STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION - 2005
_____________________
FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, May 12, 2005
The House of Representatives convened at 9:30 a.m. and was
called to order by Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House.
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
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Entenza
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Opatz
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Anderson, B., was excused.
Erhardt was excused until 9:55 a.m. Abrams was excused until 10:05 a.m. Olson was excused until 10:40 a.m.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Dill 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. 1485 and H. F. No. 759,
which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and
found to be identical.
Mahoney moved that S. F. No. 1485 be substituted
for H. F. No. 759 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 1485 was read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
DeLaForest; Hoppe; Anderson, B.; Emmer; Kohls and Seifert
introduced:
H. F. No. 2512, A bill for an act relating to natural
resources; repealing certain provisions prohibiting worker displacement;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 84.901, subdivision 4; 85.045,
subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Hansen, Ozment, Atkins, Mariani, Welti and Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 2513, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
appropriating money and authorizing bonds for the Robert Street Corridor
Transit Way study and design.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Transportation Finance.
Atkins, Wilkin, Davids, Meslow, Sailer and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 2514, A bill for an act relating to securities;
enacting and modifying the 2002 Uniform Securities Act of the National
Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; prescribing criminal
penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 60A.077, subdivision 9;
82.23; 82.43, subdivision 7; 144A.01, subdivision 4; 245A.02, subdivision 5a;
302A.011, subdivision 26; 302A.251, subdivision 4; 308A.505; 308B.465,
subdivision 2; 322B.03, subdivision 43; 322B.663, subdivision 4; 356A.06,
subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 80A.01; 80A.02; 80A.03; 80A.04; 80A.041;
80A.05; 80A.06; 80A.07; 80A.08; 80A.09; 80A.10; 80A.11; 80A.115; 80A.12;
80A.122; 80A.125; 80A.13; 80A.14; 80A.15; 80A.16; 80A.17; 80A.18; 80A.19;
80A.22; 80A.23; 80A.24; 80A.25; 80A.26; 80A.27; 80A.28; 80A.29; 80A.30; 80A.31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
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:
H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to health; providing
for voluntary disenrollment from MinnesotaCare for certain members of the
military; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.07, by adding a
subdivision.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following
House File, herewith returned:
H. F. No. 947, A bill for an act relating to health; providing
for an optional record of birth resulting in stillbirth; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 144.212, subdivision 8; 144.222, subdivision 1;
144.226, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4601.2200, subpart 1.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following
House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments
the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to local government;
permitting the city of Wabasha to establish a port authority commission;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
CONCURRENCE
AND REPASSAGE
Dempsey moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to
H. F. No. 1333 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the
Senate. The motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to local government;
permitting the cities of Wabasha and Ortonville to establish a port authority
commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
469.
The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate,
and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage
of the bill and the roll was called.
There were 122 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Entenza
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Opatz
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
The bill was repassed, as amended by the Senate, and its title
agreed to.
FISCAL CALENDAR
Pursuant to rule 1.22, Knoblach requested immediate consideration
of H. F. No. 2461, the fifth engrossment, which was amended on
Wednesday, May 11, 2005.
H. F. No. 2461, as amended on Wednesday, May 11,
2005, was reported to the House.
H. F. No. 2461, as amended, was read for the third time.
CALL
OF THE HOUSE
On the motion of Kelliher and on the demand of 10 members, a
call of the House was ordered. The
following members answered to their names:
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Entenza
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Opatz
Otremba
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Wagenius
Walker
Welti
Westerberg
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
Paulsen moved that further proceedings of the roll call be
suspended and that the Sergeant at Arms be instructed to bring in the
absentees. The motion prevailed and it
was so ordered.
MOTION
TO RECESS
Paulsen moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Paulsen motion and the roll was
called.
Entenza moved that those not voting be excused from
voting. The motion prevailed.
There were 65 yeas and 68 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Abrams
Beard
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dorman
Eastlund
Emmer
Erickson
Finstad
Garofalo
Gazelka
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Heidgerken
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Johnson, J.
Klinzing
Knoblach
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Magnus
McNamara
Meslow
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Olson
Ozment
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, N.
Powell
Ruth
Samuelson
Seifert
Severson
Simpson
Smith
Soderstrom
Sykora
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wardlow
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Bernardy
Carlson
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eken
Ellison
Entenza
Erhardt
Fritz
Goodwin
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Koenen
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Opatz
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, A.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Sieben
Simon
Slawik
Solberg
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Wagenius
Walker
Welti
The motion did not prevail.
H. F. No. 2461, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for
transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities; providing
for general contingent accounts and tort claims; authorizing issuance of trunk
highway bonds; increasing tax on motor fuels; modifying vehicle registration
tax; modifying law and proposing amendment to Minnesota Constitution to
allocate proceeds of tax on sale of motor vehicles; allocating county state-aid
highway funds; allocating portion of metropolitan sales tax revenue to transit
fund; modifying provisions related to state mail, state highways and bridges,
county state-aid highways, county wheelage taxes, toll facilities, railroad
grade crossings, traffic fine allocations, commercial motor vehicles, day
activity center buses, other motor vehicles, state aviation, airport noise
mitigation reporting, bridges in smaller cities, highway signs, various
accounts, weight limits on highways and other traffic regulations, drivers'
licenses and permits, transit facilities and operations, gasoline sales,
wetland replacement near the city of Cologne, the employment status of public
safety radio communications operators, the insurance verification sampling
program, maximum train speeds in the city of Orr, park-and-ride lots, a
restriction on ethanol requirements, deputy registrar positions in Carver and
Hennepin Counties, and bicycle programs; requiring studies and reports; making
technical and clarifying revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1; 160.87, by adding a subdivision; 161.14, by
adding subdivisions; 161.361, subdivision 2; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.07,
subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 162.08, subdivision 3; 163.051; 168.011,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding subdivisions; 168.013,
subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.031; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.091, subdivision 1;
168.10, subdivision 1c; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123;
168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129;
168.1291; 168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16; 168.27,
subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision 5; 168.33; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2;
168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29; 168A.31;
169.01, subdivisions 75, 76, 78; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.18, subdivisions
4, 5, 11, as amended, if enacted; 169.448, by adding a subdivision; 169.71,
subdivision 1; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.851,
subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.87, subdivision 4; 169.99,
subdivision 1b; 169A.52, subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.01,
subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision; 171.02; 171.03; 171.04,
subdivision 2; 171.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061,
subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivision 11; 171.09; 171.12, subdivisions 3, 6;
171.13, subdivisions 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2,
6; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2;
171.36; 174.03, by adding subdivisions; 174.50, by adding a subdivision;
179A.03, subdivision 7; 179A.10, subdivision 2; 192.502, subdivision 2; 197.65;
296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.94; 297B.09, subdivision
1; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 469.015, subdivision 4; 473.446, subdivision 3;
473.4461; 473.604, subdivision 5; 473F.08, subdivision 3b; 609.855, by adding a
subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160;
168; 169; 171; 174; 190; 219; 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
168.011, subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.041, subdivision 11;
168.105, subdivision 6; 168.15, subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions
3, 4; 168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08;
168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; 168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8;
171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; 473.408, subdivision 1; Minnesota
Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600;
7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300;
7503.2400; 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20;
8855.0500, subpart 1.
The bill, as amended, was placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the
roll was called. There were 72 yeas and
61 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Bernardy
Carlson
Clark
Cox
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Ellison
Entenza
Erhardt
Fritz
Garofalo
Goodwin
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Koenen
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
McNamara
Meslow
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Opatz
Ozment
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Sertich
Sieben
Simon
Slawik
Solberg
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Wagenius
Walker
Welti
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abrams
Beard
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Charron
Cornish
Cybart
Davids
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dorman
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Erickson
Finstad
Gazelka
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Heidgerken
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Johnson, J.
Klinzing
Knoblach
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Magnus
Marquart
Moe
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Olson
Otremba
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Powell
Ruth
Seifert
Severson
Simpson
Smith
Soderstrom
Sykora
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wardlow
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
CALL
OF THE HOUSE LIFTED
Paulsen moved that the call of the House be suspended. The motion prevailed and it was so ordered.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
Paulsen moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Rukavina moved that the names of Carlson, Lillie, Dorn and
Johnson, R., be added as authors on H. F. No. 169. The motion prevailed.
Severson moved that the names of Carlson and Dorn be added
as authors on H. F. No. 682.
The motion prevailed.
Lenczewski moved that the name of Peterson, S., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 705.
The motion prevailed.
Abrams moved that the names of Dorn and Peterson, S., be added
as authors on H. F. No. 711.
The motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that the names of Paulsen, Carlson and Lillie be
added as authors on H. F. No. 770. The motion prevailed.
Ruud moved that the names of Lillie and Dorn be added as
authors on H. F. No. 780.
The motion prevailed.
Vandeveer moved that the names of Carlson and Lillie be added
as authors on H. F. No. 890.
The motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1314. The
motion prevailed.
Cox moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1391. The
motion prevailed.
Nelson, P., moved that the names of Dorn and Johnson, R., be
added as authors on H. F. No. 1392. The motion prevailed.
Magnus moved that the name of Paulsen be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1640. The
motion prevailed.
Peterson, A., moved that the names of Latz and Simon be added
as authors on H. F. No. 1798.
The motion prevailed.
Simon moved that the names of Bernardy, Carlson and Dorn be
added as authors on H. F. No. 1906. The motion prevailed.
Vandeveer moved that the name of Dorn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1908. The
motion prevailed.
Lenczewski moved that the name of Peterson, S., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 2130.
The motion prevailed.
Krinkie moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author
on H. F. No. 2178. The
motion prevailed.
Knoblach moved that the name of Peterson, S., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 2361.
The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Meslow be added as an author on
H. F. No. 2492. The
motion prevailed.
Peterson, A., moved that the name of Sailer be added as an
author on H. F. No. 2506.
The motion prevailed.
Mullery introduced:
House Resolution No. 18, A House resolution recognizing July 31
through August 14, 2005, as a time for PEACE Games in Minneapolis to end
violence.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Administration.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2005.
The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands
adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 13, 2005.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives