STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION - 2009
_____________________
SEVENTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, January 29,
2009
The House of Representatives convened at
10:30 a.m. and was called to order by Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of
the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Paul
Tshihamba, Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
A quorum was present.
Anderson, S.; Benson; Clark; Paymar and
Pelowski were excused.
The
Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Obermueller moved that further reading of the
Journal be dispensed with and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the
Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS
Thissen from
the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight to which
was referred:
H. F. No.
177, A bill for an act relating to health; extending moratorium on radiation
therapy facility construction in certain counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
144.5509.
Reported the
same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.
The report was adopted.
Thissen from the Committee on Health Care and Human Services
Policy and Oversight to which was referred:
H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act relating to health; providing
colorectal cancer screening for the uninsured; appropriating money.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill
pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance.
The report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. No. 177 was read for the second
time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST
READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating
to human services; modifying recovery of money requirements by adding group
residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.019,
subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Hansen, Solberg, Kalin, Lillie, Welti,
Bigham, Reinert, Swails, Lesch, Gunther, Kath, Lieder, Juhnke, Johnson,
Obermueller, Bly, Morgan, Sailer, Mariani, Eken and Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 345, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; appropriating money for parks, natural resource
protection and restoration, and flood protection contracts with the Minnesota
Conservation Corps.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Urdahl and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. No. 346, A bill for an act relating
to human services; requiring certain pension benefit costs to be recognized for
purposes of calculating nursing facility payment rates; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating
to state government; eliminating mandatory retirement age for administrative
law judges and compensation judges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
14.48, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. No. 348, A bill for an act relating
to attorneys; repealing the law prohibiting sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and
coroners from practicing law; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
387.13.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Kath introduced:
H. F. No. 349, A bill for an act relating
to the city of Owatonna; authorizing transfer of sales and use tax proceeds to
a qualified project within the city of Owatonna; amending Laws 2006, chapter
259, article 3, section 12, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Demmer introduced:
H. F. No. 350, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; agricultural property; modifying the Minnesota agricultural
property tax law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 273.111,
subdivisions 3, 3a, 4; 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fritz; Abeler; Liebling; Hayden; Murphy,
E.; Hosch and Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating
to human services; providing long-term care provider rate increases; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.441, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012,
by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc, Rukavina, Solberg, Sertich and
Kelliher introduced:
H. F. No. 352, A resolution memorializing
the President and Congress to take early action on the weakened economy to
promote a healthy Minnesota economy.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 353, A resolution relating to
Lake of the Woods.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Hilstrom, Mullery, Otremba, Kelliher,
Davnie, Sertich, Sailer, Tillberry and Jackson introduced:
H. F. No. 354, A bill for an act relating
to real property; mortgages; requiring notice and mandatory mediation prior to
commencement of mortgage foreclosure proceedings on homestead property;
creating a homestead-lender mediation account; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 357.18, subdivision 1; 508.82, subdivision 1; 508A.82,
subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
582; 583.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Solberg and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 355, A bill for an act relating
to state lands; providing for the apportionment of proceeds from the sale of
certain tax-forfeited land in Itasca County.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Gardner, Tillberry, Knuth and Garofalo
introduced:
H. F. No. 356, A bill for an act relating
to manufactured housing; making changes to the Minnesota manufactured home
relocation trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290A.04,
subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; 327C.095, subdivisions 12, 13;
462A.35, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk, Hilty, Wagenius, Anzelc, Westrom,
Hornstein, Hausman, Abeler, Bly, Greiling and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 357, A bill for an act relating
to energy; providing for C-BED project contracts; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Ruud, Thissen, Mullery and Hamilton
introduced:
H. F. No. 358, A bill for an act relating
to insurance; limiting excessive co-payments on drugs to treat multiple
sclerosis; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Norton; Slawik; Abeler; Hosch; Murphy, E.;
Thissen and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 359, A bill for an act relating
to insurance; requiring coverage for autism spectrum disorders; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Simon and Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; city of St. Louis Park; extending duration of a tax increment
financing district; amending Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 5, section 36,
subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Simon and Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 361, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; city of St. Louis Park; extending duration and time for certain
activities in a tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Knuth, Simon, Swails, Laine, Scalze and
Bigham introduced:
H. F. No. 362, A bill for an act relating
to real estate; eliminating a requirement that homeowner's notice to building
contractor of construction defect be in writing; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 327A.02, subdivision 4; 327A.03.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Zellers, Kohls, Hoppe, Mack, Buesgens,
Nornes, Loon, Emmer, Dean and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; corporate income tax rate; providing for a gradual phase out of
the corporate income tax rate beginning in 2010; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 290.06, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Pelowski; Murphy, M.; Hausman; Lieder;
Kelly; Huntley and Reinert introduced:
H. F. No. 364, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for port development assistance;
authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morgan, Buesgens, Pelowski, Garofalo and
Murphy, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 365, A bill for an act relating
to state government; proposing a constitutional amendment to change the method
for amending the Minnesota Constitution.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Paymar; Murphy, M.; Hilstrom; Lesch;
Anderson, B., and Cornish introduced:
H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; clarifying the powers and duties of the POST Board; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 626.843, subdivisions 1, 3; 626.845,
subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 367, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Howard
Lake for ditch work; authorizing the sale and issuance of general obligation
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Urdahl; Kelly; Anderson, P., and Nornes
introduced:
H. F. No. 368, A bill for an act relating
to energy; abolishing existing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for
new nuclear power plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.243,
subdivision 3b.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 369, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds;
appropriating money for a grant to the city of Annandale for the Annandale
Tactical Training Center.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Urdahl and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. No. 370, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; appropriating money to Independent School District No.
