STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION - 2003
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NINTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, January 29,
2003
The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was
called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Monsignor James D. Habiger, University of
St. Thomas, St. Paul, 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
Abrams
Adolphson
Anderson, B.
Anderson, I.
Anderson, J.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Biernat
Borrell
Boudreau
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Davids
Davnie
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Entenza
Erickson
Finstad
Fuller
Gerlach
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Haas
Hackbarth
Harder
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hornstein
Howes
Huntley
Jacobson
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Kielkucki
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Kuisle
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Lieder
Lindgren
Lindner
Lipman
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, C.
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Olsen, S.
Olson, M.
Opatz
Osterman
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peterson
Pugh
Rukavina
Ruth
Samuelson
Seagren
Seifert
Severson
Sieben
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Stanek
Stang
Strachan
Swenson
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Walz
Wardlow
Wasiluk
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Blaine, Ellison, Erhardt, Holberg, Nornes, Rhodes and Sertich
were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Lanning 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 STANDING COMMITTEES
Stanek from the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance to
which was referred:
H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
regulating information on drivers' licenses, permits, and identification cards,
and applications for them; adopting certain federal laws and regulations;
making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002,
sections 171.06, subdivision 3; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.14; 171.22, subdivision 2; 609.531, subdivision
1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill
pass.
The report was adopted.
Rhodes from the Committee on Governmental Operations and
Veterans Affairs Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 60, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing
certain absentee ballot provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections
203B.07, subdivision 2; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.12, by adding a
subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 20, delete "legibly printed name and
address" and insert "printed name, address, and city of
residence"
Page 2, line 20, strike "3:00" and insert "5:00"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 1 and 60 were read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Knoblach, Opatz, Severson, Heidgerken, Erickson, Stang,
Hackbarth and Olson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 228, A bill for an act relating to human services;
designating certain nursing facilities as metropolitan facilities for purposes
of medical assistance reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 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.
Abeler and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 229, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
requiring coverage for doula services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002,
section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Abeler; Nornes; Otremba; Pelowski; Opatz; Anderson, B., and
Soderstrom introduced:
H. F. No. 230, A bill for an act relating to professions; establishing
the board of licensed professional counseling; requiring professional
counselors to be licensed; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 148A.01, subdivision
5; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.04, subdivision 3;
214.10, subdivision 9; 609.341, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Peterson and Koenen introduced:
H. F. No. 231, A bill for an act relating to education;
authorizing a severance levy for independent school district No. 2853, Lac qui
Parle Valley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education Finance.
Rhodes and Latz introduced:
H. F. No. 232, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
extending a program that excludes improvement value on certain older homes;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.11, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Carlson and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 233, A bill for an act relating to education;
establishing a state board of education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002,
section 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education Policy.
Dempsey, Pelowski, Jaros, Erhardt, Mariani and Kuisle
introduced:
H. F. No. 234, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for port development assistance; authorizing
the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Transportation Finance.
Dill, Sertich and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 235, A bill for an act relating to natural resources;
appropriating money and authorizing bonds for Lake Superior safe harbors.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Hilstrom, Lenczewski and Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 236, A bill for an act relating to the city of
Brooklyn Center; authorizing the expenditure of tax increments from tax
increment financing district No. 3 in the city for housing within the
designated area; amending Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 14,
subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Dempsey, Solberg and Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 237, A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating money to the Mississippi river parkway commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Urdahl, Blaine, Swenson, Harder, Dorman, Koenen, Hoppe, Juhnke,
Otremba, Peterson, Heidgerken, Magnus, Penas, Dill, Marquart and Hausman
introduced:
H. F. No. 238, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; authorizing bonds for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory
building at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Magnus, Seifert, Harder, Peterson and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. No. 239, A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; appropriating general fund money for the Lewis and Clark rural
water project and canceling the 2000 appropriation from the bond proceeds fund
for the project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Soderstrom; Erickson; Hilty; Hackbarth; Eastlund; Dill; Nelson,
P., and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 240, A bill for an act relating to environment;
terminating the outstanding obligations of specified counties for waste
processing grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Paymar,
Rhodes, Solberg, Greiling, Erhardt, Wagenius, Thissen, Kelliher, Walker, Thao,
Davnie, Lesch, Hausman, Kahn, Pugh and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. No. 241, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; extending the phase-out of limited market value; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2002, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Solberg and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 242, A bill for an act relating to state lands;
authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water
in Aitkin county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Seagren; Greiling; Sykora; Johnson, J., and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 243, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
allowing an intermediate school district to receive proceeds of the safe
schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education Finance.
Lesch and Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 244, A bill for an act relating to local government;
establishing a retroactive effective date for St. Paul civil service
separation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Westrom and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 245, A bill for an act relating to local government;
establishing the lakes area economic development authority.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Otremba; Blaine; Peterson; Anderson, I.; Dill and Koenen
introduced:
H. F. No. 246, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery;
prohibiting the lottery from removing certain computer terminals until July 1,
2005.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Nelson,
C.; Rhodes; Lenczewski; Ruth; Lindgren; Vandeveer; Urdahl; Soderstrom;
Adolphson; Demmer; Borrell; Severson; Blaine; Dempsey; Magnus; Osterman;
Nornes; Cox; Gunther; Brod; Heidgerken; Lanning; Cornish; Hackbarth and Lindner
introduced:
H. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
eliminating the sunset date for the purchase of military service credit;
amending Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Otremba, Jaros, Koenen, Rukavina and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 248, A bill for an act relating to health;
establishing the Minnesota universal health board; creating the Minnesota
universal health program; establishing the Minnesota health care trust fund;
establishing statewide and regional health care budgets; abolishing the
Minnesota health care commission; appropriating money; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; proposing coding for new law as
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section
62J.212.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Johnson, S.; Hornstein; Thao; Davnie; Hilty and Lesch
introduced:
H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
requiring coverage for hearing aids for children; amending Minnesota Statutes
2002, sections 62E.06, subdivision 1; 62L.05, subdivision 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 Health and Human Services Policy.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following message was received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the
House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted
by the Senate to the following House File:
H. F. No. 74, A bill for an act relating to state government;
appropriating money and reducing appropriations for educational, health, human
services, corrections, economic development, transportation, public safety,
environmental, natural resources, agricultural, and state government purposes;
establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of
certain activities and practices; providing for accounts, assessments, and fees;
providing for the payment of certain refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002,
sections 16A.17, by adding a subdivision; 16B.47; 16B.48, subdivision 2;
16B.49; 16C.08, subdivisions 2, 3; 16C.09; 16E.07, subdivision 9; 115A.908,
subdivision 2; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 119B.011, by adding a subdivision;
119B.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 119B.12, subdivision 2; 124D.135, subdivision 8;
124D.16, subdivision 6; 124D.20, by adding subdivisions; 124D.52, subdivision 1;
124D.531, subdivisions 1, 5; 136F.77, subdivision 3; 252.27, subdivision 2a;
256.9657, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivision 3a; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 4;
256B.057, subdivision 2; 256B.06, subdivisions 4, 5; 256B.0625, subdivision 13,
by adding a subdivision; 256B.0635, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.19, subdivision 1d;
256B.195, subdivision 4; 256B.32, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 23, by
adding a subdivision; 256B.75; 256J.08, subdivision 85; 256J.11, subdivision 1;
256J.48, subdivision 1; 256J.52, subdivision 2; 256J.53, subdivision 1;
256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.17, subdivision 2; 268.186; 289A.56, subdivision
4; 297A.75, subdivision 4; 297F.10, subdivision 1; 299A.42; 299A.44,
subdivision 1; 299A.465, subdivisions 1, 4; Laws 1997, chapter 203, article 9,
section 21, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1,
section 17, subdivision 11, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session
chapter 8, article 4, section 11, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session
chapter 9, article 2, section 31; Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 13, section
9, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections
16B.50; 16C.07; 43A.047; 241.41; 241.42; 241.43; 241.44; 241.441; 241.45;
256.973; 256B.056, subdivisions 1c, 3c; 256B.195, subdivision 5; 256D.053;
256J.11, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 63.
The Senate has appointed as such committee:
Senators Cohen, Sams, Berglin, Ranum and Frederickson.
Said House File is herewith returned to the House.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Carlson moved that the names of Hilstrom and Nelson, M., be
added as authors on H. F. No. 127. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on
H. F. No. 130. The
motion prevailed.
Sykora moved that the names of Nornes, DeLaForest and Paulsen
be added as authors on H. F. No. 168. The motion prevailed.
Lenczewski moved that the name of Nelson, C., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 171.
The motion prevailed.
Jaros moved that the name of Lesch be added as an author on
H. F. No. 178. The
motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the name of Lesch be added as an author on
H. F. No. 180. The
motion prevailed.
Hilty moved that the name of Jaros be added as an author on
H. F. No. 192. The
motion prevailed.
Olsen, S., moved that the name of Cox be added as an author on
H. F. No. 202. The
motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that the name of Clark be added as an author on
H. F. No. 212. The
motion prevailed.
Blaine moved that the name of Strachan be added as an author on
H. F. No. 213. The
motion prevailed.
Dempsey moved that the name of Cox be added as an author on
H. F. No. 214. The
motion prevailed.
Vandeveer
moved that the names of Lesch, Erickson, Westerberg, Lipman and Cox be added as
authors on H. F. No. 217.
The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Olson, M., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 219.
The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Harder be added as an author on
H. F. No. 220. The motion
prevailed.
Biernat moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author
on H. F. No. 222. The
motion prevailed.
Howes moved that the names of Harder and Swenson be added as
authors on H. F. No. 224.
The motion prevailed.
Ellison moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 227. The
motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2003.
The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands
adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2003.
Edward
A. Burdick,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives