Journal of the House - 27th
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION - 2007
_____________________
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, March 12, 2007
The House of Representatives convened at 12:30 p.m. and was
called to order by Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Sandy Johnson, United Church
of Christ, Northfield, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following members were present:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Berns
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Dominguez
Doty
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Erhardt
Erickson
Faust
Finstad
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Kranz
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Madore
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Moe
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
Olin
Olson
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sviggum
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Tingelstad
Tschumper
Urdahl
Wagenius
Walker
Ward
Wardlow
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Wollschlager
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
A quorum was present.
Kohls was excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Dominguez 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. 512, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting expiration dates
and service fees on gift certificates and gift cards; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Delete
everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section
1. [325G.53] GIFT CERTIFICATES.
Subdivision
1. Definition. For purposes of
this section, "gift certificate" means a tangible record evidencing a
promise, made for consideration, by the seller or issuer of the record that
goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value
shown in the record and includes, but is not limited to, a gift card,
stored-value card, store card, or a similar record or card that contains a
microprocessor chip, magnetic stripe, or other means for the storage of
information, and for which the value is decreased upon each use.
Subd.
2. Prohibitions. It is unlawful
for any person or entity to sell a gift certificate that is subject to an
expiration date or a service fee of any kind, including, but not limited to, a
service fee for dormancy.
Subd.
3. Nonapplication. The
provisions of this section shall not apply to gift certificates:
(1)
distributed to a consumer for loyalty, promotional, award, incentive, rebate, or
other similar purposes without any money or other tangible thing of value being
given by the consumer in exchange for the gift certificate or gift card;
(2)
that are sold below face value or at a volume discount to employers or to
nonprofit and charitable organizations for fund-raising purposes;
(3)
that are debit cards or other legal access devices used to access a deposit
account and that are subject to the federal disclosure rules in the Electronic
Fund Transfer Act, United States Code, title 15, section 1693, et seq., and its
implementing Regulation E, as amended from time to time;
(4)
issued by an employer to an employee in recognition of services performed by
the employee;
(5)
issued by a federally chartered or state-chartered bank, bank and trust,
savings bank, savings association, or credit union, or by an operating
subsidiary of any of them, and that can be used at multiple sellers of goods
and services, provided that the issuer discloses any expiration date and fee
associated with the gift certificate; or
(6)
that are prepaid calling cards used to make wireline or wireless calls.
Subd.
4. Balance in cash. The holder
of a gift certificate is entitled to receive the balance in cash from the
issuer if the remaining value of the gift certificate is $5 or less.
Subd.
5. Payment of debt. The value of
a gift certificate can be used at any time to pay debt the holder of the gift
certificate owes to the issuer of the gift certificate.
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Subd.
6. Remedies. The remedies of
section 8.31 apply to violations of this section."
Delete
the title and insert:
"A
bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting expiration dates and service fees
on gift certificates and gift cards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 325G."
With
the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Thissen
from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:
H. F.
No. 529, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for
amino-based acid elemental formulas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 62A.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Delete
everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section
1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.26, is amended to read:
62A.26 COVERAGE FOR PHENYLKETONURIA
TREATMENT CERTAIN DIETARY FORMULAS.
Subdivision
1. Scope of coverage. This section
applies to all policies of accident and health insurance regulated under
this chapter, health maintenance contracts regulated under chapter 62D,
health benefit certificates offered through a fraternal benefit society
regulated under chapter 64B, and group subscriber contracts offered by
nonprofit health service plan corporations regulated under chapter 62C, but
does not apply to policies designed primarily to provide coverage payable on a
per diem, fixed indemnity or nonexpense incurred basis, or policies that
provide only accident coverage.
Subd.
2. Required coverage for special
dietary formulas for inborn errors of metabolism. Every policy, plan,
certificate, or contract referred to in subdivision 1 issued or renewed
after August 1, 1985, must provide coverage for special dietary formulas
essential to the treatment of inborn errors of metabolism, including treatment
for phenylketonuria when recommended by a physician.
Subd.
3. Required coverage for amino acid based
elemental formulas for certain conditions. (a) Every policy, plan,
certificate, or contract referred to in subdivision 1 issued or renewed after
August 1, 2007, must provide coverage for amino acid based elemental formulas
when ordered by a physician for diagnosed cases of cystic fibrosis; amino acid,
organic acid, and fatty acid metabolic and malabsorption disorders; IgE
mediated allergies to food proteins; food protein-induced enterocolitis
syndrome; eosinophilic esophagitis; eosinophilic gastroenteritis; and
eosinophilic colitis, when those conditions are diagnosed by an allergist,
gastroenterologist, or pediatrician. Coverage of amino-acid based elemental
formulas for enrollees diagnosed with an IgE mediated condition is limited to
enrollees age five years and under.
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(b)
A policy, plan, certificate, or contract described in paragraph (a) may require
that an enrollee obtain prior authorization for the coverage described in this
subdivision. When requesting coverage, ordering physicians may be required to
submit documentation of diagnosis, expected course of treatment, and duration
of use of amino acid based elemental formulas. Coverage may be provided for up
to 90 days when requested by a physician while actively seeking diagnosis.
Documentation of symptoms and referral for diagnosis may be required.
(c)
No special deductible, co-payment, waiting period, or other special restriction
for the coverage specified in this subdivision may be imposed if not imposed
under the policy, plan, certificate, or contract for nonpreventive treatment or
prescription drugs in general.
Sec.
2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd.
3g. Amino acid based elemental formulas.
Medical assistance covers amino acid based elemental formulas on the same
terms and conditions required of policies, plans, and certificates under section
62A.26."
Delete
the title and insert:
"A
bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for amino acid based
elemental formulas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62A.26;
256B.0625, by adding a subdivision."
With
the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
The report was adopted.
Atkins
from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:
H. F.
No. 554, 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.
Thissen
from the Committee on Health and Human Services to which was referred:
H. F.
No. 636, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the definition
of participation in a state health care program for certain pediatric dentists;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0644.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Page
2, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "or"
Page
2, line 6, delete the semicolon and insert a comma
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Page 2, line 7, delete
"(4)" and delete ", general assistance medical care,"
Page 2, line 13, delete
"mental retardation" and insert "developmental
disabilities"
With the recommendation that
when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
The report was adopted.
Mullery from the Committee
on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:
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.
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:
H. F. No. 933, A bill for an
act relating to commerce; regulating vehicle protection products; establishing
registration and oversight requirements; requiring certain disclosures;
providing remedies and penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 59C.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
Page 2, line 34, before the
period, insert ", except that section 72A.20, subdivision 38, shall
apply to vehicle protection product warranties in the same manner it applies to
service contracts"
Page 4, line 7, delete
everything after "meets" and insert "either the
requirements of subdivision 2 or 3"
Page 4, line 8, delete
"section"
Page 8, delete section 11
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.
Atkins from the Committee on
Commerce and Labor to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1022, A bill for
an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating rental vehicle
coverages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.49, subdivision 5a.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
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Page
2, line 32, after the period, insert "This Minnesota law does not apply
to this rental agreement if it is for a period longer than two months, or if
the rental rate is determined on the basis of a period longer than two months."
With
the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Mullery
from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:
H. F.
No. 1178, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring driver's
license endorsement to operate three-wheeled motorcycle; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 169.974, subdivision 2.
Reported
the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be re-referred to
the Committee on Finance.
The report was adopted.
Atkins
from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:
H. F.
No. 1251, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; authorizing direct
actions and imposing direct liability on certain insurers in certain actions;
regulating actions involving certain insurance practices; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 72A; 540; 604.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Page
1, after line 12, insert:
"Sec.
2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 302A.781, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd.
5. Other claims preserved. In
addition to the claims in subdivision 4, all other statutory and common law
rights of persons who may bring claims of injury to a person, including death,
are not affected by dissolution under this chapter."
Page
2, delete lines 30 and 31, and insert:
"(2)
"insurer" means an insurance company: (i) incorporated or organized
in this state; or (ii) admitted to do business in this state but not
incorporated or organized in this state."
Page
2, line 33, after "liable" insert "to the injured
party"
Page
2, after line 33, insert:
"Subd.
3. Insurance producers; liability
limited. A licensed insurance producer is not liable under this
section for errors, acts, or omissions attributed to the insurer that appointed
the producer to transact business on its behalf, except to the extent the
producer has caused or contributed to the error, act, or omission."
Page
3, line 1, delete "3" and insert "4"
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Page
3, line 7, delete "3" and insert "4"
Page
3, line 14, delete "2" and insert "3"
Page
3, line 15, delete "3" and insert "4"
Renumber
the sections in sequence
Amend
the title as follows:
Page
1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "preserving certain claims;"
Correct
the title numbers accordingly
With
the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the
Committee on Finance.
The report was adopted.
Atkins
from the Committee on Commerce and Labor to which was referred:
H. F. No.
1300, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring inventory reports
from fuel terminals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 239.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Delete
everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section
1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Inspection to be made. The
director shall:
(1)
take samples, free of charge, of petroleum products wherever processed,
blended, held, stored, imported, transferred, offered for sale or use, or sold
in Minnesota, limiting each sample to one-half gallon;
(2)
inspect and test petroleum product samples according to the methods of ASTM or
other valid test methods adopted by rule, to determine whether the products
comply with the specifications in section 239.761;
(3)
inspect petroleum product storage tanks to ensure that the products are free
from water and impurities;
(4)
inspect and test samples submitted to the department by a licensed distributor,
making the test results available to the distributor;
(5)
inspect the labeling, price posting, and price advertising of petroleum product
dispensers and advertising signs at businesses or locations where petroleum products
are sold, offered for sale or use, or dispensed into motor vehicles;
(6)
maintain records of all inspections and tests according to the records
retention policies of the Department of Administration;
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(7)
delegate to division personnel, at the director's discretion, any or all of the
responsibilities, duties, and powers in sections 239.75 to 239.80;
(8)
publish test data and information to assist persons who use, produce,
distribute, or sell petroleum-based heating and engine fuels;
(9)
audit the records of any person responsible for the product to determine
compliance with sections 239.75 to 239.792;
(10)
after consulting with the commissioner, grant a temporary exemption from the
gasoline-ethanol blending requirements in section 239.791 if the supply of
ethanol is insufficient to produce gasoline-ethanol blends; and
(11)
after consulting with the commissioner, grant a temporary exemption from the
diesel-biodiesel blending requirements in section 239.77, if the supply of
biodiesel is insufficient to produce diesel-biodiesel blends; and
(11) (12) adopt, as an enforcement
policy for the division, reasonable margins of uncertainty for the tests used
to determine compliance with the specifications in section 239.761, the oxygen
percentages in section 239.791, and the octane requirements in section 239.792
and apply the margins of uncertainty to only tests performed by the division,
not by adding the margins to uncertainties in tests performed by any person
responsible for the product.
Sec.
2. [239.754] NOTIFICATION OF PRODUCT
UNAVAILABILITY; TERMINAL OPERATORS.
A
person who operates a terminal where petroleum products are loaded into
transport trucks for subsequent distribution, shall notify the director when
regular grade gasoline, number 1 diesel, number 2 diesel, kerosene, heating
oil, ethanol, and biodiesel are physically not available for sale to licensed
distributors.
Sec.
3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.80, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. Violations; actions of department.
(a) The director, or any delegated employee shall use the methods in
section 239.75 to enforce sections 239.10; 239.101, subdivision 3; 239.761; 239.77;
239.79; 239.791; and 239.792.
(b)
The director or any delegated employee may waive a penalty for a violation
under section 239.77 or 239.791 on a retailer when ethanol or biodiesel are not
available at a pipeline or refinery to meet the blending requirements of this
chapter, and the terminal has had ethanol or biodiesel blended products
available to the licensed distributor for 20 of the previous 30 days. The
director or delegated employee shall use the reports required in section
239.754 or other available information in making a determination under this
paragraph. The commissioner shall work with the commissioner of agriculture,
biodiesel producers, ethanol producers, pipeline operators, and terminal
operators, to ensure that biodiesel and ethanol are available for blending at
pipeline and refinery terminals where diesel fuel and gasoline are sold and
destined for use in Minnesota.
Sec.
4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.80, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd.
2. Penalty. A person who fails to
comply with any provision of section 239.10; 239.101, subdivision 3; 239.761; 239.77;
239.79; 239.791, subdivisions 1 to 11; or 239.792, is guilty of a
misdemeanor."
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Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act
relating to motor fuels; requiring notice for unavailability of motor fuels;
providing for a waiver of the penalty for retailers who do not carry ethanol or
biodiesel blends under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 239.75, subdivision 1; 239.80, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239."
With the recommendation that
when so amended the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Mariani from the Committee
on E-12 Education to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1425, A bill for
an act relating to education; ensuring students' ability to participate in
league-sponsored activities after completing licensed treatment programs;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 128C.02, subdivision 5.
Reported the same back with
the following amendments:
Delete everything after the
enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 128C.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Rules for open enrollees. (a) The
league shall adopt league rules and regulations governing the athletic
participation of pupils attending school in a nonresident district under
section 124D.03.
(b) Notwithstanding other
law or league rule or regulation to the contrary, when a student enrolls in or
is readmitted to a recovery-focused high school after successfully completing a
licensed program for treatment of alcohol or substance abuse, mental illness,
or emotional disturbance, the student is immediately eligible to participate on
the same basis as other district students in the league-sponsored activities of
the student's resident school district. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the
league or school district from enforcing a league or district penalty resulting
from the student violating a league or district rule.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment."
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. 1441, A bill for
an act relating to trust companies; limited purpose companies; making
nonsubstantive term changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 48A.03,
subdivision 5.
Reported the same back with
the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
The report was adopted.
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Solberg
from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
House
Concurrent Resolution No. 2, A House concurrent resolution relating to the
adoption of revenue targets under Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.102,
subdivision 2.
Reported
the same back with the following amendments:
Page
1, delete lines 7 to 17 and insert:
"Fiscal
Years Fiscal
Years
2008
and 2009 2010 and
2011
(1) the maximum share of
personal income
to be collected in taxes and
other revenues 16.0
percent 15.7
percent
(2) the division of the
share between
state services 61
percent 61
percent
local services 39
percent 39
percent
(3) the appropriate mix and
rates The
resolution assumes less reliance on local taxes."
With the recommendation that when so amended the resolution be
adopted.
The report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 512, 554, 738, 1022, 1300, 1425 and 1441 were read
for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Haws, Koenen, Severson, Dominguez, Hosch, Wardlow, Tingelstad,
Doty, Otremba and Bigham introduced:
H. F. No. 1891, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
changing certain qualifications for service on the Minnesota Veterans Homes
Board and service as the board's executive director; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 198.002, subdivision 2; 198.004, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
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Atkins, Thissen, Lillie, Zellers and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. No. 1892, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
regulating continuation coverage for life insurance; authorizing the use of
certain mortality tables to calculate reserves for certain life policies;
regulating life insurance policy illustrations and interest rate disclosures;
requiring auto insurers to notify the commissioner of decision to withdraw from
the market; regulating certain notices of cancellation and certain policy
renewals; modifying a definition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
60A.351; 61A.092, subdivision 6; 61A.25, subdivision 4; 65B.17, by adding a subdivision;
72A.52, subdivision 1; 72B.02, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 61A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
45.025, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10; Minnesota Rules, parts
2790.1750; 2790.1751.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Morgan introduced:
H. F. No. 1893, A bill for
an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of trunk highway bonds;
appropriating funds for construction
of an interchange at Trunk Highway 13 and Dakota County State-Aid Highway 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 1894, A bill for an act relating to the county of
Cook; authorizing an extension of the local sales tax; amending Laws 1993,
chapter 375, article 9, section 45, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended,
4, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 1895, A bill for an act relating to civil actions;
including court file copy costs in expenses paid on behalf of a person
proceeding in forma pauperis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 563.01,
by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Winkler, Wagenius, Smith, Huntley, Olin and Kalin introduced:
H. F. No. 1896, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
establishing Legislative Commission on Terror and Disaster Preparedness;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
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Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 1897, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending
stay on Public Utilities Commission decision regarding certain dry cask
storage.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy
Finance and Policy Division.
Kahn and Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 1898, A bill for an act relating to the State
Lottery; authorizing the State Lottery to lease space for and operate a casino
in the main terminal of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 349A.01, by
adding a subdivision; 349A.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 349A.11, subdivision 1;
541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Kahn, Davnie, Mariani and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. No. 1899, A bill for an act relating to elections;
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1;
authorizing local units of government to permit permanent resident noncitizens
to vote in local elections.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Slocum and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 1900, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing a reduced class rate for certain property bordering public waters;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Faust, Lieder, Heidgerken, Slawik, Morrow, Doty, Tschumper and
Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 1901, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
appropriating money for activities related to dedication of the World War II
veterans memorial.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Erhardt and Slocum introduced:
H. F. No. 1902, A bill for an act relating to property
taxation; providing a property tax refund for certain owners of seasonal
recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290A.03, by
adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivision 2h.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Sailer, Eken and Moe introduced:
H. F. No. 1903, A bill for an act relating to natural
resources; appropriating money for additional conservation officer position.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. No. 1904, A bill for an act relating to the judiciary; requiring
a report to the legislature on community dispute resolution programs; altering
requirements for community dispute resolution program grants and appropriating
money for these grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 494.01,
subdivision 4; 494.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Kahn; Holberg; Murphy, M., and Peppin introduced:
H. F. No. 1905, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
regulating the use of genetic information; providing enforcement authority;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 72A.139.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Tingelstad, Hortman, Dittrich and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 1906, A bill for an act relating to highways;
appropriating money for new travel lanes on U.S. Highway 10 at Hanson Boulevard
in the city of Coon Rapids, between Egret Boulevard and Round Lake Boulevard in
the city of Coon Rapids; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Clark and Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 1907, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
specifying additional facilities that must comply with state rules and federal
regulations regarding hazardous substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 299K.08, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 299K.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
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Clark and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. No. 1908, A bill for an act relating to health;
appropriating money from petroleum tank fund for lead cleanup; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 115C.08, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Tingelstad and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 1909, A bill for an act relating to traffic
regulations; requiring legislative report on speed limits.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
McNamara, Bigham and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 1910, A bill for an act relating to highways;
appropriating money from the trunk highway fund for construction of concrete
median barriers on Trunk Highway 61.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1911, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
correctional state employees retirement plan; including additional Department
of Corrections employees in plan coverage; providing for transfer of prior
service credit for certain correctional employment; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 352.91, subdivisions 3d, 4b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1912, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
correctional state employees retirement plan; including additional Department
of Human Services employees in plan coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 352.91, subdivisions 3e, 3f.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Wagenius, Juhnke, Eken, Ozment and Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 1913, A bill for an act relating to natural
resources; defining certain terms; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Dettmer; Zellers; Hackbarth; Benson; Shimanski; Anderson, S.,
and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1914, A bill for an act relating to highways;
prohibiting toll roads; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 117.226; 160.93, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
160.84; 160.85; 160.86; 160.87; 160.88; 160.89; 160.90; 160.91; 160.92.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 1915, A bill for an act relating to amusement rides;
modifying provisions regulating amusement rides; defining terms; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 184B.01, subdivision 4, by adding
subdivisions; 184B.02; 184B.03; 184B.05; 184B.06; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 184B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Brod introduced:
H. F. No. 1916, A bill for an act relating to planning and
zoning; providing that ownership of contiguous parcels of property is not
relevant for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
394.36, by adding a subdivision; 462.357, subdivision 1e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Madore; Brod; Walker; Severson; Clark; Mariani; Hilty;
Tschumper; Laine; Anderson, B.; Davnie; Eastlund; Peppin; Berns; Otremba;
Kranz; McFarlane; Holberg and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 1917, A bill for an act relating to public health;
establishing a preference for mercury-free vaccines; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 121A.15, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Wagenius, Hansen, Ozment, Hilty and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1918, A bill for an act relating to county program
aid; allowing the commissioner of revenue to withhold payments if certain
reporting requirements are not met; appropriating money for counties for
individual sewage treatment systems grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 477A.014, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
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Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1919, A bill for an act relating to real property;
providing for plats of land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 505.01;
505.03, subdivision 1; 505.04; 505.08, subdivisions 2, 3; 505.1792, subdivision
2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 505; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 505.02; 505.08, subdivisions 1, 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hornstein, Erhardt, Lieder, Nelson, Hortman, Tingelstad,
Abeler, Thao and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 1920, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
authorizing counties to form joint powers boards to impose a 0.50 percent local
sales tax for transportation and transit purposes; requiring joint powers
boards to establish grant process and award grants for transportation and
transit projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1921, A bill for an act relating to traffic
regulations; regulating height, gross vehicle weights, and axle weights of
vehicles; defining recreational vehicle combinations; authorizing permits for
certain combinations of vehicles; making clarifying changes; imposing
penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.01, subdivision 78; 169.80,
subdivision 1; 169.801, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.81, subdivisions 1, 2, 3c;
169.822, subdivision 5; 169.823, subdivision 1; 169.824; 169.826, subdivision
1a; 169.8261; 169.827; 169.828, subdivision 2; 169.85, subdivision 1; 169.86,
subdivisions 1, 1a, 5; 169.862; 169.87, subdivisions 2, 6; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 169.81, subdivisions 5, 5a, 5b; 169.863.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Gunther, Rukavina and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 1922, A bill for an act relating to boxing; modifying
oversight requirements; increasing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 341.28, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 341.32, subdivision 2;
341.321.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Lenczewski and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1923, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing
for a study of the effect of demographic change in state tax revenues;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
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Lenczewski; Paulsen; Ruud; Peterson, N.; Erhardt; Benson;
Zellers; Holberg and Swails introduced:
H. F. No. 1924, A bill for an act relating to property
taxation; requiring the commissioner of revenue to conduct a study of the
metropolitan fiscal disparities program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 1925, A bill for an act relating to higher education;
amending the state's share of the instructional services costs for state
colleges and universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.01;
135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 1926, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Bunn, Slawik, Norton, Swails, Liebling, Simon, Scalze, Benson,
Lenczewski, Wollschlager and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 1927, A bill for an act relating to tax compliance;
appropriating money to improve retention of tax compliance auditors.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Thissen, Hornstein and Slocum introduced:
H. F. No. 1928, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
establishing minimum standards for compatible land uses in airport safety
zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 360.066, subdivisions 1, 1a,
1b, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
360.066, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Transportation Finance Division.
Mahoney, Beard, Winkler and Poppe introduced:
H. F. No. 1929, A bill for an act relating to higher education;
appropriating money for a research and training facility at St. Paul College.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 1930, A bill for an act relating to waters; improving
oversight of local government water management; appropriating money; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 1931, A bill for an act relating to higher education;
appropriating money for the Minnesota campus compact and its postsecondary
service learning, access, and opportunity initiatives.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Jaros, Rukavina, Walker, Huntley, Greiling, Fritz, Mariani,
Hausman, Johnson and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 1932, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
changing income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.06,
subdivisions 2c, 2d; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1933, A bill for an act relating to local government
aid; modifying the aid distribution formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 477A.011, subdivision 34; 477A.013, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Olin, Sailer and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 1934, A bill for an act relating to state government finance;
appropriating money for noncommercial radio stations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Ozment, Hansen, Eken, Lanning, Juhnke, Otremba, Doty, Howes,
Cornish, Gunther, Tingelstad, McNamara and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 1935, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying
provisions for wetland conservation; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3;
103G.2241, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 9; 103G.2242, subdivisions 2, 2a, 9, 12,
15; 103G.2243, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
103G.2241, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Wardlow and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 1936, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; providing for veterans memorial project grant program;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 196.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Solberg, Simpson, Dill, Atkins and Jaros introduced:
H. F. No. 1937, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
cigarette and tobacco products taxes; providing a distributor discount;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.09,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Lanning, Marquart, Nornes, Otremba, Eken, Westrom, Simpson and
Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. No. 1938, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for predesign of a multicounty regional
chemical dependency treatment facility and correctional center in west central
Minnesota; authorizing the issuance and sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1939, A bill for an act relating to agriculture;
changing certain food license requirements; changing certain milk requirements;
eliminating a requirement on sale of bulk tanks; repealing the Dairy Trade
Practices Act; clarifying certain penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 28A.04, subdivision 1; 28A.06; 32.21, subdivision 4; 32.212; 32.394,
subdivision 4; 32.415; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 32.213;
32.70; 32.71; 32.72; 32.74; 32.745.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Beard, Lieder, Severson, Gottwalt, Dill, Erhardt and Lillie
introduced:
H. F. No. 1940, A bill for an act relating to airports;
creating an advisory task force to study airport funding issues and the state
airports fund; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Kahn, Mullery and Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 1941, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
clarifying and correcting surviving spouse benefit provisions of the
Minneapolis police relief association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 423B.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
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Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 1942, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales
tax; providing a sales tax exemption for materials and supplies used in the
construction of a water treatment facility in Milaca.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Mariani, Ruth, Sviggum, Pelowski, Winkler, Kahn and Berns
introduced:
H. F. No. 1943, A bill for an act relating to employment;
appropriating money for a grant to a nonprofit organization to work on behalf
of licensed vendors to coordinate responses to solicitations or other requests
and to increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Anderson, B.; Hosch; Urdahl and Olson introduced:
H. F. No. 1944, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for expansion of the Clear Lake/Clearwater
Sewer Treatment Facility authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Tschumper and Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 1945, A bill for an act relating to counties;
authorizing counties to own and operate electric power generation facilities;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 373.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 1946, A bill for an act relating to elections;
authorizing solicitation of certain contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 211B.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1947, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; modifying the 60-day rule for providing necessary information for
petitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 278.05, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
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Hilstrom, Solberg and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 1948, A bill for an act relating to public defense;
providing for public defender representation for certain minors and persons; removing
certain provisions requiring mandatory representation by the public defender;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 611.14; 611.16; 611.18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Atkins, Lillie and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 1949, A bill for an act relating to commerce;
regulating conduct of an insurer in collision cases; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 72B.092, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Ruud, Simpson and Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1950, A bill for an act relating to sales and use
tax; modifying the exemption for capital equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 297A.68, subdivision 5; 297A.75, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Knuth, Kalin, Hortman, Hilty, Ozment and Scalze introduced:
H. F. No. 1951, A bill for an act relating to capital investment;
appropriating money for energy-efficient design and construction grants;
authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Dill; Smith; Simpson; Howes; Murphy, M., and Moe introduced:
H. F. No. 1952, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
providing funding for hotel fire inspections; removing inspection fees;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.46, by
adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.46,
subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Kahn; Murphy, M.; Haws; Moe and Seifert introduced:
H. F. No. 1953, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
allowing certain members to elect Teachers Retirement Association membership
and purchase service credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 354B.21,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
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Kahn; Murphy, M.; Haws; Moe and Seifert introduced:
H. F. No. 1954, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
amending Minnesota State Colleges and Universities annuity provisions; allowing
participation in a Roth account option; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 136F.45, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Olin and Finstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1955, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing
indemnity for certain destroyed cattle; authorizing rules for control of bovine
tuberculosis; repealing certain animal health statutes and rules; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 35.08; 35.09; 35.10; 35.11; 35.12; Minnesota Rules,
parts 1705.0840; 1705.0850; 1705.0860; 1705.0870; 1705.0880; 1705.0890;
1705.0900; 1705.0910; 1705.0920; 1705.0930; 1705.0940; 1705.0950; 1705.0960;
1705.0970; 1705.0980; 1705.0990; 1705.1000; 1705.1010; 1705.1020; 1705.1030;
1705.1040; 1705.1050; 1705.1060; 1705.1070; 1705.1080; 1705.1086; 1705.1087;
1705.1088.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 1956, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
providing for a standard form for the issuance of orders for protection and no
contact orders; requiring photographs to be connected with orders in certain
cases; requiring preservice and in-service training for peace officers in
issues related to domestic abuse orders for protection and no contact orders;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 299C.46, by adding a subdivision;
518B.01, by adding a subdivision; 629.715, subdivision 4; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Bigham and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 1957, A bill for an act relating to state employees;
streamlining the registration process for organizations to participate in the
state employee combined charities campaign; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 16A.134; 43A.04, subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
309.501.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Atkins, Lesch and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 1958, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing
for off-sale license fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.408,
subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
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Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1959, A bill for an act relating to property
taxation; providing for a school bond agricultural credit; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3;
275.07, subdivision 2; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Eastlund and Kalin introduced:
H. F. No. 1960, A bill for an act relating to sales and use
tax; exempting construction materials for the Harris wastewater treatment
facility and water treatment plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71,
by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Madore introduced:
H. F. No. 1961, A bill for an act relating to drivers'
licenses; clarifying definition of "conviction"; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 171.01, subdivision 29.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Ward, Howes, Moe, Doty and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1962, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Thissen, Hilstrom and Slocum introduced:
H. F. No. 1963, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing an income tax credit for donations to qualified scholarship-granting
organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivisions
19a, 19c; 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.
Westrom, Juhnke, Heidgerken and Peterson, A., introduced:
H. F. No. 1964, A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; appropriating money for West Central Research and Outreach Center
in Morris; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 1965, A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for improvements to the Oliver H. Kelley Farm
Historic Site; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Morgan, Madore and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 1966, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
amending definitions of special transportation service and small vehicle passenger
service; governing complaints regarding special transportation providers;
requiring annual report on complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 4, 9; 221.011, subdivision
49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1967, A bill for an act relating to environment;
requiring an environmental assessment worksheet for registration of certain
pesticides; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1968, A bill for an act relating to environment;
defining project for purposes of environmental review; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 116D.04, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Laine, Howes, Scalze, Nelson and Peterson, N., introduced:
H. F. No. 1969, A bill for an act relating to insurance;
prohibiting nonrenewal of homeowner's insurance based upon a claim that the
insurer denied or did not make a payment on; prohibiting premium increases
based on certain factors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65A.29,
subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 1970, A bill for an act relating to transportation;
establishing construction impact grant program; appropriating money; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Finance.
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Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1971, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
requiring Department of Public Safety to support development of statewide
planning, mapping, drawings, and schematic system for public schools; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Dittrich introduced:
H. F. No. 1972, A bill for an act relating to environment;
adding an element to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency's public
education program; directing the governor to designate Minnesota Cleanup Day;
setting minimum criminal penalties for littering; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 115A.072, subdivision 4; 609.68; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Carlson, Kelliher and Peterson, N., introduced:
H. F. No. 1973, A bill for an act relating to local government;
enabling the merger of the Minneapolis Public Library and the Hennepin County library
system; authorizing the transfer of property, assets, and certain bond proceeds
related to the Minneapolis Public Library to Hennepin County; authorizing the
transfer of Minneapolis Public Library employees to Hennepin County; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 275.065, subdivision 3; 383B.237; 383B.239;
383B.245; 383B.247.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hortman and Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 1974, A bill for an act relating to higher education;
appropriating money for law school loan repayment assistance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Kranz, Olin, Tingelstad, Gunther, Eken, Morgan, Sertich, Kahn,
Slawik and Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 1975, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
enacting Local Community Rail Security Act of 2007; providing for protection of
railroad property from terrorism, criminal activities, and accidents; providing
civil penalties and remedies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 218.011, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 218.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
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Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1976, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
volunteer firefighter relief associations; state supplemental aid;
clarification of aid eligibility qualifications; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 424A.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1977, A bill for an act relating
to retirement; references to former retirement plans; correcting obsolete
references; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.632, subdivision 1;
126C.41, subdivision 4; 353.01, subdivision 2b; 354A.12, subdivision 3b;
354B.21, subdivision 3; 355.01, subdivision 3h; 423A.02, subdivisions 3, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1978, A bill for an act relating to retirement;
correcting errors and omissions in 2006 omnibus retirement and other
legislation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3A.05; 354.44,
subdivision 6; 354A.12, subdivisions 3c, 3d; 356A.06, subdivision 6; Laws 2006,
chapter 271, article 2, sections 12, subdivision 1; 13, subdivision 3; article
14, section 2, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Anzelc, Eastlund, Solberg, Kalin, Wollschlager and Smith
introduced:
H. F. No. 1979, A bill for an act relating to corrections;
appropriating money to reimburse certain counties for costs of probation
officers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Swails, Bunn and Bigham introduced:
H. F. No. 1980, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating
money for evaluation of point of use water treatment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 1981, A bill for an act relating to health;
eliminating the expiration date for the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task
Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 145.881, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Emmer, Sviggum, Gunther, Erickson, Finstad, Hackbarth, Zellers,
Buesgens, Peppin, DeLaForest and Dean introduced:
H. F. No. 1982, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring
drug tests as a condition of MFIP eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 256J.15, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Walker, Paymar and Murphy, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 1983, A bill for an act relating to human services;
excluding earnings of a child 18 years of age or older who is in a plan to
transition from foster care for purposes of determining responsibility for
care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.331, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Huntley, Abeler, Rukavina and Fritz introduced:
H. F. No. 1984, A bill for an act relating to health
professions; allowing the return of drugs dispensed by pharmacies in certain
circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Liebling, Welti and Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 1985, A bill for an act relating to health;
clarifying the purpose of the health care access fund; providing for a
contingent reduction in the MinnesotaCare provider tax; eliminating certain
transfers from the health care access fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 16A.724; 295.52, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2; 295.581.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1986, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring
state standards on atrazine levels to meet the federal standards; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Huntley, Abeler, Fritz and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1987, A bill for an act relating to health;
establishing the Minnesota Medical Information Council; requiring reports;
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 Health and Human Services.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 1988, A bill for an act relating to human services;
changing the rate a nursing facility may charge a private pay resident; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.48, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 1989, A bill for an act relating to human services;
directing the commissioner to approve a county-based purchasing health plan
proposal for certain counties; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session
chapter 4, article 8, section 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Ruud; Huntley; Murphy, E.; Walker and Brod introduced:
H. F. No. 1990, A bill for an act relating to health; changing
provisions for adverse health care events reporting; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 144.7065, subdivisions 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Loeffler and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1991, A bill for an act relating to human services; making
technical changes; amending child care; chemical and mental health; child
welfare and public assistance; continuing care; health care; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 119B.011, subdivision 17; 119B.09, subdivision 1;
119B.125, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 119B.13, subdivisions 3a, 7;
144.225, subdivision 2b; 245.4874; 252.32, subdivision 3; 253B.185, subdivision
2; 254A.03, subdivision 3; 254A.16, subdivision 2; 254B.02, subdivisions 1, 5;
254B.03, subdivisions 1, 3; 254B.06, subdivision 3; 256.01, subdivision 2;
256.045, subdivision 3b; 256.0451, subdivisions 1, 3, 11, 19; 256.046,
subdivision 1; 256.476, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10; 256.974; 256.9744,
subdivision 1; 256B.0625, subdivisions 1a, 13c, 23; 256B.0911, subdivision 4c;
256B.0913, subdivisions 4, 5, 5a, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 256B.0919,
subdivision 3; 256B.0943, subdivisions 6, 9, 11, 12; 256B.431, subdivisions 1,
3f, 17e; 256D.03, subdivision 4; 256E.35, subdivisions 2, 7; 256J.21,
subdivision 3; 256J.30, subdivision 9; 256J.32, subdivision 4; 256J.42,
subdivisions 5, 6; 256J.425, subdivision 6; 256J.45, subdivision 2; 256J.46,
subdivision 1; 256J.49, subdivision 13; 256J.50, subdivisions 1, 11; 256J.54,
subdivisions 2, 5; 256J.55, subdivision 1; 256J.561, subdivision 2; 256J.645;
256J.66, subdivision 1; 256J.67, subdivision 3; 256J.95, subdivision 11;
256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 12; 259.67, subdivision 4;
260.012; 260B.157, subdivision 1; 626.556,
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subdivisions 2, 3, 10, 10c;
Laws 2005, chapter 98, article 3, section 25; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2006, sections 252.21; 252.22; 252.23; 252.24; 252.25; 252.261; 252.275,
subdivision 5; 254A.02, subdivisions 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16; 254A.085; 254A.086;
254A.12; 254A.14; 254A.15; 254A.16, subdivision 5; 254A.175; 254A.18;
256B.0913, subdivisions 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h; 256J.561, subdivision 1;
256J.62, subdivision 9; 256J.65; Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subpart 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1992, A bill for an act relating to human services;
requiring a pediatric specialty hospital to be reimbursed at actual cost;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.969, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1993, A bill for an act relating to human services;
making program integrity improvements; modifying public assistance
overpayments, public assistance declarations, workers' compensation data, and
commissioner's subpoena authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
13.46, subdivision 2; 16D.13, subdivision 3; 119B.125, subdivision 2; 119B.13,
subdivisions 1, 3a; 256.01, subdivision 4; 256.015, subdivision 7; 256.017,
subdivisions 1, 9; 256.0471, subdivision 1; 256.984, subdivision 1; 256J.21,
subdivision 2; 256J.95, subdivision 13; 270B.14, subdivision 1; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119B.08, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1994, A bill for an act relating to adoption;
creating a registry of qualified independent searchers; requiring annual
reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. No. 1995, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; providing declining pupil unit aid to Independent School District No.
38, Red Lake.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Dittrich; Norton; Abeler; Hortman; Tillberry; Peterson, S.;
Carlson; Tingelstad and Ruud introduced:
H. F. No. 1996, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; increasing the minimum amount of compensatory revenue; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Tschumper introduced:
H. F. No. 1997, A bill for an act relating to health;
authorizing the Department of Health to review registrations and assess the
public health risks of carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting pesticides and
high-potency nervous system toxins; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Loeffler and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1998, A bill for an act relating to human services;
making changes to continuing care provisions; amending data practices; changing
long-term care provisions; allowing electronic meetings; altering service
standards; amending Medicaid waivers for elderly services; modifying personal
care assistant services; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 144A.071, subdivision 3; 144A.351; 256.9741,
subdivisions 1, 3; 256.9742, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 256.975, by adding a
subdivision; 256B.0655, subdivisions 1, 1c, 1f, 1g, 2, by adding subdivisions;
256B.0911, subdivisions 3a, 4b, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0913,
subdivisions 4, 5a; 256B.0915; 256B.27, subdivision 2a; 256B.49, subdivisions
13, 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.9743; Minnesota Rules,
part 9505.0335.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Slocum and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 1999, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring
health and auto insurance reimbursement for emergency care provided by first
responders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62J.48; 65B.44,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Tschumper and Walker introduced:
H. F. No. 2000, A bill for an act relating to human services;
expanding state direct contracting with providers for health care delivery
under medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare;
eliminating delivery of services to state health care program enrollees by
prepaid health plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 256; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.031; 256B.69,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4b, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 6, 6a,
6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24a, 25, 26, 27;
256L.12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Murphy, E., and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 2001, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring
the commissioner of health to conduct a study to determine the extent of
prenatal drug exposure in babies born in Minnesota; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Eken introduced:
H. F. No. 2002, A bill for an act relating to human services;
providing a group residential housing supplemental rate; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 2003, A bill for an act relating to health;
establishing a Diagnostic Imaging Services Advisory Committee and a moratorium
on preauthorization programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Atkins, Otremba, Huntley, Thissen and Brod introduced:
H. F. No. 2004, A bill for an act relating to human services;
providing an annual appropriation to the Minnesota Board on Aging for the
Communities for a Lifetime Initiative; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 256.975, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Ruud, Moe, Slocum and Sailer introduced:
H. F. No. 2005, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing
a grant for the establishment of the kinship navigator program for grandparents
and relatives raising related children; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Morrow, Brynaert, Faust, Tschumper, Otremba, Juhnke, Doty and
Demmer introduced:
H. F. No. 2006, A bill for an act relating to education and
agriculture; creating a pilot incentive grant program to encourage school
districts to purchase locally grown foods; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Pelowski; Erickson; Gottwalt; Dettmer; Rukavina; Holberg;
Anderson, B.; Garofalo; Emmer; Bly; Greiling; Nornes; Benson; Urdahl; Zellers;
Davnie; Eastlund; Hornstein; Morgan and Poppe introduced:
H. F. No. 2007, A bill for an act relating to education;
directing the state of Minnesota to stop implementing the No Child Left Behind
Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
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Clark, Greiling, Mariani and Slawik introduced:
H. F. No. 2008, A bill for an act relating to education; integrating
instruction about the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and
communities into student learning and teacher preparation and licensing
requirements; establishing committees on American Indian education programs;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.024;
122A.09, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2009, A bill for an act relating to education;
awarding General Educational Development (GED) diplomas to World War II
veterans; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. No. 2010, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; increasing the number of schools eligible for elementary sparsity
revenue by lowering the minimum qualifying mileage from 19 to 17 miles;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. No. 2011, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; authorizing funding for the expansion of the rites of passage program
as a way to narrow the racial achievement gap; requiring a program evaluation;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 2012, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; allowing nonpublic schools to participate in the limited English
proficiency program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.65, by
adding a subdivision; 126C.05, subdivision 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2013, A bill for an act relating to education;
eliminating certain reserve accounts in a school district general fund;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.79, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
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McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2014, A bill for an act relating to education;
modifying superintendent duties to eliminate basic standards test reporting
requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.143, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2015, A bill for an act relating to education;
modifying certain special education statutory funding provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.454, subdivisions 2, 3; 125A.76,
subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 125A.79, subdivisions 5, 6,
8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2016, A bill for an act relating to education;
modifying the statewide testing and reporting system; modifying graduation test
requirements for certain students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
120B.30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2017, A bill for an act relating to education;
modifying extended time revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2018, A bill for an act relating to education;
appropriating money for the Educational Planning and Assessment (EPAS) program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 2019, A bill for an act relating to education;
requiring a reading diagnostic assessment for first and second grade students
with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
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Anderson, S.; Demmer; Benson; Dittrich; McFarlane and Berns introduced:
H. F. No. 2020, A bill for an act relating to education;
amending school background check requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 123B.03, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Brynaert; Mariani; Swails; Greiling; Dittrich; McFarlane;
Slocum; Morrow; Kalin; Peterson, S., and Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 2021, A bill for an act relating to education;
appropriating money to the independent Office of Educational Accountability
through the University of Minnesota; directing the Office of Educational
Accountability to convene measurement experts to consider how school
performance report card data are most usefully displayed; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2006, sections 120B.31, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 2022, A bill for an act relating to education;
requiring the Department of Education to report on how productively time is
used in public schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.05, by
adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 2023, A bill for an act relating to education;
directing the commissioner of education to convene an advisory task force to
consider and recommend a redesign of middle schools; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Davnie, Bigham, Greiling, Anzelc and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 2024, A bill for an act relating to student
transportation; establishing procedures and standards for contracting for
private student transportation services; establishing a grant program;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 123B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Greiling, Dettmer, Hilstrom, Mariani and Slawik introduced:
H. F. No. 2025, A bill for an act relating to education;
establishing a pilot program to provide educational support to families with
adolescents; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
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Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2026, A bill for an act relating to health occupations;
requiring the issuance of a social worker license under certain circumstances.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 2027, A bill for an act relating to health
professions; changing licensing requirements for physical therapists; imposing
penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.65, subdivisions 2,
3, by adding a subdivision; 148.67, subdivision 1; 148.70; 148.705; 148.706;
148.71; 148.73; 148.735; 148.736, subdivision 1; 148.74; 148.75; 148.754;
148.755; 148.76, subdivision 1; 148.78; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
148.691, subdivision 3; 148.71, subdivision 1; 148.72; 148.745; 148.775;
Minnesota Rules, parts 5601.0200; 5601.0300; 5601.0400; 5601.0500; 5601.0600;
5601.0700; 5601.0800; 5601.1400; 5601.1500; 5601.1600; 5601.2800; 5601.2900;
5601.3000; 5601.3105; 5601.3110; 5601.3115; 5601.3120; 5601.3125; 5601.3130;
5601.3135; 5601.3140; 5601.3145; 5601.3150; 5601.3155; 5601.3160; 5601.3165.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services.
Davnie, Thissen, Eken, Heidgerken, Morrow, Faust, Wardlow and
Demmer introduced:
H. F. No. 2028, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; creating an early retirement incentive for school district employees
for school districts experiencing declining enrollment; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on E-12 Education.
Dettmer, Nornes, Erickson, Gottwalt, Shimanski, Simpson,
Eastlund and Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 2029, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; proposing a uniform increase in the basic general education revenue
amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Dettmer; Nornes; Erickson; Gottwalt; Shimanski; Simpson;
Eastlund; Dean; Anderson, S., and Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 2030, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; proposing a uniform increase in the basic general education revenue
amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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Buesgens, Erickson, Zellers, Peppin, Garofalo and Dean
introduced:
H. F. No. 2031, A bill for an act relating to education;
clarifying eligibility for extended time revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
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. 108, 112 and 563.
Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 108, A bill for an act relating to highways;
designating the Walter F. Mondale Drive in Duluth; amending Minnesota Statutes
2006, section 161.14, subdivision 18, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Finance.
S. F. No. 112, A bill for an act relating to commerce;
prohibiting body piercing services for a person under the age of 18 without
parental consent; prescribing a criminal penalty; providing public and private
remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Labor.
S. F. No. 563, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring
development of an economic strategy to maximize state economic development
benefits from the renewable electric energy industry; regulating the
Legislative Electric Energy Task Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006,
section 216C.051, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time.
Bly moved that S. F. No. 563 and H. F. No. 660, now on the
General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion
prevailed.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Sertich moved that the Consent Calendar be continued. The
motion prevailed.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
Sertich moved that the Calendar for the Day be continued. The
motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Thissen moved that the name of Thao be shown as chief author on
H. F. No. 57. The motion prevailed.
Otremba moved that the names of Fritz and Sailer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 276. The motion prevailed.
Severson moved that the name of Westrom be added as an author
on H. F. No. 346. The motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that his name be stricken as an author on
H. F. No. 362. The motion prevailed.
Kalin moved that the name of Faust be added as an author on
H. F. No. 386. The motion prevailed.
Cornish moved that the names of Sviggum, Ozment, Otremba and
Finstad be added as authors on H. F. No. 498. The motion
prevailed.
Winkler moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on
H. F. No. 532. The motion prevailed.
Peterson, A., moved that the name of Sailer be added as an
author on H. F. No. 589. The motion prevailed.
Brod moved that the name of Fritz be added as an author on
H. F. No. 599. The motion prevailed.
Fritz moved that the names of Tillberry and Ward be added as
authors on H. F. No. 721. The motion prevailed.
Mariani moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author
on H. F. No. 722. The motion prevailed.
Tschumper moved that the name of Eastlund be added as an author
on H. F. No. 726. The motion prevailed.
Emmer moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on
H. F. No. 729. The motion prevailed.
Hackbarth moved that the names of Sviggum, Otremba and Zellers
be added as authors on H. F. No. 775. The motion prevailed.
Bly moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 814. The motion prevailed.
Huntley moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on
H. F. No. 842. The motion prevailed.
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Hortman moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 863. The motion prevailed.
Rukavina moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on
H. F. No. 873. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 916. The motion prevailed.
Slawik moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 920. The motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that his name be stricken as an author on
H. F. No. 939. The motion prevailed.
Moe moved that the name of Madore be added as an author on
H. F. No. 948. The motion prevailed.
Koenen moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 968. The motion prevailed.
Slawik moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 976. The motion prevailed.
Norton moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 984. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Brown be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1030. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Demmer be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1057. The motion prevailed.
Hortman moved that her name be stricken as an author on
H. F. No. 1062. The motion prevailed.
Huntley moved that the name of Gardner be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1071. The motion prevailed.
Rukavina moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1111. The motion prevailed.
Atkins moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1142. The motion prevailed.
Dominguez moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1174. The motion prevailed.
Kelliher moved that the names of Welti, Gardner and Lillie be
added as authors on H. F. No. 1206. The motion prevailed.
Knuth moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1214. The motion prevailed.
Lieder moved that his name be stricken as an author on
H. F. No. 1239. The motion prevailed.
Simon moved that the name of Ruud be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1239. The motion prevailed.
Marquart moved that the names of Loeffler and McNamara be added
as authors on H. F. No. 1240. The motion prevailed.
Berns moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1294. The motion prevailed.
McFarlane moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1318. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1326. The motion prevailed.
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Hansen moved that the name of Ozment be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1343. The motion prevailed.
Eken moved that the name of Tschumper be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1395. The motion prevailed.
Hamilton moved that the name of Demmer be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1436. The motion prevailed.
Morrow moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1471. The motion prevailed.
Peterson, A., moved that the name of Lillie be added as an
author on H. F. No. 1489. The motion prevailed.
Moe moved that the name of Morrow be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1508. The motion prevailed.
Gunther moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1544. The motion prevailed.
Carlson moved that the name of Welti be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1560. The motion prevailed.
Cornish moved that the name of Brown be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1563. The motion prevailed.
Tschumper moved that the names of Welti and Liebling be added
as authors on H. F. No. 1586. The motion prevailed.
Hosch moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1594. The motion prevailed.
Fritz moved that the names of Welti and Bigham be added as
authors on H. F. No. 1612. The motion prevailed.
Koenen moved that the name of Heidgerken be added as an author
on H. F. No. 1633. The motion prevailed.
Gottwalt moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author
on H. F. No. 1648. The motion prevailed.
Slocum moved that the name of Dominguez be added as an author
on H. F. No. 1655. The motion prevailed.
Peppin moved that the names of McNamara and Dettmer be added as
authors on H. F. No. 1658. The motion prevailed.
Eken moved that the name of Sailer be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1666. The motion prevailed.
Juhnke moved that the name of Haws be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1730. The motion prevailed.
Peppin moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1740. The motion prevailed.
Bunn moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1745. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the names of Davnie and Bigham be added as
authors on H. F. No. 1750. The motion prevailed.
Hausman moved that the name of Murphy, E., be added as an
author on H. F. No. 1767. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1777. The motion prevailed.
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Mullery moved that the name of Simon be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1778. The motion prevailed.
Sailer moved that the name of Simpson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1779. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the names of Gunther; Peterson, A.; Poppe;
Brown and Ozment be added as authors on H. F. No. 1786. The
motion prevailed.
Hornstein moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1797. The motion prevailed.
Kranz moved that the names of Wollschlager, Brown and Kalin be
added as authors on H. F. No. 1802. The motion prevailed.
Wollschlager moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author
on H. F. No. 1817. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1829. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1836. The motion prevailed.
Madore moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1837. The motion prevailed.
Simon moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1841. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1842. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1843. The motion prevailed.
Severson moved that the name of Peppin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1845. The motion prevailed.
Emmer moved that the name of Erickson be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1847. The motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1852. The motion prevailed.
Benson moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1853. The motion prevailed.
Cornish moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1858. The motion prevailed.
Cornish moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1859. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on
H. F. No. 1870. The motion prevailed.
Sviggum moved that the names of Wardlow, Erickson and Peppin be
added as authors on H. F. No. 1871. The motion prevailed.
Davnie moved that the names of Kahn and Kalin be added as
authors on H. F. No. 1874. The motion prevailed.
Greiling moved that H. F. No. 196 be recalled
from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice and be re‑referred
to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.
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Johnson moved that H. F. No. 444 be recalled
from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the
Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that H. F. No. 643 be recalled from
the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs and be
re-referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that H. F. No. 670 be recalled
from the Committee on E-12 Education and be re-referred to the Committee on
Finance. The motion prevailed.
Benson moved that H. F. No. 1412 be recalled
from the Committee on E-12 Education and be re-referred to the Committee on
Finance. The motion prevailed.
Simon moved that H. F. No. 1841 be recalled from
the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division and be
re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice. The motion
prevailed.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 was reported to the House.
HOUSE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2
A House concurrent resolution relating to the adoption of
revenue targets under Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.102, subdivision 2.
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives, the
Senate concurring, that the following revenue targets be adopted under the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.102, subdivision 2:
Fiscal
Years Fiscal
Years
2008
and 2009 2010 and
2011
(1) the maximum share of
personal income
to be collected in taxes and
other revenues 16.0
percent 15.7
percent
(2) the division of the
share between
state services 61
percent 61
percent
local services 39
percent 39
percent
(3) the appropriate mix and
rates The
resolution assumes less reliance on local taxes.
Solberg moved that House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 be now
adopted.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
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The question was taken on the Solberg motion and the roll was
called. There were 85 yeas and 48 nays as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Atkins
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Clark
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Dominguez
Doty
Eken
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Knuth
Koenen
Kranz
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Madore
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moe
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, A.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Scalze
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Solberg
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Tschumper
Wagenius
Walker
Ward
Welti
Winkler
Wollschlager
Spk. Kelliher
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Berns
Brod
Buesgens
Cornish
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dettmer
Eastlund
Emmer
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Heidgerken
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Lanning
Magnus
McFarlane
McNamara
Nornes
Olson
Ozment
Paulsen
Peppin
Peterson, N.
Ruth
Seifert
Severson
Shimanski
Simpson
Smith
Sviggum
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Wardlow
Westrom
Zellers
The motion prevailed and House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 was
adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007. The motion prevailed.
Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and
the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 11:30 a.m., Tuesday,
March 13, 2007.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives