Journal of the House - 68th Day - Tuesday, February 1, 2000

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION 2000

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SIXTY-EIGHTH DAY

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, February 1, 2000

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The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lonnie E. Titus, House Chaplain.

The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Speaker Sviggum introduced the new House member, Dale Swapinski, from District 7A and announced that he had previously been administered the oath of office and that his election certificate was on file. He was elected in a special election held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999, to replace Willard Munger, who passed away on July 11, 1999.

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Abeler Dorn Howes Mahoney Pelowski Tingelstad
Abrams Entenza Huntley Mares Peterson Tomassoni
Anderson, B. Erhardt Jaros Mariani Pugh Trimble
Anderson, I. Erickson Jennings Marko Rest Tuma
Bakk Finseth Johnson McCollum Reuter Tunheim
Biernat Folliard Juhnke McElroy Rhodes Van Dellen
Bishop Fuller Kahn McGuire Rifenberg Vandeveer
Boudreau Gerlach Kalis Milbert Rostberg Wagenius
Bradley Gleason Kelliher Molnau Rukavina Wejcman
Broecker Goodno Kielkucki Mulder Schumacher Wenzel
Buesgens Gray Knoblach Mullery Seagren Westerberg
Carlson Greenfield Koskinen Murphy Seifert, J. Westfall
Carruthers Greiling Krinkie Ness Seifert, M. Westrom
Cassell Gunther Kubly Nornes Skoe Wilkin
Chaudhary Haake Kuisle Olson Skoglund Winter
Clark, J. Haas Larsen, P. Opatz Smith Wolf
Clark, K. Hackbarth Larson, D. Orfield Solberg Workman
Daggett Harder Leighton Osskopp Stanek Spk. Sviggum
Davids Hasskamp Lenczewski Osthoff Stang
Dawkins Hausman Leppik Otremba Storm
Dehler Hilty Lieder Ozment Swapinski
Dempsey Holberg Lindner Paulsen Swenson
Dorman Holsten Luther Paymar Sykora

A quorum was present.

Pawlenty was excused.

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

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

House File Nos. 2476 through 2674 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House Rule 1.14. The following is the official introduction and committee reference:

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2476, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; authorizing a current plan member to purchase service credit for prior nonprofit agency teaching service.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2477, A bill for an act relating to courts; conciliation court; providing venue for actions against foreign and domestic corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 491A.01, subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2478, A bill for an act relating to teacher retirement; eliminating the application of the reemployed annuitant earnings limitation to retirees serving as substitute teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 354.05, by adding a subdivision; 354.44, subdivision 5; 354A.011, by adding a subdivision; and 354A.31, subdivision 3.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2479, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; extending the improved money purchase benefit program savings clause to any member first employed as a teacher before July 1, 1974; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 354.55, subdivision 17.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2480, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teacher retirement plans; adjusting benefit coverage to account for certain extracurricular activity management compensation amounts; requiring rulemaking by the commissioner of children, families, and learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 354.05, by adding

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subdivisions; 354.07, by adding a subdivision; 354.44, subdivision 6; 354.46, subdivision 1; 354A.011, by adding subdivisions; 354A.021, by adding a subdivision; and 354A.31, subdivisions 4 and 4a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A; 354; and 354A.

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

Carruthers, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 2481, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; modifying charges allowable for copies of government data; limiting copyright of data; limiting authority of local governments to disseminate private or confidential data; prohibiting monitoring of citizens requesting access to public data; requiring government entities to have a data practices compliance officer; providing for administrative remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.03, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 13.05, subdivision 3, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2482, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis police relief association; providing an option for relief association members to elect future coverage under the public employees police and fire plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 423B.06, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 423B.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2483, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring the pollution control agency to terminate the Mille Lacs water resources agreement.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2484, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to provide for a parliamentary system of government in which a unicameral legislature would select the governor; amending article III; article IV; article V; article VIII, sections 1 and 2; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, sections 5 and 8; providing by law for a unicameral legislature of 135 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

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Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2485, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; prohibiting tribes from making certain contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 10A.15, by adding a subdivision.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2486, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying that the definition of "peace officer" in the fleeing a peace officer crime includes tribal peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.487, subdivision 2.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2487, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending certain dates relating to the sales tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2488, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school facility commissioning cost information to be included in the review and comment process; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.71, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.23, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2489, A bill for an act relating to bicycles; authorizing local units of government to require purchasers of impounded bicycles to register them as a condition of the sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168C.13, by adding a subdivision.

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

Skoglund and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2490, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring offenders with prior predatory offenses who commit designated offenses to register under the predatory offender registration law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

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Skoglund and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2491, A bill for an act relating to crime; lengthening the limitations period for kidnapping; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 628.26.

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

Skoglund and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2492, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying the limitations period for kidnapping; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 628.26.

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

Skoglund and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2493, A bill for an act relating to crime; eliminating the limitations period for kidnapping offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 628.26.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2494, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; local property tax or sales tax referenda; requiring reports to the campaign finance and public disclosure board; prohibiting spending public money to advocate a tax increase; providing certain guidelines for ballot preparation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; and 204B.36, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 2495, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing a provision relating to Minnesota amateur sports commission exhibitions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 128C.02, subdivision 3a.

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

Davids, Rifenberg and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2496, A bill for an act relating to state government; abolishing department of public service and transferring responsibilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.68, subdivision 1; 13.692; 116C.03, subdivision 2; 116C.04, subdivision 1; 169.073; 181.30; 216A.01; 216A.02, by adding a subdivision; 216A.036; 216A.05, subdivision 1; 216A.07, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 216A.085; 216A.095; 216B.026, subdivision 2; 216B.12, subdivision 1; 216B.16, subdivision 2; 216B.241, subdivision 1c; 216C.01, subdivisions 2 and 3; 216C.09; 237.075, subdivision 2; 237.11; 237.55; 237.63, subdivision 3; 237.70, subdivision 7; 237.763; 237.768; and 237.773, subdivisions 3 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 216B.241, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2,

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2a, and 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4A; and 216A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 216A.06; 216A.07, subdivision 2; 216B.02, subdivision 8; 216B.163, subdivision 8; and 237.69, subdivision 3.

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

Rifenberg and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2497, A bill for an act relating to education; approving a maximum effort capital loan for independent school district No. 299, Caledonia; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Seifert, M., and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2498, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing an exception for barber shop registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 154.10, subdivision 2.

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

Rifenberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2499, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting agricultural loans from the mortgage registry tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 287.04.

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

Krinkie; Kielkucki; Anderson, B.; Gerlach and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2500, A bill for an act relating to transportation; restoring pre-1999 language to certain light rail transit project contract requirements; explicitly requiring normal and usual state procurement laws and ethical requirements for light rail transit project contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 473.3993, subdivision 3.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2501, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state transportation bonds to match federal funds and replace or rehabilitate local bridges; appropriating money.

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

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2502, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating Brainerd bypass as C. Elmer Anderson Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.14, subdivision 25, and by adding a subdivision.

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

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Carruthers and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2503, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; increasing maximum fines for petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 169.89, subdivision 2; 609.02, subdivisions 3 and 4a; 609.03; 609.033; 609.0331; 609.0332, subdivision 1; and 609.034.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2504, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for private nonprofit groups to perform functions on behalf of communities of color; providing for expiration of certain councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.761; 15.0591, subdivision 2; 15.441, subdivision 1; 116J.64, subdivisions 6 and 7; 124D.892, subdivision 3; 138.38; 138.40, subdivision 3; 145.951; 148C.11, subdivision 3; 242.56, subdivision 3; 254A.03, subdivision 2; 257.0755, subdivision 1; 257.0768, subdivision 1; 257.0769; 260.152, subdivisions 2 and 6; 299A.64, subdivision 9; 307.08, subdivisions 3, 4, and 7; 307.082, subdivision 2; 462A.07, subdivision 15; and 611A.78, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 89A.03, subdivision 1; 124D.84, subdivision 2; 138.35, subdivision 1; 260C.215, subdivision 4; and 307.08, subdivisions 2, 8, 9, and 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.922; 3.9223; 3.9225; 3.9226; and 116J.64, subdivision 5.

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

Leppik, Paulsen, Ozment, Tingelstad and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2505, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying effective period of annual state park permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.053, subdivision 1.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2506, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying blaze orange requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.071.

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

Carruthers and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2507, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; reducing the age threshold at which retirees may decline wage loss reimbursement coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.491.

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

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2508, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the definition of a metro area school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 28.

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

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Skoe and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2509, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the aid base for local government aid paid to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2510, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; regulating governmental cable operators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 238.01; and 238.081, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2511, A bill for an act relating to elections; nominating petitions; allowing a candidate who files for partisan office by nominating petition to include in the candidate's political party or principle a part of the name of a major political party; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.07, subdivision 1.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2512, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota state retirement plan; authorizing a late application for disability benefits from certain former employees.

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

Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 2513, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Washington county.

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

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2514, A bill for an act relating to income taxes; adjusting the dependent education expense amount annually for inflation; adjusting the maximum education credit amounts and income limits annually for inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.0674, subdivision 2.

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

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Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2515, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting an additional school bank for educational purposes; eliminating a sunset; amending Laws 1997, chapter 157, section 71, as amended.

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

Smith and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2516, A bill for an act relating to crime; amending the definition of harassment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.748, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, and 4.

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

Haake introduced:

H. F. No. 2517, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting certain local elected officials from serving on a city charter commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 410.05, subdivision 1.

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

Haake, Rifenberg, Cassell and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2518, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing an income tax checkoff to fund a program for rewarding state employees whose suggestions improve government efficiency; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 181.932, subdivision 1; and 290.06, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 181.932, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

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

Bradley, Mulder and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2519, A bill for an act relating to human services; reducing the notice period for persons ineligible for MinnesotaCare because their incomes exceed the program income limit; expanding the requirement for the provision of information on private health insurance coverage to MinnesotaCare enrollees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256L.05, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256L.07, subdivision 1.

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

Wagenius, Tingelstad, Greiling, Mares and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2520, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring notice to parents and employees where a school district plans to use certain pesticides; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

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Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2521, A bill for an act relating to towns; changing the name of the township of Lake Edwards.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2522, A bill for an act relating to data practices; access to certain economic security data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 268.19.

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

Harder, Rifenberg, Dorman, Holberg, Wenzel, Kubly, Juhnke, Schumacher, Lindner, Swenson, Daggett, Gunther, Nornes, Kuisle, Storm and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2523, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting purchases required to comply with bleacher safety requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Folliard, Haake, Leppik, Rhodes and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2524, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring reduction of toxic air contaminants and reporting on greenhouse gases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115D; and 116.

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

Biernat and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2525, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring elementary and secondary students to perform satisfactorily on third, fifth, and eighth grade assessment instruments as a condition of being promoted to the next grade; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Biernat, McCollum, Koskinen, Hilty, Kubly and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2526, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the sales tax rebate to all Minnesota residents and extending the time for filing; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Biernat, Smith and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2527, A bill for an act relating to family law; child custody; altering the standards for modifying sole physical custody of a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 518.175, subdivision 3; and 518.18.

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

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Koskinen, Greiling, Otremba, Luther and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2528, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension to conduct periodic background checks on managers of rental real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299C.68, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 299C.69.

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

Johnson, Koskinen, Luther and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2529, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing increased funding for reducing class size and full-day kindergarten programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Murphy, Mares and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2530, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying actuarial cost allocation by the legislative commission on pensions and retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 3.85, subdivision 12.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2531, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating the Minnesota nonprofit employee benefit plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.317, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.317, subdivision 1.

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

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2532, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing funding to establish a voluntary accreditation program to assist school districts to provide optimal educational support services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Kielkucki and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 2533, A bill for an act relating to corrections; allocating correctional fees; eliminating proration of state reimbursement for probation officer salaries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 244.19, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 241.272, subdivision 6.

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

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Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2534, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating the Root River trail as a dogsled route; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, subdivision 7.

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

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2535, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing the city of Shorewood to provide for election of council members from wards.

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

Sykora and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2536, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the cities of Excelsior, Shorewood, Deephaven, Tonka Bay, and Greenwood to establish a special fire protection district.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 2537, A bill for an act relating to taxation; including nontaxable social security and disability income in calculating the sales tax rebate; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Kelliher, Greiling and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2538, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying authority of the metropolitan mosquito control commission over lands administered by the commissioner of natural resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.704, subdivision 17.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2539, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; rescinding certain orders of the commissioner of natural resources.

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

Clark, K.; Tomassoni; Greiling; Hasskamp; Koskinen and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 2540, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the sales tax rebate to certain taxpayers; extending certain dates for the sales tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

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Rest; Pugh; Carlson; Chaudhary; Clark, K.; Hasskamp; Huntley; Kahn; Kelliher; Kubly; Lieder; Luther; Marko; Mullery; Murphy; Opatz; Osthoff; Otremba; Paymar; Peterson; Schumacher; Skoglund; Solberg; Tomassoni; Tunheim; Wenzel; Winter; McGuire; Greiling and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 2541, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding eligibility for the sales tax rebates to certain dependents and individuals over age 65; extending certain dates relating to the sales tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 2542, A bill for an act relating to extending the 1999 sales tax rebate to dependents; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 2543, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; authorizing the purchase of service credit by certain special school district No. 1 (Minneapolis) teachers for periods of teaching service during which members' contributions were not deducted; requiring employer payment of a portion of purchase payment amount.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2544, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the relative homestead definition for agricultural homesteads; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivision 1.

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

Tingelstad and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2545, A bill for an act relating to education; promoting healthful school buildings; improving indoor air quality; requiring continuous monitoring of indoor air; limiting the use of portable classrooms; reserving a portion of operating capital revenue for facilities purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.71, subdivisions 3 and 10; and 123B.72, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Kielkucki; Abrams; Larsen, P.; Smith and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2546, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing limits on liability of certain nonprofit corporations providing day training and habilitation services for adults with mental retardation and daytime developmental achievement center services for children with mental retardation and related conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

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Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2547, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a school building serving kindergarten through grade 6 for independent school district No. 914, Ulen-Hitterdal.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2548, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; appropriating funds for the laying of fiber optic cable from Virginia to International Falls; appropriating money.

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

Tuma and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 2549, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing the special assessment procedure for certain enhanced 911 program expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 429.011, subdivision 2a.

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

Storm introduced:

H. F. No. 2550, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing telephone access to motor vehicle registration data for private college campus security services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.345, subdivision 1.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2551, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire plan; specifying salary to be used for purposes of calculating certain benefits; mandating certain payments by the department of public safety.

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

Anderson, I.; Tomassoni; Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2552, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the stream maintenance program.

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

Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing funding for a supportive housing and managed care pilot project; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 5, section 24.

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

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Sykora and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2554, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing for sharing certain data on individuals who complete adult basic education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.52, by adding a subdivision; and 270B.14, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 268.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Carruthers, Smith and Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2555, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; imposing civil third-party liability for damages caused by intoxication of persons under age 21; prohibiting certain subrogation claims; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Ness; Finseth; Kielkucki; Gunther; Clark, J.; Stang; Daggett and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2556, A bill for an act relating to education funding; continuing funding for telecommunications access grants; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Ness; Mares; Kielkucki; Dempsey; Cassell; Nornes; Sykora; Larsen, P., and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2557, A bill for an act relating to education funding; reinstating funding for secondary vocational education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.453, subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 3, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Ness; Finseth; Kielkucki; Gunther; Davids; Nornes; Stang; Clark, J.; Vandeveer and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2558, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing funding for career and technical agricultural education programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.453, subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 3, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Howes; Davids; Hackbarth; Tingelstad; Anderson, I., and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2559, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for the recovery of sunken logs on inland waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

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

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Kubly and Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2560, A bill for an act relating to taxes; exempting the purchase of certain property used in constructing a law enforcement and family service center in Yellow Medicine county from sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kahn and Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 2561, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing criminal complaints for first and third degree criminal sexual conduct cases to proceed without a named defendant when DNA evidence exists to identify the defendant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 628.26.

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

Rest and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2562, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; modifying the availability of certain juvenile records for certain background checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 299C.095, subdivision 1.

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

Storm introduced:

H. F. No. 2563, A bill for an act relating to liens; modifying mechanics' lien requirements and procedures; providing penalties; creating civil cause of action; authorizing attorney fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 514.011, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 514.02, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 514.08, subdivision 2; 514.14; and 514.73.

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

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2564, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing that costs for relocating utility facilities due to light rail construction be paid by the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.

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

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2565, A bill for an act relating to utilities; prohibiting cost recovery for light rail expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2566, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; refunding interest charges caused by administrative errors in certain cases.

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

Greiling, Tomassoni, Koskinen and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2567, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing permanent funding for gifted and talented programs as a component of general education revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2568, A bill for an act relating to housing; economic security; creating a demonstration project to provide job training and develop affordable housing; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Kielkucki, Mares, Ness, Johnson and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2569, A bill for an act relating to education; addressing certain food service provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.111, subdivision 1; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 7, section 2, subdivisions 2 and 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.1155, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Bradley, Davids and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2570, A bill for an act relating to the state building code; providing for certain energy code rules to remain in effect; repealing Minnesota Rules, chapters 7672; and 7674.

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

Carruthers and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2571, A bill for an act relating to criminal records management; providing standards for the grant of a name change to a convicted felon or person charged with a felony; requiring a notice on the marriage license application; clarifying provisions on the expungement of certain criminal records; providing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 259.10, by adding a subdivision; 259.11; 517.08, subdivision 1a; and 609A.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259.

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

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Tuma, Broecker, Ness and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 2572, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing filing fee for deputy registrars of motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.33, subdivision 7.

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

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2573, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for local initiative grants, parks, and recreation areas.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2574, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for the Cass Lake rest area and interpretive center; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Howes and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 2575, A bill for an act relating to education; approving a maximum effort capital loan for independent school district No. 115, Cass Lake; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Tuma, Boudreau and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2576, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds for trail purposes; appropriating money.

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

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2577, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrade of the Pelican Rapids library.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Tuma, Murphy, Carlson and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2578, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature at the Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College; appropriating money.

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

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Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2579, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a community center and a school building serving kindergarten through grade 12 in Fisher.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Kubly; Seifert, M.; Peterson; Harder and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2580, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Valley Regional Development Commission.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Clark, K.; Greenfield; McCollum and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2581, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating coverages; requiring certain cancer screening and healing touch coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62A.30, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Tingelstad and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2582, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing an additional purpose for certain trail expenditures; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2583, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Minnesota Cold Weather Testing Center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Wenzel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2584, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money to the department of military affairs for the Minnesota military museum.

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

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Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2585, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; authorizing a legislative commission on Minnesota-Ontario matters; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2586, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that sales of certain fruit, vegetables, milk, milk products, juice, juice products, and other items sold through vending machines are exempt from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

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

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2587, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; permitting certain teachers with a break in service for the 1968-1969 school year to elect the improved money purchase plan retirement annuity upon retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 354.55, subdivision 17.

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

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2588, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the monarch as the state butterfly; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Smith and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2589, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating certifications of expert reviews in certain actions against health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 145.682.

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

Seagren, Greiling, Wolf and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing, modifying, and expanding certain provisions of the kindergarten through grade 12 education code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; 120A.22, subdivision 1; 120B.11, subdivisions 2 and 5; 120B.22, subdivision 1; 121A.06; 121A.15; 121A.34; 121A.55; 121A.69, subdivision 3; 122A.09, subdivision 6; 122A.15; 122A.22; 122A.40, subdivision 8; 122A.41, subdivision 5; 122A.53; 122A.68, subdivisions 1 and 7; 122A.69; 122A.70, subdivision 2; 122A.91; 122A.92; 123B.02, subdivision 1; 123B.04, subdivisions 2 and 5; 123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.147, as amended; 123B.49, subdivision 1; 123B.51, subdivisions 1 and 5; 123B.83, subdivision 1; 123B.90, subdivision 1;

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124D.02, subdivision 1; 124D.03, subdivision 3; 124D.09, subdivisions 5, 6, and 7; 124D.10, subdivisions 1 and 19; 124D.115, subdivision 3; 124D.118, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124D.128, subdivision 1; 124D.28, subdivision 1; 124D.34, subdivision 4; 124D.35; 124D.37; 124D.40, subdivision 2; 124D.41; 124D.42, subdivision 7; 124D.46, subdivision 1; 124D.47, subdivision 2; 124D.49, subdivision 3; 124D.50, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124D.65, subdivision 6; 124D.74, subdivision 1; 124D.892; 124D.94, subdivision 4; 125B.05, as amended; 126C.31; 127A.05, subdivision 3; 127A.06; and 127A.41, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 122A.40, subdivision 5; 122A.58, subdivision 1; 122A.60, subdivision 1; 123A.06, subdivision 1; 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.43; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 123B.90, subdivision 2; 123B.91, subdivision 1; 124D.10, subdivisions 6 and 15; 124D.121; 124D.94, subdivision 2; 125B.20; 126C.05, subdivision 1; 127A.05, subdivision 1; and 129C.10, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 121A.03, subdivision 3; 121A.16; 121A.70; 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.19, subdivision 2; 122A.32; 122A.40, subdivision 6; 122A.41, subdivision 3; 122A.49; 122A.52; 122A.53; 122A.54; 122A.55; 122A.56; 122A.57; 122A.71; 122A.72, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5; 122A.75; 123A.15, subdivision 1; 123A.35; 123A.36, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11; 123A.37; 123A.38; 123A.39; 123A.40; 123A.41, subdivisions 1 and 4; 123A.43; 123B.02, subdivisions 5, 10, 11, and 13; 123B.11; 123B.15; 123B.16; 123B.17; 123B.18; 123B.19; 123B.744; 123B.93; 123B.95, subdivision 3; 124D.02, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 124D.03, subdivisions 5 and 7; 124D.06; 124D.07; 124D.081, subdivision 1; 124D.118, subdivision 1; 124D.124; 124D.125; 124D.28; 124D.29; 124D.30; 124D.31; 124D.47, subdivision 1; 124D.91; 124D.92; 124D.93, subdivisions 2, 3, and 6; 125B.02; and 127A.41, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 122A.72, subdivision 4; 123A.30, subdivision 6; 123A.36, subdivisions 1 and 2; 123B.02, subdivision 9; 124D.05, subdivision 3; 124D.122; 124D.126; 124D.127; and 124D.93, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2591, A bill for an act relating to local government; creating the Koochiching county economic development commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.17.

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

Winter and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2592, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing automatic annual inflation adjustments for hospitals, nursing facilities, and ICF/MRs; providing an additional rate increase for nursing facilities, ICF/MRs, and home and community-based providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256B.431, subdivision 2l; and 256B.501, subdivision 3c, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 256.969, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivisions 26 and 28; 256B.434, subdivision 4; 256B.435, subdivisions 1 and 3; Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 1, section 2, subdivision 8.

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

Haake introduced:

H. F. No. 2593, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to boats permanently moored on Lake Superior or the St. Croix river or Mississippi river; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.408, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 8.

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

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Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2594, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing certain formula annuity percentages for the teachers retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 354.44, subdivision 6.

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

Abeler; Goodno; Westerberg; Carruthers; Greenfield; Nornes; Davids; Rifenberg; Boudreau; Kuisle; Dehler; Seifert, J.; Tingelstad; Wejcman; McCollum and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2595, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding senior drug program eligibility to include Medicare enrollees under age 65; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.955, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256.955, subdivisions 4, 8, and 9.

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

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2596, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying mandatory wage loss coverage under automobile insurance for disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.491.

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

Abeler, Cassell, Carruthers, Mares, Ness, Dorman, Nornes, Westfall, Davids, Rifenberg, Dehler, Boudreau, Swenson, Johnson, Tingelstad, Koskinen, Schumacher, Chaudhary and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2597, A bill for an act relating to education; reinstating funding for secondary vocational education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.453, subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 3, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Abeler; Cassell; Seifert, J.; Tingelstad; Koskinen; Chaudhary and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2598, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to dispose of surplus school computers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.52, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mares, Osthoff, Stanek and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2599, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire plan; allowing retirees from former consolidation accounts to make a special joint and survivor optional annuity election.

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

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Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2600, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing certain shareholders of family farm corporations and partnerships to reside off homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivisions 8 and 14.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2601, A bill for an act relating to taxes; changing aid payments to counties in which more than one gaming casino is located; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 270.60, subdivision 4.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2602, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; creating immunity for placement of water buoys; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2603, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the use of motor vehicles in wildlife management areas by disabled hunters; modifying certain permits for hunters with disabilities; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.137, by adding a subdivision; and 97B.055, subdivision 3.

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

Hilty and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2604, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating Northern Technology Initiative, Inc.; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116T.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Wenzel; Mares; Seifert, M.; Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2605, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending certain vendor contracts; allowing certain participants in the higher education supplemental retirement plan to purchase teachers retirement service credit for certain prior service or leave; increasing maximum contribution limits in certain supplemental retirement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 136F.45, subdivision 1a; and 354C.165; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 356.24, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354.

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

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Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2606, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit in the Minnesota state retirement system.

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

Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 2607, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; exempting an on-sale intoxicating liquor license in Bemidji from statutory restrictions on proximity to a state university; amending Laws 1999, chapter 202, section 15.

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

Westerberg; Davids; Seifert, J.; Chaudhary and Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 2608, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and franchise; providing a telecommuting credit for employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Peterson and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2609, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying licensure requirements for physicians; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 147.02, subdivision 1; 147.03, subdivision 1; and 147.037, subdivision 1.

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

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2610, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; adding definitions to the criminal vehicular operation law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.21, subdivision 5.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2611, A bill for an act relating to higher education; tuition; providing resident tuition to nonresidents under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

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

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Cassell, Kielkucki, Greiling, Erickson, Tomassoni, Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2612, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for recruiting school administrators and teachers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Boudreau, Ozment, Tuma, Dempsey and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2613, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for the establishment of heritage forests in specified counties through resolution of the county board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.

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

Kahn; Kelliher; Winter; Wagenius; Peterson; Hilty; Solberg; Juhnke; Kubly; McCollum; Leighton; Hausman; Greiling; Folliard; Clark, K., and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2614, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; regulating the use of genetically modified organisms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 18F.01; and 18F.02, subdivisions 2a, 5, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18F.

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

Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 2615, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting child passenger restraint systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2616, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing grant funds to be used for five percent administrative costs; designating certain other costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.44; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 3, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

McElroy and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2617, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring the legislature to adopt certain rules of procedure; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

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Storm and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2618, A bill for an act relating to teachers retirement; making changes affecting members employed by certain professional education organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 354.41, subdivisions 4 and 9.

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

Murphy; Wenzel; Seifert, M.; Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2619, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing certain contributions to supplemental plans for postretirement health care; providing for a postretirement health care task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

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

Bakk and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2620, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97B.051; and 97B.106.

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

Folliard, Carlson, Greiling, McCollum and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2621, A bill for an act relating to education; making student and staff safety a component of districts' health and safety program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.57, subdivision 2; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2622, A bill for an act relating to homeless and runaway youth; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish and support a comprehensive initiative for homeless youth, youth at risk of homelessness, and runaways to the extent that funding is provided; providing for street outreach, drop-in services, basic center shelter, and transitional living programs; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257B.

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

Anderson, B., and Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 2623, A bill for an act relating to health; including medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in the testing and follow-up program for inborn metabolic defects in infants; directing the commissioner of health to amend rules; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144.126; and 144.128.

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

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Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2624, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a certain debt service levy rate for independent school district No. 728, Elk River.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2625, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a community center in Buffalo.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 2626, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to mitigate flooding at Lake of the Isles.

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

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2627, A bill for an act relating to crime; strengthening enforcement of the requirement to have auto insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 169.791, subdivision 6; 169.793, subdivision 2; and 169.797, subdivision 4.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2628, A bill for an act relating to occupations; requiring plumbers to be licensed in all cities regardless of size; establishing inspection requirements for new plumbing installations; allowing the commissioner to charge fees to hire staff; licensing restricted master plumbers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144.122; 326.37, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 326.40, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.45.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2629, A bill for an act relating to the state building code; providing for indoor air quality standards in K-12 educational facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 16B.61, subdivision 3.

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

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Luther, Greenfield and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2630, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to fund capital improvements for organ, eye, and tissue donation initiatives.

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

Abeler, Cassell, Mares, Broecker, Stanek, Nornes, Davids, Carruthers, Tingelstad, Koskinen and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2631, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the school district levy for crime prevention; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.44.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Luther, Pugh and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2632, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a report; providing a grant to not-for-profit organizations which train or provide service dogs to people with disabilities; appropriating money.

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

Luther, Folliard and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2633, A bill for an act relating to education; making school safety improvements eligible for health and safety revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.57, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2634, A bill for an act relating to Northern Itasca Hospital District; modifying the membership requirements for the district hospital board.

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

Luther, Marko and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2635, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing applicant for driver's license to donate $1 for public information and education about anatomical gifts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.06, subdivision 2.

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

Mulder; Harder; Seifert, M., and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2636, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a rural water system for the Lewis and Clark joint powers board; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

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Chaudhary; Koskinen; Pugh; Greenfield; Juhnke; McCollum; Lieder; Luther; Leighton; Winter; Schumacher; Kubly; Mullery; Kelliher; Peterson; Bakk; Clark, K.; Mahoney; Tunheim; Greiling; Tomassoni; Mares; Johnson; Trimble; Wejcman; Gray; Wagenius; Otremba; Folliard; Huntley; Rest; Solberg; Carlson; Hasskamp and Swapinski introduced:

H. F. No. 2637, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding eligibility for the senior drug program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.955, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256.955, subdivisions 4, 8, and 9.

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

Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 2638, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; exempting motor vehicle towing companies from fees and surcharges when obtaining registration information needed to comply with laws relating to impounded vehicles or vehicle liens; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.345, subdivision 4.

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

Ozment; Storm; Huntley; Sykora; Leighton; Clark, K.; Abeler and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2639, A bill for an act relating to occupational health and safety; establishing standards for employer activities to reduce occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens through sharps injuries; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

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

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2640, A bill for an act relating to local government aids; increasing the city aid base and the maximum aid in certain instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Fuller, Davids and Storm introduced:

H. F. No. 2641, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; making permanent the school bank pilot project; amending Laws 1997, chapter 157, section 71, as amended.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating to employment agencies; providing for waiver of bond requirement in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 184.30, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

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Luther, Abeler, Tomassoni and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2643, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring prompt payment by health plan companies and third-party administrators of clean claims for health care services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Carlson and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2644, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing continued insurance coverage for spouses of certain retirees.

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

Trimble and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2645, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making outdoor advertising devices taxable for purposes of property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 272.02, subdivision 9; and 273.13, subdivision 31.

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

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2646, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for a library for the Metropolitan State University, St. Paul region campus; authorizing issuance of bonds.

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

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2647, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for development of the campground area at Lac Qui Parle state park; authorizing state bonds.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2648, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing individual income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6.

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

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Abeler; Sviggum; Hackbarth; Koskinen; Vandeveer; Tingelstad; Westerberg; Haake; Olson; Anderson, B.; Johnson; Schumacher; Cassell and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2649, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to repair and remodel facilities at the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College; requiring continued operation of the college; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2650, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; removing the appropriation for computer controlled driving simulator grants; amending Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 1, sections 7, subdivision 6; and 18.

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

Tuma, Osthoff, Ozment, Holsten, Solberg and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2651, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for statewide natural resources purposes.

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

Goodno and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2652, A bill for an act relating to the building code; exempting border cities from Minnesota Rules, chapters 7672 and 7674; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2653, A bill for an act relating to civil action; providing for certain conduct by public school students being subject to disciplinary action and possible removal of a student from class; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 121A.61, subdivision 3.

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

Seifert, M.; Wenzel; Goodno; Dorn and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2654, A bill for an act relating to retirement; raising post-retirement earnings limitations for certain plan participants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 136F.48; 352.1155, subdivisions 1 and 4; and 354.445.

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

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Leppik, Dempsey and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2655, A bill for an act relating to crimes; increasing criminal penalties and driver license sanctions for underage persons who use any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages or tobacco; authorizing retailers to seize false identification; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 171.171; 340A.702; and 609.685, subdivisions 2 and 3; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 260B.235, subdivision 4; and 340A.503, subdivision 6.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2656, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating auto glass repair and replacement; restricting certain rebates and incentives; requiring prompt payment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 72A.201, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Tomassoni, Bakk and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2657, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing that certain establishments in which wine is made for personal or family use only are not required to be licensed; 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.

Koskinen, Peterson and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2658, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing coverage options for children eligible for employer-subsidized health insurance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.

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

Koskinen; Greiling; Kalis; Biernat; Clark, K.; Schumacher; Luther; Otremba; Carruthers and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2659, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing nursing facility salary adjustment per diem; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 2i.

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

Koskinen and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 2660, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring counties to offer an enhanced registration category to child care providers; requiring counties to pay licensed child care providers directly for child care expenses; extending unlicensed child care to certain providers for one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119B.09, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 6; Laws 1997, chapter 248, section 46, as amended.

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

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Clark, K., and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2661, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the treatment of crime victims reparations for purposes of medical assistance eligibility determinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 256B.056, by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0575.

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

Clark, K., and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2662, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; extending the time for receipt of reparations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 611A.54.

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

Carlson; Paymar; Leighton; Wagenius; Clark, K.; Skoglund; Gleason; Pugh; Solberg; Peterson; Winter; Tomassoni; Juhnke; Schumacher and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2663, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Gray, Kelliher, Dawkins, Chaudhary, Luther, McCollum, Huntley, Lieder, Tunheim and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 2664, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2665, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring certification on firearm hunting license that the holder is eligible to possess a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.405, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2666, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; allowing city attorneys to prosecute the crime of contributing to delinquency of a minor; increasing the penalty for certain thefts and for contributing to the delinquency of a minor under certain circumstances; directing an aggravating factor to the sentencing guidelines commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.035, by adding a subdivision; and 609.494, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 260B.425, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 609.52, subdivision 3.

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

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2667, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a plan to recruit and retain minority employees in state government.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2668, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting discrimination in auto insurance based upon geographic location within the Twin Cities metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 72A.20, subdivision 23.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2669, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding the sales tax rebate to residents of the Minnesota veterans home; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Bradley, Tuma and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2670, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing certain individuals to simultaneously receive family support grants and community-based waivered services; setting a floor for family support grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 252.32, subdivisions 1a and 3.

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

Bradley, Tuma and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2671, A bill for an act relating to human services; mental retardation protection; requiring legislative recommendations.

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

Westerberg, Stang, Smith, Stanek, Broecker and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 2672, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; limiting the immunity of a school district and others for good faith use and sharing of certain data on minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 7.

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

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Rest and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2673, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing standards for the creation of corporations by political subdivisions; providing for the continuation of existing corporations created by political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 238.08, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes 1998, chapter 465; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.715, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 465.715, subdivision 1a.

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

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2674, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Red River state recreation area; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for the construction of a visitors' center and campground at the recreation area.

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

House File Nos. 2675 through 2741 were not pre-filed pursuant to House Rule 1.14 and were introduced on the 68th legislative day as follows:

Haas, Davids, Huntley, Pugh and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2675, A bill for an act relating to insurance; authorizing insurance coverage for vicarious liability for punitive and exemplary damages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 60A.06, subdivision 1.

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

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2676, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; making hours of service regulations applicable to trucks transporting gravel; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 221.031, subdivision 3.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2677, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility rate adjustment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nornes, Abeler, McGuire and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2678, A bill for an act relating to families; providing emergency assistance and transitional housing; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 4, section 12, subdivisions 3 and 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

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Sykora; Westerberg; Clark, K., and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2679, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for the family homeless prevention program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2680, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing party treasurers to sign certain political contribution refund receipt forms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 supplement, section 290.06, subdivision 23.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2681, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain property that is low in market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.125, subdivision 8.

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

Hasskamp; Larsen, P.; Anderson, I.; Trimble and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2682, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing for a grant for Camp Knutson; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2683, A bill for an act relating to retirement; clarifying ambiguities associated with the merger of local police and fire consolidation accounts into the public employees police and fire plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 423A.02, subdivisions 1b, 4, and 5.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2684, A bill for an act relating to utilities; extending existence of legislative electric energy task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.051, subdivision 9.

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

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Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2685, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing survivor benefits to certain surviving spouses of deceased members of the Minneapolis Fire Relief Association; amending Laws 1965, chapter 519, section 1, as amended.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2686, A bill for an act relating to regulated industries; extending expiration date of legislative electric energy task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216C.051, subdivision 9.

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

Wolf, Ozment and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2687, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying electric power generating plant exemption from the Minnesota Power Plant Siting Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116C.57, subdivision 5a.

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

Broecker, Paymar and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2688, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to the Ramsey county attorney's office to establish and fund a domestic assault and child abuse prosecution unit.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2689, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to construct an engineering building at Itasca community college; authorizing state bonds.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2690, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to Itasca county to construct a trail head building at the start of the Taconite trail in Itasca county.

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

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Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2691, A bill for an act relating to townships; providing for treatment of personnel data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 367.05, subdivision 1.

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

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2692, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility rate adjustment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Luther, Gunther and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2693, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring that an independent medical examination of an automobile accident victim be conducted by a chiropractor if the victim is being treated by a chiropractor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.56, subdivision 1.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2694, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting location of a branch bank in Vasa township under certain conditions.

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

Greiling, McCollum, Luther, Kahn and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2695, A bill for an act relating to elections; imposing campaign contribution and spending limits on political party caucuses that choose to participate in the political contribution refund program; limiting multicandidate expenditures by political parties; increasing the maximum political contribution refund from $50 to $100; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 10A.25, subdivisions 1, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.27, subdivision 11, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivisions 1 and 2; 10A.322; and 290.06, subdivision 23.

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

Greiling, McCollum, Luther, Kahn and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2696, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting independent expenditures by political parties on behalf of their own candidates as a condition of receiving a public subsidy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 18; 10A.25, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivisions 3 and 5; 10A.322; and 290.06, subdivision 23.

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

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Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 2697, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; abolishing the metropolitan council, the metropolitan parks and open space commission, the metropolitan sports facilities commission, and the metropolitan radio board; transferring regional transit financing and operations to the commissioner of transportation; establishing the metropolitan wastewater control commission; transferring ownership and operation of the 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 housing programs to the housing finance agency; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 4A.02; 13.55, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 15.0599, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 3; 16B.122, subdivision 1; 65B.43, subdivision 20; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.016; 85.017; 103B.155; 103B.231, subdivisions 3a, 7, 8, and 11; 103B.235, subdivision 3; 103B.255, subdivisions 8, 9, and 12; 103D.401, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 103D.405, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 6; 103F.715; 103F.721; 103F.761, subdivision 1; 103G.293; 115.54; 115A.471; 116.16, subdivision 2; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116G.03, subdivision 5; 116G.15; 116J.401; 116J.402; 116J.565, subdivision 1; 116M.14, subdivision 4; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 117.57, subdivision 3; 124D.892, 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 1, 4, 5, and 6a; 174.031, subdivision 3; 174.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 174.32, subdivision 2; 174.50, subdivision 4; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 221.295; 240.06, subdivision 2; 240A.08; 270.12, subdivision 3; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 6b; 275.066; 275.14; 275.62, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 4; 340A.404, subdivision 1; 340A.504, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 352.04, subdivision 6; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 353.64, subdivision 7a; 383A.81, subdivision 3; 383B.81, subdivision 3; 403.07, subdivision 1; 414.02, subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 422A.01, subdivision 9; 422A.101, subdivision 2a; 462A.04, subdivision 1; 462A.07, subdivision 11; 462A.222, subdivision 4; 462C.04, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 462C.071, subdivision 2; 465.797, subdivision 3; 465.798; 465.799; 465.801; 465.82, subdivision 1; 465.83; 469.071, subdivision 4; 469.174, subdivision 26; 471.425, subdivision 1; 471.591, subdivision 1; 471.9997; 471A.02, subdivision 8; 473.121, subdivisions 2, 5a, 6, 10, 14, and 24; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.143; 473.144; 473.145; 473.146, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and by adding subdivisions; 473.147; 473.149, subdivision 3; 473.151; 473.157; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.192, subdivisions 2 and 3; 473.223; 473.25; 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; 473.3994, subdivisions 5, 7, 9, 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; 473.505; 473.511; 473.512, subdivision 1; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155, subdivisions 1 and 3; 473.516; 473.517, subdivisions 1, 3, and 6; 473.519; 473.521; 473.523; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543; 473.545; 473.547; 473.549; 473.551, subdivision 9; 473.556, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 14; 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; 473.891, 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; 473.910, subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivisions 7 and 8; 473F.08, subdivisions 5 and 7a; 473F.13; 473H.04, subdivision 3; 473H.06, subdivision 5; 477A.011, subdivision 3; and 572A.02, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 6.76; 10A.01, subdivisions 24, 31, 32, and 35; 13.491; 13.612; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 47.52; 114C.25; 115.741, subdivision 2; 115A.52; 116.182, subdivision 3a; 174.90; 221.022; 352.03, subdivision 1; 373.40, subdivision 1; 398A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, and 9; 473.1466; 473.251; 473.255; 473.399; 473.3994, subdivisions 4 and 10; 473H.06, subdivision 1; and 473H.08, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 103B.235, subdivision 3a; 115A.03, subdivision 19; 174.22, subdivision 3; 403.07, subdivision 2; 462.382; 462C.071, subdivision 4; 465.795, subdivision 3; 473.121, subdivisions 3, 8, and 12; 473.123; 473.125; 473.127; 473.129, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10; 473.1295; 473.13; 473.132; 473.1455; 473.1465; 473.155; 473.1551; 473.156; 473.1623; 473.164; 473.167, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.171; 473.173; 473.175; 473.181; 473.191; 473.194; 473.195; 473.197; 473.199;

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473.201; 473.206; 473.208; 473.23; 473.241; 473.242; 473.243; 473.244; 473.245; 473.247; 473.249; 473.252; 473.303; 473.315, subdivision 2; 473.325; 473.326; 473.333; 473.388; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2, and 4; 473.3915, subdivisions 5 and 6; 473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.436; 473.446; 473.517, subdivision 9; 473.535; 473.551, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17; 473.552; 473.553; 473.556, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, and 17; 473.561; 473.564; 473.565; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592; 473.595; 473.596; 473.598; 473.599; 473.616; 473.618; 473.619; 473.851; 473.852; 473.853; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857; 473.858; 473.859; 473.86; 473.861; 473.862; 473.863; 473.864; 473.865; 473.866; 473.867; 473.868; 473.869; 473.87; 473.871; 473.893; 473.894, subdivisions 14, 16, 17, and 18; 473.895; 473.896; 473.897, subdivision 3; 473.898, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 473.899; 473.900; 473.903; 473F.02, subdivision 21; and 473F.08, subdivision 3b; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 473.129, subdivision 8; 473.39, subdivision 1g; and 473.898, subdivision 3.

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

Dorman, Davids, Sviggum, Kubly, Harder, Juhnke, Swenson, Storm, Ness, Mahoney, Trimble, Dawkins, Kuisle and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2698, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligibility for ethanol producer payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a; Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 11, subdivision 3.

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

Goodno, Rifenberg and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2699, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a floor for nursing facility operating cost reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2700, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain electric generation peaking facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Winter, Peterson, Schumacher and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2701, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for telecommunication access grants; amending Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Osthoff, Dawkins, Trimble, McCollum and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2702, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for new roads in the Maxson-Dale business center.

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

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Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2703, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a grant to the city of Austin for expansion and remodeling of the Riverside Arena; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2704, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Austin for restoration of a theater; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Lieder and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 2705, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to Polk county as fiscal agent for a joint powers entity for a regional jail facility in Crookston.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2706, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds; appropriating money for an outdoor recreation complex in the city of Ada.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Juhnke, McCollum, Kalis, Ness, Swenson, Kielkucki, Rifenberg and Storm introduced:

H. F. No. 2707, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for potluck events sponsored by organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 157.22.

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

Nornes, McGuire, Abeler, Gray and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2708, A bill for an act relating to education; changing funding for adult basic education programs; establishing an adult education policy review board; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.52, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 4, section 12, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.53.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance.

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Koskinen and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2709, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing increased funding for reducing class size and full-day kindergarten programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

Koskinen, Pugh and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2710, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to repair and remodel facilities at the Anoka-Hennepin Technical College; requiring continued operation of the college; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2711, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for the removal of the Mazeppa dam.

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

Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2712, A bill for an act relating to public defense; requiring private counsel who have been retained for appeal or postconviction matters to make arrangements with the state public defender before funding may be used for transcript fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 486.06; 611.25, subdivision 1; and 611.27, subdivision 15, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Rest and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2713, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for the sale of funeral goods and services and preneed funeral arrangements; modifying the enforcement authority of the commissioner of health; prohibiting certain solicitations of sales by funeral providers; requiring certain disclosures by funeral providers; prohibiting certain deceptive acts and practices for funeral providers; establishing requirements for preneed funeral agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 149A.02, subdivision 23, and by adding subdivisions; 149A.08, subdivision 1; 149A.70, by adding subdivisions; 149A.71, subdivisions 2 and 4; 149A.73, subdivision 3; and 149A.97, subdivision 6, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 149A.

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

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Koskinen, McGuire and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 2714, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding eligibility for the sales tax rebates to certain dependents and individuals over age 65; extending certain dates relating to the sales tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Daggett, Abrams, Sviggum, Pugh, Milbert, Pawlenty and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2715, A bill for an act relating to taxation; gambling; reducing the rates of tax on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, and 6.

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

Bradley; Huntley; Haas; Greenfield; Abeler; Kubly; Hasskamp; Rhodes; Erhardt; Greiling; Stanek; Leppik; Swenson; Sykora; Larsen, P.; Westfall; Ness; Nornes; Luther; Westerberg; Seagren; Kuisle; Daggett; Rifenberg; Davids and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2716, A bill for an act relating to health; crediting tobacco settlement revenues to the health care access fund; modifying provider premium tax; eliminating the MinnesotaCare provider taxes on a contingent basis; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; and 292.52, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 295.52, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2717, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting toll charges for intrastate long distance calls; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

McElroy and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2718, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 23; article V, sections 3 and 5; article VIII, section 1; and article IX, sections 1 and 2; establishing a council-assembly form of state government; changing the names, sizes, duties, and authority of the houses of the legislature; changing the terms of legislators; changing the composition of the metropolitan council; proposing the establishment of a greater Minnesota regional council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1; 473.123, subdivisions 1 and 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a, and 3c.

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

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Lieder, Gunther, Jennings, Tomassoni and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2719, A bill for an act relating to insurance; auto; regulating rental vehicle coverages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 65B.49, subdivision 5a.

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

Reuter; Juhnke; Kielkucki; Wilkin; Holberg; Tunheim; Anderson, B.; Olson and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 2720, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the destruction of the state test of the basic requirement for written composition; requiring that students be retested for the basic requirement for written composition; requiring legislative approval of the test prompt for the basic requirement of written composition.

The bill was read for the first time.

SUSPENSION OF RULES

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Reuter moved that the rule therein be suspended and an urgency be declared so that H. F. No. 2720 be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE

Goodno moved that the Reuter motion be laid on the table.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Goodno motion and the roll was called. There were 60 yeas and 72 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler Daggett Goodno Larsen, P. Paulsen Swenson
Abrams Davids Greiling Leppik Rest Sykora
Bishop Dehler Haake Mares Rhodes Tingelstad
Boudreau Dempsey Hackbarth McElroy Rifenberg Van Dellen
Bradley Dorman Harder Molnau Rostberg Wenzel
Broecker Erhardt Hausman Mulder Seagren Westerberg
Buesgens Erickson Holsten Ness Seifert, J. Westfall
Carruthers Finseth Howes Nornes Stanek Westrom
Cassell Folliard Knoblach Opatz Stang Wolf
Clark, J. Fuller Kuisle Ozment Storm Spk. Sviggum

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, B. Greenfield Kalis Mahoney Otremba Solberg
Anderson, I. Gunther Kelliher Mariani Paymar Swapinski
Bakk Haas Kielkucki Marko Pelowski Tomassoni
Carlson Hasskamp Koskinen McCollum Peterson Trimble
Chaudhary Hilty Krinkie McGuire Pugh Tuma
Clark, K. Holberg Kubly Milbert Reuter Tunheim
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Dawkins Huntley Larson, D. Mullery Rukavina Vandeveer
Dorn Jaros Leighton Murphy Schumacher Wagenius
Entenza Jennings Lenczewski Olson Seifert, M. Wejcman
Gerlach Johnson Lieder Orfield Skoe Wilkin
Gleason Juhnke Lindner Osskopp Skoglund Winter
Gray Kahn Luther Osthoff Smith Workman

The motion did not prevail.

The question recurred on the Reuter motion and the roll was called. There were 63 yeas and 70 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, B. Hasskamp Krinkie Mullery Rostberg Tunheim
Anderson, I. Hilty Kubly Murphy Rukavina Vandeveer
Bakk Holberg Larson, D. Nornes Schumacher Wenzel
Carlson Huntley Leighton Olson Seifert, M. Westfall
Dehler Jaros Lieder Orfield Skoe Westrom
Entenza Jennings Lindner Osskopp Smith Wilkin
Gerlach Johnson Luther Otremba Solberg Winter
Gleason Juhnke Mahoney Pelowski Swapinski Workman
Gray Kahn Mariani Peterson Tomassoni
Gunther Kalis Marko Pugh Trimble
Haake Kielkucki Milbert Reuter Tuma

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler Clark, K. Goodno Kuisle Osthoff Storm
Abrams Daggett Greenfield Larsen, P. Ozment Swenson
Biernat Davids Greiling Lenczewski Paulsen Sykora
Bishop Dawkins Haas Leppik Paymar Tingelstad
Boudreau Dempsey Hackbarth Mares Rest Van Dellen
Bradley Dorman Harder McCollum Rhodes Wagenius
Broecker Dorn Hausman McElroy Rifenberg Wejcman
Buesgens Erhardt Holsten McGuire Seagren Westerberg
Carruthers Erickson Howes Molnau Seifert, J. Wolf
Cassell Finseth Kelliher Mulder Skoglund Spk. Sviggum
Chaudhary Folliard Knoblach Ness Stanek
Clark, J. Fuller Koskinen Opatz Stang

Not having received the constitutionally required two-thirds vote, the motion did not prevail.

H. F. No. 2720 was referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS, Continued

The following House Files were introduced:

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2721, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; renaming the visitors' center at Lake Bronson state park; appropriating money.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2722, A bill for an act relating to the county of Kittson; granting the county board limited authority to initiate the dissolution of towns in the county having a certain population.

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

Ness, Kielkucki and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 2723, A bill for an act relating to McLeod county; extending the authority to temporarily office in Glencoe township; amending Laws 1995, chapter 207, article 2, section 37.

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

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2724, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the aid base for local government aid paid to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2725, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; for a grant to the city of Dassel for expansion of the wastewater treatment plant; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2726, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; for a grant to the city of Litchfield for the city library; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

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Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2727, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; for a grant to the city of Dassel to complete renovations and accessibility improvements in the ergot museum; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2728, A bill for an act relating to felony sentences; requiring the commissioner of corrections to adopt disciplinary rules providing for the gradual transition of inmates from disciplinary confinement into the general prison population; extending the potential length of a felony offender's sentence to include the disciplinary confinement period when it extends past the inmate's sentence expiration date; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 244.101, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 244.05, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2729, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing payments for certain natural resources land; providing an inflation adjustment; conveying title to consolidated conservation lands to the counties in which the lands are located; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84A.01; 84A.02; 84A.03; 84A.04; 84A.07; 84A.08; 84A.09; 84A.10; 84A.101; 84A.11; 84A.20; 84A.21; 84A.22; 84A.23; 84A.26; 84A.27; 84A.28; 84A.29; 84A.30; 84A.31; 84A.32; 84A.33; 84A.36; 84A.37; 84A.38; 84A.39; 84A.40; 84A.41; 84A.42; 84A.50; 84A.51; 84A.52; 84A.53; 84A.54; 84A.55; 84A.56; and 84A.57.

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

Dempsey, Rifenberg, Huntley, Trimble and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2730, A bill for an act relating to port development; authorizing the issuance of bonds; appropriating money for port development.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2731, A bill for an act relating to commerce; motor vehicle sales and distribution; regulating unfair practices by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 80E.13; and 80E.14, subdivision 1.

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

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Rostberg and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2732, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the home-sharing grant program; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 10, section 10, paragraph (a).

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

Mares, Howes, Hausman, Milbert, Pugh, Cassell, Juhnke, Luther, Nornes, Erickson, Abeler, Tomassoni, Dorman, Biernat, McCollum and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2733, A bill for an act relating to sports; requiring the amateur sports commission to develop, adopt, and implement a plan for new facilities statewide; authorizing grants and state and local bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 373.40, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 240A; and 373.

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

Westfall and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2734, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a department of natural resources district office in Pelican Rapids.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2735, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for construction of a residential dormitory for the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center; authorizing state bonds.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2736, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility rate adjustment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2737, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; allowing donations to all school programs and all facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 471.15.

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

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2738, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; authorizing peace officers to transport alleged truants from the child's home to school or to a truancy service center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 260C.143, subdivision 4.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2739, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to Itasca County Railroad Authority for railroad access and natural gas right-of-way and pipeline; providing for a grant to Itasca county for highway improvements; providing for a grant to the city of Nashwauk for wells and wastewater treatment facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2740, A bill for an act relating to charitable organizations; permitting the attorney general to grant certain extensions for filing of annual reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 309.53, subdivision 1.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2741, A bill for an act relating to collection of debt; authorizing a creditor who has a conciliation court judgment to refer the judgment for collection to the commissioner of revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16D.02, subdivision 3; 16D.04, by adding subdivisions; and 16D.11, by adding a subdivision.

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

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Kahn moved that the name of Kelliher be added as an author on H. F. No. 2456. The motion prevailed.

Van Dellen moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2469. The motion prevailed.

Westerberg moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2472. The motion prevailed.

Boudreau moved that H. F. No. 2413 be recalled from the Committee on Crime Prevention and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance. The motion prevailed.

Dawkins moved that H. F. No. 2436 be recalled from the Committee on Agriculture Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. The motion prevailed.

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Goodno moved that H. F. No. 2699 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy. The motion prevailed.

Larsen, P., moved that S. F. No. 1279 be recalled from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy. The motion prevailed.

CALL OF THE HOUSE

On the motion of Reuter and on the demand of 10 members, a call of the House was ordered. The following members answered to their names:

Abeler Dorman Holberg Luther Pelowski Tingelstad
Abrams Dorn Howes Mahoney Peterson Tomassoni
Anderson, B. Entenza Huntley Mares Pugh Trimble
Anderson, I. Erhardt Jaros Mariani Rest Tuma
Bakk Erickson Jennings Marko Reuter Tunheim
Biernat Finseth Johnson McCollum Rhodes Van Dellen
Bishop Folliard Juhnke McGuire Rifenberg Vandeveer
Boudreau Fuller Kahn Milbert Rostberg Wagenius
Bradley Gerlach Kalis Molnau Rukavina Wejcman
Broecker Gleason Kelliher Mulder Schumacher Wenzel
Buesgens Goodno Kielkucki Mullery Seifert, J. Westerberg
Carlson Gray Knoblach Ness Seifert, M. Westfall
Carruthers Greenfield Koskinen Nornes Skoe Westrom
Cassell Greiling Krinkie Olson Skoglund Wilkin
Chaudhary Gunther Kubly Opatz Smith Wolf
Clark, J. Haake Kuisle Orfield Solberg Workman
Clark, K. Haas Larsen, P. Osskopp Stanek Spk. Sviggum
Daggett Hackbarth Larson, D. Osthoff Stang
Davids Harder Leighton Otremba Storm
Dawkins Hasskamp Lenczewski Ozment Swapinski
Dehler Hausman Lieder Paulsen Swenson
Dempsey Hilty Lindner Paymar Sykora

Abrams moved that further proceedings of the roll call be suspended and that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to bring in the absentees. The motion prevailed and it was so ordered.

AMENDMENT TO THE PERMANENT

RULES OF THE HOUSE

Reuter moved to amend Rule 1.01 of the Permanent Rules of the House for the 81st Session, as follows:

"1.01 CONVENING OF THE HOUSE. Unless otherwise ordered, the House convenes at 2:30 p.m. The Speaker must take the chair at the appointed hour and call the House to order.

The call to order is followed by a ~~nondenominational~~ prayer by the Chaplain ~~that respects the religious diversity of the House,~~ or time for a brief meditation, then by the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and then by a call of the roll of members. The names of members present and members excused must be entered in the Journal of the House."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

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Hasskamp moved to amend the Reuter amendment to Rule 1.01 of the Permanent Rules of the House for the 81st Session, as follows:

Page 1, lines 7 and 8, restore the stricken language

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the amendment to the amendment and the roll was called.

Abrams moved that those not voting be excused from voting. The motion prevailed.

There were 20 yeas and 110 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I. Chaudhary Goodno Johnson Stang Spk. Sviggum
Bishop Davids Greiling Krinkie Wenzel
Boudreau Dorn Hasskamp Milbert Westerberg
Bradley Folliard Holberg Ozment

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler Erickson Kahn Marko Rest Tingelstad
Abrams Finseth Kalis McElroy Reuter Tomassoni
Anderson, B. Fuller Kelliher McGuire Rhodes Trimble
Bakk Gerlach Kielkucki Molnau Rifenberg Tuma
Biernat Gleason Knoblach Mulder Rostberg Tunheim
Broecker Gray Koskinen Mullery Rukavina Van Dellen
Buesgens Greenfield Kubly Murphy Schumacher Vandeveer
Carlson Gunther Kuisle Nornes Seagren Wagenius
Carruthers Haake Larsen, P. Olson Seifert, J. Wejcman
Cassell Haas Larson, D. Opatz Seifert, M. Westfall
Clark, J. Hackbarth Leighton Orfield Skoe Westrom
Clark, K. Harder Lenczewski Osskopp Skoglund Wilkin
Daggett Hilty Leppik Osthoff Smith Winter
Dawkins Holsten Lieder Otremba Solberg Wolf
Dehler Howes Lindner Paulsen Stanek Workman
Dempsey Huntley Luther Paymar Storm
Dorman Jaros Mahoney Pelowski Swapinski
Entenza Jennings Mares Peterson Swenson
Erhardt Juhnke Mariani Pugh Sykora

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

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

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The question recurred on the Reuter amendment and the roll was called. There were 69 yeas and 63 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler Dempsey Holberg Molnau Seagren Van Dellen
Anderson, B. Erickson Holsten Mulder Seifert, J. Vandeveer
Anderson, I. Finseth Howes Ness Seifert, M. Westerberg
Boudreau Fuller Kalis Nornes Smith Westfall
Bradley Gerlach Kielkucki Olson Stanek Westrom
Broecker Goodno Knoblach Osskopp Stang Wilkin
Buesgens Gunther Krinkie Ozment Storm Wolf
Cassell Haake Kubly Paulsen Swenson Workman
Clark, J. Haas Kuisle Pelowski Sykora Spk. Sviggum
Daggett Hackbarth Larsen, P. Reuter Tingelstad
Davids Harder Lindner Rifenberg Tuma
Dehler Hasskamp Mares Rostberg Tunheim

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams Erhardt Johnson Mahoney Osthoff Solberg
Bakk Folliard Juhnke Mariani Otremba Swapinski
Biernat Gleason Kahn Marko Paymar Tomassoni
Bishop Gray Kelliher McCollum Peterson Trimble
Carlson Greenfield Koskinen McElroy Pugh Wagenius
Carruthers Greiling Larson, D. McGuire Rest Wejcman
Chaudhary Hausman Leighton Milbert Rhodes Wenzel
Clark, K. Hilty Lenczewski Mullery Rukavina Winter
Dorman Huntley Leppik Murphy Schumacher
Dorn Jaros Lieder Opatz Skoe
Entenza Jennings Luther Orfield Skoglund

Not having received the required two-thirds vote, the motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.

Carlson, Paymar, Kalis, Mares and Greiling introduced:

House Resolution No. 12, A house resolution proclaiming Tuesday, May 9, 2000, as Thank a Teacher Day.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the following appointments and changes in committee assignments:

Commerce: Add the name of Rifenberg.

Environment and Natural Resources Policy: Add the name of Swapinski.

Environment and Natural Resources Finance: Add the name of Swapinski.

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Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy: Add the name of Westfall.

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs: Add the name of Osskopp.

Rules and Legislative Administration: Add the names of Mares, Molnau and Murphy.

State Government Finance: Add the name of Kielkucki.

Ways and Means: Add the name of Anderson, I.

CALL OF THE HOUSE LIFTED

Molnau moved that the call of the House be suspended. The motion prevailed and it was so ordered.

The members of the House paused for a moment of silence in honor and in memory of Representative Willard Munger, District 7A, Duluth, Minnesota, who was serving in his 22nd term when he passed away on July 11, 1999.

ADJOURNMENT

Molnau moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 3, 2000. The motion prevailed.

Molnau moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 3, 2000.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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Abeler	Dorn	Howes	Mahoney	Pelowski	Tingelstad
Abrams	Entenza	Huntley	Mares	Peterson	Tomassoni
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Jaros	Mariani	Pugh	Trimble
Anderson, I.	Erickson	Jennings	Marko	Rest	Tuma
Bakk	Finseth	Johnson	McCollum	Reuter	Tunheim
Biernat	Folliard	Juhnke	McElroy	Rhodes	Van Dellen
Bishop	Fuller	Kahn	McGuire	Rifenberg	Vandeveer
Boudreau	Gerlach	Kalis	Milbert	Rostberg	Wagenius
Bradley	Gleason	Kelliher	Molnau	Rukavina	Wejcman
Broecker	Goodno	Kielkucki	Mulder	Schumacher	Wenzel
Buesgens	Gray	Knoblach	Mullery	Seagren	Westerberg
Carlson	Greenfield	Koskinen	Murphy	Seifert, J.	Westfall
Carruthers	Greiling	Krinkie	Ness	Seifert, M.	Westrom
Cassell	Gunther	Kubly	Nornes	Skoe	Wilkin
Chaudhary	Haake	Kuisle	Olson	Skoglund	Winter
Clark, J.	Haas	Larsen, P.	Opatz	Smith	Wolf
Clark, K.	Hackbarth	Larson, D.	Orfield	Solberg	Workman
Daggett	Harder	Leighton	Osskopp	Stanek	Spk. Sviggum
Davids	Hasskamp	Lenczewski	Osthoff	Stang
Dawkins	Hausman	Leppik	Otremba	Storm
Dehler	Hilty	Lieder	Ozment	Swapinski
Dempsey	Holberg	Lindner	Paulsen	Swenson
Dorman	Holsten	Luther	Paymar	Sykora