STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION - 2004
_____________________
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Friday, May 7, 2004
The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was
called to order by Marty Seifert, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lonnie E. Titus, House
Chaplain.
The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following members were present:
Abeler
Abrams
Anderson, B.
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Boudreau
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Cox
Davnie
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Entenza
Erhardt
Gerlach
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Haas
Hackbarth
Harder
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Huntley
Jacobson
Johnson, J.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Kuisle
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Lieder
Lipman
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Olsen, S.
Otremba
Otto
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peterson
Powell
Pugh
Rhodes
Rukavina
Ruth
Seagren
Seifert
Sertich
Sieben
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Stang
Swenson
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Walz
Wardlow
Wasiluk
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Adolphson; Anderson, J.; Biernat; Borrell; Clark; Cornish;
Davids; DeLaForest; Dorman; Erickson; Finstad; Fuller; Hornstein; Jaros;
Lanning; Larson; Lindgren; Lindner; Meslow; Nelson, C.; Nornes; Olson, M.; Opatz;
Osterman; Samuelson; Severson; Simpson; Strachan; Urdahl; Westerberg and
Westrom were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Wasiluk moved that further reading
of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by
the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
REPORTS
OF CHIEF CLERK
S. F. No. 1769 and
H. F. No. 1925, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Kahn moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 1769 be substituted for H. F. No. 1925
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1803 and
H. F. No. 1824, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Lipman moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 1803 be substituted for H. F. No. 1824
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1973 and
H. F. No. 2136, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Holberg moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 1973 be substituted for H. F. No. 2136
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2080 and
H. F. No. 2127, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Boudreau moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2080 be substituted for H. F. No. 2127
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2274 and
H. F. No. 2021, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Buesgens moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2274 be substituted for H. F. No. 2021
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2379 and
H. F. No. 2439, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Brod moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2379 be substituted for H. F. No. 2439
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2472 and
H. F. No. 2433, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Hackbarth moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2472 be substituted for H. F. No. 2433
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2620 and
H. F. No. 2777, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Brod moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2620 be substituted for H. F. No. 2777
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2703 and
H. F. No. 2874, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Ozment moved that the rules be so far suspended that
S. F. No. 2703 be substituted for H. F. No. 2874
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. Nos. 1769, 1803, 1973, 2080, 2274, 2379, 2472, 2620 and
2703 were read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Abeler and Lesch introduced:
H. F. No. 3193, A bill for an act relating to human services;
modifying the MFIP consolidated fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2003
Supplement, section 256J.626, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Health and Human Services Finance.
Westrom, Heidgerken, Urdahl and
Holberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3194, A bill for an act relating to courts; requiring
forms prepared by the Supreme Court to be made available in electronic format
to the public on a remote access basis; requiring that court submissions in
civil and criminal cases be submitted to the court in electronic format;
requiring the state court administrator to develop a publicly accessible
database to store electronic submissions to the court; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Latz and Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 3195, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
requiring tax preparers to notify clients of the nongame wildlife checkoff;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 270.30, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Taxes.
Borrell introduced:
H. F. No. 3196, A bill for an act relating to education;
forming two separate school districts from the area currently within
Independent School District No. 728, Elk River.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education Finance.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following
House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments
the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to education;
providing for prekindergarten through grade 12 education and early childhood
and family education including general education, special programs, academic
excellence, facilities, nutrition, and accounting, other programs, libraries,
early childhood programs, prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning,
state agencies, deficiencies, technical and conforming amendments, and academic
standards; providing for higher education including extending sunset of
education telecommunications council, requiring eligible institutions to
provide certain data to the Higher Education Services Office, making changes
relating to child care grants and the Minnesota College Savings Plan, modifying
certain education benefits of public safety officers, making changes to tuition
reciprocity, and authorizing planning for applied doctoral degrees; repealing
obsolete rules; providing for rulemaking; reducing appropriations;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.321,
subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 119A.46, subdivisions 2, 3, 8; 120A.05,
by adding a subdivision; 120B.23, as amended; 120B.35, by adding a subdivision;
121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.34, by adding subdivisions; 121A.45, subdivision
3; 121A.48; 121A.75, by adding a subdivision; 122A.06, subdivision 4; 122A.12,
by adding a subdivision; 122A.16; 122A.18, subdivision 2a, by adding a
subdivision; 122A.20, subdivision 2; 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123A.442,
subdivision 2; 123A.443, subdivision 4; 123A.55; 123B.09, subdivision 8; 123B.143,
subdivision 1; 123B.195; 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 4;
123B.53, subdivision 6; 123B.58, subdivision 2; 123B.71, subdivision 9;
123B.75, by adding a subdivision; 123B.76, by adding a subdivision; 123B.82;
123B.92, subdivision 5; 124D.15, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, by adding a
subdivision; 124D.16, subdivision 2; 124D.19, subdivision 11; 124D.20, by
adding a subdivision; 124D.59, as amended; 124D.61; 124D.68, subdivisions 3, 9;
124D.69, subdivision 1; 125A.023, subdivision 3; 125A.03; 125A.07; 125A.22;
125A.46; 125A.51; 125A.79, subdivisions 5, 7, by adding subdivisions; 125B.15;
126C.10, subdivision 2; 126C.15, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
126C.21, subdivision 4; 126C.48, subdivision 8; 127A.42, subdivisions 4, 6;
127A.45, subdivision 11; 127A.47, subdivision 3; 134.31, by adding a
subdivision; 134.50; 136A.08, by adding a subdivision; 136A.121, subdivision 2,
by adding a subdivision; 136G.11, by adding a subdivision; 169.451; 171.04,
subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3; 171.19; 260A.01; 260A.03;
260C.163, subdivision 11; 299A.45, subdivision 4; 631.40, subdivision 4;
Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 16A.152,
subdivision 2; 119A.46, subdivision 1; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a
subdivision; 120B.022, subdivision 1; 120B.024; 120B.36; 121A.64; 122A.09,
subdivision 4; 123B.54; 123B.77, subdivision 4; 123B.92, subdivision 1;
124D.095, subdivisions 4, 7, 8; 124D.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 8; 124D.11,
subdivisions 1, 2, 9; 124D.20, subdivision 11; 124D.385, subdivision 2;
124D.42, subdivision 6; 124D.454, subdivision 2; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4;
124D.86, subdivisions 3, 4; 125A.023, subdivision 4; 125A.091, subdivision 5;
125A.75, subdivision 8; 125A.79, subdivision 1; 125B.21, subdivision 1;
126C.10, subdivisions 3, 31; 126C.15, subdivision 1; 126C.17, subdivision 9;
126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.43, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.44; 126C.457; 126C.63,
subdivision 8; 127A.41, subdivision 9; 127A.42, subdivision 2; 127A.47,
subdivisions 7, 8; 128C.05, subdivision 1a; 136A.121, subdivision 9; 136A.125,
subdivision 2; 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 3; 136G.13, subdivision 1; 275.065,
subdivision 1; 475.61, subdivision 4; 626.556, subdivision 2; Laws 2003,
chapter 130, section 12; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, article 1,
section 53, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter
9, article 2, section 55, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19,
21, as amended; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, article 3, section
19; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, article 3, section 20,
subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9,
article 4, section 29; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9, article 4,
section 31, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9,
article 5, section 35, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 2003, First Special Session
chapter 9, article 6, section 4; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9,
article 7, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 2003, First Special Session
chapter 9, article 8, section 7, subdivisions 2, 5; Laws 2003, First Special Session
chapter 9, article 9, section 9, subdivisions 2, 5; Laws 2003, First Special
Session chapter 9, article 10, section 10, subdivision 2; Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 9, article 10, section 11; Laws 2003, First Special
Session chapter 9, article 10, section 12; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 121A; 122A; 123B; 125B; 127A; 135A;
171; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 124D.15, subdivisions 2, 4, 6,
11, 13; 124D.16, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.41; 124D.42, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5,
7; 124D.43; 124D.91; 124D.92; 126C.23; 134.47, subdivision 3; Minnesota
Statutes 2003 Supplement, sections 124D.15, subdivision 7; 124D.42, subdivision
3; 124D.86, subdivision 5; 136G.11, subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, parts
4815.0100; 4815.0110; 4815.0120; 4815.0130; 4815.0140; 4815.0150; 4815.0160;
4830.8100; 4830.8110; 4830.8120; 4830.8130; 4830.8140; 4830.8150.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
Seagren moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate
amendments to H. F. No. 1793, that the Speaker appoint a
Conference Committee of 5 members of the House, and that the House requests
that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses. The motion
prevailed.
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following
House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments
the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 2277, A bill for an act relating to human services;
making changes to licensing provisions; regulating child protection
dispositions; clarifying a mental health case management provision; changing a
provision under child welfare targeted case management; regulating child care,
long-term care, and health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections
119B.011, by adding a subdivision; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 6a, by adding a
subdivision; 245.4881, subdivision 1; 245.814, subdivision 1; 245A.02,
subdivisions 2a, 5a, 7, 10, 14, by adding a subdivision; 245A.03, subdivision
3; 245A.04, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 245A.05; 245A.06,
subdivisions 2, 4; 245A.07, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3; 245A.08, subdivision 5;
245A.16, subdivision 4; 245A.22, subdivision 2; 245B.02, by adding a
subdivision; 245B.05, subdivision 2; 245B.07, subdivisions 8, 12; 252.28,
subdivision 1; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.955, subdivisions 2, 2b;
256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, subdivision 4a; 256F.10,
subdivision 5; 256J.01, subdivision 1; 256J.08, subdivisions 73, 82a; 256J.21,
subdivision 3; 256J.415; 256J.425, subdivision 5; 260C.212, subdivision 5;
Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, sections 119B.011, subdivisions 8, 10, 20;
119B.03, subdivision 4; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivision 7;
119B.12, subdivision 2; 119B.13, subdivisions 1, 1a; 119B.189, subdivisions 2,
4; 119B.19, subdivision 1; 119B.24; 119B.25, subdivision 2; 241.021,
subdivision 6; 245.4874; 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245A.04, subdivision 1;
245A.08, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245A.085; 245A.11, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 245A.16,
subdivision 1; 245A.22, subdivision 3; 245C.02, subdivision 18; 245C.03,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6;
245C.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245C.09, subdivision 1; 245C.13, subdivision 1;
245C.14, subdivision 1; 245C.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245C.16, subdivision 1;
245C.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.18; 245C.20; 245C.21, subdivision 3, by adding
a subdivision; 245C.22, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 245C.23, subdivisions 1, 2;
245C.25; 245C.26; 245C.27, subdivisions 1, 2; 245C.28, subdivisions 1, 2, 3;
245C.29, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b;
256.046, subdivision 1; 256.955, subdivision 2a; 256.98, subdivision 8;
256B.0596; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivision 9; 256B.0915,
subdivisions 3a, 3b; 256B.431, subdivision 32; 256B.69, subdivision 6b;
256D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 256J.09, subdivision 3b; 256J.24, subdivision 5;
256J.32, subdivisions 2, 8; 256J.37, subdivision 9; 256J.425, subdivisions 1,
4, 6; 256J.46, subdivision 1; 256J.49, subdivision 4; 256J.515; 256J.521,
subdivisions 1, 2; 256J.53, subdivision 2; 256J.56; 256J.57, subdivision 1;
256J.626, subdivision 2; 256J.751, subdivision 2; 256J.95, subdivisions 1, 3, 11,
12, 19; 626.556, subdivision 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 245A; 245B; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2002, sections 119B.211; 256D.051, subdivision 17; Minnesota Statutes
2003 Supplement, sections 245C.02, subdivision 17; Laws 2000, chapter 489,
article 1, section 36; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 3,
section 56; Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.1600; 9543.0040, subpart 3; 9543.1000;
9543.1010; 9543.1020; 9543.1030; 9543.1040; 9543.1050; 9543.1060.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
Abeler moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate
amendments to H. F. No. 2277, that the Speaker appoint a
Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the House requests
that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses. The motion
prevailed.
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following
Senate Files, herewith transmitted:
S. F. Nos. 2869, 1974 and 3036.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 2869, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying
fees for radioactive and nuclear material; approving state agreement with the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section
144.1205, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2003
Supplement, section 144.1202, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time.
Bradley moved that S. F. No. 2869 and H. F. No. 2970,
now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1974, A bill for an act relating to natural
resources; extending the availability of appropriations from the Minnesota future
resources fund and the environment and natural resources trust fund; requiring
a study and authorizing funding.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
S. F. No. 3036, A resolution memorializing the Center for
Medicaid and Medicare Services to designate the state of Minnesota as a
single-state region under the Medicare Modernization Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
Paulsen moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Lieder moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 3192. The
motion prevailed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members
of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1793:
Seagren; Sykora; Johnson, J.; Nornes and Klinzing.
The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members
of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 2277:
Abeler, Samuelson and Huntley.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 12:00 noon, Monday, May 10, 2004.
The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Seifert declared
the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Monday, May 10, 2004.
Edward
A. Burdick,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives