The House of Representatives convened at 2:30 p.m. and was called to order by Phil Carruthers, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Rosalie H. Hall, Cathedral of St. Mark, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following members were present:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kahn | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kalis | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kelso | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kielkucki | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kinkel | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knight | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knoblach | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Koskinen | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kraus | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Broecker | Gunther | Krinkie | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Carlson | Haas | Kubly | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Leighton | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Commers | Hilty | Leppik | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Daggett | Holsten | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Davids | Huntley | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Delmont | Jennings | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Entenza | Juhnke | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
A quorum was present.
Dehler, Goodno, Jefferson and Luther were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Smith moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
Skoglund from the Committee on Judiciary to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1151, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; establishing two-year limitation in action against health care provider for transmission of the HIV virus; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 541.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 541.07, is amended to read:
541.07 [TWO- OR THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS.]
Except where the Uniform Commercial Code, this section, section 148A.06, or section
541.073, or 541.076 otherwise prescribes, the following actions shall be commenced within two years:
(1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, or other tort, resulting in personal injury, and all actions against physicians, surgeons, dentists, occupational therapists, other health care professionals as defined in section 145.61, and veterinarians as defined in chapter 156, hospitals, sanitariums, for malpractice, error, mistake or failure to cure, whether based on contract or tort; provided a counterclaim may be pleaded as a defense to any action for services brought by a physician, surgeon, dentist, occupational therapists, or other health care professional or veterinarian, hospital or sanitarium, after the limitations herein described notwithstanding it is barred by the provisions of this chapter, if it was the property of the party pleading it at the time it became barred and was not barred at the time the claim sued on originated, but no judgment thereof except for costs can be rendered in favor of the party so pleading it;
(2) upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, except as provided in sections 541.074 and 541.075;
(3) for damages caused by a dam, other than a dam used for commercial purposes; but as against one holding under the preemption or homestead laws, the limitations shall not begin to run until a patent has been issued for the land so damaged;
(4) against a master for breach of an indenture of apprenticeship; the limitation runs from the expiration of the term of service;
(5) for the recovery of wages or overtime or damages, fees or penalties accruing under any federal or state law respecting the payment of wages or overtime or damages, fees or penalties except, that if the employer fails to submit payroll records by a specified date upon request of the department of labor and industry or if the nonpayment is willful and not the result of mistake or inadvertence, the limitation is three years. (The term "wages" means all remuneration for services or employment, including commissions and bonuses and the cash value of all remuneration in any medium other than cash, where the relationship of master and servant exists and the term "damages" means single, double, or treble damages, accorded by any statutory cause of action whatsoever and whether or not the relationship of master and servant exists);
(6) for damages caused by the establishment of a street or highway grade or a change in the originally established grade;
(7) against the person who applies the pesticide for injury or damage to property resulting from the application, but not the manufacture or sale, of a pesticide.
Sec. 2. [541.076] [LIMITATION ON CERTAIN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS.]
The following actions by a patient or former patient against a health care provider shall be commenced within two years after the patient or former patient discovers or reasonably should have discovered the injury, cause and alleged malpractice, error, mistake, or failure to cure:
(1) an action based on transmission of communicable disease by the health care provider to the
patient or former patient;
(2) an action based on the misdiagnosis of malignant disease; and
(3) an action based on the leaving of a foreign object which has no therapeutic or diagnostic
purpose or effect in the patient or former patient's body.
In no event shall an action under this section be brought more than six years after the date on
which the limitations period would have begun to run under section 541.07, clause (1), had the action been subject to that
provision.
Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.]
Sections 1 and 2 are effective August 1, 1998, and apply to actions commenced on or after that
date."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitation on actions for certain medical
malpractice claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 541.07; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 541."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee
on Health and Human Services.
The report was adopted.
Skoglund from the Committee on Judiciary to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2285, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing the minimum sentence for certain
firearms offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2308, A bill for an act relating to accountants; modifying licensing provisions; providing
for firm licensure; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.165; 326.17; 326.18; 326.19;
326.20; 326.211; 326.212, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 326.22, subdivision 2; 326.223; 326.228; and
326.229, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
326; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.191; 326.21; and 326.225.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 4, line 22, strike everything after "[RULES.]"
Page 4, lines 23 to 35, strike the old language and delete the new language and insert "The board
shall make rules to govern administration of the board, examinations, issuance of certificates, licensing, professional conduct
and discipline, continuing education, fees, and practice monitoring."
Page 11, line 24, after "rule" insert "under authority granted in section 326.18,
subdivision 3"
Page 11, line 26, after "rules" insert ", under authority granted in section 326.18,
subdivision 3, "
Page 12, line 7, after "board" insert "under authority granted in section 326.18,
subdivision 3"
Page 15, line 23, after "rule" insert "adopted under authority granted in section 326.18,
subdivision 3"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be placed on the Consent
Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2419, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying standards for ambulance services;
providing for certification of emergency medical technicians; providing for certification of medical response units; providing
for emergency medical technician instructor certification; requiring approval of training programs; setting fees; providing
criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.99, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes
1997 Supplement, sections 13.99, subdivision 38a; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; 144E.16, subdivision 4; 144E.18;
144E.35, subdivision 1; 144E.41; and 145A.02, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144E.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6; 144E.17;
144E.25; and 144E.30, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 4, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 26, 27, 28, and 29; 4690.0300; 4690.0400; 4690.0500; 4690.0600; 4690.0700; 4690.0800, subparts 1, 2, and 3;
4690.0900; 4690.1000; 4690.1100; 4690.1200; 4690.1300; 4690.1600; 4690.1700; 4690.2100; 4690.2200; 4690.2300;
4690.2400; 4690.2500; 4690.2900; 4690.3000; 4690.3100; 4690.3600; 4690.3700; 4690.3900; 4690.4000; 4690.4100;
4690.4200; 4690.4300; 4690.4400; 4690.4500; 4690.4600; 4690.4700; 4690.4800; 4690.4900; 4690.5000; 4690.5100;
4690.5200; 4690.5300; 4690.5400; 4690.5500; 4690.5700; 4690.5800; 4690.5900; 4690.6000; 4690.6100; 4690.6200;
4690.6300; 4690.6400; 4690.6500; 4690.6600; 4690.6700; 4690.6800; 4690.7000; 4690.7100; 4690.7200; 4690.7300;
4690.7400; 4690.7500; 4690.7600; 4690.7700; 4690.7800; 4690.8300, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and 4735.5000.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 4, delete sections 13 and 15
Page 5, line 11, delete "certified"
Page 10, delete line 11
Page 10, line 12, delete "triangles, and any other"
Page 14, delete section 28
Page 21, line 24, delete "or medical"
Page 21, line 25, delete "response unit"
Page 21, line 28, delete "or medical response unit"
Page 21, line 31, delete "or medical response unit"
Page 22, line 8, delete "medical"
Page 22, line 9, delete "response unit,"
Page 22, delete section 33
Page 24, line 2, delete "certified"
Page 24, delete lines 14 to 18
Renumber remaining clauses in sequence
Page 27, delete lines 26 to 29
Renumber remaining clauses in sequence
Renumber the sections in sequence
Correct internal references
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete everything after the first semicolon
Page 1, delete line 5
Page 1, line 6, delete everything before "requiring"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2502, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating
money to enhance the Giants Ridge cross-country ski event facility.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
Section 1. [STATE GOVERNMENT; APPROPRIATIONS.]
The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated from the bond proceeds fund,
or another named fund, to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to acquire and to better public land and
buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this act. Unless otherwise specified, general fund
appropriations in this article are available until June 30, 2002.
Bond Proceeds Fund
(General Fund Debt Service) $ 36,889,000
General Fund 53,474,000
Trunk Highway Fund 16,423,000
APPROPRIATIONS
$
Sec. 2. ADMINISTRATION
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 78,582,000
Subd. 2. Capital Asset Preservation and Replacement (CAPRA) 19,000,000
To be spent in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.632.
This appropriation is from the general fund.
$1,000,000 is for roof repair and other repairs for the revenue
department building in Ely, if the state buys the building.
$500,000 is for reroofing and other repairs to the Department of Natural
Resources minerals building in Hibbing.
Subd. 3. Capitol Square Building Demolition 3,464,000
To demolish the Capitol Square Building in St. Paul, relocate the
department of children, families, and learning (CFL), and the higher
education services office (HESO) and pay for up to four months rent in
a new facility, convert the existing site to temporary parking until a new
state-owned facility can be constructed, and conduct a predesign study
of future facilities for CFL and HESO. This appropriation is from the
general fund.
Subd. 4. Labor Interpretive Center Building 11,200,000
For acquisition and remodeling of the east building of the Science
Museum of Minnesota (SMM) in St. Paul for a labor interpretive center
facility.
Subd. 5. Bald Eagle Center 1,250,000
For a grant to the city of Wabasha for design and construction of the
American bald eagle center.
Subd. 6. Department of Revenue Relocation 5,722,000
To relocate the department of revenue from a leased facility to a new
state-owned facility in the Capitol complex. This appropriation is from
the general fund and includes staging equipment and furnishings
necessary to complete the relocation and to continue critical operations
at the new facility.
Subd. 7. Electrical Utility Infrastructure 5,361,000
To upgrade the primary electrical distribution system in the
Capitol complex and to upgrade the mechanical infrastructure in the
east Capitol area. This appropriation is from the general fund.
Subd. 8. Agency Relocation 10,550,000
$648,000 is from the trunk highway fund for relocation of a portion of
the department of transportation offices during the final phase of
renovation to the department of transportation building in the Capitol
complex.
$9,902,000 is from the general fund for relocation of the emergency
management and capitol security divisions of the department of public
safety, department of administration plant management and
environmental management divisions, department of health operations
in the Central Medical building in St. Paul, department of commerce
operations at 133 East Seventh street in St. Paul, department of labor
and industry in St. Cloud, and department of human services operations
at various locations.
Subd. 9. Capitol Security and Plant Management Facility Predesign 45,000
To conduct a predesign of a new facility for the department of public
safety's capitol security division and the department of administration's
plant management division.
Subd. 10. Transportation Building Renovation 15,775,000
To complete renovation and life safety improvements to the
transportation building in the Capitol complex. This appropriation is
from the trunk highway fund and is the final state appropriation for this
project.
Subd. 11. Real Property Acquisition 3,300,000
This appropriation is from the general fund for acquisition of land and
purchase options in order to hold properties that meet state development
needs.
Subd. 12. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Facility Design 2,815,000
For design of a new bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) building.
Subd. 13. Dahl House Relocation 100,000
This appropriation is from the general fund to relocate the Dahl house
to a more suitable site outside of the Capitol complex.
Sec. 3. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
Subdivision 1. To the amateur sports commission for the purposes
specified in this section 14,225,000
Subd. 2. National Sports Center 4,800,000
$2,000,000 from the general fund is for purchase and development of
land for the National Children's Golf Course in Blaine. On weekends
and during school vacations, a person age 18 or over may not use the
golf course constructed with these funds unless the person is
accompanied by a youth under age 18. A youth may not accompany
more than one person over age 18, except for family members. The
restrictions in this paragraph do not apply if there is space available
when a person arrives at the course without a reservation.
$1,000,000 from the general fund is for grants for development or
improvement of facilities or programs to improve access to golf for
economically disadvantaged youth.
$1,800,000 from the general fund is for the purchase and development
of land to expand the National Sports Center in Blaine, and
development of athletic fields.
Subd. 3. Giants Ridge Facility 690,000
For a grant to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation board to
enhance the Giants Ridge cross-country ski event facility. This
appropriation is from the general fund.
Subd. 4. Minneapolis Urban Sports Center 600,000
For a grant to special school district No. 1, Minneapolis, to complete
funding for an urban sports facility, to be owned by the district. This
appropriation is in addition to the project appropriation of $3,400,000
in Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14, subdivision 5, paragraph (a),
and subject to the conditions contained therein.
Subd. 5. Tennis Facility 3,400,000
For a grant to the city of St. Paul to design, construct, furnish, and equip
a tennis center to offer indoor tennis facilities, subject to the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695.
Subd. 6. Mt. Itasca Ski Area 135,000
For a grant to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation board to
expand the facilities at Mt. Itasca ski area. This appropriation is from
the general fund.
Subd. 7. Ice Arena Grants 3,600,000
$2,500,000 is for grants for new ice arenas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 240A.09.
$1,100,000 is for ice arena renovation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 240A.09.
Subd. 8. Women's Hockey Programs 1,000,000
From the general fund for a grant to the University of Minnesota
at Duluth and grants to the Minnesota state colleges and universities
board of regents for costs related to startup and operations of women's
hockey programs.
Sec. 4. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD
Subdivision 1. To the commissioner of administration for the purposes
specified in this section 9,559,000
Subd. 2. Capitol Building Structural Stabilization 6,673,000
To stabilize the Capitol building's structure and provide related facility
improvements.
Subd. 3. Capitol Building Accessibility 1,344,000
To design and construct exterior doors on the Capitol's ground, first,
and second floors at the Capitol.
The commissioner of administration and the capitol area architectural
and planning board shall study and report to the legislature by
January 15, 1999, on possible improvements of the stairs from the
tunnel to the Capitol, so as to encourage greater use of stairs and less
use of elevators.
Subd. 4. Aurora Street Rehabilitation 400,000
To redesign and improve Aurora street in front of the Capitol; with
related parking and security improvements.
Subd. 5. Capitol Grounds 442,000
For repair of: the pool and sculpture at the veterans service building;
the plaza and wall of the Floyd B. Olson Memorial; and the plaza at the
Lindbergh Memorial.
Subd. 6. Capitol 700,000
For exterior directional, informational, parking, and building signage in
the Capitol complex. Up to $320,000 of this amount may be used for
predesign of interior restoration projects in the Capitol building.
Sec. 5. MILITARY AFFAIRS
Subdivision 1. To the adjutant general or other named agency for the
purposes specified in this section 4,420,000
Subd. 2. Asset Preservation 900,000
For asset preservation improvements at military affairs facilities
statewide.
Subd. 3. Military Affairs/Emergency Management Facility Predesign 2,500,000
To the commissioner of administration to purchase land for
and predesign a joint military affairs/emergency management facility.
Subd. 4. Kitchen Renovation 880,000
To renovate kitchen facilities at National Guard training and community
centers in Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, Marshall,
Litchfield, Anoka, Fergus Falls, and Pine City.
Subd. 5. Maintenance Facility 140,000
For predesign of a public works and maintenance facility at the Twin
Cities Army Ammunition Plant. These funds are available only if land
for the facility is transferred to the state by the federal government."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for capital improvements."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Capital
Investment.
The report was adopted.
Skoglund from the Committee on Judiciary to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; providing for interest rates on security deposits;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 504.20, subdivision 2.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 5, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 504.183, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. [PENALTY.] If a landlord substantially violates subdivision 2, the tenant is entitled to a penalty which may
include a rent reduction up to full rescission of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit less any amount retained under
section 504.20, and up to a $100 civil penalty for each violation. If a landlord violates subdivision 5, the tenant is entitled
to up to a $100 civil penalty for each violation. A tenant shall follow the procedures in sections 566.18 to
Page 1, line 13, reinstate the stricken language and strike "1999" and insert "2001"
Page 1, delete section 2
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct internal references
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, insert "correcting a reference relating to certain civil penalties;"
Page 1, line 4, delete "section" and insert "sections 504.183, subdivision 6; and"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Anderson, I., from the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2625, A bill for an act relating to insurance; workers' compensation self-insurance; regulating terminations of
self-insurance authority and commercial workers' compensation self-insurance groups; providing investment, funding,
reporting, and transfer requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 79A.06, subdivision 5; 79A.22,
subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision; 79A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 79A.24, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 79A.26,
subdivision 2; and 79A.31, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 12, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62J.25, is amended to read:
62J.25 [MANDATORY MEDICARE ASSIGNMENT.]
(a) Effective January 1, 1993, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a
Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 115 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered
service provided.
(b) Effective January 1, 1994, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a
Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 110 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered
service provided.
(c) Effective January 1, 1995, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a
Minnesota resident any amount in excess of 105 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered
service provided.
(d) Effective January 1, 1996, a health care provider shall not charge to or collect from a Medicare beneficiary who is a
Minnesota resident any amount in excess of the Medicare-approved amount for any Medicare-covered service provided.
(e) This section does not apply to ambulance services as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, or medical supplies
and equipment. A vendor of medical supplies and equipment shall notify each beneficiary who is a Minnesota resident,
prior to any purchase, or upon the request of the beneficiary, whether or not the vendor charges or collects any amount in
excess of the Medicare-approved amount for Medicare-covered medical supplies and equipment."
Page 5, line 20, delete "and loan" and after "association" insert "or savings bank"
Page 5, line 21, delete "Savings and Loan" and insert "Deposit"
Page 5, line 29, delete everything before "and"
Page 5, line 30, delete "Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation" and insert "National Credit Union
Administration"
Page 12, after line 33, insert:
"Sec. 12. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Sections 2 to 11 are effective the day following final enactment."
Renumber the sections in sequence
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 2, delete everything after the semicolon and insert "regulating mandatory Medicare assignments;"
Page 1, line 3, delete "self-insurance;" and after "of" insert "workers' compensation"
Page 1, line 11, before the period, insert "; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62J.25"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Wagenius from the Committee on Transportation and Transit to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2665, A bill for an act relating to transportation; continuing the uniform program for registration and permitting
of intrastate carriers of hazardous materials; eliminating requirement of criminal background check; imposing a fee;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 221.0355, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
221.0355, subdivision 5; Laws 1994, chapter 589, section 8, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
section 221.0355, subdivision 15; Laws 1997, chapter 230, section 24.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 26, after "material" insert "and hazardous waste"
Page 2, line 5, after "material" insert ", excluding hazardous waste,"
Page 3, delete line 36 and insert:
"(a) Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 221.0335; and 221.035; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
221.0355, subdivision 15; and Laws 1997, chapter 230, section 24, are repealed."
Page 4, delete lines 1 and 2 and insert:
"(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 8870.0100; 8870.0200; 8870.0300; 8870.0400; 8870.0500; 8870.0600; 8870.0700;
8870.0800; 8870.0900; 8870.1000; and 8870.1100, are repealed."
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 9, after "repealing" insert "Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 221.0335; and 221.035;"
Page 1, line 11, before the period, insert "; Minnesota Rules, parts 8870.0100; 8870.0200; 8870.0300; 8870.0400;
8870.0500; 8870.0600; 8870.0700; 8870.0800; 8870.0900; 8870.1000; and 8870.1100"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Rest from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2667, A bill for an act relating to the legislative auditor; adding a member to the local government
services advisory council; clarifying the appointment of council members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
section 3.971, subdivision 4.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2673, A bill for an act relating to public employment; increasing compensation for state employees on leave
to serve as certified disaster service volunteers of the American Red Cross; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 43A.185, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, delete section 2
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Rest from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2675, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Winona to impose sales and use taxes for
certain purposes.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 9, delete "an" and insert "a general"
Page 2, line 10, delete "$. . . . . . ." and insert "$4,000,000"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The report was adopted.
Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2696, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the unauthorized possession of, or damage to,
merchandise pallets; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 13, delete "48" and insert "54"
Page 1, line 16, after "it" insert "by the owner"
Page 1, line 23, delete "of these items" and insert "merchandise pallets"
Page 1, line 25, delete "item" and insert "merchandise pallet"
Page 2, line 1, delete everything after "who"
Page 2, line 2, delete everything before "has "
Page 2, line 3, delete "item" and insert "merchandise pallet"
Page 2, line 4, delete "item" and insert "merchandise pallet"
Page 2, line 5, delete everything after "2." and insert "[LIABILITY.] An unauthorized person in possession
of a merchandise pallet, or a person, other than the owner, who maliciously, with intent to damage, obliterates, removes, or
distorts the owner's name on a merchandise pallet, shall be liable to the injured party as set forth in subdivision 4."
Page 2, delete lines 6 to 8
Page 2, delete lines 13 and 14
Page 2, line 15, delete "5" and insert "4"
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete "penalties and"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
The report was adopted.
Tunheim from the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2706, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for the reliability of electronic messages; providing for
certification authorities; providing licensing and enforcement powers; defining terms; providing rulemaking; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 325K.01, subdivisions 11, 18, 21, 27, 35, 39, and by adding a subdivision;
325K.03; 325K.05, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 325K.07, subdivisions 2 and 3; 325K.10, subdivision 1; 325K.12,
subdivision 4; 325K.13, by adding a subdivision; 325K.14, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 325K.15,
subdivisions 3 and 7; 325K.18, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 325K.25, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, sections 325K.06, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; 325K.13, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 325K.14, subdivision 7.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 18, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 325K.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. [CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY DISCLOSURE RECORD.] "Certification authority disclosure record" means
an on-line, publicly accessible electronic record that concerns a licensed certification authority and is kept by the
secretary. A certification authority disclosure record has the contents specified by rule by the secretary under section
325K.03."
Pages 2 and 3, delete section 5 and insert:
"Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 325K.01, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
Subd. 35. [SUITABLE GUARANTY.] (a) "Suitable guaranty" means
(2) a policy of insurance that provides that claims may be made and resolved without obtaining a qualified right to
payment.
(b) The suitable guaranty must:
(1) be in an amount specified by rule by the secretary under section 325K.03;
(2) state that it is issued under this chapter;
(3) specify a term of effectiveness of at least five years; and
(4) be in a form described in rule by the secretary.
If the suitable guaranty is a surety bond, it must be issued by a surety authorized by the commissioner of commerce
to do business in this state. If the suitable guaranty is an irrevocable letter of credit, it must be issued by a financial institution
authorized to do business in this state. If the suitable guaranty is a policy of insurance, it must be issued by an insurance
company authorized by the commissioner of commerce to do business in this state.
Once a qualified right to payment or claim has been satisfied from the suitable guaranty, the licensed certification
authority must provide evidence to the secretary that the amount required by rule is again available."
Page 3, line 28, after "hearing" insert ". The summary suspension is effective for up to five business
days."
Page 3, line 30, delete "and" and insert ", the summary suspension is extended until the action for suspension
or revocation" and delete everything after the period
Page 3, delete lines 31 to 33
Page 4, line 25, delete "electronic" and insert "on-line" and after "accessible" insert "electronic"
Page 7, line 22, before the period, insert "as between those parties"
Page 12, line 20, strike everything after "bond"
Page 12, strike lines 21 and 22
Page 12, line 23, strike everything before the period
Page 12, line 25, after "institution" insert "the full amount of a qualified right to payment "
Page 14, after line 5, insert:
"Sec. 30. [325K.27] [COURT RULES.]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the supreme court to adopt rules of pleading,
practice, or procedure, or of the court of appeals or district courts to adopt supplementary local rules, governing the use of
electronic messages and documents, including, but not limited to, rules governing the use of digital signatures in judicial
proceedings.
Sec. 31. [APPROPRIATION.]
$. . . . . . . is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of state for fiscal year 1999 for the purposes provided
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325K."
Page 14, line 7, after "sections" insert "325K.05, subdivision 3;"
Renumber the sections in sequence
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 5, after the third semicolon, insert "appropriating money;"
Page 1, line 7, after "subdivisions" insert "6,"
Page 1, line 14, after the semicolon, insert "proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325K;"
Page 1, line 15, after "sections" insert "325K.05, subdivision 3;"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations.
The report was adopted.
Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2722, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing penalties for violations of underground storage
tank statutes and rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115.071, by adding a subdivision; and 116.073,
subdivisions 1 and 2.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, lines 11 to 13, delete "underground storage tank violations under sections 116.46 to 116.50 and Minnesota
Rules, chapter 7150" and insert "failure to have the regulated underground tank system protected from corrosion,
failure to have spill and overfill protection, or failure to have a leak detection method in place. A red tag may also be issued
for underground storage tank system violations if an enforcement action, including, but not limited to, a citation as defined
in section 116.073, subdivision 1, has been issued and the violations are not corrected"
Page 2, line 20, after the period, insert "The citations may be issued only after the owners and operators have had a
90-day period to correct all the violations stated in a letter issued previously by pollution control agency staff."
Page 3, line 7, delete the first "to" and insert "and "
Page 3, after line 9, insert:
"(7) $250 per violation of Minnesota Rules, part 7150.0110, relating to upgrading of existing underground storage
tank systems, up to a maximum of $2,000;"
Page 3, line 10, delete "(7)" and insert "(8)"
Page 3, line 13, delete "(8)" and insert "(9)"
Page 3, line 16, delete "(9)" and insert "(10)"
Page 3, line 19, delete "(10)" and insert "(11)"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2741, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a regional distribution of regents; changing the
membership and recommendation procedures of the regent candidate advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 137.0245, subdivisions 2 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.024.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, line 29, after "initial" insert "two-year term and one member to an initial"
Page 2, lines 30 and 31, delete "three members to initial two-year terms" and insert "one member to an initial
two-year term"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Dorn from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2767, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the Data Practices Act; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 2.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, line 22, after "cash" insert "assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K"
Page 2, line 23, after "care" insert "assistance under chapter 119B" and delete the first "and"
and insert "or" and after "programs" insert "under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L"
Page 5, line 2, delete the new language and reinstate the stricken language
Page 5, lines 13 to 15, delete the new language
Page 5, line 22, strike "or"
Page 5, line 28, before the period, insert ";
(25) for the administration and evaluation of the child support and public assistance programs, between personnel
of the child support enforcement program and personnel of public assistance programs providing any form of assistance
under AFDC, MFIP, and MFIP-R under chapter 256; MFIP-S under chapter 256J; and work first under chapter 256K; child
care assistance provided through the child care fund under chapter 119B; any form of assistance under medical assistance
under chapter 256B; general assistance medical care under chapter 256D; or MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; and foster
care as provided under title IV-E of the Social Security Act; or
(26) to exchange data between the departments of human services and children, families, and learning on recipients
and former recipients of food stamps; cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K; child care assistance under
chapter 119B; or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L, to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota
family investment program"
Page 6, after line 5, insert:
"Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
The amendment to Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 2, clause (25), is effective the
day following final enactment."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
The report was adopted.
Rest from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2809, A bill for an act relating to cities and towns; requiring copies of audited financial statements to be
provided to members of the city council and the mayor, or to the town board members, and presented at a regularly scheduled
meeting of the city or town's governing body; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.697, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, lines 19 to 23, delete the new language and insert " A copy of the audited financial statement along with any
management letter or other written findings or comments by the auditor must be provided to each city council member and
the mayor, or to each town board member, no later than 30 days after the report is required to be submitted to the state
auditor and presented at a scheduled meeting of the city council or town board prior to October 31 of the year in which the
report is submitted to the state auditor."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Kahn from the Committee on Governmental Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 2866, A bill for an act relating to state government; codifying reorganization order number 179 with
respect to the departments of children, families, and learning and economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
sections 13.99, subdivision 81; 216B.241, subdivision 2a; 239.785, subdivision 6; and 462A.05, subdivision 15c; Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119A.15, subdivision 5a; and 268.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 119A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 4.071, subdivision 3; 268.37; 268.371; 268.38,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 12; 268.55; and 268.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 268.38,
subdivision 7; and 268.917.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, lines 23, 25, 29, and 33, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 3, lines 4, 14, 17, 29, and 32, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 3, line 6, delete from "other" through page 3, line 8, to "including"
Page 4, line 27, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 5, lines 6 and 22, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 6, line 14, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 7, lines 30 and 35, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 8, lines 20 and 30, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 9, lines 23 and 26, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 10, line 33, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 11, lines 1, 20, 27, 28, and 36, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 11, line 6, after "commissioner" insert "of economic security"
Page 12, lines 18, 19, 22, and 35, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 13, line 4, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 16, lines 13, 23, 27, and 32, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 17, lines 4, 7, and 24, delete "shall" and insert "must"
Page 17, line 30, strike "shall" and insert "must"
Page 18, lines 2, 4, and 9, strike "shall" and insert "must"
Page 19, lines 15, 27, and 31, strike "shall" and insert "must"
Page 20, lines 23 and 30, strike "shall" and insert "must"
Page 21, line 12, strike "shall" and insert "must"
Page 22, lines 2 and 4, strike "shall" and insert "must"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Rest from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3031, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting a member of a city council to vote to fill a
vacancy in office in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.46.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Rest from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3058, A bill for an act relating to Itasca county; increasing an amount that may be spent for tourism; amending
Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, subdivision 5, as amended.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 12, insert:
"Sec. 2. Laws 1967, chapter 170, section 1, subdivision 5, as amended by Laws 1985, chapter 87, section 6, is amended
to read:
Subd. 5. Promotion of tourist, agricultural and industrial developments. The amount to be spent annually for the purposes
of this subdivision shall not exceed
Page 1, line 13, delete "2" and insert "3"
Page 1, line 16, after the period, insert "Section 2 is effective the day after the Koochiching county board's approval
is filed according to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3."
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 2, after "to" insert "counties;" and after "Itasca" delete "county" and insert "and Koochiching"
Page 1, line 4, before the period, insert "; and Laws 1967, chapter 170, section 1, subdivision 5, as amended"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
Munger from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3069, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing petroleum fund reimbursement to eligible
small business owners with tanks located on their properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, by
adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f, is amended to read:
Subd. 3f. [REIMBURSEMENTS; SMALL GASOLINE RETAILERS.] (a) As used in this subdivision, "small gasoline
retailer" means a
state
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), for eligible applicants who are small gasoline
retailers that have dispensed less than 500,000 gallons of motor fuel during the most recent calendar year that petroleum
products were dispensed at the location owned by the retailer, the board shall reimburse the applicant for 90 percent of the
applicant's total reimbursable cost for tank removal projects started after January 1,
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), for eligible applicants who are small gasoline
retailers that have dispensed less than 250,000 gallons of motor fuel during the most recent calendar year that petroleum
products were dispensed at the location owned by the retailer, provided that the tank involved is a regulated underground
storage tank, the board shall reimburse the applicant for 95 percent of the following costs:
(1) tank removal costs described in paragraph (b); and
(2) petroleum contamination cleanup as provided under subdivision 1 incurred during or after the tank removal
project.
(d) An applicant who owns only one location in this or any other state where motor fuel was dispensed to the public
into motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft but who did not dispense motor fuel at that location may qualify as a small gasoline
retailer if:
(1) the previous tank owner or operator at the location was a small gasoline retailer that dispensed less than 500,000
gallons of motor fuel during the most recent calendar year that petroleum products were dispensed at the location; and
(2) the applicant acquired legal or equitable title to the property after January 1, 1996.
(e) This subdivision expires January 1, 2000.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3g. [REIMBURSEMENTS; SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.] (a) As used in this subdivision, "small
business owner" means a person:
(1) who has no more than $50,000 per year in sales;
(2) who owns no more than one location where motor fuel was previously dispensed to the public into motor
vehicles;
(3) who did not dispense motor fuel at that location; and
(4) whose tanks were never registered with the state.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), the board shall reimburse an eligible applicant who is
a small business owner for 90 percent of the applicant's total reimbursable cost for tank removal projects started after
January 1, 1998, including, but not limited to, tank removal, closure in place, backfill, resurfacing, and utility service
restoration costs, regardless of whether a release has occurred at the site, and provided that the person does not intend to
replace the tanks.
Sec. 3. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. "
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing petroleum fund reimbursement to eligible small business
owners; modifying reimbursement for small gasoline retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
The report was adopted.
Osthoff from the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3074, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the state of
Minnesota storm sewer reconstruction project, adjacent to the department of corrections Stillwater facility.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
The report was adopted.
Jennings from the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3123, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring parties to a telephone or telecommunications
proceeding of the public utilities commission or department of public service to pay costs; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 237.295.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 11, before "Whenever" insert "(a)"
Page 1, line 18, delete "all"
Page 2, delete lines 2 and 3 and insert:
"(b) The"
Page 2, line 10, after the period, insert "The commission may decide that a party should not pay any allocated costs
of the proceeding."
Page 2, line 11, before "The" insert "(c)"
Page 2, line 29, delete "For" and insert "(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), for"
Page 2, line 30, delete "individual or" and after "entity" insert "or group"
Page 3, line 7, delete "For" and insert:
"(e) For assessment and"
Page 3, line 9, before the period, insert "; any entity or group instituted primarily for the purpose of mutual help and
not conducted for profit; intervenors awarded compensation under section 237.075, subdivision 10; or any individual or
counsel for the individual representing the individual's end user interests "
Page 5, delete lines 3 to 10
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
H. F. Nos. 2285, 2308, 2590, 2625, 2665, 2667, 2673, 2741, 2809, 2866, 3031, 3058 and 3123 were read for the second
time.
The following House Files were introduced:
Wejcman, Wenzel, Gunther and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 3449, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding the eligibility requirements for the Minnesota grown
coupon program; establishing a pilot project to expand the Minnesota grown program; establishing program components;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 3450, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; appropriating money for meetings with Manitoba and Ontario
parliamentarians.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 3451, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring changes in smallmouth bass rules for Fillmore,
Mower, Olmstead, and Dodge counties.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 3452, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the
Blufflands trail between Eyota and Chatfield.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Finance.
Paulsen, Stang, Molnau, Nornes and Seifert introduced:
H. F. No. 3453, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative
minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06,
subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 3454, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain school trust land bordering public
waters in St. Louis county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Delmont; Kelso; Johnson, A.; Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 3455, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for regional equalization aid; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.73; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
124A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Davids, Rhodes and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 3456, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for the Chatfield brass band music lending
library.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Paymar, Mulder, Folliard and Leppik introduced:
H. F. No. 3457, A bill for an act relating to commerce; restricting the placement of outdoor advertisements for tobacco;
permitting retail vendors of tobacco to display certain outdoor advertising; providing penalties; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.
Sykora and Bettermann introduced:
H. F. No. 3458, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the state board of education; creating a board of the
Faribault academies; transferring certain state board of education duties to the commissioner of children, families, and
learning; prohibiting racial segregation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.014, subdivision 3; 119B.20,
subdivisions 5, 8, and 12; 120.03, subdivisions 1 and 5; 120.062, subdivision 5; 120.064, subdivisions 4, 14, 17, 21, and 24;
120.101, subdivisions 7 and 8; 120.102, subdivision 3; 120.17, subdivisions 3, 3b, and 7a; 120.66, subdivisions 1 and 2;
121.02, subdivision 1; 121.1115, subdivision 1; 121.14; 121.148, subdivision 3; 121.16, by adding subdivisions; 121.1601,
subdivision 2; 121.612, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7, and 9; 125.05, subdivisions 1, 4, and 8; 125.1885, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5;
128A.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 3b, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 128A.022; 128A.023, subdivisions 1 and 2; 128A.026,
subdivisions 1 and 3; 128A.07, subdivision 2; 169.448, subdivision 2; and 471.18; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
sections 16B.465, subdivision 4; 120.05, subdivision 2; 120.064, subdivisions 8, 10, and 14a; 120.1045, subdivision 1;
121.615, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, and 10; 125.05, subdivisions 1c and 2; 128A.02, subdivision 7; 169.974, subdivision 2;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.02,
subdivisions 2a, 3, and 4; and 121.11, subdivisions 5, 7, 7b, 7d, 9, 11, 12, and 14; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
section 121.11, subdivisions 7c and 7e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Greiling, Kinkel, Tingelstad, Orfield and Farrell introduced:
H. F. No. 3459, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring an accommodation to certain nursing mothers;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.
Westfall introduced:
H. F. No. 3460, A bill for an act relating to capitol improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for sewer
lagoons in the city of Hawley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Finance.
Holsten, Osthoff, Weaver and Munger introduced:
H. F. No. 3461, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for restoration and preservation
of Brown's Creek in Washington county; appropriating money to the Brown's Creek watershed district for flood control
measures; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Finance.
Greiling; McElroy; Skare; Johnson, A., and Chaudhary introduced:
H. F. No. 3462, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an alternative property tax refund formula; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erhardt, Rest, Harder, Long and Macklin introduced:
H. F. No. 3463, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the payment and refund requirements relating to sales of
exempt capital equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.2572; and 297A.2573; Minnesota Statutes
1997 Supplement, section 289A.56, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.15, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hilty and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 3464, A bill for an act relating to the state building code; establishing a construction code advisory council;
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.
Tomassoni, Bakk, Solberg, Rukavina and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 3465, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; providing additional benefits for certain individuals
on layoff from a certain employer; providing an exemption from certain requirements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.
Milbert, Wejcman, Greiling, Knight and Rostberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3466, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring conduit funds to register with the board of
campaign finance and public disclosure, to have a treasurer, and to not commingle funds; requiring reports;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, by adding a subdivision; 10A.14, subdivisions 1 and 2; 10A.20,
subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; and 211B.15, subdivision 16; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
section 10A.20, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and
Elections.
Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 3467, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; providing for shared parenting in residence; establishing
a training program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.003, subdivision 3; and 518.17,
subdivisions 2 and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Entenza, Biernat, Mares, Kelso and Evans introduced:
H. F. No. 3468, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing funding for the collaborative urban educator program;
appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 28, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Murphy, Bakk and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 3469, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to independent school district No. 704,
Proctor, for the restoration of lost revenue.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Kubly and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 3470, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the director of farmer-lender mediation; making the
Farmer-Lender Mediation Act permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 583.22, subdivision 5;
repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Munger; Johnson, R.; Orfield; Broecker and Swenson, H., introduced:
H. F. No. 3471, A bill for an act relating to designation of wild animals; creating a state amphibian and a state reptile;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 3472, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders
public water in Chisago county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Milbert; Abrams; Johnson, A.; Pugh and Macklin introduced:
H. F. No. 3473, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; directing the amateur sports commission to certify qualifying junior
golf programs; providing a partial refund of tax paid by golf facilities with qualifying programs for juniors; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 240A; and 297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hausman and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 3474, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing money for exhibition in the Science Museum of
Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Finance.
Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 3475, A bill for an act relating to health reporting; requiring tobacco manufacturers to report hazardous
substances in their products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1997 Supplement, section 461.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Schumacher, Workman, Huntley and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 3476, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for regular
route transit operating assistance and to the commissioner of transportation for Greater Minnesota transit operating
assistance; changing formula used to calculate fixed local shares for Greater Minnesota transit systems receiving state
operating assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.22, subdivisions 10 and 13;
174.24, subdivision 3b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 174.22, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Schumacher, Workman, Juhnke and Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 3477, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for transit
vehicle replacement in the metropolitan area, and to the commissioner of transportation for transit vehicle replacement in
Greater Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 3478, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding covered services under medical assistance; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0627, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Koskinen and Wejcman introduced:
H. F. No. 3479, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the nutritional supplement program; requiring
a study.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 3480, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the MinnesotaCare income limit for certain child care
workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.04, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Farrell, Osthoff and McCollum introduced:
H. F. No. 3481, A bill for an act relating to economic development and job creation; appropriating money to assist in
redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery area and creation of manufacturing jobs; authorizing the sale of bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Knoblach introduced:
H. F. No. 3482, A bill for an act relating to the state
lottery; prohibiting advertising in connection with the lottery; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 349A.10,
subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.02, subdivision 5; and 349A.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.
Jaros, Rukavina and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 3483, A bill for an act relating to economic
security; appropriating money for the continuation of the welfare-to-work
extended employment partnership program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:
H. F. No. 3484, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for facility
restoration of the Earl C. Buck Operating Center in Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Olson, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 3485, A bill for an act relating to state
lands; authorizing the private sale of certain surplus land that borders public
water in Red Lake county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Anderson, B.; Kuisle; Olson, M.; Tomassoni and Broecker
introduced:
H. F. No. 3486, A bill for an act relating to the
Minnesota municipal board; repealing the sunset for the board; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 414.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Pawlenty introduced:
H. F. No. 3487, A bill for an act relating to drivers'
licenses; providing for renewal every two years for drivers over age 70;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.27; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Transit.
McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 3488, A bill for an act relating to crime;
expanding a peace officer's authority to make certain traffic-related arrests;
providing that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is guilty of a petty
misdemeanor if the vehicle is used to commit certain traffic-related offenses;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.21, subdivision 1, and by adding
subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.21, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 3489, A bill for an act relating to government
data practices; modifying the definition of parking space leasing data; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 13.37, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 3490, A bill for an act relating to financial
institutions; authorizing reverse stock splits; providing for a notice in retail
installment contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.71;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Erhardt, Paulsen and Macklin introduced:
H. F. No. 3491, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; reducing the class rate applied to homestead property of over $75,000;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Erhardt, Paulsen and Macklin introduced:
H. F. No. 3492, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
adopting provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the exclusion of
capital gain from the sale of a principal residence; amending Minnesota Statutes
1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Erhardt, Bettermann, Macklin and Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 3493, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student
loan interest and education savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Rukavina, Tomassoni, Jefferson and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3494, A bill for an act relating to consumer
protection; regulating the pricing of grocery items; providing remedies;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.54; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.
Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 3495, A bill for an act relating to the city of
West St. Paul and the Dakota county housing and redevelopment authority;
authorizing certain exceptions to requirements relating to tax increment
financing districts in the city.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Reuter introduced:
H. F. No. 3496, A bill for an act relating to the city of
Owatonna; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Rukavina and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 3497, A bill for an act relating to state
government; requiring access to information technology for individuals who are
blind or visually impaired; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 16B; and 16E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations.
Evans introduced:
H. F. No. 3498, A bill for an act relating to tax
increment financing; modifying restrictions on redevelopment tax increment
financing districts located within the seven-city coalition; appropriating money
for grants to certain districts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Evans introduced:
H. F. No. 3499, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing an income tax credit for owners of homesteads with defects that cause
public health problems; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Evans introduced:
H. F. No. 3500, A bill for an act relating to highways;
allowing counties to establish minimum standards for county state-aid highways;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.02, subdivision 3, and by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Carlson, Kinkel, Pelowski, Kelso and Ness introduced:
H. F. No. 3501, A bill for an act relating to education;
authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and
other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions;
authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 16B.35, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
sections 124C.498, subdivision 2; and 268.917; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; and 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 16B.35, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Capital Investment.
Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 3502, A bill for an act relating to government
data practices; providing for data access by researchers funded by a government
entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Greiling, Evans, McGuire and McCollum introduced:
H. F. No. 3503, A bill for an act relating to education;
allowing use of basic revenue for students graduating early; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
McCollum; Otremba, M.; Kubly; Larsen and Evans
introduced:
H. F. No. 3504, A bill for an act relating to children;
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to
article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Johnson, R.; Kubly; Peterson; Wenzel and Kuisle
introduced:
H. F. No. 3505, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing a capital improvement for manure digester farm
demonstration projects; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
Wenzel, Skare, Juhnke, Slawik and Chaudhary introduced:
H. F. No. 3506, A bill for an act relating to crime;
increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a
drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing
penalties for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm
or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision
1e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
McCollum, Folliard, Greiling and Larsen introduced:
H. F. No. 3507, A bill for an act relating to education;
amending a metropolitan magnet school grant provision; authorizing spending to
acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of
a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
124C.498, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Carlson and Rest introduced:
H. F. No. 3508, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
requiring health plan companies to notify enrollees of subrogation claims and
recoveries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.096.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.
Evans, Chaudhary, Garcia and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 3509, A bill for an act relating to the
creation of a database of small minority- and women-owned businesses;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Holsten, Osthoff, Tingelstad, Munger and Weaver
introduced:
H. F. No. 3510, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; appropriating money for a lakes initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Leppik and Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 3511, A bill for an act relating to commerce;
prohibiting sales of cigarettes packed in units smaller than ten packages in
accessible displays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section
461.18, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.
Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 3512, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to complete the
Forest Highway 11 project within Lake county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Haas, Bradley, Huntley and Dorn introduced:
H. F. No. 3513, A bill for an act relating to health;
allowing payments to be made for the employee share of employer-subsidized
insurance for children; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit a
plan to obtain funding under the state children's health insurance program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.07, subdivisions 2 and
3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Evans and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 3514, A bill for an act relating to education;
exempting facility maintenance projects from review and comment; expanding use
of total operating capital revenue; expanding youth initiative grants; expanding
debt service equalization; creating a maintenance levy; creating technology aid;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.84,
subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; and 124.912, by adding a subdivision;
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 121.15, subdivision 6; 124.95,
subdivision 2; and 124A.22, subdivision 11; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 4,
subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.84, subdivisions 3 and 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 3515, A bill for an act relating to courts;
extending the Ramsey county family court combined jurisdiction pilot project;
amending Laws 1996, chapter 365, section 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Wenzel, Pawlenty, Stanek, Evans and Schumacher
introduced:
H. F. No. 3516, A bill for an act relating to crime;
increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a
drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing
penalties for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm
or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision
1e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Reuter introduced:
H. F. No. 3517, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for infrastructure
costs of the Heritage Halls Museum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Reuter introduced:
H. F. No. 3518, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; appropriating money for city infrastructure for the Heritage
Halls Museum project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 3519, A bill for an act relating to health
care; requiring medical directors for health maintenance organizations;
establishing liability for health treatment decisions and policies; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.02, by adding subdivisions; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 3520, A bill for an act relating to employment;
appropriating money for grants to encourage girls and women to enter
nontraditional careers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Rukavina, Peterson, Jennings, Davids and Solberg
introduced:
H. F. No. 3521, A bill for an act relating to housing;
providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee
housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Hilty; Greiling; Otremba, M.; Kelso and Leppik
introduced:
H. F. No. 3522, A bill for an act relating to education;
modifying special education assessments to comply with federal law; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.17, subdivision 3a; repealing Minnesota
Rules, part 3525.2750, subpart 1, item B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Biernat, Kelso, Evans, Weaver and Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 3523, A bill for an act relating to education;
removing a restriction on the use of operating capital revenue; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Bakk and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 3524, A bill for an act relating to the
environment; authorizing acceptance of dump materials at certain qualified
landfills; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115B.39,
subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Skare and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 3525, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; increasing the valuation of agricultural homestead land subject to the
reduced class rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13,
subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 3526, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Stewart.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Hasskamp, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3527, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
authorizing the placement of a plaque in the court of honor on the capitol
grounds to honor combat wounded veterans.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Jennings; Wolf; Olson, E.; Kelso and Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 3528, A bill for an act relating to the state
lottery; creating a lottery retailer study task force.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.
Rukavina, Koskinen, Schumacher, Skare and Juhnke
introduced:
H. F. No. 3529, A bill for an act relating to the housing
finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending
procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting
allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally
assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates
participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local
government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and
474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05,
subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. No. 3530, A bill for an act relating to
recreational vehicles; requiring titling and licensing for snowmobiles and
personal watercraft; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 84.81, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; 84.821,
subdivision 2; 84.88, subdivision 2; 86B.820, subdivision 14; and 97A.315,
subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 84.83, subdivision
2; and 84.86, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.81, subdivision 7;
and 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8, and 10; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, section 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
McCollum, Marko, Larsen and Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 3531, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
sales and use; including machinery used to produce certain plants and nursery
stock in the definition of farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 297A.01, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Bettermann introduced:
H. F. No. 3532, A bill for an act relating to workers'
compensation; correcting an appropriation error; modifying reporting
requirements; eliminating certain reimbursement requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, sections 176.183, subdivision 2; 176.231, subdivisions 2 and 7;
and 176.305, subdivisions 1 and 2; Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section
12, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Labor-Management Relations.
Abrams and Milbert introduced:
H. F. No. 3533, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
sales; allowing purchases of certain prizes to qualify as sales for resale;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.01, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 3534, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property tax abatement; exempting abatements from levy limits; clarifying that
abatement bonds are not subject to election requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 475.58, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Kinkel, Skare and Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 3535, A bill for an act relating to human
services; exempting certain nursing homes from wage increases; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
McCollum introduced:
H. F. No. 3536, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and
buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a
grant to the city of St. Paul for acquisition of land and creation of a holding
pond for flood mitigation; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Gunther, Trimble, Kelso, Workman and Ness introduced:
H. F. No. 3537, A bill for an act relating to economic
security; appropriating money for a pilot project; requiring a report to the
legislature.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 3538, A bill for an act relating to education;
extending the education tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement,
section 290.0674, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Bakk, Tomassoni, Rukavina and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3539, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
removing obsolete references from the laws relating to taconite taxation;
consolidating certain definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
298.22, subdivision 2; 298.221; 298.2213, subdivision 4; 298.225, subdivision 1;
298.28, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, and 10; and 298.48, subdivision 1; Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 298.24, subdivision 1; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996,
sections 298.012; 298.21; 298.23; 298.34, subdivisions 1 and 4; and 298.391,
subdivisions 2 and 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 3540, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the residential
academies at Faribault.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
Greenfield; Wejcman; Mulder; Clark, K., and Kahn
introduced:
H. F. No. 3541, A bill for an act relating to human
services; authorizing reimbursement for tracheostomy suctioning when performed
by personal care assistants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section
256B.0627, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Van Dellen, Sviggum and Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 3542, A bill for an act relating to state
government; requiring deposit in the general fund of certain lawsuit proceeds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Kahn; Greiling; Hausman; Anderson, I., and Jaros
introduced:
H. F. No. 3543, 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 1996, 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.
Rukavina, Milbert, Kahn, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:
H. F. No. 3544, A bill for an act relating to
appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the United
States Hockey Hall of Fame.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
Winter and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3545, A bill for an act relating to
agriculture; providing support for establishment of a soybean oilseed processing
and refining facility in southwestern Minnesota; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
Opatz, Knoblach, and Schumacher, by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 3546, A bill for an act relating to financing
of capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public
land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; to finance
operating deficits should they occur; authorizing local option taxes for the
purpose of funding the Central Minnesota Events Center and related uses;
authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hausman, Carlson and Munger introduced:
H. F. No. 3547, A bill for an act relating to economic
development; creating a renewable development account in the state treasury and
providing financial assistance for the development of renewable energy;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.
McCollum, Greenfield, Ozment and Dorn introduced:
H. F. No. 3548, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
abolishing the sales tax on massages; imposing the MinnesotaCare tax on
providers of massages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 295.50, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 295.50,
subdivision 4; and 297A.01, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Pugh and Skoglund introduced:
H. F. No. 3549, A bill for an act relating to
prescription drugs; requiring the dispensing of ephedrine through prescription;
restricting the sale, marketing, and possession of ephedrine; providing criminal
penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Skoglund; Clark, K., and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 3550, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating additional money for an urban sports facility;
authorizing issuance of bonds; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14,
subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education.
The following message was received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the
following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:
S. F. Nos. 1440, 1480 and 2030.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
S. F. No. 1440, A bill for an act relating to appellate
courts; providing for questions of law certified between the appellate courts of
this state and other states and nations; enacting the 1997 Uniform Certification
of Questions of Law Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 480; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 480.061.
The bill was read for the first time.
Dawkins moved that S. F. No. 1440 and H. F. No. 1554, now
on the Consent Calendar, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The
motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1480, A bill for an act relating to evidence;
fixing the conditions for the disclosure of certain information subject to the
Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
sections 595.023; and 595.024, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
S. F. No. 2030, A bill for an act relating to family law;
changing provisions of the putative fathers' registry law; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 259.52, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, and by
adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
H. F. No. 2332, A bill for an act relating to landlord
tenant; providing that the parties to a lease or license of residential premises
covenant not to allow stolen property in those premises; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 504.181, subdivision 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 128 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
566.33
566.34 to enforce the provisions of this section." either: (1) a surety bond
executed by a surety authorized by the commissioner of commerce to do business in this state, or an irrevocable letter
of credit issued by a financial institution authorized to do business in this state, that: (1) is issued payable to the secretary for the benefit of persons holding qualified rights of payment against the licensed
certification authority named as the principal of the bond or customer of the letter of credit; (2) is in an amount specified by rule by the secretary under section 325K.03; (3) states that it is issued for filing under this chapter; (4) specifies a term of effectiveness extending at least as long as the term of the license to be issued to the certification
authority; and (5) is in a form prescribed or approved by rule by the secretary. A suitable guaranty may also provide that the total annual liability on the guaranty to all persons making claims based
on it may not exceed the face amount of the guaranty. for the benefit of persons holding qualified rights of payment
against the licensed certification authority named as the principal of the bond or the customer of the letter of credit; or
$1 $4 per capita of the county's population." responsible person tank owner or operator who owns no more than only
one location in this or any other in
the previous year, and who dispensed motor fuel at that location. 1997 1996, including,
but not limited to, tank removal, closure in place, backfill, resurfacing, and utility service restoration costs,
regardless of whether a release has occurred at the site, provided that the tank involved is a regulated underground
storage tank.
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kalis | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kelso | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kielkucki | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kinkel | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Knight | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knoblach | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bishop | Garcia | Koskinen | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Kraus | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kubly | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Broecker | Gunther | Kuisle | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Carlson | Haas | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Leighton | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Leppik | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Commers | Hilty | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Daggett | Huntley | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Davids | Jaros | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Dawkins | Jennings | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Delmont | Johnson, A. | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Dempsey | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
| Dorn | Juhnke | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
| Entenza | Kahn | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2372, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; exempting the reconstruction of the Bridges Medical Center in Norman County from competitive bid requirements.
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 127 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kelso | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kielkucki | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kinkel | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bakk | Farrell | Knight | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Koskinen | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Biernat | Folliard | Kraus | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Bishop | Greenfield | Krinkie | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Boudreau | Greiling | Kubly | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Bradley | Gunther | Kuisle | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Broecker | Haas | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Carlson | Harder | Leighton | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Chaudhary | Hasskamp | Leppik | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Clark, J. | Hausman | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Clark, K. | Hilty | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Commers | Huntley | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Daggett | Jaros | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Davids | Jennings | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Dawkins | Johnson, A. | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Delmont | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
| Dempsey | Juhnke | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
| Dorn | Kahn | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora | |
| Entenza | Kalis | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2499, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; providing for purchases that may be authorized by the board by rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383B.143, subdivision 4.
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 | Erhardt | Kahn | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kalis | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kelso | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kielkucki | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kinkel | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knight | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knoblach | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Koskinen | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kraus | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Broecker | Gunther | Krinkie | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Carlson | Haas | Kubly | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Leighton | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Commers | Hilty | Leppik | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Daggett | Holsten | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Davids | Huntley | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Delmont | Jennings | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
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| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Entenza | Juhnke | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2550, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for rural critical access hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.1483.
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 128 yeas and 2 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kahn | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kalis | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kelso | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kielkucki | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kinkel | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knoblach | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bishop | Garcia | Koskinen | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Kraus | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kubly | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Broecker | Gunther | Kuisle | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Carlson | Haas | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Leighton | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Leppik | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Commers | Hilty | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Daggett | Holsten | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Davids | Huntley | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Delmont | Jennings | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
| Entenza | Juhnke | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora | |
Those who voted in the negative were:
| KnightKrinkie | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
Leppik was excused for the remainder of today's session.
H. F. No. 2616, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; providing for city administration of the dangerous dog registration system.
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 123 yeas and 5 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Entenza | Johnson, R. | McCollum | Paymar | Sviggum |
| Anderson, B. | Erhardt | Juhnke | McElroy | Pelowski | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, I. | Erickson | Kalis | McGuire | Peterson | Sykora |
| Bakk | Evans | Kelso | Milbert | Pugh | Tingelstad |
| Bettermann | Farrell | Kielkucki | Molnau | Rest | Tomassoni |
| Biernat | Finseth | Kinkel | Mulder | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bishop | Folliard | Knoblach | Mullery | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Boudreau | Garcia | Koskinen | Munger | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bradley | Greenfield | Kraus | Murphy | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Broecker | Greiling | Kubly | Ness | Rukavina | Wagenius |
| Carlson | Gunther | Kuisle | Nornes | Schumacher | Weaver |
| Chaudhary | Haas | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seagren | Wejcman |
| Clark, J. | Harder | Leighton | Olson, M. | Seifert | Wenzel |
| Clark, K. | Hasskamp | Lieder | Opatz | Sekhon | Westfall |
| Commers | Hausman | Lindner | Orfield | Skare | Westrom |
| Daggett | Hilty | Long | Osskopp | Skoglund | Winter |
| Davids | Holsten | Macklin | Osthoff | Slawik | Wolf |
| Dawkins | Huntley | Mahon | Otremba, M. | Smith | Spk. Carruthers |
| Delmont | Jaros | Mares | Ozment | Solberg | |
| Dempsey | Jennings | Mariani | Paulsen | Stanek | |
| Dorn | Johnson, A. | Marko | Pawlenty | Stang | |
Those who voted in the negative were:
| Knight | Krinkie | Tompkins | Vandeveer | Workman |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2828, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the authority of the commissioner to approve public water supplies; providing for administrative fines against large public water suppliers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.383; and 144.99, subdivision 4.
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 126 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kalis | McCollum | Paymar | Sviggum |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kelso | McElroy | Pelowski | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kielkucki | McGuire | Peterson | Sykora |
| Bakk | Finseth | Kinkel | Milbert | Pugh | Tingelstad |
| Bettermann | Folliard | Knight | Molnau | Rest | Tomassoni |
| Biernat | Garcia | Knoblach | Mulder | Reuter | Tompkins |
| Bishop | Greenfield | Koskinen | Mullery | Rhodes | Trimble |
| Boudreau | Greiling | Kraus | Munger | Rifenberg | Tuma |
| Bradley | Gunther | Krinkie | Murphy | Rostberg | Tunheim |
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| Broecker | Haas | Kubly | Ness | Rukavina | Van Dellen |
| Carlson | Harder | Kuisle | Nornes | Schumacher | Vandeveer |
| Chaudhary | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, E. | Seagren | Wagenius |
| Clark, J. | Hausman | Leighton | Olson, M. | Seifert | Weaver |
| Commers | Hilty | Lieder | Opatz | Sekhon | Wejcman |
| Daggett | Holsten | Lindner | Orfield | Skare | Wenzel |
| Davids | Huntley | Long | Osskopp | Skoglund | Westfall |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Macklin | Osthoff | Slawik | Westrom |
| Delmont | Jennings | Mahon | Otremba, M. | Smith | Winter |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mares | Ozment | Solberg | Wolf |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Paulsen | Stanek | Workman |
| Entenza | Juhnke | Marko | Pawlenty | Stang | Spk. Carruthers |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2277 was reported to the House.
Upon objection of ten members, H. F. No 2277 was stricken from the Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders.
H. F. No. 2338, A bill for an act relating to veterans; amending the Gulf War veterans bonus program to facilitate eligibility verification; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 197.79, subdivision 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 128 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kahn | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kalis | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kelso | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kielkucki | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kinkel | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knight | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knoblach | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Koskinen | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kraus | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Broecker | Gunther | Krinkie | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Carlson | Haas | Kubly | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Commers | Hilty | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Daggett | Holsten | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Davids | Huntley | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Delmont | Jennings | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
| Entenza | Juhnke | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
| Abrams | Entenza | Juhnke | Marko | Paymar | Sviggum |
| Anderson, B. | Erhardt | Kahn | McCollum | Pelowski | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, I. | Erickson | Kalis | McElroy | Peterson | Sykora |
| Bakk | Evans | Kelso | McGuire | Pugh | Tingelstad |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kielkucki | Milbert | Rest | Tomassoni |
| Biernat | Folliard | Kinkel | Molnau | Reuter | Tompkins |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knight | Mulder | Rhodes | Trimble |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Knoblach | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tuma |
| Bradley | Greiling | Koskinen | Murphy | Rostberg | Tunheim |
| Broecker | Gunther | Kraus | Ness | Rukavina | Van Dellen |
| Carlson | Haas | Krinkie | Nornes | Schumacher | Vandeveer |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Olson, E. | Seagren | Wagenius |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, M. | Seifert | Weaver |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Leighton | Opatz | Sekhon | Wejcman |
| Commers | Hilty | Lieder | Orfield | Skare | Wenzel |
| Daggett | Holsten | Lindner | Osskopp | Skoglund | Westfall |
| Davids | Huntley | Long | Osthoff | Slawik | Westrom |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Smith | Winter |
| Delmont | Jennings | Mahon | Ozment | Solberg | Wolf |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mares | Paulsen | Stanek | Workman |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Stang | Spk. Carruthers |
Those who voted in the negative were:
Munger
The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2736, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing gifts to certain food distribution organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.039.
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 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Kahn | McCollum | Pelowski | Sykora |
| Anderson, B. | Erickson | Kalis | McElroy | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kelso | McGuire | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kielkucki | Milbert | Rest | Tompkins |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kinkel | Molnau | Reuter | Trimble |
| Biernat | Folliard | Knight | Mulder | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knoblach | Mullery | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Koskinen | Munger | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Bradley | Greiling | Kraus | Murphy | Rukavina | Vandeveer |
| Broecker | Gunther | Krinkie | Ness | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Carlson | Haas | Kubly | Nornes | Seagren | Weaver |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Olson, E. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Clark, J. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, M. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Clark, K. | Hausman | Leighton | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Commers | Hilty | Lieder | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Daggett | Holsten | Lindner | Osskopp | Slawik | Winter |
| Davids | Huntley | Long | Osthoff | Smith | Wolf |
| Dawkins | Jaros | Macklin | Otremba, M. | Solberg | Workman |
| Delmont | Jennings | Mahon | Ozment | Stanek | Spk. Carruthers |
| Dempsey | Johnson, A. | Mares | Paulsen | Stang | |
| Dorn | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Pawlenty | Sviggum | |
| Entenza | Juhnke | Marko | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2417, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the admission of Poland, the Czech Republic, and the Republic of Hungary to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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 117 yeas and 2 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erickson | Juhnke | Marko | Pelowski | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kahn | McGuire | Peterson | Sykora |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kalis | Milbert | Pugh | Tingelstad |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kelso | Molnau | Rest | Tomassoni |
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| Bishop | Folliard | Kielkucki | Mulder | Reuter | Tompkins |
| Boudreau | Garcia | Kinkel | Mullery | Rhodes | Trimble |
| Bradley | Greenfield | Knoblach | Munger | Rifenberg | Tuma |
| Broecker | Greiling | Koskinen | Murphy | Rostberg | Tunheim |
| Carlson | Gunther | Kraus | Ness | Rukavina | Van Dellen |
| Chaudhary | Haas | Kubly | Nornes | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Clark, J. | Harder | Kuisle | Olson, E. | Seagren | Weaver |
| Clark, K. | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, M. | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Daggett | Hausman | Leighton | Opatz | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Davids | Hilty | Lieder | Orfield | Skare | Westfall |
| Dawkins | Holsten | Lindner | Osskopp | Skoglund | Winter |
| Delmont | Huntley | Long | Otremba, M. | Slawik | Workman |
| Dempsey | Jaros | Macklin | Ozment | Smith | Spk. Carruthers |
| Dorn | Jennings | Mahon | Paulsen | Solberg | |
| Entenza | Johnson, A. | Mares | Pawlenty | Stanek | |
| Erhardt | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Paymar | Sviggum | |
Those who voted in the negative were:
| KnightWolf | |
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
Winter moved that the bills on General Orders for today be continued. The motion prevailed.
Murphy moved that the name of Greiling be added as an author on H. F. No. 2214. The motion prevailed.
Juhnke moved that the name of Huntley be added as an author on H. F. No. 2419. The motion prevailed.
Paymar moved that the name of Entenza be added as an author on H. F. No. 2431. The motion prevailed.
Opatz moved that the name of Knoblach be added as an author on H. F. No. 2476. The motion prevailed.
McElroy moved that the name of Marko be added as an author on H. F. No. 2809. The motion prevailed.
Jennings moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 2909. The motion prevailed.
Larsen moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 3169. The motion prevailed.
Knoblach moved that the name of Opatz be added as an author on H. F. No. 3207. The motion prevailed.
Solberg moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 3216. The motion prevailed.
Rest moved that the name of Anderson, I., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3392. The motion prevailed.
Rhodes moved that the name of Abrams be added as an author on H. F. No. 3412. The motion prevailed.
Finseth moved that the name of Westfall be added as an author on H. F. No. 3416. The motion prevailed.
Peterson moved that the name of Kahn be stricken and the name of Kalis be added as an author on H. F. No. 3441. The motion prevailed.
Winter moved that H. F. No. 2270 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation and Transit and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. The motion prevailed.
Dawkins moved that H. F. No. 2540 be recalled from the
Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Economic Development
and International Trade. The motion prevailed.
Huntley moved that H. F. No. 2789 be recalled from the
Committee on Economic Development and International Trade and be re-referred to
the Committee on Health and Human Services. The motion prevailed.
Evans moved that H. F. No. 2888 be recalled from the
Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs and be re-referred to the
Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed.
Tunheim moved that H. F. No. 3069 be recalled from the
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance and be
re-referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs. The
motion prevailed.
Wolf moved that H. F. No. 3071 be recalled from the
Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs and be re-referred to the
Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. The motion prevailed.
Larsen moved that H. F. No. 3257 be recalled from the
Committee on Judiciary and be re-referred to the Committee on Education. The
motion prevailed.
Winter moved that H. F. No. 3421 be recalled from the
Committee on Agriculture and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources. The motion prevailed.
Larsen moved that H. F. No. 2443 be returned to its
author. The motion prevailed.
McCollum, Dehler, Delmont, Winter and Anderson, I.,
introduced: House Resolution No. 10, A house resolution commemorating the life
and work of Representative Ken Otremba.
McCollum moved that the rules be so far suspended that
House Resolution No. 10 be now considered and be placed upon its adoption. The
motion prevailed.
A house resolution commemorating the life and work of
Representative Ken Otremba.
Whereas, Ken Otremba grew up
in Buckman, Minnesota; and
Whereas, he served for six
years in the Navy as a radar technician, including two tours of duty in Vietnam;
and
Whereas, a dairy farmer for 20
years, he was also a Reynolds Township supervisor and a Todd County
commissioner; and
Whereas, first elected to the
legislature in 1994, he ran for reelection in 1996 after learning that he had
cancer of the liver; and
Whereas, in spite of his
illness, he served all through the 1997 regular session and two special
sessions, never missing a vote; and
Whereas, he was dedicated to
solving the problems of the people of his district, and his compassion and
sincerity in serving them will be long remembered; and
Whereas, Ken Otremba passed
away on September 4, 1997, at his home near Long Prairie, Minnesota; Now, Therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of
Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it holds in honor the memory of
Representative Ken Otremba and his remarkable service to the people of Minnesota
even in the face of adversity. It extends its condolences to his wife,
Representative Mary Ellen Otremba, to his children, his mother, his brothers and
sisters, and to all the people of District 11B who knew him.
Be It Further Resolved that
the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to prepare an
enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and that
of the Speaker, and transmit it to the family of Ken Otremba.
McCollum moved that House Resolution No. 10 be now
adopted. The motion prevailed and House Resolution No. 10 was adopted.
The Speaker announced the following appointments and
changes in committee assignments:
Economic Development and International Trade: Add the
name of Vandeveer.
Governmental Operations: Delete the name of Erickson and
add the name of Kielkucki.
Judiciary: Add the name of Vandeveer.
Judiciary/Judiciary Finance Division: Add the name of
Vandeveer.
Ways and Means: Add the name of Paulsen.
Winter moved that the House recess subject to the call of
the Chair. The motion prevailed.
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to order by the
Speaker.
Winter moved that when the House adjourns today it
adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 11, 1998. The motion prevailed.
Winter moved that the House adjourn. The motion
prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, February 11, 1998.
Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives
.