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The House of Representatives convened at 1:30 p.m. and was called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.

Prayer was offered by Senator Dean Johnson, District 15, Willmar, 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	Dorn	Holsten	Lieder	Paulsen	Swenson
Abrams	Eastlund	Howes	Lindner	Pawlenty	Sykora
Anderson, B.	Entenza	Huntley	Lipman	Paymar	Thompson
Anderson, I.	Erhardt	Jacobson	Luther	Pelowski	Tingelstad
Bakk	Erickson	Jaros	Mahoney	Penas	Tuma
Bernardy	Evans	Jennings	Mares	Peterson	Vandeveer
Biernat	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Mariani	Pugh	Wagenius
Bishop	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Marko	Rhodes	Walker
Boudreau	Fuller	Johnson, S.	Marquart	Rifenberg	Walz
Bradley	Gerlach	Juhnke	McElroy	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Buesgens	Gleason	Kahn	McGuire	Ruth	Wenzel
Carlson	Goodno	Kalis	Milbert	Schumacher	Westerberg
Cassell	Goodwin	Kelliher	Molnau	Seagren	Westrom
Clark, J.	Gray	Kielkucki	Mulder	Seifert	Wilkin
Clark, K.	Greiling	Knoblach	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Daggett	Gunther	Koskinen	Murphy	Skoe	Wolf
Davids	Haas	Krinkie	Ness	Skoglund	Workman
Davnie	Hackbarth	Kubly	Nornes	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Dawkins	Harder	Kuisle	Olson	Smith
Dehler	Hausman	Larson	Opatz	Solberg
Dempsey	Hilstrom	Leighton	Osskopp	Stanek
Dibble	Hilty	Lenczewski	Otremba	Stang
Dorman	Holberg	Leppik	Ozment	Swapinski

A quorum was present.

Osthoff was excused until 2:10 p.m.

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.

S. F. No. 319 and H. F. No. 453, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

Skoe moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 319 be substituted for H. F. No. 453 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

McElroy from the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 47, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring a closed iron mine and related facilities to be maintained for a period of time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 93.003.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 1, insert:

"Sec. 2. [IRON ORE MINING EXTRA BENEFITS; AVAILABILITY.]

Subdivision 1. [EXTRA BENEFITS; AVAILABILITY.] Extra unemployment benefits are available to an applicant if the applicant was permanently laid off due to lack of work between August 1, 2000, and August 31, 2000, from LTV Mining Company in St. Louis county, including the power plant operation at Taconite Harbor in Lake county.

Subd. 2. [PAYMENT FROM FUND; EFFECT ON EMPLOYER.] Extra unemployment benefits are payable from the fund. Extra unemployment benefits shall not affect the future tax rate of a taxpaying employer nor be charged to the reimbursing account of a government or nonprofit employer.

Subd. 3. [ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS.] An applicant is eligible to receive extra unemployment benefits under this section for any week during the 52-week period following the effective date of the applicant's benefit account of regular unemployment benefits, as a result of a layoff described under subdivision 1, if:

(1) a majority of the applicant's wage credits were with LTV Mining Company, including the power plant operation at Taconite Harbor in Lake county;

(2) except as provided in subdivision 6, the applicant meets the eligibility requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085;

(3) the applicant is not subject to a disqualification under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.095, except as provided in subdivision 7; and

(4) the applicant is not entitled to regular unemployment benefits and the applicant is not entitled to receive unemployment benefits under any other state or federal law for that week.

If an applicant qualifies for a new regular benefit account at any time after exhausting regular unemployment benefits as a result of the layoff under subdivision 1, the applicant must apply for and exhaust entitlement to those new regular unemployment benefits. 

Subd. 4. [WEEKLY AMOUNT OF EXTRA BENEFITS.] The weekly extra unemployment benefits amount available to an applicant is the same as the applicant's weekly regular unemployment benefit amount on the benefit account established as a result of a layoff under subdivision 1.

Subd. 5. [MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EXTRA UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.] The maximum amount of extra unemployment benefits available is 13 times the applicant's weekly regular benefit amount available on the benefit account established as a result of a layoff under subdivision 1.

Subd. 6. [WORKERS' COMPENSATION/DISABILITY INSURANCE OFFSET.] (a) An applicant laid off from LTV Mining Company on or after August 1, 2000, who is otherwise eligible for regular or extra unemployment benefits is not subject to the deductible payment provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (3). Instead, the applicant is subject to the limitations of this subdivision.

(b) An applicant shall not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week with respect to which the applicant is receiving or has received compensation for loss of wages equal to or in excess of the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount under:

(1) the workers' compensation law of this state;

(2) the workers' compensation law of any other state or similar federal law; or

(3) any insurance or fund paid in whole or in part by an employer.

If an applicant receives compensation for loss of wages under clauses (1) to (3) that is less than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, then unemployment benefits requested for that week shall be reduced by the amount of the compensation payment.

(c) An applicant is not ineligible to receive unemployment benefits because the applicant has a claim pending for loss of wages under paragraph (b); however, such a pending claim shall raise an issue of the applicant's ability to work under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 1, clause (2), that the commissioner shall determine. If the applicant later receives compensation as a result of the pending claim, then that compensation is subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), and shall be subject to recoupment by the commissioner to the extent that the compensation constitutes overpaid unemployment benefits.

(d) If the commissioner intervenes, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 268.18, subdivision 5, in a workers' compensation matter under Minnesota Statutes, section 176.361, in order to recoup overpaid unemployment benefits paid to an applicant laid off under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall not be required to pay any portion of the applicant's attorney fees, and the applicant shall be liable to repay the total amount of the overpaid unemployment benefits.

This subdivision continues in effect until March 1, 2002."

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

Page 2, line 3, delete "Section 1 is" and insert "Sections 1 and 2 are"

Page 2, line 4, delete "is" and insert "are"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, after the semicolon, insert "providing extra unemployment benefits for certain workers laid off from the LTV Mining Company;"

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

The report was adopted. 

Mares from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 93, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a school guidance counselor to student ratio; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [122A.34] [SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS.]

Subdivision 1. [SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR TO STUDENT RATIOS.] (a) A school board must employ the number of school guidance counselors needed so that the school guidance counselor to student ratio by the end of the 2019-2020 school year does not exceed: one to 250 in grades 9 through 12; one to 350 in grades 7 and 8; and one to 450 in kindergarten through grade 6.

(b) The commissioner shall develop guidelines for equitably distributing available aid under subdivision 2 to all eligible public schools throughout the state.

Subd. 2. [SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AID.] (a) A school district is eligible for state aid for newly hired additional guidance counselors. In order to be eligible for aid, the school district annually by October 1 must report to the department of children, families, and learning its total estimated salary expenses for guidance counselors for the current year and its annual total salary costs for guidance counselors for fiscal year 2001. The district must adjust the fiscal year 2001 guidance counselor salary cost by multiplying it by the total package salary increases for the years since 2001.

(b) For fiscal years 2002 to 2010, school counselor aid equals the greater of zero or 60 percent of the difference between the current year's estimated salary cost and the adjusted salary costs for fiscal year 2001.

(c) For fiscal years 2011 to 2016, school counselor aid equals the greater of zero or 50 percent of the difference between the current year's estimated salary cost and the adjusted salary costs for fiscal year 2001.

(d) For fiscal years 2016 and later, school counselor aid equals the greater of zero or 40 percent of the difference between the current year's estimated salary cost and the adjusted salary costs for fiscal year 2001.

[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2001.

Sec. 2. [APPROPRIATION.]

(a) $....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2002 to the commissioner of children, families, and learning for school guidance counselor aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.34, subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner shall make aid payments only to the extent that appropriated funds are available.

[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2001."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "appropriating money;" 

Page 1, line 4, delete "123B" and insert "122A"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

The report was adopted.

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 94, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing penalties for gross overlimit violations of fish and game laws; setting certain restitution values; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.211, by adding a subdivision; 97A.225, subdivision 1; 97A.255, by adding a subdivision; and 97A.421, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 6, line 27, after "for" insert "a" and delete "swans" and insert "swan"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to highways; creating a traffic-impacted metropolitan city street account in the county state-aid highway fund and providing for its allocation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 162.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 416, A bill for an act relating to the town of Hokah; authorizing the town of Hokah in Houston county to vacate a road in an emergency situation.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 15, delete everything after "board"

Page 1, delete lines 16 to 19 and insert "shall upon petition of the owner of that parcel establish a cartway for that parcel under Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 164.08, the town board is responsible for the costs of constructing the cartway and payment of damages, if any, to the owner or owners of the land over which the cartway lies." 

Page 1, line 23, delete "timely"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

Mares from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 434, A bill for an act relating to education; ensuring that all children are able to read by second grade; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, lines 8, 13, 21, and 24, after "read" insert "at grade level"

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

Page 2, line 9, after "read" insert "at grade level"

Page 2, line 16, before the period, insert "consistent with the requirements in subdivision 2"

Page 2, line 18, delete everything after the period

Page 2, delete line 19

Page 2, lines 22 and 25, after "read" insert "at grade level"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after "read" insert "at grade level"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 488, A bill for an act relating to human services; adjusting payment for ambulance service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 11, after "the" insert "greater of: (1) the medical assistance reimbursement rate in effect on June 30, 2001; or (2) the current" 

Page 1, line 12, delete "service" and insert "services"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 553, A bill for an act relating to transportation; repealing obsolete or duplicative laws providing for payment of costs for transportation building, placement of slow-moving vehicle emblems on motorized golf carts, requiring driver's license revocation for criminal negligence, authorizing spot check inspection program for motor vehicles, authorizing municipal vehicle inspection stations, and regulating addition of routes to certain federal-aid highway systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.522, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 167.45; 169.045, subdivision 4; 169.11; 169.771; 169.78; and 169.835.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Pages 1 and 2, delete Section 1

Page 2, line 32, delete "Sec. 2." and insert "Section 1."

Page 2, line 34, delete "169.771;"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, delete line 7

Page 1, line 8, delete "vehicles,"

Page 1, line 10, delete everything after the semicolon

Page 1, delete line 11

Page 1, line 13, delete "169.771;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 574, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying asset exclusion limits for funds held in certain irrevocable trusts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 149A.97, subdivisions 3 and 3a; and 256B.056, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments: 

Page 4, line 18, strike "limited to that amount that exceeds"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 603, A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the expiration date of the council on disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.482, subdivision 8.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 10, delete "2003" and insert "2005"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.

The report was adopted.

Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 643, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article IV to provide for initiative and referendum; providing procedures for initiative and referendum; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 204C.19, subdivision 2; 204C.27; 204C.33, subdivisions 1 and 3; 204D.11, by adding a subdivision; 204D.15; 204D.16; and 204D.165; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, line 28, delete "3B, 45, 3B.47," and insert "3B.45,"

Page 3, line 29, after "3B.51" insert ", subdivision 1, clause (2)" and after "3B.53" insert ", subdivision 1, clauses (3), (4), and (8), and subdivision 2"

Page 6, line 17, before the period, insert "within 14 days after receiving the final draft of the ballot measure and the revisor's summary"

Page 6, line 33, delete everything after "PLACE.]"

Page 6, delete lines 34 to 36 and insert "Ballot measure petitions must not be circulated within a polling place or within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or anywhere on public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary or election day."

Page 7, delete lines 1 and 2

Page 7, line 30, delete everything after the period

Page 7, delete lines 31 to 33 

Page 8, line 2, before "An" insert "Any eligible voter may challenge the number or validity of signatures on the petition. The secretary of state shall determine the contest of the number or validity of signatures by an eligible voter."

Page 9, line 22, after "shall" insert "promptly"

Page 9, line 24, after "adoption" insert "or repeal"

Page 11, line 28, after "indirectly" insert ":

(1)"

Page 11, line 29, after "petition" insert a semicolon and before "voting" insert:

"(2)"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 672, A bill for an act relating to railroads; allowing commissioner of transportation to provide financial assistance to expand railroad bridges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 161.20, subdivision 2; and 165.05, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Pages 1 and 2, delete section 1

Page 2, line 25, delete "Sec. 2." and insert "Section 1."

Page 2, line 27, delete "commissioner" and insert "local road authority"

Page 2, line 32, delete "commissioner and" and insert "local" and delete "deem" and insert "deems"

Page 3, line 1, before "road" insert "local" and after the period, insert "The local road authority may not provide any financial assistance under this subdivision for either commuter rail or light rail transit projects or purposes. This subdivision does not limit the commissioner's authority to assign costs of a rail-highway grade separation to a local road authority under section 219.072 or 219.40."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, delete "commissioner of"

Page 1, line 3, delete "transportation" and insert "local road authorities" 

Page 1, delete line 5 and insert "2000, section 165.05, by"

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

The report was adopted.

Bradley from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 818, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the treatment of assets under medical assistance for employed persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. [ASSET LIMITATIONS.] To be eligible for medical assistance, a person must not individually own more than $3,000 in assets, or if a member of a household with two family members, husband and wife, or parent and child, the household must not own more than $6,000 in assets, plus $200 for each additional legal dependent. In addition to these maximum amounts, an eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts, but they must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility redetermination. The accumulation of the clothing and personal needs allowance according to section 256B.35 must also be reduced to the maximum at the time of the eligibility redetermination. The value of assets that are not considered in determining eligibility for medical assistance is the value of those assets excluded under the AFDC state plan as of July 16, 1996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law Number 104-193, for families and children, and the supplemental security income program for aged, blind, and disabled persons, with the following exceptions:

(a) Household goods and personal effects are not considered.

(b) Capital and operating assets of a trade or business that the local agency determines are necessary to the person's ability to earn an income are not considered.

(c) Motor vehicles are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental security income program.

(d) Assets designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental security income program.

(e) For a person who no longer qualifies as an employed person with a disability due to loss of earnings, assets allowed while eligible for medical assistance under section 256B.057, subdivision 9, are not considered for 12 months, beginning with the first month of ineligibility as an employed person with a disability, to the extent that the person's total assets remain within the allowed limits of section 256B.057, subdivision 9, paragraph (b).

Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Section 1 is effective upon federal approval."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted. 

H. F. No. 553 was read for the second time.

S. F. No. 319 was read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Wilkin; Johnson, J.; Boudreau; Lipman; Kielkucki; Olson; Howes; Osskopp; Krinkie; Eastlund; Anderson, B., and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1144, A bill for an act relating to health data; modifying access of the attorney general to health data held by governmental and private entities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.384, subdivision 3; 13.46, by adding a subdivision; 62D.145, subdivision 2; 72A.502, by adding a subdivision; and 144.335, by adding a subdivision.

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

Boudreau and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1145, A bill for an act relating to veterinary medicine; authorizing certain cease and desist orders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1146, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating design, construction, and use requirements for salt distribution stockpiles; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Mullery, Mahoney, Skoglund and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1147, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; clarifying the applicability of a covenant involving certain kinds of property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 504B.171, subdivision 1.

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

Mullery, Skoglund, Tuma, Mahoney and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1148, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing a judge to set conditions of release that protects public safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

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

Mares, Seagren and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1149, A bill for an act relating to government data; providing for classification and dissemination of educational data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.32, subdivisions 1, 7, 8, and by adding a subdivision; 121A.75; 124D.10, subdivision 8; and 260B.171, subdivisions 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Bishop, Solberg, Sviggum, Pugh and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 1150, A bill for an act relating to public finance; making technical changes to finance provisions and budget and forecast procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 3.3005, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 3.98, subdivision 2; 16A.10, subdivision 2; 16A.103, subdivisions 1 and 1a; and 16A.152, subdivision 7.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1151, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying penalty provisions for psychologists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 148.941, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1152, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for construction of local public service facilities.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1153, A bill for an act relating to local government; exempting certain building projects from the requirement to employ an architect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 326.03, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling, Workman, Wagenius, Tingelstad and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1154, A bill for an act relating to the environment; restricting insecticide uses by the metropolitan mosquito control commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.704, by adding a subdivision.

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

Abeler; Goodno; Rukavina; Rhodes; Pugh; Otremba; Ruth; Stang; Boudreau; Sertich; Walker; Lindner; Clark, K.; Mulder; Larson; Leighton and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1155, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring an affirmative provider consent to participate in a network under a category of coverage; requiring disclosure of changes in a provider's contract; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62Q.74, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1156, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding eligibility for the prescription drug program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.955, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1157, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for municipal water and wastewater systems in St. Stephen.

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

Osskopp, Kalis, Kubly, Lieder, Skoe, Slawik, Entenza, Peterson, Daggett, Murphy, Luther, Kelliher, Finseth, Dorman, Kuisle, Erhardt, Knoblach, Wenzel, Otremba and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1158, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a personal income tax exemption and an exemption or credit for dependents; providing a single factor corporate franchise tax apportionment formula; repealing nonprofit health plan premium tax, MinnesotaCare provider taxes, and hospital medical assistance taxes; allocating tobacco settlement proceeds to a subsidized health insurance account; repealing the health care access fund; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; 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; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.191, subdivisions 2 and 3; 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 297A.991, subdivision 2; and 297I.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; and 290; 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; 290.191, subdivisions 4, 10, 11, and 12; 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 Taxes.

Pawlenty; Knoblach; Anderson, I.; Entenza; Kalis; Lieder; Skoe; Kubly; Slawik; Peterson; Wilkin; Daggett; Murphy; Luther; Kelliher; Winter; Finseth; Dorman; Kuisle; Bradley; Erhardt; Haas; Sviggum; Clark, K.; Wenzel; Otremba; Solberg; Mahoney; Gunther; Juhnke; Gray; McGuire; Schumacher; Greiling and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1159, A bill for an act relating to public finance; funding for Gillette Children's Speciality Health Care; transportation and capital improvements; authorizing spending for public purposes; authorizing spending to acquire and to better land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; amending earlier authorizations; authorizing and reauthorizing sale of state bonds; converting certain capital project financing from general obligation bonding to general fund cash; appropriating money; amending Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 1, section 2, subdivision 11; and by adding a section; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 18, subdivision 1; and section 26, subdivision 1.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1160, A bill for an act relating to health; changing the frequency with which physician assistant delegated prescribing activities must be reviewed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 147A.18, subdivision 1; and 147A.20.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 1161, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system; providing for a refund of employee contributions with interest for state employees who terminated service at any time in the past; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 352.22, subdivision 2.

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

Swapinski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1162, A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family education; authorizing a grant to the city of Duluth for a community recreation, service, and learning center; appropriating money.

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

Gray; Dawkins; Swapinski; Clark, K.; Pelowski; Dibble; Kelliher; Walker; Mahoney; Davnie and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1163, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the adolescent parenting grant program.

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

Gray; Clark, K.; Swapinski; Pelowski; Dawkins; Dibble; Kelliher; Walker; Mahoney; Davnie and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1164, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for the school stability project; appropriating money.

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

Gray; Clark, K.; Swapinski; Pelowski; Dawkins; Dibble; Kelliher; Walker; Mahoney; Davnie and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1165, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; increasing the hold harmless provision for Head Start grantees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.52.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1166, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for lamb and wool research, education, and marketing assistance programs; appropriating money.

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

Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 1167, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing the Red Lake watershed district to establish a manager position to represent the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

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

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1168, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring redundancy for telecommunications facilities; 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.

Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 1169, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; modifying safety committee requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 182.676.

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

Dawkins, McGuire, Gray and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1170, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; establishing pilot projects to provide early childhood care and education for every child birth to age five in designated neighborhoods; appropriating money.

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

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1171, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Quad-Lakes project.

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

Ruth, Workman, Marko, Lieder and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1172, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying certain annual requirements relating to school bus drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.321, subdivision 5.

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

Howes, Kelliher, Osthoff, Holsten and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1173, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Minnesota conservation corps.

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

Howes, Ozment, Erickson, Winter, Kubly, Fuller and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1174, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for creation of a propane education and research council.

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

Vandeveer, Knoblach, Westerberg, Schumacher and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 1175, A bill for an act relating to taxation; administration and compliance; modifying electronic filing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 289A.09, subdivision 1; and 289A.20, subdivision 2.

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

Vandeveer, Gleason, Abrams, Mares, Westerberg and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1176, A bill for an act relating to taxation; administration and compliance; modifying electronic filing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 289A.08, subdivision 16.

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

Gunther, Dorn, Kalis, Swenson and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1177, A bill for an act relating to Blue Earth county; appropriating money to Blue Earth county board for study of Rapidan Dam.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 1178, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; requiring the commissioner of revenue to conduct a study of the metropolitan fiscal disparities program; appropriating money.

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

Lieder, Molnau, Marquart, Winter, Kalis, Skoe and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1179, A bill for an act relating to public safety; defining certain employees of the commissioner of public safety as public safety officers for purposes of public safety officer's survivor benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299A.41, subdivision 4.

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

Lenczewski, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1180, A bill for an act relating to health; providing public benefits for the diagnosis and treatment of aspergillosis similar to the benefits provided for tuberculosis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Anderson, B.; Carlson; Kuisle; Smith and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1181, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 877, Buffalo, to permanently start the school year before Labor Day.

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

Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1182, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying requirements for invention developers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 325A.04, by adding a subdivision; 325A.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 325A.09, subdivision 5, and by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 325A.06, subdivision 3.

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

Nornes, Davids and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1183, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting ambulance service supplies and equipment; exempting sales of repair and replacement parts for ambulances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; and 297A.70, subdivision 3.

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

Clark, J., and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1184, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing pupil unit count for kindergarten pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 126C.05, subdivision 1; and 126C.12, subdivision 1.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1185, A bill for an act relating to courts; authorizing use of the Revenue Recapture Act for collection of certain conciliation court judgments; providing for priority of claims; modifying service of process requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 270A.03, subdivisions 2 and 7; 270A.04, subdivision 3; 270A.07, subdivision 5; 270A.09, subdivision 1; 270A.10; and 491A.01, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 491A.

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

Abrams; Smith; Johnson, J., and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1186, A bill for an act relating to education; providing integration revenue for all members of a multidistrict integration collaborative; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.86, subdivisions 3 and 6.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1187, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the education agricultural credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.1382, subdivision 1b.

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

Gunther; Ozment; Kalis; Clark, J.; Swenson; Murphy; Skoe; Lieder; Winter; Otremba; Marquart; Kielkucki; Finseth; Holsten; Seifert; Molnau; Eastlund; Daggett; Nornes; Boudreau; Dorman; Kuisle; Rifenberg; Davids; Sykora; Tuma; Stang; Osskopp; Walz; Dehler; Sviggum; Hackbarth; Fuller; Goodno and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1188, A bill for an act relating to environment; regulating ash disposal from fire training exercises; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Vandeveer, Kuisle, Rukavina, Tuma and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1189, A bill for an act relating to annexation; providing for the election of municipal council members after certain annexations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 414.031, subdivision 4a; and 414.09, subdivision 3.

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

Dorman, Kuisle, Westrom, Swenson, Finseth, Ness, Penas, Kubly, Skoe, Peterson and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1190, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting construction materials and equipment for certain agricultural processing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; and 297A.75.

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

Juhnke, Ness, Kubly, Stang, Swenson, Finseth, Daggett, Westrom, Schumacher and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1191, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for turkey respiratory disease research.

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

Abeler, Mares, Biernat, Dorn, Ness, Erickson, Buesgens, Schumacher, Opatz, Carlson, Seagren and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1192, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting applicants for a temporary limited teaching license or a personnel variance to submit their application by July 1 in any year; directing the board of teaching to amend its rules to conform with the July 1 date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1193, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions to improve access to home and community-based options for individuals with disabilities; modifying provisions for consumer control in some services; creating a consumer-directed home care demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 252.275, subdivision 4b; 254B.03, subdivision 1; 254B.09, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.476, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 7, 19a, 19c, 20, and by adding a subdivision; 256B.0627, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and by adding subdivisions; 256B.0911, by adding a subdivision; 256B.093, subdivision 3; 256B.095; 256B.0951, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 256B.0952, subdivisions 1 and 4; 256B.0955; 256B.49, by adding subdivisions; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; and 256D.44, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 145.9245; 256.476, subdivision 7; 256B.0912; 256B.0915, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 3c; 256B.0951, subdivision 7; and 256B.49, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2455; 9505.2458; 9505.2460; 9505.2465; 9505.2470; 9505.2473; 9505.2475; 9505.2480; 9505.2485; 9505.2486; 9505.2490; 9505.2495; 9505.2496; 9505.2500; 9505.3010; 9505.3015; 9505.3020; 9505.3025; 9505.3030; 9505.3035; 9505.3040; 9505.3065; 9505.3085; 9505.3135; 9505.3500; 9505.3510; 9505.3520; 9505.3530; 9505.3535; 9505.3540; 9505.3545;

9505.3550; 9505.3560; 9505.3570; 9505.3575; 9505.3580; 9505.3585; 9505.3600; 9505.3610; 9505.3620; 9505.3622; 9505.3624; 9505.3626; 9505.3630; 9505.3635; 9505.3640; 9505.3645; 9505.3650; 9505.3660; and 9505.3670.

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

Rukavina, Bakk, Sertich, Ness and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1194, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing declining pupil aid for economically distressed school districts; appropriating money.

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

Mariani, Gray, Opatz, Entenza and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 1195, A bill for an act relating to higher education; directing institutions to develop policy for students with institutional loans; modifying eligibility for student grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.121, subdivisions 2 and 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Tingelstad; Johnson, R.; Haas; Wagenius; Nornes; Cassell; Greiling; Westerberg; Abeler; Mares; Folliard; Otremba; Luther; Ozment; Huntley and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. No. 1196, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the tobacco settlement fund; extending the sunset date of the medical education endowment fund; establishing the healthy kids learn endowment fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16A.87; and 62J.694, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1197, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for a demonstration project providing express bus service between downtown Minneapolis and one or more cities located outside the transit taxing district.

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

Tingelstad, Nornes, Otremba, Wilkin and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1198, A bill for an act relating to children; requiring the commissioner of human services to convene an advisory task force to study foster care, adoption assistance, and relative custody assistance.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1199, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for adoption expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1200, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a credit for expenses incurred in the process of adopting a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Westrom, Peterson, Wolf, Jennings, Paulsen, Daggett and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1201, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting from the sales tax purchases of materials and equipment used in constructing a biomass electrical generating facility; 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.

Westrom, Peterson, Wolf, Jennings, Paulsen, Daggett and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1202, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting machinery and other personal property of a biomass electrical generating facility from the property tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther; Clark, K.; Mahoney; Sertich and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 1203, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the emergency energy contingency account; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Jacobson and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1204, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Laurentian environmental learning center.

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

Sykora, Gunther, Kahn, Paulsen and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1205, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing off-sale wine licenses for supermarkets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.408, subdivision 3; 340A.412, subdivision 3; 340A.413, subdivision 5; and 340A.503, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Evans, Folliard and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1206, A bill for an act relating to human services; prescription drug rebate program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1207, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a grant to establish a school for adolescents who complete chemical or alcohol dependency treatment and seek to complete their education in a chemical and alcohol-free environment; appropriating money.

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

Pugh, Marquart, Koskinen, Carlson, Leighton, Kahn, Opatz and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 1208, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a debt service tuition rebate to public post-secondary students; appropriating money.

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

Slawik; Goodwin; Koskinen; Folliard; Leighton; Skoglund; Lieder; Hilty; Peterson; Marko; Biernat; Davnie; Johnson, S.; Kahn; Sertich; Murphy; Kalis and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1209, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing certain patient rights and protections; regulating coverages; specifying the duties of certain carriers and providers; establishing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62A.60; 62J.71, subdivision 3; 62J.80; 62M.05, subdivisions 3a and 3b; 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 6; 62Q.53, subdivision 2; 62Q.56; 62Q.58, subdivision 3, and by adding subdivisions; and 62Q.73, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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

Evans; Otremba; Schumacher; Wasiluk; Pugh; Juhnke; Kelliher; Solberg; Wenzel; Mahoney; Dibble; Dorn; Mullery; Clark, K., and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1210, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing certain patient rights and protections; regulating coverages; specifying the duties of certain carriers and providers; establishing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62A.60; 62J.71, subdivision 3; 62J.80; 62M.05, subdivisions 3a and 3b; 62M.07; 62M.09,

subdivisions 2, 3, and 6; 62Q.53, subdivision 2; 62Q.56; 62Q.58, subdivision 3, and by adding subdivisions; and 62Q.73, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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

Daggett and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1211, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that materials and equipment used for production of water are exempt from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.68, subdivisions 2 and 5.

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

Bradley, Haas and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1212, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting health maintenance organizations to offer greater flexibility in enrollee cost-sharing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62D.02, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.

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

Peterson, Bishop, Kubly and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1213, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing police searches based on the alert of a dog trained to detect or locate controlled substances; requiring the police officer standards and training board to establish training objectives for dogs used to detect or locate controlled substances; appropriating money for grants to purchase and care for dogs that are trained to detect or locate controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 626.845, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Lipman and Thompson introduced:

H. F. No. 1214, A bill for an act relating to elections; clarifying certain language; changing certain requirements and procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 201.022; 201.091, subdivision 4; 202A.19, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 5; 203B.06, by adding a subdivision; 203B.11, by adding a subdivision; 204B.06, subdivision 1; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 3; 204B.20; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204B.22, subdivision 1; 204B.23; 204B.28, subdivision 1; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204B.46; 204C.03, subdivision 1; 204D.24, subdivision 2; 205.02, subdivision 1; 205.185, subdivisions 2 and 3; 205A.02; 205A.11, subdivision 2; 211A.02, subdivisions 1 and 4; 358.10; and 367.03, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200 and 201; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 204B.06, subdivision 1a.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1215, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing a service credit purchase for prior teaching service at the University of Minnesota.

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

Mulder, Goodno, Otremba, Nornes and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1216, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the comprehensive advanced life support educational program.

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

Ness, Abeler, Wolf, Seagren and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1217, A bill for an act relating to education finance; enhancing school district technology by providing ongoing funding and grants for connectivity; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.25, subdivision 9.

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

Rhodes, Ozment, Dibble, Stanek and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1218, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan radio board; extending the expiration date for the board to 2005; amending Laws 1995, chapter 195, article 1, section 18, as amended.

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

Gunther, Davids, Entenza and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1219, A bill for an act relating to insurance; removing certain state involvement with the state fund mutual insurance company; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, 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 first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.

Bradley, Abeler, Goodno, Koskinen and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1220, A bill for an act relating to long-term care; expanding the availability of information for consumers; expanding the capacity of the community-based system; establishing a process for voluntary nursing facility closure; expanding respite care options; providing a wage increase for employees; modifying workforce provisions; proposing a health insurance subsidy; regulating nursing pools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116L.11, subdivision 4; 116L.12, subdivisions 4 and 5; 116L.13, subdivision 1; 144.057; 144.1464; 144.1496, subdivision 3; 245A.04, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, and 3d; 256.975, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0911, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and by adding subdivisions; 256B.0913, subdivision 14; 256B.0915, subdivision 3; 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, subdivision 4; and 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116L; 144; 144A; and 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116L.10; 116L.12, subdivisions 2 and 7; 256B.0911, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4, 8, and 9; 256B.0913, subdivisions 15a, 15b, and 15c; and 256B.0915, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 3c.

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

Mares, Greiling, Mahoney, Wasiluk and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1221, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for grants for pilot programs in school districts for integrated service models for children's mental health.

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

Dawkins; Smith; Clark, K.; Entenza and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 1222, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing for a duty to repair, refund, or replace certain new computers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Abeler, Goodno, Koskinen, Boudreau and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1223, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing annual rate increases for certain facilities and programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256B.435, subdivision 3; 256B.5012, subdivision 2; and 256B.765.

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

Davids, Fuller, Hackbarth, Westerberg and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1224, A bill for an act relating to health; creating registration for medical response units; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E.

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

Osthoff and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 1225, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for a greenway corridor in St. Paul; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

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

Sertich, Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1226, A bill for an act relating to state lands; changing certain exchange requirements; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivisions 2, as amended, and 4.

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

Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1227, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for a nursing facility in Hennepin county; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

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

Paymar; Stanek; McGuire; Johnson, S., and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1228, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for grants to Ramsey county for its ACE (All Children Excel) program and to Hennepin county for its Delinquents Under 10 Program.

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

Mullery, Mahoney, Gunther and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1229, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; restricting discretion of commissioner of public safety to take action against a driver for violation of condition of abstinence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.29, by adding a subdivision.

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

Boudreau, Entenza, Erickson, Kielkucki and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1230, A bill for an act relating to education; proposing funding for a telecommunications system for the library for the blind; appropriating money.

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

Erickson, Greiling, Kielkucki, Davnie and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1231, A bill for an act relating to education; dedicating a department of children, families, and learning staff position to school media programs; studying school media centers; appropriating money.

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

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1232, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing a long-term lease of school trust land for a public purpose.

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

Haas, Luther, Hilstrom and Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 1233, A bill for an act relating to Brooklyn Park; providing for the city economic development authority use of tax increment for qualified redevelopment.

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

Eastlund, McGuire, Sykora, Ness and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1234, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for regional library telecommunications aid.

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

Holsten, Howes, Bakk, Solberg and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1235, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for forest management.

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

Rhodes, Workman, Larson and Wilkin introduced:

H. F. No. 1236, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; requiring house and senate confirmation of members and the executive director of the metropolitan airports commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473.604, subdivision 1; and 473.606, subdivision 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. 1237, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Bank watershed district to design and construct the Prairie Farm Preservation Education and Exhibit Center.

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

Otremba; Wenzel; Osskopp; Winter; Gunther; Lieder; Skoe; Kalis; Peterson; Hilty; Kubly; Marquart; Johnson, R.; Juhnke; Schumacher; Solberg; Dorn; Cassell; Tuma; Walz; Daggett; Rhodes and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1238, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a milk price control board; providing for minimum pricing of raw milk and maximum pricing of milk at wholesale and retail; creating the option for a milk supply quota system; allowing for pooling of milk payments; authorizing enforcement; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32A.

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

Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 1239, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing the city of Forest Lake to hold a special election for a referendum on whether to increase the size of city council and whether to establish wards.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. No. 1240, A bill for an act relating to retirement; various retirement plans; eliminating restrictions on the purchase of service credit for prior military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 352.275, subdivision 1; 352B.01, subdivision 3a; 353.01, subdivision 16a; 354.533, subdivision 1; and 354A.097, subdivision 1.

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

Ness, Juhnke, Wenzel, Finseth, Kubly, Peterson and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1241, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring the delegation of feedlot permitting in certain counties; providing support funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, subdivision 7.

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

Nornes, Mulder, Sykora, McGuire and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1242, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for library basic support grants.

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

Ness, Juhnke, Wenzel, Finseth, Peterson, Kubly and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1243, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a feedlot specialist program; providing funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.07, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

Bradley, Greiling and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 1244, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment programs; requiring an annual report to the legislature; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Stang, Stanek, Lenczewski, Gunther, Walz and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1245, A bill for an act relating to commerce; amending provisions relating to charges recipients of dishonored checks may collect from persons who write the checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 332.50.

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

Dorman, Juhnke, Hackbarth and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1246, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing civil remedies for receiving motor fuel from a motor fuel retail business without paying for it; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 332.

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

Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to veterans homes; providing for the veterans homes board to administer planned giving donations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 198.16; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 198.161.

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

Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 1248, A bill for an act relating to veterans homes; changing certain resident deposit accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 198.265.

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

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

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

S. F. No. 400.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

S. F. No. 400, A bill for an act relating to the town of Hokah; authorizing the town of Hokah in Houston county to vacate a road in an emergency situation.

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

S. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to local improvements; setting limits for certain contract requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 429.041, subdivisions 1 and 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 124 yeas and 6 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dorman	Holberg	Leppik	Osskopp	Solberg
Abrams	Dorn	Holsten	Lieder	Otremba	Stanek
Anderson, I.	Eastlund	Howes	Lindner	Ozment	Stang
Bakk	Entenza	Huntley	Lipman	Paulsen	Swapinski
Bernardy	Erhardt	Jacobson	Luther	Pawlenty	Swenson
Biernat	Erickson	Jaros	Mahoney	Paymar	Sykora
Bishop	Evans	Jennings	Mares	Pelowski	Thompson
Boudreau	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Mariani	Penas	Tuma
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.	Greiling	Kelliher	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Daggett	Gunther	Knoblach	Mulder	Schumacher	Westrom
Davids	Haas	Koskinen	Mullery	Seagren	Winter
Davnie	Hackbarth	Kubly	Murphy	Seifert	Wolf
Dawkins	Harder	Kuisle	Ness	Sertich	Workman
Dehler	Hausman	Larson	Nornes	Skoe	Spk. Sviggum
Dempsey	Hilstrom	Leighton	Olson	Skoglund
Dibble	Hilty	Lenczewski	Opatz	Slawik

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, B.	Kielkucki	Krinkie	Smith	Vandeveer	Wilkin

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

Pawlenty moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.

The House reconvened and was called to order by Speaker pro tempore Abrams.

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Pawlenty, for the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, offered the following report and moved its adoption:

The Permanent Rules of the House of Representatives for the 82nd Session shall read as follows:

PERMANENT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ARTICLE 1 - DAILY BUSINESS

1.01 CONVENING OF THE HOUSE. Unless otherwise ordered, the House convenes at 2:30 3:00 p.m. The Speaker must take the chair at the appointed hour and call the House to order.

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

1.02 READING OF THE JOURNAL. If a quorum is present, the Chief Clerk must read the Journal of the preceding day, unless otherwise ordered. The House may correct errors in the Journal of the preceding day.

1.03 ORDER OF BUSINESS. After the Journal is read, the order of business of the day is:

(1) Presentation of petitions or other communications

(2) Reports of standing committees

(3) Second reading of House bills

(4) Second reading of Senate bills

(5) Reports of select committees

(6) Introduction and first reading of House bills

(7) Consideration of messages from the Senate

(8) First reading of Senate bills

(9) Consent Calendar

(10) Calendar for the day

(11) Motions and resolutions

The House may advance or revert from any order of business to any other order of business, by majority vote of the whole House.

Conference committees on House bills and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may report at any time. 

1.04 REPORTING OF BILLS. A bill must be reported to the House on three different days before its passage, except as provided in Rule 5.02. The first report, called the first reading, occurs when it is introduced; the second report, called the second reading, occurs when it has been reported by the appropriate standing committees for consideration by the House; the third report, called the third reading, occurs when it is ready for the vote on passage.

1.10 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. A bill or resolution must be submitted to the Speaker at least 24 hours before the convening of the daily session at which it is to be introduced.

A bill or resolution must be introduced in quadruplicate and each copy must bear the signature of the member or the name of the committee introducing it.

In regular session, a bill prepared by a department or agency of state government must be introduced and given its first reading at least ten days before the date of the first committee deadline.

1.11 FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF BILLS. A bill or resolution must be reported and given its first reading when it is introduced. A bill or resolution must not be objected to when it is introduced.

After its first reading, the Speaker must refer a bill or resolution to the appropriate standing committee or division, except as provided in Rule 1.15 and Rule 1.13.

Congratulatory resolutions referred to in Rule 4.02 are exempt from this Rule and may be adopted by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration without further consideration by the House.

Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, after the Speaker refers a bill or resolution, a majority vote of the whole House is required for the House to re-refer the bill or resolution.

1.12 AUTHORS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. A bill, memorial, or resolution must not have more than 35 authors. After a bill or resolution is introduced and given its first reading: (a) a member may be removed as an author, by motion of the member; and (b) a member wishing to be an author may be added as an author, by motion of the author of the bill or resolution.

1.13 INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE BILLS. A standing or special committee of the House may introduce a bill as a committee bill on any subject within its purview. When a committee bill is introduced and read for the first time, the Speaker may refer it to a standing committee. If the Speaker does not refer it, the bill must be laid over one day. Then it must be read for the second time and placed on the General Register or, if recommended by the Committee, on the Consent Calendar.

1.14 RECESS BILL INTRODUCTIONS. During the period between the last day of the regular session in an odd-numbered year and the first day of the regular session in the next year, a bill filed with the Speaker for introduction must be given a file number and may be unofficially referred by the Speaker to an appropriate standing committee.

1.15 DISPOSITION OF SENATE FILES. A Senate File received by the House that is accompanied by a message announcing its passage by the Senate must be referred to the appropriate standing committee under Rule 1.11. But if a Senate File is received that a member requests be compared to a House File already reported by a standing committee of the House and placed on the General Register or on the Calendar for the Day or the Consent Calendar, the Senate File must be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. If the Chief Clerk reports that the Senate File is identical to the House File, the Senate File may, by majority vote, be substituted for the House File and take its place. The fact that the bills are identical must be entered in the Journal and the House File is then considered withdrawn.

A Senate File that is amended on the floor of the House, except at the time of final passage, and a Senate File that has been reported to the House with amendments by a House standing committee, must be unofficially engrossed and reprinted by the Chief Clerk. An amendment may be offered to an unofficial engrossment of a Senate File. 

1.20 GENERAL REGISTER. The General Register consists of all bills that have received a second reading, except those placed on the Consent Calendar under Rule 1.23. Bills must be placed on the General Register in the order that they receive their second reading. A bill must be on the General Register, be given to each member, and be available to the public before it may be considered by the House on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar. Each day that the House meets in session, the Chief Clerk must publish a list of the bills on the General Register.

1.21 CALENDAR FOR THE DAY. The Calendar for the Day is a list of bills that are to be considered that day by the House. The House must consider each item on the Calendar for the Day in the order in which it is listed on the Calendar determined by the presiding officer. After consideration by the House, unless otherwise disposed of, the bill must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage.

A bill that has received its second reading may be placed on the Calendar for the Day by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration or by order of the House upon the motion of a member as provided in this Rule.

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must designate the bills that are to be on the Calendar for the Day. During regular session, the Committee must designate the bills by 5:00 p.m. the day before the day that the bills are to be on the Calendar, except that the Committee may designate the bills at any time in an odd-numbered year after the first Monday following the third Saturday in April, and in an even-numbered year after a day specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. After the Committee designates the bills, the Chief Clerk must publish the Calendar for the Day.

A bill that is on the General Register for more than ten legislative days may be placed on the Calendar for the Day by a majority vote of the whole House, acting on the motion of a member. A bill placed on the Calendar for the Day in this manner must be considered first the next time that the House reaches the order of business "Calendar for the Day." A member must give notice to the Speaker three legislative days before making a motion to place a bill on the Calendar for the Day. The notice must specify the number and title of the bill. Only the member who gave notice to the Speaker, or another member designated in writing by the member who gave notice, may make the motion to place the bill on the Calendar for the Day. After the third legislative day following the day of notice, the motion must be made the first time that the House reaches the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." If the motion is not made at that time, the member who gave notice forfeits the right to make that motion.

A bill may be continued on the Calendar for the Day by a majority vote of the whole House. A third motion by the author of a bill to continue it on the Calendar for the Day is not in order; upon such a motion, the bill must be stricken from the Calendar and returned to the General Register in the order of its second reading. The Calendar for the Day expires when the House adjourns for the day, unless the House, by a majority vote of the whole House, continues items remaining on the Calendar to the next day.

1.22 FISCAL CALENDAR. A finance bill that has had its second reading must be considered by the House when requested by the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or by a designee of the Chair. A bill relating to taxes or raising revenue that has had its second reading must be considered by the House when requested by the Chair of the Committee on Taxes or a designee of the Chair.

During regular session, a chair must announce the intention to make the request by 5:00 p.m. the legislative day before the day that the request for consideration is to be made, except in an odd-numbered year after the first Monday following the third Saturday in April, and in an even-numbered year after a day specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. During periods when the 5:00 p.m. requirement does not apply, the chair must announce the intention at least two hours before making the request.

After consideration by the House on the Fiscal Calendar, unless otherwise disposed of, the bill must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage. 

1.23 CONSENT CALENDAR. If a committee determines that a bill it recommends to pass is not controversial, the committee may in its report recommend that the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar. After the report is adopted and the bill has received its second reading, the bill must be placed on the Consent Calendar and given to each member at least one day before it may be considered by the House. Bills must be placed on the Consent Calendar in the order that they receive their second reading and must be considered by the House in the order determined by the presiding officer.

After consideration by the House, a bill on the Consent Calendar must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage. But if, before its third reading, ten members object to the bill as being controversial, the bill must be stricken from the Consent Calendar and be placed on the General Register in the order of second reading.

1.30 THIRD READING OF BILLS. An amendment must not be received after the third reading of a bill without unanimous consent, except to fill blanks or to amend the title.

At any time before it is passed, a bill or resolution may be referred or re-referred by a majority vote of the whole House. If the committee to which it is referred or re-referred reports an amendment to it, the bill or resolution must again be given its second reading and placed on the General Register.

1.40 PUBLICATION OF BILLS FOR THE HOUSE. After a bill receives its second reading, the bill must be prepared and published for consideration by the House. A majority of the House may order the publication of a bill at any time.

ARTICLE 2 - FLOOR PROCEEDINGS, VOTING, DECORUM

2.01 ABSENCE OF MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. Unless illness or other sufficient cause prevents attendance, a member or officer of the House must not be absent from a session of the House without the prior permission of the Speaker.

2.02 CALL OF THE HOUSE. Ten members may demand a call of the House at any time until voting begins.

When a call is demanded, the doors of the chamber must be closed, the roll called, and the absent members sent for; and no member is allowed to leave the chamber until the roll call is suspended or completed. During the roll call, no motion is in order except a motion pertaining to matters incidental to the call.

Proceedings under the roll call may be suspended by a majority vote of the whole House. After the roll call is suspended or completed the Sergeant at Arms must not permit a member to leave the Chamber unless the member is excused by the Speaker.

A call of the House may be lifted by a majority vote of the whole House.

2.03 ROLL CALL VOTE. A roll call vote is required to pass a bill or to adopt a resolution or motion directing the payment of money. In all other cases a roll call vote may be ordered only if 15 members demand it.

2.04 EXPLAINING OR CHANGING VOTE. A member must not explain a vote or discuss the question during a roll call vote. A member must not change a vote or move for the record an intention to have voted or voted differently after the result of the roll call vote is announced from the chair by the Speaker.

2.05 EVERY UNEXCUSED MEMBER TO VOTE. A member who has an immediate interest in a question must not vote on it.

Every other member present before the result of a vote is declared by the presiding officer must vote for or against the matter before the House, unless the House excuses the member from voting. But a member is not required to vote on any matter concerning a memorial resolution. 

A member who does not vote when the member's name is called must state reasons for not voting. After the vote has been taken but before the presiding officer has announced the result of the vote, the presiding officer must submit to the House the question: "Shall the member, for the reasons stated, be excused from voting?" The question must be decided without debate. After the question is decided, the presiding officer must announce the result of the vote, after which other proceedings about the nonvoting member may take place.

2.10 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM. An electronic voting system under the control of the Speaker may be used to take any vote except a vote on an election. A member must not vote on a question except at the member's own seat in the chamber.

2.15 RECORDED FLOOR PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings on the floor of the House must be recorded on magnetic tape or similar recording medium under the direction of the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk must deliver the tapes to the Director of the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library must keep the tapes on file for public use under its rules for eight years after the end of the legislative biennium during which the tapes were created and then must deliver them to the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society.

A person may obtain a copy of a tape during the biennium in which it is recorded by paying a fee determined by the Chief Clerk to cover the cost of preparing the copy.

Discussion preserved under this rule is not intended to be admissible in a court or administrative proceeding on an issue of legislative intent.

2.20 DUTIES OF MEMBERS. Members must keep their seats until the Speaker announces adjournment.

A member, before speaking, must rise and respectfully address the Speaker and must not speak further until recognized by the Speaker. If more than one member rises at the same time, the Speaker must select the member to speak first.

2.21 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEBATE A RESOLUTION. A member may give notice of intent to debate a resolution, except a memorial resolution introduced as a house file or a senate file under Rule 4.02 or a resolution offered by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration or the Committee on Ethics.

The notice may be given at any time before the vote is taken on the resolution. If the notice is given, the resolution must be laid over one day without debate or any other action.

2.30 QUESTIONS OF ORDER. If a member violates the Rules in any way, the Speaker must, or another member may, call the member to order. The member called to order must immediately sit down unless another member moves to permit the member who was called to order to explain. In either case, the House, if appealed to, must decide the question without debate. Only if the decision is in favor of the member called to order may that member proceed. The House may censure or punish a member called to order.

2.31 OFFENSIVE WORDS IN DEBATE. If a member is called to order for offensive words in debate, the member calling for order must report the words to which exception is taken and the Clerk must record them. A member must not be held to answer, or be subject to censure of the House, for language used in debate unless exception is taken before another member speaks or other business takes place.

2.32 ORDER IN DEBATE. Except for the member who offered the motion, amendment, or proposition under consideration, a member must not speak more than twice on the subject, without leave of the House, nor more than once until every other member wishing to speak on the subject has had an opportunity to do so.

2.33 ORDER DURING SESSION. A member must not walk out of or across the Chamber while the Speaker is putting the question. A member must not engage in private conversation while another member is speaking or pass between a speaking member and the Chair. 

2.34 PERSONS BY THE CHIEF CLERK'S DESK DURING VOTE. No person may remain by the Chief Clerk's desk during a roll call vote.

2.40 ADMITTANCE TO FLOOR. No person other than a member may be admitted to the House Chamber, except: properly authorized employees; the Chief Executive and ex-governors of the State of Minnesota; members of the Senate; heads of departments of the state government; judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts; members of Congress; and properly accredited representatives of radio and television stations, newspapers and press associations, as provided for in these Rules.

Any other person may be issued a permit by the Speaker good for the day, but that person must be seated near the Speaker's rostrum, and must not engage in conversation that disturbs the business of the House. Before issuing a permit, the Speaker must make certain that the person does not seek the floor of the House to influence decisions of the House.

The alcoves in the Chambers are for the use of members only, and the Sergeant at Arms must keep them clear of others.

From one hour before the time the House is scheduled to convene until one hour after the House adjourns for the day, the retiring room is reserved for the exclusive use of the members and employees of the House. As long as the Senate prohibits entry of House members into its retiring room, no Senators may enter the House retiring room during the time it is reserved for exclusive use of members and employees. A committee meeting must not be held there except emergency meetings authorized by the Speaker. The Sergeant at Arms must strictly enforce this provision.

Unless an extraordinary condition exists the Speaker must not entertain a request to suspend this Rule or present the request of a member for unanimous consent to suspend this Rule.

2.41 MEDIA NEWS REPORTERS. Accredited representatives of the press, press associations, and radio and television stations must be given equal press privileges by the House. A person wishing to report proceedings of the House may apply to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration Chief Sergeant at Arms for a media pass and assignment to suitable available space. The Sergeant may coordinate the issuance of media passes with the appropriate senate authority.

Television stations must be permitted to televise sessions of the House. Media representatives must be allowed access to both wells in the gallery of the House chambers.

ARTICLE 3 - MOTIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND OTHER PROPOSITIONS

3.01 AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MOTIONS. An amendment or other motion must not be debated until after it is stated by the Speaker.

After an amendment or other motion is stated by the Speaker it is in possession of the House, but the mover may withdraw it at any time before it is amended or decided. Unless a motion, resolution, or amendment is withdrawn on the day it is made, it must be entered in the Journal, with the name of the member offering it.

Except as otherwise permitted by the Speaker, an amendment or other motion must be in writing, and five copies of it must be given to the Chief Clerk.

3.02 ORDER OF PUTTING QUESTION; FILLING BLANKS. Except for a privileged question, questions before the House or a committee must be put in the order they are moved. In filling a blank, a motion for the largest sum or the longest time must be put first.

3.03 DIVISION OF A QUESTION. A member may request the division of a question that contains more than one separate and distinct point. A motion to strike and insert is not divisible. The failure of a motion to strike does not preclude another motion to amend or to strike and insert. 

3.10 PRECEDENCE OF MOTIONS. While a question is under consideration, only the following motions may be received:

(1) To fix the time of adjournment

(2) To adjourn

(3) To lay on the table

(4) For the previous question

(5) To refer

(6) To postpone to a day certain

(7) To amend

(8) To postpone indefinitely

(9) To pass

The first four motions must be decided without debate.

The motions have precedence in the order listed, except that if the motion for the previous question has been properly made, and if necessary seconded, and the main question ordered, the motion to lay on the table is not in order.

3.11 MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn is always in order except during a roll call.

After a motion to adjourn is made, before putting the question, the Speaker may permit any member to state reasons why adjournment might be improper at that time. A statement is not debatable and must be limited to two minutes.

3.12 MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE. A motion to lay on the table is not in order on a motion to amend, except that a motion to amend the Rules may be tabled.

3.13 THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. The previous question may be moved under the following circumstances: (a) on a major finance or revenue bill specified in Rule 4.03, after the House has considered the bill for at least two hours after third reading or for at least two hours after the failure of an earlier motion for the previous question on the bill; (b) on any other bill or resolution, after the House has considered the bill or resolution for at least one hour after third reading or for at least one hour after the failure of an earlier motion for the previous question on the bill or resolution; and (c) on an amendment, motion, or other question pertaining to a bill or resolution, after the House has considered the amendment, motion, or question for at least 20 minutes or for at least 20 minutes after the failure of a motion for the previous question on the same matter.

The previous question may be moved by a member who is seconded by 15 members.

If the motion for the previous question is ordered by a majority of members present, its effect is to put an end to all debate and bring the House to direct vote upon the question.

Before the presiding officer submits a motion for the previous question to the House, a call of the House is in order. After a majority has ordered the previous question, a call of the House is not in order before the decision on the main question. 

When the previous question is decided in the negative, the main question remains under debate until it is disposed of by a vote on the question, by a subsequent motion calling for the previous question under this rule, or in some other manner.

All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and before the vote on the main question must be decided without debate.

3.14 MOTION TO RECONSIDER. After a question is decided either in the affirmative or negative, a member who voted with the prevailing side may move to reconsider it. The motion must be made on the same day the vote was taken or on either of the next two days that the House meets in session and has possession of the matter. The motion may be made at any time in the Order of Business. It takes precedence over any other question except a motion to adjourn and a notice of intent to move to reconsider. The motion to reconsider, or notice of intent to make it, must not be made if the document, bill, resolution, message, report or other subject of official action on which the vote was taken has left the possession of the House.

When a member gives notice of intent to move to reconsider the final action of the House on a bill, resolution, message, report or other subject of official action, the Chief Clerk must keep it until the matter is disposed of or the time has expired for the motion. In regular session, notice of intent to move to reconsider must not be made in an odd-numbered year after the fifth Monday preceding the last Monday that the House may meet in regular session and in an even-numbered year after a date specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

On the last day allowed for the motion to reconsider, a member who voted on the prevailing side may make the motion, unless the matter has been already disposed of.

If a motion to reconsider fails, it must not be renewed.

3.15 MOTION TO RESCIND. A motion to rescind is not in order at any time in any proceeding in the House or in any committee of the House.

3.20 AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS. An amendment may be amended, but an amendment to an amendment must not be amended.

3.21 MOTIONS AND PROPOSITIONS MUST BE GERMANE. A motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration must not be admitted under guise of its being an amendment. A motion, amendment, or other proposition offered to the House is out of order if it is not germane to the matter under consideration. Whether a proposition is germane to the matter under consideration is a question to be decided by the presiding officer, who may put the question to the House.

3.22 AMENDMENT TO INCREASE AN APPROPRIATION OR TAX. The concurrence of a majority of the whole House, determined by a roll call vote, is required to adopt an amendment increasing an appropriation or a tax.

3.30 EXPENDITURE OF HOUSE FUNDS. The concurrence of a majority of the whole House, determined by a roll call vote, is required for favorable action on a resolution or motion involving the expenditure of money appropriated by the Legislature to the House. The resolution or motion must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before being acted on by the House.

ARTICLE 4 - BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

4.01 BILL AND RESOLUTION FORM. A bill or resolution must not be introduced until it has been examined and approved by the Revisor of Statutes as to form and compliance with these Rules and the Joint Rules of the House and Senate. The Revisor's approval must be endorsed on the bill or resolution.

A bill that is divided into articles may include or be accompanied by a table of contents. 

4.02 RESOLUTIONS. A statement of facts being forwarded for action to a governmental official, agency, or body or other similar proposal is a memorial and must be introduced in the same form and take the same course as a bill. A joint resolution and any resolution requiring the signature of the governor must be introduced in the same form and take the same course as a bill.

A resolution must not authorize expenditure from any source other than the money appropriated by the Legislature to the House.

Congratulatory resolutions do not require consideration or adoption by the House.

A resolution must not be changed to a bill, and a bill must not be changed to a resolution.

4.03 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; BUDGET RESOLUTION; EFFECT ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE BILLS. The Committee on Ways and Means must hold hearings as necessary to determine state expenditures and revenues for the fiscal biennium.

Within 15 20 days after the last state general fund revenue and expenditure forecast for the next fiscal biennium becomes available during the regular session in the odd-numbered year, the Committee on Ways and Means must adopt and report a budget resolution, in the form of a House resolution. The budget resolution must set: (a) the maximum limit on net expenditures and revenues for the next fiscal biennium for the general fund; and (b) an amount or amounts to be set aside as a budget reserve and a cash flow account. The House budget resolution must not specify, limit, or prescribe revenues or expenditures by any category other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b). After the House adopts the budget resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless the House, acting upon a subsequent report of the Committee on Ways and Means, adopts a different limit or limits for the same fiscal biennium. During the regular session in the even-numbered year, before the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill containing net expenditures in excess of the general fund expenditures in the current fiscal biennium estimated by the most recent state budget forecast, the Committee must adopt a budget resolution that accounts for the net expenditures. After the Committee adopts the budget resolution, it is effective during the regular session that year, unless the Committee adopts a different or amended resolution.

Within 14 days after the House or the Committee on Ways and Means adopts a budget resolution, the Committee must adopt, by resolution, limits for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bill bills identified in this Rule. The Committee may also, by resolution, set limits for funds other than the general fund. After the Committee adopts the a resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless the Committee subsequently adopts different or amended limits for the same fiscal biennium.

If the Committee on Ways and Means or the House combines two or more major finance bills into one bill, the limits in the Committee resolution pertaining to those bills are also combined, and the sum of the combined limits applies to the combined bill The Committee on Ways and Means may not combine any of the major finance or revenue bills.

Major finance and revenue bills are:

the agriculture and rural development finance bill;

the higher education finance bill;

the K-12 education finance bill;

the family and early childhood education finance bill;

the environment and natural resources finance bill; 

the health and human services finance bill;

the state government finance bill;

the jobs and economic development finance bill;

the transportation finance bill;

the judiciary finance bill;

the omnibus capital investment bill; and

the omnibus tax bill.

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or by the Committee on Ways and Means, each finance committee, the Committee on Capital Investment, and the Committee on Taxes must reconcile each finance and revenue bill described in Rule 4.10 and Rule 4.11 with the resolution or resolutions. When reporting a bill, the committee must provide to the Committee on Ways and Means a fiscal statement on the bill and a written statement certifying that the committee has reconciled the fiscal effect of the bill with the resolution or resolutions and that the bill, as reported by the committee, together with other bills reported and expected to be reported by the committee, does not and will not exceed the limits specified in either the resolution or resolutions.

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Ways and Means must reconcile finance and revenue bills with the resolution or resolutions. When reporting a bill, the chair of the Committee must certify to the House that the Committee has reconciled the bill with the resolution or resolutions and that the bill, as reported by the Committee, together with other bills reported and expected to be reported by the Committee, does not and will not exceed the limits specified in either the resolution or resolutions.

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, an amendment to a bill is out of order if it would cause any of the limits specified in either the resolution or resolutions to be exceeded. Whether an amendment is out of order under this Rule is a question to be decided on the Floor by the Speaker or other presiding officer and in committee by the person chairing the committee meeting. In making the determination, the Speaker or other presiding officer or the committee chair may consider: (1) the limits in a resolution; (2) the effect of existing laws on revenues and expenditures; (3) the effect of amendments previously adopted to the bill under consideration; (4) the effect of bills previously recommended by a committee or bills previously passed in the legislative session by the House or by the legislature; (5) whether expenditure increases or revenue decreases that would result from the amendment are offset by decreases in other expenditures or increases in other revenue specified by the amendment; and (6) other information reasonably related to expenditure and revenue amounts.

After a resolution is adopted by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee must cause to be published a summary of the estimated fiscal effect on the general fund of each bill that has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means by a finance committee, the Capital Investment Committee, or the Committee on Taxes and of each bill that has been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.10 FINANCE BILLS. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly and specifically affects any present or future financial obligation on the part of the State must be referred to the appropriate finance committee before it the bill receives its second reading, except as provided in Rule 1.15. When reporting a finance bill, a standing committee (other than a finance committee, the Committee on Taxes, and the Committee on Ways and Means) must recommend re-referral of the bill to a finance committee.

A finance bill reported by a finance committee must be re-referred referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Except for the major revenue or finance bills referred to in Rule 4.03, a bill that carries an appropriation must have an appropriation section. 

This rule does not apply to a bill reported by the Committee on Capital Investment under Rule 4.12. Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the finance committee with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.11 BILLS AFFECTING TAXES. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly and specifically affects state tax revenues or substantially affects state tax policy or the administration of state tax policy must be referred to the Committee on Taxes before it receives its second reading, except as provided in Rule 1.15. A standing committee other than the Committee on Taxes or the Committee on Ways and Means, when reporting a bill affecting taxes as defined by this Rule, must recommend re-referral to the Committee on Taxes.

A bill with a fiscal effect reported by the Committee on Taxes must be re-referred referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible tax or fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the Committee on Taxes with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.12 BILLS AFFECTING DEBT AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. The Committee on Capital Investment has jurisdiction over legislation affecting debt obligations issued by the state and capital projects of the state, including the planning, acquiring and bettering of public lands and buildings and other state projects of a capital nature. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that authorizes the issuance of debt of the State directly and specifically affects debt obligations or capital projects of the state must be referred or re-referred to the Committee on Capital Investment before the bill receives its second reading.

Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill deals primarily with the financing of state capital facilities using trunk highway funds, with transportation projects financed without debt obligations of the state, or with the local financing of capital facilities of local governments. Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible effect on debt obligations and capital projects of the state as determined by the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means. Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill is a major finance or revenue bill identified in Rule 4.03, unless the bill directly and specifically affects debt obligations of the state, but if a major finance or revenue bill contains a provision that directly and specifically affects capital projects of the state, the chair of the finance or tax committee reporting the bill must notify the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment of the provision before the bill is considered by the House.

The Speaker, by announcement, must assign to each finance committee the appropriate jurisdiction for recommendations on state public debt debt obligations and capital projects of the state. The finance committee must submit recommendations within its jurisdiction to the committee on Capital Investment for further disposition. The Committee on Capital Investment must enter in the committee record the recommendations of each finance committee that submits recommendations.

A bill with a fiscal effect reported by the Committee on Capital Investment must be accompanied by a statement of its fiscal effect, is exempt from the referral required by Rule 4.10, and must be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. This referral is not required if the bill has a negligible fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.13 BILLS AFFECTING STATE GOVERNMENT POWERS AND STRUCTURE. The Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy has jurisdiction over a House or Senate bill that:

(a) establishes or reestablishes a department, agency, commission, board, task force, advisory committee or council, or bureau, or other like entity;

(b) delegates rulemaking authority to, or exempts from rulemaking, a department or agency of state government; or 

(c) substantially changes the organization of a department or agency of state government or substantially changes, vests or divests the official rights, powers, or duties of an official, department or agency of state government or an institution under its control.

Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and Rule 1.15, a bill that is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy must be referred to that Committee before it receives its second reading. A committee (other than the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy) reporting such a bill must recommend its re-referral to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy if reporting before the deadline for action on the bill by that Committee; if reporting after the deadline, the committee must recommend re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The re-referral requirements of this Rule do not apply to the major finance and revenue bills identified in Rule 4.03. If a major finance or revenue bill contains a provision specified in clauses (a) or (b) of the definition in this Rule, the chair of the finance or tax committee reporting the bill must notify the chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before the bill is considered by the House.

The re-referral requirements of this Rule do not apply to other bills reported by a finance committee or the tax committee, except bills that contain a provision specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition in this Rule.

The Speaker may assign secondary jurisdiction of a bill, or a subject in a bill, to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy. The assignment may be made at any time after a bill is introduced and before it receives a second reading. The assignment must be made by an announcement specifying the bill, or the subject in the bill, that is being assigned. The assignment must be recorded in the journal and written notice must be given to the chair of the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy, the chair of the committee possessing the bill, and the chief author of the bill. The speaker may withdraw an assignment of secondary jurisdiction by announcement and like notice. The committee possessing the bill need not recommend, in its report, the re-referral required by this Rule if the committee: (1) has received in writing the recommendation of the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy on the bill or subject assigned; (2) has entered the recommendation into the committee record; and (3) has adopted amendments to the bill required to conform the bill to the recommendation. Before reporting the bill, the chair of the committee possessing the bill must provide a copy of the pertinent committee record and action to the chair of the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy, to the Speaker, and to the Chief Clerk.

4.14 BILLS PROPOSING MEMORIALS. A bill or amendment that proposes to have a memorial placed in the Capitol area must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

4.15 BILLS PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. A House or Senate bill that proposes a constitutional amendment must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before it receives its second reading. When reporting such a bill, a committee, other than the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, must recommend re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

4.20 DISPOSITION OF BILLS DURING INTERIM. Adjournment of the regular session in an odd-numbered year to a day certain in the next year is the same as daily adjournment except that a bill on the Consent Calendar, Calendar for the Day, Fiscal Calendar, or General Register must be returned to the standing committee that last acted on the bill.

4.30 RECALLING BILL FROM COMMITTEE OR DIVISION. A bill or resolution may be recalled from a committee or division at any time by majority vote of the whole House, be given a second reading and be placed on the General Register. A motion to recall a bill or resolution is in order only under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." This Rule does not apply in a special session or after the deadline for committee reports on House files. 

4.31 TIME LIMIT TO CONSIDER BILLS. If 20 legislative days after a bill has been referred to a committee or division (other than the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Taxes, a finance committee, or a division of one of those committees) a report has not been made on it by the committee or division, its chief author may request that it be returned to the House. The request must be entered in the Journal.

The committee or division must vote on the bill requested within ten calendar days after the day of the request.

If the committee or division fails to vote on it within ten days, the chief author may present a written demand to the Speaker for its immediate return to the House. The demand must be presented within five calendar days after the day that the committee or division is required to vote. If the demand is presented in the time allowed, it must be entered in the Journal and is the demand of the House. The bill is then considered to be in the possession of the House and must be given its second reading and placed on the General Register.

The bill may be re-referred by a majority vote of the whole House. If the motion to re-refer is made on the day of the demand or on the next House legislative day, the motion takes precedence over all other motions except privileged motions and is in order at any time.

ARTICLE 5 - PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

5.01 SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF THE RULES. The concurrence of two-thirds of the whole House is required to suspend or amend a Rule of the House, except that any amendment to the Rules reported by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may be adopted by a majority of the whole House.

Except as provided in Rule 5.02, a motion to suspend or amend any Rule of the House must be made under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." If the motion is made at another time, unanimous consent is required before the Speaker may entertain the motion.

A motion to suspend the Rules, together with the subject matter to which it pertains, is debatable, but the previous question may be applied to the motion under Rule 3.13.

5.02 SUSPENSION OF RULES TO ADVANCE A BILL. A bill must be reported on three different days as provided in Rule 1.04, except that in case of urgency, a two-thirds majority of the whole House may suspend this requirement. A motion to suspend the Rules to advance a bill for consideration out of its regular order is in order under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions" or at any time the bill is before the House. The motion must be presented to the Speaker in writing and must describe the status of the bill.

5.03 DEFINITIONS. In these Rules the terms "majority vote" and "vote of the House" mean a majority of members present for the vote. The term "vote of the whole House" means a majority of all the members elected to the House.

Singular words used in these Rules include the plural, unless the context indicates a contrary intention.

5.04 AUTHORIZED MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. "Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure" governs the House in all applicable cases if it is not inconsistent with these Rules, the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, or established custom and usage.

5.05 CONFLICT OF RULES. When there is a conflict between a single House rule and a single Joint rule, the one last adopted governs.

ARTICLE 6 - COMMITTEES AND REPORTS

6.01 COMMITTEES. Standing committees of the House must be appointed by the Speaker as follows:

Agriculture Policy 

Civil Law

Commerce, Jobs, and Economic Development

Economic Development and Tourism Division

Crime Prevention

Education Policy

Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Ethics

Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Health and Human Services Policy

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Redistricting

Regulated Industries

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transportation Policy

Agriculture and Rural Development Finance

Capital Investment

Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Health and Human Services Finance

Higher Education Finance

Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Judiciary Finance

K-12 Education Finance

State Government Finance

Taxes

Property Tax Division

Sales Tax Division 

Transportation Finance

Ways and Means

6.02 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. At least 30 days before the start of a regular session of the Legislature, the Speaker-designate must provide the minority political party caucuses with a list of the standing committees proposed for the session. The Speaker-designate must prescribe the number of minority caucus members to be appointed to each committee and may require general membership guidelines to be followed in the selection of committee members.

If the minority leader submits to the Speaker-designate, at least 15 days before the start of the session, a list of proposed committee assignments for the minority caucus that complies with the numbers and guidelines provided, the Speaker must make the proposed assignments with the purpose of attaining proportionate representation on the committees for the minority caucus.

A committee of the House must not have exclusive membership from one profession, occupation or vocation.

A member must not serve as the chair of the same standing committee, or a standing committee with substantially the same jurisdiction, during more than three consecutive regular biennial sessions that the member's caucus is in the majority, even if the sessions are not otherwise consecutive. This rule does not apply to service as chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

6.03 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Upon the convening of the biennial session, the Speaker must notify the members of the House of each board or commission to which a member of the House may be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker must request advice from the minority leader on these appointments.

6.04 SUBCOMMITTEES. The chair of a committee must appoint the chair and members of each subcommittee with the advice and consent of the Speaker. The chair or the committee may refer bills to a subcommittee. A subcommittee may exercise the authority delegated to it by the chair or by the committee.

6.10 THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS. The Speaker must appoint a Committee on Ethics consisting of four members: two members from the majority political party caucus, and two from the minority caucus. One alternate from each caucus must also be appointed. The committee must adopt written procedures, which must include due process requirements, for handling complaints and issuing guidelines.

A complaint may be brought about conduct by a member that violates a rule or administrative policy of the House, that violates accepted norms of House behavior, that betrays the public trust, or that tends to bring the House into dishonor or disrepute.

A complaint about a member's conduct must present with specificity the factual evidence supporting the complaint. A complaint must be in writing, under oath and signed by two or more members of the House, and submitted to the Speaker. Before submitting the complaint to the Speaker, the complainants must cause a copy of it and any supporting materials to be delivered to any member named in the complaint. Within seven days after receiving a complaint, the Speaker must refer the complaint to the Ethics Committee for processing by the committee according to its rules of procedure.

The existence and substance of a complaint, including any supporting materials, and all proceedings, meetings, hearings, and records of the Ethics Committee are public; except that the committee, upon a majority vote of the whole committee, may meet in executive session to consider or determine the question of probable cause, to consider a member's medical or other health records, or to protect the privacy of a victim or a third party.

A complaint of a breach of confidentiality by a member or employee of the House must be immediately referred by the Speaker to the Ethics Committee for disciplinary action. 

The committee must act in an investigatory capacity and may make recommendations regarding complaints submitted to the Speaker before adjournment sine die. With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may retain a retired judge or other nonpartisan legal advisor to advise and assist the committee, as the committee considers appropriate and necessary in the circumstances of the case, in conducting the proceedings and obtaining a complete and accurate understanding of the information relevant to the conduct in question.

Ethics Committee recommendations for disciplinary action must be supported by clear and convincing evidence and must be reported to the House for final disposition.

6.20 COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE. The Speaker must prepare and publish a schedule of committee meetings, fixing as far as practicable the regular meeting day and time of each committee.

The chair of a committee must give written notice of a special meeting or a change in the regular schedule of meetings. The notice may be announced from the desk and must be posted in public notice locations maintained by the House. The notice must be posted at least one day in advance of the change.

As far as practicable, the chair of a committee must give three days notice of the date, time, place and agenda for each meeting.

Meeting notices must indicate when interactive television will be used to conduct the meeting.

During the first ten weeks of the session in the odd-numbered year and the first five weeks of the session in the even-numbered year, a standing committee must not have a regularly scheduled meeting after noon on Friday, but the Speaker may approve a special meeting of a committee during this time.

A committee must not meet between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.

Only the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may meet during a daily session of the House without leave.

6.21 COMMITTEE PROCEDURES. Meetings of House committees must be open to the public except for executive sessions that the committee on ethics considers necessary under Rule 6.10. For purposes of this requirement, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the committee. This requirement does not apply to a meeting of members of a committee from the same political party caucus.

A majority of members of a committee is a quorum.

The Rules of the House must be observed in committee if they are applicable.

An amendment offered in committee must be on a subject that is within the jurisdiction of the committee. Whether an amendment is on a subject that is within the jurisdiction of the committee is a question to be decided by the person chairing the meeting, who may put the question to the committee.

A member of a committee may demand a roll call vote on any bill, resolution, report, motion or amendment before the committee. If a demand is made, the roll must be called. The name of the member demanding the roll call and the vote of each member must be recorded in the committee minutes.

A committee may reconsider an action while the matter remains in the possession of the committee. A committee member need not have voted with the prevailing side to move to reconsider the action.

The chair of a committee, after consultation with the Speaker, may establish written procedures for the submission of amendments to the committee, the setting of committee agendas, and other matters pertaining to the conduct of the committee's business. Before implementing the written procedures, the chair must provide a copy of them to the Speaker and to each member of the House and must make copies available to others upon request. 

6.22 PUBLIC TESTIMONY. Public testimony from proponents and opponents must be allowed on every bill or resolution before a standing committee, division or subcommittee of the House.

6.23 OPEN MEETING ENFORCEMENT. A person may submit to the Speaker a complaint alleging a violation of the open meeting requirements of Rule 6.21. The complaint must be in writing. On receiving a complaint, the Speaker, or a person designated by the Speaker, must investigate the complaint promptly. If the Speaker concludes, following investigation, that a violation of the open meeting rule may have occurred, the Speaker must refer the complaint to the Committee on Ethics for further proceedings.

6.24 COMMITTEE RECORDS. The chair of a standing committee must cause a committee record to be kept, in the form prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The record must include the record of committee proceedings on each bill referred to the committee and the minutes of the committee and any subcommittees.

The committee and subcommittee minutes must include:

a. the time and place of each hearing or meeting;

b. the names of committee or subcommittee members who are present;

c. the name and address of each person appearing before the committee or subcommittee, together with the name and address of the person, association, firm or corporation in whose behalf the appearance is made;

d. the language of each motion, the name of the member making the motion, the result of a vote on the motion, and, on a roll call vote, the names of those in favor and those opposed;

e. the date on which a subcommittee is established, the names of its members and the file number of bills referred to it and reported by it;

f. other important matters related to the work of the committee or subcommittee.

The minutes must be approved at the next regular meeting of the committee or subcommittee.

After approval by the committee or subcommittee, copies of the minutes must be filed with the Chief Clerk and be open to public inspection in the Chief Clerk's office.

At the end of the legislative biennium minutes and other records must be delivered to the Director of the Legislative Reference Library, who must keep them open for public inspection during regular office hours. A copy of a page of committee minutes may be obtained for a fee determined by the Library to cover the cost of preparing the copy.

The chair of the committee must keep the magnetic tape recording of a committee meeting until the minutes of the meeting are approved by the committee and then must file the recording with the Director of the Legislative Reference Library. A copy of a recording must be filed within 24 hours after a written request for it is made to the committee.

A person may obtain a copy of a tape while it is kept in the Library by paying a fee determined by the Library to cover the cost of the copy. Testimony and discussion preserved under this Rule are not intended to be admissible in a court or administrative proceeding on an issue of legislative intent.

The Legislative Reference Library must keep committee records and tapes for eight years after the end of the legislative biennium during which the materials were created and then must deliver them to the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society. 

6.30 COMMITTEE REPORTS. The House must adopt or reject a committee report on a bill or resolution without amendment.

The chair of a standing committee reporting to the House on a bill or resolution must use the form provided for committee reports. Each bill or resolution must be reported separately. The report must state the action taken by the committee and the date of the action. The report must be authenticated by the signature of the chair.

Before a committee reports favorably on a bill or resolution, the chair must see that the form of the bill or resolution conforms to these Rules and the Joint Rules of the House and Senate.

Except during the last seven legislative days in a year, the committee report and any minority report must be submitted to the Chief Clerk at least four hours before the convening of the daily session. But the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may report at any time.

6.31 SUBSTITUTION OF BILLS. A standing or special committee or its members must not report a substitute for a bill referred to the committee if the substitute relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or requires a title essentially different from that of the bill referred. If the House is advised that a substitute bill reported to the House violates this Rule, the report must not be adopted.

6.32 MINORITY REPORTS. A minority report must be made separately from the majority report and must be considered before the majority report. If the minority report is adopted the majority report must not be considered. If the minority report is not adopted the majority report must then be considered.

6.40 REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES. A conference committee may report at any time and may meet during a daily session of the House without leave.

A conference committee report must include only subject matter contained in the House or Senate versions of the bill for which that conference committee was appointed, or like subject matter contained in a bill passed by the House or Senate. The member presenting the conference committee report to the House must disclose all substantive changes from the House version of the bill.

6.50 COMMITTEE REPORT LAID OVER. The report of any committee may be laid over one day and printed in the Journal, if so ordered by the House.

ARTICLE 7 - OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE

7.01 DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE SPEAKER. The Speaker must preside over the House and has all the powers and duties of the presiding officer.

The Speaker must preserve order and decorum. The Speaker may order the lobby or galleries cleared in the case of disorderly conduct or other disturbance.

Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker has general control of the Chamber of the House and of the corridors, passages and rooms in the Capitol and State Office Building under the jurisdiction of the House.

The Speaker must sign all acts, addresses, joint resolutions, writs, warrants and subpoenas of the House or issued by order of the House. The Speaker must sign all abstracts for the payment of money from funds appropriated by the Legislature to the House; but money must not be paid unless the abstract is also signed by the Controller of the House. Abstracts for compensation of members must be signed by the Chief Clerk pursuant to law.

The Speaker must appoint the Chief Sergeant at Arms or must designate that officer from among the Sergeants at Arms elected by the House or appointed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

When an elected office of the House becomes vacant, the Speaker must designate a person to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office as necessary until a successor is elected by the House. 

7.02 SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE OF SPEAKER. When the office of Speaker becomes vacant, the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration has the powers and must discharge the duties of the office as necessary, until a Speaker is elected by the House or until a speaker-designate is selected as provided in this Rule. The House must elect a Speaker when the House is next called to order. If the Legislature is not in session, within 30 days after the office of Speaker becomes vacant the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must meet and select a speaker-designate to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office as necessary until a Speaker is elected by the House.

7.05 SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE. The Speaker must appoint one or two more members as Speaker pro tempore. A Speaker pro tempore must preside in the Speaker's absence. In the absence of the Speaker and a Speaker pro tempore, a member selected by the Speaker must preside until the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore returns.

7.10 DUTIES OF CHIEF CLERK. The Chief Clerk has general supervision of all clerical duties pertaining to the business of the House. The Chief Clerk must perform, under the direction of the Speaker, all the duties of the office of Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk must keep records showing the status and progress of all bills, memorials and resolutions.

During a temporary absence of the Chief Clerk, the First Assistant Chief Clerk has all the usual responsibilities of the Chief Clerk and may sign the daily journal, enrollments, abstracts and other legislative documents.

The Chief Clerk must supervise the engrossment and enrollment of bills. The Chief Clerk must see that a record is kept, by file number, of the bills introduced in the House that passed both houses and are enrolled.

The Chief Clerk must ensure that locations accessible to the public are available to post a list of committee and subcommittee meetings and any other announcements or notices the House may require.

The Index Clerk, supervised by the Chief Clerk, must prepare an index in which bills may be indexed by topic, number, author, subject, section of the statutes amended, committees, and any other method that will make it a complete and comprehensive index.

The index must be open for public inspection during the legislative session and must be printed in the permanent Journal.

7.20 DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS. The Sergeant at Arms must carry out all orders of the House or the Speaker and perform all other services pertaining to the office of Sergeant at Arms, including: maintaining order in the Chamber and other areas used for the business of the House and its committees and members; supervising the entering and exiting from the Chamber and the other areas; and promptly delivering messages.

ARTICLE 8 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSE

8.01 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. The House Controller must prepare a biennial budget for the House. The budget must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before it is submitted to the State Government Finance Committee. By the 15th day of April, July, October, and January of each year, the Controller must submit a detailed report of House expenditures during the previous quarter to the Speaker and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The House Controller must arrange for the purchase of goods and services for the House. The Controller must seek the lowest possible prices consistent with satisfactory quality and dependability. A contract of the House, or an amendment to a contract, authorizing an expenditure of more than $500 must be signed by the Speaker or the Controller. A contract, or an amendment to a contract, authorizing an expenditure of up to $500 may be executed by an employee authorized and directed in writing by the Controller to act for the Controller on the contract or contracts of its type. A contract or amendment to a contract entered into in violation of this Rule is not binding on the House. 

Employees of the House must be reimbursed for actual expenses in the same manner as state employees.

During session, for travel away from the Capitol, members must be reimbursed for actual expenses in the same manner as state employees, in addition to per diem expense allowances, in the manner and amount prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

8.10 COMMITTEE BUDGETS AND EXPENSES. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must establish a budget for each standing committee of the House for expenses incurred by the committee, its members, and its staff in conducting its legislative business. Per diem expense allowances paid to members during sessions or at times set by the Speaker or the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must not be charged against the budget. A committee must not incur expenses in excess of its authorized budget.

All charges against the committee budget must be approved by the chair before payment is made.

8.20 APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must designate the position of and appoint each employee of the House and set the compensation of each officer and employee. A record of the appointments, including positions and compensation, must be kept in the office of the House Controller and must be available for inspection by the public.

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must establish the procedure for filling employment vacancies when the Legislature is not in session.

An employee of the House may be assigned to other duties, suspended or discharged at any time by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

ARTICLE 9 - CONDUCT

9.01 CODE OF CONDUCT. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, after receiving the recommendation of the Committee on Ethics, must establish and maintain a code of conduct for members, officers and employees of the House.

9.05 CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES. An employee of the House must not participate in campaign activity during working hours. An employee must not be obliged to participate in campaign activities as a condition of employment. A member is not an employee of the House for purposes of this Rule. House equipment must not be used for campaign activities. The committee on rules and legislative administration must define the terms of and implement this Rule.

9.10 SOLICITATIONS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. During regular session, a member of the House, the member's principal campaign committee, a political committee with the member's name or title, or a committee authorized by the member that benefits the member, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered lobbyist, political committee, or political fund.

A member must not accept compensation for lobbying.

9.20 ACCEPTANCE OF AN HONORARIUM BY A MEMBER. A member must not accept an honorarium for a service performed for an individual or organization that has a direct interest in the business of the House, including, but not limited to, a registered lobbyist or an organization a lobbyist represents. The term "honorarium" does not include reimbursement for expenses incurred and actually paid by a member in performing a service.

Alleged violations of this Rule must be referred to the Committee on Ethics under Rule 6.10. If the Committee on Ethics finds that an honorarium was accepted in violation of this Rule, the Committee must direct its return. If it is not returned, the committee may recommend disciplinary action under Rule 6.10. 

9.21 ACCEPTANCE OF TRAVEL AND LODGING BY A MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE. A member or employee of the House must not accept travel or lodging from any foreign government, private for-profit business, labor union, registered lobbyist, or an association thereof, except for payment permitted by law of expenses that relate to the member's or employee's participation as a legislator or legislative employee in a meeting or conference. This Rule does not apply to travel or lodging provided to a member in the regular course of the member's employment or business.

9.30 DENIAL OF COMPENSATION WHILE DETAINED. A member must not receive compensation, mileage, or living expenses while the member is incarcerated or on home detention due to a criminal conviction.

9.40 NO SMOKING IN HOUSE AREAS. Smoking is prohibited in the areas of the Capitol and State Office Building under the jurisdiction of the House, including the House Chamber and Retiring Room and galleries, hearing rooms, minor corridors and offices, private offices, and lounges.

Pawlenty moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session as follows:

Page 21, delete lines 33 to 36

Page 22, delete lines 1 to 20

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

Solberg and Kelliher moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 15, line 36, reinstate the stricken language

Page 16, line 14, strike "Committee" and insert "House"

Page 16, line 15, strike "Committee" and insert "House"

Page 16, line 17, strike "Committee" and insert "House"

Page 16, line 23, delete the new language

Page 16, line 24, delete everything before "After"

Page 19, lines 4 to 7, delete the new language

Page 19, lines 20 to 23, delete the new language

Page 20, line 3, delete "Referral"

Page 20, delete lines 4 to 7

Page 20, line 8, delete "Means."

Page 20, lines 29 to 32, delete the new language

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Pawlenty moved that the Solberg and Kelliher amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Pawlenty motion and the roll was called. There were 69 yeas and 65 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Seifert	Wilkin
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wolf
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Workman
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Opatz	Skoglund
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Osthoff	Slawik
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Otremba	Solberg
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Swapinski
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Thompson
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Wagenius
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Pugh	Walker
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Murphy	Skoe

The motion prevailed and the Solberg and Kelliher amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Solberg moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 16, line 19, strike everything after "House"

Page 16, line 20, strike "Means" and strike "Committee" and insert "House"

Page 16, line 23, delete "Committee" and insert "House" 

Page 16, line 24, strike "Committee" and insert "House"

Page 16, line 27, strike "Committee" and insert "House"

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Pawlenty moved that the Solberg amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Pawlenty motion and the roll was called. There were 69 yeas and 65 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Seifert	Wilkin
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wolf
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Workman
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Opatz	Skoglund
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Osthoff	Slawik
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Otremba	Solberg
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Swapinski
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Thompson
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Wagenius
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Pugh	Walker
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Murphy	Skoe

The motion prevailed and the Solberg amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Pugh moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 17, strike lines 35 and 36

Page 18, lines 1 to 17, delete the new language and strike the old language

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Pawlenty moved that the Pugh amendment to the Report of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Pawlenty motion and the roll was called. There were 69 yeas and 65 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Seifert	Wilkin
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wolf
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Workman
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Opatz	Skoglund
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Osthoff	Slawik
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Otremba	Solberg
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Swapinski
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Thompson
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Wagenius
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Pugh	Walker
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Murphy	Skoe

The motion prevailed and the Pugh amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Olson moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 28, line 21, strike "12:00 midnight" and insert "10:00 p.m."

Page 28, line 22, after "a.m." insert ", except that a committee, by majority vote, may extend a meeting for up to two hours past the time required for adjournment."

Page 7, after line 14, insert:

"1.50 ADJOURNING OF THE HOUSE. The House may not meet during a legislative day after 10:00 p.m., except that the House, by majority vote, may meet for up to two hours past the time of adjournment required by this Rule."

Page 32, after line 16, insert:

"6.60 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The House members appointed to a conference committee may not meet in committee with the senate conferees between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except that the House conferees, by majority vote, may agree to meet for up to two hours past 10:00 p.m."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Pawlenty moved to amend the Olson amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 1 of the Olson amendment, delete lines 4 to 8

Page 1 of the Olson amendment, line 11, delete "10:00 p.m." and insert "midnight"

Page 1 of the Olson amendment, line 12, delete "for up to two hours"

Page 1 of the Olson amendment, delete lines 14 to 19

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 69 yeas and 65 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Murphy	Seifert	Wilkin
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Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Ness	Smith	Wolf
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Nornes	Stanek	Workman
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Opatz	Skoglund
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Osthoff	Slawik
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Otremba	Solberg
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Paymar	Swapinski
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pelowski	Thompson
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Peterson	Wagenius
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Pugh	Walker
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Olson	Skoe

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

The question recurred on the Olson amendment, as amended, and the roll was called. There were 101 yeas and 33 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dorn	Harder	Leppik	Osthoff	Stanek
Abrams	Eastlund	Hilty	Lindner	Ozment	Stang
Anderson, B.	Erhardt	Holberg	Lipman	Paulsen	Swenson
Bakk	Erickson	Holsten	Luther	Pawlenty	Sykora
Bernardy	Evans	Howes	Mahoney	Paymar	Thompson
Bishop	Finseth	Jacobson	Mares	Pelowski	Tingelstad
Boudreau	Folliard	Johnson, J.	Mariani	Penas	Tuma
Bradley	Fuller	Johnson, R.	McElroy	Pugh	Vandeveer
Buesgens	Gerlach	Juhnke	McGuire	Rhodes	Walz
Carlson	Gleason	Kielkucki	Milbert	Rifenberg	Wenzel
Cassell	Goodno	Knoblach	Molnau	Rukavina	Westerberg
Clark, J.	Goodwin	Krinkie	Mulder	Ruth	Westrom
Daggett	Gray	Kubly	Ness	Schumacher	Wilkin
Davids	Greiling	Kuisle	Nornes	Seagren	Wolf
Dehler	Gunther	Larson	Olson	Seifert	Workman
Dempsey	Haas	Leighton	Opatz	Slawik	Spk. Sviggum
Dorman	Hackbarth	Lenczewski	Osskopp	Smith

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Entenza	Johnson, S.	Marko	Sertich	Walker
Biernat	Hausman	Kahn	Marquart	Skoe	Wasiluk
Clark, K.	Hilstrom	Kalis	Mullery	Skoglund	Winter
Davnie	Huntley	Kelliher	Murphy	Solberg
Dawkins	Jaros	Koskinen	Otremba	Swapinski
Dibble	Jennings	Lieder	Peterson	Wagenius

The motion prevailed and the amendment, as amended, was adopted.

Skoglund moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 2, delete lines 12 to 14

Page 4, lines 32 and 33, delete the new language and restore the stricken language

Page 6, lines 31 and 32, delete the new language

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Skoglund amendment and the roll was called. There were 66 yeas and 68 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Olson	Skoe
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Opatz	Skoglund
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Osthoff	Slawik
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Otremba	Solberg
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Paymar	Swapinski
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Pelowski	Thompson
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Peterson	Wagenius
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Pugh	Walker
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Schumacher	Wenzel
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Murphy	Sertich	Winter

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rifenberg	Walz
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Ruth	Westerberg
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Seagren	Westrom
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seifert	Wilkin
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Smith	Wolf
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Stanek	Workman
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Ozment	Swenson
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Paulsen	Sykora
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Pawlenty	Tingelstad
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Penas	Tuma

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

Juhnke moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows: 

Page 8, line 27, after the period, insert "When the vote is being taken on a question, a continuous tally of the total number of yeas and the total number of nays must be displayed on the vote register board for all members to observe."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Seifert moved that the Juhnke amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Seifert motion and the roll was called. There were 68 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rifenberg	Walz
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Ruth	Westerberg
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Seagren	Westrom
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seifert	Wilkin
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Smith	Wolf
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Stanek	Workman
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Ozment	Swenson
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Paulsen	Sykora
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Pawlenty	Tingelstad
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Penas	Tuma

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Olson	Skoe
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Opatz	Skoglund
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Osthoff	Slawik
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Otremba	Solberg
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Paymar	Swapinski
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Pelowski	Thompson
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Peterson	Wagenius
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Pugh	Walker
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Milbert	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Mullery	Schumacher	Wenzel
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Murphy	Sertich	Winter

The motion prevailed and the Juhnke amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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

Olson moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 2, after line 31, insert:

"4.16 OMNIBUS BILLS; SENATE AMENDMENTS. If a senate amendment to a House bill combines any of the major finance or revenue bills identified in Rule 4.03, the House must vote separately on whether to concur in each section of the bill and may vote separately on whether to concur in each subdivision. If the House votes not to concur in any section or any subdivision, the House does not concur in the senate amendment to the bill."

Page 6, line 10, after the period, insert "When the Committee on Ways and Means reports or intends to report more than one bill directly and specifically affecting present or future financial obligations or revenues of the state within a major finance or revenue category identified in Rule 4.03, all of the bills within the category must be placed on the Fiscal Calendar at the same time.

When more than one bill identified in Rule 4.03 is on the Fiscal Calendar, an amendment may be offered that increases or reduces spending or revenue in the bill under consideration, if the amendment specifies increases or reductions in spending or revenue in another of the bills on the Fiscal Calendar and is accompanied by a companion amendment to the other bill that would effectuate the specified increases or reductions. If the amendment is adopted, the companion amendment applies to the other bill on the Fiscal Calendar when the House begins considering that bill, and absent a reconsideration and rejection of the adopted amendment and companion, a subsequent amendment is not in order that specifies increases or reductions in spending or revenue in the other bill that are inconsistent with the adopted amendment."

Page 18, line 2, before the period, insert ", except that an amendment is out of order on the Floor only if it would cause limits specified in a House resolution to be exceeded."

Page 18, line 35, after the period, insert "If a finance committee notifies the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means that it will report more than one bill directly and specifically affecting present or future financial obligations of the state within a major finance category identified in Rule 4.03, the Committee on Ways and Means must not consider any of the bills until it has possession of all of the bills."

Page 19, line 19, after the period, insert "If the Committee on Taxes notifies the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means that it will report more than one major bill directly and specifically affecting revenues of the state, the Committee on Ways and Means must not consider any of the bills until it has possession of all of the bills."

Seifert moved that the Olson amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The motion prevailed and the Olson amendment was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Skoglund moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 11, line 28, after the period, insert "When an amendment has been ruled out of order by the Speaker for not being germane and the appeal of the ruling has been tabled, the amendment is not considered withdrawn and must be entered in the Journal in its entirety."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Skoglund amendment and the roll was called. There were 64 yeas and 69 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Osthoff	Slawik
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Otremba	Solberg
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Paymar	Swapinski
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Pelowski	Thompson
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Peterson	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Pugh	Walker
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Murphy	Skoe
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Opatz	Skoglund

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Seifert	Wilkin
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wolf
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Workman
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

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

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

Olson moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 6, after line 22, insert:

"1.221 OMNIBUS TAX BILL. When the last available forecast of state revenue by the executive predicts a state budget surplus, the tax bill referred to in Rule 4.03 must pass the House and the Senate before the House may consider any other major finance bill identified in Rule 4.03 on the Fiscal Calendar. This Rule may be suspended by a majority vote of the House."

Page 32, after line 13, insert:

"The House must not act on the conference committee report on a major finance or revenue bill identified in Rule 4.03 until 24 hours after a written copy of the report, or a House or Senate Journal containing the text of the report, is placed on the desk of each member and is available to the public. The House must not act in a single day on the conference committee report on more than three of the major finance or revenue bills. 

If a conference committee report combines any of the major finance or revenue bills identified in Rule 4.03, the House must vote separately on the adoption of each section contained in the report and may vote separately on each subdivision. If any section or subdivision is not adopted, the report may not be adopted."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Olson moved that the Olson amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Olson motion and the roll was called. There were 68 yeas and 64 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Holberg	Marquart	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Abrams	Dorman	Howes	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Jacobson	Molnau	Ruth	Westerberg
Bishop	Erhardt	Johnson, J.	Mulder	Seagren	Westrom
Boudreau	Erickson	Kielkucki	Ness	Seifert	Wilkin
Bradley	Fuller	Knoblach	Nornes	Smith	Wolf
Buesgens	Gerlach	Krinkie	Olson	Stanek	Workman
Cassell	Goodno	Kuisle	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Gunther	Leppik	Ozment	Swenson
Daggett	Haas	Lindner	Paulsen	Sykora
Davids	Hackbarth	Lipman	Pawlenty	Tingelstad
Dehler	Harder	Mares	Penas	Tuma

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Huntley	Larson	Opatz	Slawik
Bakk	Finseth	Jaros	Leighton	Osthoff	Solberg
Bernardy	Folliard	Jennings	Lenczewski	Otremba	Swapinski
Biernat	Gleason	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Pelowski	Thompson
Carlson	Goodwin	Johnson, S.	Luther	Peterson	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Gray	Juhnke	Mahoney	Pugh	Walker
Davnie	Greiling	Kahn	Mariani	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dawkins	Hausman	Kalis	Marko	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dibble	Hilstrom	Kelliher	McGuire	Sertich	Winter
Dorn	Hilty	Koskinen	Mullery	Skoe
Entenza	Holsten	Kubly	Murphy	Skoglund

The motion prevailed and the Olson amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Kahn moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 20, line 24, after the period, insert "The Capital Investment Committee may not report a bill authorizing a capital project or the issuance of debt obligations for a capital project if the finance committee with jurisdiction did not recommend favorable action on the project to the Capital Investment Committee."

Knoblach moved that the Kahn amendment to the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The motion prevailed and the Kahn amendment was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The Speaker resumed the Chair.

Olson moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 24, after line 33 insert:

"5.071 PRIORITY BILLS. Each member except the speaker and majority leader may be an author of one bill in regular session each biennium that the member designates as a priority bill. To be designated as a priority bill, a bill must have at least 20 authors. The following may not be designated priority bills: a major finance or revenue bill under Rule 4.03 or a committee bill under Rule 1.13.

To be treated as a priority bill during the session in the odd-numbered year, the bill must be introduced at least 60 days before the first committee deadline. A priority bill must be introduced by the last day of regular session in the odd-numbered year.

A priority bill must be given a hearing, acted upon, and reported by each committee with jurisdiction of the bill by the committee deadlines applying to the bill. If a priority bill is not reported by each committee within the time permitted by this rule, the bill must be considered to be in the possession of the House and must be given its second reading and placed on the priority bill list of the General Register.

The priority bill list of the General Register is a list of priority bills that have been given a second reading, numbered according to their order at second reading. Before the Calendar of the Day, the bills on the priority bill must be considered and acted on by the House in numerical order."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Olson amendment and the roll was called. There were 59 yeas and 72 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, B.	Evans	Jennings	Kubly	Mullery	Skoglund
Bernardy	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Larson	Olson	Slawik
Journal of the House - 17th Day - Monday, February 26, 2001 - Top of Page 455
Biernat	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Leighton	Opatz	Swapinski
Carlson	Goodwin	Juhnke	Lenczewski	Otremba	Thompson
Clark, K.	Gray	Kahn	Lindner	Pelowski	Vandeveer
Davnie	Greiling	Kalis	Mahoney	Peterson	Wagenius
Dawkins	Hausman	Kelliher	Mariani	Pugh	Walker
Dehler	Hilty	Kielkucki	Marko	Rukavina	Wenzel
Dibble	Huntley	Koskinen	Marquart	Schumacher	Winter
Entenza	Jaros	Krinkie	McGuire	Sertich

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Hackbarth	Luther	Pawlenty	Swenson
Abrams	Dorman	Harder	Mares	Penas	Sykora
Anderson, I.	Dorn	Hilstrom	McElroy	Rhodes	Tingelstad
Bakk	Eastlund	Holberg	Molnau	Rifenberg	Tuma
Bishop	Erhardt	Holsten	Mulder	Ruth	Walz
Boudreau	Erickson	Howes	Murphy	Seagren	Wasiluk
Bradley	Finseth	Jacobson	Ness	Seifert	Westerberg
Buesgens	Fuller	Johnson, J.	Nornes	Skoe	Westrom
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Osskopp	Smith	Wilkin
Clark, J.	Goodno	Leppik	Osthoff	Solberg	Wolf
Daggett	Gunther	Lieder	Ozment	Stanek	Workman
Davids	Haas	Lipman	Paulsen	Stang	Spk. Sviggum

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

Opatz moved to amend the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration relating to the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, as follows:

Page 3, line 6, before the period insert "and except a resolution to remove the Speaker from office under Rule 7.03"

Page 33, line 9, after the comma, insert "except as provided in Rule 7.03,"

Page 33, after line 19, insert:

"7.03 REMOVAL OF THE SPEAKER. Upon adoption of a resolution by a 68 vote majority removing the Speaker from office, a Speaker pro tempore must immediately serve as the presiding officer of the House during the election of a Speaker. That election must be vive voce, with a majority of those voting being required to elect a Speaker."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

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

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Osthoff	Solberg
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Otremba	Swapinski
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Pelowski	Thompson
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Peterson	Wagenius
Journal of the House - 17th Day - Monday, February 26, 2001 - Top of Page 456
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Pugh	Walker
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Schumacher	Winter
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Sertich
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Mullery	Skoe
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Murphy	Skoglund
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Opatz	Slawik

Those who voted in the negative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Penas	Tuma
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Rifenberg	Walz
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Ruth	Wenzel
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seagren	Westerberg
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Seifert	Westrom
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Smith	Wilkin
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Olson	Stanek	Wolf
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Osskopp	Stang	Workman
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Ozment	Swenson	Spk. Sviggum
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Paulsen	Sykora
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Pawlenty	Tingelstad

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

The question recurred on the Pawlenty motion that the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and the proposed Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, be now adopted and the roll was called. There were 68 yeas and 64 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler	Dempsey	Harder	Lipman	Rhodes	Vandeveer
Abrams	Dorman	Holberg	Mares	Rifenberg	Walz
Anderson, B.	Eastlund	Holsten	McElroy	Ruth	Westerberg
Bishop	Erhardt	Howes	Molnau	Seagren	Westrom
Boudreau	Erickson	Jacobson	Mulder	Seifert	Wilkin
Bradley	Finseth	Johnson, J.	Ness	Smith	Wolf
Buesgens	Fuller	Kielkucki	Nornes	Stanek	Workman
Cassell	Gerlach	Knoblach	Osskopp	Stang	Spk. Sviggum
Clark, J.	Goodno	Krinkie	Ozment	Swenson
Daggett	Gunther	Kuisle	Paulsen	Sykora
Davids	Haas	Leppik	Pawlenty	Tingelstad
Dehler	Hackbarth	Lindner	Penas	Tuma

Those who voted in the negative were:

Anderson, I.	Evans	Jennings	Lenczewski	Opatz	Slawik
Bakk	Folliard	Johnson, R.	Lieder	Osthoff	Solberg
Bernardy	Gleason	Johnson, S.	Luther	Otremba	Swapinski
Biernat	Goodwin	Juhnke	Mahoney	Pelowski	Thompson
Carlson	Gray	Kahn	Mariani	Peterson	Wagenius
Clark, K.	Greiling	Kalis	Marko	Pugh	Walker
Davnie	Hausman	Kelliher	Marquart	Rukavina	Wasiluk
Dawkins	Hilstrom	Koskinen	McGuire	Schumacher	Wenzel
Dibble	Hilty	Kubly	Mullery	Sertich	Winter
Dorn	Huntley	Larson	Murphy	Skoe
Entenza	Jaros	Leighton	Olson	Skoglund

The motion prevailed and the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and the Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session, as amended, were adopted.

So the Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and the Permanent Rules of the House for the 82nd Session were adopted as follows:

PERMANENT RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ARTICLE 1 - DAILY BUSINESS

1.01 CONVENING OF THE HOUSE. Unless otherwise ordered, the House convenes at 3:00 p.m. The Speaker must take the chair at the appointed hour and call the House to order.

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

1.02 READING OF THE JOURNAL. If a quorum is present, the Chief Clerk must read the Journal of the preceding day, unless otherwise ordered. The House may correct errors in the Journal of the preceding day.

1.03 ORDER OF BUSINESS. After the Journal is read, the order of business of the day is:

(1) Presentation of petitions or other communications

(2) Reports of standing committees

(3) Second reading of House bills

(4) Second reading of Senate bills

(5) Reports of select committees

(6) Introduction and first reading of House bills

(7) Consideration of messages from the Senate

(8) First reading of Senate bills

(9) Consent Calendar

(10) Calendar for the day

(11) Motions and resolutions

The House may advance or revert from any order of business to any other order of business, by majority vote of the whole House.

Conference committees on House bills and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may report at any time.

1.04 REPORTING OF BILLS. A bill must be reported to the House on three different days before its passage, except as provided in Rule 5.02. The first report, called the first reading, occurs when it is introduced; the second report, called the second reading, occurs when it has been reported by the appropriate standing committees for consideration by the House; the third report, called the third reading, occurs when it is ready for the vote on passage. 

1.10 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. A bill or resolution must be submitted to the Speaker at least 24 hours before the convening of the daily session at which it is to be introduced.

A bill or resolution must be introduced in quadruplicate and each copy must bear the signature of the member or the name of the committee introducing it.

In regular session, a bill prepared by a department or agency of state government must be introduced and given its first reading at least ten days before the date of the first committee deadline.

1.11 FIRST READING AND REFERENCE OF BILLS. A bill or resolution must be reported and given its first reading when it is introduced. A bill or resolution must not be objected to when it is introduced.

After its first reading, the Speaker must refer a bill or resolution to the appropriate standing committee or division, except as provided in Rule 1.15 and Rule 1.13.

Congratulatory resolutions referred to in Rule 4.02 are exempt from this Rule.

Except as otherwise provided in these Rules, after the Speaker refers a bill or resolution, a majority vote of the whole House is required for the House to re-refer the bill or resolution.

1.12 AUTHORS OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. A bill, memorial, or resolution must not have more than 35 authors. After a bill or resolution is introduced and given its first reading: (a) a member may be removed as an author, by motion of the member; and (b) a member wishing to be an author may be added as an author, by motion of the author of the bill or resolution.

1.13 INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE BILLS. A standing or special committee of the House may introduce a bill as a committee bill on any subject within its purview. When a committee bill is introduced and read for the first time, the Speaker may refer it to a standing committee. If the Speaker does not refer it, the bill must be laid over one day. Then it must be read for the second time and placed on the General Register or, if recommended by the Committee, on the Consent Calendar.

1.14 RECESS BILL INTRODUCTIONS. During the period between the last day of the regular session in an odd-numbered year and the first day of the regular session in the next year, a bill filed with the Speaker for introduction must be given a file number and may be unofficially referred by the Speaker to an appropriate standing committee.

1.15 DISPOSITION OF SENATE FILES. A Senate File received by the House that is accompanied by a message announcing its passage by the Senate must be referred to the appropriate standing committee under Rule 1.11. But if a Senate File is received that a member requests be compared to a House File already reported by a standing committee of the House and placed on the General Register or on the Calendar for the Day or the Consent Calendar, the Senate File must be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. If the Chief Clerk reports that the Senate File is identical to the House File, the Senate File may, by majority vote, be substituted for the House File and take its place. The fact that the bills are identical must be entered in the Journal and the House File is then considered withdrawn.

A Senate File that is amended on the floor of the House, except at the time of final passage, and a Senate File that has been reported to the House with amendments by a House standing committee, must be unofficially engrossed and reprinted by the Chief Clerk. An amendment may be offered to an unofficial engrossment of a Senate File.

1.20 GENERAL REGISTER. The General Register consists of all bills that have received a second reading, except those placed on the Consent Calendar under Rule 1.23. Bills must be placed on the General Register in the order that they receive their second reading. A bill must be on the General Register, be given to each member, and be available to the public before it may be considered by the House on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar. Each day that the House meets in session, the Chief Clerk must publish a list of the bills on the General Register. 

1.21 CALENDAR FOR THE DAY. The Calendar for the Day is a list of bills that are to be considered that day by the House. The House must consider each item on the Calendar for the Day in the order determined by the presiding officer. After consideration by the House, unless otherwise disposed of, the bill must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage.

A bill that has received its second reading may be placed on the Calendar for the Day by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration or by order of the House upon the motion of a member as provided in this Rule.

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must designate the bills that are to be on the Calendar for the Day. During regular session, the Committee must designate the bills by 5:00 p.m. the day before the day that the bills are to be on the Calendar, except that the Committee may designate the bills at any time in an odd-numbered year after the first Monday following the third Saturday in April, and in an even-numbered year after a day specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. After the Committee designates the bills, the Chief Clerk must publish the Calendar for the Day.

A bill that is on the General Register for more than ten legislative days may be placed on the Calendar for the Day by a majority vote of the whole House, acting on the motion of a member. A bill placed on the Calendar for the Day in this manner must be considered first the next time that the House reaches the order of business "Calendar for the Day." A member must give notice to the Speaker three legislative days before making a motion to place a bill on the Calendar for the Day. The notice must specify the number and title of the bill. Only the member who gave notice to the Speaker, or another member designated in writing by the member who gave notice, may make the motion to place the bill on the Calendar for the Day. After the third legislative day following the day of notice, the motion must be made the first time that the House reaches the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." If the motion is not made at that time, the member who gave notice forfeits the right to make that motion.

A bill may be continued on the Calendar for the Day by a majority vote of the whole House. A third motion by the author of a bill to continue it on the Calendar for the Day is not in order; upon such a motion, the bill must be stricken from the Calendar and returned to the General Register in the order of its second reading. The Calendar for the Day expires when the House adjourns for the day, unless the House, by a majority vote of the whole House, continues items remaining on the Calendar to the next day.

1.22 FISCAL CALENDAR. A finance bill that has had its second reading must be considered by the House when requested by the Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or by a designee of the Chair. A bill relating to taxes or raising revenue that has had its second reading must be considered by the House when requested by the Chair of the Committee on Taxes or a designee of the Chair.

During regular session, a chair must announce the intention to make the request by 5:00 p.m. the legislative day before the day that the request for consideration is to be made, except in an odd-numbered year after the first Monday following the third Saturday in April, and in an even-numbered year after a day specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. During periods when the 5:00 p.m. requirement does not apply, the chair must announce the intention at least two hours before making the request.

After consideration by the House on the Fiscal Calendar, unless otherwise disposed of, the bill must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage.

1.23 CONSENT CALENDAR. If a committee determines that a bill it recommends to pass is not controversial, the committee may in its report recommend that the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar. After the report is adopted and the bill has received its second reading, the bill must be placed on the Consent Calendar and given to each member at least one day before it may be considered by the House. Bills must be placed on the Consent Calendar in the order that they receive their second reading and must be considered by the House in the order determined by the presiding officer. 

After consideration by the House, a bill on the Consent Calendar must immediately be given its third reading and placed upon its passage. But if, before its third reading, ten members object to the bill as being controversial, the bill must be stricken from the Consent Calendar and be placed on the General Register in the order of second reading.

1.30 THIRD READING OF BILLS. An amendment must not be received after the third reading of a bill without unanimous consent, except to fill blanks or to amend the title.

At any time before it is passed, a bill or resolution may be referred or re-referred by a majority vote of the whole House. If the committee to which it is referred or re-referred reports an amendment to it, the bill or resolution must again be given its second reading and placed on the General Register.

1.40 PUBLICATION OF BILLS FOR THE HOUSE. After a bill receives its second reading, the bill must be prepared and published for consideration by the House. A majority of the House may order the publication of a bill at any time.

1.50 ADJOURNING OF THE HOUSE. The House may not meet during a legislative day after midnight, except that the House, by majority vote, may meet past the time of adjournment required by this Rule.

ARTICLE 2 - FLOOR PROCEEDINGS, VOTING, DECORUM

2.01 ABSENCE OF MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. Unless illness or other sufficient cause prevents attendance, a member or officer of the House must not be absent from a session of the House without the prior permission of the Speaker.

2.02 CALL OF THE HOUSE. Ten members may demand a call of the House at any time until voting begins.

When a call is demanded, the doors of the chamber must be closed, the roll called, and the absent members sent for; and no member is allowed to leave the chamber until the roll call is suspended or completed. During the roll call, no motion is in order except a motion pertaining to matters incidental to the call.

Proceedings under the roll call may be suspended by a majority vote of the whole House. After the roll call is suspended or completed the Sergeant at Arms must not permit a member to leave the Chamber unless the member is excused by the Speaker.

A call of the House may be lifted by a majority vote of the whole House.

2.03 ROLL CALL VOTE. A roll call vote is required to pass a bill or to adopt a resolution or motion directing the payment of money. In all other cases a roll call vote may be ordered only if 15 members demand it.

2.04 EXPLAINING OR CHANGING VOTE. A member must not explain a vote or discuss the question during a roll call vote. A member must not change a vote or move for the record an intention to have voted or voted differently after the result of the roll call vote is announced from the chair by the Speaker.

2.05 EVERY UNEXCUSED MEMBER TO VOTE. A member who has an immediate interest in a question must not vote on it.

Every other member present before the result of a vote is declared by the presiding officer must vote for or against the matter before the House, unless the House excuses the member from voting. But a member is not required to vote on any matter concerning a memorial resolution.

A member who does not vote when the member's name is called must state reasons for not voting. After the vote has been taken but before the presiding officer has announced the result of the vote, the presiding officer must submit to the House the question: "Shall the member, for the reasons stated, be excused from voting?" The question must be decided without debate. After the question is decided, the presiding officer must announce the result of the vote, after which other proceedings about the nonvoting member may take place. 

2.10 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM. An electronic voting system under the control of the Speaker may be used to take any vote except a vote on an election. A member must not vote on a question except at the member's own seat in the chamber.

2.15 RECORDED FLOOR PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings on the floor of the House must be recorded on magnetic tape or similar recording medium under the direction of the Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk must deliver the tapes to the Director of the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library must keep the tapes on file for public use under its rules for eight years after the end of the legislative biennium during which the tapes were created and then must deliver them to the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society.

A person may obtain a copy of a tape during the biennium in which it is recorded by paying a fee determined by the Chief Clerk to cover the cost of preparing the copy.

Discussion preserved under this rule is not intended to be admissible in a court or administrative proceeding on an issue of legislative intent.

2.20 DUTIES OF MEMBERS. Members must keep their seats until the Speaker announces adjournment.

A member, before speaking, must rise and respectfully address the Speaker and must not speak further until recognized by the Speaker. If more than one member rises at the same time, the Speaker must select the member to speak first.

2.21 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEBATE A RESOLUTION. A member may give notice of intent to debate a resolution, except a resolution introduced as a house file or a senate file under Rule 4.02 or a resolution offered by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration or the Committee on Ethics.

The notice may be given at any time before the vote is taken on the resolution. If the notice is given, the resolution must be laid over one day without debate or any other action.

2.30 QUESTIONS OF ORDER. If a member violates the Rules in any way, the Speaker must, or another member may, call the member to order. The member called to order must immediately sit down unless another member moves to permit the member who was called to order to explain. In either case, the House, if appealed to, must decide the question without debate. Only if the decision is in favor of the member called to order may that member proceed. The House may censure or punish a member called to order.

2.31 OFFENSIVE WORDS IN DEBATE. If a member is called to order for offensive words in debate, the member calling for order must report the words to which exception is taken and the Clerk must record them. A member must not be held to answer, or be subject to censure of the House, for language used in debate unless exception is taken before another member speaks or other business takes place.

2.32 ORDER IN DEBATE. Except for the member who offered the motion, amendment, or proposition under consideration, a member must not speak more than twice on the subject, without leave of the House, nor more than once until every other member wishing to speak on the subject has had an opportunity to do so.

2.33 ORDER DURING SESSION. A member must not walk out of or across the Chamber while the Speaker is putting the question. A member must not engage in private conversation while another member is speaking or pass between a speaking member and the Chair.

2.34 PERSONS BY THE CHIEF CLERK'S DESK DURING VOTE. No person may remain by the Chief Clerk's desk during a roll call vote.

2.40 ADMITTANCE TO FLOOR. No person other than a member may be admitted to the House Chamber, except: properly authorized employees; the Chief Executive and ex-governors of the State of Minnesota; members of the Senate; heads of departments of the state government; judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts; members of Congress; and properly accredited representatives of radio and television stations, newspapers and press associations, as provided for in these Rules. 

Any other person may be issued a permit by the Speaker good for the day, but that person must be seated near the Speaker's rostrum, and must not engage in conversation that disturbs the business of the House. Before issuing a permit, the Speaker must make certain that the person does not seek the floor of the House to influence decisions of the House.

The alcoves in the Chambers are for the use of members only, and the Sergeant at Arms must keep them clear of others.

From one hour before the time the House is scheduled to convene until one hour after the House adjourns for the day, the retiring room is reserved for the exclusive use of the members and employees of the House. As long as the Senate prohibits entry of House members into its retiring room, no Senators may enter the House retiring room during the time it is reserved for exclusive use of members and employees. A committee meeting must not be held there except emergency meetings authorized by the Speaker. The Sergeant at Arms must strictly enforce this provision.

Unless an extraordinary condition exists the Speaker must not entertain a request to suspend this Rule or present the request of a member for unanimous consent to suspend this Rule.

2.41 MEDIA NEWS REPORTERS. Accredited representatives of the press, press associations, and radio and television stations must be given equal press privileges by the House. A person wishing to report proceedings of the House may apply to the Chief Sergeant at Arms for a media pass and assignment to suitable available space. The Sergeant may coordinate the issuance of media passes with the appropriate senate authority.

Television stations must be permitted to televise sessions of the House. Media representatives must be allowed access to both wells in the gallery of the House chambers.

ARTICLE 3 - MOTIONS, AMENDMENTS, AND OTHER PROPOSITIONS

3.01 AMENDMENTS AND OTHER MOTIONS. An amendment or other motion must not be debated until after it is stated by the Speaker.

After an amendment or other motion is stated by the Speaker it is in possession of the House, but the mover may withdraw it at any time before it is amended or decided. Unless a motion, resolution, or amendment is withdrawn on the day it is made, it must be entered in the Journal, with the name of the member offering it.

Except as otherwise permitted by the Speaker, an amendment or other motion must be in writing, and five copies of it must be given to the Chief Clerk.

3.02 ORDER OF PUTTING QUESTION; FILLING BLANKS. Except for a privileged question, questions before the House or a committee must be put in the order they are moved. In filling a blank, a motion for the largest sum or the longest time must be put first.

3.03 DIVISION OF A QUESTION. A member may request the division of a question that contains more than one separate and distinct point. A motion to strike and insert is not divisible. The failure of a motion to strike does not preclude another motion to amend or to strike and insert.

3.10 PRECEDENCE OF MOTIONS. While a question is under consideration, only the following motions may be received:

(1) To fix the time of adjournment

(2) To adjourn

(3) To lay on the table 

(4) For the previous question

(5) To refer

(6) To postpone to a day certain

(7) To amend

(8) To postpone indefinitely

(9) To pass

The first four motions must be decided without debate.

The motions have precedence in the order listed, except that if the motion for the previous question has been properly made, and if necessary seconded, and the main question ordered, the motion to lay on the table is not in order.

3.11 MOTION TO ADJOURN. A motion to adjourn is always in order except during a roll call.

After a motion to adjourn is made, before putting the question, the Speaker may permit any member to state reasons why adjournment might be improper at that time. A statement is not debatable and must be limited to two minutes.

3.12 MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE. A motion to lay on the table is not in order on a motion to amend, except that a motion to amend the Rules may be tabled.

3.13 THE PREVIOUS QUESTION. The previous question may be moved under the following circumstances: (a) on a major finance or revenue bill specified in Rule 4.03, after the House has considered the bill for at least two hours after third reading or for at least two hours after the failure of an earlier motion for the previous question on the bill; (b) on any other bill or resolution, after the House has considered the bill or resolution for at least one hour after third reading or for at least one hour after the failure of an earlier motion for the previous question on the bill or resolution; and (c) on an amendment, motion, or other question pertaining to a bill or resolution, after the House has considered the amendment, motion, or question for at least 20 minutes or for at least 20 minutes after the failure of a motion for the previous question on the same matter.

The previous question may be moved by a member who is seconded by 15 members.

If the motion for the previous question is ordered by a majority of members present, its effect is to put an end to all debate and bring the House to direct vote upon the question.

Before the presiding officer submits a motion for the previous question to the House, a call of the House is in order. After a majority has ordered the previous question, a call of the House is not in order before the decision on the main question.

When the previous question is decided in the negative, the main question remains under debate until it is disposed of by a vote on the question, by a subsequent motion calling for the previous question under this rule, or in some other manner.

All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and before the vote on the main question must be decided without debate. 

3.14 MOTION TO RECONSIDER. After a question is decided either in the affirmative or negative, a member who voted with the prevailing side may move to reconsider it. The motion must be made on the same day the vote was taken or on either of the next two days that the House meets in session and has possession of the matter. The motion may be made at any time in the Order of Business. It takes precedence over any other question except a motion to adjourn and a notice of intent to move to reconsider. The motion to reconsider, or notice of intent to make it, must not be made if the document, bill, resolution, message, report or other subject of official action on which the vote was taken has left the possession of the House.

When a member gives notice of intent to move to reconsider the final action of the House on a bill, resolution, message, report or other subject of official action, the Chief Clerk must keep it until the matter is disposed of or the time has expired for the motion. In regular session, notice of intent to move to reconsider must not be made in an odd-numbered year after the fifth Monday preceding the last Monday that the House may meet in regular session and in an even-numbered year after a date specified by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

On the last day allowed for the motion to reconsider, a member who voted on the prevailing side may make the motion, unless the matter has been already disposed of.

If a motion to reconsider fails, it must not be renewed.

3.15 MOTION TO RESCIND. A motion to rescind is not in order at any time in any proceeding in the House or in any committee of the House.

3.20 AMENDMENTS TO AMENDMENTS. An amendment may be amended, but an amendment to an amendment must not be amended.

3.21 MOTIONS AND PROPOSITIONS MUST BE GERMANE. A motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration must not be admitted under guise of its being an amendment. A motion, amendment, or other proposition offered to the House is out of order if it is not germane to the matter under consideration. Whether a proposition is germane to the matter under consideration is a question to be decided by the presiding officer, who may put the question to the House.

3.22 AMENDMENT TO INCREASE AN APPROPRIATION OR TAX. The concurrence of a majority of the whole House, determined by a roll call vote, is required to adopt an amendment increasing an appropriation or a tax.

3.30 EXPENDITURE OF HOUSE FUNDS. The concurrence of a majority of the whole House, determined by a roll call vote, is required for favorable action on a resolution or motion involving the expenditure of money appropriated by the Legislature to the House. The resolution or motion must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before being acted on by the House.

ARTICLE 4 - BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

4.01 BILL AND RESOLUTION FORM. A bill or resolution must not be introduced until it has been examined and approved by the Revisor of Statutes as to form and compliance with these Rules and the Joint Rules of the House and Senate. The Revisor's approval must be endorsed on the bill or resolution.

A bill that is divided into articles may include or be accompanied by a table of contents.

4.02 RESOLUTIONS. A statement of facts being forwarded for action to a governmental official, agency, or body or other similar proposal is a memorial and must be introduced in the same form and take the same course as a bill. A joint resolution and any resolution requiring the signature of the governor must be introduced in the same form and take the same course as a bill.

A resolution must not authorize expenditure from any source other than the money appropriated by the Legislature to the House. 

Congratulatory resolutions do not require consideration or adoption by the House.

A resolution must not be changed to a bill, and a bill must not be changed to a resolution.

4.03 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; BUDGET RESOLUTION; EFFECT ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE BILLS. The Committee on Ways and Means must hold hearings as necessary to determine state expenditures and revenues for the fiscal biennium.

Within 20 days after the last state general fund revenue and expenditure forecast for the next fiscal biennium becomes available during the regular session in the odd-numbered year, the Committee on Ways and Means must adopt and report a budget resolution, in the form of a House resolution. The budget resolution must set: (a) the maximum limit on net expenditures for the next fiscal biennium for the general fund; and (b) an amount or amounts to be set aside as a budget reserve and a cash flow account. The House budget resolution must not specify, limit, or prescribe revenues or expenditures by any category other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b). After the House adopts the budget resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless the House, acting upon a subsequent report of the Committee on Ways and Means, adopts a different limit or limits for the same fiscal biennium. During the regular session in the even-numbered year, before the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill containing net expenditures in excess of the general fund expenditures in the current fiscal biennium estimated by the most recent state budget forecast, the Committee must adopt a budget resolution that accounts for the net expenditures. After the Committee adopts the budget resolution, it is effective during the regular session that year, unless the Committee adopts a different or amended resolution.

Within 14 days after the House or the Committee on Ways and Means adopts a budget resolution, the Committee must adopt, by resolution, limits for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in this Rule. The Committee may also, by resolution, set limits for funds other than the general fund. After the Committee adopts a resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless the Committee subsequently adopts different or amended limits for the same fiscal biennium.

The Committee on Ways and Means may not combine any of the major finance or revenue bills.

Major finance and revenue bills are:

the agriculture and rural development finance bill;

the higher education finance bill;

the K-12 education finance bill;

the family and early childhood education finance bill;

the environment and natural resources finance bill;

the health and human services finance bill;

the state government finance bill;

the jobs and economic development finance bill;

the transportation finance bill;

the judiciary finance bill;

the omnibus capital investment bill; and

the omnibus tax bill. 

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or by the Committee on Ways and Means, each finance committee, the Committee on Capital Investment, and the Committee on Taxes must reconcile each finance and revenue bill described in Rule 4.10 and Rule 4.11 with the resolution or resolutions. When reporting a bill, the committee must provide to the Committee on Ways and Means a fiscal statement on the bill and a written statement certifying that the committee has reconciled the fiscal effect of the bill with the resolution or resolutions and that the bill, as reported by the committee, together with other bills reported and expected to be reported by the committee, does not and will not exceed the limits specified in the resolution or resolutions.

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Ways and Means must reconcile finance and revenue bills with the resolution or resolutions. When reporting a bill, the chair of the Committee must certify to the House that the Committee has reconciled the bill with the resolution or resolutions and that the bill, as reported by the Committee, together with other bills reported and expected to be reported by the Committee, does not and will not exceed the limits specified in the resolution or resolutions.

After the adoption of a resolution by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, an amendment to a bill is out of order if it would cause any of the limits specified in the resolution or resolutions to be exceeded. Whether an amendment is out of order under this Rule is a question to be decided on the Floor by the Speaker or other presiding officer and in committee by the person chairing the committee meeting. In making the determination, the Speaker or other presiding officer or the committee chair may consider: (1) the limits in a resolution; (2) the effect of existing laws on revenues and expenditures; (3) the effect of amendments previously adopted to the bill under consideration; (4) the effect of bills previously recommended by a committee or bills previously passed in the legislative session by the House or by the legislature; (5) whether expenditure increases or revenue decreases that would result from the amendment are offset by decreases in other expenditures or increases in other revenue specified by the amendment; and (6) other information reasonably related to expenditure and revenue amounts.

After a resolution is adopted by the House or the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee must cause to be published a summary of the estimated fiscal effect on the general fund of each bill that has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means by a finance committee, the Capital Investment Committee, or the Committee on Taxes and of each bill that has been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.10 FINANCE BILLS. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly and specifically affects any present or future financial obligation on the part of the State must be referred to the appropriate finance committee before the bill receives its second reading.

A finance bill reported by a finance committee must be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the finance committee with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.11 BILLS AFFECTING TAXES. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly and specifically affects state tax revenues or substantially affects state tax policy or the administration of state tax policy must be referred to the Committee on Taxes before it receives its second reading.

A bill with a fiscal effect reported by the Committee on Taxes must be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible tax or fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the Committee on Taxes with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.12 BILLS AFFECTING DEBT AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. The Committee on Capital Investment has jurisdiction over legislation affecting debt obligations issued by the state and capital projects of the state, including the planning, acquiring and bettering of public lands and buildings and other state projects of a capital nature. Except as provided in Rule 1.15, a House or Senate bill that directly and specifically affects debt obligations or capital projects of the state must be referred to the Committee on Capital Investment before the bill receives its second reading. 

Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill deals primarily with the financing of state capital facilities using trunk highway funds, with transportation projects financed without debt obligations of the state, or with the local financing of capital facilities of local governments. Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill has a negligible effect on debt obligations and capital projects of the state as determined by the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means. Referral is not required by this Rule if the bill is a major finance or revenue bill identified in Rule 4.03, unless the bill directly and specifically affects debt obligations of the state, but if a major finance or revenue bill contains a provision that directly and specifically affects capital projects of the state, the chair of the finance or tax committee reporting the bill must notify the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment of the provision before the bill is considered by the House.

The Speaker, by announcement, must assign to each finance committee the appropriate jurisdiction for recommendations on debt obligations and capital projects of the state. The finance committee must submit recommendations within its jurisdiction to the committee on Capital Investment for further disposition. The Committee on Capital Investment must enter in the committee record the recommendations of each finance committee that submits recommendations.

A bill with a fiscal effect reported by the Committee on Capital Investment must be accompanied by a statement of its fiscal effect, is exempt from the referral required by Rule 4.10, and must be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. This referral is not required if the bill has a negligible fiscal effect, as determined by the chair of the Committee on Capital Investment with the concurrence of the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means.

4.13 BILLS AFFECTING STATE GOVERNMENT POWERS AND STRUCTURE. The Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy has jurisdiction over a House or Senate bill that:

(a) establishes or reestablishes a department, agency, commission, board, task force, advisory committee or council, or bureau, or other like entity;

(b) delegates rulemaking authority to, or exempts from rulemaking, a department or agency of state government; or

(c) substantially changes the organization of a department or agency of state government or substantially changes, vests or divests the official rights, powers, or duties of an official, department or agency of state government or an institution under its control.

Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and Rule 1.15, a bill that is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy must be referred to that Committee before it receives its second reading. A committee (other than the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy) reporting such a bill must recommend its re-referral to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy if reporting before the deadline for action on the bill by that Committee; if reporting after the deadline, the committee must recommend re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The re-referral requirements of this Rule do not apply to the major finance and revenue bills identified in Rule 4.03. If a major finance or revenue bill contains a provision specified in clauses (a) or (b) of the definition in this Rule, the chair of the finance or tax committee reporting the bill must notify the chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before the bill is considered by the House.

The re-referral requirements of this Rule do not apply to other bills reported by a finance committee or the tax committee, except bills that contain a provision specified in clauses (a) and (b) of the definition in this Rule.

4.14 BILLS PROPOSING MEMORIALS. A bill or amendment that proposes to have a memorial placed in the Capitol area must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. 

4.15 BILLS PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. A House or Senate bill that proposes a constitutional amendment must be referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before it receives its second reading. When reporting such a bill, a committee, other than the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, must recommend re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

4.20 DISPOSITION OF BILLS DURING INTERIM. Adjournment of the regular session in an odd-numbered year to a day certain in the next year is the same as daily adjournment except that a bill on the Consent Calendar, Calendar for the Day, Fiscal Calendar, or General Register must be returned to the standing committee that last acted on the bill.

4.30 RECALLING BILL FROM COMMITTEE OR DIVISION. A bill or resolution may be recalled from a committee or division at any time by majority vote of the whole House, be given a second reading and be placed on the General Register. A motion to recall a bill or resolution is in order only under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." This Rule does not apply in a special session or after the deadline for committee reports on House files.

4.31 TIME LIMIT TO CONSIDER BILLS. If 20 legislative days after a bill has been referred to a committee or division (other than the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Taxes, a finance committee, or a division of one of those committees) a report has not been made on it by the committee or division, its chief author may request that it be returned to the House. The request must be entered in the Journal.

The committee or division must vote on the bill requested within ten calendar days after the day of the request.

If the committee or division fails to vote on it within ten days, the chief author may present a written demand to the Speaker for its immediate return to the House. The demand must be presented within five calendar days after the day that the committee or division is required to vote. If the demand is presented in the time allowed, it must be entered in the Journal and is the demand of the House. The bill is then considered to be in the possession of the House and must be given its second reading and placed on the General Register.

The bill may be re-referred by a majority vote of the whole House. If the motion to re-refer is made on the day of the demand or on the next House legislative day, the motion takes precedence over all other motions except privileged motions and is in order at any time.

ARTICLE 5 - PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE

5.01 SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF THE RULES. The concurrence of two-thirds of the whole House is required to suspend or amend a Rule of the House, except that any amendment to the Rules reported by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may be adopted by a majority of the whole House.

Except as provided in Rule 5.02, a motion to suspend or amend any Rule of the House must be made under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions." If the motion is made at another time, unanimous consent is required before the Speaker may entertain the motion.

A motion to suspend the Rules, together with the subject matter to which it pertains, is debatable, but the previous question may be applied to the motion under Rule 3.13.

5.02 SUSPENSION OF RULES TO ADVANCE A BILL. A bill must be reported on three different days as provided in Rule 1.04, except that in case of urgency, a two-thirds majority of the whole House may suspend this requirement. A motion to suspend the Rules to advance a bill for consideration out of its regular order is in order under the order of business "Motions and Resolutions" or at any time the bill is before the House. The motion must be presented to the Speaker in writing and must describe the status of the bill.

5.03 DEFINITIONS. In these Rules the terms "majority vote" and "vote of the House" mean a majority of members present for the vote. The term "vote of the whole House" means a majority of all the members elected to the House. 

Singular words used in these Rules include the plural, unless the context indicates a contrary intention.

5.04 AUTHORIZED MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. "Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure" governs the House in all applicable cases if it is not inconsistent with these Rules, the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, or established custom and usage.

5.05 CONFLICT OF RULES. When there is a conflict between a single House rule and a single Joint rule, the one last adopted governs.

ARTICLE 6 - COMMITTEES AND REPORTS

6.01 COMMITTEES. Standing committees of the House must be appointed by the Speaker as follows:

Agriculture Policy

Civil Law

Commerce, Jobs, and Economic Development

Economic Development and Tourism Division

Crime Prevention

Education Policy

Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Ethics

Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Health and Human Services Policy

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Redistricting

Regulated Industries

Rules and Legislative Administration

Transportation Policy

Agriculture and Rural Development Finance

Capital Investment

Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Health and Human Services Finance

Higher Education Finance 

Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Judiciary Finance

K-12 Education Finance

State Government Finance

Taxes

Property Tax Division

Sales Tax Division

Transportation Finance

Ways and Means

6.02 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. At least 30 days before the start of a regular session of the Legislature, the Speaker-designate must provide the minority political party caucuses with a list of the standing committees proposed for the session. The Speaker-designate must prescribe the number of minority caucus members to be appointed to each committee and may require general membership guidelines to be followed in the selection of committee members.

If the minority leader submits to the Speaker-designate, at least 15 days before the start of the session, a list of proposed committee assignments for the minority caucus that complies with the numbers and guidelines provided, the Speaker must make the proposed assignments with the purpose of attaining proportionate representation on the committees for the minority caucus.

A committee of the House must not have exclusive membership from one profession, occupation or vocation.

A member must not serve as the chair of the same standing committee, or a standing committee with substantially the same jurisdiction, during more than three consecutive regular biennial sessions that the member's caucus is in the majority, even if the sessions are not otherwise consecutive. This rule does not apply to service as chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

6.03 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Upon the convening of the biennial session, the Speaker must notify the members of the House of each board or commission to which a member of the House may be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker must request advice from the minority leader on these appointments.

6.04 SUBCOMMITTEES. The chair of a committee must appoint the chair and members of each subcommittee with the advice and consent of the Speaker. The chair or the committee may refer bills to a subcommittee. A subcommittee may exercise the authority delegated to it by the chair or by the committee.

6.10 THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS. The Speaker must appoint a Committee on Ethics consisting of four members: two members from the majority political party caucus, and two from the minority caucus. One alternate from each caucus must also be appointed. The committee must adopt written procedures, which must include due process requirements, for handling complaints and issuing guidelines.

A complaint may be brought about conduct by a member that violates a rule or administrative policy of the House, that violates accepted norms of House behavior, that betrays the public trust, or that tends to bring the House into dishonor or disrepute. 

A complaint about a member's conduct must present with specificity the factual evidence supporting the complaint. A complaint must be in writing, under oath and signed by two or more members of the House, and submitted to the Speaker. Before submitting the complaint to the Speaker, the complainants must cause a copy of it and any supporting materials to be delivered to any member named in the complaint. Within seven days after receiving a complaint, the Speaker must refer the complaint to the Ethics Committee for processing by the committee according to its rules of procedure.

The existence and substance of a complaint, including any supporting materials, and all proceedings, meetings, hearings, and records of the Ethics Committee are public; except that the committee, upon a majority vote of the whole committee, may meet in executive session to consider or determine the question of probable cause, to consider a member's medical or other health records, or to protect the privacy of a victim or a third party.

A complaint of a breach of confidentiality by a member or employee of the House must be immediately referred by the Speaker to the Ethics Committee for disciplinary action.

The committee must act in an investigatory capacity and may make recommendations regarding complaints submitted to the Speaker before adjournment sine die. With the approval of the Speaker, the committee may retain a retired judge or other nonpartisan legal advisor to advise and assist the committee, as the committee considers appropriate and necessary in the circumstances of the case, in conducting the proceedings and obtaining a complete and accurate understanding of the information relevant to the conduct in question.

Ethics Committee recommendations for disciplinary action must be supported by clear and convincing evidence and must be reported to the House for final disposition.

6.20 COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE. The Speaker must prepare and publish a schedule of committee meetings, fixing as far as practicable the regular meeting day and time of each committee.

The chair of a committee must give written notice of a special meeting or a change in the regular schedule of meetings. The notice may be announced from the desk and must be posted in public notice locations maintained by the House. The notice must be posted at least one day in advance of the change.

As far as practicable, the chair of a committee must give three days notice of the date, time, place and agenda for each meeting.

Meeting notices must indicate when interactive television will be used to conduct the meeting.

During the first ten weeks of the session in the odd-numbered year and the first five weeks of the session in the even-numbered year, a standing committee must not have a regularly scheduled meeting after noon on Friday, but the Speaker may approve a special meeting of a committee during this time.

A committee must not meet between 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.

Only the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may meet during a daily session of the House without leave.

6.21 COMMITTEE PROCEDURES. Meetings of House committees must be open to the public except for executive sessions that the committee on ethics considers necessary under Rule 6.10. For purposes of this requirement, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the committee. This requirement does not apply to a meeting of members of a committee from the same political party caucus.

A majority of members of a committee is a quorum.

The Rules of the House must be observed in committee if they are applicable. 

An amendment offered in committee must be on a subject that is within the jurisdiction of the committee. Whether an amendment is on a subject that is within the jurisdiction of the committee is a question to be decided by the person chairing the meeting, who may put the question to the committee.

A member of a committee may demand a roll call vote on any bill, resolution, report, motion or amendment before the committee. If a demand is made, the roll must be called. The name of the member demanding the roll call and the vote of each member must be recorded in the committee minutes.

A committee may reconsider an action while the matter remains in the possession of the committee. A committee member need not have voted with the prevailing side to move to reconsider the action.

The chair of a committee, after consultation with the Speaker, may establish written procedures for the submission of amendments to the committee, the setting of committee agendas, and other matters pertaining to the conduct of the committee's business. Before implementing the written procedures, the chair must provide a copy of them to the Speaker and to each member of the House and must make copies available to others upon request.

6.22 PUBLIC TESTIMONY. Public testimony from proponents and opponents must be allowed on every bill or resolution before a standing committee, division or subcommittee of the House.

6.23 OPEN MEETING ENFORCEMENT. A person may submit to the Speaker a complaint alleging a violation of the open meeting requirements of Rule 6.21. The complaint must be in writing. On receiving a complaint, the Speaker, or a person designated by the Speaker, must investigate the complaint promptly. If the Speaker concludes, following investigation, that a violation of the open meeting rule may have occurred, the Speaker must refer the complaint to the Committee on Ethics for further proceedings.

6.24 COMMITTEE RECORDS. The chair of a standing committee must cause a committee record to be kept, in the form prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The record must include the record of committee proceedings on each bill referred to the committee and the minutes of the committee and any subcommittees.

The committee and subcommittee minutes must include:

a. the time and place of each hearing or meeting;

b. the names of committee or subcommittee members who are present;

c. the name and address of each person appearing before the committee or subcommittee, together with the name and address of the person, association, firm or corporation in whose behalf the appearance is made;

d. the language of each motion, the name of the member making the motion, the result of a vote on the motion, and, on a roll call vote, the names of those in favor and those opposed;

e. the date on which a subcommittee is established, the names of its members and the file number of bills referred to it and reported by it;

f. other important matters related to the work of the committee or subcommittee.

The minutes must be approved at the next regular meeting of the committee or subcommittee.

After approval by the committee or subcommittee, copies of the minutes must be filed with the Chief Clerk and be open to public inspection in the Chief Clerk's office. 

At the end of the legislative biennium minutes and other records must be delivered to the Director of the Legislative Reference Library, who must keep them open for public inspection during regular office hours. A copy of a page of committee minutes may be obtained for a fee determined by the Library to cover the cost of preparing the copy.

The chair of the committee must keep the magnetic tape recording of a committee meeting until the minutes of the meeting are approved by the committee and then must file the recording with the Director of the Legislative Reference Library. A copy of a recording must be filed within 24 hours after a written request for it is made to the committee.

A person may obtain a copy of a tape while it is kept in the Library by paying a fee determined by the Library to cover the cost of the copy. Testimony and discussion preserved under this Rule are not intended to be admissible in a court or administrative proceeding on an issue of legislative intent.

The Legislative Reference Library must keep committee records and tapes for eight years after the end of the legislative biennium during which the materials were created and then must deliver them to the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society.

6.30 COMMITTEE REPORTS. The House must adopt or reject a committee report on a bill or resolution without amendment.

The chair of a standing committee reporting to the House on a bill or resolution must use the form provided for committee reports. Each bill or resolution must be reported separately. The report must state the action taken by the committee and the date of the action. The report must be authenticated by the signature of the chair.

Before a committee reports favorably on a bill or resolution, the chair must see that the form of the bill or resolution conforms to these Rules and the Joint Rules of the House and Senate.

Except during the last seven legislative days in a year, the committee report and any minority report must be submitted to the Chief Clerk at least four hours before the convening of the daily session. But the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may report at any time.

6.31 SUBSTITUTION OF BILLS. A standing or special committee or its members must not report a substitute for a bill referred to the committee if the substitute relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or requires a title essentially different from that of the bill referred. If the House is advised that a substitute bill reported to the House violates this Rule, the report must not be adopted.

6.32 MINORITY REPORTS. A minority report must be made separately from the majority report and must be considered before the majority report. If the minority report is adopted the majority report must not be considered. If the minority report is not adopted the majority report must then be considered.

6.40 REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES. A conference committee may report at any time and may meet during a daily session of the House without leave.

A conference committee report must include only subject matter contained in the House or Senate versions of the bill for which that conference committee was appointed, or like subject matter contained in a bill passed by the House or Senate. The member presenting the conference committee report to the House must disclose all substantive changes from the House version of the bill.

6.50 COMMITTEE REPORT LAID OVER. The report of any committee may be laid over one day and printed in the Journal, if so ordered by the House. 

ARTICLE 7 - OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE

7.01 DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF THE SPEAKER. The Speaker must preside over the House and has all the powers and duties of the presiding officer.

The Speaker must preserve order and decorum. The Speaker may order the lobby or galleries cleared in the case of disorderly conduct or other disturbance.

Except as otherwise provided by rule or law, the Speaker has general control of the Chamber of the House and of the corridors, passages and rooms in the Capitol and State Office Building under the jurisdiction of the House.

The Speaker must sign all acts, addresses, joint resolutions, writs, warrants and subpoenas of the House or issued by order of the House. The Speaker must sign all abstracts for the payment of money from funds appropriated by the Legislature to the House; but money must not be paid unless the abstract is also signed by the Controller of the House. Abstracts for compensation of members must be signed by the Chief Clerk pursuant to law.

The Speaker must appoint the Chief Sergeant at Arms or must designate that officer from among the Sergeants at Arms elected by the House or appointed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

When an elected office of the House becomes vacant, the Speaker must designate a person to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office as necessary until a successor is elected by the House.

7.02 SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE OF SPEAKER. When the office of Speaker becomes vacant, the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration has the powers and must discharge the duties of the office as necessary, until a Speaker is elected by the House or until a speaker-designate is selected as provided in this Rule. The House must elect a Speaker when the House is next called to order. If the Legislature is not in session, within 30 days after the office of Speaker becomes vacant the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must meet and select a speaker-designate to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office as necessary until a Speaker is elected by the House.

7.05 SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE. The Speaker must appoint one or more members as Speaker pro tempore. A Speaker pro tempore must preside in the Speaker's absence. In the absence of the Speaker and a Speaker pro tempore, a member selected by the Speaker must preside until the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore returns.

7.10 DUTIES OF CHIEF CLERK. The Chief Clerk has general supervision of all clerical duties pertaining to the business of the House. The Chief Clerk must perform, under the direction of the Speaker, all the duties of the office of Chief Clerk. The Chief Clerk must keep records showing the status and progress of all bills, memorials and resolutions.

During a temporary absence of the Chief Clerk, the First Assistant Chief Clerk has all the usual responsibilities of the Chief Clerk and may sign the daily journal, enrollments, abstracts and other legislative documents.

The Chief Clerk must supervise the engrossment and enrollment of bills. The Chief Clerk must see that a record is kept, by file number, of the bills introduced in the House that passed both houses and are enrolled.

The Chief Clerk must ensure that locations accessible to the public are available to post a list of committee and subcommittee meetings and any other announcements or notices the House may require.

The Index Clerk, supervised by the Chief Clerk, must prepare an index in which bills may be indexed by topic, number, author, subject, section of the statutes amended, committees, and any other method that will make it a complete and comprehensive index.

The index must be open for public inspection during the legislative session and must be printed in the permanent Journal. 

7.20 DUTIES OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS. The Sergeant at Arms must carry out all orders of the House or the Speaker and perform all other services pertaining to the office of Sergeant at Arms, including: maintaining order in the Chamber and other areas used for the business of the House and its committees and members; supervising the entering and exiting from the Chamber and the other areas; and promptly delivering messages.

ARTICLE 8 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSE

8.01 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. The House Controller must prepare a biennial budget for the House. The budget must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration before it is submitted to the State Government Finance Committee. By the 15th day of April, July, October, and January of each year, the Controller must submit a detailed report of House expenditures during the previous quarter to the Speaker and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The House Controller must arrange for the purchase of goods and services for the House. The Controller must seek the lowest possible prices consistent with satisfactory quality and dependability. A contract of the House, or an amendment to a contract, authorizing an expenditure of more than $500 must be signed by the Speaker or the Controller. A contract, or an amendment to a contract, authorizing an expenditure of up to $500 may be executed by an employee authorized and directed in writing by the Controller to act for the Controller on the contract or contracts of its type. A contract or amendment to a contract entered into in violation of this Rule is not binding on the House.

Employees of the House must be reimbursed for actual expenses in the same manner as state employees.

During session, for travel away from the Capitol, members must be reimbursed for actual expenses, in addition to per diem expense allowances, in the manner and amount prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

8.10 COMMITTEE BUDGETS AND EXPENSES. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must establish a budget for each standing committee of the House for expenses incurred by the committee, its members, and its staff in conducting its legislative business. Per diem expense allowances paid to members during sessions or at times set by the Speaker or the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must not be charged against the budget. A committee must not incur expenses in excess of its authorized budget.

All charges against the committee budget must be approved by the chair before payment is made.

8.20 APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must designate the position of and appoint each employee of the House and set the compensation of each officer and employee. A record of the appointments, including positions and compensation, must be kept in the office of the House Controller and must be available for inspection by the public.

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration must establish the procedure for filling employment vacancies when the Legislature is not in session.

An employee of the House may be assigned to other duties, suspended or discharged at any time by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

ARTICLE 9 - CONDUCT

9.01 CODE OF CONDUCT. The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, after receiving the recommendation of the Committee on Ethics, must establish and maintain a code of conduct for members, officers and employees of the House. 

9.05 CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES. An employee of the House must not participate in campaign activity during working hours. An employee must not be obliged to participate in campaign activities as a condition of employment. A member is not an employee of the House for purposes of this Rule. House equipment must not be used for campaign activities. The committee on rules and legislative administration must define the terms of and implement this Rule.

9.10 SOLICITATIONS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION. During regular session, a member of the House, the member's principal campaign committee, a political committee with the member's name or title, or a committee authorized by the member that benefits the member, must not solicit or accept a contribution from a registered lobbyist, political committee, or political fund.

A member must not accept compensation for lobbying.

9.20 ACCEPTANCE OF AN HONORARIUM BY A MEMBER. A member must not accept an honorarium for a service performed for an individual or organization that has a direct interest in the business of the House, including, but not limited to, a registered lobbyist or an organization a lobbyist represents. The term "honorarium" does not include reimbursement for expenses incurred and actually paid by a member in performing a service.

Alleged violations of this Rule must be referred to the Committee on Ethics under Rule 6.10. If the Committee on Ethics finds that an honorarium was accepted in violation of this Rule, the Committee must direct its return. If it is not returned, the committee may recommend disciplinary action under Rule 6.10.

9.21 ACCEPTANCE OF TRAVEL AND LODGING BY A MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE. A member or employee of the House must not accept travel or lodging from any foreign government, private for-profit business, labor union, registered lobbyist, or an association thereof, except payment permitted by law of expenses that relate to the member's or employee's participation as a legislator or legislative employee in a meeting or conference. This Rule does not apply to travel or lodging provided to a member in the regular course of the member's employment or business.

9.30 DENIAL OF COMPENSATION WHILE DETAINED. A member must not receive compensation, mileage, or living expenses while the member is incarcerated or on home detention due to a criminal conviction.

9.40 NO SMOKING IN HOUSE AREAS. Smoking is prohibited in the areas of the Capitol and State Office Building under the jurisdiction of the House, including the House Chamber and Retiring Room and galleries, hearing rooms, minor corridors and offices, private offices, and lounges.

Mares moved that the name of Dibble be added as an author on H. F. No. 18. The motion prevailed.

Entenza moved that the names of Goodwin, Carlson and Schumacher be added as authors on H. F. No. 93. The motion prevailed.

Sykora moved that the names of Daggett and Dehler be added as authors on H. F. No. 646. The motion prevailed.

Osskopp moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 698. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 703. The motion prevailed.

Dehler moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 748. The motion prevailed.

Bakk moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 753. The motion prevailed.

Holsten moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 765. The motion prevailed.

Holsten moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 766. The motion prevailed.

Swenson moved that the name of Skoe be added as an author on H. F. No. 811. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that the name of Evans be added as an author on H. F. No. 813. The motion prevailed.

Gleason moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 829. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 861. The motion prevailed.

Fuller moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 865. The motion prevailed.

Howes moved that the name of Cassell be added as an author on H. F. No. 869. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Penas be added as an author on H. F. No. 870. The motion prevailed.

Luther moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 878. The motion prevailed.

Buesgens moved that the name of Johnson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 881. The motion prevailed.

Kelliher moved that the names of Abeler and Westerberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 898. The motion prevailed.

Gerlach moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 903. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 905. The motion prevailed.

Murphy moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 912. The motion prevailed.

Cassell moved that the name of Penas be added as an author on H. F. No. 931. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, R., moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 944. The motion prevailed.

Bradley moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 945. The motion prevailed.

Gunther moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 957. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, R., moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 958. The motion prevailed.

Milbert moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 960. The motion prevailed.

Gunther moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 965. The motion prevailed.

Buesgens moved that the name of Westerberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 989. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Gerlach be added as an author on H. F. No. 1024. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1036. The motion prevailed.

Bishop moved that the names of Erickson and Buesgens be added as authors on H. F. No. 1036. The motion prevailed.

Howes moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1042. The motion prevailed.

Kuisle moved that the name of Cassell be added as an author on H. F. No. 1076. The motion prevailed.

Fuller moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1083. The motion prevailed.

Marquart moved that the names of Dorman and Rifenberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 1094. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the words "by request" be added after his name on H. F. No. 1119. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1122. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1123. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1124. The motion prevailed.

Mulder moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1125. The motion prevailed.

Haas moved that the name of Stanek be added as an author on H. F. No. 1126. The motion prevailed.

Clark, K., moved that the name of Daggett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1137. The motion prevailed.

Holsten moved that H. F. No. 697 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy. The motion prevailed.

Wenzel moved that H. F. No. 800 be recalled from the Committee on State Government Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance. The motion prevailed.

Goodno moved that H. F. No. 935 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that H. F. No. 977 be recalled from the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance. The motion prevailed.

Boudreau moved that H. F. No. 1075 be recalled from the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance. The motion prevailed.

Pawlenty moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 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., Thursday, March 1, 2001.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives