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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION - 2007

 

_____________________

 

NINTH DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, January 25, 2007

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 10:00 a.m. and was called to order by Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House.

 

      Prayer was offered by the Reverend Daniel C. Nordin, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Edina, 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

Davnie

Dean

DeLaForest

Demmer

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Dominguez

Doty

Eastlund

Eken

Emmer

Erhardt

Erickson

Faust

Finstad

Fritz

Gardner

Garofalo

Gottwalt

Greiling

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hansen

Hausman

Haws

Heidgerken

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

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

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

Slocum

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.

 

      Huntley and Olson were excused.

 

      The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Morgan 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. 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.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Thissen from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:

 

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.

 

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      H. F. Nos. 110 and 111 were read for the second time.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

      Peterson, S.; Slawik; Greiling; Bly and Demmer introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 302, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; proposing grant programs; expanding the kindergarten developmental assessment; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

 

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

 

 

      Paymar; Gunther; Hansen; Olin; Murphy, M., and Smith introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 303, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for youth intervention program grants.

 

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


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      Simpson introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 304, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for budget reserves; changing calculation of the school operating capital levy; changing the residential homestead market value credit; imposing levy limits; conforming certain tax provisions to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; excluding compensation and certain pension income for service in the armed forces; providing dairy investment and regional investment credits; increasing the maximum homeowners' property tax refunds; changing the income and franchise tax income apportionment formula; providing a direct sales tax exemption for small business and certain other capital equipment purchases; exempting certain transportation purchases from the sales tax; exempting certain sales of construction materials from the sales tax; extending the period of job opportunity building zone benefits in certain cases; changing certain aids to local governments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.152, subdivisions 1b, 2; 126C.10, subdivision 13a; 273.1384, subdivision 1; 275.70, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 275.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19b, 31; 290.06, by adding subdivisions; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.191, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 290A.04, subdivision 2; 291.005, subdivision 1; 297A.68, subdivision 5; 297A.70, subdivision 2; 297A.71, by adding subdivisions; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 3; 469.312, subdivision 5; 477A.013, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 477A.03, subdivision 2a.

 

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

 

 

      Huntley; Severson; Ruud; Norton; Peterson, N.; Brynaert; Greiling; Erhardt; Fritz; Hausman; Tingelstad; Davnie; Gottwalt; Slocum; Paymar; Murphy, E.; Morrow; Tschumper and Loeffler introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 305, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007; establishing public policy to protect employees and the general public from the known hazards of secondhand smoke; requiring persons to refrain from smoking in certain areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.412; 144.413, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 144.414; 144.416; 144.417; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.415.

 

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

 

 

      Greiling, Anzelc, Abeler, Mariani and Tingelstad introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 306, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for youth mental health screening and suicide prevention; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

      Hilstrom introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 307, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for the Brooklyn Center innovation district program; appropriating money.

 

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


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      Olin, Sailer and Marquart introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 308, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the control of bovine tuberculosis in cattle herds.

 

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

 

 

      Gottwalt, Severson, Beard, Abeler, Erickson, Sviggum, Haws, Thissen, Garofalo, Dean and Berns introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 309, A bill for an act relating to taxation; adjusting long-term care insurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

      Dill introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 310, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying regulation of off-sales by brewpubs and small brewers; authorizing sampling of malt liquor at breweries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 340A.301, subdivision 7; 340A.510, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

      Hornstein, Thissen, Erhardt and Jaros introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 311, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; doubling fine for moving violation committed while operating mobile phone; providing affirmative defense to doubled fine; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.89, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Hornstein, Scalze, Mariani, Slawik and Swails introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 312, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the election of the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.09, subdivision 6a; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.315; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4a; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 375.09, subdivision 1; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204D; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a; Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.

 

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


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      Fritz, Abeler, Ruud, Huntley, Thissen, Hansen, Lillie, Walker and Poppe introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 313, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a home care tax credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0911, subdivision 3; 256B.0917, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

 

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

 

 

      Buesgens introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 314, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring senate living and other expenses to be determined by resolution adopted by the senate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.099, subdivision 1; 3.101.

 

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

 

 

      Otremba; Walker; Greiling; Ruud; Koenen; Lillie; Sailer; Peterson, S.; Peterson, N.; Mullery; Nelson; McFarlane; Brynaert; Norton; Haws; Dominguez; Tingelstad and Wardlow introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 315, A bill for an act relating to health; restoring suicide prevention grants; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

      Thao, Dominguez, Johnson and Abeler introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 316, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting certain refugees and asylees from participating in the diversionary work program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.95, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

      DeLaForest introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 317, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the MinnesotaCare provider taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 214.16, subdivisions 2, 3; 270B.14, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; 295.59.

 

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

 

 

      Jaros; Urdahl; Peterson, N.; Bly; Eken; Johnson; Laine and Madore introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to state government; strengthening heritage education by creating the Commission on Minnesota Ethnic Heritage; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

 

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


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      Kelliher; Murphy, M.; Greiling; Erickson and Heidgerken introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 319, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for regional library basic system support and multicounty, multitype library systems.

 

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

 

 

      Anzelc, Solberg, Sailer, Koenen and Eken introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 320, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a method to determine reimbursement of nursing facility Public Employees Retirement Association costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Peppin introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 321, A bill for an act relating to insurance; establishing a moratorium on implementation of new mandated health benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62J.26, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Rukavina, Solberg, Howes, Mahoney and Hilty introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 322, A bill for an act relating to public employment; forbidding the judicial branch from imposing restrictions on certain political activities of represented employees unless provided for by contract; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 179A.103, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Mullery introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 323, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; modifying provisions relating to applicant screening fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 504B.173, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Holberg, Buesgens, Zellers, Garofalo, Gottwalt, Dean, Demmer, Gunther, Cornish, Erickson, McNamara and Westrom introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 324, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting public school employees from using public funds and resources to advocate to pass, elect, or defeat a political candidate, ballot question, or pending legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

 

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


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      Demmer, Welti and Sviggum introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 325, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for design and engineering for restoration of Lake Zumbro.

 

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

 

 

      Westrom, Smith, Ward, McNamara and Dettmer introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 326, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; creating special Gold Star Family license plates for family members of military personnel who have died in active military service; exempting plate fee and registration tax for certain survivors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

 

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

 

 

      Hortman, Laine, Bly and Wardlow introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 327, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the state aid for school readiness programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.16, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

      Hosch and Haws introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 328, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a local park grant.

 

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

 

 

      Carlson, Greiling and McFarlane introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 329, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing intermediate school districts to engage in certain short-term borrowing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.50; 126C.52, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Anderson, S.; Hansen; Benson and Simpson introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 330, A bill for an act relating to taxes; income; providing an income tax credit for telecommuting conversion expenses and ongoing telecommuting expenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

 

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


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      Westrom, Nornes, Smith, McNamara, Faust, Zellers and Dettmer introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 331, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring certain sex offenders to wear tracking and monitoring bracelets after release from prison; prescribing penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

 

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

 

 

      Hosch, Otremba, Abeler, Thissen and Huntley introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 332, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing persons with life-threatening medical conditions to spend down excess income under MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Lillie, Howes, Solberg, Hansen, Scalze, Nelson, Johnson, Davnie, Mahoney and Fritz introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 333, A bill for an act relating to state government; compensating state employees for time they were not able to work due to the 2005 partial government shutdown.

 

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

 

 

      Hosch, Otremba, Abeler, Thissen and Huntley introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 334, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing exclusions from income under MinnesotaCare for certain medical expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256L.01, subdivision 5; 256L.04, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Hosch and Haws introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 335, A bill for an act relating to capital investments; appropriating money for purchasing park property; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

      Abeler and Thao introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 336, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; changing provisions for speech-language pathologists and audiologists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.515, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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      Mahoney, Sertich, Ruth, Gunther and Brynaert introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 337, A bill for an act relating to employment and economic development; establishing the small business growth acceleration program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116O.

 

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

 

 

      Seifert introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 338, A bill for an act relating to individual income taxation; allowing an adoption credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

 

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

 

 

      Haws, Severson, Tingelstad, Olson and Poppe introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 339, A bill for an act relating to 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.

 

 

      Slawik and Pelowski introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing certain persons access to multiple unit residences for certain campaign and election purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 211B.20, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

      Gottwalt, Haws, Thissen, Hosch, Huntley and Murphy, M., introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 341, A bill for an act relating to human services; waiving the moratorium regarding beds and expanding group residential housing supplemental rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding subdivisions.

 

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

 

 

      Paymar, Eastlund, Cornish, Johnson and Dominguez introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 342, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing a grant for mentoring children of incarcerated parents; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

 

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


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      Cornish introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 343, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; exempting remote-controlled animal noise callers from the general prohibition on using radios to take game animals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.085, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

      Demmer, Liebling and Norton introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money to Olmsted County for a grant to upgrade and expand capacity with a third combustion unit at the municipal solid waste combustor serving Dodge and Olmsted Counties.

 

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

 

 

      Severson and Haws introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 345, A bill for an act relating to public safety; exempting all-electric single family dwellings from the carbon monoxide alarm installation requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.51, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

 

      Severson introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 346, A bill for an act relating to local government aids; increasing the city aid base for certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

 

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

 

 

      Gardner, Shimanski, Berns, Sailer, Wagenius, Loeffler, Knuth, Ruud, Benson, Hornstein, Swails, Hansen and Hortman introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring bags containing yard waste delivered to yard waste compost facilities to be compostable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115A.931.

 

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

 

 

      Haws, Gottwalt, Severson and Hosch introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 348, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for capital improvements to the National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University.

 

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


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      Solberg introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 349, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to the McGregor school district to compensate the district for declining enrollment beyond the district's control; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

      Zellers, Peppin and Hortman introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 350, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money to match federal funds to complete segment of highway 610 as four-lane freeway.

 

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

 

 

      Kohls, Zellers, Paulsen, Buesgens, Smith, Cornish, Brod, Holberg and Gottwalt introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a life imprisonment sentence for persons convicted of three or more violent felonies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 244.05, subdivision 4; 609.1095, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

      Simon introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 352, A bill for an act relating to lobbying; prohibiting lobbying by certain former public officials for a period of one year; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

 

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

 

 

      Bigham, Ward, Morgan, Winkler and Simon introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 353, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and certain legislative employees from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for one year after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

 

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

 

 

      Anzelc, Moe and Dill introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 354, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring a local economic impact statement for lands withdrawn from timber harvesting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.

 

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


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      Nornes introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 355, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

 

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

 

 

      Kalin introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 356, A bill for an act relating to the city of Taylors Falls; authorizing the city of Taylors Falls to establish and exercise border city development zone powers.

 

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

 

 

      Dill introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 357, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Lake County.

 

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

 

 

      Dill introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 358, A bill for an act relating to higher education finance; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the Cook County higher education project.

 

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

 

 

      Hansen, Atkins, Masin, Wardlow, Slocum, Thissen, Davnie and Hornstein introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 359, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Airports Commission; adding mayors to the commission membership; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.604, subdivision 1; 473.605, subdivision 2; 473.622; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.601, subdivisions 3, 6.

 

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

 

 

      Ruud, Greiling and McFarlane introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a school district that is a member of an intermediate school district to levy for school safety activities at school facilities operated by an intermediate school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.44.

 

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


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      Welti, Demmer, Thissen, Urdahl, Haws, Atkins, Fritz, Brown, Wollschlager, Heidgerken, Hansen, Poppe, Marquart and Simpson introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 361, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a regional investment credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

      Hortman, Laine, Tillberry, Tingelstad and Abeler introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 362, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing Anoka County to impose a county deed and mortgage tax; providing for use of the proceeds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383E.

 

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

 

 

      Mullery introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating to labor; providing an employee organization access to employees at certain meetings; providing for card-check procedures for certifying an exclusive representative; specifying the tax treatment of employer expenditures related to opposing employee unionization efforts; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 179; 179A.

 

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

 

 

      Olin, Anzelc and Sailer introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 364, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for bovine tuberculosis disease transmission prevention.

 

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

 

 

      Morgan, Greiling and McFarlane introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 365, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the alternative teacher pay calculation for intermediate school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 122A.415, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 34.

 

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

 

 

      Benson, Ruud and Berns introduced:

 

      H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equity revenue for districts above the 95th percentile; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 24.

 

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


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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

 

 

      The following message was received from the Senate:

 

Madam Speaker:

 

      I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted:

 

      S. F. No. 19.

 

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

 

 

      S. F. No. 19, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; terminating the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government; modifying reporting requirements for the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.246; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.8841.

 

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

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Thissen moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

      Rukavina moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 42. The motion prevailed.

 

      Sviggum moved that the name of Cornish be added as an author on H. F. No. 55. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the names of Gottwalt, McFarlane, Shimanski, Dettmer and Berns be added as authors on H. F. No. 60. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the names of McFarlane, Shimanski, Dettmer and Berns be added as authors on H. F. No. 62. The motion prevailed.

 

      Kahn moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 66. The motion prevailed.

 

      Anderson, S., moved that the name of Berns be added as an author on H. F. No. 98. The motion prevailed.

 

      Hortman moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 105. The motion prevailed.


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      Thissen moved that the names of Hortman, Madore and Loeffler be added as authors on H. F. No. 106. The motion prevailed.

 

      Emmer moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 121. The motion prevailed.

 

      Hilstrom moved that the names of Benson and Ruud be added as authors on H. F. No. 131. The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahoney moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on H. F. No. 132. The motion prevailed.

 

      Haws moved that the name of Morrow be added as an author on H. F. No. 162. The motion prevailed.

 

      Thissen moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 168. The motion prevailed.

 

      DeLaForest moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 174. The motion prevailed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

      Greiling moved that the names of Morgan and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 196. The motion prevailed.

 

      Hackbarth moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 198. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 199. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 200. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the name of Gunther be added as an author on H. F. No. 201. The motion prevailed.

 

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

 

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

 

      Thao moved that the name of Solberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 210. The motion prevailed.

 

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

 

      Walker moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 218. The motion prevailed.

 

      Howes moved that the names of Kalin and Beard be added as authors on H. F. No. 229. The motion prevailed.

 

      Moe moved that the name of Otremba be added as an author on H. F. No. 231. The motion prevailed.


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      Hilstrom moved that the name of Davnie be added as an author on H. F. No. 232. The motion prevailed.

 

      Benson moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 234. The motion prevailed.

 

      Murphy, E., moved that the names of Brynaert, Slocum and Davnie be added as authors on H. F. No. 235. The motion prevailed.

 

      Morgan moved that the names of Tschumper, Scalze, Ruud, Simon, Moe and Benson be added as authors on H. F. No. 237. The motion prevailed.

 

      Jaros moved that the names of Ruud, Moe, Benson and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 238. The motion prevailed.

 

      Walker moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 243. The motion prevailed.

 

      Anzelc moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 245. The motion prevailed.

 

      Hortman moved that the names of Ruud and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 246. The motion prevailed.

 

      Peterson, A., moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 250. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 251. The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahoney moved that the names of Slocum and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 254. The motion prevailed.

 

      Greiling moved that the names of Slocum, Moe and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 258. The motion prevailed.

 

      Kalin moved that the names of Knuth, Morrow, Cornish and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 260. The motion prevailed.

 

      Greiling moved that the names of Johnson and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 262. The motion prevailed.

 

      Severson moved that the names of Lanning, Moe and Dittrich be added as authors on H. F. No. 265. The motion prevailed.

 

      Haws moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 271. The motion prevailed.

 

      Haws moved that the names of Morrow and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 272. The motion prevailed.

 

      Brod moved that the name of Paulsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 275. The motion prevailed.

 

      Otremba moved that the names of Moe and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 276. The motion prevailed.

 

      Haws moved that the names of Swails, Beard, Hilstrom, Lillie and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 279. The motion prevailed.

 

      Ruth moved that the names of Kalin and Beard be added as authors on H. F. No. 283. The motion prevailed.


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      Ruth moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 284. The motion prevailed.

 

      Severson moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 285. The motion prevailed.

 

      Abeler moved that the names of Brynaert, Slocum, Ruud, Moe, Johnson and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 286. The motion prevailed.

 

      Lesch moved that the names of Slawik, Moe, Lillie and Kranz be added as authors on H. F. No. 288. The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahoney moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 290. The motion prevailed.

 

      Dominguez moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 291. The motion prevailed.

 

      Ozment moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 292. The motion prevailed.

 

      Welti moved that the names of Morrow, Kalin, Simon, Moe and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 295. The motion prevailed.

 

      Huntley moved that the names of Slocum; Murphy, E.; Lillie and Kranz be added as authors on H. F. No. 297. The motion prevailed.

 

      Haws moved that the names of Lanning, Beard, Lillie, Kranz and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 300. The motion prevailed.

 

      Davnie moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 301. The motion prevailed.

 

      Lesch moved that H. F. No. 21 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology. The motion prevailed.

 

      Kalin moved that H. F. No. 260 be recalled from the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The motion prevailed.

 

      Walker moved that H. F. No. 217 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2007. The motion prevailed.

 

      Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2007.

 

 

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives



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