STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL SESSION - 2005
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TWENTY-FIRST DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, July 7, 2005
The House of Representatives convened at 1:00 p.m. and was
called to order by Ron Abrams, 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, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Clark
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Entenza
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Knoblach
Koenen
Krinkie
Lanning
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
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
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Anderson, B.; Davids; Gazelka; Huntley; Klinzing; Kohls;
Larson; Mariani; Meslow and Walker were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Finstad moved that further reading
of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by
the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
MOTION
TO FIX TIME TO CONVENE
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 8, 2005.
The motion prevailed.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 127, A bill for an act relating to health; providing
an exception to the hospital construction moratorium; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 144.551, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Sertich, Carlson and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating money for continued, temporary operation of state government.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing
a surcharge on individual income tax liability; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 290.0675, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
modifying the calculation of revenue for transition revenue; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
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 Ways and Means
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 67 yeas and 56 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Atkins
Buesgens
Carlson
Clark
Cox
Davnie
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eken
Ellison
Entenza
Erhardt
Erickson
Fritz
Goodwin
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jaros
Johnson, J.
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Knoblach
Koenen
Krinkie
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Marquart
Moe
Olson
Opatz
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Sieben
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Welti
Westerberg
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abrams
Anderson, I.
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Charron
Cornish
Cybart
Dean
DeLaForest
Dempsey
Eastlund
Emmer
Finstad
Garofalo
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hilty
Hoppe
Kelliher
Lanning
Latz
Lieder
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
McNamara
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Ozment
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Powell
Ruth
Samuelson
Seifert
Severson
Simpson
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Wardlow
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
Not having received the required two-thirds vote, the motion
did not prevail.
MOTION
TO SUSPEND RULES
Sertich moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended
that H. F. No. 126 be recalled from the Committee on Rules
and Legislative Administration, be given its second and third readings and be
placed upon its final passage.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Sertich motion and the roll was
called. There were 71 yeas and 51 nays
as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Bernardy
Carlson
Clark
Davnie
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eken
Ellison
Entenza
Fritz
Goodwin
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jaros
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Koenen
Krinkie
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Marquart
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Olson
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, A.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Sieben
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Solberg
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Wagenius
Welti
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abrams
Beard
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Eastlund
Emmer
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Garofalo
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Holberg
Hoppe
Johnson, J.
Knoblach
Lanning
Magnus
McNamara
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, N.
Powell
Ruth
Samuelson
Seifert
Severson
Simpson
Soderstrom
Sykora
Vandeveer
Wardlow
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
Not having received the required two-thirds vote, the motion
did not prevail.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Abrams declared the
House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 8, 2005.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives