Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee on 3/7/2024

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Lindsey Port

Senate, 55, DFL, sen.lindsey.port@senate.mn, 651-296-5975

(Heard as: Porton Poth Porter Chairport )

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Sen. Liz Boldon

Senate, 25, DFL, sen.liz.boldon@senate.mn, 651-296-3903

(Heard as: Bolden )

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Sen. Eric Lucero

Senate, 30, R, sen.eric.lucero@senate.mn, 651-296-5655

(Heard as: Lucero )

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Sen. Rich Draheim

Senate, 22, R, sen.rich.draheim@senate.mn, 651-296-5558

(Heard as: draheim Drayheim )

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Sen. Karin Housley

Senate, 33, R, sen.karin.housley@senate.mn, 651-296-4351

Sen. Zaynab Mohamed

Senate, 63, DFL, sen.zaynab.mohamed@senate.mn, 651-296-4274

(Heard as: Mohammed )

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Sen. Susan Pha

Senate, 38, DFL, sen.susan.pha@senate.mn, 651-296-2556

Sen. Ann Rest

Senate, 43, DFL, sen.ann.rest@senate.mn, 651-296-2889

Noteworthy Content:

00:13:21,160 - Many of today's restrictive growth policies are rooted in racist policies established enacted and enforced to exclude BIPOC communities and residents.

00:21:15,020 - Lastly our current process perpetuates our racist zoning system local planning commissions who are supposed to decide if our if a development fits local zoning and regular and local regulations usually end up refereeing a public debate on who does and doesn't belong in a city.

00:43:03,820 - have had a lot of racism behind them we know that so I guess those are some of

01:06:43,560 - We organize to address our housing shortage create complete neighborhoods advance racial equity and slow climate change.

01:06:56,020 - reasons but I want to highlight two of them for you today racial equity and climate.

01:07:03,440 - the deeply racist history of using rules like exclusionary zoning setbacks lot sizes,

01:33:34,780 - Some may tell us to be afraid of what this bill will do but this is truly about opening up all of our communities to anyone who would call them home regardless of how much money they make their race or their zip code.