STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL SESSION - 2005
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THIRTEENTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, June 23, 2005
The House of Representatives convened at 11:00 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
Abrams
Anderson, B.
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Entenza
Erhardt
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
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Olson
Opatz
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Smith
Soderstrom
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Davids; Johnson, S.; Kahn; Mariani; Rukavina; Slawik and
Solberg were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Garofalo moved that further
reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as
corrected by the Chief Clerk. The
motion prevailed.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF
HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Dean introduced:
H. F. No. 96, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
requiring Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council to conduct
study of bus rapid transit on the transportation corridor between Stillwater
and St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Sykora and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 97, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income;
allowing a credit for contributions to school tuition organizations; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Sykora and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 98, A resolution memorializing the United States
Secretary of State to refer the Devil's Lake outlet to the International Joint
Commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Slawik moved that the name of Fritz be added as an author on
H. F. No. 34. The motion
prevailed.
Slawik moved that the name of Fritz be added as an author on
H. F. No. 61. The motion
prevailed.
Johnson, S., moved that the name of Thao be added as an author
on H. F. No. 90. The
motion prevailed.
Abrams moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on
H. F. No. 92. The motion
prevailed.
Solberg moved that the names of Kahn and Fritz be added as
authors on H. F. No. 93.
The motion prevailed.
Lenczewski moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 94. The motion
prevailed.
Seifert moved that the names of Hamilton and Beard be added as
authors on H. F. No. 95.
The motion prevailed.
MOTION
TO SUSPEND RULES
Olson moved that the rules be so far suspended that House
Concurrent Resolution No. 5 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Administration and be placed upon its adoption.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Olson motion and the roll was
called. There were 54 yeas and 73 nays
as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Buesgens
Clark
Cox
Davnie
Demmer
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eken
Ellison
Erhardt
Erickson
Fritz
Garofalo
Goodwin
Greiling
Hamilton
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Juhnke
Knoblach
Koenen
Larson
Lenczewski
Liebling
Marquart
Moe
Olson
Opatz
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Soderstrom
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Walker
Welti
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abrams
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Carlson
Charron
Cornish
Cybart
Dean
DeLaForest
Dempsey
Dill
Eastlund
Emmer
Entenza
Finstad
Gazelka
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hansen
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Huntley
Johnson, R.
Kelliher
Klinzing
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Latz
Lesch
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
McNamara
Meslow
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Ozment
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Powell
Ruth
Samuelson
Seifert
Sertich
Simpson
Smith
Sykora
Thao
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Wardlow
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
The motion did not prevail.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2005.
The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands
adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2005.
Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives