Journal of the House - 68th Day- Wednesday, February 1, 2012

A quorum was present.

O'Driscoll and Smith were excused.

Allen was excused until 12:20 p.m. Greene and Mullery were excused until 12:25 p.m. Davnie was excused until 1:00 p.m.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Peppin from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 560, A bill for an act relating to public administration; modifying provisions governing energy forward pricing mechanisms for government agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16C.143; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383B.1588.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 10, strike "except electricity"

Page 1, line 21, strike "Forward pricing mechanism transactions must be made only"

Page 1, strike line 22

Page 2, line 1, strike "(1)"

Page 2, line 3, strike "; and" and insert a period

Page 2, line 4, delete the new language and strike the old language

Page 2, line 5, delete the new language and strike the old language

Page 2, strike line 6

Page 2, line 15, delete "2011" and insert "2012"

Page 2, line 18, delete "section" and insert "sections" and delete ", is" and insert "and 473.1293, are"

Page 2, line 19, delete "2011" and insert "2012"

Page 2, line 20, delete "section 383B.1588" and insert "sections 383B.1588 and 473.1293"

Page 2, line 21, delete "section 383B.1588" and insert "sections 383B.1588 and 473.1293"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care assistance payment of funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.09, subdivision 10, as amended.

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

The report was adopted.

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Garofalo from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

S. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating service cooperative refunds; requiring local government employees to approve participation in or withdrawal from the public employees insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 43A.316, subdivision 5; 123A.21, by adding a subdivision; 471.611, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 1766 was read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 247 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Howes and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2034, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for certain bear stands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.137, subdivision 5.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. No. 2035, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county auditor-treasurer appointive in Jackson County.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

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Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 2036, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring increases in permanent school fund allocations to districts to be reserved for school technology purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 127A.33.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 2037, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating the community education, school readiness, and Early Childhood Family Education fund balance penalties; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.135, subdivisions 8, 9; 124D.16, subdivisions 6, 7; 124D.20, subdivisions 11, 12.

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

Kahn, Carlson, Howes, Clark and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2038, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional 911 emergency communications center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Fabian and Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2039, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the aviation maintenance training center on the Thief River Falls airport site of Northland Community and Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fabian and Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2040, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an aviation maintenance expansion project at Northland Community and Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Abeler, Kiffmeyer and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 2041, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to dental licensing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 150A.06, subdivisions 1c, 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 150A.09, subdivision 3; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, by adding a subdivision; 150A.105, subdivision 7; 150A.106, subdivision 1; 150A.14.

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

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Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2042, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Highway 10 and Armstrong Boulevard Interchange in the city of Ramsey; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kieffer and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. No. 2043, A bill for an act relating to bonding; municipal bonds; modifying law relating to youth ice facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 475.58, subdivision 3a.

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

Petersen, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2044, A bill for an act relating to data practices; repealing certain classifications related to electronic licensing; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.7931, subdivision 6; 84.0874.

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

Mariani, Hausman, Moran and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 2045, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for design and renovation at Saint Paul College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Woodard introduced:

H. F. No. 2046, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting law enforcement access to Department of Human Services electronic civil commitment data for a background check on an applicant for a permit to possess explosives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 245.041.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

O'Driscoll, Morrow, Beard, Hosch, Swedzinski and Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2047, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for local road improvement; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2048, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the continued existence of the Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People, Council on Black Minnesotans, Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Indian Affairs Council, and Council on Disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 3D.21, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Barrett, Erickson, Myhra and Crawford introduced:

H. F. No. 2049, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a vision therapy pilot project; appropriating money.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. No. 2050, A bill for an act relating to the city of Taylors Falls; authorizing the city of Taylors Falls to establish and exercise border city development zone powers; appropriating money.

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

Paymar and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 2051, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; amending regulations governing electric-assisted bicycles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.018, subdivisions 2, 4; 160.263, subdivision 2; 168.002, subdivisions 19, 20; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivisions 4, 27, 44, 45; 169.222, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 169.223, subdivisions 1, 5; 171.01, subdivision 41.

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

Slawik; Kriesel; Lillie; Murphy, E., and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2052, A bill for an act relating to public health; appropriating money to study perfluorochemical levels.

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

Slawik; Lohmer; Carlson; Murphy, E., and Greene introduced:

H. F. No. 2053, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating licensure for music therapists; imposing fees and civil penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146C.

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

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Kahn, Davnie, Greiling, Mariani, Moran and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2054, A bill for an act relating to education; making proficiency in a second world language a requirement for high school graduation; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120B.021; 120B.022, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024.

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

Kahn, Hilty, Greiling, Mariani, Davnie, Moran, Clark, Allen, Mullery, Hilstrom and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2055, A bill for an act relating to state employees; requiring that health insurance benefits be made available to domestic partners of state employees if they are also made available to spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 43A.02, by adding a subdivision; 43A.24, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Kahn; Atkins; Kriesel; Petersen, B.; Buesgens and Peterson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 2056, A bill for an act relating to gambling; permitting wagering on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349C.

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

Kiel; Eken; Beard; O'Driscoll; Leidiger; Torkelson; Koenen; Anderson, P.; Lanning; Morrow and Kath introduced:

H. F. No. 2057, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kiel; Fabian; Torkelson; Swedzinski; Anderson, P., and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 2058, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; amending certain regulation of motor vehicle weight limits; providing exemptions, search warrants, and citation warnings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 168.013, subdivision 3; 169.871, by adding a subdivision; 169.872, subdivision 1.

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

Woodard, Shimanski, Vogel, Johnson and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. No. 2059, A bill for an act relating to public defenders; amending provisions related to public defender representation, appointment, and reimbursement obligations; outlining financial responsibility for public defender costs, cost for counsel in CHIPS cases, pretrial appeals costs, and standby counsel costs; establishing an appellate process working group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 244.052, subdivision 6; 244.11, subdivision 1; 257.69, subdivision 1; 260B.163, subdivision 4; 260B.331, subdivision 5; 260C.163, subdivision 3; 260C.331,

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subdivision 5; 609.115, subdivision 4; 609.131, subdivision 1; 611.14; 611.16; 611.17; 611.18; 611.20, subdivision 4; 611.215, subdivision 2; 611.26, subdivision 6; 611.27, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 611.20, subdivision 6; 611.27, subdivision 15.

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

Mack; Zellers; Quam; Huntley; Gottwalt; Dean; Pelowski; Persell; Davids; Benson, M., and McElfatrick introduced:

H. F. No. 2060, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing medical assistance coverage for community paramedic services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Downey introduced:

H. F. No. 2061, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 256I.03, subdivision 2; 256I.04, subdivisions 1, 1b, 1c, 2; 256I.05, subdivisions 1, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1g, 1h, 1i, 1j, 1k, 1l, 1m, 1n, 3; 256I.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256I.05, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256I.04, subdivision 3.

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

Banaian; Huntley; Murphy, E.; Lanning; Abeler; Hosch; Shimanski; Clark and Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 2062, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the family assets for independence program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256E.35, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Greiling, Scalze, Wagenius, Kahn, Hausman, Laine, Persell, Liebling and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2063, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; amending process for cities to implement organized collection of solid waste; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.94, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.94, subdivision 4.

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

Slocum, Mullery and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2064, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring estate sale conductors to post a bond to protect owners of the property to be sold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

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Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2065, A bill for an act relating to bonding; increasing revenue bond debt ceiling for Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136F.98, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy, M.; Huntley and Gauthier introduced:

H. F. No. 2066, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the American Indian Learning Resource Center at the University of Minnesota, Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kiffmeyer and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2067, A bill for an act relating to human services; distinguishing and clarifying law regarding civil commitment to the Minnesota sex offender program from other civil commitments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 253B.02, subdivisions 18a, 24; 253B.03, subdivision 1a; 253B.045, subdivision 1a; 253B.092, subdivision 1; 253B.17, subdivision 1; 253B.185, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 253B.185, subdivisions 1, 10a, 11a, 11b, 14a, 16; 253B.19, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253D.

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

Gunther; Kieffer; Barrett; Petersen, B.; Dittrich; Benson, J.; McFarlane; Kath; Runbeck; Kriesel and Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 2068, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the director of the State Lottery to establish gaming machines; imposing a fee on gaming machine revenue; providing powers and duties to the director; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 240.13, by adding subdivisions; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.10, subdivision 3; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.30, subdivision 8.

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

Drazkowski and Downey introduced:

H. F. No. 2069, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring certain state employee contributions for health insurance premiums during the biennium ending June 30, 2013.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

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Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2070, A bill for an act relating to public employment labor relations; prohibiting the use of state funds to collect union dues or fair share fees; prohibiting automatic deductions from employees' earnings for union dues or fair share fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16A.133, subdivision 1; 179A.06, subdivisions 3, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2071, A bill for an act relating to state government; exempting Lanesboro Dam from historic review.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Davids and Runbeck introduced:

H. F. No. 2072, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying limits on taxation, spending, and incurring debt based on market values; defining terms; making technical and clarifying changes; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 38.18; 40A.15, subdivision 2; 69.011, subdivision 1; 69.021, subdivisions 7, 8; 84.0277, subdivision 2; 88.51, subdivision 3; 103B.245, subdivision 3; 103B.251, subdivision 8; 103B.635, subdivision 2; 103B.691, subdivision 2; 103D.905, subdivisions 2, 3, 8; 117.025, subdivision 7; 127A.48, subdivision 1; 138.053; 144F.01, subdivision 4; 162.07, subdivisions 3, 4; 162.081, subdivision 4; 163.04, subdivision 3; 163.06, subdivision 6; 165.10, subdivision 1; 272.03, by adding subdivisions; 273.032; 273.11, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivision 21b; 273.1398, subdivisions 3, 4; 275.011, subdivision 1; 275.077, subdivision 2; 275.71, subdivision 4; 276A.01, subdivisions 10, 12, 13, 15; 287.08; 287.23, subdivision 1; 353G.08, subdivision 2; 365.025, subdivision 4; 366.095, subdivision 1; 366.27; 368.01, subdivision 23; 368.47; 370.01; 373.40, subdivisions 1, 4; 375.167, subdivision 1; 375.18, subdivision 3; 375.555; 383B.152; 383B.245; 383B.73, subdivision 1; 383E.20; 383E.23; 385.31; 394.36, subdivision 1; 398A.04, subdivision 8; 401.05, subdivision 3; 410.32; 412.221, subdivision 2; 412.301; 428A.02, subdivision 1; 430.102, subdivision 2; 447.10; 450.19; 450.25; 458A.10; 458A.31, subdivision 1; 465.04; 469.033, subdivision 6; 469.034, subdivision 2; 469.053, subdivisions 4, 4a, 6; 469.107, subdivision 1; 469.177, subdivision 1; 469.180, subdivision 2; 469.187; 469.206; 471.24; 471.571, subdivisions 1, 2; 471.73; 473.325, subdivision 2; 473.629; 473.661, subdivision 3; 473.667, subdivision 9; 473.671; 473.711, subdivision 2a; 473F.02, subdivisions 12, 14, 15, 23; 475.521, subdivision 4; 475.53, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 475.58, subdivision 2; 475.73, subdivision 1; 477A.0124, subdivision 2; 641.23; 641.24; 645.44, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 276.04, subdivision 2; 477A.011, subdivision 20; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 273.11, subdivision 1a; 276A.01, subdivision 11; 276A.06, subdivision 10; 473F.02, subdivision 13; 473F.08, subdivision 10; 477A.011, subdivision 21.

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

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 2073, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the medical director for the Department of Corrections to act for juveniles without a parent or guardian for medical and mental health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 241.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

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Fabian and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2074, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; modifying certain speed limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.14, subdivision 2.

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

Dittrich, Ward, Tillberry, Hilstrom and Persell introduced:

H. F. No. 2075, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring permanent school fund revenue to be set aside for school technology purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

Dittrich, Greiling, Ward, Hilstrom and Persell introduced:

H. F. No. 2076, A bill for an act relating to the permanent school fund; limiting costs that may be assessed against permanent school trust lands to not more than 30 percent of the lands' gross revenue for that year; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.125, subdivision 5.

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

Dittrich, Greiling, Ward and Persell introduced:

H. F. No. 2077, A bill for an act relating to permanent school fund; limiting portion of fire suppression costs that may be assessed against permanent school trust lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.125, subdivision 5.

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

Dittrich introduced:

H. F. No. 2078, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding use of nonpublic pupil textbook aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 123B.41, by adding a subdivision; 123B.42; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 123B.41, subdivision 2.

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

Norton and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 2079, A bill for an act relating to courts; increasing the number of trial court judgeships in the third district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 2.722, subdivision 1.

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

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Daudt; Gottwalt; Abeler; Drazkowski; Dettmer; Woodard; Benson, M.; Hancock; Gruenhagen and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 2080, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying persons ineligible for MFIP; modifying MFIP sanctions; modifying the MFIP time limit; modifying the MFIP exit level; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 256J.08, subdivisions 34b, 51b; 256J.24, subdivision 10; 256J.26, subdivision 1; 256J.32, subdivisions 4, 6; 256J.415; 256J.42, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6; 256J.425, subdivisions 1, 4, 4a, 5, 6; 256J.45, subdivision 2; 256J.46, subdivision 1; 256J.50, subdivisions 6, 10; 256J.575, subdivision 3; 256J.621; 256J.626, subdivision 2; 256J.751, subdivision 1.

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

Daudt; Woodard; Gottwalt; Abeler; Benson, M., and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 2081, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying electronic benefit transfer cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256.987, subdivision 1.

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

Crawford and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2082, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of Sandstone and its economic development authority to sell a housing development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 2083, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying school district aid payment shift; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 127A.45, subdivision 2.

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

Stensrud, Atkins, Thissen, Holberg, Leidiger, Westrom, Zellers, Davids, Beard and Woodard introduced:

H. F. No. 2084, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; authorizing inverse condemnation by a mixed municipal solid waste services business when a governmental entity occupies the market; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Dean from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.21, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Wednesday, February 1, 2012:

S. F. Nos. 149, 373, 530 and 429; and H. F. No. 56.

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IN MEMORIAM

The members of the House of Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former Representative Robert J. Sheran of Mankato, Minnesota, serving from 1947 through 1950, who passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

S. F. No. 530 was reported to the House.

Atkins moved to amend S. F. No. 530, the unofficial engrossment, as follows:

Page 3, after line 24, insert:

"(f) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 549.09, subdivision 1, applies to judgments and awards on harassment or discrimination or wrongful termination claims brought against the Minnesota legislature, or either of its bodies."

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

Atkins moved that S. F. No. 530 be continued on the Calendar for the Day.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Atkins motion and the roll was called. There were 58 yeas and 70 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Hackbarth moved that the name of Crawford be added as an author on H. F. No. 131. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Doepke be added as an author on H. F. No. 253. The motion prevailed.

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Smith moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 484. The motion prevailed.

Scalze moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 747. The motion prevailed.

Downey moved that the name of Erickson be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 755. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Clark be added as an author on H. F. No. 876. The motion prevailed.

Greiling moved that the name of Allen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1202. The motion prevailed.

Lanning moved that the name of Allen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1203. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1429. The motion prevailed.

McFarlane moved that the name of Clark be added as an author on H. F. No. 1448. The motion prevailed.

McFarlane moved that the names of Kath and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 1579. The motion prevailed.

McFarlane moved that the name of Kath be added as an author on H. F. No. 1599. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that the names of Banaian and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 1666. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Norton be added as an author on H. F. No. 1745. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Mullery be added as chief author and that her name be shown as third author on H. F. No. 1767. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Mullery be added as chief author and that her name be shown as third author on H. F. No. 1768. The motion prevailed.

Kieffer moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 1770. The motion prevailed.

Barrett moved that his name be stricken and the name of Quam be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 1889. The motion prevailed.

Quam moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 1904. The motion prevailed.

O'Driscoll moved that the name of Fabian be added as an author on H. F. No. 1923. The motion prevailed.

LeMieur moved that the name of Fritz be added as an author on H. F. No. 1929. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Nelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1940. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Nelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1947. The motion prevailed.

Runbeck moved that the name of Scalze be added as an author on H. F. No. 1949. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1953. The motion prevailed.

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Wagenius moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 1963. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Nelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1995. The motion prevailed.

Johnson moved that the name of Slocum be added as an author on H. F. No. 2000. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2002. The motion prevailed.

Woodard moved that the names of Anderson, S., and Garofalo be added as authors on H. F. No. 2003. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Paymar be added as an author on H. F. No. 2007. The motion prevailed.

Swedzinski moved that the name of Crawford be added as an author on H. F. No. 2012. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2027. The motion prevailed.

Lillie moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2027. The motion prevailed.

Abeler moved that the name of Hilty be added as an author on H. F. No. 2030. The motion prevailed.

Dean moved that the House accede to the request of the Governor for a Joint Convention to hear the State of the State message of the Governor at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2012; that the Chief Clerk be instructed to invite the Senate to meet in Joint Convention at 6:45 p.m.; that the Governor be advised accordingly; and that the Speaker appoint a committee of 5 members of the House of Representatives to act with a similar committee to be appointed by the Senate to escort the Governor to the Joint Convention. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that H. F. No. 2022 be recalled from the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that H. F. No. 1843 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to the committee to escort the Governor to the Joint Convention on Wednesday, February 15, 2012:

Vogel, Banaian, Kiel, Allen and Moran.

ADJOURNMENT

Dean moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The motion prevailed.

Dean moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives