Anderson, I., moved to amend H. F. No. 3854 as follows:

Page 2, line 19, delete "and"

Page 2, line 20 before the period, insert "and the Canadian embassy in Washington, D. C."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Anderson, I., moved to amend H. F. No. 3854, as amended, as follows:

Page 2, line 1, after "a" insert "proposed"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

H. F. No. 3854, A resolution memorializing the United States government to resolve certain differences between the Province of Ontario and the State of Minnesota.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 124 yeas and 2 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Erickson	Johnson, R.	Marko	Paymar	Swenson, H.
Anderson, I.	Evans	Juhnke	McCollum	Pelowski	Sykora
Bakk	Farrell	Kahn	McElroy	Peterson	Tingelstad
Bettermann	Finseth	Kalis	McGuire	Pugh	Tomassoni
Biernat	Folliard	Kelso	Milbert	Rest	Tompkins
Bishop	Garcia	Kielkucki	Molnau	Reuter	Trimble
Boudreau	Goodno	Kinkel	Mulder	Rhodes	Tuma
Bradley	Greenfield	Knoblach	Mullery	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Broecker	Greiling	Koskinen	Munger	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Carlson	Gunther	Krinkie	Murphy	Rukavina	Vandeveer
Chaudhary	Haas	Kubly	Ness	Schumacher	Wagenius
Clark, J.	Harder	Kuisle	Nornes	Seifert	Weaver
Clark, K.	Hasskamp	Larsen	Olson, E.	Sekhon	Wejcman
Daggett	Hausman	Leighton	Olson, M.	Skare	Wenzel
Davids	Hilty	Leppik	Opatz	Skoglund	Westfall
Dawkins	Holsten	Lieder	Orfield	Slawik	Westrom
Dehler	Huntley	Lindner	Osskopp	Smith	Winter
Dempsey	Jaros	Long	Otremba, M.	Solberg	Workman
Dorn	Jefferson	Macklin	Ozment	Stanek	Spk. Carruthers
Entenza	Jennings	Mahon	Paulsen	Stang
Erhardt	Johnson, A.	Mares	Pawlenty	Sviggum

Those who voted in the negative were:

	KnightWolf

The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File:

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 Senate has appointed as such committee:

Mrs. Lourey; Mr. Vickerman and Mrs. Robling.

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File:

H. F. No. 3145, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for review of certain allocations and compliance monitoring by the Minnesota housing finance agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.223, by adding subdivisions.

The Senate has appointed as such committee:

Messrs. Novak, Pogemiller and Frederickson.

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

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.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Slawik moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2308 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

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.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 114 yeas and 17 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Entenza	Jennings	Mahon	Paulsen	Stanek
Anderson, I.	Erhardt	Johnson, A.	Mares	Pawlenty	Stang
Bakk	Erickson	Johnson, R.	Marko	Paymar	Swenson, H.
Bettermann	Evans	Juhnke	McCollum	Pelowski	Sykora
Biernat	Farrell	Kahn	McElroy	Peterson	Tingelstad
Bishop	Finseth	Kalis	McGuire	Pugh	Tomassoni
Boudreau	Folliard	Kelso	Milbert	Rest	Trimble
Bradley	Garcia	Kinkel	Molnau	Rhodes	Tuma
Carlson	Goodno	Knoblach	Mullery	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Chaudhary	Greenfield	Koskinen	Munger	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Clark, J.	Greiling	Kraus	Murphy	Rukavina	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Gunther	Kubly	Ness	Schumacher	Weaver
Commers	Harder	Kuisle	Nornes	Seagren	Wejcman
Daggett	Hasskamp	Larsen	Olson, E.	Sekhon	Wenzel
Davids	Hausman	Leighton	Opatz	Skare	Westfall
Dawkins	Hilty	Leppik	Orfield	Skoglund	Westrom
Delmont	Huntley	Lieder	Osthoff	Slawik	Winter
Dempsey	Jaros	Long	Otremba, M.	Smith	Wolf
Dorn	Jefferson	Macklin	Ozment	Solberg	Spk. Carruthers

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, B.	Holsten	Krinkie	Olson, M.	Seifert	Vandeveer
Dehler	Kielkucki	Lindner	Osskopp	Sviggum	Workman
Haas	Knight	Mulder	Reuter	Tompkins

The bill was repassed, as amended by the Senate, and its title agreed to.

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

H. F. No. 3297, A bill for an act relating to the environment; clarifying time for filing an action under MERLA; requiring public notice of proposed response actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115B.02, by adding a subdivision; 115B.11; and 115B.17, by adding a subdivision.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Long moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 3297 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 3297, A bill for an act relating to the environment; clarifying the liability of contractors performing certain response and development actions under MERLA; clarifying time for filing an action under MERLA; requiring public notice of proposed response actions; authorizing the commissioner of the pollution control agency to issue certificates of initiation of construction of response actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115B.03, by adding a subdivision; 115B.11; and 115B.17, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called.

Pursuant to rule 2.05, the Speaker excused Abrams from voting on H. F. No. 3297, as amended by the Senate.

There were 129 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, B.	Erickson	Juhnke	Marko	Pelowski	Sykora
Anderson, I.	Evans	Kahn	McCollum	Peterson	Tingelstad
Bakk	Farrell	Kalis	McElroy	Pugh	Tomassoni
Bettermann	Finseth	Kelso	McGuire	Rest	Tompkins
Biernat	Folliard	Kielkucki	Milbert	Reuter	Trimble
Bishop	Garcia	Kinkel	Molnau	Rhodes	Tuma
Boudreau	Goodno	Knight	Mulder	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Bradley	Greenfield	Knoblach	Mullery	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Broecker	Greiling	Koskinen	Munger	Rukavina	Vandeveer
Carlson	Gunther	Kraus	Murphy	Schumacher	Wagenius
Chaudhary	Haas	Krinkie	Nornes	Seagren	Weaver
Clark, J.	Harder	Kubly	Olson, E.	Seifert	Wejcman
Clark, K.	Hasskamp	Kuisle	Olson, M.	Sekhon	Wenzel
Commers	Hausman	Larsen	Opatz	Skare	Westfall
Daggett	Hilty	Leighton	Orfield	Skoglund	Westrom
Davids	Holsten	Leppik	Osskopp	Slawik	Winter
Dawkins	Huntley	Lieder	Osthoff	Smith	Wolf
Dehler	Jaros	Lindner	Otremba, M.	Solberg	Workman
Dempsey	Jefferson	Long	Ozment	Stanek	Spk. Carruthers
Dorn	Jennings	Macklin	Paulsen	Stang
Entenza	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Pawlenty	Sviggum
Erhardt	Johnson, R.	Mares	Paymar	Swenson, H.

The bill was repassed, as amended by the Senate, and its title agreed to.

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2020 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying authority for appropriations from the fund.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Munger moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 113 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending to the year 2050 the dedication of lottery proceeds to the environment and natural resources trust fund and maximizing the long-term total return to the fund.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 132 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Entenza	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Paulsen	Stang
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Johnson, R.	Mares	Pawlenty	Sviggum
Anderson, I.	Erickson	Juhnke	Marko	Paymar	Swenson, H.
Bakk	Evans	Kahn	McCollum	Pelowski	Sykora
Bettermann	Farrell	Kalis	McElroy	Peterson	Tingelstad
Biernat	Finseth	Kelso	McGuire	Pugh	Tomassoni
Bishop	Folliard	Kielkucki	Milbert	Rest	Tompkins
Boudreau	Garcia	Kinkel	Molnau	Reuter	Trimble
Bradley	Goodno	Knight	Mulder	Rhodes	Tuma
Broecker	Greenfield	Knoblach	Mullery	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Koskinen	Munger	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Chaudhary	Gunther	Kraus	Murphy	Rukavina	Vandeveer
Clark, J.	Haas	Krinkie	Ness	Schumacher	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Harder	Kubly	Nornes	Seagren	Weaver
Commers	Hasskamp	Kuisle	Olson, E.	Seifert	Wejcman
Daggett	Hausman	Larsen	Olson, M.	Sekhon	Wenzel
Davids	Hilty	Leighton	Opatz	Skare	Westfall
Dawkins	Holsten	Leppik	Orfield	Skoglund	Westrom
Dehler	Huntley	Lieder	Osskopp	Slawik	Winter
Delmont	Jaros	Lindner	Osthoff	Smith	Wolf
Dempsey	Jefferson	Long	Otremba, M.	Solberg	Workman
Dorn	Jennings	Macklin	Ozment	Stanek	Spk. Carruthers

The bill was repassed, as amended by the Senate, and its title agreed to.

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to the following Senate File:

The Senate respectfully requests that a Conference Committee be appointed thereon. The Senate has appointed as such committee:

Mses. Anderson, Krentz and Mrs. Robling.

Said Senate File is herewith transmitted to the House with the request that the House appoint a like committee.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Greiling moved that the House accede to the request of the Senate and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 2751. The motion prevailed.

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 41 and 537.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

S. F. No. 41, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article 1, by adding a section; affirming the right of citizens to hunt or take game and fish.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

S. F. No. 537, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for mandatory revocation of a teacher's license for certain offenses; clarifying that a court may not refuse to adjudicate a defendant's guilt except upon agreement of the parties; amending the criminal sexual conduct statutes to criminalize certain acts committed by persons in a position of authority, even where the authority was not used to cause the victim to submit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 125.09, by adding a subdivision; 609.095; 609.341, subdivisions 11 and 12; 609.342, subdivision 1; 609.343, subdivision 1; 609.344, subdivision 1; and 609.345, subdivision 1.

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

H. F. No. 2588, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for an elected metropolitan council; regulating contributions to candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; and 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, and 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204D; and 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a, and 3c.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 66 yeas and 67 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Farrell	Jennings	Long	Orfield	Skoglund
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Otremba, M.	Slawik
Biernat	Garcia	Johnson, R.	Mariani	Paymar	Solberg
Carlson	Greenfield	Juhnke	McCollum	Pelowski	Tomassoni
Chaudhary	Greiling	Kahn	McGuire	Peterson	Trimble
Clark, K.	Hasskamp	Kalis	Milbert	Pugh	Tunheim
Dawkins	Hausman	Kinkel	Mullery	Rest	Wagenius
Delmont	Hilty	Koskinen	Munger	Rukavina	Wejcman
Dorn	Huntley	Kubly	Murphy	Schumacher	Wenzel
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Olson, E.	Sekhon	Winter
Evans	Jefferson	Lieder	Opatz	Skare	Spk. Carruthers

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Dempsey	Knoblach	Mulder	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Kraus	Ness	Seagren	Vandeveer
Bettermann	Erickson	Krinkie	Nornes	Seifert	Weaver
Bishop	Finseth	Kuisle	Olson, M.	Smith	Westfall
Boudreau	Goodno	Larsen	Osskopp	Stanek	Westrom
Bradley	Gunther	Leppik	Osthoff	Stang	Wolf
Broecker	Haas	Lindner	Ozment	Sviggum	Workman
Clark, J.	Harder	Macklin	Paulsen	Swenson, H.
Commers	Holsten	Mares	Pawlenty	Sykora
Daggett	Kelso	Marko	Reuter	Tingelstad
Davids	Kielkucki	McElroy	Rhodes	Tompkins
Dehler	Knight	Molnau	Rifenberg	Tuma

The bill was not passed.

Winter from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.09, designated the following bills as Special Orders to be acted upon today:

S. F. Nos. 2256, 2149, 2221, 2148, 2118 and 2302; and H. F. Nos. 2277 and 1244.

S. F. No. 2256 was reported to the House.

Greiling moved to amend S. F. No. 2256 as follows:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following language of H. F. No. 2486, the first engrossment:

Subdivision 1. [GUARDIANSHIPS, AND INCOMPETENTS AND PSYCHOPATHS.] The state court administrator shall report monthly to the secretary of state the name, address, and date of birth of each individual 18 years of age or over, who during the month preceding the date of the report:

(a) was placed under a guardianship of the person; or

(b) was adjudged legally incompetent by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, or inebriation; or

(c) was adjudged a sexually dangerous person or a person with a sexual psychopathic personality.

The court administrator shall also report the same information for each individual transferred to the jurisdiction of the court who meets a condition specified in clause (a), or (b), or (c). The secretary of state shall determine if any of the persons in the report is registered to vote and shall prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. The county auditor shall change the status on the record in the statewide registration system of any individual named in the report to indicate that the individual is not eligible to reregister or vote.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.04, is amended to read:

211B.04 [CAMPAIGN LITERATURE MUST INCLUDE DISCLAIMER.]

(a) A person who participates in the preparation or dissemination of campaign material other than as provided in section 211B.05, subdivision 1, that does not prominently include the name and address of the person or committee causing the material to be prepared or disseminated in a disclaimer substantially in the form provided in paragraph (b) or (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Except in cases covered by paragraph (c), the required form of disclaimer is: "Prepared and paid for by the . . . . . . committee, . . . . .(address)" for material prepared and paid for by a principal campaign committee, or "Prepared and paid for by the . . . . . . . committee, . . . . . (address), in support of . . . . . .(insert name of candidate or ballot question)" for material prepared and paid for by a person or committee other than a principal campaign committee.

(c) In the case of broadcast media, the required form of disclaimer is: "Paid for by the . . . . . . . . committee."

(d) Campaign material that is not circulated on behalf of a particular candidate or ballot question must also include in the disclaimer either that it is "in opposition to . . . .(insert name of candidate or ballot question . . . .)"; or that "this publication is not circulated on behalf of any candidate or ballot question."

(e) This section does not apply to objects stating only the candidate's name and the office sought, fundraising tickets, or personal letters that are clearly being sent by the candidate.

(f) This section does not apply to an individual acting independently of any candidate, political committee, or political fund who spends to produce and distribute campaign material only from the individual's own resources, and more than 14 days before the election to which the campaign material relates, a sum that is less than $300 in the aggregate.

(f) (g) This section does not modify or repeal section 211B.06.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who intentionally participates in the drafting of a letter to the editor with respect to the personal or political character or acts of a candidate, if defamatory, or with respect to the effect of a ballot question, that the person knows is false and which is designed or tends to elect, injure, promote, or defeat any candidate for nomination or election to a public office or to promote or defeat a ballot question, that is false, and that the person knows is false or communicates to others with reckless disregard of whether it is false.

Sec. 4. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

This act is effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating certain provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 211B.04; and 211B.06, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 201.15, subdivision 1."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 2256, A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating certain provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 211B.04; 211B.06, subdivision 1; 253B.23, subdivision 2; and 609.165, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 201.15, subdivision 1.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 131 yeas and 2 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Erhardt	Johnson, R.	Mariani	Pawlenty	Sviggum
Anderson, I.	Erickson	Juhnke	Marko	Paymar	Swenson, H.
Bakk	Evans	Kahn	McCollum	Pelowski	Sykora
Bettermann	Farrell	Kalis	McElroy	Peterson	Tingelstad
Biernat	Finseth	Kelso	McGuire	Pugh	Tomassoni
Bishop	Folliard	Kielkucki	Milbert	Rest	Tompkins
Boudreau	Garcia	Kinkel	Molnau	Reuter	Trimble
Bradley	Goodno	Knoblach	Mulder	Rhodes	Tuma
Broecker	Greenfield	Koskinen	Mullery	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Kraus	Munger	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Chaudhary	Gunther	Krinkie	Murphy	Rukavina	Vandeveer
Clark, J.	Haas	Kubly	Ness	Schumacher	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Harder	Kuisle	Nornes	Seagren	Weaver
Commers	Hasskamp	Larsen	Olson, E.	Seifert	Wejcman
Daggett	Hausman	Leighton	Olson, M.	Sekhon	Wenzel
Davids	Hilty	Leppik	Opatz	Skare	Westfall
Dawkins	Holsten	Lieder	Orfield	Skoglund	Westrom
Dehler	Huntley	Lindner	Osskopp	Slawik	Winter
Delmont	Jaros	Long	Osthoff	Smith	Wolf
Dempsey	Jefferson	Macklin	Otremba, M.	Solberg	Workman
Dorn	Jennings	Mahon	Ozment	Stanek	Spk. Carruthers
Entenza	Johnson, A.	Mares	Paulsen	Stang

Those who voted in the negative were:

	Anderson, B.Knight

S. F. No. 2149, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for updated voter records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.13, by adding a subdivision.

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 71 yeas and 61 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Mariani	Otremba, M.	Skoglund
Bakk	Garcia	Juhnke	Marko	Paymar	Slawik
Biernat	Greenfield	Kalis	McCollum	Pelowski	Solberg
Carlson	Greiling	Kelso	McGuire	Peterson	Tomassoni
Chaudhary	Hasskamp	Kinkel	Milbert	Pugh	Trimble
Clark, K.	Hausman	Koskinen	Mullery	Rest	Tunheim
Dawkins	Hilty	Kubly	Munger	Rhodes	Wagenius
Delmont	Huntley	Leighton	Murphy	Rostberg	Wejcman
Dorn	Jaros	Leppik	Olson, E.	Rukavina	Wenzel
Entenza	Jefferson	Lieder	Opatz	Schumacher	Winter
Evans	Jennings	Long	Orfield	Sekhon	Spk. Carruthers
Farrell	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Osthoff	Skare

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Dehler	Knight	Mulder	Seifert	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Dempsey	Knoblach	Ness	Smith	Weaver
Bettermann	Erhardt	Kraus	Nornes	Stanek	Westfall
Bishop	Erickson	Krinkie	Olson, M.	Stang	Westrom
Boudreau	Finseth	Kuisle	Osskopp	Sviggum	Wolf
Bradley	Goodno	Larsen	Ozment	Swenson, H.	Workman
Broecker	Gunther	Lindner	Paulsen	Sykora
Clark, J.	Haas	Macklin	Pawlenty	Tingelstad
Commers	Harder	Mares	Reuter	Tompkins
Daggett	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Tuma
Davids	Kielkucki	Molnau	Seagren	Van Dellen

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

S. F. No. 2221, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; authorizing extension of a pilot program to test open absentee balloting.

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 78 yeas and 54 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Farrell	Johnson, R.	Long	Orfield	Skare
Bakk	Folliard	Juhnke	Mahon	Osthoff	Skoglund
Biernat	Garcia	Kahn	Mares	Otremba, M.	Slawik
Bishop	Greenfield	Kalis	Mariani	Paymar	Solberg
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Broecker	Greiling	Kelso	Marko	Pelowski	Tomassoni
Carlson	Hasskamp	Kinkel	McCollum	Peterson	Trimble
Chaudhary	Hausman	Koskinen	McGuire	Pugh	Tunheim
Clark, K.	Hilty	Kraus	Milbert	Rest	Wagenius
Dawkins	Huntley	Kubly	Mullery	Rhodes	Wejcman
Delmont	Jaros	Kuisle	Munger	Rukavina	Wenzel
Dorn	Jefferson	Larsen	Murphy	Schumacher	Westfall
Entenza	Jennings	Leighton	Olson, E.	Seagren	Winter
Evans	Johnson, A.	Leppik	Opatz	Sekhon	Spk. Carruthers

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Dehler	Holsten	Mulder	Rifenberg	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Dempsey	Kielkucki	Ness	Rostberg	Tompkins
Bettermann	Erhardt	Knight	Nornes	Seifert	Tuma
Boudreau	Erickson	Knoblach	Olson, M.	Smith	Van Dellen
Bradley	Finseth	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stanek	Vandeveer
Clark, J.	Goodno	Lindner	Ozment	Stang	Weaver
Commers	Gunther	Macklin	Paulsen	Sviggum	Westrom
Daggett	Haas	McElroy	Pawlenty	Swenson, H.	Wolf
Davids	Harder	Molnau	Reuter	Sykora	Workman

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

S. F. No. 2148 was reported to the House.

Osthoff moved to amend S. F. No. 2148 as follows:

Page 1, after line 19, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 203B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [VIOLATION.] No individual shall intentionally:

(a) make or sign any false certificate required by this chapter;

(b) make any false or untrue statement in any application for absentee ballots;

(c) apply for absentee ballots more than once in any election with the intent to cast an illegal ballot;

(d) exhibit a ballot marked by that individual to any other individual;

(e) do any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of casting an illegal vote in any precinct or for the purpose of aiding another to cast an illegal vote;

(f) use information from absentee ballot materials or records for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement; or

(g) provide assistance to an absentee voter except in the manner provided by section 204C.15, subdivision 1;

(i) solicit the vote of an absentee voter while in the residence or in the immediate presence of the voter and during the time the individual knows the absentee voter is voting.

Before inspecting information from absentee ballot materials or records, an individual shall provide identification to the public official having custody of the material or information."

Page 1, line 20, delete "2" and insert "3"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 5, delete "section" and insert "sections" and before "203B.04" insert "203B.03, subdivision 1; and"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 2148, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain absentee ballot provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 1.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 68 yeas and 64 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Mariani	Paymar	Tomassoni
Bakk	Garcia	Juhnke	Marko	Pelowski	Trimble
Biernat	Greenfield	Kahn	McCollum	Peterson	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Kalis	McGuire	Pugh	Wagenius
Chaudhary	Hasskamp	Kinkel	Milbert	Rest	Wejcman
Clark, K.	Hausman	Koskinen	Mullery	Rukavina	Wenzel
Dawkins	Hilty	Kubly	Munger	Schumacher	Winter
Delmont	Huntley	Leighton	Murphy	Sekhon	Spk. Carruthers
Dorn	Jaros	Leppik	Olson, E.	Skare
Entenza	Jefferson	Lieder	Opatz	Skoglund
Evans	Jennings	Long	Osthoff	Slawik
Farrell	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Otremba, M.	Solberg

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Dehler	Kielkucki	Molnau	Rifenberg	Tompkins
Anderson, B.	Dempsey	Knight	Mulder	Rostberg	Tuma
Bettermann	Erhardt	Knoblach	Ness	Seagren	Van Dellen
Bishop	Erickson	Kraus	Nornes	Seifert	Vandeveer
Boudreau	Finseth	Krinkie	Olson, M.	Smith	Weaver
Bradley	Goodno	Kuisle	Osskopp	Stanek	Westfall
Broecker	Gunther	Larsen	Ozment	Stang	Westrom
Clark, J.	Haas	Lindner	Paulsen	Sviggum	Wolf
Commers	Harder	Macklin	Pawlenty	Swenson, H.	Workman
Daggett	Holsten	Mares	Reuter	Sykora
Davids	Kelso	McElroy	Rhodes	Tingelstad

S. F. No. 2118 was reported to the House.

Jefferson moved to amend S. F. No. 2118 as follows:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following language of H. F. No. 2293, the first engrossment:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1b. [SENATE DISTRICT 58 PILOT PROJECT.] Until January 1, 2002, any eligible voter in senate district 58 may vote by absentee ballot without qualification by submitting a written request to the county auditor, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1. The application for absentee ballots must include the voter's name, residence address in the district, address to which the ballots are to be mailed, the date of the request, and the voter's signature.

The county auditor shall maintain a record of the number of applications for absentee ballots submitted under this subdivision. Using this information, the secretary of state shall prepare an annual report to the legislature on the implementation of this subdivision.

Assistance to voters in marking absentee ballots is subject to section 204C.15, subdivision 1.

Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

This act is effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing experimental balloting procedures in senate district 58; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, by adding a subdivision."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 2118, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing experimental balloting procedures in Hennepin county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 73 yeas and 60 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Garcia	Kahn	McCollum	Pelowski	Trimble
Bakk	Greenfield	Kalis	McGuire	Peterson	Tuma
Biernat	Greiling	Kelso	Milbert	Pugh	Tunheim
Carlson	Hasskamp	Kinkel	Mullery	Rest	Wagenius
Chaudhary	Hausman	Koskinen	Munger	Rukavina	Wejcman
Clark, K.	Hilty	Kubly	Murphy	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dawkins	Huntley	Kuisle	Olson, E.	Seifert	Winter
Delmont	Jaros	Leighton	Opatz	Sekhon	Spk. Carruthers
Dorn	Jefferson	Lieder	Orfield	Skare
Entenza	Jennings	Long	Osskopp	Skoglund
Evans	Johnson, A.	Mahon	Osthoff	Slawik
Farrell	Johnson, R.	Mariani	Otremba, M.	Solberg
Folliard	Juhnke	Marko	Paymar	Tomassoni

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Davids	Holsten	Mares	Reuter	Sykora
Anderson, B.	Dehler	Kielkucki	McElroy	Rhodes	Tingelstad
Bettermann	Dempsey	Knight	Molnau	Rifenberg	Tompkins
Bishop	Erhardt	Knoblach	Mulder	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Boudreau	Erickson	Kraus	Ness	Seagren	Vandeveer
Bradley	Finseth	Krinkie	Nornes	Smith	Weaver
Broecker	Goodno	Larsen	Olson, M.	Stanek	Westfall
Clark, J.	Gunther	Leppik	Ozment	Stang	Westrom
Commers	Haas	Lindner	Paulsen	Sviggum	Wolf
Daggett	Harder	Macklin	Pawlenty	Swenson, H.	Workman

The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.

S. F. No. 2302 was reported to the House.

Kuisle moved that S. F. No. 2302 be temporarily laid over on Special Orders. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 2277 was reported to the House.

Molnau moved to amend H. F. No. 2277, the first engrossment, as follows:

Page 1, line 15, after "state" insert "orally or"

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Molnau amendment and the roll was called. There were 65 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Dempsey	Knight	Molnau	Rhodes	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Knoblach	Mulder	Rifenberg	Tompkins
Bettermann	Erickson	Kraus	Mullery	Rostberg	Tuma
Boudreau	Finseth	Krinkie	Ness	Seagren	Van Dellen
Bradley	Folliard	Kuisle	Nornes	Seifert	Vandeveer
Broecker	Goodno	Larsen	Olson, M.	Smith	Weaver
Clark, J.	Gunther	Lindner	Osskopp	Stanek	Westfall
Commers	Haas	Macklin	Ozment	Stang	Westrom
Daggett	Harder	Mares	Paulsen	Sviggum	Wolf
Davids	Holsten	Mariani	Pawlenty	Swenson, H.	Workman
Dehler	Kielkucki	McElroy	Reuter	Sykora

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Farrell	Johnson, A.	Long	Osthoff	Skoglund
Bakk	Garcia	Johnson, R.	Mahon	Otremba, M.	Slawik
Biernat	Greenfield	Juhnke	Marko	Paymar	Solberg
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Carlson	Greiling	Kahn	McCollum	Pelowski	Tomassoni
Chaudhary	Hasskamp	Kalis	McGuire	Peterson	Trimble
Clark, K.	Hausman	Kelso	Milbert	Pugh	Tunheim
Dawkins	Hilty	Kinkel	Munger	Rest	Wagenius
Delmont	Huntley	Koskinen	Murphy	Rukavina	Wejcman
Dorn	Jaros	Kubly	Olson, E.	Schumacher	Wenzel
Entenza	Jefferson	Leighton	Opatz	Sekhon	Winter
Evans	Jennings	Lieder	Orfield	Skare	Spk. Carruthers

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.

H. F. No. 2277, A bill for an act relating to fair campaign practices; requiring written permission of an organization before campaign material can state that the organization supports a certain candidate or ballot question; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.02.

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 73 yeas and 59 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Garcia	Kahn	Marko	Pelowski	Trimble
Biernat	Greenfield	Kalis	McCollum	Peterson	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Kelso	McGuire	Pugh	Wagenius
Chaudhary	Hasskamp	Kinkel	Milbert	Rest	Wejcman
Clark, K.	Hausman	Koskinen	Mullery	Rhodes	Wenzel
Dawkins	Hilty	Kubly	Munger	Rukavina	Westrom
Delmont	Huntley	Kuisle	Murphy	Schumacher	Winter
Dorn	Jaros	Leighton	Olson, E.	Sekhon	Spk. Carruthers
Entenza	Jefferson	Leppik	Opatz	Skare
Evans	Jennings	Lieder	Orfield	Skoglund
Farrell	Johnson, A.	Long	Osthoff	Slawik
Finseth	Johnson, R.	Mahon	Otremba, M.	Solberg
Folliard	Juhnke	Mariani	Paymar	Tomassoni

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Davids	Kielkucki	Molnau	Rifenberg	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Dehler	Knight	Mulder	Rostberg	Tompkins
Bettermann	Dempsey	Knoblach	Ness	Seagren	Tuma
Bishop	Erhardt	Kraus	Nornes	Seifert	Van Dellen
Boudreau	Erickson	Krinkie	Olson, M.	Smith	Vandeveer
Bradley	Goodno	Larsen	Osskopp	Stanek	Weaver
Broecker	Gunther	Lindner	Ozment	Stang	Westfall
Clark, J.	Haas	Macklin	Paulsen	Sviggum	Wolf
Commers	Harder	Mares	Pawlenty	Swenson, H.	Workman
Daggett	Holsten	McElroy	Reuter	Sykora

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

Farrell was excused for the remainder of today's session.

Kuisle moved to amend S. F. No. 2302 as follows:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following language of H. F. No. 2774, as introduced:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 375A.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. [CONDUCT OF ELECTION.] When a referendum is required to be held, the county auditor shall conduct the referendum following the procedures provided in chapter 372, as nearly as possible section 375.20, as far as practicable, and not inconsistent with sections 375A.01 to 375A.10. The referendum may be held at any primary, general or special election held not less than 30 days before the first day on which candidates may file for county office.

Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 2302, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying the conduct of certain county elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 375A.12, subdivision 4.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 97 yeas and 35 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Evans	Kinkel	Ness	Rostberg	Tompkins
Anderson, I.	Folliard	Kraus	Nornes	Rukavina	Trimble
Bakk	Garcia	Kubly	Olson, E.	Schumacher	Tuma
Bettermann	Goodno	Kuisle	Opatz	Seagren	Tunheim
Bishop	Gunther	Leppik	Osskopp	Seifert	Van Dellen
Boudreau	Haas	Lieder	Osthoff	Sekhon	Vandeveer
Bradley	Harder	Lindner	Otremba, M.	Skare	Weaver
Carlson	Hasskamp	Macklin	Ozment	Slawik	Wejcman
Clark, J.	Hausman	Mahon	Paulsen	Smith	Wenzel
Commers	Holsten	Mares	Paymar	Solberg	Westfall
Daggett	Huntley	Marko	Pelowski	Stanek	Wolf
Davids	Jaros	McCollum	Peterson	Stang	Workman
Delmont	Johnson, A.	McElroy	Pugh	Sviggum
Dempsey	Juhnke	Milbert	Rest	Swenson, H.
Dorn	Kahn	Molnau	Reuter	Sykora
Erhardt	Kalis	Mulder	Rhodes	Tingelstad
Erickson	Kelso	Munger	Rifenberg	Tomassoni

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, B.	Dehler	Jefferson	Koskinen	McGuire	Skoglund
Biernat	Entenza	Jennings	Krinkie	Mullery	Wagenius
Broecker	Finseth	Johnson, R.	Larsen	Murphy	Westrom
Chaudhary	Greenfield	Kielkucki	Leighton	Olson, M.	Winter
Clark, K.	Greiling	Knight	Long	Orfield	Spk. Carruthers
Dawkins	Hilty	Knoblach	Mariani	Pawlenty

The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.

Winter moved that the bills on General Orders for today be continued. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Kraus be added as an author on H. A. No. 16. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the name of Abrams be added as an author on H. F. No. 3828. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, I., moved that the name of Haas be added as an author on H. F. No. 3854. The motion prevailed.

Koskinen moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, March 20, 1998, when the vote was taken on the final passage of H. F. No. 3094." The motion prevailed.

Molnau moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, March 20, 1998, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 2040." The motion prevailed.

Wenzel moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Tuesday, March 17, 1998, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 2586, as amended." The motion prevailed.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2751:

Greiling, Farrell and Tingelstad.

McGuire moved that the vote whereby S. F. No. 1181 was not passed, as amended, on Thursday, March 19, 1998, be now reconsidered. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that S. F. No. 1181 be returned to General Orders. The motion prevailed.

Winter moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 24, 1998. The motion prevailed.

Winter moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 24, 1998.