Journal of the House - 14th Day - Thursday, February 8, 2007

A quorum was present.

Erhardt, Severson and Westrom were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journals of the preceding days. Benson moved that further reading of the Journals be suspended and that the Journals be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Eken from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 74, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress and others to protect the Great Lakes from aquatic invasive species.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 4 to 21

Page 2, delete lines 1 to 17 and insert:

"Whereas, the Great Lakes are a tremendous value to Minnesota as an environmental and economic resource, both as the world's largest body of fresh water and as a crucial international shipping channel; and

Whereas, aquatic invasive species, including the recent introduction of the fish killing viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) virus, have caused significant damage to native environments and industrial operations in the Great Lakes and around the world; and

Whereas, Minnesota's Lake Superior ports provide Minnesota farmers, miners, and manufacturers with access to foreign markets through the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence Seaway, with nearly 41.7 million metric tons of maritime cargo through the Port of Duluth-Superior in exchange for approximately 35.4 million metric tons of untreated ballast water in 2005; and

Whereas, current federal law and enforcement governing the introduction of aquatic invasive species into United States waters via ballast water of oceangoing and Great Lakes ships and other sources are inadequate; and

Whereas, because of the detrimental effects of imposing regional restrictions on shipping, there is a need for uniform federal regulation and control; and

Whereas, there is currently nationally accepted standards for drinking and treated waste water quality that could be approved for ballast water treatment and made available to ship operators; Now, Therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

That the Minnesota Legislature has a great concern for the protection of its environmental and economic resources now imminently threatened by the VHS fish killing viruses invading Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario;

That the Minnesota Legislature urges the United States Congress to acknowledge the national urgency of this problem and move quickly to enact federal legislation to establish a strong ballast water regulatory program sufficient to prohibit further VHS virus infestations and prevent future introduction of aquatic invasive species into all United States waters by requiring disinfection and sterilization of all ballast water;

That the Minnesota Legislature declares its support for the efforts of the United States federal agencies, including the United States Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the Coast Guard, and Canadian government agencies to put in place an international ballast water treatment and regulatory program for the Great Lakes and connecting channels; and

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That the Minnesota Legislature declares its support for a revised "Great Ships Initiative," applicable to Great Lakes monitoring and enforcement of aquatic invasive species prohibition and prevention efforts, a research and development project funded jointly by the Indiana Port Commission and other Great Lakes ports, the U. S. Department of Transportation, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and other federal agencies with the revised goals of accelerating and improving existing applicable disinfection technology and the development of monitoring methods for disease and other invasive organisms found in ballast water.

Be It Further Resolved that the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota is directed to prepare copies of this memorial and transmit them to the President of the United States, the President and the Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Minnesota's Senators and Representatives in Congress, federal agencies that regulate maritime transportation, the Great Lakes Commission, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the International Joint Commission, United States-Canada."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Lieder from the Transportation Finance Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 106, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; making seat belt violation a primary offense in all seating positions regardless of age; increasing the fine for seat belt violations; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.686, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.686, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Seat belt requirement. (a) A properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by:

~~(1)~~ the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle;

~~(2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle; and~~

~~(3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle who is older than three but younger than 11 years of age~~.

(b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who violates paragraph (a)~~, clause (1) or (2),~~ is subject to a fine of $25. The driver of the ~~passenger vehicle or commercial motor~~ vehicle in which the violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine for a violation of paragraph (a)~~, clause (2) or (3),~~ by a ~~child of the driver~~ passenger under the age of 15 or any child under the age of 11. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this section unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation other than a violation involving motor vehicle equipment. The Department of Public Safety shall not record a violation of this subdivision on a person's driving record.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b. Instruction permit use by person under age 18. (a) This subdivision applies to persons who have applied for and received an instruction permit under subdivision 2.

(b) The permit holder may, with the permit in possession, operate a motor vehicle, but must be accompanied by and be under the supervision of a certified driver education instructor, the permit holder's parent or guardian, or another licensed driver age 21 or older. The supervisor must occupy the seat beside the permit holder.

(c) The permit holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.

~~(d)~~ (c) The permit holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The permit holder may assert as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.

~~(e)~~ (d) The permit holder must maintain a driving record free of convictions for moving violations, as defined in section 171.04, subdivision 1, and free of convictions for violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53. If the permit holder drives a motor vehicle in violation of the law, the commissioner shall suspend, cancel, or revoke the permit in accordance with the statutory section violated.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Use of provisional license. (a) A provisional license holder may operate a motor vehicle only when every occupant under the age of 18 has a seat belt or child passenger restraint system properly fastened. A person who violates this paragraph is subject to a fine of $25. A peace officer may not issue a citation for a violation of this paragraph unless the officer lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for a moving violation as defined in section 171.04. The commissioner shall not record a violation of this paragraph on a person's driving record.

~~(b)~~ (a) A provisional license holder may not operate a vehicle while communicating over, or otherwise operating, a cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free, when the vehicle is in motion. The provisional license holder may assert as an affirmative defense that the violation was made for the sole purpose of obtaining emergency assistance to prevent a crime about to be committed, or in the reasonable belief that a person's life or safety was in danger. Violation of this paragraph is a petty misdemeanor subject to section 169.89, subdivision 2.

~~(c)~~ (b) If the holder of a provisional license during the period of provisional licensing incurs (1) a conviction for a violation of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, or sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, (2) a conviction for a crash-related moving violation, or (3) more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related, the person may not be issued a driver's license until 12 consecutive months have expired since the date of the conviction or until the person reaches the age of 18 years, whichever occurs first."

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Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; making seat belt violation a primary offense in all seating positions regardless of age; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.686, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice without further recommendation.

The report was adopted.

Lieder from the Transportation Finance Division to which was referred:

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.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

The report was adopted.

Carlson from the Committee on Finance to which was referred:

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.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

Hilstrom from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

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; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 353.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 2, delete "establish an irrevocable fund for" and insert "administer an irrevocable trust fund established by"

Page 2, line 5, after the period, insert "The city of Duluth investment committee shall serve as trustee of the irrevocable trust."

Page 2, line 11, delete everything after "(a)"

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Page 2, line 12, delete everything before "The"

Page 2, line 24, after "that" insert "the investment and management of the assets complies with the prudent investor rule in section 501B.151 and that"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 222, A bill for an act relating to retiree health insurance coverage; providing for the inclusion of certain former University of Minnesota steam plant employees in the state health insurance group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.27, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

The report was adopted.

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

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.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

The report was adopted.

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

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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

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Page 1, delete section 1

Renumber the sections in sequence

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

The report was adopted.

Eken from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources to which was referred:

H. F. No. 415, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying exemptions to noise standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 2a.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 463, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a small employer buy-in option to MinnesotaCare; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 465, A bill for an act relating to state government; including independent nonprofit firefighting corporations for joint exercise of powers agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.59, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 74 was read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 686, A bill for an act relating to commerce; exempting motor vehicle dealers that sell only recreational vehicles from the Sunday closing law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.275.

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

Ward and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. No. 687, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase of defibrillators.

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

Moe; Koenen; Simpson; Abeler; Lieder; Finstad; Sailer; Cornish; Eken; Peterson, A.; Howes and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 688, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for regional emergency medical services programs.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 689, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring specific service sign on highway 52 in Olmsted County.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 690, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing phlebotomists to take blood samples from DWI offenders under certain circumstances and providing legal immunity for so doing; adding references to controlled substance metabolites in the criminal vehicular operation law; making numerous technical changes to the criminal vehicular operation law to simplify it; providing for notice to an accused of the contents of certain reports and clarifying the repercussions of the accused's not requesting the preparer of the report to testify at trial; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169A.51, subdivision 7; 609.21, subdivisions 1, 4a, by adding subdivisions; 634.15, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4.

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

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Erickson and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 691, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for highways, local roads, and bridges; requiring report.

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

Morrow and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 692, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the Nicollet County Historical Society for improvements to the Treaty Site History Center in St. Peter.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 693, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; authorizing payment of driver's license reinstatement fee and surcharge in installment payments; removing obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.29, subdivision 2.

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

Morgan; Haws; Slocum; Lieder; McFarlane; Knuth; Tillberry; Peterson, S.; Westrom; Anzelc; Lillie; Dill and Gardner introduced:

H. F. No. 694, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for districts with declining enrollment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Clark, Laine, Abeler, Thao and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 695, A bill for an act relating to children's environmental health; allowing filter paper testing for blood lead levels; lowering the blood lead level threshold for reporting and risk assessments; prohibiting the sale of children's items containing lead; requiring medical assistance coverage to cover environmental investigations for children with elevated blood lead levels; and requiring landlords to know and disclose whether their properties contain lead hazards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.9501, by adding a subdivision; 144.9502, subdivisions 3, 4, 8; 144.9503, subdivision 2; 144.9504, subdivision 2; 144.9507, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 325E; 504B.

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

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Clark, Laine, Abeler, Thao and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 696, A bill for an act relating to children's environmental health; modifying the lead abatement program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.9512.

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

Welti, Liebling and Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 697, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Chester Woods Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom, Olin, Lesch, Paymar, Dominguez, Smith and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 698, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing organizations providing mentoring services to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; 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.

Nornes and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 699, A bill for an act relating to public safety; lowering the age of adult certification for juveniles; defining a violent juvenile offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 260B.007, by adding a subdivision; 260B.125, subdivision 1; 260B.130, subdivision 1; 260B.141, subdivision 4; 609.055.

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

Eastlund; Paymar; McNamara; Anderson, B., and Severson introduced:

H. F. No. 700, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a matching-grant pilot program to assist communities in providing safe transportation for intoxicated persons; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A.

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

Brynaert, Morrow, Gunther and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 701, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Mankato district transportation headquarters; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.

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

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Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 702, A bill for an act relating to volunteer firefighter relief associations; requiring investment of assets with the State Board of Investment; specifying other requirements relating to investment of assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 69.775; 424A.05, subdivision 4.

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

Peterson, A., and Koenen introduced:

H. F. No. 703, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing levy authority for certain unfunded severance and retirement costs faced by school districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program.

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

Kohls, Buesgens, Berns, Brod, Erickson and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 704, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income taxes; providing an income tax credit for tuition of qualified beneficiaries; appropriating money; 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.

Loeffler, Thissen, Tschumper, Fritz, Walker, Thao and Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 705, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the MR/RC waiver, family support grants, and semi-independent living services.

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

Hosch, Thissen, Huntley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 706, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the medical assistance employed persons with disabilities program; directing the commissioner to seek federal approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 3.

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

Thao, Ruud, Thissen and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 707, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to study dental access for persons with disabilities.

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

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Thissen and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 708, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to reimburse low-income Medicare enrollees for Medicare Part D cost-sharing and out-of-pocket costs; modifying an ombudsman for managed care provision; modifying a MnDHO provision; providing limited medical assistance coverage for individuals eligible under Medicare Part D; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.031, subdivision 6; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Ruth and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 709, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing commissioner of transportation to expedite construction of certain trunk highway projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.361, subdivision 1.

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

Peterson, A.; Tschumper; Morrow; Doty; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Otremba; Welti; Fritz and Bly introduced:

H. F. No. 710, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for sustainable agriculture demonstration grants.

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

Moe, Eken, Sailer, Rukavina and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 711, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to match federal grant for Midwest Bioenergy Research Center.

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

Fritz; Murphy, E.; Ruud; Clark and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 712, A bill for an act relating to employee health; establishing the "Safe Patient Handling Act"; requiring safe patient handling programs and committees to be established; appropriating money for safe patient handling grants; transferring money from the workers compensation special fund to the assigned risk safety account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

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

Erhardt; Peterson, N., and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 713, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special license plates for all disabled veterans; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1251.

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

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Erhardt and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 714, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for issuance of special motorcycle plates for combat wounded veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 1.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. No. 715, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a study evaluating the truth in taxation property tax program.

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

Erhardt; Peterson, N., and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 716, A bill for an act relating to sales and excise taxes; reducing June accelerated payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.60, subdivision 15; 297F.09, subdivision 10; 297G.09, subdivision 9.

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

Erhardt; Peterson, N., and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 717, A bill for an act relating to corporate franchise taxation; accelerating the adoption of single sales apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.191, subdivision 2.

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

Erhardt; Peterson, N., and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 718, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to various federal tax changes for individual income, corporate franchise, and estate taxes, and property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 31; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 291.005, subdivision 1.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 719, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; Clair A. Nelson Memorial Forest; providing a temporary suspension of apportionment of proceeds from tax-forfeited lands in Lake County to reimburse the county for purchase of forest land.

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

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Lanning, Otremba, Nornes, Marquart, Heidgerken and Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 720, A bill for an act relating to rural economies; appropriating money for a pilot workforce program.

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

Fritz, Hosch, Huntley, Abeler, Finstad, Ruud and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 721, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing long-term care provider rate increases; requiring the use of new nursing facility case mix indices; providing an exemption from the MinnesotaCare program prohibition on employer-subsidized coverage; requiring workforce initiatives; requiring a study of nursing facility rate rebasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.434, by adding subdivisions; 256B.438, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Mariani; Hamilton; Rukavina; Gunther; Clark; Ozment; Abeler; Hornstein; Walker; McNamara; Madore; Davnie; Dominguez; Juhnke; Lanning; Erhardt; Magnus; Bly; Mahoney; Hackbarth; Peterson, N.; Demmer; Masin and Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 722, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the charging of resident tuition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Demmer, Garofalo, Erickson, Olson and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 723, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the requirements for a structurally balanced school district budget; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.749.

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

Madore; Laine; Benson; Peterson, N., and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 724, A bill for an act relating to housing; the Housing Finance Agency; appropriating money to the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

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

Thissen, Kahn, Sertich, Madore and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 725, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing assistive technology for people with disabilities; requiring the commissioner to undertake a statewide study; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

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Tschumper, Sertich, Morgan, Clark and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 726, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for Minnesota community action grants.

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

Tschumper, Huntley and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 727, A bill for an act relating to human services; deleting the requirement that certain counties repay the state for certain expenditures under the waivered services program for persons with developmental disabilities; appropriating money; amending Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 20, section 37.

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

Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 728, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for land purchase adjacent to Bemidji State University; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Emmer, McFarlane, Tschumper, Lesch and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 729, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting contracts under competitive bidding process for certain offenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 730, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions relating to special license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1g, 1h, 1i; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e.

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

Haws, Severson and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 731, 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.

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Haws, Severson and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 732, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; broadening the deduction for military pay; creating a subtraction for 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.

Lieder, Olin, Marquart and Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 733, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating funds for the construction of flood protection farmstead ring levees in the Red River Valley.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 734, A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; creating transit fund and accounts; changing the deposit of revenues from the sales tax on motor vehicle leases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.88; 174.24, subdivision 1; 297A.815, by adding subdivisions; 297A.94.

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

Lieder and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 735, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing state entry onto real property for geotechnical investigation; modifying provisions relating to bridges and culverts; regulating money allocated for rail service improvements; regulating state rail bank property; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 117.041, by adding a subdivision; 165.01; 165.03; 222.50, subdivision 7; 222.63, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Huntley; Gunther; Murphy, E.; Lieder and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 736, A bill for an act relating to emergency medical services; changing the name of an award and incentive program.

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

Thao, Lesch, Greiling, McFarlane and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 737, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing collaborative services for high-risk children; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

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Greiling, Doty, Olin and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 738, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; expanding early intervention services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 253B.065, subdivision 5.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 739, A bill for an act relating to arbitration; requiring award decisions to include explanation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 572.15.

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

Mahoney, Laine, Benson, Atkins, Gunther and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 740, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting price gouging on essential consumer goods and services under certain conditions; providing enforcement authority; 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.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 741, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting a caregiver from performing indecent exposure in the presence of a vulnerable adult; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 617.23, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 742, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding forfeiture of conveyance devices involved in drug crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.5311, subdivision 3.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 743, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to encourage women to enter nontraditional careers.

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

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Mullery, Greiling and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. No. 744, A bill for an act relating to education; granting employment leave for certain designated individuals to attend school conferences and activities; allowing a parent to consent to a significant individual participating in school conferences; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.32, by adding a subdivision; 181.9412, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 745, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing special retired firefighter emblem plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1293, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 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.

Thissen, Walker, Tschumper, Hosch and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 746, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the family stabilization services program; establishing a work participation bonus; appropriating money for supporting work for low-income families; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.011, by adding a subdivision; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 256J.01, by adding a subdivision; 256J.021; 256J.08, subdivision 65; 256J.20, subdivision 3; 256J.24, subdivision 10; 256J.30, subdivision 5; 256J.521, subdivisions 1, 2; 256J.53, subdivision 2; 256J.55, subdivision 1; 256J.626, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256J.29; 256J.626, subdivisions 7, 9.

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

Simon, Clark, Mariani, Juhnke, Hornstein, Thao, Hamilton and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a citizenship credit; appropriating money; 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.

Hosch, Haws, Greiling and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing physician-prescribed naturopathic medicine to be administered with appropriate supervision in schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.22, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.

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

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Hosch, Haws, Ruud, Benson and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 749, A bill for an act relating to legislative organization; allowing the entire legislature a vote on budget bills when the budget has not been passed; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Hosch, Gardner, Haws, Ruud, Madore, Benson and Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 750, A bill for an act relating to legislative organization; requiring all conference committee provisions to have been passed by one or the other body; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 751, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing the commissioner of education to waive the General Education Development (GED) test fee under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.55.

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

Hornstein; Peterson, S., and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a three-year pilot program to provide high school students with career and college counseling; exploring data collection, accountability, and reporting system options to evaluate the impact of career and counseling programs on subsequent school and work choices of high school graduates; establishing a research consortium; appropriating money.

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

Howes, Dettmer, Erickson, Moe, Doty, Tingelstad and Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 753, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; creating a special Gold Star license plate for family members of military personnel who have died in active military service; exempting plate fee for a surviving spouse or parent of the deceased service member; 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.

Mullery, Davnie and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 754, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; requiring licenses for plumbing work statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.40, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.45.

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

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Scalze, Cornish, Hosch, Johnson, Dill and Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 755, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying fishing license and waterfowl stamp requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.405, by adding a subdivision.

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

Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 756, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing restrictions on the sale or lease of certain property listed on the National Register of Historic Places; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15.995.

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

Doty, Juhnke, Heidgerken and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 757, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional community center in Upsala; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Laine, Madore, Tschumper, Clark and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for emergency assistance and transitional housing.

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

Slawik, Bly, Mariani, Garofalo and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 759, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Children's Museum.

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

Fritz, Abeler, Hosch, Liebling and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the Remembering With Dignity project.

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

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Ward, Gottwalt, Westrom, Olin, Nelson, Tingelstad and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 761, 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.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 762, A bill for an act relating to libraries; providing that grants from the proceeds of a local option sales tax shall not be amounts provided by a city or county when determining eligibility for regional library basic system support grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 134.34, subdivision 4.

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

Lieder and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 763, A bill for an act relating to highways; regulating highway contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.32, subdivisions 1, 1b, 4.

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

Loeffler, Swails, Bigham, Slawik and Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 764, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing the chemical dependency allocations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 254B.02, subdivision 3.

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

Loeffler, Lillie, Atkins, Davnie and Zellers introduced:

H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring development of an electronic database of the insurance status of motor vehicles.

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

Westrom, Nornes and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 766, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; modifying definition of ethanol blender; establishing specifications for two classes of gasoline-ethanol blends; allowing ethanol blends approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; directing state departments to further expand gasoline-ethanol blend options for Minnesota consumers and facilitate the installment of renewable fuel-blending pumps; updating superseded ASTM specifications; synchronizing redundant ethanol-gasoline blend definitions and specifications in statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 239.051, subdivision 15; 239.761, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 239.7911, subdivision 2; 296A.01, subdivisions 2, 25.

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

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Dominguez, Walker, Thao, Eastlund, Hornstein, Ward, Koenen and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 767, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for an offender reentry pilot project; requiring a report.

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

Kalin, Heidgerken, Hilty, Morgan and Peterson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 768, A bill for an act relating to elections; making it easier to vote by absentee ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 203B.02, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.11, subdivisions 1, 4.

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

Hansen, Moe, Juhnke, Magnus, Ozment, Hamilton, Koenen, Welti, Bly, Poppe, Morrow and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 769, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for agronomic research on native plants; providing for a technical advisory committee.

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

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 770, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range Resources; defining the Giants Ridge Recreation Area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.22, subdivision 7.

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

Mariani, Hamilton, Clark, Hornstein, Juhnke, Thao and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 771, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to promote the United States' ability to compete in the global marketplace for talented and necessary workers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.

Paymar; Kelliher; Otremba; Davnie; Atkins; Murphy, M.; Huntley; Dill and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 772, A bill for an act relating to insurance; increasing the required minimum liability limits on aircraft insurance; providing that aircraft liability insurance is not voidable retroactively after a claim; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 360.59, subdivision 10.

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

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Hosch, Gottwalt, Haws, Ruud, Hortman and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 773, A bill for an act relating to legislative organization; prohibiting per diem payments to legislators during special sessions called due to failure of the legislature to pass major budget bills; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.099, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Dill, Juhnke, Solberg and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 774, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing a grant to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa to study the feasibility of a renewable energy facility.

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

Hackbarth and Peppin introduced:

H. F. No. 775, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to keep, bear, and use arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be infringed.

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

Benson, Greiling, Heidgerken, Morrow, Garofalo and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 776, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the amount of lunch aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.111, subdivision 1.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 777, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a housing opportunity area tax abatement program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a new component of special education funding for districts with extraordinary special education service needs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

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

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Bly, Mariani, Greiling, Clark, Rukavina, Slawik, Jaros, Walker, Lieder and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 779, A bill for an act relating to Native American languages; establishing the Minnesota Indigenous Language Act; establishing the Council on Indigenous Language; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Tschumper, Ward and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 780, A bill for an act relating to state government; 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 Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Loeffler and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 781, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing the licensure of two intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities to replace one larger facility; establishing the payment rate for the new facilities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 252.

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

Huntley, Thissen, Loeffler, Brod, Abeler and Norton introduced:

H. F. No. 782, A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating certain hospital payment reductions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256.969, subdivisions 3a, 27; 256B.75.

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

Eastlund; Haws; Gunther; Urdahl; Mahoney; Anderson, B., and Severson introduced:

H. F. No. 783, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing tuition increase limits on public postsecondary institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; 137.

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

Murphy, E.; Huntley; Abeler and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 784, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the medical assistance asset limit and excess income standard for aged, blind, or disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.056, subdivisions 3, 5c.

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

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Norton, Thissen, Tschumper, Fritz, Walker, Thao and Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 785, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the parental contribution for services for persons with developmental disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 252.27, subdivision 2a.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 786, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for special education programs; establishing an intensive intervention funding source; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 3; 125A.79, subdivision 1.

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

Hosch, Haws, Heidgerken, Gottwalt, Severson and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 787, A bill for an act relating to finance; providing for purchase of portable radios and related equipment by local government units participating in statewide public safety radio communication system; appropriating money.

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

Bunn, Brod, Atkins, McFarlane, Pelowski, Winkler and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 788, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring an analysis of demographic trends with forecast of state revenue and expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.103, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kalin; Hilty; Peterson, A.; Ruud; Sailer; Knuth; Gardner and Bly introduced:

H. F. No. 789, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring energy efficiency and conservation improvement plans by public utilities and setting energy savings goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.16, subdivisions 6b, 6c; 216B.243, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.241; 216B.2411.

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

Moe; Eken; Murphy, M.; Hilstrom; Gunther and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 790, A bill for an act relating to public facilities; modifying provisions of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Act; making technical and housekeeping changes; modifying Pollution Control Agency project priority rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 116.182, subdivision 5; 446A.02; 446A.03; 446A.04;

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446A.051; 446A.07; 446A.072; 446A.073; 446A.074; 446A.075; 446A.081; 446A.085; 446A.09; 446A.11, subdivision 13; 446A.17, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 446A.05; 446A.06; 446A.15, subdivision 6.

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

Kohls introduced:

H. F. No. 791, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing certain remedies for neglect, abuse, and other actions against incapacitated and vulnerable adults; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Ruud, Loeffler and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 792, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying essential community provider designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivision 2.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 793, A bill for an act relating to health; extending the essential community provider designation to a mental health provider located in Hennepin County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivision 2.

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

Otremba, McFarlane, Abeler, Koenen and Norton introduced:

H. F. No. 794, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance coverage to include consultations with psychologists; increasing the medical assistance reimbursement rate for critical access mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 48; 256B.763.

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

Walker, Tingelstad and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 795, A bill for an act relating to human services; making final an administrative law judge's order; setting aside disqualifications; clarifying the definition of child neglect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 245A.08, subdivisions 2a, 4, 5; 245C.22, subdivision 1; 626.556, subdivisions 2, 11, 11c.

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

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Murphy, E.; Kranz; Slawik and Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a family, friend, and neighbor grant program to promote children's early literacy, healthy development, and school readiness, and to foster community partnerships to promote children's school readiness; appropriating money.

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

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 797, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain provisions for senior citizens' tuition; amending certain reporting requirements; authorizing certain banking services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.52, subdivisions 1, 2; 136F.42, subdivision 1; 136F.71, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davnie, Marquart, Slocum, Tillberry, Anzelc, Dominguez, Carlson and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 798, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a funding mechanism for rewarding excellent education results; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Holberg; Magnus; Ruth; Sviggum; Zellers; Severson; Berns; Kohls; Dean; Dettmer; Hackbarth; Buesgens; Nornes; Westrom; Erickson; Smith; Anderson, S.; Demmer; Garofalo; Peppin; Gunther and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 799, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities; providing for fund transfers, general contingent accounts, and tort claims; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds for highways and transit facilities; modifying provisions related to driver and vehicle services fees; modifying provisions relating to various transportation-related funds and accounts; providing sales tax exemption for commuter rail system; providing for treatment and deposit of proceeds of lease and sales taxes on motor vehicles; modifying formula for transit assistance to transit replacement service communities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.88; 161.04, subdivision 3; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.12, subdivision 5; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 11; 171.20, subdivision 4; 297A.70, subdivision 2; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.815, by adding a subdivision; 297A.94; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.09; 473.388, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.32.

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

Demmer and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 800, A bill for an act relating to property tax; authorizing a school district and a county to mutually agree to extend the time allowed before the date on which the proposed property tax levy is certified; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.48, subdivision 2; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 1a.

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

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Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 801, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; bioenergy development; establishing a bioenergy producer payment program for cellulosic biofuel production; establishing a bioenergy production incentive program; establishing a bioenergy working lands conservation program; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing general obligation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 41A; 103F.

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

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 Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 123 and 138.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 123, 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; advancing deadline to file affidavit of contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.14, subdivision 1; 10A.20, subdivision 5; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.323.

The bill was read for the first time.

Morgan moved that S. F. No. 123 and H. F. No. 237, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 138, 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.

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Kahn moved that the names of Slocum and Ruud be added as authors on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.

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

Sviggum moved that the names of Magnus and Urdahl be added as authors on H. F. No. 55. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 61. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 69. The motion prevailed.

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

Loeffler moved that the name of Sailer be added as an author on H. F. No. 111. The motion prevailed.

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

Urdahl moved that the name of Doty be added as an author on H. F. No. 158. The motion prevailed.

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

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

Hortman moved that the name of Berns be added as an author on H. F. No. 246. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the name of Sertich be added as an author on H. F. No. 260. The motion prevailed.

Severson moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 265. The motion prevailed.

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

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

Paymar moved that the name of Peterson, A., be added as an author on H. F. No. 303. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Ozment be added as an author on H. F. No. 359. The motion prevailed.

Ruud moved that the name of Peterson, A., be added as an author on H. F. No. 375. The motion prevailed.

Paulsen moved that the names of Shimanski and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 376. The motion prevailed.

Thao moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 377. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 382. The motion prevailed.

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Slawik moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 383. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 385. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 386. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 387. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 390. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 400. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 401. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the names of Abeler and Hosch be added as authors on H. F. No. 408. The motion prevailed.

Morrow moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 409. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 411. The motion prevailed.

Liebling moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 414. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 415. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 417. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 418. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 420. The motion prevailed.

Hamilton moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 427. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 431. The motion prevailed.

Paymar moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 432. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 433. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 435. The motion prevailed.

Hilty moved that the names of Abeler and Hamilton be added as authors on H. F. No. 436. The motion prevailed.

Johnson moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 444. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 452. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Atkins be added as an author on H. F. No. 456. The motion prevailed.

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Gardner moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on H. F. No. 457. The motion prevailed.

Johnson moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 459. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 460. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Sailer be added as an author on H. F. No. 463. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum moved that the names of Garofalo and Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 469. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Anderson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 470. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 475. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 478. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Kalin and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 492. The motion prevailed.

Urdahl moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 497. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 498. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Anderson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 503. The motion prevailed.

Olin moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 506. The motion prevailed.

Seifert moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 518. The motion prevailed.

Heidgerken moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 521. The motion prevailed.

Benson moved that the names of Anderson, S., and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 526. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 528. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, S., moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 530. The motion prevailed.

Winkler moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 532. The motion prevailed.

Hamilton moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 535. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 538. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 546. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, S., moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 552. The motion prevailed.

Buesgens moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 552. The motion prevailed.

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Hilty moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 553. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the name of Brynaert be added as an author on H. F. No. 555. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the name of Ozment be added as an author on H. F. No. 557. The motion prevailed.

Heidgerken moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 568. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 571. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 572. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the names of Dominguez, Benson and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 574. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the names of Magnus, McNamara, Moe and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 577. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 578. The motion prevailed.

Lenczewski moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on H. F. No. 581. The motion prevailed.

Eken moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 583. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on H. F. No. 585. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the names of Hornstein, Koenen, Doty, Simon, Moe, Kalin, Scalze and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 589. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the names of Erhardt and Kalin be added as authors on H. F. No. 590. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 592. The motion prevailed.

Otremba moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 594. The motion prevailed.

Laine moved that the names of Ruud, Benson and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 595. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the names of Erickson and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 599. The motion prevailed.

Eken moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 600. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 601. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that the name of McNamara be added as an author on H. F. No. 602. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Peterson, A., be added as an author on H. F. No. 605. The motion prevailed.

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Anzelc moved that the names of Ozment and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 607. The motion prevailed.

Anzelc moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 611. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, M., moved that the names of Mariani and Hilstrom be added as authors on H. F. No. 613. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 615. The motion prevailed.

Winkler moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on H. F. No. 618. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 623. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the names of Westrom and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 625. The motion prevailed.

Kranz moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 627. The motion prevailed.

Kranz moved that the name of Tillberry be added as an author on H. F. No. 628. The motion prevailed.

Severson moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 629. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 633. The motion prevailed.

Norton moved that the names of Moe and Benson be added as authors on H. F. No. 634. The motion prevailed.

Masin moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 635. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the names of Paymar and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 637. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on H. F. No. 644. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 646. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the names of Ward and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 649. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 654. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 655. The motion prevailed.

Urdahl moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 656. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the names of Ruud, Benson and Ozment be added as authors on H. F. No. 660. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 662. The motion prevailed.

Urdahl moved that the name of Doty be added as an author on H. F. No. 663. The motion prevailed.

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Welti moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 666. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the names of Morgan and Kalin be added as authors on H. F. No. 667. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that the names of Kalin and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 669. The motion prevailed.

Liebling moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 670. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the names of Murphy, E.; Ward and Mariani be added as authors on H. F. No. 674. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 676. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Benson be added as an author on H. F. No. 678. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum moved that the names of Erickson and Magnus be added as authors on H. F. No. 681. The motion prevailed.

Huntley moved that the names of Hornstein and Mariani be added as authors on H. F. No. 683. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that H. F. No. 306 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that H. F. No. 440 be recalled from the Committee on E-12 Education and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Buesgens moved that H. F. No. 552 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, February 12, 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, February 12, 2007.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives