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Public Safety and Civil Justice

SEVENTEENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 13, 2007

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STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CIVIL JUSTICE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES



Representative Mullery, Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:35 P.M. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present: Members Excused:
Mullery, Chair
Kalin, Vice-Chair
Bigham
Cornish
DeLaForest
Emmer
Hilstrom
Holberg
Johnson
Kohls
Kranz
Lesch
Lillie
Olin
Paymar
Sailer
Simon
Smith
Westrom



A quorum was present.

HF 1569 (Olin): A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; requiring credit be given to driver’s license offenses committed in Canada; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.55.

Representative Olin presented HF 1569.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Jody Oscarson, Driver Compliance Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Chair Mullery laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee omnibus bill.

HF 1506 (Olin): A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing an innocent party’s name associated with a criminal history to be redacted under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.87, subdivision 1.

Representative Olin presented HF 1506.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Julie Letourneau Lackner, CJIS Manager, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Chair Mullery laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee omnibus bill.

HF 1225 (Olin): A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitation on actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property for certain actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 541.051, subdivision 2.

Representative Olin presented HF 1225.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Dean Thomson, Fabyanske Law Firm, Minnesota State Bar Association Construction Law Section

Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee
Minutes for Tuesday, March 13, 2007; 12:30 P.M.
Page 2


Chair Mullery laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee omnibus bill.

HF 1278 (Olin): A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 510.02; 510.05; 550.175, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 550.18; 550.19; 550.22; 550.24; 580.24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 550.

Representative Olin presented HF 1278.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Kevin Donlevy, Minnesota State Bar Association, Property Section

Chair Mullery laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee omnibus bill.

HF 767 (Dominguez): A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for an offender reentry pilot project; requiring a report.

Representative Lillie moved HF 767 before the committee.

Representative Dominguez presented HF 767.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Ray Cole, Executive Director, Midwest Challenge Program
ÿ Rich Demming, recent graduate
ÿ Sheryl Kabat, Director, Weed and Seed Program

Representative Lillie moved that HF 767 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance with the further recommendation that it be re-referred to the Public Safety and Civil Justice Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1441 (Simon): A bill for an act relating to trust companies; limited purpose companies; making nonsubstantive term changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 48A.03, subdivision 5.

Representative Simon presented HF 1441.

Testifying for the bill:
ÿ Joyce James, Minnesota State Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law Section

Representative Kohls moved that HF 1441 be recommended to pass, and when so passed, be placed on the Consent Calendar. MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1063 (Simon): A bill for an act relating to environment; adopting the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 115.072; 115B.17, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114E.

Representative Simon moved to orally amend the A07-0173 amendment as follows:

Page 1, line 1.1, delete "Senator ………….." and insert "Representative Simon", delete "S.F. No. 1051" and insert “H.F. 1063"

THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED.

Representative Simon moved adoption of the A07-0173 amendment, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Simon presented HF 1063.

Testifying for the bill:
Harry Haynsworth, Commission on Uniform State Laws
Michele Timmons, Revisor of Statutes

Public Safety and Civil Justice Policy Committee
Minutes for Tuesday, March 13, 2007; 12:30 P.M.
Page 3


Representative Simon moved that HF 1063 be recommended to pass, as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1043 (Simon): A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.166, subdivision 4a.

Representative Simon presented HF 1043.

Representative Emmer moved to orally amend HF 1043 as follows:

Page 1, line 1.18, delete “and"

Page 1, line 1.21, delete the period and insert “, and"

Page 1, after line 1.21, insert:

“(8) shall be required on any motor vehicle owned by the offender to purchase and display “sexual predator" license plates. The form is to be determined by the Department of Public Safety."

Representative Emmer requested a roll call vote. The clerk called the roll and the results were as follows:


AYE NAY EXCUSED
Bigham Chair Mullery DeLaForest
Cornish Hilstrom Johnson
Emmer Holberg Smith
Kalin Lesch Westrom
Kohls Lillie
Kranz Paymar
Olin Sailer
Simon



On a vote of 7 Ayes and 8 Nays, the MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL AND THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS NOT INCORPORATED.

Representative Simon moved that HF 1043 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance with a further recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Public Safety and Civil Justice Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 P.M.


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REPRESENTATIVE MULLERY, CHAIR


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Vickie Benson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF1569 (Olin) Requiring credit be given to driver's license offenses committed in Canada;
HF1506 (Olin) Authorizing an innocent party's name associated with a criminal history to be redacted under certain circumstances;
HF1225 (Olin) Modifying the limitation on actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property for certain actions;
HF1278 (Olin) Providing for homestead property;
HF767 (Dominguez) Appropriating money for an offender reentry pilot project;
HF1043 (Simon) Requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement;
HF1063 (Simon) Adopting the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
HF1441 (Simon) Limited purpose companies; making nonsubstantive term changes.

HF1396 (Madore) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1146 (Murphy, M) Has been removed from the agenda.
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HF1823 (Paymar) Establishing a five-year demonstration project designed to apply best practices to improve and promote the recovery and success of high-risk adults who frequently use costly public services such as emergency rooms, treatment programs, jails, prisons, and detoxification facilities; combining an innovative management and governance structure; assembling core services currently provided separately, including housing, behavioral health, health care, employment, and community and family reengagement; appropriating money;
HF895 (Eken) Authorizing withdrawal by a county from a regional jail system;
HF1360 (Simon) Relating to data practices; clarifying duties and classifications; making technical changes;
HF1173 (Hornstein) Classifying certain labor relations data related to the Metropolitan Council as nonpublic data;
HF904 (Dill) Modifying land acquisition requirements; modifying land owners' bill of rights; modifying recordation requirements for mineral interests; adding to and deleting from state parks; authorizing public and private sales and conveyances of
certain state lands.

HF772 (Paymar) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF906 (Thissen) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1171 (Davnie) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1726 (Thissen) Has been removed from the agenda.