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 Dr. David R. Sawyer, Pastor, Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church, Apple Valley, 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 | Juhnke | Mares | Pawlenty | Swenson, H. |
| Anderson, B. | Evans | Kalis | Mariani | Paymar | Sykora |
| Anderson, I. | Farrell | Kelso | Marko | Pelowski | Tingelstad |
| Bakk | Finseth | Kielkucki | McCollum | Peterson | Tomassoni |
| Bettermann | Folliard | Kinkel | McElroy | Pugh | Tompkins |
| Biernat | Garcia | Knight | McGuire | Rest | Trimble |
| Bishop | Goodno | Knoblach | Milbert | Reuter | Tuma |
| Boudreau | Greenfield | Koppendrayer | Molnau | Rhodes | Tunheim |
| Bradley | Greiling | Koskinen | Mulder | Rifenberg | Van Dellen |
| Broecker | Gunther | Kraus | Mullery | Rostberg | Vickerman |
| Carlson | Haas | Krinkie | Munger | Rukavina | Wagenius |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kubly | Murphy | Schumacher | Weaver |
| Clark | Hasskamp | Kuisle | Ness | Seagren | Wejcman |
| Commers | Hausman | Larsen | Nornes | Seifert | Wenzel |
| Daggett | Hilty | Leighton | Olson, E. | Sekhon | Westfall |
| Davids | Holsten | Leppik | Olson, M. | Skare | Westrom |
| Dawkins | Huntley | Lieder | Opatz | Skoglund | Winter |
| Dehler | Jaros | Lindner | Orfield | Solberg | Wolf |
| Delmont | Jefferson | Long | Osskopp | Stanek | Workman |
| Dempsey | Jennings | Luther | Otremba | Stang | Spk. Carruthers |
| Dorn | Johnson, A. | Macklin | Ozment | Sviggum | |
| Entenza | Johnson, R. | Mahon | Paulsen | Swenson, D. | |
A quorum was present.
Kahn, Osthoff, Slawik and Smith were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. McCollum moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 264 and H. F. No. 343, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
Kubly moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 264 be substituted for H. F. No. 343 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
Tunheim from the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 10, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring child protective devices in shopping carts; providing remedies and penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 18, delete "equip and maintain not"
Page 1, line 19, delete "less than 80 percent of the total number of" and insert "make available" and delete "with"
Page 1, line 20, delete "seats for children. Each seat must be"
Page 1, line 21, after "adjustable" insert "and maintained in working condition"
Page 1, delete lines 23 to 25
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, lines 3 and 4, delete "providing remedies and penalties;"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Skoglund from the Committee on Judiciary to which was referred:
H. F. No. 268, A bill for an act relating to corrections; amending the appropriation to build a close-custody correctional facility of at least 800 beds; providing that the new facility shall be at level four; deleting certain construction bid requirements; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 16, subdivision 3.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 8, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [SEPARATE CELLS.] (a) When there are sufficient cells
institutions classified by the commissioner as custody level five and six institutions. This requirement does not apply to
the following:sufficient available, each convict inmate shall be confined in a separate cell. Each inmate
shall be confined in a separate cell in close, maximum, and high security facilities, including St. Cloud, Stillwater, and
Oak Park Heights, but not including geriatric or honor dormitory-type facilities.
(1) geriatric dormitory-type facilities;
(2) honor dormitory-type facilities; and
(3) any other multiple occupancy facility at a custody level five or six institution that confines inmates who could be confined in an institution at custody level four or lower.
(b) Correctional institutions classified by the commissioner as custody level one, two, three, or four institutions must permit multiple occupancy to the greatest extent possible. The commissioner shall annually publish a list of the custody levels of all correctional institutions."
Page 1, line 9, delete "Section 1." and insert "Sec. 2."
Page 2, after line 53, insert:
"Sec. 3. [REPEALER.]
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53, subdivision 2, is repealed.
Sec. 4. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment."
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, insert "modifying multiple occupancy requirements applicable to state prisons;"
Page 1, line 6, after "amending" insert "Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53, subdivision 1;"
Page 1, line 7, before the period, insert "; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53, subdivision 2"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
The report was adopted.
Tunheim from the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs to which was referred:
H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to taxation; recodifying sales taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products; providing criminal and civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.26; 16A.661, subdivision 3; 16A.6701, subdivision 1; 116P.13, subdivision 1; 325D.32, subdivision 4; and 325D.415; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297.01; 297.02; 297.03; 297.031; 297.032; 297.04; 297.041; 297.05; 297.06; 297.07; 297.075; 297.08; 297.09; 297.10; 297.11; 297.12; 297.13; 297.21; 297.22; 297.23; 297.24; 297.25; 297.26; 297.31; 297.32; 297.321; 297.33; 297.335; 297.34; 297.35; 297.36; 297.37; 297.38; 297.385; 297.39; 297.40; 297.41; 297.42; 297.43; and 297.44.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Pages 10 to 13, delete section 7 and insert:
"Sec. 7. [297F.07] [SALES TO INDIAN TRIBES.]
Subdivision 1. [WHOLESALERS.] A wholesaler may set aside the part of the
wholesaler's cigarette and tobacco product stock necessary to make sales to the established governing body of an Indian tribe
recognized by the United States Department of Interior without paying the tax required by this chapter. The amount of
unstamped or untaxed stock that
wholesalers may deliver to an Indian reservation is limited to amounts necessary to meet the personal consumption needs
of qualified purchasers. The unstamped stock must be kept separate and apart from stamped stock. When shipping or
delivering unstamped or untaxed stock to an Indian tribal organization, the wholesaler shall make a true duplicate invoice.
The invoice must show the complete details of the sale or delivery. The wholesaler shall send the duplicate to the
commissioner not later than the 18th day of the following calendar month. If the wholesaler fails to comply with this section,
the commissioner shall revoke the permission granted to the wholesaler to keep a stock of unstamped goods.
Subd. 2. [RETAILERS.] Retailers who are Indian tribal organizations may keep unstamped or untaxed stock intended for sale to qualified purchasers.
Subd. 3. [QUALIFIED PURCHASERS.] A qualified purchaser of unstamped or untaxed stock means only an enrolled member of the Indian tribe which is offering the stock for sale.
Subd. 4. [SALES TO NONQUALIFIED BUYERS.] A retailer who sells or otherwise disposes of unstamped or untaxed stock other than to a qualified purchaser shall collect from the buyer or transferee the tax imposed by section 297F.05, and remit the tax to the department of revenue at the same time and manner as required by section 297F.09. If the retailer fails to collect the tax from the buyer or transferee, or fails to remit the tax, the retailer is personally responsible for the tax and the commissioner may seize any product destined to be delivered to the retailer. The product so seized shall be considered contraband and be subject to the procedures outlined in section 297F.21, subdivision 3. The proceeds of the sale of the stock may be applied to any tax liability owed by the retailer after deducting all costs and expenses.
This section does not relieve the buyer or possessor of unstamped or untaxed stock from personal liability for the tax."
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. 341, A bill for an act relating to taxation; recodifying taxes on liquor; providing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.26; 340A.301, subdivision 8; 340A.302, subdivision 1; 340A.414, subdivision 7; 340A.417; and 340A.7035; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297C.01; 297C.02; 297C.03; 297C.04; 297C.045; 297C.05; 297C.06; 297C.07; 297C.08; 297C.09; 297C.10; 297C.11; 297C.12; 297C.13; 297C.14; 297C.16; and 297C.17.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 9, delete section 8 and insert:
"Sec. 8. [297G.08] [SALES TO INDIAN TRIBES.]
Subdivision 1. [WHOLESALERS.] A wholesaler may set aside the part of the wholesaler's stock necessary to make sales to the established governing body of an Indian tribe recognized by the United States Department of the Interior, without paying the tax required by this chapter. The amount of untaxed stock that wholesalers may deliver to an Indian reservation is limited to amounts necessary to meet the personal consumption needs of qualified purchasers. When shipping or delivering untaxed stock to an Indian tribal organization, the wholesaler shall make a true duplicate invoice. The invoice must show the complete details of the sale or delivery. The wholesaler shall send the duplicate to the commissioner not later than the 18th day of the following calendar month. If a wholesaler fails to comply with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall revoke the permission granted to the wholesaler to keep a stock of untaxed goods.
Subd. 2. [RETAILERS.] Retailers who are Indian tribal organizations may keep untaxed
stock intended for sale to qualified purchasers.
Subd. 3. [QUALIFIED PURCHASERS.] A qualified purchaser of untaxed liquor means
only an enrolled member of the Indian tribe that is offering the liquor for sale.
Subd. 4. [SALES TO NONQUALIFIED BUYERS.] A retailer who sells or otherwise
disposes of untaxed liquor other than to a qualified purchaser shall collect from the buyer or transferee the tax imposed by
this chapter and remit the tax to the department of revenue at the same time and manner as required by this chapter. If the
retailer fails to collect the tax from the buyer or transferee, or fails to remit the tax, the retailer is personally responsible for
the tax and the commissioner may seize any liquor destined to be delivered to the retailer. The procedures outlined in section
297G.20 apply to the seized liquor. The proceeds of the sale of the liquor may be applied to any tax liability owed by the
retailer after deducting all costs and expenses.
This section does not relieve the buyer or possessor of untaxed liquor from personal liability for
the tax."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
The report was adopted.
Jennings from the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 554, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for indemnification of members of team
of science advisors studying ground voltage; amending Laws 1996, chapter 452, section 20.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 12, strike "or serving in a"
Page 1, line 13, strike everything before "is"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
H. F. Nos. 10 and 554 were read for the second time.
S. F. No. 264 was read for the second time.
The following House Files were introduced:
Kahn, Wagenius, Leppik, Munger and Larsen introduced:
H. F. No. 742, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements for mercury
testing in incinerator emissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.85, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Jennings, Vickerman, Delmont, Holsten and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 743, A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing cities to manage public rights-of-way;
authorizing the recovery of costs and the imposition of reasonable compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section
237.16, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Garcia; Mahon; Rhodes; Johnson, A., and Koskinen introduced:
H. F. No. 744, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; providing that the market value of
certain apartment property will not be increased due to improvements for a certain time period; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wejcman and Rostberg introduced:
H. F. No. 745, A bill for an act relating to economic security; providing for the administration of
certain employment and training services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and
International Trade.
Pugh; Murphy; Swenson, D.; Entenza and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 746, A bill for an act relating to corrections; placing conditions on and limiting contracts
for services between a state agency and private vendors for the delivery of services at or for a correctional facility; outlining
terms of contract review and status of public data in private vendor's possession; barring placement of inmates under the
custody of the commissioner in a facility that violates these limitations; setting standards for allowing inmates to work in
correctional industries or private employment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Kahn, Stanek, Peterson, Kinkel and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the appointing authority for
certain members of the Minnesota state high school league governing board; providing that the league is subject to certain
procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 128C.01, subdivision 4; and 128C.02, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Tunheim, Finseth, Wenzel, Lieder and Peterson introduced:
H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wheat and barley scab
research.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Farrell, Paymar, Hausman, Mariani and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 749, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the city of St. Paul
to be used to purchase communications and surveillance equipment for the St. Paul police department's special investigations
unit.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Bradley, Greenfield, Delmont and Seagren introduced:
H. F. No. 750, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a task force to study treatment
options for autism.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
McCollum, Greiling, Leighton, Pawlenty and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 751, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring return of public subsidy by candidate
who violates fair campaign practices act; permitting early voting at polling places; punishing certain false statements in
political campaigns; permitting nomination or office to be forfeited because of conduct not attributable to a candidate;
imposing a criminal penalty for assisting false claim for political contribution refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
sections 10A.324, by adding a subdivision; 211B.06, subdivision 1; and 211B.17; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 203B; and 211B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans
Affairs and Elections.
Tomassoni; Kelso; Carlson; Johnson, A., and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for independent school
district No. 701, Hibbing; creating a common teacher retirement date; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Kubly; Anderson, I.; Davids; Mariani and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 753, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; authorizing facsimile or electronic
filings and certifications; regulating the powers and structure of certain institutions; regulating consumer credit; modifying
lending authority; regulating fees and charges; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 46.04, by adding a subdivision; 46.044, by adding a subdivision; 46.046, by adding a subdivision; 46.047,
subdivision 2; 46.07, subdivision 2; 46.131, subdivision 2; 47.20, subdivision 9; 47.51; 47.55, subdivision 1; 47.56; 47.59,
subdivisions 3, 12, and by adding subdivisions; 47.61, subdivision 3; 48.01, subdivision 2; 48.09, by adding a subdivision;
48.15, subdivision 2; 48.185, subdivisions 3 and 4; 48.24, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 48.512, by adding
subdivisions; 48.61, subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision; 49.215, subdivision 3; 49.33; 49.42; 50.245; 51A.38,
subdivision 1; 52.04, subdivision 2a, and by adding a subdivision; 52.062, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision;
52.063; 52.064, by adding a subdivision; 52.201; 53.04, by adding a subdivision; 53.05; 53.09, subdivision 2a; 55.06,
subdivision 1; 56.07; 56.10, subdivision 1; 56.131, subdivisions 1 and 4; 59A.08, subdivision 3, and by adding a
subdivision; 59A.11, subdivisions 2 and 3; 62B.04, subdivision 1; 300.20, subdivision 2; 303.25, subdivision 5; 332.21;
332.23, subdivisions 2 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 13; 47.29; 47.31; 47.32; 48.185, subdivision 5; 49.47; 49.48; 50.03; 50.23; and
59A.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and
Insurance.
Knoblach, Dehler, Weaver, Stang and Rifenberg introduced:
H. F. No. 754, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; providing for a mandatory term of
imprisonment when deadly force is used in an assault against a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section
609.221.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Otremba, Bettermann, Dehler and Stang introduced:
H. F. No. 755, A bill for an act relating to the Sauk River watershed district; authorizing a levy for
its administrative fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Hilty, Osskopp and Farrell introduced:
H. F. No. 756, A bill for an act relating to the state demographer; changing procedures for certain
population and related estimates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 4A.02; 379.02; and 414.01, subdivision 14;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.033, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Harder, Schumacher, Koppendrayer, Winter and Vickerman introduced:
H. F. No. 757, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for debt service
equalization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124.961.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Long, Solberg, Tomassoni, Pawlenty and Bishop introduced:
H. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to local government; regulating the development, imposition,
and management of state mandates upon local political subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 3; and 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.982.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Mulder and Peterson introduced:
H. F. No. 759, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the pool operator training requirement;
repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4717.0650, subpart 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Wejcman, Garcia, Osthoff, Holsten and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that the pollution control
agency must issue temporary certificates of waiver to persons with disabilities who request them; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, sections 116.61, subdivision 1; and 116.62, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Wejcman; McGuire; Swenson, D.; Hasskamp and Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 761, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting brand labels of cordials and liqueurs
containing cartoons and caricatures; providing minimum mandatory civil penalties for sale of alcoholic beverages to persons
under 21 years of age; providing for regular compliance checks of and training for licensees; prohibiting retail sale of cordials
and liqueurs
in bottle sizes of less than 375 milliliters; regulating home delivery of alcoholic beverages; providing for a minimum fine
for purchase of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.311; 340A.415; 340A.503, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions; 340A.511;
and 340A.703; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Wejcman, Clark, Stanek, Dawkins and Skoglund introduced:
H. F. No. 762, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a pilot project grant program
to encourage youths to perform community service; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Tunheim and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 763, A bill for an act relating to historic places; designating Zion Lutheran Church and
cemetery as a historic place; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 138.664, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and
International Trade.
Winter, Mulder, Harder and Seifert introduced:
H. F. No. 764, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money to advance and develop water
supply systems.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Dawkins, by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain persons to repay refunds to
the Minnesota state retirement system.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Tunheim introduced:
H. F. No. 766, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding Kittson, Lake of the Woods,
Marshall, and Roseau to those counties that receive geographic group III nursing facility reimbursement rates.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Anderson, I.; Tomassoni; Rukavina and Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 767, A bill for an act relating to state lands; repealing authorization for the sale of state land
in St. Louis county; repealing Laws 1995, chapter 77, section 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Westrom, Kuisle, Juhnke, Peterson and Westfall introduced:
H. F. No. 768, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; exempting applicants for farm work
licenses from minimum six-month permit possession requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.041.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Schumacher, Mares, Kielkucki, Greiling and Kinkel introduced:
H. F. No. 769, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for prekindergarten to grade 12
education; eliminating requirement that parents must make appeal before their children get free transportation from
nonresident district for travel within their resident district; simplifying property tax shift computations; clarifying the payment
of aids and credits to school districts; permitting school districts to transfer from the undesignated fund balance account to
the reserve fund balance account for bus purchases in the general fund; modifying the referendum allowance limit; clarifying
the definition of fiscal year 1996 base allowance used in computing transportation transition revenue; eliminating the repeal
of the education funding system; repealing provisions outlining a replacement education finance system and an education
trust fund; extending expiration of interagency coordinating council; requiring districts to request tuition for non-Minnesota
residents; providing for school site eligibility for duration of first-grade preparedness program; clarifying payment of
transportation costs of pupils enrolled in first-grade preparedness program; revising special education, secondary vocational
disabled, and limited English proficiency base revenue calculations to annualize data for districts whose first year of
operation of these programs is less than a full year; including tribal grant or contract schools as recipients of post-secondary
preparation program grants; adjusting special education excess cost formula; extending sunset of American Indian education
committee and Indian scholarship committee; repealing special education court placement revenue and special education
tuition revenue; permitting amendment of rules for graduation education development test scores; extending time for
contracts executed after award of metropolitan magnet school grants; permitting family services collaboratives to enter into
interchange agreements; clarifying children's trust fund provisions; restructuring child care program to support required
participation activities for cash assistance recipients; eliminating references to community-based collaboratives; modifying
date of program approval for learning readiness aid; modifying formula for learning readiness aid; revising Head Start
provisions to comply with federal law; providing for recommendations on child care licensure; reinstating and adding
operational exemptions for Minnesota Career Information System; renaming secondary vocational program; providing for
a student lifework development plan; exempting collaborative facilities from certain restrictions on districts entering into
long-term agreements; modifying review and comment process for a capital loan; removing requirement of two votes at local
level to appeal to state board for sponsorship of a charter school; transferring charter school review and comment authority
from state board of education to department of children, families, and learning; updating educational effectiveness program;
clarifying eligibility and rate of aid for post-secondary enrollment options transportation; permitting charter schools to use
outside funds in a manner currently permitted other public schools; providing consistency between area learning center and
graduation incentives program provisions; providing for additional eligibility criteria for graduation incentives program;
repealing staff development incentives program; providing that summers in a learning-year program do not count against
time of participation for post-secondary enrollment options; clarifying inconsistencies in length of suspension and expulsion
in Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; permitting applicants for the Librarians of Color program to be from colleges outside Minnesota;
permitting a recipient of a Librarians of Color program grant to fulfill work obligation in any Minnesota library; providing
for a permanent limit on basic system support grants to library systems that decrease their funding support; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.53, subdivision 2; 119A.13, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 119A.14; 119A.15,
subdivisions 2 and 5; 119A.16; 119B.01, subdivisions 8, 9, 16, 17, and by adding subdivisions; 119B.02; 119B.03,
subdivisions 3, 5, and 8; 119B.04; 119B.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 119B.07; 119B.08,
subdivisions 1 and 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding subdivisions; 119B.10, subdivision 1; 119B.11,
subdivision 1; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 119B.15; 120.062, subdivision 9; 120.064, by adding a subdivision; 120.1701,
subdivision 3; 120.181; 121.11, subdivision 7c, and by adding a subdivision; 121.155, by adding a subdivision; 121.602,
subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 121.8355, subdivision 1; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 123.3514, subdivisions 4c and 8; 123.39,
subdivision 6; 124.155, subdivision 1; 124.195, subdivisions 2, 7, 10, and 11; 124.225, subdivision 10; 124.248,
subdivision 4; 124.2613, subdivisions 3 and 6; 124.2615, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.273, subdivision 1d; 124.3201,
subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.323, subdivision 2; 124.431, subdivision 2; 124.48, subdivision 3; 124.481; 124.574,
subdivision 1, 2d, 5, 6, and 9; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 124.918, subdivision 6;
124A.03, subdivision 1c; 124A.22, subdivision 13; 124C.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124C.498, subdivision 2; 126.22,
subdivision 2; 126.531, subdivision 3; 126.82; 127.27, subdivision 10; 127.282; 134.155, subdivisions 2 and 3; 134.34,
subdivision 4; 268.913, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 268.914, subdivision 1; amending Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7,
section 31; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, articles 2, section 52; and 11, section 21, subdivision 3; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.03,
subdivision 7; 119B.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 119B.11, subdivision 2; 121.602, subdivisions 3 and 5; 121.8355,
subdivision 1a; 121.904, subdivision 4d; 124.3201, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 124A.292; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70;
124A.71; 124A.711; 124A.72; 124A.73; 134.34, subdivision 4a; and 268.913, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Hasskamp, Schumacher, Sekhon and Kinkel introduced:
H. F. No. 770, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring snowmobile owners to have
liability insurance; increasing fees; requiring a snowmobile safety certificate; imposing night speed limit; requiring a driver's
license to operate certain snowmobiles; permitting local control of snowmobile speeds; providing for forfeiture and
impoundment of recreational motor vehicles for certain violations; requiring certain posting of snowmobile trails; imposing
a tax on the sale of used snowmobiles; establishing snowmobile safety advisory task force; appropriating money; providing
penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62I.02, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 84.82,
subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.83, subdivision 3; 84.87, subdivisions 2, 2c, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 84.872, by adding a
subdivision; 84.873; 84.88, subdivision 2; 84.90, subdivisions 1, 7, and by adding a subdivision; 84.91, subdivision 6, and
by adding a subdivision; 84.912, subdivisions 1 and 9; 296.16, subdivision 1; 297A.02, by adding a subdivision; and
297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; and 85.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Long, Carruthers, Ozment, Weaver and Munger introduced:
H. F. No. 771, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying requirements of the
contamination cleanup grant program; providing for redevelopment and job creation grants; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.553, subdivision 2; and 116J.554, subdivision 1; 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.
Evans and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 772, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the health and safety revenue program
to include indoor air quality management; requiring additional information for new school construction projects; creating
a task force; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.15, by adding subdivisions; and 124.83,
subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 773, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing aggregate removal taxes in Carlton
and St. Louis counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 298.75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 774, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of state land to town of
Mahtowa.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Huntley, Opatz, Carruthers, Tomassoni and Kinkel introduced:
H. F. No. 775, A bill for an act relating to education; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota
Constitution; dedicating a percentage of lottery proceeds to the Minnesota state colleges and universities to provide financial
support to students of low-income families; establishing a student opportunity grant program at the Minnesota state colleges
and universities; appropriating money; amending article XI by adding a section; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Huntley, Opatz, Bettermann, Chaudhary and Dorn introduced:
H. F. No. 776, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a student opportunity grant
program at the Minnesota state colleges and universities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Lieder, Finseth, Tunheim and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 777, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the use of health and safety revenue
for independent school district Nos. 561, Goodridge, and 600, Fisher; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter
3, article 8, section 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Clark, Greenfield, Wejcman, Leppik and Dorn introduced:
H. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a study of complementary medicine;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Lieder, Peterson, Finseth, Osthoff and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 779, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for hybrid tree
management research.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Clark, McCollum, Haas, Carruthers and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 780, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for licensing for naturopathic physicians;
providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.54, subdivision 2; 116J.70, subdivision 2a;
144.335, subdivision 1; 145.61, subdivision 2; 146.23, subdivision 7; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 151.01, subdivision 23;
214.23, subdivision 1; 604A.01, subdivision 2; and 604A.015; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter
147C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Rukavina, Jefferson, Bakk, Koskinen and Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 781, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; increasing the time limit for
temporary total disability; increasing the time limit for temporary partial disability; modifying the definition of permanent
total disability; eliminating the time limit for requests for retraining; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 176.101,
subdivisions 1, 2, and 5; and 176.102, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management
Relations.
Dawkins, Skare, Bakk, McCollum and Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 782, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political
subdivisions of the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297A.47.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Larsen, Marko, Hausman, Broecker and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 783, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; abolishing the metropolitan
council except for advisory planning, the metropolitan parks and open space commission, the metropolitan sports facilities
commission, the metropolitan radio board, and the metropolitan mosquito control district; transferring regional transit
financing and operations to the commissioner of transportation; establishing the metropolitan wastewater control
commission; transferring ownership and operation of metropolitan sports facilities to the city of Minneapolis, or in the
alternative to the Minnesota amateur sports commission; transferring the powers and duties of the metropolitan radio board
to the commissioner of transportation; transferring the housing bond credit enhancement program and living communities
program, with jurisdiction over the tax base revitalization account to the commissioner of trade and economic development;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 4A.02; 6.76; 10A.01, subdivisions
18, 26, 27, and 29; 13.55, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 15.0599, subdivision 1; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16B.122,
subdivisions 1 and 3; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 47.52; 65B.43, subdivision 20; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.016; 103B.231,
subdivisions 7, 8, and 11; 103B.235, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 103B.255, subdivisions 8, 9, and 12; 103D.401, subdivisions
1 and 2; 103F.715; 103F.721; 103F.761, subdivision 1; 103G.293; 115.54; 115.741, subdivision 2; 115A.471; 115A.52;
116.16, subdivision 2; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116G.03, subdivision 5; 116G.15; 116J.401;
116J.402; 116M.14, subdivision 4; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 117.57, subdivision 3; 121.1601, subdivision 1; 134.201,
subdivision 5; 145A.02, subdivision 16; 145A.09, subdivision 6; 160.265, subdivision 1; 161.17, subdivision 2; 161.171,
subdivision 5; 161.173; 161.174; 162.09, subdivision 4; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792,
subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.031, subdivision 3; 174.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 174.32, subdivision
2; 174.50, subdivision 4; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 221.022; 221.025; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 221.041, subdivision 4;
221.071, subdivision 1; 221.295; 240.06, subdivision 2; 240A.08; 270.12, subdivision 3; 273.1398, by adding a
subdivision; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 5a; 275.066; 275.14; 275.62, subdivision 3; 340A.404, subdivision 1; 340A.504,
subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1; 352.04, subdivision 6; 352D.02, subdivision 1;
353.64, subdivision 7a; 403.07, subdivision 1; 414.02, subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 422A.01, subdivision 9;
422A.101, subdivision 2a; 462.382; 462A.04, subdivision 1; 462A.07, subdivision 11; 462C.04, subdivision 2; 462C.071,
subdivisions 2 and 4; 465.797, subdivision 3; 465.798; 465.799; 465.801; 471.425, subdivision 1; 471.591, subdivision
1; 473.121, subdivisions 2, 5a, 6, 8, 10, 14, 24, and by adding a subdivision; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 3a, 3c, 4, and
by adding subdivisions; 473.129, subdivisions 1, 3, 8, and 9; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.143; 473.144; 473.151; 473.156,
subdivision 1; 473.157; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.171; 473.191; 473.192,
subdivisions 2 and 3; 473.197; 473.223; 473.23; 473.241; 473.242; 473.243; 473.244, subdivision 1; 473.245; 473.25;
473.252; 473.253; 473.254; 473.301, subdivisions 2 and 4; 473.313; 473.315, subdivision 1; 473.334, subdivision 1;
473.341; 473.351; 473.375, subdivisions 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15; 473.382; 473.384; 473.385, subdivisions 1 and 2;
473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 473.391; 473.3915, subdivisions 3 and 4;
473.392; 473.399; 473.3994, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10,
12, and 15; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and 5; 473.408, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 6, and 7; 473.409;
473.411, subdivision 5; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.448; 473.449; 473.504, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9, 10,
11, 12, and by adding subdivisions;
473.505; 473.511; 473.512, subdivision 1; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155, subdivision 1; 473.516; 473.517, subdivisions 1,
2, 3, 6, and 9; 473.519; 473.521; 473.523; 473.535; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543; 473.545; 473.547; 473.549; 473.551,
subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 9, and 12; 473.556, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14, and 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivision 2; 473.572,
subdivision 2; 473.592; 473.595; 473.601, by adding a subdivision; 473.602; 473.604, subdivision 1; 473.608, subdivision
19; 473.611, subdivision 5; 473.621, subdivision 6; 473.638; 473.64; 473.655; 473.667, subdivision 8; 473.8011; 473.834,
subdivision 2; 473.852, subdivisions 2 and 10; 473.853; 473.891, subdivisions 2 and 7; 473.894, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24; 473.897, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 473.901, subdivisions 2 and
3; 473.902, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 473.904, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 473.905, subdivision 2; 473F.02, subdivisions
7 and 8; 473F.08, subdivisions 5 and 7a; 473F.13; 473H.04, subdivision 3; 473H.06, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473H.08,
subdivision 4; and 477A.011, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.03, subdivision 19; 174.22, subdivision 3; 403.07, subdivision 2; 465.795,
subdivision 3; 473.121, subdivisions 3 and 12; 473.123, subdivisions 7 and 8; 473.125; 473.127; 473.129, subdivisions
2, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 473.13; 473.132; 473.145; 473.146; 473.147; 473.149, subdivision 3; 473.155; 473.1551; 473.1623;
473.164; 473.167, subdivisions 3, 3a, and 4; 473.173; 473.175; 473.181; 473.194; 473.195; 473.199; 473.201; 473.206;
473.208; 473.244, subdivision 6; 473.247; 473.249; 473.302; 473.303; 473.315, subdivision 2; 473.325; 473.326;
473.333; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, and 4; 473.3915, subdivisions 5 and 6;
473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3, and 6; 473.446; 473.552; 473.553; 473.556, subdivisions 1, 2,
3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 16; 473.564, subdivision 3; 473.565; 473.572, subdivision 1; 473.581; 473.595, subdivisions 1a and
4; 473.598; 473.599; 473.616; 473.618; 473.619; 473.701; 473.702; 473.703; 473.704; 473.705; 473.706; 473.711;
473.712; 473.714; 473.715; 473.716; 473.851; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857; 473.858; 473.859; 473.863; 473.864;
473.865; 473.866; 473.867; 473.868; 473.869; 473.893; 473.894, subdivisions 14, 16, 17, and 18; 473.895; 473.896;
473.897, subdivision 3; 473.898; 473.899; 473.900; 473.903; 473F.02, subdivision 21; and 473F.08, subdivision 3b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Leighton, Pugh and Weaver introduced:
H. F. No. 784, A bill for an act relating to uniform acts; unclaimed property; enacting the uniform
unclaimed property act of 1995; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.45, subdivisions 1 and 4; 16A.6701,
subdivision 1; 80C.03; 149.12; 198.231; 276.19, subdivision 4; 308A.711, subdivisions 1 and 2; 356.65, subdivision 2;
and 624.68; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
345.31; 345.32; 345.33; 345.34; 345.35; 345.36; 345.37; 345.38; 345.381; 345.39; 345.40; 345.41; 345.42; 345.43;
345.44; 345.45; 345.46; 345.47; 345.48; 345.485; 345.49; 345.50; 345.51; 345.515; 345.52; 345.525; 345.53; 345.54;
345.55; 345.56; 345.57; 345.58; 345.59; and 345.60.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Carruthers, Carlson, Luther, Abrams and Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 785, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Center; providing state assistance for
an economic development project; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Hilty; Anderson, B.; Greiling and Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 786, A bill for an act relating to human rights; suspending a deadline during mediation in
certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.06, by adding a subdivision.
| Abrams | Erhardt | Juhnke | Marko | Peterson | Tingelstad |
| Anderson, I. | Evans | Kalis | McCollum | Pugh | Tomassoni |
| Bakk | Farrell | Kelso | McGuire | Rest | Tompkins |
| Bettermann | Finseth | Kielkucki | Milbert | Reuter | Trimble |
| Biernat | Folliard | Kinkel | Molnau | Rhodes | Tuma |
| Bishop | Garcia | Knoblach | Mulder | Rifenberg | Tunheim |
| Boudreau | Goodno | Koppendrayer | Mullery | Rostberg | Van Dellen |
| Bradley | Greenfield | Koskinen | Munger | Rukavina | Vickerman |
| Broecker | Greiling | Kraus | Murphy | Schumacher | Wagenius |
| Carlson | Gunther | Kubly | Ness | Seagren | Weaver |
| Chaudhary | Harder | Kuisle | Nornes | Seifert | Wejcman |
| Clark | Hasskamp | Larsen | Olson, E. | Sekhon | Wenzel |
| Commers | Hausman | Leighton | Opatz | Skare | Westfall |
| Daggett | Hilty | Leppik | Orfield | Skoglund | Westrom |
| Davids | Holsten | Lieder | Osskopp | Solberg | Winter |
| Dawkins | Huntley | Long | Otremba | Stanek | Wolf |
| Dehler | Jaros | Luther | Ozment | Stang | Spk. Carruthers |
| Delmont | Jefferson | Macklin | Paulsen | Sviggum | |
| Dempsey | Jennings | Mahon | Pawlenty | Swenson, D. | |
| Dorn | Johnson, A. | Mares | Paymar | Swenson, H. | |
| Entenza | Johnson, R. | Mariani | Pelowski | Sykora | |
Those who voted in the negative were:
| Anderson, B. | Haas | Knight | Krinkie | Lindner | Olson, M. |
| Workman | |||||
The bill was passed and its title agreed to.
Pursuant to Rules of the House, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole with Carruthers in the Chair for consideration of bills pending on General Orders of the day. After some time spent therein the Committee arose.
H. F. Nos. 125 and 50 were recommended to pass.
H. F. Nos. 453 and 512 were recommended for progress.
H. F. No. 179 which it recommended for progress with the following amendment offered by Dehler:
Page 3, after line 15, insert:
"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 12. [FIREARMS SAFETY DESIGNATION.] (a) When an applicant presents a firearms safety certificate issued for successfully completing a firearms safety course administered under section 97B.015, voluntarily requests a driver's license or identification card described in paragraph (b), pays the required fees, and otherwise qualifies, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification card described in paragraph (b).
(b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), the department shall issue a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a designation or symbolic representation, as designed by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, indicating that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety course and is knowledgeable in firearms safety."
Page 3, line 16, delete "3" and insert "4"
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, after the semicolon, insert "allowing for driver's license and state identification card to bear firearms safety designation;"
Page 1, line 6, before the period, insert ", and by adding a subdivision"
On the motion of Winter, the report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted.
ROLL CALLS IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Pursuant to rule 1.06, the following roll call was taken in the Committee of the Whole:
Dehler moved to amend H. F. No. 179, the first engrossment, as follows:
Page 3, after line 15, insert:
"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 12. [FIREARMS SAFETY DESIGNATION.] (a) When an applicant presents
a firearms safety certificate issued for successfully completing a firearms safety course administered under section 97B.015,
voluntarily requests a driver's license or identification card described in paragraph (b), pays the required fees, and otherwise
qualifies, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's license or Minnesota identification card
described in paragraph (b).
(b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), the department shall issue a driver's license or Minnesota
identification card bearing a designation or symbolic representation, as designed by the commissioner in consultation with
the commissioner of natural resources, indicating that the applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety course and
is knowledgeable in firearms safety."
Page 3, line 16, delete "3" and insert "4"
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, after the semicolon, insert "allowing for driver's license and state identification card
to bear firearms safety designation;"
Page 1, line 6, before the period, insert ", and by adding a subdivision"
Skoglund raised a point of order pursuant to rule 3.09 that the Dehler amendment was not in order.
The Speaker ruled the point of order not well taken and the Dehler amendment in order.
The question recurred on the Dehler amendment and the roll was called. There were 87 yeas and
42 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
| Abrams | Erhardt | Knoblach | Mulder | Reuter | Tomassoni |
| Anderson, B. | Evans | Koppendrayer | Murphy | Rifenberg | Tompkins |
| Anderson, I. | Finseth | Kraus | Ness | Rostberg | Tuma |
| Bakk | Goodno | Kuisle | Nornes | Rukavina | Tunheim |
| Bettermann | Gunther | Larsen | Olson, M. | Schumacher | Van Dellen |
| Biernat | Haas | Leighton | Opatz | Seifert | Vickerman |
| Boudreau | Harder | Lindner | Osskopp | Skare | Weaver |
| Bradley | Hasskamp | Luther | Otremba | Solberg | Wenzel |
| Broecker | Holsten | Macklin | Ozment | Stanek | Westfall |
| Carlson | Jaros | Mahon | Paulsen | Stang | Westrom |
| Commers | Juhnke | Mares | Pawlenty | Sviggum | Winter |
| Daggett | Kalis | Marko | Pelowski | Swenson, D. | Workman |
| Dehler | Kielkucki | McElroy | Peterson | Swenson, H. | |
| Dempsey | Kinkel | Milbert | Pugh | Sykora | |
| Dorn | Knight | Molnau | Rest | Tingelstad | |
Those who voted in the negative were:
| Bishop | Farrell | Jefferson | Kubly | Mullery | Sekhon |
| Chaudhary | Folliard | Jennings | Leppik | Munger | Skoglund |
| Clark | Garcia | Johnson, A. | Lieder | Olson, E. | Trimble |
| Davids | Greenfield | Johnson, R. | Long | Orfield | Wagenius |
| Dawkins | Greiling | Kelso | Mariani | Paymar | Wejcman |
| Delmont | Hilty | Koskinen | McCollum | Rhodes | Wolf |
| Entenza | Huntley | Krinkie | McGuire | Seagren | Spk. Carruthers |
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Molnau moved that the name of Westrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 61. The motion prevailed.
Murphy moved that the name of Larsen be stricken and the name of Krinkie be added as an author on H. F. No. 81. The motion prevailed.
Jaros moved that the name of Koskinen be added as an author on H. F. No. 155. The motion prevailed.
Holsten moved that the name of Swenson, H., be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 366. The motion prevailed.
Workman moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 559. The motion prevailed.
Seagren moved that the names of Rhodes and Folliard be added as authors on H. F. No. 668. The motion prevailed.
Rhodes moved that the name of Rostberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 669. The motion prevailed.
Gunther moved that the name of Ness be added as an author on H. F. No. 679. The motion prevailed.
Rest moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 738. The motion prevailed.
Tunheim moved that H. F. No. 721 be recalled from the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs. The motion prevailed.
The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to the Joint House/Senate Subcommittee on Statewide Testing:
Kelso, Chair; Carlson; Entenza; Koppendrayer; Mares; Opatz and Seagren.
Winter moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 20, 1997. 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., Thursday, February 20, 1997.
Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives
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