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The House of Representatives convened at 3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by Pastor Pat Hall, St. John's Lighthouse Community Church, Rosemount, 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	Hilty	Leighton	Osskopp	Solberg
Abrams	Dorn	Holberg	Lenczewski	Osthoff	Stang
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	Leppik	Otremba	Swapinski
Anderson, I.	Entenza	Howes	Lieder	Ozment	Swenson
Bakk	Erhardt	Huntley	Lindner	Paulsen	Sykora
Bernardy	Erickson	Jacobson	Lipman	Pawlenty	Thompson
Biernat	Evans	Jaros	Mahoney	Paymar	Tingelstad
Bishop	Finseth	Jennings	Mares	Pelowski	Tuma
Boudreau	Folliard	Johnson, J.	Mariani	Penas	Vandeveer
Bradley	Fuller	Johnson, R.	Marko	Peterson	Wagenius
Buesgens	Gerlach	Johnson, S.	Marquart	Pugh	Walker
Carlson	Gleason	Juhnke	McElroy	Rhodes	Walz
Cassell	Goodno	Kahn	McGuire	Rifenberg	Wasiluk
Clark, J.	Goodwin	Kalis	Milbert	Rukavina	Wenzel
Clark, K.	Gray	Kelliher	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Daggett	Greiling	Kielkucki	Mulder	Schumacher	Westrom
Davids	Gunther	Knoblach	Mullery	Seifert	Wilkin
Davnie	Haas	Koskinen	Murphy	Sertich	Winter
Dawkins	Hackbarth	Krinkie	Ness	Skoe	Wolf
Dehler	Harder	Kubly	Nornes	Skoglund	Workman
Dempsey	Hausman	Kuisle	Olson	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Dibble	Hilstrom	Larson	Opatz	Smith

A quorum was present.

Luther, Seagren and Stanek were excused.

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

Abrams from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:

H. F. No. 12, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article IV; requiring a three-fifths vote to enact a law imposing or increasing taxes, fees, or surcharges.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The report was adopted.

Bishop moved that H. F. No. 12 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed.

Workman from the Committee on Transportation Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 57, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; including certain crimes against children as disqualifying offenses for purposes of school bus endorsements on drivers' licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.3215, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 85, A bill for an act relating to local government; the town of Wyoming and the city of Chisago City; exempting the town and the city from a limitation on the duration of reimbursement paid to the town for orderly annexed property.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 16, delete "as described in"

Page 1, line 17, delete "section 2"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted. 

Dempsey from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 174, A bill for an act relating to partition fences; limiting the application of certain procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 344.03, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 344.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 344.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3. [UNNECESSARY FENCE.] Notwithstanding subdivision 1, fence viewers shall not require an owner or occupant who can establish to the fence viewers that the owner or occupant has no need for a fence to pay any share of the cost of construction or maintenance of the fence. If an owner or occupant is exempt from payment of any of the costs of a partition fence because the owner or occupant does not need the fence, but that owner's or occupant's circumstances change to include the need for a partition fence within seven years of completion of the partition fence, either owner or occupant may request the fence viewers to perform a reevaluation and reassignment of shares of the cost of construction and maintenance in accordance with section 344.06. If the landowners or occupants disagree about the need for a fence, it is a controversy under that section. A decision by the fence viewers of a controversy relating to a partition fence may include an assignment of shares of the cost of construction, repair, or maintenance of a partition fence in accordance with the need and benefit of each party."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to partition fences; changing payment requirements for certain landowners who do not need a fence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 344.03, by adding a subdivision."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy without further recommendation.

The report was adopted.

Workman from the Committee on Transportation Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 208, A resolution urging authorization of funding for modernization of waterways.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

H. F. Nos. 57 and 208 were read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise tax; adopting single sales apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivisions 2 and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivision 4.

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

Bishop, Stanek, Smith, Pugh and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 319, A bill for an act relating to courts; increasing the number of trial court judgeships in certain districts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 2.722, subdivision 1.

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

Davids, Erhardt, Opatz, Entenza and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 320, A bill for an act relating to insurance; authorizing licensed property-casualty insurance agents to assist in the procurement of surplus lines insurance without a surplus lines insurance license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 60A.198, subdivision 1.

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

Fuller, Mares and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 321, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting unmarked police cars from the sales tax on motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297B.03.

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

Rhodes, Mulder, Greiling, Abeler and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 322, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the Minnesota Utilization Review Act; modifying definition of practice of medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62M.09, subdivisions 3, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 62M.10, subdivision 7; and 147.081, subdivision 3.

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

Haas, Entenza, Davids and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 323, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle fuel franchises; removing an expiration date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 80C.147.

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

Kuisle; Marquart; Rifenberg; Dorman; Seifert; Kubly; Davids; Clark, J.; Gunther; Kielkucki; Kalis and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 324, A bill for an act relating to taxation; adjusting the computation of the net tax capacity of agricultural property; increasing and extending the application of the educational agricultural credit; adjusting the computation of the homestead and agricultural credit aid payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 273.13, subdivision 23; 273.1382, subdivision 1b; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

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

Daggett; Erhardt; Anderson, I.; Paulsen; Dorman; Mulder; Dehler; Jennings; Abeler; Wolf; Cassell; Huntley; Juhnke; Leighton; Sertich; Dorn; Lieder; Otremba; Hilty; Peterson; Dawkins; Murphy; Entenza; Finseth; Gleason; Kalis; Haas; Rukavina; Pugh; Jacobson; Howes; Rifenberg; Rhodes; Sykora and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 325, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; abolishing the hospital surcharge for certain medical assistance costs; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256.9657, subdivision 2; and 256B.19, subdivision 1b.

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

Ozment, Schumacher, Swenson, Buesgens and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 326, A bill for an act relating to local and state government; providing that failure of a motion to approve a request is denial of the request; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.99, subdivision 2.

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

Kahn; Davnie; Kelliher; Dawkins; Clark, K.; Walker; Rhodes and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 327, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying the margin for certain statutory recounts; providing for recounts in presidential and congressional elections; increasing the number of ballots required in each precinct; providing an instant runoff for presidential, congressional, statewide, and legislative offices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.29, subdivision 1; 204C.35; and 204C.36, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Dorman, Abeler, Daggett and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 328, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the amount of referendum revenue subject to equalization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.17, subdivision 5.

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

Hackbarth, Lindner, Smith, Finseth and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 329, A bill for an act relating to crimes; authorizing imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder under certain aggravating circumstances; providing a statutory framework, including procedures and criteria, consistent with due process for determining when the imposition of the death penalty is appropriate; providing for automatic appellate review of death penalty cases; providing for appointment of attorneys in death penalty cases; providing an administrative framework for implementing the death penalty; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 243.05, subdivision 1; 609.10, subdivision 1; 609.12, subdivision 1; 609.135, subdivision 1; and 609.185; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244A.

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

Abeler, Goodno, Mahoney, Huntley, Mariani, Nornes, Boudreau and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 330, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to a nonprofit agency that currently serves deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness.

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

Abeler and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 331, A bill for an act relating to preservation of historic structures; creating a historic preservation grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.

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

Nornes, Bradley and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 332, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a nursing facility case mix transition plan; imposing a fine for noncompliance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.04, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; and 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.0721, subdivision 1.

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

Biernat, Rhodes, Koskinen, Solberg and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 333, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state to avoid certain conflicts of interest; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5.

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

Tuma and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 334, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the scope of murder in the third degree to include the negligent homicide of a vulnerable adult; increasing the penalties for certain persons who fail to report the maltreatment of a vulnerable adult; expanding the scope of kidnapping to include certain acts involving vulnerable adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.195; 609.234, subdivision 2; and 609.25, subdivision 1.

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

Erhardt, Abrams, Lindner, Paulsen, Nornes, Abeler, Seagren and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 335, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise tax; adopting single sales apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivisions 2 and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.191, subdivision 4.

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

Erhardt, Mulder, Daggett, Harder, Seagren, Larson, Nornes, Abeler and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 336, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; making the capital equipment exemption an up-front exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.68, subdivision 5; and 297A.75.

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

Erhardt, Daggett, Seagren, Harder and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 337, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing an exclusion for capital gains; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Erhardt, Mulder, Daggett, Harder, Seagren, Larson, Nornes, Lindner, Abeler, Dibble, Paulsen, Kelliher and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 338, A bill for an act relating to taxes; eliminating June accelerated payments of sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 289A.18, subdivision 4; and 289A.20, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 289A.60, subdivision 15.

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

Dempsey; Clark, J.; Gleason; Rifenberg and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 339, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for an automobile owned by the taxpayer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a technology integration grant to independent school district No. 392, Le Center; appropriating money.

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

Dehler, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 341, A bill for an act relating to crimes; imposing strict liability and prescribing criminal penalties for unlicensed driver involved in traffic accident resulting in bodily harm or death to another; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 342, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain conditions and terms relating to grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 136A.121, subdivision 9; and 136A.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.125, subdivision 3.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 343, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing construction, administration, and use requirements for public trails; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85.

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

Greiling and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting liability for administering medication to certain mentally ill persons; 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.

Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 345, A bill for an act relating to the city of Robbinsdale; extending the duration limit of a tax increment financing district.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 346, A bill for an act relating to education; creating one statewide bargaining unit for all kindergarten through grade 12 teachers employed by school districts; providing statewide bargaining revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 126C.10, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 179A.03, subdivisions 2 and 15; 179A.04, subdivision 2; 179A.12, subdivision 1; 179A.18, subdivision 2; and 179A.20, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.

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

Swenson and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for loans for certain manure processing and odor control projects; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.115, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther; Mullery; Lindner; Wenzel; Mahoney; Sertich; Paymar; Davids; Clark, K.; Walz; Westerberg and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 348, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for grants to the youth intervention program; appropriating money.

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

Rifenberg, Pelowski and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 349, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; reauthorizing a canceled bond authorization for a television transmitter for Fillmore, Houston, and Winona counties.

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

Seifert; Sviggum; Pelowski; Fuller; Goodno; Solberg; Ness; Kubly; Peterson; Juhnke; Murphy; Skoe; Huntley; Jaros; Mulder; Sertich; Rukavina; Swapinski; Johnson, S.; Bakk; Kielkucki; Howes; Wenzel; Davids; Harder; Westrom; Ruth; Walz and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 350, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for the distribution of appropriations to the board of trustees of Minnesota state colleges and universities.

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

Stanek; Clark, J.; Skoglund; Tuma and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating to crime; establishing a felony level driving while impaired offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169A.03, by adding a subdivision; 169A.20, subdivision 3; 169A.25; 169A.26; 169A.27; 169A.275, subdivisions 3 and 5; 169A.283, subdivision 1; 169A.40, subdivision 3; and 169A.63, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169A.275, subdivision 4.

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

Kuisle; Anderson, B.; Mulder and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 352, A bill for an act relating to annexation; providing for reversion of annexed property to the township if services are not provided in two years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 414.031, by adding a subdivision; and 414.033, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kubly, Kuisle, Davids, Otremba, Juhnke, Osskopp, Winter, Peterson, Skoe, Lieder and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 353, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing financing for the farm advocates program and agriculture information centers; appropriating money.

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

Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 354, A bill for an act relating to firearms; prohibiting a person from transferring a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon at a gun show without first conducting a background check on the transferee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 624.7132, subdivision 12.

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

Koskinen; Huntley; Goodwin; Greiling; Biernat; Winter; Otremba; Murphy; Luther; Clark, K.; Dibble; Kelliher and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 355, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the definition of employer-subsidized insurance under MinnesotaCare; providing exemptions from the four-month uninsured requirement; repealing a prohibition on coverage in the same month; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256L.07, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256L.04, subdivision 9.

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

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 356, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing a service credit purchase for an uncredited leave period.

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

Boudreau, Mullery, Goodno, Bradley and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 357, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; modifying licensing requirements for alcohol and drug counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 148C.04, subdivisions 3, 4, and 6; and 148C.10, subdivision 1a.

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

Wilkin; Dawkins; Jacobson; Walker; Anderson, I.; Leighton; Lenczewski; Westerberg; Gerlach; Erickson; Mares; Paulsen; Seagren; Rifenberg and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 358, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; reducing the class rate on apartments; providing for increased homestead and agricultural credit aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 273.13, subdivision 25; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

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

Murphy, Huntley and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 359, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting the purchase of construction materials used in constructing a community activity center in the city of Proctor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Winter and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act relating to insurance; workers' compensation; eliminating the requirement that an injured employee submit to examination by the employer's physician; requiring that benefits not be discontinued except as determined by a neutral health care professional; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 176.135, by adding a subdivision; 176.155, subdivision 3; 176.238, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 10; and 176.321, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 176; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 176.136, subdivision 1c; and 176.155, subdivision 1.

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

Rukavina, Davids, Stang, Bakk, Sertich and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 361, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating activation of the market assistance plan and the joint underwriting association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62I.21.

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

Westrom; Jennings; Davids; Wenzel; Dorman; Kuisle; Finseth; Ness; Gunther; Dorn; Ozment; Penas; Otremba; Kubly; Swenson; Peterson; Harder; Juhnke; Schumacher; Cassell; Johnson, R.; Winter; Kelliher; Greiling; Clark, J., and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 362, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring that diesel fuel sold in the state contain a minimum of five percent biodiesel fuel oil by weight; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

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

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating to local government aids; increasing city aid base and maximum aid for certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 364, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring that mobile telephones used in motor vehicles be hands-free; providing a defense; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

Mares, Greiling and Wasiluk introduced:

H. F. No. 365, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for intermediate school district No. 916, Northeast Metro.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special registration plates for retired veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.123, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 367, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting the purchase of construction materials used in constructing an indoor sports and physical education complex in the city of Hermantown; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 368, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating a bridge on marked trunk highway No. 55 in Stearns county as Old St. Anne's Pass; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bishop, Sviggum, Opatz, Ruth and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 369, A bill for an act relating to civil action; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

Stanek, Lindner, Schumacher, Hackbarth and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. No. 370, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for express bus service between Rogers and downtown Minneapolis.

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

Workman, Molnau, Sviggum, Lenczewski and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 371, A bill for an act relating to government; requiring that local governmental units in the metropolitan area include consideration of the protection and development of aggregate resources in their land use plan as a part of their comprehensive plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.859, subdivision 2.

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

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 372, A bill for an act relating to criminal records; requiring that crime victims be notified of expungement proceedings and allowed to submit a statement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609A.03, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.

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

McGuire and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 373, A bill for an act relating to child support; modifying the penalties for noncompliance with work reporting; requiring payors who hire independent contractors for public projects to comply with the work reporting laws; requiring a report from the commissioner of human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.998, subdivisions 6 and 9.

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

McGuire and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 374, A bill for an act relating to the environment; directing the pollution control agency to conduct a noise survey and analysis; appropriating money.

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

Kubly, Seifert, Peterson, Kuisle, Davids, Otremba, Juhnke, Skoe, Kalis and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 375, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting tampering with clock-hour meters on farm tractors; prescribing criminal and civil penalties; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Bradley, Goodno, Abeler, Otremba, Koskinen, Goodwin, Ozment, Boudreau, Nornes, Cassell, Kubly, Skoe, Kalis, Huntley, Juhnke, Rifenberg, Gunther, Finseth, Mulder, Ness, Walker, Winter, Milbert, Pugh, Pelowski, Walz, Lenczewski, Bakk and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing comprehensively for senior care with the Community Care Options for Older Adults Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.24, by adding a subdivision; 43A.318, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivision 4; 144.057; 144A.071, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, and 4a; 144A.073, subdivisions 2, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 144A.62, subdivisions 1,

2, 3, and 4; 245A.04, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, and 3d; 256B.056, subdivision 4; 256B.431, subdivision 17; 256B.434, subdivision 10; 256D.44, subdivision 5; and 290.0672, subdivision 2; Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 3, section 45; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256B.431, subdivisions 2e and 3f; 256B.434, subdivision 4; 256B.435; and 256B.69, subdivision 6a.

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

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 377, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the credit for taxes paid to other states to taxes of German Lander; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.06, subdivision 22.

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

Davnie; Marquart; Slawik; Mares; Abeler; Skoe; Entenza; Sertich; Johnson, R.; Schumacher; Thompson; Evans and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. No. 378, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for school district energy costs.

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

Winter; Kalis; Skoe; Peterson; Otremba; Lieder; Kubly; Jennings; Juhnke; Marquart; Johnson, R.; Hilty and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 379, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring that diesel fuel sold in the state contain biodiesel fuel oil; requiring the use of B5 or B20 diesel fuel in certain vehicles and equipment; reducing the special fuel tax rate on biodiesel fuel; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 296A.08, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; and 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 41A; and 239.

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

Kubly, Mulder, Lieder, Kalis and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 380, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare provider tax; repealing the premium tax for health plan companies and nonprofit health service plan corporations; repealing the health care access fund; repealing hospital surcharge; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 144.1494, subdivision 1; 144.1495, subdivision 2; 144.1496, subdivision 1; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256L.02, subdivisions 3 and 4; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 297I.15, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 16A.724; 16A.76; 62T.10; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256.9657, subdivision 2; 256B.19, subdivision 1b; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; 295.59; and 297I.05, subdivision 5.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 381, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; eliminating the metropolitan area fiscal disparities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 415.16, subdivision 2; and 469.177, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473F.001; 473F.01; 473F.02; 473F.03; 473F.05; 473F.06; 473F.07; 473F.08; 473F.09; 473F.10; 473F.11; and 473F.13.

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

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 382, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for seasonal firefighters; making temporary emergency firefighters eligible for unemployment insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 88.12, by adding a subdivision; and 268.035, subdivision 20.

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

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 383, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing the insurance premium tax on health insurance and the premium tax on nonprofit health plan companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297I.05, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62T.10; and 297I.05, subdivision 5.

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

Rukavina, Opatz and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 384, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the board of services for the blind; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 248.011; 248.07; 248.10; 248.11; and 256.482, subdivisions 1 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 248.

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. 385, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for statewide extended area telephone service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring notice before employers may engage in electronic monitoring of employees or use such monitoring as the basis of an employment decision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Walker, Gray and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating to state government; increasing the membership of the state council on Black Minnesotans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.9225, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 388, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for health coverage continuation for peace officers and firefighters disabled before July 1, 1997; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299A.465, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dempsey; Johnson, S.; Solberg; Mullery; Osskopp; Hilstrom and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the life of Mississippi river parkway commission and changing its membership; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; and 161.1419, subdivisions 2 and 8.

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

Winter and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 390, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the establishment of a specific nonprofit corporation in development region eight to operate and manage the Prairieland Exposition Center.

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

Kahn, Rhodes and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 391, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; redirecting an appropriation to People, Inc.; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 18, subdivision 4.

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

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 392, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that state commissioner members of the board of water and soil resources are nonvoting members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 103B.101, subdivision 2.

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

Mahoney, Jacobson, Hausman, Slawik and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing employees of Ramsey county and the city of St. Paul equal competition for vacant county jobs in combined city-county departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 383A.288, subdivisions 3 and 4.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 394, A bill for an act relating to towns; repealing a provision about castrating certain animals running at large in a town; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 346.19, subdivision 5.

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

Juhnke, Skoe, Marquart, Daggett, Nornes, Schumacher, Otremba, Kubly, Pelowski, Swenson, Winter, Peterson, Kalis and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 395, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying definition of agricultural land for purposes of hunting trespass restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97B.001, subdivision 1.

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

Juhnke, Opatz, Wenzel, Marquart and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 396, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring that the principal offices of the department of agriculture be located outside of the metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.01.

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

Koskinen, Luther, Greiling and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 397, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; expanding the exemption for home heating fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.67, subdivision 15.

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

Seifert, Ness, Greiling, Mulder, Pelowski, Dorn and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 398, A bill for an act relating to education finance; exempting agricultural lands from the school district levy for debt service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 127A.48, by adding a subdivision; and 275.08, subdivision 1b.

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

Kuisle, Mulder and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 399, A bill for an act relating to annexation; limiting the municipal tax rate to the township rate applicable prior to annexation until sewer and water are provided; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 414.033, by adding a subdivision.

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

Jacobson moved that the name of Stanek be added as an author on H. F. No. 1. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Rifenberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 13. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the name of Milbert be added as an author on H. F. No. 15. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that the name of Johnson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 43. The motion prevailed.

Folliard moved that the name of Biernat be added as an author on H. F. No. 65. The motion prevailed.

Daggett moved that the name of Vandeveer be added as an author on H. F. No. 92. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that the names of Johnson, R., and Dehler be added as authors on H. F. No. 93. The motion prevailed.

Bakk moved that the name of Anderson, I., be added as an author on H. F. No. 120. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the name of Tingelstad be added as an author on H. F. No. 141. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the names of Abeler and Davnie be added as authors on H. F. No. 150. The motion prevailed.

Bernardy moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 155. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the names of Abeler and Tingelstad be added as authors on H. F. No. 171. The motion prevailed.

Howes moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 178. The motion prevailed.

Abrams moved that the names of Mulder and Luther be added as authors on H. F. No. 184. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 188. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that the names of Skoe and Lieder be added as authors on H. F. No. 192. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the names of Skoe, Lieder and Luther be added as authors on H. F. No. 194. The motion prevailed.

Rifenberg moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 207. The motion prevailed.

Workman moved that the name of Harder be added as an author on H. F. No. 208. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of Stanek and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 209. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Harder be added as an author on H. F. No. 215. The motion prevailed.

Krinkie moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 218. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 220. The motion prevailed.

Ness moved that the names of Wenzel and Stanek be added as authors on H. F. No. 227. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, I., moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 228. The motion prevailed.

Gray moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 229. The motion prevailed.

Bernardy moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 230. The motion prevailed.

Fuller moved that the name of Skoe be added as an author on H. F. No. 233. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 244. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, I., moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 247. The motion prevailed.

Swapinski moved that the name of Murphy be added as an author on H. F. No. 258. The motion prevailed.

Stanek moved that the names of Vandeveer and Luther be added as authors on H. F. No. 260. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 272. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the names of Westerberg and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 275. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the names of Harder and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 278. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the names of Skoglund and Dorn be added as authors on H. F. No. 279. The motion prevailed.

Ness moved that the name of Mulder be added as an author on H. F. No. 285. The motion prevailed.

Daggett moved that the names of Schumacher, Ness, Westerberg and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 289. The motion prevailed.

Walz moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 294. The motion prevailed.

Marquart moved that the names of Thompson, Sertich, Davnie and Mulder be added as authors on H. F. No. 301. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, J., moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 302. The motion prevailed.

Evans moved that the name of Sertich be added as an author on H. F. No. 307. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, R., moved that the name of Opatz be added as an author on H. F. No. 310. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that H. F. No. 77 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy. The motion prevailed.

Molnau moved that H. F. No. 140 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that H. F. No. 152 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance. The motion prevailed.

Ozment moved that H. F. No. 208, now on the Technical Consent Calendar, be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that H. F. No. 220 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2001. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2001.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives