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Legacy Finance Committee, Minnesota House of Representatives
The Legacy Finance Committee (formerly the Legacy Funding 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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Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Legacy Finance Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Legacy Finance Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Legacy Finance Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Leon Lillie (D, Chair) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Ami Wazlawik (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Hodan Hassan (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Shelly Christensen (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Greg Boe (R) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
Patty Acomb (D) left this committee on January 03, 2023.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Legacy Funding Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Leon Lillie | • Bob Gunther, Chair | |||
| • Mike Freiberg | • Sandy Layman, Vice chair | |||
| • Mary Murphy | • Dario Anselmo | |||
| • Paul Thissen | • Steve Green | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | • Paul Torkelson | |||
| • Dean Urdahl | ||||
| • Anna Wills | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Legacy Funding Finance Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Phyllis Kahn, DFL Lead | • Dean Urdahl, Chair | |||
| • Leon Lillie | • Josh Heintzeman, Vice Chair | |||
| • Mike Freiberg | • Steve Green | |||
| • Erin Murphy | • Paul Torkelson | |||
| • Mary Murphy | • Anna Wills | |||
| • Brian Daniels | ||||
| • Tim Miller | ||||
| • Jim Knoblach, ex officio | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Legacy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Phyllis Kahn, Chair | • Dean Urdahl | |||
| • Leon Lillie, Vice chair | • Steve Green | |||
| • Mike Freiberg | • Joe McDonald | |||
| • Alice Hausman | • Paul Torkelson | |||
| • Mary Murphy | • Anna Wills | |||
| • Jean Wagenius | ||||
| • John Ward | ||||
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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
