Hugoson, McElroy and Olson, E., were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Leighton moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

The following communication was received:

The Honorable Irv Anderson

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Allan H. Spear

President of the Senate

I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 1995 Session of the State Legislature has been

received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

                                    Time and          

S.F.         H.F.   Session Laws    Date ApprovedDate Filed

No.           No.    Chapter No.             1995      1995

66 Resolution No. 110:25 a.m. January 20 January 20

Sincerely,

Joan Anderson Growe

Secretary of State

Jaros from the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development to which was referred:

H. F. No. 14, A resolution urging the United Nations to admit the Republic of China on Taiwan as a full member.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Jacobs from the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 26, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of International Falls to issue a temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license for sales on property owned by a school district.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

Wenzel from the Committee on Agriculture to which was referred:

H. F. No. 91, A bill for an act relating to conservation; providing a pilot conservation credit program in Houston county; providing a property tax credit to program participants; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, line 14, delete "eligible"

Page 3, line 15, delete everything before the period and insert "conservation standards are no longer adhered to"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted.

H. F. Nos. 14 and 26 were read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Luther, Simoneau, Tomassoni, Davids and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 168, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing that nonrenewals on homeowner's policies must be based on the total amount paid by the insurer on claims and not the number of claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 65A.29, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Tunheim, Bertram, Cooper, Tomassoni and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 169, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the appropriation limits for education programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 15, section 3, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rhodes, Farrell, Garcia, Jefferson and Frerichs introduced:

H. F. No. 170, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for recovery of damages and injunctive relief for victims of bias offenses; imposing parental liability; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rostberg and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 171, A bill for an act relating to veterans; clarifying authority for use of funds from surplus facilities of the veterans homes board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 198.003, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Hackbarth, Rostberg, McCollum, Commers and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 172, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing an annual expense allowance for the veterans homes board of directors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 15A.081, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 173, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of Winona to use its lodging tax revenues for certain purposes; amending Laws 1991, chapter 291, article 8, section 28, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 174, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; requiring retail establishments to post signs warning of the dangers of alcohol consumption by pregnant women; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 340A.410, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.3871.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Knoblach, Dehler, Schumacher, Bertram and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 175, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating bridge as Bridge of Hope; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skoglund, Murphy, Bishop, Schumacher and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 176, A bill for an act relating to crime; lengthening the criminal statute of limitations for criminal sexual conduct; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 628.26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Bishop, Murphy, Schumacher and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 177, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the scope of the patterned sex offender sentencing law; requiring training for judges, prosecutors, peace officers, and sex offender assessors on sentencing laws applicable to repeat and patterned sex offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 480.30; and 609.1352, subdivisions 1, 3, and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 388.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Perlt, Greiling and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 178, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the scope of the sex offender registration law to include out-of-state offenders who reside in Minnesota longer than 30 days; increasing the penalty for offenders who violate the registration law a second or subsequent time; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 243.166.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Perlt, Greiling and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 179, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the sentencing to service program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bishop, Huntley and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 180, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent before a vasectomy is performed; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bishop and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 181, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring notification of local authorities of the impending release of sex offenders; authorizing the release to the public of information on registered sex offenders under certain circumstances; clarifying law on HIV testing of convicted offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 243.166, subdivision 7; and 611A.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Simoneau, Davids, Skoglund, Luther and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 182, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; regulating medical expense benefits; authorizing reparation obligors to offer medical expense benefits through certified managed care plans; authorizing the commissioner of commerce to certify these plans; requiring appropriate premium reductions; requiring rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 65B.49, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Peterson, Rest, Lynch and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 183, A bill for an act relating to counties; Swift; authorizing the county to establish a rural development finance authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Simoneau, Jennings, Lourey and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 184, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating punitive damages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 549.20, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 185, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing greater flexibility in appointment of members of the armory building commission; authorizing the state armory building commission to use funds for construction; clarifying which municipalities may provide sites for armories; changing provisions for disposal of unused armory sites; clarifying authority for levying taxes for armory construction; clarifying the authority for conveyance of armories to the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 193.142, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 193.143; 193.144, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 193.145, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5; and 193.148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Kelley and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 186, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Louis Park; authorizing the creation of special service districts in the city; removing a restriction on the use of certain tax increments; exempting a certain tax increment district from the LGA/HACA offset.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Knight; Bradley; Osskopp; Olson, M., and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 187, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1; providing limits on the rate of growth in appropriations; requiring full funding of state mandates on local governments.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 188, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; excluding the value of improvements made to certain residential property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 189, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Duluth teachers retirement fund association; authorizing the purchase of future service credit under Laws 1994, chapter 572, section 3, for certain former teachers at the Duluth technical college.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Simoneau introduced:

H. F. No. 190, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; requiring coordination of benefits to prevent overpayment by insureds for duplicate coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 65B.61, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Knight and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 191, A bill for an act relating to state government; placing limits on growth in the number of state employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knight and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 192, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for personal exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Onnen, Cooper, Jennings and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 193, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Knight, Osskopp, Larsen and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 194, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XII requiring full funding of state mandates on local governments.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Knight; Olson, M.; Osskopp and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 195, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing the size of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Olson, E.; Tunheim; Vickerman; Jacobs and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 196, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for regulation of small telephone companies; limiting discriminatory practices, services, rates, and pricing; providing for investigation, hearings, and appeals regarding telecommunications services; delineating telecommunications practices allowed; providing penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 237.01, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Solberg, Kinkel and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 197, A bill for an act relating to community colleges; authorizing the state board to construct or acquire student residences; authorizing revenue bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, A., and Sarna introduced:

H. F. No. 198, A bill for an act relating to the environment; abolishing the motor vehicle emission control equipment inspection program; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 116.60; 116.61; 116.62; 116.63; 116.64; and 116.65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Johnson, A.; Sarna and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 199, A bill for an act relating to the environment; exempting newer motor vehicles from annual air pollution emissions inspections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.61, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Swenson, H., and Onnen introduced:

H. F. No. 200, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for independent school district No. 422, Glencoe, to transfer funds from its debt redemption fund to the capital expenditure fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Peterson; Wenzel; Girard; Anderson, I., and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 201, A bill for an act relating to ethanol; modifying provisions relating to producer payments; phasing out ethanol blender credits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, by adding subdivisions; 41B.02, subdivision 20; and 296.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; and 296.02, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Peterson; Wenzel; Anderson, I.; Girard and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 202, A bill for an act relating to ethanol; modifying provisions relating to producer payments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, by adding subdivisions; and 296.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; and 296.02, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Johnson, R.; Leighton; Tomassoni; Winter and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 203, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dauner, Schumacher, Dorn, Boudreau and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 204, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing for insurance regulation; regulating benefits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 79.50; 79.51, subdivisions 1 and 3; 79.53, subdivision 1; 79.55, subdivisions 2, 5, and by adding subdivisions; 79.56, subdivisions 1 and 3; 176.021, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 176.101, subdivisions 1, 3g, 3l, 3m, 3o, 3q, 4, and 5; 176.645, subdivision 1; and 176.66, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 79.53, subdivision 2; 79.54; 79.56, subdivision 2; 79.57; 79.58; and 176.132, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Luther; Carruthers; Johnson, A.; Limmer and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 205, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money to commissioner of transportation for payment of loan to city of Brooklyn Park from metropolitan council's right-of-way acquisition loan fund for costs related to proposed trunk highway No. 610.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance/Transportation Finance Division.

Osthoff and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 206, A bill for an act relating to the military; authorizing the adjutant general to assign certain retired officers to temporary active duty; expanding the authority of the adjutant general to recommend members of the national guard for brevet rank; changing eligibility for the state service medal; changing certain penalties for wrongful disposition of military property; changing the agency to be notified in the case of temporary emergency relief payments; providing for appointment of a United States property and fiscal officer; eliminating obsolete language concerning retention of uniforms; national guard discipline, training, rifle practice, encampments, and drills; clarifying provisions related to pay for officers and enlisted persons; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 192.19; 192.20; 192.23; 192.37; 192.38, subdivision 1; 192.40; and 192.49; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 192.36; 192.435; 192.44; 192.45; 192.46; 192.47; and 192.51, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 207, A bill for an act relating to education; transferring funds from independent school district Nos. 526, Twin Valley, and 523, Gary, to the Twin Valley and Gary successor school district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Osthoff and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 208, A bill for an act relating to the military; clarifying certain powers and duties of the governor; defining certain terms; clarifying language designating the rank of the adjutant general; clarifying language on acceptance of money by the adjutant general on behalf of the state; clarifying authority of the adjutant general to lease certain land; eliminating certain obsolete and duplicative language; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 190.02; 190.05, by adding subdivisions; 190.07; 190.16, subdivision 2; 190.25, subdivision 1; 191.05; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 190.10; 190.13; and 190.29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 209, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing use of capital health and safety revenue to purchase portable classrooms by independent school district No. 600, Fisher.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson, Hausman, Lieder, Ness and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 210, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; prescribing fee for Minnesota identification card; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 171.06, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 211, A bill for an act relating to elections; school district polling places; specifying the number of polling places required in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 205A.11, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Kahn; Greiling; Anderson, I., and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 212, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to provide for a parliamentary system of government in which the legislature would select the governor; changing article III; article IV; article V; article VIII, sections 1 and 2; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, sections 5, 7, and 8; providing by law for a unicameral legislature of 135 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn; Johnson, V.; Munger; Ozment and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 213, A bill for an act relating to the environment and natural resources; appropriating money for various purposes; expanding the allowable sources of contributions to the Minnesota critical habitat matching account;

expanding the availability of money in the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 84.943; and 116P.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Murphy, Bishop, Dauner, Van Engen and Bertram introduced:

H. F. No. 214, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greiling, Carruthers, Sviggum, Tunheim and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 215, A bill for an act relating to state government; rulemaking; authorizing the governor to veto certain rules and terminate rule proceedings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Huntley, Murphy, Garcia, Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 216, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; changing definition of fleet for vehicle registration purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 168.011, subdivision 34.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Simoneau, Greenfield, Davids, Abrams and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 217, A bill for an act relating to insurance; life; regulating living benefits settlements; adopting the NAIC viatical settlements model act; prescribing powers and duties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Lourey, Murphy and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 218, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Minnesota rock, gem, and mineral interpretative center; powers and duties of the commissioner of natural resources.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Murphy, Koppendrayer and Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 219, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health plans; requiring coverage for treatment of Lyme disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 62A.136; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Greiling, Osthoff, Jefferson, McCollum and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 220, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain special primaries and elections to be conducted by mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 204D.19, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.20, subdivision 1; 204D.21, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.22, subdivision 3; and 204D.23, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 221, A bill for an act relating to education; maximum effort school loan program; approving a capital loan for independent school district No. 362, Littlefork-Big Falls; appropriating money; authorizing the sale of bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Smith and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 222, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring that each bill be accompanied by a fiscal note; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 223, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis employees; granting a temporary option on survivor benefits to retired members.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Clark, Garcia, Kalis and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 224, A bill for an act relating to housing; exempting the publicly owned transitional housing program from certain sale restrictions placed upon projects financed by state general obligation bond proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 462A.202, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing.

Dempsey, Pellow, Harder, Mares and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 225, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing eligibility for general assistance; detailing food stamp employment and training program; establishing start work grants; establishing work first program; expanding information released to department of revenue on individuals in the welfare system; establishing a joint effort to provide monetary supplements to working families; detailing assistance to minor parents; specifying waiver requests; establishing the process for claims for injury or death of work experience participants; defining obligation to seek and obtain full-time employment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 256.031, subdivision 3; 256.035, subdivision 6d; 256.73, subdivision 3a, and by adding a subdivision; 256.736, subdivisions 3a, 4a, 10, 16, and by adding a subdivision; 256D.05, subdivision 1; 256D.051, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 6, 6b, 8, 9, 17, and by adding a subdivision; 256D.052, subdivision 3; 256D.10; and 268.12, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 256.734; 256D.051, subdivisions 10, 13, 14, and 15; 256D.052, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 256D.091; 256D.101; 256D.111; and 256D.113.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Kelley, Mulder, Wejcman, Onnen and Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 226, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; requiring reporting of certain insurance settlements to board of medical practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 147.111, subdivision 5; and 147.161, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Kelley, Mulder, Cooper, Onnen and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 227, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; board of medical practice; prohibiting prior authorization by anyone other than a person licensed to practice medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 147.081, subdivision 3; and 147.091, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mulder, Kelley, Marko, McCollum and Worke introduced:

H. F. No. 228, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; board of medical practice; reinstating certain advisory councils.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Schumacher, Otremba, Rostberg, Kelso and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 229, A bill for an act relating to towns; clarifying the procedure to fill a vacancy in the office of town supervisor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 367.03, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Simoneau, Abrams, Bishop, Jennings and Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 230, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kelley, Delmont, Mulder, McCollum and Onnen introduced:

H. F. No. 231, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; board of medical practice; changing licensing requirements for foreign applicants; changing certain disciplinary procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 147.037, subdivision 1; 147.091, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 147.121, subdivision 2; 148.70; and 148.72, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Perlt; Carruthers; Anderson, I.; Kahn and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 232, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing oversight of certain state and metropolitan government contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 15.061; 16A.11, by adding a subdivision; 16B.17; 16B.19, subdivisions 2 and 10; and 473.129, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Cooper, Onnen, Greenfield, Lourey and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 233, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying reimbursement methodologies for certain services; increasing reimbursement rates for certain services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.0627, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh, Bettermann, Murphy and Worke introduced:

H. F. No. 234, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions relating to independent contractors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 176.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Onnen, Jacobs and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 235, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring utilities that generate nuclear power in the state to submit schedule to build nuclear power reactors that use high-level radioactive waste as fuel; requiring department of public service to recommend funding options for building the reactors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Greiling, McGuire, Workman, McCollum and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 236, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan mosquito control; abolishing the metropolitan mosquito control district and commission; providing for conflicts of interests and ethical practices of members or permanent employees of any joint powers mosquito abatement board formed in the metropolitan area; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 16B.122, subdivisions 1 and 3; 270.12, subdivision 3; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.066; 352.01, subdivision 2a; 473.143, subdivision 1; and 473.8011; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.701; 473.702; 473.703; 473.704; 473.705; 473.706; 473.711; 473.712; 473.714; 473.715; and 473.716.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Olson, E.; Winter; Brown; Johnson, V., and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 237, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting certain purchases by veterinarians from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 297A.25, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ozment; Anderson, B., and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 238, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for its size in 2003 and thereafter; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Osskopp; Olson, M.; Tuma and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 239, A bill for an act relating to marriage; requiring counseling before the marriage ceremony on certain responsibilities and consequences; providing for written marriage contracts; requiring mediation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 517 and 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Farrell, Delmont, Rukavina, Perlt and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 240, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rates for noncommercial seasonal residential recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 273.13, subdivision 25; and 273.1398, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kalis, Girard, Wenzel, Lieder and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 241, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carlson, Pelowski, Leppik, Dorn and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 242, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that contributions to and interest earned on certain educational savings plan accounts are exempt from income taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mulder; Hugoson; Swenson, H.; Vickerman and Johnson, V., introduced:

H. F. No. 243, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Goodno; Wolf; Johnson, A., and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 244, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing the governor's workforce development council to replace the governor's job training council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 268.9755.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Garcia; Carruthers; Wejcman; Anderson, I., and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 245, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that certain laws apply to the legislative branch; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 3.09; 43A.05, subdivision 5; 43A.19, subdivision 1; and 177.23, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Lourey, Dorn, Brown, Tunheim and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 246, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Opatz, Peterson, Jaros, Schumacher and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a statewide capitation rate for the prepaid medical assistance demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Solberg, Jennings, Munger and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 248, A bill for an act relating to energy; adding pumped hydropower to the list of preferred alternative energy sources; providing for incentive payments to pumped hydropower facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 216C.051, subdivision 7; and 216C.41, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to general assistance; requiring social security numbers as a condition of eligibility; requiring the county agency to verify the alien status of noncitizens; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 250, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing the size of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kelso, Molnau and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 251, A bill for an act relating to education; providing additional access to the capital levy for interactive television; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124.91, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tompkins, Larsen, Erhardt, Commers and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to the environment; automobile emissions; providing that a vehicle need not be inspected until the year of its registration is five years more than its model year; changing the inspection fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 116.61, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 116.64, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Boudreau and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 253, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying law governing the state academy for the deaf and the state academy for the blind; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 128A.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 128A.021; 128A.022, subdivisions 1 and 6; 128A.024, subdivision 4; 128A.025, subdivisions 1 and 2; 128A.026; and 128A.05, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 128A.02, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 128A.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Cooper, Leppik, Mulder and Anderson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 254, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating health plan accountability and competition, regional coordinating boards, data, technology, public health and safety, health provider liability, and funding for the health care access fund; making technical changes; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99,

by adding a subdivision; 43A.316, subdivision 6; 43A.317, by adding a subdivision; 62J.017; 62J.05, subdivision 2; 62J.09, subdivisions 1 and 6; 62J.152; 62J.35, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 62J.44; 62J.45; 62M.02, subdivision 12; 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivision 5; 62M.10, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.03, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.07, subdivision 2; 62Q.17, subdivision 3; 62Q.18, subdivision 6; 62Q.41; 72A.20, by adding subdivisions; 84.9256, subdivision 2; 169.222, subdivision 4; 169.685, subdivision 5; 169.686, subdivision 1; 169.974, subdivision 4; 549.01; 595.02, subdivision 5; and 604.02; Laws 1994, chapter 625, article 5, section 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62H; 62J; 62Q; 84; 290; and 548; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62J.30; 62J.31; 62J.32; 62J.33; 62J.34; 62J.42; 62P.01; 62P.02; 62P.03; 62P.07; 62P.09; 62P.11; 62P.13; 62P.15; 62P.17; 62P.19; 62P.21; 62P.23; 62P.25; 62P.29; 62P.31; 62P.33; 214.16; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; and 295.57.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Van Dellen, Worke, Kalis, Leppik and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare; prohibiting the collection of individual-level data; allowing for-profit integrated networks; modifying eligibility and premiums for the MinnesotaCare program; repealing the regulated all-payer option, growth limits, certain insurance provisions and other initiatives; authorizing and regulating medical care savings accounts; requiring malpractice reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62A.65, subdivisions 3 and 7; 62J.04, subdivision 3; 62J.045, subdivision 3; 62J.06; 62J.09, subdivision 1a; 62J.17, subdivision 1; 62J.22; 62J.30, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, and by adding a subdivision; 62J.31, subdivision 1; 62J.35, subdivision 1; 62J.45, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10; 62J.48; 62J.65; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62N.05, subdivision 2; 62N.06, subdivision 1; 62N.25, subdivisions 5 and 7; 62N.381, subdivision 2; 62Q.01, subdivisions 3 and 4; 62Q.165; 62Q.18, subdivision 7; 62Q.30; 62Q.41; 256.9352, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 256.9354, subdivision 5; 256.9358, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, and 19d; 549.01; 595.02, subdivision 5; 604.02, by adding a subdivision; 604.11, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 548; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 19a; 62A.021; 62J.017; 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7, and 9; 62J.15; 62J.152; 62J.156; 62J.32, subdivision 4; 62J.34; 62J.54, subdivision 4; 62J.55; 62L.08, subdivision 11; 62P.01; 62P.02; 62P.03; 62P.04; 62P.05; 62P.07; 62P.09; 62P.11; 62P.13; 62P.15; 62P.17; 62P.19; 62P.21; 62P.23; 62P.25; 62P.27; 62P.29; 62P.31; 62P.33; 62Q.09; 62Q.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9; and 144.1481; Laws 1992, chapter 549, article 3, section 19; Laws 1994, chapter 625, article 5, section 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Knight, Osskopp and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 256, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; prescribing compensation for members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 3.099, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 257, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain information is reclassified as public information; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 270B.02, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kalis and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 258, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring that certain fines imposed by the pollution control agency or by the department of health be deposited in the general fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 115.072; 115.073; 115B.16, subdivision 4; 115B.18, subdivision 1; 115B.20, subdivision 4; 115C.05; 115C.11, subdivision 2; and 326.78, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Dempsey, Perlt, Larsen, Holsten and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 259, A bill for an act relating to the state building code; providing for the disposition of certain receipts from permit surcharges; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16B.70, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Munger, Jaros, Murphy, Huntley and Lourey introduced:

H. F. No. 260, A bill for an act relating to bond allocation; providing for the allocation of certain bonding authority to the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 474A.03, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bishop; Onnen; Anderson, R.; Pugh and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; including occupational therapists in the limitation period for bringing suit against health care professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 541.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton, Pugh and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 262, A bill for an act relating to real property; clarifying requirements relating to filing of notice of mechanics' liens; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 514.08, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for the crime information reward fund; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

Skoglund and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 264, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for witness and victim protection; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance.

H. F. No. 45, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical corrections and clarifications; making administrative changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 270.0604, subdivision 4; 273.11, subdivision 16; 273.121; 290.067, subdivision 1; and 297B.01, subdivision 8; and Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 11, section 9, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 129 yeas and 1 nay as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Farrell      Kinkel       Munger       Simoneau
Anderson, B. Finseth      Knight       Murphy       Skoglund
Anderson, R. Frerichs     Knoblach     Ness         Smith
Bakk         Garcia       Koppendrayer Olson, M.    Solberg
Bertram      Girard       Kraus        Onnen        Sviggum
Bettermann   Goodno       Krinkie      Opatz        Swenson, D.
Bishop       Greenfield   Larsen       Orenstein    Swenson, H.
Boudreau     Greiling     Leighton     Osthoff      Sykora
Bradley      Haas         Leppik       Ostrom       Tomassoni
Broecker     Hackbarth    Lieder       Otremba      Tompkins
Brown        Harder       Limmer       Ozment       Trimble
Carlson      Hasskamp     Lindner      Paulsen      Tuma
Carruthers   Hausman      Long         Pawlenty     Tunheim
Clark        Holsten      Lourey       Pellow       Van Dellen
Commers      Huntley      Luther       Pelowski     Van Engen
Cooper       Jacobs       Lynch        Perlt        Vickerman
Daggett      Jaros        Macklin      Peterson     Wagenius
Dauner       Jefferson    Mahon        Pugh         Weaver
Davids       Jennings     Mares        Rest         Wejcman
Dawkins      Johnson, A.  Mariani      Rhodes       Wenzel
Dehler       Johnson, R.  Marko        Rice         Winter
Delmont      Johnson, V.  McCollum     Rostberg     Wolf
Dempsey      Kahn         McGuire      Rukavina     Worke
Dorn         Kalis        Milbert      Sarna        Workman
Entenza      Kelley       Molnau       Schumacher   Sp.Anderson,I
Erhardt      Kelso        Mulder       Seagren      

Osskopp                   

H. F. No. 47, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; merging two conflicting amendments to the solid waste generator assessment statute that were enacted in 1994; correcting and clarifying terminology; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116.07, subdivision 10; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 510, article 6, section 1.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 130 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Finseth      Knoblach     Olson, M.    Solberg
Anderson, B. Frerichs     Koppendrayer Onnen        Sviggum
Anderson, R. Garcia       Kraus        Opatz        Swenson, D.
Bakk         Girard       Krinkie      Orenstein    Swenson, H.
Bertram      Goodno       Larsen       Osskopp      Sykora
Bettermann   Greenfield   Leighton     Osthoff      Tomassoni
Bishop       Greiling     Leppik       Ostrom       Tompkins
Boudreau     Haas         Lieder       Otremba      Trimble
Bradley      Hackbarth    Limmer       Ozment       Tuma
Broecker     Harder       Lindner      Paulsen      Tunheim
Brown        Hasskamp     Long         Pawlenty     Van Dellen
Carlson      Hausman      Lourey       Pellow       Van Engen
Carruthers   Holsten      Luther       Pelowski     Vickerman
Clark        Huntley      Lynch        Perlt        Wagenius
Commers      Jacobs       Macklin      Peterson     Weaver
Cooper       Jaros        Mahon        Pugh         Wejcman
Daggett      Jefferson    Mares        Rest         Wenzel
Dauner       Jennings     Mariani      Rhodes       Winter
Davids       Johnson, A.  Marko        Rice         Wolf
Dawkins      Johnson, R.  McCollum     Rostberg     Worke
Dehler       Johnson, V.  McGuire      Rukavina     Workman
Delmont      Kahn         Milbert      Sarna        Sp.Anderson,I
Dempsey      Kalis        Molnau       Schumacher   
Dorn         Kelley       Mulder       Seagren      
Entenza      Kelso        Munger       Simoneau     
Erhardt      Kinkel       Murphy       Skoglund     
Farrell      Knight       Ness         Smith        

Jacobs moved that the names of Jennings and Wolf be added as authors on H. F. No. 97. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Kraus be added as an author on H. F. No. 117. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that the name of Lourey be added as an author on H. F. No. 160. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that the name of Lourey be added as an author on H. F. No. 161. The motion prevailed.

Jefferson moved that H. F. No. 167 be recalled from the Committee on Governmental Operations and be re-referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 30, 1995. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 30, 1995.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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