Journal of the House - 5th
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION - 2007
_____________________
FIFTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, January 16,
2007
The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was
called to order by Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Senator Gary Kubly, District 20, Granite
Falls, 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
Anderson, B.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Berns
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dettmer
Dittrich
Dominguez
Doty
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Erhardt
Erickson
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Kranz
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Madore
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Moe
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
Olin
Olson
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Solberg
Sviggum
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Tingelstad
Tschumper
Urdahl
Wagenius
Walker
Ward
Wardlow
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Wollschlager
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
A quorum was present.
Davnie, Dill, Finstad and Slocum were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Poppe moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the
Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Huntley; Hansen; Hoppe; Kelliher; Dill; Moe; Tingelstad;
Wagenius; Bly; Kalin; Jaros; Walker; Eken; Murphy, M.; Faust; Hilty;
Murphy, E.; Kahn; Hausman; Mariani and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 110, A bill for an act relating to waters; enacting
the Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Loeffler; Thissen; Gunther; Atkins; Ruud; Kahn; Lillie;
Dominguez; Hamilton; Laine; Anzelc; Murphy, E.; Davnie; Bunn; Thao; Tillberry;
Clark; Winkler and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 111, A bill for an act relating to health; promoting
preventive health care by requiring high deductible health plans used with a
health savings account to cover preventive care with no deductible as permitted
by federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.65.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 112, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
increasing certain levy authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
126C.45.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Thao introduced:
H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations;
raising speed limit for Interstate 35E in St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
Solberg and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 114, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting
public safety radio communication products and services from sales tax;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A., and Koenen introduced:
H. F. No. 115, 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 Finance.
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Atkins, Davnie, Abeler, Ozment and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 116, A bill for an act relating to commerce; imposing
certain customer sales or service call center requirements; prescribing a
criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 117, A bill for an act relating to courts; modifying
personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals in
certain matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 543.19, subdivision
1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. No. 118, A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating money for a grant to the Paradise Center for the Arts in
Faribault.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Jaros introduced:
H. F. No. 119, A bill for an act relating to local government;
creating a study commission to determine the feasibility of establishing South
St. Louis Municipality within the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District;
requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 120, A bill for an act relating to human services;
modifying group residential housing rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 256I.04, subdivision 3; 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Emmer; Brod; Erickson; Peppin; McNamara; Paulsen; Anderson, S.;
Wardlow and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 121, A bill for an act relating to elections;
requiring proof of citizenship on filing for certain offices; requiring certain
voters to provide picture identification; providing for the issuance of certain
identification cards at no charge; establishing a procedure for unverified
ballots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204C.10; 204C.13, by adding
a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
204B; 204C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
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Rukavina, Lieder and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 122, A bill for an act relating to commerce;
regulating sales of American flags and related items; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Slawik and Bly introduced:
H. F. No. 123, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
individual income; providing that the education expense credit and deduction
apply to certain expenditures for prekindergarten expenses and museum
memberships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivision
19b; 290.0674, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 124, A bill for an act relating to economic
development; appropriating money for biotechnology and medical genomics
research; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.
Murphy, M., by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 125, A bill for an act relating to retirement; adding
definitions for disability for police and fire fund and local government correctional
retirement plan members; modifying disability and survivor benefits; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.01, subdivision 37, by adding
subdivisions; 353.651, subdivision 4; 353.656, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4, 5a,
6a, 10, by adding a subdivision; 353.657, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 353E.06,
subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
353E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 126, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
defining the procedures to appeal administrative decisions made by the chief
administrative officers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 352.031; 354.071.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
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Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 127, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
modifying procedures for determining eligibility for disability benefits;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7a;
353.656, subdivision 8; 353B.08, subdivision 11; 353E.06, subdivisions 4, 8;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.33, subdivisions 6a, 6b, 8; 353.656,
subdivisions 5, 9, 11, 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying
nonresident hunting fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475,
subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to education;
creating a state grant program to pay for a portion of the facility costs of
certain community partnership programs; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Lanning, Marquart, Lieder and Peterson, A., introduced:
H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
increasing border city enterprise zone allocations; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 469.169, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Hilstrom, Scalze and Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 131, A bill for an act relating to consumer
protection; restricting the use of Social Security numbers; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 325E.59, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.59, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Commerce and Labor.
Mahoney, Tingelstad, Carlson, Kahn, Hausman, Huntley and
Kelliher introduced:
H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to economic
development; establishing the Minnesota Biomedical Sciences Research Facilities
Authority and the biomedical sciences research project funding program;
providing for the University of Minnesota to apply for facility program funds;
authorizing sale of state bonds to fund program; requiring reports;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.
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Hilstrom and Ruud introduced:
H. F. No. 133, A bill for an act relating to human rights;
providing for a suspension of the running of the statute of limitations for
sexual harassment claims when employer investigations are pending; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 363A.28, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Jaros; Huntley; Murphy, M.; Dill; Simpson and Sviggum
introduced:
H. F. No. 134, A bill for an act relating to the city of
Duluth; authorizing the city of Duluth to increase the rate of tax on sales of
food and beverages; authorizing use of the proceeds of the tax for certain
improvements; amending Laws 1980, chapter 511, section 1, subdivision 2, as
amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Westrom, Nornes, Erickson, Dettmer, Heidgerken and Wardlow
introduced:
H. F. No. 135, A bill for an act relating to taxes; extending the
abatement authority to delinquent taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 469.1813, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. No. 136, A bill for an act relating to local government;
Hennepin and Wright Counties; authorizing the Hennepin County Board and the
Wright County Board to initiate a process for the change of county boundaries
by resolution.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Haws, Severson, Abeler, Moe, Bigham, Brod, Lillie, Doty,
Wardlow, Heidgerken, Lieder, Kalin, Ward and Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 137, A bill for an act relating to state government;
veterans; designating veteran-owned small businesses as targeted group
businesses for purposes of awarding certain state and metro agency procurement
contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
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Simon, Slawik, Wardlow, Ward and Laine introduced:
H. F. No. 138, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
increasing the funding for the community education revenue program; increasing
the minimum population guarantee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
124D.20, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Kranz, Bigham, Greiling, Tschumper, Scalze, Haws, Wagenius,
Clark, Moe, Slocum, Lieder, Olin, Gardner and Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 139, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
increasing funding for the early childhood family education, school readiness,
and Head Start programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 124D.135, subdivision 1; 124D.16, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Madore; Sailer; Haws; Brown; Bigham; Wagenius; Clark; Moe;
Dominguez; Tschumper; Scalze; Peterson, S.; Slocum; Lieder; Olin and Norton
introduced:
H. F. No. 140, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
authorizing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 15; 126C.12, subdivision 5;
126C.126.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Haws, Slocum and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 141, A bill for an act relating to state government;
providing that certain appropriations continue in effect; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Wardlow; Haws; Tingelstad; Otremba; Wollschlager; Severson;
Urdahl; Shimanski; McFarlane; Lieder; Anderson, B.; Marquart; Lillie; Hosch;
Scalze; Ozment; Brod; Paulsen; Kohls; Gunther; Cornish; Dettmer; DeLaForest;
Magnus; Demmer; Hornstein; Swails; Dominguez; Thao; Koenen; Atkins; Masin;
Hansen; Bly and McNamara introduced:
H. F. No. 142, A bill for an act relating to property tax
refunds; exempting from the definition of household income the amount of any
military disability pay received by a veteran from the federal government;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A., and Koenen introduced:
H. F. No. 143, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for
the Minnesota River Trail.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Hortman, Laine, Tillberry, Tingelstad and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 144, A bill for an act relating to notaries public;
increasing maximum fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 357.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hansen; Jaros; Moe; Murphy, M.; Tingelstad and Johnson
introduced:
H. F. No. 145, A bill for an act relating to natural resources;
establishing regulation of ballast water discharge into Lake Superior by
oceangoing vessels; requiring adoption of rules to set standards for ballast
water discharge, treatment, and management; requiring regional cooperation and
formation of a coalition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 84D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Johnson, Lieder, McNamara, Moe, Ward and Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 146, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
authorizing sale of bonds for roadside properties on the Great River Road;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
Johnson, Lieder, McNamara, Moe, Ward and Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 147, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
changing expiration date of Mississippi River Parkway Commission to 2012; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.1419, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
Erhardt; Peterson, N.; Garofalo; Paulsen; Ruud and Benson
introduced:
H. F. No. 148, A bill for an act relating to property taxation;
indexing the valuation limit for the first tier classification rate on
residential homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
273.11, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
DeLaForest and Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 149, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and
use tax; reducing the rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.62,
subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
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DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. No. 150, A bill for an act relating to state government; imposing
a moratorium on new or increased state agency fees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
DeLaForest, Zellers and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 151, A resolution memorializing the United States
Congress to reauthorize the Conservation Reserve Program as part of the 2007
Farm Bill.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Nornes and Westrom introduced:
H. F. No. 152, A bill for an act relating to game and fish;
modifying angling license fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
97A.475, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Urdahl; Pelowski; Hosch; Heidgerken; Murphy, M., and Nornes
introduced:
H. F. No. 153, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
creating a financial incentive for school districts to share superintendents;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.143, by
adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Slocum, Sailer, Madore, Winkler, Tschumper, Haws, Wagenius,
Moe, Ward, Lieder, Olin and Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 154, A bill for an act relating to education finance;
increasing the general education basic formula allowance by three percent per
year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Bigham; Kranz; Winkler; Tschumper; Brynaert; Clark; Moe;
Greiling; Wagenius; Dominguez; Peterson, S.; Slocum; Lieder and Gardner
introduced:
H. F. No. 155, A bill for an act relating to human services;
creating a children's health security account; establishing the children's
health security program; specifying eligibility criteria, covered services, and
administrative procedures; establishing the Legislative Task Force on
Children's Health Care Coverage; requiring reports; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A; proposing
coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Kalin, Slocum, Bigham and Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 156, A bill for an act relating to energy;
establishing renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 216B.1691.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy
Finance and Policy Division.
Morgan; Sailer; Welti; Wollschlager; Tschumper; Wagenius;
Kranz; Clark; Moe; Greiling; Winkler; Dominguez; Scalze; Peterson, S., and Gardner
introduced:
H. F. No. 157, A bill for an act relating to property taxation;
replacing certain school district levies with state; modifying computation of
the credits; increasing property tax refunds for homeowners and renters;
increasing eligibility for senior deferral; increasing aids to cities and
counties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 126C.10, subdivisions
13a, 29; 126C.17, subdivision 6; 126C.44; 273.1384, subdivisions 1, 2, by
adding subdivisions; 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a; 290B.03, subdivision 1;
477A.013, subdivision 9; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2b, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Urdahl, Welti, Heidgerken, Hosch, Demmer, Nornes, Marquart,
Koenen, Hamilton and Magnus introduced:
H. F. No. 158, A bill for an act relating to sales and use
taxes; exempting construction and other materials used in livestock farming
operations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.69, subdivisions 2,
3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Kahn; Huntley; Tschumper; Murphy, E.; Hansen; Solberg; Hilty;
Dominguez; Swails; Haws; Hornstein; Hausman; Greiling; Mariani; Paymar;
Peterson, S.; Davnie; Clark and Ruud introduced:
H. F. No. 159, A bill for an act relating to health;
establishing a working group to design a universal health care system;
directing the commissioner of health to present a plan for universal coverage
to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
article XIII, by adding a section, affirming that every Minnesota resident has
the right to a basic set of essential, effective health care services; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 160, A bill for an act relating to finance;
authorizing transfer of appropriations within the Help America Vote Act
account; amending Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Haws, Hosch, Severson, Gottwalt, Huntley, Fritz, Heidgerken,
Lieder, Nornes, Moe, Doty, Ward and Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 161, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
increasing booking fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.12,
subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
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Haws, Severson, Brod, Abeler, Hansen, Moe, Lillie, Bigham, Wardlow,
Heidgerken, Nelson, Lieder, Kalin, Ward and Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 162, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
establishing the Minnesota GI Bill program for veterans; assigning
responsibilities; determining eligibility; defining the assistance amount;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.01,
subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Huntley; Murphy, M.; Jaros; Sertich; Rukavina and Seifert
introduced:
H. F. No. 163, A bill for an act relating to local government;
authorizing the city of Duluth to establish accounts to pay for postemployment
benefits owed to retired employees and to generate revenue dedicated to meet
certain city obligations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 353.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M.; Jaros; Huntley; Sertich; Solberg; Hausman; Kelliher
and Sviggum introduced:
H. F. No. 164, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements;
authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Duluth
Entertainment and Convention Center arena.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Peppin; Seifert; Erickson; Zellers; Dettmer; Anderson, S.;
Shimanski; Hackbarth and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. No. 165, A bill for an act relating to higher education;
prohibiting the use of state funds for certain contract buyouts; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher
Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. No. 166, A bill for an act relating to landlord and
tenant; providing for uniform residential tenant reports; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 504B.173, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 167, A bill for an act relating to economic
development; appropriating money for a pilot facility to generate electricity
using plasma arc technology and Minnesota biomass or waste materials.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 168, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; requiring
annual influenza immunizations for children in a child care facility; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.15, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Slawik, Bly and Peterson, S., introduced:
H. F. No. 169, A bill for an act relating to early childhood
education; establishing an advisory school readiness board to make
recommendations to the governor and the legislature on developing a
coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective system for delivering early
childhood programs throughout the state; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Slawik and Bly introduced:
H. F. No. 170, A bill for an act relating to early childhood;
establishing an allowance for early childhood learning preparedness and
enrichment expenses; reducing class sizes for K-3 to meet the statutory state
standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, subdivision 1;
126C.12, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Loeffler moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 7. The motion prevailed.
Juhnke moved that the names of Faust, Demmer and Simon be added
as authors on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.
Rukavina moved that the names of Jaros, Greiling, Tschumper,
Masin, Faust, Liebling, Hornstein, Ruud and Abeler be added as authors on
H. F. No. 11. The motion prevailed.
Kahn moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on
H. F. No. 12. The motion prevailed.
Tingelstad moved that the name of McNamara be added as an
author on H. F. No. 13. The motion prevailed.
Heidgerken moved that the names of Benson and Moe be added as
authors on H. F. No. 14. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on
H. F. No. 15. The motion prevailed.
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Rukavina moved that the names of Moe and Hilstrom be added as
authors on H. F. No. 17. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Moe and Simon be added as
authors on H. F. No. 20. The motion prevailed.
Erhardt moved that the names of Tingelstad and Hilstrom be
added as authors on H. F. No. 23. The motion prevailed.
Anzelc moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 25. The motion prevailed.
Hackbarth moved that the names of McNamara, Cornish and Abeler
be added as authors on H. F. No. 27. The motion prevailed.
Severson moved that the names of McNamara, Tingelstad, Ruth,
Demmer, Garofalo and Kranz be added as authors on H. F. No. 29.
The motion prevailed.
Severson moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on
H. F. No. 30. The motion prevailed.
Kahn moved that the names of Hilstrom and Simon be added as
authors on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.
Brod moved that the names of McNamara, Benson and Demmer be
added as authors on H. F. No. 37. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Moe and Demmer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 40. The motion prevailed.
Jaros moved that the names of Murphy, E., and Ruud be added as
authors on H. F. No. 41. The motion prevailed.
Rukavina moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on
H. F. No. 42. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the names of Moe and Ruth be added as authors
on H. F. No. 44. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on
H. F. No. 47. The motion prevailed.
Lesch moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on
H. F. No. 49. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Moe and Demmer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 50. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 52. The motion prevailed.
Sviggum moved that the names of McNamara and Demmer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 55. The motion prevailed.
Sviggum moved that the names of McNamara and Holberg be added
as authors on H. F. No. 61. The motion prevailed.
Brod moved that the name of McNamara be added as an author on
H. F. No. 62. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 64. The motion prevailed.
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Solberg moved that the names of Hilstrom and Tschumper be added
as authors on H. F. No. 68. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Olson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 69. The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the names of McNamara, Gottwalt and Erickson
be added as authors on H. F. No. 73. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the names of Hilstrom and Moe be added as
authors on H. F. No. 74. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the names of Hilstrom and Bigham be added as
authors on H. F. No. 77. The motion prevailed.
Morrow moved that the names of Dominguez, Slocum, Doty,
Gunther, Moe and Simon be added as authors on H. F. No. 78. The
motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Slocum and Clark be added as
authors on H. F. No. 79. The motion prevailed.
Paulsen moved that the names of Wardlow and Demmer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 81. The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Demmer be added as an author on
H. F. No. 82. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on
H. F. No. 83. The motion prevailed.
Bunn moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on
H. F. No. 85. The motion prevailed.
Hackbarth moved that the names of Olson; Anderson, B., and
Erickson be added as authors on H. F. No. 86. The motion
prevailed.
Thao moved that the names of Mahoney, Paymar and Mariani be
added as authors on H. F. No. 87. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Johnson, Slocum, Bly, Lesch and
Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 88. The motion prevailed.
Greiling moved that the names of Slocum, Bly, Knuth, Madore,
Mahoney, Sailer, Clark, Tschumper, Paymar, Brynaert, Tingelstad, Olson,
Gunther, Lillie, Laine, Moe and Simon be added as authors on
H. F. No. 89. The motion prevailed.
Greiling moved that the names of Paymar, Bly, Mahoney, Sailer,
Tschumper, Doty, Laine and Moe be added as authors on
H. F. No. 90. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the names of Mariani, Greiling, Clark and
Lesch be added as authors on H. F. No. 91. The motion prevailed.
Bigham moved that the names of Tschumper; Gardner; Anderson,
S., and Simon be added as authors on H. F. No. 95. The motion
prevailed.
Anderson, S., moved that the name of Magnus be added as an
author on H. F. No. 98. The motion prevailed.
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Erickson moved that the name of McNamara be added as an author
on H. F. No. 99. The motion prevailed.
Demmer moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 100. The motion prevailed.
Demmer moved that the names of Wardlow, Olson, Moe and Erickson
be added as authors on H. F. No. 101. The motion prevailed.
Berns moved that the names of Garofalo, Tingelstad, Wardlow and
Ruth be added as authors on H. F. No. 103. The motion prevailed.
Hortman moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author
on H. F. No. 105. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Slocum and Bly be added as
authors on H. F. No. 106. The motion prevailed.
Morrow moved that H. F. No. 108 be recalled from
the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government
and Metropolitan Affairs. The motion prevailed.
Kahn, Sviggum, Kelliher, Juhnke and Atkins introduced:
House Resolution No. 2, A House resolution expressing the sense
of the Minnesota House concerning trade, financial, and travel restrictions to
Cuba.
The resolution
was referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
ADJOURNMENT
Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2007. The motion prevailed.
Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and
the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 11:30 a.m., Wednesday,
January 17, 2007.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives
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