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The House of Representatives convened at 9:00 a.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by the Reverend David Sohl, Community Alliance Church, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

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

The roll was called and the following members were present:

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

A quorum was present.

Seifert, J., was excused.

Mahoney was excused until 10:00 a.m. Orfield was excused until 10:10 a.m.

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

Howes moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 1038 be substituted for H. F. No. 947 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 1126 and H. F. No. 1267, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical.

Pawlenty moved that S. F. No. 1126 be substituted for H. F. No. 1267 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 1896 and H. F. No. 1662, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Boudreau moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 1896 be substituted for H. F. No. 1662 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2499 and H. F. No. 3477, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Mulder moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2499 be substituted for H. F. No. 3477 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2683 and H. F. No. 2889, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Hackbarth moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2683 be substituted for H. F. No. 2889 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2761 and H. F. No. 3149, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Holberg moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2761 be substituted for H. F. No. 3149 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2785 and H. F. No. 3274, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Workman moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2785 be substituted for H. F. No. 3274 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2795 and H. F. No. 3597, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical.

Mares moved that S. F. No. 2795 be substituted for H. F. No. 3597 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2803 and H. F. No. 2969, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Tuma moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2803 be substituted for H. F. No. 2969 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2949 and H. F. No. 2613, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Boudreau moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 2949 be substituted for H. F. No. 2613 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3156 and H. F. No. 3610, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Goodno moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3156 be substituted for H. F. No. 3610 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3169 and H. F. No. 3311, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Dawkins moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3169 be substituted for H. F. No. 3311 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3198 and H. F. No. 3537, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Bradley moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3198 be substituted for H. F. No. 3537 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3216 and H. F. No. 2590, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Seagren moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3216 be substituted for H. F. No. 2590 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3259 and H. F. No. 2570, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Bradley moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3259 be substituted for H. F. No. 2570 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3410 and H. F. No. 3176, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Boudreau moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 3410 be substituted for H. F. No. 3176 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

S. F. Nos. 1038, 1126, 1896, 2499, 2683, 2761, 2785, 2795, 2803, 2949, 3156, 3169, 3198, 3216, 3259 and 3410 were read for the second time.

The following House File was introduced:

Milbert, Leppik, Jennings, Mares and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 4134, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying governance of the state high school league; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 128C.01, subdivision 4.

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

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the following change in the membership of the Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1415:

The name of Krentz has been stricken, and the name of Anderson has been added.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:

H. F. No. 1590, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; clarifying warrant authority of alcohol and gambling agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 626.11.

The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Mr. Speaker:

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

H. F. No. 3169, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; authorizing the county to appoint an additional member to its personnel board of appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 383D.30, subdivision 1; and 383D.31.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Gerlach moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 3169 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 3169, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; making or authorizing organizational, procedural, and authority changes to certain county boards, agencies, and authorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 383D.30, subdivision 1; 383D.31; and 383D.41, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 383D.41, subdivision 7.

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

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 122 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

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

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Bradley moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2670 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

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

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

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 128 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

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

Mr. Speaker:

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

S. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying vehicle registration and titling provisions; modifying interstate commercial vehicle registration provisions to conform to interstate registration plan; conforming state open bottle law to federal law; allowing exception to requirement of school bus drivers to activate school bus stop signals; adopting federal odometer regulations; modifying provisions to conform to federal standards for emergency vehicle siren; extending allowable length of recreational vehicle combinations; modifying fee provisions; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 168.012, subdivision 7; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.09, subdivision 6; 168.1235, subdivisions 1 and 4; 168.1291; 168.13; 168.187, subdivision 8; 168.31, subdivision 4; 168.33, subdivision 7; 168.54, subdivisions 5 and 6; 168A.03; 168A.06; 168A.13; 168A.14; 168A.31, subdivision 1; 169.122, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 169.443, subdivision 3; 169.68; 169.781, subdivision 3; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 171.20, subdivision 4; and 325E.15; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16; and 171.29, subdivision 2; Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 2, section 44, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.1292.

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

Senators Kleis; Kelly, R. C., and Ourada.

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

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

Workman moved that the House accede to the request of the Senate and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 3023. The motion prevailed.

Mr. Speaker:

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

S. F. Nos. 2806, 2796, 3533, 619, 3386 and 3730.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

S. F. No. 2806, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying data; providing for access to and sharing of data; authorizing certain restrictions on access to data; clarifying definitions and application provisions; modifying penalty provisions; providing for electronic copies of data; limiting authority of local governments to disseminate private or confidential data; classifying and regulating disclosure of information held by health maintenance organizations; prohibiting monitoring of citizens requesting access to public data; requiring government entities to have a data practices compliance official; providing for administrative remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.01, by adding subdivisions; 13.02, by adding a subdivision; 13.03, subdivision 5; 13.05, subdivision 3, and by adding subdivisions; 13.08, subdivision 4; 13.41, subdivision 2; 13.84, subdivisions 5 and 6; 13.87, subdivision 2; 62D.14, by adding a subdivision; 72A.491, subdivision 17; 119A.03, by adding a subdivision; 270B.14, subdivision 8; and 609.115, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 3.979, by adding a subdivision; 13.03, subdivision 3; 13.99, subdivisions 3, 19, and by adding a subdivision; 256.978, subdivision 1; and 268.19; Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 2, section 27, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; and 62D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62D.14, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time.

Holberg moved that S. F. No. 2806 and H. F. No. 3615, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2796, A bill for an act relating to retirement; pension plan actuarial reporting; various public retirement plans; volunteer firefighter relief associations; Minneapolis firefighters relief association; modifying actuarial cost allocation by the legislative commission on pensions and retirement; changing the actuarial value of assets, actuarial assumptions and funding surplus recognition method; revising re-employed annuitant earnings limitations; adding certain prior correctional positions to correctional plan coverage; clarifying various former police and fire consolidation account merger provisions; authorizing certain optional annuity form elections by former consolidation account members; revising local correctional retirement plan membership eligibility; increasing local correctional retirement plan member and employer contribution rates; authorizing the purchase of nonprofit community-based corporation teaching service; expanding investment options for employer matching contribution tax sheltered annuities; modifying various volunteer firefighter relief association benefit and administration provisions; modifying judicial pension provision; modifying the marriage duration requirement for certain Minneapolis firefighter relief association survivor benefits; creating additional Minneapolis police and firefighter relief association post retirement adjustment mechanisms; resolving various individual and small group pension problems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.055, subdivision 5; 69.773, subdivision 1; 122A.46, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 136F.45, subdivision 1a; 352.115, subdivision 10; 352.15, subdivision 1a; 352.91, subdivisions 3c, 3d, and by adding a subdivision; 352B.01, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 352D.04,

subdivision 2; 352D.05, subdivision 3; 352D.06; 352D.09, subdivision 5a; 353.01, subdivisions 2, 6, 11a, 28, 32, and by adding a subdivision; 353.15, subdivision 2; 353.27, subdivisions 4 and 12; 353.33, subdivisions 2 and 6; 353.34, subdivision 1; 353.37, by adding a subdivision; 353.64, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 353.656, subdivisions 1 and 3; 353.71, subdivision 2; 353B.11, subdivision 3; 354.05, subdivisions 2 and 35; 354.091; 354.092, subdivision 2; 354.093; 354.094, subdivision 1; 354.10, subdivision 2; 354.35; 354.44, subdivision 5; 354.46, subdivision 2a; 354.47, subdivision 1; 354.48, subdivision 6; 354.49, subdivision 1; 354.52, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, and 4b; 354.63, subdivision 2; 354A.31, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 354B.23, subdivision 5a; 354C.12, subdivision 1a; 354C.165; 356.215, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4d; 356.24, by adding a subdivision; 356.30, subdivision 1; 356A.01, subdivision 8; 356A.02; 356A.06, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; 423B.01; 424A.001, subdivision 9; 424A.02, subdivisions 3, 7, 9, 13, and by adding a subdivision; 424A.04, subdivision 1; 424A.05, subdivision 3; 490.121, subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; 490.123, subdivisions 1a and 1b; and 490.124, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 3.85, subdivision 12; 69.021, subdivision 7; 136F.48; 352.1155, subdivisions 1 and 4; 353.01, subdivisions 2b and 10; 353.64, subdivision 1; 353E.02; 353E.03; 353F.02, subdivision 5; 354.445; 354.536, subdivision 1; 354A.101, subdivision 1; 356.215, subdivision 4g; 356.24, subdivisions 1 and 1b; and 423A.02, subdivisions 1b, 4 and 5; Laws 1965, chapter 705, section 1, subdivision 4, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 69; 352; 353; 354; 354A; 356; and 423B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 352G; and 424B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 353.024; 354.52, subdivision 2; and 424A.02, subdivision 11; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 356.24, subdivision 1a; and 356.61.

The bill was read for the first time.

Mares moved that S. F. No. 2796 and H. F. No. 2999, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3533, A bill for an act relating to claims against the state; providing for payment of various claims; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time.

Ozment moved that S. F. No. 3533 and H. F. No. 3952, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 619, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating collection agencies; exempting out-of-state agencies from licensure under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 332.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 332.

The bill was read for the first time.

Paulsen moved that S. F. No. 619 and H. F. No. 562, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3386, A bill for an act relating to higher education; creating a separate subdivision for the salary procedure for the chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; authorizing chancellors and presidents to receive additional compensation for early contract termination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 15A.081, subdivision 7b, and by adding a subdivision; and 136F.40.

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

S. F. No. 3730, A bill for an act relating to public finance; exempting certain bonds from the definition of business subsidy; authorizing certain investments by joint powers investment trusts; exempting certain airport obligations from the public sale requirement; providing for state payment of county debt obligations upon potential default; extending sunsets for self-executing special service district and housing improvement district laws; authorizing special assessments for communications facilities; modifying interest rate requirements; increasing bonding authority for the financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; altering qualifications for residential rental bonds; providing that the Uniform Commercial Code does not apply to government security interests; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 118A.05, subdivision 4; 360.036, subdivision 2; 428A.101; 428A.21; 429.021, subdivision 1; 474A.047, subdivision 1; and 475.78; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 116J.993, subdivision 3; 473.39, subdivision 1g; and 475.56; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 373.

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

Pawlenty from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.21, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day, immediately following the remaining bills on the Calendar for the day, for Wednesday, March 29, 2000:

H. F. Nos. 2999 and 2826; S. F. Nos. 3272 and 3554; H. F. No. 3692; and S. F. Nos. 624 and 2767.

S. F. No. 2828 was reported to the House.

Osskopp moved to amend S. F. No. 2828 as follows:

Page 6, line 11, after "game" insert "at an authorized gambling establishment as defined in section 609.75, subdivision 5,"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Osskopp; Dehler; Dempsey; Gray; Greiling; Luther; Hasskamp; Trimble; Folliard; Rest; Kahn; Daggett; Otremba; Vandeveer; Lenczewski; Erickson; Gunther; Wagenius; Leppik; Opatz; Anderson, B., and Carlson moved to amend S. F. No. 2828, as amended, as follows:

Page 2, after line 8, insert:

"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.12, subdivision 25, is amended to read:

Subd. 25. [LAWFUL PURPOSE.] (a) "Lawful purpose" means one or more of the following:

(1) any expenditure by or contribution to a 501(c)(3) or festival organization, as defined in subdivision 15a, provided that the organization and expenditure or contribution are in conformity with standards prescribed by the board under section 349.154, which standards must apply to both types of organizations in the same manner and to the same extent; 

(2) a contribution to an individual or family suffering from poverty, homelessness, or physical or mental disability, which is used to relieve the effects of that poverty, homelessness, or disability;

(3) a contribution to an individual for treatment for delayed posttraumatic stress syndrome or a contribution to a program recognized by the Minnesota department of human services for the education, prevention, or treatment of compulsive gambling;

(4) a contribution to or expenditure on a public or private nonprofit educational institution registered with or accredited by this state or any other state;

(5) a contribution to a scholarship fund for defraying the cost of education to individuals where the funds are awarded through an open and fair selection process;

(6) activities by an organization or a government entity which recognize humanitarian or military service to the United States, the state of Minnesota, or a community, subject to rules of the board, provided that the rules must not include mileage reimbursements in the computation of the per occasion reimbursement limit and must impose no aggregate annual limit on the amount of reasonable and necessary expenditures made to support:

(i) members of a military marching or color guard unit for activities conducted within the state; or

(ii) members of an organization solely for services performed by the members at funeral services;

(7) recreational, community, and athletic facilities and activities intended primarily for persons under age 21, provided that such facilities and activities do not discriminate on the basis of gender and the organization complies with section 349.154;

(8) payment of local taxes authorized under this chapter, taxes imposed by the United States on receipts from lawful gambling, the taxes imposed by section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, and 6, and the tax imposed on unrelated business income by section 290.05, subdivision 3;

(9) payment of real estate taxes and assessments on permitted gambling premises wholly owned by the licensed organization paying the taxes, not to exceed:

(i) for premises used for bingo, the amount that an organization may expend under board rules on rent for bingo; and

(ii) $35,000 per year for premises used for other forms of lawful gambling;

(10) a contribution to the United States, this state or any of its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality thereof other than a direct contribution to a law enforcement or prosecutorial agency;

(11) a contribution to or expenditure by a nonprofit organization which is a church or body of communicants gathered in common membership for mutual support and edification in piety, worship, or religious observances;

(12) payment of one-half of the reasonable costs of an audit required in section 297E.06, subdivision 4;

(13) a contribution to or expenditure on a wildlife management project that benefits the public at-large, provided that the state agency with authority over that wildlife management project approves the project before the contribution or expenditure is made;

(14) expenditures, approved by the commissioner of natural resources, by an organization for grooming and maintaining snowmobile trails that are (1) grant-in-aid trails established under section 85.019, or (2) other trails open to public use, including purchase or lease of equipment for this purpose; or 

(15) conducting nutritional programs, food shelves, and congregate dining programs primarily for persons who are age 62 or older or disabled; or

(16) a contribution to a community arts organization, or an expenditure to sponsor arts programs in the community, including but not limited to visual, literary, performing, or musical arts.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), "lawful purpose" does not include:

(1) any expenditure made or incurred for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate for public office or for the purpose of promoting or defeating a ballot question;

(2) any activity intended to influence an election or a governmental decision-making process;

(3) the erection, acquisition, improvement, expansion, repair, or maintenance of real property or capital assets owned or leased by an organization, unless the board has first specifically authorized the expenditures after finding that (i) the real property or capital assets will be used exclusively for one or more of the purposes in paragraph (a); (ii) with respect to expenditures for repair or maintenance only, that the property is or will be used extensively as a meeting place or event location by other nonprofit organizations or community or service groups and that no rental fee is charged for the use; (iii) with respect to expenditures, including a mortgage payment or other debt service payment, for erection or acquisition only, that the erection or acquisition is necessary to replace with a comparable building, a building owned by the organization and destroyed or made uninhabitable by fire or natural disaster, provided that the expenditure may be only for that part of the replacement cost not reimbursed by insurance; (iv) with respect to expenditures, including a mortgage payment or other debt service payment, for erection or acquisition only, that the erection or acquisition is necessary to replace with a comparable building a building owned by the organization that was acquired from the organization by eminent domain or sold by the organization to a purchaser that the organization reasonably believed would otherwise have acquired the building by eminent domain, provided that the expenditure may be only for that part of the replacement cost that exceeds the compensation received by the organization for the building being replaced; or (v) with respect to an expenditure to bring an existing building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act under item (ii), an organization has the option to apply the amount of the board-approved expenditure to the erection or acquisition of a replacement building that is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act;

(4) an expenditure by an organization which is a contribution to a parent organization, foundation, or affiliate of the contributing organization, if the parent organization, foundation, or affiliate has provided to the contributing organization within one year of the contribution any money, grants, property, or other thing of value;

(5) a contribution by a licensed organization to another licensed organization unless the board has specifically authorized the contribution. The board must authorize such a contribution when requested to do so by the contributing organization unless it makes an affirmative finding that the contribution will not be used by the recipient organization for one or more of the purposes in paragraph (a); or

(6) a contribution to a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town by a licensed organization with the knowledge that the governmental unit intends to use the contribution for a pension or retirement fund."

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title accordingly

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Rukavina moved to amend S. F. No. 2828, as amended, as follows:

Page 5, line 23, delete "felony" and insert "misdemeanor"

Page 6, lines 5, 13, 23, 26 and 32, delete "felony" and insert "misdemeanor"

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

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

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Fuller	Jaros	Mahoney	Peterson	Tingelstad
Anderson, I.	Gerlach	Jennings	Mariani	Pugh	Tomassoni
Bakk	Gleason	Johnson	Marko	Rostberg	Trimble
Biernat	Goodno	Juhnke	McCollum	Rukavina	Tunheim
Cassell	Gray	Kelliher	McGuire	Schumacher	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Greenfield	Koskinen	Milbert	Skoe	Wejcman
Davids	Hasskamp	Kubly	Mullery	Skoglund	Westrom
Dawkins	Hausman	Larson, D.	Nornes	Solberg	Winter
Dehler	Hilty	Leighton	Osthoff	Stang
Dorman	Holsten	Lieder	Otremba	Swapinski
Dorn	Huntley	Luther	Paymar	Swenson

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abrams	Dempsey	Holberg	Mares	Pelowski	Van Dellen
Anderson, B.	Entenza	Howes	McElroy	Rest	Vandeveer
Bishop	Erhardt	Kahn	Molnau	Reuter	Wenzel
Boudreau	Erickson	Kalis	Mulder	Rhodes	Westerberg
Bradley	Finseth	Kielkucki	Murphy	Rifenberg	Westfall
Broecker	Folliard	Knoblach	Ness	Seagren	Wilkin
Buesgens	Greiling	Krinkie	Olson	Seifert, M.	Wolf
Carlson	Gunther	Kuisle	Opatz	Smith	Workman
Carruthers	Haake	Larsen, P.	Osskopp	Stanek	Spk. Sviggum
Chaudhary	Haas	Lenczewski	Ozment	Storm
Clark, J.	Hackbarth	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Daggett	Harder	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tuma

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

S. F. No. 2828, A bill for an act relating to gambling; regulating and prohibiting certain activities with respect to gambling; regulating shipment of gambling devices; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 299L.07, subdivisions 2a and 10; 349.2125, subdivision 1; 609.75, by adding subdivisions; and 609.76, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 92 yeas and 38 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dawkins	Haake	Leppik	Ozment	Sykora
Abrams	Dehler	Haas	Lieder	Paulsen	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Dempsey	Hackbarth	Luther	Pawlenty	Tuma
Biernat	Dorman	Harder	Mares	Paymar	Van Dellen
Bishop	Dorn	Hasskamp	Mariani	Pelowski	Wenzel
Boudreau	Entenza	Holberg	Marko	Rest	Westerberg
Bradley	Erhardt	Howes	McElroy	Reuter	Westfall
Broecker	Erickson	Jennings	Molnau	Rhodes	Westrom
Buesgens	Finseth	Kahn	Mulder	Rifenberg	Wilkin
Carlson	Folliard	Kalis	Murphy	Seagren	Wolf
Carruthers	Fuller	Kielkucki	Ness	Skoe	Workman
Chaudhary	Gerlach	Knoblach	Nornes	Smith	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Gleason	Koskinen	Olson	Stanek
Clark, K.	Goodno	Kuisle	Opatz	Stang
Daggett	Gray	Larsen, P.	Osskopp	Storm
Davids	Gunther	Leighton	Osthoff	Swenson

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Holsten	Kubly	Otremba	Skoglund	Wagenius
Bakk	Huntley	Larson, D.	Peterson	Solberg	Wejcman
Cassell	Jaros	Mahoney	Pugh	Swapinski	Winter
Greenfield	Johnson	McCollum	Rostberg	Tomassoni
Greiling	Juhnke	McGuire	Rukavina	Trimble
Hausman	Kelliher	Milbert	Schumacher	Tunheim
Hilty	Krinkie	Mullery	Seifert, M.	Vandeveer

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

S. F. No. 3307 was reported to the House.

Holberg moved that S. F. No. 3307 be continued on the Calendar for the Day. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3412 was reported to the House.

Paulsen moved that S. F. No. 3412 be temporarily laid over on the Calendar for the Day. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2676 was reported to the House.

Broecker and Gleason moved to amend S. F. No. 2676 as follows:

Page 3, line 34, reinstate "(h) This section expires July 31," and after the stricken "2001" insert "2006" and reinstate the period 

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, delete "removing" and insert "changing"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

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

Lenczewski and Larson, D., moved to amend S. F. No. 2676, as amended, as follows:

Page 1, after line 22, insert:

"(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an elected governing body of a statutory or home-rule city, a county, or a sanitary district may not petition for amendment or repeal of a rule or a specified portion of a rule if the amendment or repeal would have the effect of allowing the discharge of additional effluent into a body of water that is used for drinking water purposes or would have the effect of allowing additional emissions of toxic air pollutants into the air in areas of the state which state air monitoring or modeling by the federal Environmental Protection Agency shows exceed the applicable health risk benchmarks for toxic air pollutants."

Reletter subsequent paragraphs

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Lenczewski and Larson, D., amendment and the roll was called. There were 62 yeas and 70 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Tuma
Biernat	Greenfield	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Kelliher	McCollum	Pugh	Wagenius
Carruthers	Hasskamp	Koskinen	McGuire	Rest	Wejcman
Chaudhary	Hausman	Kubly	Milbert	Schumacher	Wenzel
Clark, K.	Hilty	Larson, D.	Mullery	Skoe	Westerberg
Dawkins	Huntley	Leighton	Murphy	Skoglund	Winter
Dorn	Jaros	Lenczewski	Orfield	Solberg
Entenza	Jennings	Lieder	Osthoff	Storm
Folliard	Johnson	Luther	Otremba	Swapinski
Gleason	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Trimble

Those who voted in the negative were:

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Abrams	Davids	Haas	Lindner	Reuter	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Dehler	Hackbarth	Mares	Tomassoni
Anderson, I.	Dempsey	Harder	McElroy	Van Dellen
Bakk	Dorman	Holberg	Molnau	Vandeveer
Bishop	Erhardt	Holsten	Mulder	Westfall
Boudreau	Erickson	Howes	Ness	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Kielkucki	Nornes	Wilkin
Broecker	Fuller	Knoblach	Olson	Wolf
Buesgens	Gerlach	Krinkie	Osskopp	Workman
Cassell	Goodno	Kuisle	Ozment	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Gunther	Larsen, P.	Paulsen
Daggett	Haake	Leppik	Pawlenty
Rhodes
Rifenberg
Rostberg
Rukavina
Seagren
Seifert, M.
Smith
Stanek
Stang
Swenson
Sykora

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

S. F. No. 2676, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing the sunset on provisions for authorizing local governments to petition to amend or repeal a rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 14.091.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 101 yeas and 29 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Holsten	Luther	Pugh	Sykora
Abrams	Dorman	Howes	Mares	Rest	Tingelstad
Anderson, B.	Dorn	Jennings	Marko	Reuter	Tomassoni
Anderson, I.	Erhardt	Johnson	McElroy	Rhodes	Tuma
Bakk	Erickson	Juhnke	Milbert	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Bishop	Finseth	Kalis	Molnau	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Boudreau	Fuller	Kielkucki	Mulder	Rukavina	Vandeveer
Bradley	Gerlach	Knoblach	Murphy	Schumacher	Wenzel
Broecker	Gleason	Krinkie	Ness	Seagren	Westerberg
Buesgens	Goodno	Kubly	Nornes	Seifert, M.	Westfall
Carlson	Gunther	Kuisle	Olson	Skoe	Westrom
Cassell	Haake	Larsen, P.	Osskopp	Smith	Wilkin
Chaudhary	Haas	Leighton	Ozment	Solberg	Winter
Clark, J.	Hackbarth	Lenczewski	Paulsen	Stanek	Wolf
Daggett	Harder	Leppik	Pawlenty	Stang	Workman
Davids	Hilty	Lieder	Pelowski	Storm	Spk. Sviggum
Dehler	Holberg	Lindner	Peterson	Swenson

Those who voted in the negative were:

Biernat	Gray	Jaros	Mahoney	Orfield	Swapinski
Clark, K.	Greenfield	Kahn	Mariani	Osthoff	Trimble
Dawkins	Greiling	Kelliher	McCollum	Otremba	Wagenius
Entenza	Hasskamp	Koskinen	McGuire	Paymar	Wejcman
Folliard	Huntley	Larson, D.	Mullery	Skoglund

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

S. F. No. 3412, which was temporarily laid over earlier today on the Calendar for the Day, was again reported to the House.

Paulsen, Jennings and Davids moved to amend S. F. No. 3412 as follows:

Page 1, after line 19, insert:

"If prior to June 1, 2001, the state fund mutual insurance company adopts a plan of reorganization pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 60A.075, the company must notify the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees on commerce at least 30 days before the proposed effective date of the reorganization."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 3412, A bill for an act relating to insurance; removing certain state involvement with the state fund mutual insurance company; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 79.371; 176A.01; 176A.02; 176A.03; 176A.04; 176A.05; 176A.06; 176A.07; 176A.08; 176A.09; 176A.10; 176A.11; and 176A.12.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 131 yeas and 1 nay as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

Those who voted in the negative were:

Carruthers

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

The Speaker called Abrams to the Chair.

S. F. No. 3260 was reported to the House.

Winter offered an amendment to S. F. No. 3260.

Harder raised a point of order pursuant to rule 3.21 that the Winter amendment was not in order. Speaker pro tempore Abrams ruled the point of order well taken and the Winter amendment out of order.

Winter appealed the decision of Speaker pro tempore Abrams.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

McElroy moved to lay the Winter appeal of the decision of Speaker pro tempore Abrams on the table.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the McElroy motion and the roll was called. There were 70 yeas and 62 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Gleason	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Tomassoni
Bakk	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Trimble
Biernat	Greenfield	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Tunheim
Carlson	Greiling	Kelliher	McCollum	Pugh	Wagenius
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Carruthers	Hasskamp	Koskinen	McGuire	Rest	Wejcman
Chaudhary	Hausman	Kubly	Milbert	Rukavina	Wenzel
Clark, K.	Hilty	Larson, D.	Mullery	Schumacher	Winter
Dawkins	Huntley	Leighton	Murphy	Skoe
Dorn	Jaros	Lenczewski	Orfield	Skoglund
Entenza	Jennings	Lieder	Osthoff	Solberg
Folliard	Johnson	Luther	Otremba	Swapinski

The motion prevailed and the appeal of the decision of Speaker pro tempore Abrams was laid on the table.

S. F. No. 3260, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending certain requirements for licensed aquatic farms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17.4984, subdivisions 2, 6, and 7; 17.4992, subdivision 3; and 97C.521.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 112 yeas and 19 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

Those who voted in the negative were:

Biernat	Gleason	Hausman	Koskinen	Skoglund	Wejcman
Carruthers	Greenfield	Huntley	McGuire	Wagenius
Dawkins	Greiling	Jaros	Mullery
Folliard	Hasskamp	Kahn	Orfield

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

S. F. No. 2653, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state agencies to provide grant information on the Internet; requiring the commissioner of administration to develop a uniform Internet application for grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.467; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 131 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

S. F. No. 2951 was reported to the House.

Larsen, P., moved that S. F. No. 2951 be continued on the Calendar for the Day. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2546 was reported to the House.

Howes moved to amend S. F. No. 2546 as follows:

Page 4, line 28, delete everything after "Instructors" 

Page 4, line 29, delete everything before the period

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Howes moved to amend S. F. No. 2546, as amended, as follows:

Page 2, line 3, after "LOGS" insert "AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 2546, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for the recovery of sunken logs in inland waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 514.53.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 129 yeas and 3 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, B.	Hausman	Westerberg

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

The Speaker resumed the Chair.

S. F. No. 2511, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing entry on property for examination and survey; allowing towns to recover certain costs incurred in establishing cartways; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 164.07, by adding a subdivision; and 164.08, subdivision 2.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 98 yeas and 34 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams	Dempsey	Holberg	Lieder	Paymar	Swapinski
Anderson, I.	Dorman	Holsten	Luther	Pelowski	Swenson
Bakk	Dorn	Howes	Mahoney	Pugh	Sykora
Biernat	Entenza	Huntley	Mares	Rest	Tingelstad
Bishop	Erhardt	Jaros	Mariani	Rhodes	Tuma
Boudreau	Folliard	Jennings	McCollum	Rifenberg	Tunheim
Bradley	Fuller	Juhnke	McElroy	Rostberg	Van Dellen
Broecker	Gleason	Kalis	McGuire	Rukavina	Wenzel
Buesgens	Gray	Kelliher	Molnau	Schumacher	Westfall
Carlson	Greenfield	Kielkucki	Murphy	Seagren	Wilkin
Carruthers	Greiling	Knoblach	Ness	Seifert, M.	Wolf
Chaudhary	Gunther	Koskinen	Nornes	Skoe	Workman
Clark, J.	Haake	Krinkie	Osthoff	Smith	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, K.	Haas	Kubly	Otremba	Solberg
Daggett	Hackbarth	Leighton	Ozment	Stanek
Davids	Hasskamp	Lenczewski	Paulsen	Stang
Dawkins	Hausman	Leppik	Pawlenty	Storm

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler	Gerlach	Kuisle	Mulder	Reuter	Wejcman
Anderson, B.	Goodno	Larsen, P.	Mullery	Skoglund	Westerberg
Cassell	Harder	Larson, D.	Olson	Tomassoni	Westrom
Dehler	Hilty	Lindner	Orfield	Trimble	Winter
Erickson	Johnson	Marko	Osskopp	Vandeveer
Finseth	Kahn	Milbert	Peterson	Wagenius

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

The Speaker called McElroy to the Chair.

S. F. No. 3025 was reported to the House.

Boudreau moved to amend S. F. No. 3025 as follows:

Page 1, line 26, after the semicolon, insert "or"

Page 2, line 12, after the semicolon, insert "or"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

S. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to foster care; adding requirements for foster care agencies and foster care providers who care for individuals who rely on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

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

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

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

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

Speaker pro tempore McElroy called Abrams to the Chair.

H. F. No. 2826 was reported to the House.

Seifert, M., and Rest moved to amend H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as follows:

Pages 5 and 6, delete section 7

Page 6, reinstate the stricken sentence beginning on line 32

Pages 13 and 14, delete section 21

Page 19, delete the sentence beginning on line 33

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct internal references

Amend the title accordingly

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

The Speaker resumed the Chair.

Seifert, M., moved to amend H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:

Page 15, after line 24, insert:

"Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. [AUTHORIZATION.] A municipality having a population of fewer than 400 registered voters on June 1 of an election year and not located in a metropolitan county as defined by section 473.121 may provide balloting by mail at any municipal, county, or state election with no polling place other than the office of the auditor or clerk or other locations designated by the auditor or clerk. The governing body may apply to the county auditor for permission to conduct balloting by mail. The county board may provide for balloting by mail in unorganized territory. The governing body of any municipality may designate for mail balloting any precinct having fewer than 50 registered voters, subject to the approval of the county auditor.

Voted ballots may be returned in person to any location designated by the county auditor or municipal clerk."

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title accordingly

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Hilty moved to amend H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:

Pages 4 and 5, delete sections 5 and 6

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title accordingly

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Knoblach moved to amend the Hilty amendment to H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:

Page 1, delete line 3 and insert:

"Page 4, line 23, reinstate the stricken language and after "(4)" insert "showing a photo identification card approved by the Secretary of State and"

Page 4, lines 24 to 28, reinstate 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. There were 67 yeas and 64 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Holberg	Molnau	Rostberg	Westerberg
Abrams	Dorman	Holsten	Mulder	Seagren	Westfall
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Howes	Ness	Seifert, M.	Westrom
Bishop	Erickson	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wilkin
Boudreau	Finseth	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Wolf
Bradley	Gerlach	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Workman
Broecker	Goodno	Kuisle	Ozment	Storm	Spk. Sviggum
Buesgens	Gunther	Larsen, P.	Paulsen	Swenson
Cassell	Haake	Leppik	Pawlenty	Sykora
Clark, J.	Haas	Lindner	Reuter	Tingelstad
Daggett	Hackbarth	Mares	Rhodes	Van Dellen
Davids	Harder	McElroy	Rifenberg	Vandeveer

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Folliard	Jennings	Lieder	Osthoff	Solberg
Bakk	Fuller	Johnson	Luther	Otremba	Swapinski
Biernat	Gleason	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Tomassoni
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Trimble
Carruthers	Greenfield	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Tuma
Chaudhary	Greiling	Kelliher	McCollum	Pugh	Tunheim
Clark, K.	Hasskamp	Koskinen	McGuire	Rest	Wagenius
Dawkins	Hausman	Kubly	Milbert	Rukavina	Wejcman
Dehler	Hilty	Larson, D.	Mullery	Schumacher	Winter
Dorn	Huntley	Leighton	Murphy	Skoe
Entenza	Jaros	Lenczewski	Orfield	Skoglund

The motion prevailed and the amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Hilty moved that his amendment, as amended, be withdrawn. The motion prevailed and the Hilty amendment, as amended, was withdrawn.

Larsen, P., was excused for the remainder of today's session.

Erhardt moved to amend H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:

Page 23, line 15, delete "and" and after "1a" insert "; 202A.14; 202A.15; 202A.155; 202A.156; 202A.16; 202A.18; 202A.19; 202A.192; and 202A.20"

Amend the title accordingly

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

Knoblach and Olson moved to amend H. F. No. 2826, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:

Page 4, line 13, delete "or"

Page 4, line 22, reinstate the stricken language

Page 4, lines 23 to 28, reinstate the stricken language

Page 4, line 26, after the period, insert "A voter may not vouch for more than three individuals on an election day."

Pages 4 and 5, delete section 6

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title accordingly

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

H. F. No. 2826, A bill for an act relating to elections; clarifying provisions and conforming procedures under the Minnesota election law and related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 103C.305, subdivision 6; 103C.315, subdivision 2; 123B.09, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivision 3; 201.171; 203B.02, by adding a subdivision; 203B.06, subdivision 6; 204B.09, subdivision 1a; 204B.12, subdivision 1; 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 5, and 6; 204B.16, subdivision 1; 204B.18, subdivision 1; 204B.19, subdivision 6; 204B.40; 204B.45, subdivision 1; 204C.32, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 204D.13, subdivision 1; 204D.25, subdivision 1; 204D.27, subdivision 8; 205.13, subdivision 6, and by adding a subdivision; 205.17, subdivision 1; 205A.06, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; 206.90, subdivision 6; and 447.32, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 10A.31, subdivision 3a; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.085; 367.03, subdivision 4; and 447.32, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 203B.02, subdivision 1a; 204B.09, subdivision 2; and 204B.45, subdivision 1a.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 70 yeas and 60 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dehler	Harder	McElroy	Rhodes	Van Dellen
Abrams	Dempsey	Hilty	Molnau	Rifenberg	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Dorman	Holberg	Mulder	Rostberg	Wenzel
Bishop	Erhardt	Holsten	Ness	Seagren	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Howes	Nornes	Seifert, M.	Westfall
Bradley	Finseth	Juhnke	Olson	Smith	Westrom
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Broecker	Fuller	Kielkucki	Osskopp	Stanek	Wilkin
Buesgens	Gerlach	Knoblach	Ozment	Stang	Wolf
Cassell	Goodno	Kuisle	Paulsen	Storm	Workman
Clark, J.	Gunther	Leppik	Pawlenty	Swenson	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Haas	Lindner	Paymar	Sykora
Davids	Hackbarth	Mares	Reuter	Tingelstad

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Folliard	Jennings	Lenczewski	Orfield	Skoglund
Bakk	Gleason	Johnson	Lieder	Osthoff	Solberg
Biernat	Gray	Kahn	Luther	Otremba	Swapinski
Carlson	Greenfield	Kalis	Mahoney	Pelowski	Tomassoni
Carruthers	Greiling	Kelliher	Mariani	Peterson	Trimble
Chaudhary	Haake	Koskinen	Marko	Pugh	Tuma
Clark, K.	Hasskamp	Krinkie	McCollum	Rest	Tunheim
Dawkins	Hausman	Kubly	McGuire	Rukavina	Wagenius
Dorn	Huntley	Larson, D.	Milbert	Schumacher	Wejcman
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Mullery	Skoe	Winter

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

Pawlenty moved that the remaining bills on the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.

Mares moved that the name of Murphy be added as an author on H. F. No. 2999. The motion prevailed.

Abrams, Kuisle, McElroy, Daggett and Rest.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 3023:

Workman, Holsten and Kalis.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 3581:

Paulsen, Davids and Entenza.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2000. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, March 30, 2000.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives