:38,680 - for us, you know, especially social equity applicants and farmers will continue to hold the bag or

00:42:28,860 - both social equity and commercial using the cornerstone legislation

00:44:05,480 - social equity and commercial to

00:48:02,780 - all right we learned that medical and other corporate players are planning massive expansions in anticipation of the race to the bottom of their cost per gram

00:48:16,860 - affect equity stakeholders small

00:48:35,000 - once again equity stakeholders

00:51:35,380 - commitment to social equity community welfare and local empowerment

00:52:14,780 - the coalition for equity which is who I am here in that

00:53:19,120 - opposite of equity so if you have issues that lead people to have to deal with

00:55:36,220 - disservice to our community there's no social equity component to it

00:55:45,060 - move that goalpost that people of color have been calling off for so many generations

00:56:47,650 - available through deed to help support and stand up social equity organizations

00:57:15,180 - and I represent the collective for racial equity and African-American talent

00:58:04,900 - build up this equity and whatnot working and putting all this effort and then all

00:59:37,200 - any policies to advance the interest of social equity applicants

01:01:08,160 - who often speaks on social equity issues

01:02:55,440 - particularly as it pertains to social equity status application eligibility

01:03:04,480 - temporary licensing may be limited to social equity applicants

01:03:08,120 - therefore a logical first step would be a process to qualify social equity status

01:05:19,940 - as equity applicants

01:19:50,780 - and ensure build out requirements to address digital inequities in our communities,

02:00:05,940 - you know, supporting equity in building up broadband or supporting local cable access programs,

02:25:54,800 - brought by representative Finkie on gender affirming care and I would like to understand

03:23:22,080 - this legislation represents a step towards health equity ensuring a real and