Journal of the House - 8th Day - Monday, January 22, 2007

A quorum was present.

Finstad, Kahn and Ozment were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Hilstrom 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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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Pelowski from the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 7, 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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [16A.117] CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

Subdivision 1. Appropriations continue for one year. If a major appropriation bill is not enacted before July 1 of an odd-numbered year, the existing appropriation amounts pertaining to that bill for the fiscal year ending that June 30 are in effect again at the base level through the fiscal year beginning July 1 of that odd-numbered year. The base level is the amount appropriated for the fiscal year ending that June 30, except as otherwise provided by subdivision 2 or by other law. The amounts needed to implement this section are appropriated from each fund covered by this section. The house of representatives and the senate may adopt joint resolutions designating the major appropriations bills and specifying which appropriations pertain to each major appropriations bill for purposes of this section.

Subd. 2. Exceptions and adjustments. An appropriation remaining in effect under authority of subdivision 1 must be adjusted or discontinued as required by other law and in the following circumstances:

(a) An appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the odd-numbered year does not remain in effect for the fiscal year starting on July 1 if the legislature specifically designated the appropriation as a onetime appropriation, if the commissioner of finance determines that the legislature clearly intended the appropriation to be onetime, or if the program for which the appropriation was made expires on or before July 1.

(b) If an appropriation remains in effect under authority of subdivision 1, but the program or activity that is the subject of the appropriation is scheduled to expire during a fiscal year, the commissioner of finance must pro rate the appropriation.

(c) The commissioner of finance may make technical adjustments to the amount of an appropriation to the extent the commissioner determines the technical adjustments are needed to accurately reflect the amount that constitutes the annual base level of the appropriation. The commissioner may make an adjustment under this clause only if one or more of the following conditions is met:

(1) the legislature previously appropriated money for a biennium, with the entire appropriation being allocated to one year of the biennium, and the commissioner determines an adjustment is necessary to accurately reflect the annual amount needed to maintain program operations at the same level;

(2) laws or policies under which revenues and expenditures are accounted for have changed to eliminate or consolidate certain funds or accounts or to create new funds or accounts, and adjustments in appropriations are necessary to implement these changes;

(3) duties have been transferred between agency programs, or between agencies, and adjustments in appropriations are necessary to reflect these transfers; or

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(4) a program, or changes to a program, were not fully operational in one fiscal year, but will be fully operational in the following year, and an adjustment to the appropriation is needed to accurately reflect the annual cost of the new or changed program.

The commissioner of finance must give the chairs of the senate finance and house ways and means committees written notice of any adjustments made under this subdivision.

Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Section 1 is effective July 1, 2007."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, before the semicolon, insert "with certain exceptions and adjustments"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

The report was adopted.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 228, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees defined contribution retirement plan; permitting certain St. Paul school board members to purchase prior uncovered service.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Howes, McNamara, Nornes, Westrom, Zellers and Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 229, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating funds for accelerated highway construction projects.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 230, A bill for an act relating to crime; amending the predatory offender registration law for other offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.167, 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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Moe; Haws; Gunther; Welti; Hosch; Murphy, M.; Pelowski; Lieder; Sertich; Solberg; Sailer; Eken; Simpson; Shimanski; Magnus; Hamilton; Severson; Westrom; Koenen; Huntley; Lanning; Urdahl; Poppe; Juhnke and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 231, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing certain investments; creating a program; 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 Finance.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 232, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the formula for integration revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.86, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 233, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an international baccalaureate pilot program across all grades of a school district; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Benson, Greiling, Faust and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 234, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating certain school district reserve fund requirements; eliminating certain reports; making certain primary elections discretionary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123A.27; 123B.10; 123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.77, subdivision 4; 205A.03, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123B.749; 124D.081, subdivision 9; 124D.69, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Murphy, E.; Fritz; Nornes; Ward and Bly introduced:

H. F. No. 235, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the funding for developmental screening aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Greiling and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. No. 236, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing school districts to delay the implementation of special education tuition billing for an additional two years; amending Laws 2006, chapter 263, article 3, section 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

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Morgan, Pelowski, Howes, Kalin, Hilty, Berns, Laine and Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 237, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring preelection reports of certain contributions to political committees, political funds, and party units; changing preelection reporting requirements for contributions to candidates; increasing contribution limits for candidates for secretary of state or state auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.20, subdivision 5; 10A.27, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 238, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a commission to study high school reform.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 239, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing testimonial confidentiality for certain sexual assault counselors; eliminating the "mistake of age" defense for certain criminal sexual assault offenders; enhancing penalties for certain nonconsensual sexual contact offenses committed by professionals engaged in massage or bodywork; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.341, subdivision 11; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1; 609.3451, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 240, A bill for an act relating to attorneys; repealing the law prohibiting sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and coroners from practicing law; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 387.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 241, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating English as the official language; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Eken, Lieder and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 242, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making permanent certain temporary aid payments to taxing jurisdictions in Mahnomen County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivision 36; Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 11, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

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Walker, Paymar, Lesch and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 243, A bill for an act relating to corrections; reestablishing the ombudsman for corrections; establishing the powers and duties of the ombudsman; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15A.0815, subdivision 3; 243.48, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 244, A bill for an act relating to waters; transferring general fund money to the clean water legacy account.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 245, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying adult foster care licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0919, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hortman, Erhardt, Morgan, Simon and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 246, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring Metropolitan Council to study and report on feasibility of use of light rail or commuter rail transit in or near the Interstate Highway 394 Corridor and the feasibility of combining the Interstate Highway 394 and Southwest Rail Transit Corridors; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Kranz and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to remove certain wild animals from urban areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.045, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Solberg and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 248, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Canisteo Mine Outflow Project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Kranz and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing an exception to the lease levy requirements for Independent School District No. 16, Spring Lake Park.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Peterson, A.; Abeler; Hosch and Brod introduced:

H. F. No. 250, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for ambulance service and interhospital transfer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144E.101, subdivision 6; 144E.127; 144E.35, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Brod, Kohls, Zellers, Lenczewski, Simpson, Hamilton and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 251, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a state tax reform action commission; authorizing appointment to the commission; directing preparation of a report to the legislature; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Anzelc and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing certain restrictions relating to part-time peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.8465, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 626.8465, subdivision 3; 626.8468, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Buesgens, Peppin, Erickson and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 253, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an election to determine whether to detach land from an existing school district for a new independent school district; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Mahoney; Gunther; Solberg; Murphy, E.; Sertich and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 254, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for job training programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring plant hazards evaluation and a report to the legislature.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Peppin and Zellers introduced:

H. F. No. 256, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds; appropriating money for constructing interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94 and Hennepin County Highway 101.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Peppin introduced:

H. F. No. 257, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing a Council on Disability provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.482, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greiling, Doty, Mariani and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 258, A resolution memorializing Congress to offer greater flexibility to states and fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act as part of its reauthorization.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 259, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for grandparent visitation rights on behalf of the child; expanding grandparent visitation rights; specifying procedures; requiring mediation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 257C.08, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Kalin, Moe, Severson, Wollschlager, Wardlow, Ward, Eastlund, Haws, Marquart, Anzelc, Berns, Doty, Laine, Tschumper, Hilty and Faust introduced:

H. F. No. 260, A bill for an act relating to veterans; exempting veterans from the requirement of a firearm safety certificate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.020.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

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Brod; Howes; Peterson, N., and Emmer introduced:

H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing a method of reapportionment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Greiling, Scalze and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 262, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Paulsen, Buesgens, Brod and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; providing for an education credit inflation adjustment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.0674, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ruth, Demmer, Gunther, Morrow and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 264, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 14 between Dodge Center and Owatonna.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Severson, Haws, Eastlund, Beard, Gottwalt and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 265, 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.

Paulsen; Anderson, B., and Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 266, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing the number of members of the senate and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

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Olson; Marquart; Hilstrom; Howes; Cornish; Sviggum; Holberg; Erickson; Lanning; Garofalo; Scalze; Peterson, N.; Juhnke; Wardlow; Eastlund; Severson and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 267, A bill for an act relating to local government; extending the municipal boundary adjustment advisory task force; amending Laws 2006, chapter 270, article 2, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 268, A bill for an act relating to public safety; imposing license reinstatement fee and surcharge for certain driving offenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26, subdivision 1; 171.29, subdivisions 1, 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Howes and Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 269, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for appointment and consolidation of certain county offices, subject to notice, hearing, reverse referendum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 375.101, by adding a subdivision; 375A.10, subdivision 5; 375A.12, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 382.01; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 375.101, subdivisions 1, 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Howes, Moe, Erickson, Ward and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. No. 270, A bill for an act relating to habitual truants; removing a provision relating to termination of jurisdiction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.193, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Haws, Ward, Gunther, Ruth, Severson and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. No. 271, A bill for an act relating to gambling; modifying lawful purpose expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

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Haws, Severson, Wardlow, Kalin, Urdahl, Olin, Marquart, Faust, Moe, Westrom, Benson, Ward, Olson, Wollschlager, Doty, Bigham, Tingelstad, Dettmer, Koenen, Dominguez and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 272, A bill for an act relating to the military, firearms, and employment; clarifying that a statute ensuring the continuation of state licenses and certificates of registration for any trade, employment, occupation, or profession while soldiers and certain essential employees are engaged in active military service applies to licenses and certificates of registration requiring firearms safety and usage training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.56, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Howes, Rukavina, Gunther and Anderson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 273, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the sale and use of certain fireworks; providing licenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 274, A bill for an act relating to the Rural Finance Authority; providing for sale of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Brod, Zellers, Holberg, Kohls and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 275, A bill for an act relating to MinnesotaCare taxes; providing for a contingent reduction in tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 295.52, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Otremba, Heidgerken, Hosch, Faust, Juhnke, Eken, Shimanski, Hamilton, Koenen, Wardlow, Doty, Brown, Morrow and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 276, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying the definition of income for self-employed farmers in MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.01, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

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Clark; Peterson, N.; Madore; Benson; Laine; Kranz and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 277, A bill for an act relating to building codes; requiring window screens in certain residential dwellings to comply with safety standards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.

Hansen and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 278, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; imposing a surcharge on deer licenses for deer management and for reimbursing the cost of processing deer donated for charitable purposes; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97A.055, subdivision 4; 97A.065, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, by adding a subdivision; 97A.485, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Haws, Severson, Wardlow, Olin, Urdahl, Marquart, Westrom, Faust, Moe, Benson, Ward, Olson, Wollschlager, Doty, Bigham, Tingelstad, Dettmer, Dominguez, Koenen and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 279, A bill for an act relating to veterans; education; clarifying and slightly extending eligibility for educational benefits for certain surviving military spouses and children under the War Orphans Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 280, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; tax-forfeited lands; providing a temporary suspension of apportionment of proceeds from tax-forfeited lands in Lake County.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Moe; Rukavina; Murphy, M.; Eken; Hamilton; Sailer; Jaros; Huntley; Koenen; Lanning and Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for local government planning assistance; requiring regional development commissions or organizations to submit annual work programs; appropriating money for local government planning assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.39, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

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Atkins and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 282, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing an exception for pharmaceutical products to a law prohibiting sales below cost where competition exists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325D.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Ruth, Severson, Lanning, Gunther, Marquart and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. No. 283, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting cities, counties, and townships from sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ruth, Ward, Gunther, McFarlane, Westrom, Dettmer and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 284, A bill for an act relating to the military; authorizing deferment of special assessments for certain members of the armed forces; clarifying that grants from the Support Our Troops account may be made to eligible individuals to pay special assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 190.19, subdivision 2; 435.193.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Severson, Gottwalt, Haws, Eastlund, Beard and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 285, A bill for an act relating to military; natural resources; exempting soldiers, veterans, and licensed peace officers from certain requirements relating to the state's firearms safety certificate as a prerequisite to purchasing a hunting license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97B.015, by adding a subdivision; 97B.020; 197.65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Abeler, Thissen and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 286, A bill for an act relating to human services; continuing funding for programs related to reducing fetal alcohol syndrome; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Holberg, Davnie and Atkins introduced:

H. F. No. 287, A bill for an act relating to employment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

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Lesch; Smith; Hausman; Johnson; Lieder; Solberg; Greiling; Anzelc; Brynaert; Morrow; Koenen; Knuth; Murphy, E.; Eken and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 288, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for a crime victim support grant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Kalin; Peterson, S.; Kranz; Dettmer; Morgan; Olin; Wollschlager; Murphy, E.; Dominguez; Moe; Ward; Berns and Laine introduced:

H. F. No. 289, A bill for an act relating to state historic sites; prohibiting charging certain fees for tours of the State Capitol; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 138.668.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Minnesota Heritage Finance Division.

Mahoney, Beard, Hausman and Magnus introduced:

H. F. No. 290, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for University Enterprise Laboratories, Inc.; requiring a report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

Dominguez, Haws, Ward, Dettmer, Hornstein, Thao, Morgan and Koenen introduced:

H. F. No. 291, A bill for an act relating to veterans homes; authorizing certain commissary privileges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.075.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Ozment, McNamara and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 292, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for collection, transportation, and recycling of video display devices; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tingelstad, Wagenius, Carlson and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; modifying meeting requirements of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116P.08, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 294, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the structure of the Pollution Control Agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 116.02, subdivisions 1, 4; 116.03, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.02, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Welti, Hortman, Benson, Gardner, Ward, Loeffler, Doty, Bly, Knuth, Westrom and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 295, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing incentives for employee energy savings suggestions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Solberg and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 296, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; changing effective date authorizing permit for special paper products vehicle; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 39.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Huntley, Abeler, Walker, Thissen and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 297, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing premium rate restrictions and expenditure limits; requiring an interoperable electronic health records system; requiring a plan to achieve universal health care; expanding the definition of dependent coverage; eliminating the modification to the MinnesotaCare application form; implementing an intensive care management program; increasing reimbursement for critical access dental providers; extending medical assistance coverage to Medicare Part D co-payments; creating grants for nonprofit dental providers with a high proportion of uninsured patients; eliminating co-payments for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; modifying the period of renewal for MinnesotaCare; modifying the definition of employer-subsidized insurance; providing for MinnesotaCare outreach; creating a prescription drug discount program; expanding the benefit set for single adults; increasing the eligibility income limit for single adults; increasing the cap for inpatient hospitalization benefits for adults; modifying the definition of income for self-employed farmers; removing insurance barriers for children in MinnesotaCare; eliminating MinnesotaCare premiums for members of the military and their families; reducing premiums for MinnesotaCare; restoring family planning grants; creating a patient incentive health program; requiring uniform billing forms; establishing a small employer option; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; affirming that every resident of Minnesota has the right to affordable health care; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62A.65, subdivision 3; 62E.02, subdivision 7; 62J.04, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 62J.041; 62J.301, subdivision 3; 62J.38; 62J.495; 62L.02, subdivision 11; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62Q.165, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, subdivision 2b; 256B.056, subdivision 10; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.075, subdivision 2; 256B.76; 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 256L.01, subdivision 4; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 256L.04, subdivisions 1a, 7, 10, by adding a subdivision; 256L.05, subdivisions 1b, 2, 3a; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256L.17, subdivision 7; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62A.301; 256B.0631; 256L.035.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

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Huntley; Ruud; Rukavina; Clark; Hornstein; Paymar; Moe; Davnie; Thao; Slawik; Murphy, E.; Peterson, A.; Bigham; Peterson, S.; Lillie; Carlson; Greiling; Atkins; Tillberry; Hansen; Wollschlager; Solberg; Mahoney; Gardner; Jaros; Mariani; Dittrich; Lesch; Kelliher; Laine; Kranz; Kahn; Walker; Hilstrom and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 298, A bill for an act relating to health; preventing unintended pregnancies by increasing access to family planning; authorizing registered nurses to dispense oral contraceptives in family planning clinics; increasing reimbursement rates for family planning services; expanding the definition of a governmental unit; eliminating the reduction in family planning grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.235, by adding a subdivision; 471.59, subdivision 1; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dill, Anzelc, Howes, Sailer, Moe, Hilty, Sertich, Rukavina, Olin, Ward, Eken, Doty, Solberg, Juhnke, Hansen and Faust introduced:

H. F. No. 299, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for extension, cancellation, or termination of certain timber permits due to economic infeasibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 90.031, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Game, Fish and Forestry Division.

Haws, Severson, Wardlow, Kalin, Urdahl, Simpson, Demmer, Olin, Marquart, Westrom, Faust, Moe, Benson, Ward, Wollschlager, Bigham, Doty, Tingelstad, Dettmer, Dominguez, Otremba and Koenen introduced:

H. F. No. 300, A bill for an act relating to military and veterans; income taxation; broadening the deduction for military pay; creating a subtraction military pensions, including survivor benefit payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Davnie, Paymar and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 301, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating a blighted housing rehabilitation program; providing for transfer of possession or ownership of nuisance properties to nonprofit housing organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 463.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Juhnke moved that the name of Simpson be added as an author on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the names of Kranz and Dittrich be added as authors on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.

Tingelstad moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 13. The motion prevailed.

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Lieder moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 18. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 20. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 23. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 26. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the name of Sviggum be added as an author on H. F. No. 27. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 32. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Haws be added as an author on H. F. No. 37. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 49. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 68. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the names of Abeler and Dittrich be added as authors on H. F. No. 69. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the names of Abeler, Slocum and Olson be added as authors on H. F. No. 74. The motion prevailed.

Bunn moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 85. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the names of Scalze and Anderson, S., be added as authors on H. F. No. 89. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the name of Brynaert be added as an author on H. F. No. 90. The motion prevailed.

Demmer moved that the name of Cornish be added as an author on H. F. No. 101. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the names of Slocum, Lenczewski and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 110. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the names of Kalin and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 111. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 123. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 128. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 131. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the names of Dittrich, Thissen and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 132. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the names of Slocum, Dittrich and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 138. The motion prevailed.

Kranz moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 139. The motion prevailed.

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Hansen moved that the names of Olson, Lenczewski and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 145. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 148. The motion prevailed.

Slocum moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 154. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 155. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the names of Dittrich and Thissen be added as authors on H. F. No. 156. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 157. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the names of Slocum and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 159. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Murphy, E., and Slocum be added as authors on H. F. No. 162. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the names of Slocum and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 169. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Olson be added as an author on H. F. No. 173. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the names of Berns; Anderson, S., and Olson be added as authors on H. F. No. 174. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 176. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author on H. F. No. 177. The motion prevailed.

Fritz moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author on H. F. No. 178. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the name of Garofalo be added as an author on H. F. No. 181. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 183. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 184. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 184. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Tingelstad be added as an author on H. F. No. 186. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the names of Gottwalt; Tingelstad; Anderson, S., and Garofalo be added as authors on H. F. No. 187. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the name of Garofalo be added as an author on H. F. No. 190. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the names of Garofalo, Wardlow and Lanning be added as authors on H. F. No. 193. The motion prevailed.

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Norton moved that the name of Ruth be added as an author on H. F. No. 194. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 195. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the names of Sailer, Hornstein, Knuth, Solberg and Ruud be added as authors on H. F. No. 196. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of McNamara, Simpson and Westrom be added as authors on H. F. No. 197. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the names of McNamara, Simpson and Westrom be added as authors on H. F. No. 198. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the names of Paulsen, Sviggum, Wardlow, Lanning and Slawik be added as authors on H. F. No. 199. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the names of Wardlow and Anderson, S., be added as authors on H. F. No. 200. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the names of Johnson and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 202. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 204. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 205. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the names of Hortman, Moe and Kalin be added as authors on H. F. No. 206. The motion prevailed.

Peppin moved that the name of Lanning be added as an author on H. F. No. 207. The motion prevailed.

Zellers moved that the names of Dettmer and Atkins be added as authors on H. F. No. 211. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Lesch be added as an author on H. F. No. 215. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 217. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 220. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 225. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 227. The motion prevailed.

Shimanski moved that H. F. No. 102 be recalled from the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. The motion prevailed.

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ADJOURNMENT

Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2007. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2007.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives