The House Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight Committee took the Minnesota Health Plan off the table on February 23, 2010 and voted to pass it. . No testifiers were called, but the bill received vigorous debate as House chief author David Bly fielded questions from Committee members.

The hearing room was packed to overflowing with advocates who erupted in spontaneous applause on a number of occasions.   A number of legislators including Liebling, Laine, Hayden, Fritz, Ruud, Gardner and Loeffler spoke positively about the bill and declared their intention to vote affirmatively, in advance of the vote. Jeers and snickers broke out when Rep. Steve Gottwalt (HD15A- St.Cloud) criticized the plan as "socialist".

Final Vote: 11-6

In Favor: Fritz (26B), Gardner (53A), Hayden (61B), Huntley (7A), Laine (50A), Liebling (30A), Loeffler (59A), E. Murphy (64A), Ruud (42A), Thao (65A), Thissen (63A)
Opposed: Abeler (48B), Bunn (56A), Gottwalt (15A), Kelly (28A), Mack (37A), Torkelson (21B)
Pass: Norton (29B)