466, Dassel-Cokato, for a bicycle trail between Dassel and Cokato.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 371, A bill for an act relating
to waters; stating the rights of private property owners regarding groundwater,
lakes, and watercourses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Bigham, Hansen and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 372, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; authorizing extension of duration of a tax increment financing
district in the city of South St. Paul; providing for expenditure of
increments; amending Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 17, subdivision
1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, M.; Reinert; Dill; Hortman;
Newton; Huntley; Faust; Hornstein and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 373, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Northern Lights Express
Passenger Rail; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen, Fritz, Norton, Hosch, Morrow and
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 374, A bill for an act relating
to health care; renaming special transportation services; modifying medical
transportation requirements; modifying reimbursement; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Zellers, Peppin and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 375, A bill for an act relating
to highways; authorizing issuance of trunk highway bonds; appropriating money
to complete highway 610.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; adding trails to the grant-in-aid snowmobile trail
system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.83, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. No. 377, A bill for an act relating
to education; creating a state grant program to pay for a portion of the
facility costs of certain community partnership programs; 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 K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Slawik, Greiling, Bly, Nornes and Mariani
introduced:
H. F. No. 378, A bill for an act relating
to early childhood education; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slawik; Murphy, E.; Loeffler; Hornstein;
Kelly; Clark; Hausman; Greiling; Paymar; Hayden; Liebling and Ruud introduced:
H. F. No. 379, A bill for an act relating
to health; prohibiting smoking in vehicle with children; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Simon, Swails, Gardner, Scalze and Bunn
introduced:
H. F. No. 380, A bill for an act relating
to real estate; prohibiting discontinuance of investigations of residential
building contractors due to the homeowner making a warranty claim; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.082, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Eken, Lieder, Marquart and Olin
introduced:
H. F. No. 381, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct flood protection
farmstead ring levees in the Red River watershed.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Marquart, Olin, Lieder and Eken
introduced:
H. F. No. 382, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for Red River flood hazard
mitigation projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Simon, Winkler and Ruud introduced:
H. F. No. 383, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for an environmental impact
statement and preliminary engineering for the Southwest Transit Way Corridor;
authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen, Ruud, Abeler, Hosch and Murphy,
E., introduced:
H. F. No. 384, A bill for an act relating
to health; developing technology standards and tools to exchange information
electronically between groups; requiring assignment of benefits for health and
medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.60, by
adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 385, A bill for an act relating
to human services; establishing a board of oversight of human services appeals;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 14.63; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; amending the drug paraphernalia crime to change the mental
state requirement, specifically address sales of drug paraphernalia, and
consolidate certain drug paraphernalia crimes into a single statutory section;
prohibiting the possession of certain items associated with controlled
substance use; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 152.01, subdivision 18; 152.093; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
152.094.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Anderson, B., and Kiffmeyer introduced:
H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating
to property taxation; repealing the 2008 changes to the Green Acres law;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.111, subdivisions 3, 4, 8, 9, 11,
11a; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 6, section 52; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.111, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bigham and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 388, A bill for an act relating
to mental illness; prohibiting participation in clinical drug trials; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.095, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating
to criminal justice; adopting certain model penal code provisions relating to
criminal responsibility of persons with a mental disease or defect; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 611.026.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Kalin, Scalze, Johnson, Lillie, Hausman,
Loeffler, Paymar, Greiling, Hornstein, Lesch and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. No. 390, A bill for an act relating
to transportation; appropriating money for commuter bus service along Rush Line
Corridor.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kalin; Faust; Murphy, E.; Hornstein;
Lesch; Lillie; Mahoney; Greiling; Johnson; Hausman; Scalze; Hortman; Clark;
Abeler and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. No. 391, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Rush Line Corridor;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 392, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; federal update; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 31; 290.067, subdivision
2a; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 15; 291.005, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Johnson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating
to property taxation; reattaching land constituting an intermediate airport to
the city and school district where the property is located; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 473.625; 473F.02, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Urdahl; Juhnke; Anderson, P.; Torkelson;
Koenen; Hamilton; Otremba; Eken; Nornes; Murdock; Davids; Hosch; Magnus;
Demmer; Shimanski; Kiffmeyer; Dettmer and Emmer introduced:
H. F. No. 394, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; sales and use; expanding the definition of farm machinery;
exempting construction and other materials used in livestock farming operations;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.61, subdivision 12; 297A.69,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lenczewski, Rosenthal and Slocum
introduced:
H. F. No. 395, A bill for an act relating
to gambling; prohibiting location of a state-operated or state-licensed
gambling facility in a city unless the voters of the city have approved the
facility in a referendum.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Kohls, Drazkowski, Kelly, Shimanski,
Dettmer and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. No. 396, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; clarifying that the aggravated forgery law covers documents
associated with federal I-9 employment eligibility verification forms; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.625, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 397, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money
for pavement overlay on the Dassel-Cokato bicycle trail.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty, Atkins, Hornstein and Lesch
introduced:
H. F. No. 398, A bill for an act relating
to corporations; providing for incorporation of socially responsible for-profit
business corporations; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 304A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Anderson, S., and Bunn introduced:
H. F. No. 399, A bill for an act relating
to transportation; allowing fuel-efficient vehicles to be operated on
high-occupancy vehicle lanes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.93,
subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Anderson, S.; Bunn and McNamara introduced:
H. F. No. 400, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; income; providing an income tax credit for telecommuting
conversion expenses and ongoing telecommuting expenses; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Solberg and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 401, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; sales and use; defining solicitor for nexus purposes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.66, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Thao, Greiling, Knuth and Huntley
introduced:
H. F. No. 402, A bill for an act relating
to health occupations; establishing a regulation system for technicians
performing body art procedures and for body art establishments; proposing
coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Gardner; Knuth; Sailer; Murphy, E.;
Greiling; Scalze; Ruud; Mahoney; Bly and Kalin introduced:
H. F. No. 403, A bill for an act relating
to environment; requiring certain yard waste containers to be compostable;
establishing biodegradable standard for certain plastics; providing civil
penalties; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
115A.931; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Buesgens and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 404, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; modifying personal watercraft operational requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.313, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Brod, Smith, Magnus, Sanders, Dettmer,
Murdock, Demmer, Kiffmeyer, Urdahl, Mack, Dean, Zellers and Loon introduced:
H. F. No. 405, A bill for an act relating
to individual income taxation; reducing tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.091, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Brod, Smith, Magnus, Sanders, Dettmer,
Murdock, Demmer, Kiffmeyer, Urdahl, Mack, Dean, Zellers and Loon introduced:
H. F. No. 406, A bill for an act relating
to individual income taxation; reducing tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.091, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Brod, Kohls, Smith, Magnus, Dettmer,
Murdock, Demmer, Kiffmeyer, Urdahl, Mack, Dean, Zellers and Loon introduced:
H. F. No. 407, A bill for an act relating
to estate taxation; conforming to the federal exemption amount; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 291.03, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Brod, Dettmer, Kohls, Smith, Hackbarth,
Magnus, Demmer, Urdahl, Mack, Dean and Zellers introduced:
H. F. No. 408, A bill for an act proposing
an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; providing
staggered terms of office for senators.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Brod, Kohls, Smith, Magnus, Sanders,
Dettmer, Demmer, Kiffmeyer, Urdahl, Mack, Dean, Zellers and Loon introduced:
H. F. No. 409, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; individual income; repealing the alternative minimum tax; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.091, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 410, A bill for an act relating
to health; requiring coverage for plasma protein therapies and home nursing
services; requiring medical assistance coverage of plasma protein therapies;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 151.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Faust was excused for the remainder of
today's session.
FISCAL CALENDAR
Pursuant to rule 1.22, Solberg requested
immediate consideration of S. F. No. 4.
S. F. No. 4,
A bill for an act relating to unemployment compensation; providing for a new
base period for calculating benefits; providing for a limited extension of
benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the third time and
placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 117 yeas and 11 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, P.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Magnus
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Spk. Kelliher
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Buesgens
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Emmer
Hackbarth
Holberg
Severson
Shimanski
Zellers
The bill was passed and its title agreed
to.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Solberg moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 6. The motion prevailed.
Davnie moved that the name of Jackson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.
Doty moved that the names of Morrow, Kath
and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.
Juhnke moved that the name of Falk be
added as an author on H. F. No. 22. The motion prevailed.
Bigham moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 45. The motion prevailed.
Emmer moved that the names of Buesgens,
Scott and Downey be added as authors on H. F. No. 57. The motion prevailed.
Lieder moved that the names of Brown and
Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 73. The motion prevailed.
Kohls moved that the name of Buesgens be
added as an author on H. F. No. 89. The motion prevailed.
Dittrich moved that the name of Anderson,
S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 105. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 108. The motion prevailed.
Anzelc moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 110. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that the name of Abeler be
added as an author on H. F. No. 124. The motion prevailed.
Bly moved that the name of Clark be added
as an author on H. F. No. 135.
The motion prevailed.
Dittrich moved that the name of Abeler be
added as an author on H. F. No. 144. The motion prevailed.
Falk moved that the names of Persell,
Slocum and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 164. The motion prevailed.
Gardner moved that the name of Dittrich be
added as an author on H. F. No. 170. The motion prevailed.
Emmer moved that the name of Buesgens be
added as an author on H. F. No. 171. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the names of Slocum and
Johnson be added as authors on H. F. No. 175. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 177. The motion prevailed.
Paymar moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 180. The motion prevailed.
Brod moved that the name of Buesgens be
added as an author on H. F. No. 199. The motion prevailed.
Abeler moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 200. The motion prevailed.
Brod moved that the name of Buesgens be
added as an author on H. F. No. 202. The motion prevailed.
Bly moved that the name of Scalze be added
as an author on H. F. No. 214.
The motion prevailed.
Faust moved that the names of Morrow,
Fritz and Kiffmeyer be added as authors on H. F. No. 217. The motion prevailed.
Hornstein moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 236. The motion prevailed.
Hornstein moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 238. The motion prevailed.
Norton moved that the names of Slocum and
Kelliher be added as authors on H. F. No. 240. The motion prevailed.
Slawik moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 246. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Dittrich be
added as an author on H. F. No. 247. The motion prevailed.
Paymar moved that the name of Hortman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 248. The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that the name of Norton be
added as an author on H. F. No. 249. The motion prevailed.
Murphy, M., moved that her name be
stricken as an author on H. F. No. 250. The motion prevailed.
Knuth moved that the names of Murphy, E.;
Kahn and Doty be added as authors on H. F. No. 250. The motion prevailed.
Tillberry moved that the names of Sterner,
Slocum and Murphy, E., be added as authors on
H. F. No. 253. The motion
prevailed.
Hausman moved that the name of Johnson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 263. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Bly be added
as an author on H. F. No. 264.
The motion prevailed.
Fritz moved that the name of Bly be added
as an author on H. F. No. 266.
The motion prevailed.
Hortman moved that the names of Knuth,
Champion, Peterson, Morgan, Lanning, Liebling, Slocum, Scalze and Sterner be
added as authors on H. F. No. 267. The motion prevailed.
Fritz moved that the name of Bly be added
as an author on H. F. No. 277.
The motion prevailed.
Reinert moved that the name of Downey be
added as an author on H. F. No. 282. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Hornstein be
added as an author on H. F. No. 284. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the names of Kahn, Bly
and Persell be added as authors on H. F. No. 285. The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the name of Kahn be added
as an author on H. F. No. 286.
The motion prevailed.
Sanders moved that the name of Gottwalt be
added as an author on H. F. No. 289. The motion prevailed.
Rukavina moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on
H. F. No. 292. The motion
prevailed.
Ruud moved that the names of Fritz, Davids, Hansen and Hausman
be added as authors on H. F. No. 293. The motion prevailed.
Loeffler moved that the names of Tillberry and Westrom be added
as authors on H. F. No. 295.
The motion prevailed.
Lillie moved that the name of Doty be added as an author on
H. F. No. 303. The motion
prevailed.
Peppin moved that the name of Liebling be added as an author on
H. F. No. 311. The motion
prevailed.
Seifert moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author
on H. F. No. 313. The
motion prevailed.
Mariani moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on
H. F. No. 314. The motion
prevailed.
Johnson moved that the names of Knuth and Hornstein be added as
authors on H. F. No. 316.
The motion prevailed.
Clark moved that the names of Hornstein, Slocum, Bly and Doty
be added as authors on H. F. No. 326. The motion prevailed.
Murphy, E., moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author
on H. F. No. 327. The
motion prevailed.
Scalze moved that the name of Liebling be added as an author on
H. F. No. 330. The motion
prevailed.
Gardner moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on
H. F. No. 336. The motion
prevailed.
Kalin moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on
H. F. No. 338. The motion
prevailed.
Hausman moved that the names of Kahn, Urdahl and Bly be added
as authors on H. F. No. 343.
The motion prevailed.
Thissen moved that H. F. No. 247 be recalled
from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Health Care
and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
The motion prevailed.
Loeffler moved that H. F. No. 295 be recalled
from the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Health
Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 2, 2009.
The motion prevailed.
Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 2, 2009.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives