Journal of the House - 79th Day - Tuesday, February 19, 2008

A quorum was present.

Beard, DeLaForest and Ruth were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Anderson, B., 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 AND DIVISIONS

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor 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 following amendments:

Page 2, line 14, delete "2008" and insert "2009"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 9, delete "2008" and insert "2009"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1665, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating security freezes on consumer reports; providing for payment of fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13C.016, subdivision 8.

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

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a catastrophe survivor compensation fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.635, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8A.

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

The report was adopted.

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Lenczewski from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2800, A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for transportation activities; providing funding for highway maintenance, debt service, and local roads; appropriating funds for emergency relief related to the I-35W bridge collapse; establishing a trunk highway bridge improvement program; requiring a study of value capture to reduce the public costs of large transportation infrastructure investment; authorizing sale and issuance of bonds; modifying motor vehicle registration and motor fuel taxes; establishing annual adjustment of motor fuel taxes; creating a motor fuels tax credit; allocating motor vehicle lease tax revenues; providing for local transportation sales taxes; modifying county state-aid highway fund revenue allocation; prohibiting tolling or privatization of existing transportation facilities; establishing bridge improvement program; modifying driver's license reinstatement fee provisions; regulating certain transit funding activities; modifying provisions related to various transportation-related funds and accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.84, subdivision 1; 161.081, subdivision 3; 162.06; 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 171.29, subdivision 2; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.64, subdivision 2; 297A.815, by adding a subdivision; 297A.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 165; 296A; 297A; 398A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 29 to 31 and insert:

"General Fund 0 2,775,000 2,775,000

Trunk Highway 55,000,000 170,140,000 225,140,000

C.S.A.H. 0 53,506,000 53,506,000

M.S.A.S. 0 14,055,000 14,055,000

Total $55,000,000 $240,476,000 $295,476,000"

Page 2, delete lines 1 and 2

Page 2, line 19, delete "163,463,000" and insert "159,498,000"

Page 2, delete lines 23 to 25 and insert:

"Trunk Highway 0 89,487,000

C.S.A.H. 0 53,506,000

M.S.A.S. 0 14,055,000"

Page 3, line 19, delete "46,399,000" and insert "45,142,000"

Page 3, line 20, delete "38,163,000" and insert "37,134,000"

Page 4, line 5, delete "54,836,000" and insert "53,506,000"

Page 4, line 9, delete "14,404,000" and insert "14,055,000"

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Page 5, delete section 4 and insert:

"Sec. 4. PUBLIC SAFETY $ $3,653,000

This appropriation is for the State Patrol to add 40 troopers, and reflects a portion of the goal to raise the State Patrol trooper complement to 600."

Page 6, line 24, after the period, insert "The appropriation in fiscal year 2009 is available for other trunk highway construction projects."

Page 7, delete section 1 and insert:

"Section 1. [296A.083] DEBT SERVICE SURCHARGE.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them:

(1) "debt service" means the amount of principal and interest in each fiscal year attributable to the trunk highway bonds authorized in this article; and

(2) "surcharge" means the rate imposed under this section on gasoline taxed under section 296A.07, subdivision 3, clause (3), and includes a proportional rate for each type of fuel taxed under sections 296A.07, subdivision 3, clauses (1) and (2), and 296A.08, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. Debt service forecast. On June 30, 2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the commissioner of finance shall report to the commissioner of revenue on trunk highway debt service. The report must include the annual amount of revenue from the surcharge previously deposited in the trunk highway fund, and a forecast of the total and annual amounts necessary to pay the remaining debt service.

Subd. 3. Surcharge rate. (a) By July 16, 2008, and each April 1 thereafter, the commissioner of revenue shall calculate and publish a surcharge as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). The surcharge is imposed from August 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and each new surcharge thereafter is imposed the following July 1 through June 30.

(b) For fiscal years 2009 through 2012, the commissioner shall set the surcharge as specified in the following surcharge rate schedule.

Surcharge Rate Schedule

Fiscal Year Rate (in cents per gallon)

2009 0.5

2010 2.1

2011 2.5

2012 3.0

(c) For fiscal year 2013 and thereafter, the commissioner shall set the surcharge at the lesser of (1) 3.5 cents, or (2) an amount calculated so that the total proceeds from the surcharge deposited in the trunk highway fund from fiscal year 2009 to the upcoming fiscal year equals the total amount of debt service from fiscal years 2009 to 2039, and the surcharge is rounded to the nearest 0.1 cent.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

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Page 8, line 10, delete "2,241,403,000" and insert "1,841,403,000"

Page 8, line 13, delete "2,260,000" and insert "1,860,000"

Page 8, line 14, delete "2,262,260,000" and insert "1,861,860,000"

Page 8, line 18, delete "2,241,403,000" and insert "1,841,403,000"

Page 8, line 20, delete "2,181,403,000" and insert "1,781,403,000"

Page 8, line 25, delete "2,117,694,000" and insert "1,717,694,000"

Page 9, line 3, before the semicolon, insert ", and the commissioner may use up to $71,008,000 of this amount for program delivery"

Page 9, line 4, before the semicolon, insert ", and the commissioner may use up to $85,000,000 of this amount for program delivery"

Page 9, line 5, delete "$150,000,000" and insert "$100,000,000"

Page 9, line 6, before the period, insert ", and the commissioner may use up to $17,000,000 of the amount in each fiscal year for program delivery"

Page 9, line 26, delete the colon and insert a comma

Page 9, line 27, delete "(1)"

Page 9, line 30, delete "; and" and insert a period

Page 9, delete lines 31 to 32

Page 12, line 24, delete "2,260,000" and insert "1,860,000"

Page 13, line 4, delete "$2,202,200,000" and insert "$1,801,800,000"

Page 17, delete section 7

Page 19, delete line 2 and insert "impose a general sales tax (1) under section 297A.992, (2) under section 297A.993, (3) if permitted"

Page 19, line 3, after "or" insert "(4)"

Page 19, delete lines 15 to 21 and insert:

"(1) "metropolitan transportation area" means the counties participating in the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3;

(2) "eligible county" means (i) the county of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington, and (ii) a county that has not imposed a transportation sales and use tax under section 297A.993, and that is (A) adjacent to a metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, or (B) a member of the Northstar Corridor Development Authority;"

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Page 19, line 33, delete "boards of counties acting under" and insert "board of a county participating in"

Page 19, line 34, delete "may" and insert "shall"

Page 19, line 35, delete "within the metropolitan transportation area"

Page 20, delete line 13 and insert "subdivision 2, an eligible county must declare by resolution of its county board to be part of the metropolitan transportation area and must enter"

Page 23, line 9, after "redemptions" insert a comma

Page 23, line 26, delete "quarterly" and insert "monthly"

Page 23, after line 30, insert:

"Subd. 10. Termination of taxes. (a) The taxes imposed under section 299A.99, subdivision 1, by a county that withdraws from the joint powers agreement pursuant to subdivision 3, clause (3), shall terminate when the county has satisfied its portion, as defined in the joint powers agreement, of all outstanding bonds or obligations entered into while the county was a member of the agreement.

(b) If the joint powers agreement under subdivision 3 is terminated, the taxes imposed under section 299A.99, subdivision 1, at the time of the agreement termination will terminate when all outstanding bonds or obligations are satisfied. The auditors of the counties in which the taxes are imposed shall see to the administration of this paragraph."

Page 23, line 31, delete "10" and insert "11"

Page 23, line 34, delete "11" and insert "12"

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2805, A bill for an act relating to occupations; modifying effective dates for restricted plumber licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.402, subdivisions 1, 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.

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Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

S. F. No. 543, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the Employee Free Choice Act relating to workers' rights to form and join unions.

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

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

S. F. No. 599, A resolution urging the President and Congress to end trade, financial, and travel restrictions to Cuba.

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

The report was adopted.

Atkins from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:

S. F. No. 875, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing and indexing the minimum wage; eliminating the training wage; requiring notice to new employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 19, delete "$6.75" and insert "$6.90" and after "hour" insert "effective July 24, 2008,"

Page 1, line 20, delete "$7.75" and insert "$7.90" and delete "beginning August 1, 2008" and insert "effective July 24, 2009"

Page 1, line 22, after "hour" insert "effective July 24, 2008,"

Page 1, line 23, delete "beginning August 1, 2008" and insert "effective July 24, 2009"

Page 2, line 6, delete "2008" and insert "2009"

Page 2, after line 12, insert:

"EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Page 2, after line 22, insert:

"EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 24, 2008."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

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SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 111, 765 and 1665 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. Nos. 543, 599 and 875 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Faust, Bly and Morgan introduced:

H. F. No. 3202, A bill for an act relating to education; providing opportunities for school districts and charter schools to connect to Internet2 for advanced research and education applications; appropriating money.

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

Dominguez, Greiling, Hilstrom, Morgan, Mariani and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 3203, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the integration revenue program; strengthening integration revenue goals; increasing program oversight by the Department of Education; increasing integration revenue for certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.11, by adding a subdivision; 124D.86, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0100.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. No. 3204, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing for exemptions to vehicle window glazing restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.71, subdivision 4.

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

Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3205, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing a grant for utility upgrades and extension for bioscience research park and integrated medicine facility; appropriating money.

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

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Rukavina, Dittrich and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 3206, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a permanent source of funding for school technology purposes; modifying the distribution of permanent school fund endowment income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.33; Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 4, section 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.21, subdivision 1.

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

Gardner, McFarlane, Bunn, Scalze, Slawik and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 3207, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at Century College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lanning, McFarlane, Mariani, Tschumper and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 3208, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for community action agencies.

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

Anderson, B., and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 3209, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating a state poem; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Anderson, B.; Erickson and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to human services; mandating an annual report on the effectiveness of substance abuse treatment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B.

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

Koenen and Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3211, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring commissioner of transportation to adhere to statewide snow removal standards on trunk highways; limiting closure of trunk highways; prohibiting use of flashing lights; limiting commissioner's right to civil damages for rescue; reclassifying crime of passing barricade on closed trunk highway as petty misdemeanor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.27, subdivisions 8, 9; 160.2715.

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

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Johnson and Kranz introduced:

H. F. No. 3212, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for arbitration concerning competing video programming; requiring rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3213, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; clarifying the authority of the county housing and redevelopment authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383B.77, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Severson and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3214, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; allowing a subtraction for military survivor benefit payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.091, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 3215, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to line sewer in the city of Flensburg; authorizing the sale and issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Shimanski; Drazkowski; Anderson, B.; Dettmer and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3216, A bill for an act relating to counties; increasing authorized amount of county payment for Memorial Day expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 375.35.

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

Shimanski; Cornish; Drazkowski; Gunther; Anderson, B.; Ruth and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3217, A bill for an act relating to crimes; including false police and fire emergency calls as misdemeanor offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.78, subdivision 1.

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

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Lesch and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 3218, A bill for an act relating to child support; requiring collection service fees to be paid by obligor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A.51.

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

Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 3219, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying ammunition restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.041.

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

Davnie, Marquart and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 3220, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing political subdivisions to make grants to nonprofit organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Murphy, M., by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 3221, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending the Minnesota State Retirement System deferred compensation plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 352.03, subdivision 4; 352.97; 353D.12, subdivision 4; 356.24, subdivision 1; 356B.10, subdivision 3; 363A.36, subdivision 1; 383B.914, subdivision 7; 518.003, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 356.96, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352.96; Minnesota Rules, parts 7905.0100; 7905.0200; 7905.0300; 7905.0400; 7905.0500; 7905.0600; 7905.0700; 7905.0800; 7905.0900; 7905.1000; 7905.1100; 7905.1200; 7905.1300; 7905.1400; 7905.1500; 7905.1600; 7905.1700; 7905.1800; 7905.1900; 7905.2000; 7905.2100; 7905.2200; 7905.2300; 7905.2400; 7905.2450; 7905.2500; 7905.2560; 7905.2600; 7905.2700; 7905.2800; 7905.2900.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3222, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying certain asset transfers; amending medical assistance preferred drug list; creating a cause of action for certain asset transfers; changing medical assistance lien provisions; modifying a children's pilot program; establishing a statewide health information exchange; allowing certain claims against an estate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.056, subdivision 4a; 256B.0571, subdivisions 8, 15, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0595, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0625, subdivision 13g; 256B.075, subdivision 2; 524.3-803; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

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Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3223, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending certain coverage provisions; making certain technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Gunther, Atkins, Brynaert, Rukavina and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3224, A bill for an act relating to boiler operations; making changes to licensing procedures; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 183.545, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 183.501; 183.51.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 3225, A bill for an act relating to taxes; authorizing the city of Medford to impose a local sales and use tax.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. No. 3226, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to replace a pedestrian bridge in the city of Columbia Heights.

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

Anzelc, Solberg, Sertich, Howes and Moe introduced:

H. F. No. 3227, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for easement acquisition on private forest lands.

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

Paymar, Bigham and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 3228, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying trespassing on critical public service property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.6055, subdivision 2.

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

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Nelson and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. No. 3229, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring notice to water utility when customer's heat source disconnected; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Drazkowski, Welti, Pelowski and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 3230, A bill for an act relating to housing finance; amending the purposes for certain flood disaster appropriations.

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

Lesch, Haws, Lanning, Lillie and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 3231, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for homeless outreach grants.

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

Bunn and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 3232, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the closed landfill program for the Washington County Landfill; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3233, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income taxes; providing an income tax credit for health insurance 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.

Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 3234, A bill for an act relating to courts; eliminating the prerequisite of pretrial filing of a transcript for admission into evidence of law enforcement vehicle recordings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 634.

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

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Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. No. 3235, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the Department of Human Services Background Studies Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245C.24, subdivision 2.

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

Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 3236, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating contracts for deed, rates of interest on certain contracts, and mortgage lending; providing verification of the borrower's reasonable ability to repay a mortgage loan; providing penalties and remedies for a mortgage broker's failure to comply with the broker's duties of agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 47.20, subdivision 2; 334.01, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 58.13, subdivision 1; 58.18, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Sertich and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3237, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for sewer and water lines from Chisholm to the regional competition and exhibit center in St. Louis County.

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

Gardner and Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 3238, A bill for an act relating to waters; providing for sustainable water use; requiring conservation rate structures; requiring drinking water emergency ordinance; requiring sharing groundwater information; creating Pollution Control Agency ombudsman for groundwater pollution education and assistance; increasing certain fees; requiring conservation pricing for industrial and commercial users; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103G.101, subdivision 1; 103G.291, by adding a subdivision; 144.3831, subdivision 1; 444.075, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.291, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103G; 103H; 116.

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

Dittrich introduced:

H. F. No. 3239, A bill for an act relating to state parks; providing for reduced fees and issuance of special state park permits to certain disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 85.052, subdivision 3; 85.053, subdivision 7.

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

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Dominguez, Haws, Mariani, Koenen, Wardlow, Bigham, Thao, Otremba and Benson introduced:

H. F. No. 3240, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing the placement of a plaque in the court of honor on the Capitol grounds to honor Mexican-American veterans of the United States armed forces.

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

Huntley; Murphy, M., and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3241, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for civil engineering addition at the University of Minnesota Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. No. 3242, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; authorizing a transfer of service credit for a prior period of firefighter employment by the city of Maple Grove.

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

Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3243, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of other health coverage for purposes of MinnesotaCare eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivision 3.

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

Thissen, Huntley and Brod introduced:

H. F. No. 3244, A bill for an act relating to public health; enacting the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3245, A bill for an act relating to animals; requiring obedience training for certain dangerous dogs; providing for a task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 347.50, by adding a subdivision; 347.51, subdivisions 2, 3a, 8, by adding subdivisions; 347.54, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.

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

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Winkler; Wardlow; Peterson, S.; Slawik and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3246, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying adult basic education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.522; 124D.55; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 124D.531, subdivision 1.

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

Thao; Abeler; Murphy, E.; Fritz and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 3247, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing an advanced dental hygiene practitioner level of practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 150A.01, by adding a subdivision; 150A.05, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 150A.10, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 151.01, subdivision 23; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 151.37, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A.

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

Scalze; Peterson, N.; Hornstein and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3248, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing municipalities to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts; requiring adoption of street improvement plan; authorizing collection of fees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.

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

Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 3249, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Red River flood damage reduction projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 3250, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for disposition of proceeds from the lease of certain tax-forfeited land in Itasca County; authorizing private sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public water in Itasca County; amending Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43.

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

Murphy, E.; Norton; Greiling and Thao introduced:

H. F. No. 3251, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; changing psychologists' scope of practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.89, subdivision 5.

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

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Solberg and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3252, A bill for an act relating to child protection; modifying financial responsibility for out-of-state children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260.855.

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

Huntley, Hosch and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 3253, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying TANF maintenance of effort programs; amending Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 3, subdivision 1.

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

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Wardlow moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 547. The motion prevailed.

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

Thissen moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 1189. The motion prevailed.

Tingelstad moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1308. The motion prevailed.

Ruth moved that the names of Poppe, Brown and Norton be added as authors on H. F. No. 1764. The motion prevailed.

Olin moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 2201. The motion prevailed.

Berns moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 2339. The motion prevailed.

Gardner moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2461. The motion prevailed.

Benson moved that the name of McNamara be added as an author on H. F. No. 2535. The motion prevailed.

Brown moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 2559. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2602. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2622. The motion prevailed.

Gottwalt moved that the names of Dean, Gunther, Tingelstad, Severson and Erickson be added as authors on H. F. No. 2639. The motion prevailed.

Demmer moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2709. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2716. The motion prevailed.

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Haws moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2724. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the names of Seifert and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 2757. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2758. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 2760. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2774. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that the names of Kahn and Swails be added as authors on H. F. No. 2800. The motion prevailed.

Anzelc moved that the name of Swails be added as an author on H. F. No. 2801. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Severson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2836. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2871. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2874. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2895. The motion prevailed.

Lanning moved that his name be stricken and the name of Loeffler be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 2895. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 2923. The motion prevailed.

Koenen moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2998. The motion prevailed.

Kohls moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 3010. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Swails be added as an author on H. F. No. 3023. The motion prevailed.

Hackbarth moved that the name of Gottwalt be added as an author on H. F. No. 3035. The motion prevailed.

McNamara moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 3053. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Wardlow be added as an author on H. F. No. 3059. The motion prevailed.

Thao moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 3094. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the name of Wollschlager be added as an author on H. F. No. 3112. The motion prevailed.

Scalze moved that the name of Swails be added as an author on H. F. No. 3122. The motion prevailed.

Sailer moved that the name of Paymar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3137. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Swails be added as an author on H. F. No. 3148. The motion prevailed.

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Kahn moved that the name of Paymar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3164. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the names of Norton and Wollschlager be added as authors on H. F. No. 3166. The motion prevailed.

Lenczewski moved that the name of Wollschlager be added as an author on H. F. No. 3171. The motion prevailed.

Knuth moved that the names of Peterson, A., and Paymar be added as authors on H. F. No. 3195. The motion prevailed.

Tschumper moved that H. F. No. 2459 be recalled from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Tschumper motion and the roll was called. There were 78 yeas and 48 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: