STATE OF
MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SEVENTH
SESSION - 2012
_____________________
ONE
HUNDREDTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The House of Representatives convened at 12:00
noon and was called to order by Ron Shimanski, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Ralph
Olsen, Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul, 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
Allen
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Bills
Brynaert
Buesgens
Carlson
Champion
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eken
Erickson
Fabian
Falk
Franson
Fritz
Garofalo
Gauthier
Gottwalt
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kriesel
Laine
Lanning
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Murray
Myhra
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersen, B.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Quam
Rukavina
Runbeck
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Wardlow
Westrom
Winkler
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
A quorum was present.
Atkins, Clark and Greiling were excused.
Greene was excused until 2:00 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.
Dean moved that the House recess subject
to the call of the Chair. The motion
prevailed.
RECESS
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to
order by the Speaker.
REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK
S. F. No. 396 and
H. F. No. 539, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Anderson, B., moved that the rules be so
far suspended that S. F. No. 396 be substituted for
H. F. No. 539 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 753 and
H. F. No. 1191, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Abeler moved that the rules be so far
suspended that S. F. No. 753 be substituted for
H. F. No. 1191 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1553 and
H. F. No. 1972, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Davids moved that the rules be so far
suspended that S. F. No. 1553 be substituted for
H. F. No. 1972 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 1880 and
H. F. No. 2359, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Quam moved that the rules be so far
suspended that S. F. No. 1880 be substituted for
H. F. No. 2359 and that the House File be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2060 and
H. F. No. 2770, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Wardlow moved that
S. F. No. 2060 be substituted for H. F. No. 2770
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2114 and
H. F. No. 2476, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Holberg moved that
S. F. No. 2114 be substituted for H. F. No. 2476
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2224 and
H. F. No. 2582, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Gunther moved that
S. F. No. 2224 be substituted for H. F. No. 2582
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2360 and
H. F. No. 2587, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Garofalo moved that
S. F. No. 2360 be substituted for H. F. No. 2587
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 2464 and
H. F. No. 2896, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Wardlow moved that
S. F. No. 2464 be substituted for H. F. No. 2896
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
SECOND READING
OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. Nos. 396, 753, 1553,
1880, 2060, 2114, 2224, 2360 and 2464 were read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 2992, A bill for an act relating to property
taxation; the metropolitan area fiscal disparities program; excluding retail
property from the areawide pool; eliminating the 1971 base value subtraction;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 473F.02, subdivision 3; 473F.06.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 2993, A bill for an act relating to financing a
National Football stadium; providing alternative backup financing.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The
following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 2128, A bill for an act relating to health; licensing emergency medical personnel; making changes to the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144E.001, subdivisions 1b, 3a, 4a, 4b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 6, 11, 14, by adding subdivisions; 144E.01, subdivision 1; 144E.101, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12; 144E.103; 144E.127, subdivision 2; 144E.265, subdivision 2; 144E.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 144E.275, subdivision 3; 144E.28, subdivisions 1, 5, 7; 144E.283; 144E.285; 144E.286, subdivision 3; 144E.29; 144E.30, subdivision 3; 144E.305, subdivision 2; 144E.31; 144E.32, subdivision 2; 144E.35, subdivision 1; 144E.41; 144E.52; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 144E.001, subdivision 5f; 144E.28, subdivision 9; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 16, 17; 4690.1400.
Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
Quam moved that the House refuse to concur
in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2128, that the Speaker
appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the House
requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses. The
motion prevailed.
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 2173, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; clarifying the definition of home solicitation sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 325G.06, subdivision 2.
Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
Kieffer moved that the House refuse to
concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2173, that the
Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the
House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses. The
motion prevailed.
Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 2508, A bill for an act relating to public safety; aligning state-controlled substance schedules with federal controlled substance schedules; modifying the authority of the Board of Pharmacy to regulate controlled substances; providing for penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 152.02, as amended; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 152.027, subdivision 6.
Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
Barrett moved that the House refuse to
concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2508, that the
Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the
House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on
the disagreeing votes of the two houses.
The motion prevailed.
CALENDAR FOR
THE DAY
S. F. No. 2296 was reported
to the House.
Sanders moved to amend S. F. No. 2296, the first engrossment, as follows:
Page 2, after line 16, insert:
"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 208.03, is amended to read:
208.03
NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Presidential electors for the major
political parties of this state shall be nominated by delegate conventions
called and held under the supervision of the respective state central
committees of the parties of this state.
At least 77 71 days before the general election day the
chair of the major political party shall certify to the secretary of state the
names of the persons nominated as presidential electors, the names of eight
alternate presidential electors, and the names of the party candidates for
president and vice president. The chair
shall also certify that the party candidates for president and vice president
have no affidavit on file as a candidate for any office in this state at the
ensuing general election."
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Daudt, Winkler, Sanders and Simon moved to amend S. F. No. 2296, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 2, after line 16, insert:
"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 204B.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Separate precincts; combined polling place. (a) The following shall constitute at least one election precinct:
(1) each city ward; and
(2) each town and each statutory city.
(b) A single, accessible, combined polling
place may be established no later than May March 1 of any year:
(1) for any city of the third or fourth class, any town, or any city having territory in more than one county, in which all the voters of the city or town shall cast their ballots;
(2) for contiguous precincts in the same municipality;
(3) for up to four contiguous municipalities located entirely outside the metropolitan area, as defined by section 200.02, subdivision 24, that are contained in the same county; or
(4) for noncontiguous precincts located in one or more counties.
A copy of the ordinance or resolution
establishing a combined polling place must be filed with the county auditor
within 30 days after approval by the governing body. A polling place combined under clause (3)
must be approved by the governing body of each participating municipality. A polling place combined under clause (4)
must be approved by the governing body of each participating municipality and
the secretary of state and may be located outside any of the noncontiguous
precincts. A municipality withdrawing
from participation in a combined polling place
must do so by filing a resolution of withdrawal with the county auditor no
later than April February 1 of any year.
The secretary of state shall provide a separate polling place roster for each precinct served by the combined polling place. A single set of election judges may be appointed to serve at a combined polling place. The number of election judges required must be based on the total number of persons voting at the last similar election in all precincts to be voting at the combined polling place. Separate ballot boxes must be provided for the ballots from each precinct. The results of the election must be reported separately for each precinct served by the combined polling place, except in a polling place established under clause (2) where one of the precincts has fewer than ten registered voters, in which case the results of that precinct must be reported in the manner specified by the secretary of state.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. Boundary
change procedure. Any change in the
boundary of an election precinct must be adopted at least ten weeks before the
date of the next election and, for the state primary and general election, no
later than June April 1 in the year of the state general election. The precinct boundary change shall not take
effect until notice of the change has been posted in the office of the
municipal clerk or county auditor for at least 56 days.
The county auditor must publish a notice illustrating or describing the congressional, legislative, and county commissioner district boundaries in the county in one or more qualified newspapers in the county at least 14 days before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for the state general election in the year ending in two.
Alternate dates for adopting changes in precinct boundaries, posting notices of boundary changes, and notifying voters affected by boundary changes pursuant to this subdivision, and procedures for coordinating precinct boundary changes with reestablishing local government election district boundaries may be established in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Appointment
lists; duties of political parties and secretary of state. On May March 1 in a year in
which there is an election for a partisan political office, each major
political party shall prepare a list of eligible voters to act as election
judges in each election precinct. The
political parties shall furnish the lists electronically to the secretary of
state, in a format specified by the secretary of state. The secretary of state must combine the data
received from each political party under this subdivision and must process the
data to locate the precinct in which the address provided for each potential
election judge is located. If the data
submitted by a political party is insufficient for the secretary of state to
locate the proper precinct, the associated name must not appear in any list
forwarded to an appointing authority under this subdivision. The secretary of state shall notify political
parties of any proposed election judges with addresses that could not be
located in a precinct.
By May March 15, the secretary
of state shall furnish electronically to the county auditor a list of the
appropriate names for each election precinct in the jurisdiction of the
appointing authority, noting the political party affiliation of each individual
on the list. The county auditor must
promptly forward the appropriate names to the appropriate municipal clerk.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision
1. State
primary. The state primary shall be
held on the second first Tuesday after the third Monday in
August June in each even-numbered year to select the nominees of
the major political parties for partisan offices and the nominees for
nonpartisan offices to be filled at the state general election, other than
presidential electors.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Example
ballot. (a) No later than May
March 1 of each year, the secretary of state shall supply each auditor
with a copy of an example ballot. The
example ballot must illustrate the format required for the ballots used in the
primary and general elections that year.
(b) The county auditor shall distribute copies of the example ballot to municipal and school district clerks in municipalities and school districts holding elections that year. The official ballot must conform in all respects to the example ballot.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204D.28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Regular state primary. "Regular state primary" means:
(a) the state primary at which candidates are nominated for offices elected at the state general election; or
(b) a primary held on the second first
Tuesday after the third Monday in August June of
odd-numbered years.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Establishing
primary. A municipal primary for the
purpose of nominating elective officers may be held in any city on the second
first Tuesday after the third Monday in August June
of any year in which a municipal general election is to be held for the purpose
of electing officers. The date of a
municipal primary held in an odd-numbered year may be postponed for inclement
weather as provided in section 205.105.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Resolution
or ordinance. The governing body of
a city may, by ordinance or resolution adopted by April January
15 in the year when a municipal general election is held, elect to choose
nominees for municipal offices by a primary as provided in this section. The resolution or ordinance, when adopted, is
effective for all ensuing municipal elections until it is revoked. The municipal clerk shall notify the
secretary of state and the county auditor within 30 days after the adoption of
the resolution or ordinance.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Resolution
requiring primary in certain circumstances.
The school board of a school district may, by resolution adopted by April
January 15 of any year, decide to choose nominees for school board by a
primary as provided in this section. The
resolution, when adopted, is effective for all ensuing elections of board
members in that school district until it is revoked. If the board decides to choose nominees by
primary and if there are more than two candidates for a specified school board
position or more than twice as many school board candidates as there are
at-large school board positions available, the school district must hold a
primary.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Date. The school district primary must be held
on the second first Tuesday after the third Monday in August
June in the year when the school district general election is held. The clerk shall give notice of the primary in
the manner provided in section 205A.07. The
date of a school district primary held in an odd-numbered year may be postponed
for inclement weather as provided in section 205A.055.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 205A.06, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Filing
period. In school districts that
have adopted a resolution to choose nominees for school board by a primary
election, affidavits of candidacy must be filed with the school district clerk
no earlier than the 84th day and no later than the 70th day before the second
first Tuesday after the third Monday in August June
in the year when the school district general election is held. In all other school districts, affidavits of
candidacy must be filed no earlier than the 98th day and no later than the 84th
day before the school district general election.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 205A.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Notice
of special elections. The school
district clerk shall prepare a notice to the voters who will be voting in a combined
polling place for a school district special election. The notice must include the following
information: the date of the election,
the hours of voting, and the location of the voter's polling place. The notice must be sent by nonforwardable
mail to every affected household in the school district with at least one
registered voter. The notice must be
mailed no later than 14 days before the election. The mailed notice is not required for a
school district special election that is held on the second first
Tuesday after the third Monday in August June, the Tuesday
following the first Monday in November, or for a special election conducted
entirely by mail. In addition, the
mailed notice is not required for voters residing in a township if the school district
special election is held on the second Tuesday in March and the town general
election is held on that day. A notice
that is returned as undeliverable must be forwarded immediately to the county
auditor.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.61, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Alternation. The provisions of the election laws requiring the alternation of names of candidates must be observed as far as practicable by changing the order of the names on an electronic voting system in the various precincts so that each name appears on the machines or marking devices used in a municipality substantially an equal number of times in the first, last, and in each intermediate place in the list or group in which they belong.
However, the arrangement of candidates' names must be the same on all voting systems used in the same precinct. If the number of names to be alternated exceeds the number of precincts, the election official responsible for providing the ballots, in accordance with subdivision 1, shall determine by lot the alternation of names.
If an electronic ballot marker is used with a paper ballot that is not an optical scan ballot card, the manner of alternation of candidate names on the paper ballot must be as prescribed for optical scan ballots in this subdivision.
The rules adopted by the secretary of state
for the rotation of candidate names must use the number of registered voters in
each precinct as of 8:00 a.m. on May March 1 of the year when the
rotation will be made as the basis for determining the rotation of names.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 206.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Plan. The municipal clerk in a municipality
where an electronic voting system is used and the county auditor of a county in
which an electronic voting system is used in more than one municipality and the
county auditor of a county in which a counting center serving more than one
municipality is located shall prepare a plan which indicates acquisition of sufficient
facilities, computer time, and professional services and which describes the
proposed manner of complying with section 206.80. The plan must be signed, notarized, and
submitted to the secretary of state more than 60 days before the first election
at which the municipality uses an electronic voting system. Before May March 1 of each
subsequent general election year, the clerk or auditor shall submit to the
secretary of state notification of any changes to the plan on file with the
secretary of state. The secretary of
state shall review each plan for its sufficiency and may request technical
assistance from the Office of Enterprise Technology or other agency which may
be operating as the central computer authority.
The secretary of state shall notify each reporting authority of the
sufficiency or insufficiency of its plan within 20 days of receipt of the plan. The attorney general, upon request of the
secretary of state, may seek a district court order requiring an election
official to fulfill duties imposed by this subdivision or by rules promulgated
pursuant to this section.
Sec. 16. EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Except where otherwise provided, this act is effective January 1, 2013, and applies to elections conducted on or after that date."
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
POINT OF
ORDER
Anderson, S., raised a point of order
pursuant to rule 3.21 that the Daudt et al amendment was not in order.
The Speaker submitted the following question to the House: "Is it the judgment of the House that the Anderson, S., point of order is well taken?"
The vote was taken on the question
"Is it the judgment of the House that the Anderson, S., point of order is
well taken?" and the roll was called.
There were 60 yeas and 71 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Allen
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Banaian
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Davids
Dill
Dittrich
Downey
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Gunther
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
LeMieur
Lenczewski
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Petersen, B.
Poppe
Quam
Rukavina
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Wardlow
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Barrett
Beard
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greene
Gruenhagen
Hackbarth
Hancock
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howes
Kahn
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Leidiger
Lesch
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Peppin
Peterson, S.
Runbeck
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Ward
Westrom
Winkler
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
So it was the judgment of the House that
the Anderson, S., point of order was not well taken and the Daudt et al
amendment was in order.
Thissen moved to amend the Daudt et al amendment to S. F. No. 2296, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, after line 2, insert:
"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.14, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Legislative
policy. It is the intention of the
legislature to complete congressional and legislative redistricting activities
in time to permit counties and municipalities to begin the process of
reestablishing precinct boundaries as soon as possible after the adoption of the
congressional and legislative redistricting plans but in no case later than 25
weeks before the state primary election November 1 in the year
ending in two one."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment to the amendment was not adopted.
The question recurred on the Daudt et al
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 66 yeas and 65 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Banaian
Barrett
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Erickson
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greene
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howes
Kahn
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Lanning
Leidiger
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mazorol
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
Peppin
Peterson, S.
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Ward
Westrom
Winkler
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Allen
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Beard
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Davids
Dill
Dittrich
Eken
Fabian
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Gruenhagen
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
LeMieur
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mariani
Marquart
McDonald
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
O'Driscoll
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Petersen, B.
Poppe
Quam
Rukavina
Runbeck
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Thissen
Tillberry
Vogel
Wagenius
Wardlow
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Kahn moved to amend S. F. No. 2296, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, after line 4, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 201.014, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a. Voting
in primary. (a)
Notwithstanding the requirement in subdivision 1, clause (a), an individual who
meets all other eligibility requirements may vote in a primary in order to
select the candidates who will be on the general election ballot if the person
will be 18 years of age at the time of the general election.
(b) The ballot provided to an individual authorized to vote under paragraph (a) must be prepared so that the individual may vote only for the candidates seeking nomination for office, and not for any question or proposition."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Kahn
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 30 yeas and 98 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anzelc
Champion
Dill
Dittrich
Falk
Gauthier
Hansen
Hilty
Hornstein
Hosch
Kahn
Kath
Lenczewski
Loeffler
Mariani
Marquart
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Persell
Petersen, B.
Rukavina
Slocum
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Allen
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Bills
Brynaert
Buesgens
Carlson
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eken
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greene
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hortman
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kriesel
Laine
Lanning
LeMieur
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Mullery
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wardlow
Westrom
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Peppin was excused between the hours of
2:30 p.m. and 4:10 p.m.
Winkler moved to amend S. F. No. 2296, the first engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 2, after line 16, insert:
"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. Prohibited activities of a political party. A political party unit may not, through imposition or threatened imposition of any fine, sanction, or other penalty, attempt to coerce an individual who does not have the party unit's official endorsement as a means to prevent the individual from filing as a candidate for office."
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Winkler
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 74 yeas and 53 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Allen
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Benson, J.
Bills
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Crawford
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Greene
Gruenhagen
Hamilton
Hansen
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
McFarlane
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Petersen, B.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Scalze
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Stensrud
Thissen
Tillberry
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Wardlow
Winkler
Woodard
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, M.
Buesgens
Cornish
Daudt
Davids
Dean
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hancock
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Lanning
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lohmer
Mack
McDonald
McElfatrick
McNamara
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Westrom
Spk. Zellers
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
S. F. No. 2296, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certificate on absentee ballot envelopes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 203B.21, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 78 yeas and 51 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greene
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howes
Kahn
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nelson
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Peterson, S.
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Ward
Westrom
Winkler
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Allen
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Dill
Dittrich
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mariani
Marquart
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Poppe
Rukavina
Slawik
Slocum
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Wardlow
The
bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
Hornstein was excused for the remainder of
today's session.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on
H. F. No. 2128:
Quam, McDonald and Murphy, E.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on
H. F. No. 2173:
Kieffer, O'Driscoll and Dittrich.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 2508:
Barrett, Kriesel and Gauthier.
The Speaker called Davids to the Chair.
FISCAL CALENDAR
Pursuant to rule 1.22, Holberg requested
immediate consideration of S. F. No. 2493.
S. F. No. 2493 was reported
to the House.
Urdahl moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as follows:
Page 30, lines 22 to 23, delete the new language
Page 30, line 26, reinstate the stricken language
Page 30, line 27, reinstate the stricken "that use storm water or reuse"
Page 30, line 28, reinstate the stricken "wastewater" and reinstate the stricken period and delete "80"
Page 30, delete lines 29 to 36
Page 31, delete lines 1 to 3
Page 31, line 4, delete the new language
Page 45, line 8, delete everything after "sesquicentennial" and insert a period
Page 45, delete lines 9 to 18
Page 45, line 21, delete "Independent Feature" and insert "Minnesota Film and TV Board"
Page 45, line 22, delete "Project/Minnesota" and after "new" insert "competitive" and before "Independent" insert "Minnesota Film and TV Board in consultation with"
Page 45, line 32, delete everything after the period
Page 45, delete line 33
Page 46, delete sections 8 and 10
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Hackbarth moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 13, line 15, delete "structural"
Page 13, line 16, delete "deterrents and" and after "barriers" insert "and surrounding structures"
Page 13, line 18, after the period, insert "This appropriation may not be used for the installation of sound projector arrays, bioacoustic fish fences, high intensity light barriers, or air bubble curtains."
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Buesgens, Leidiger, McDonald, Erickson, Hackbarth, Drazkowski, Wardlow and Fabian moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 42, after line 28, insert:
"Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. State
Capitol building. (a)
Beginning July 1, 2014, and each July 1 through 2021, $30,000,000 is
appropriated from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the commissioner of
administration for renovation, restoration, and repairs of the State Capitol
building in order to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage.
(b) Subdivision 3 does not apply to this subdivision."
Page 43, line 30, after the period, insert "$1,000,000 of the second year appropriation shall be transferred to the commissioner of administration for renovation of the State Capitol building in order to preserve Minnesota's history and cultural heritage."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question
was taken on the Buesgens et al amendment and the roll was called. There were 52 yeas and 77 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, S.
Beard
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Crawford
Daudt
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Holberg
Hoppe
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiffmeyer
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mazorol
McDonald
Murdock
Murray
O'Driscoll
Petersen, B.
Peterson, S.
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Scott
Shimanski
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Vogel
Wardlow
Westrom
Woodard
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Allen
Anderson, P.
Anzelc
Banaian
Barrett
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dill
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Greene
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Kiel
Knuth
Koenen
Kriesel
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Myhra
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Poppe
Rukavina
Scalze
Schomacker
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Spk. Zellers
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Hansen moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 5, line 24, delete "$1,320,000" and insert "$1,281,000"
Page 16, line 12, delete "$45,000" and insert "$84,000"
Adjust amounts accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Falk, Drazkowski and Hansen moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 5, line 29, after the period, insert "The commissioner of natural resources, as part of the agreement, shall assist in the development of a plan, including identifying project locations, to ensure that projects funded under this paragraph have long-term results."
Page 5,
line 31, after "plan" insert "and projects must be
ranked based upon the expected increase in the number of prairie chickens and
other targeted species per acre, with projects with the highest increase
receiving the highest ranking"
Page 5, line 33, after the period, insert "Funds from this appropriation may not be used to acquire private land or otherwise remove property tax obligations on private land."
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Hansen moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 18, delete section 3 and insert:
"Sec. 3. [84.972]
PRAIRIE AND GRASSLANDS PUBLIC GRAZING PRACTICES.
The commissioner of natural resources shall encourage grazing on prairie and grasslands when grazing practices will improve wildlife habitat. The commissioner may enter into cooperative farming agreements or lease agreements with livestock owners to periodically graze prairie and grasslands administered by the commissioner when grazing will assist in the restoration, enhancement, or restoration of wildlife habitat, including controlling invasive species. The commissioner shall maintain a list of lands grazed under the program describing the location, acreage, and years grazed. The program shall have a goal of being financially self-sufficient. Unless otherwise provided by law, revenues received under this section shall be deposited in the game and fish fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of the program."
Page 24, line 20, delete "and"
"Page 24, line 23, delete the period and insert "; and"
Page 24, after line 23, insert:
(4) annually report to the commissioner the number of acres that were protected from the spread of invasive species and that were restored through the removal of invasive species."
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Hansen
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 45 yeas and 83 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Allen
Anzelc
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Davnie
Dill
Dittrich
Falk
Gauthier
Greene
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hortman
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Knuth
Laine
Lenczewski
Liebling
Mahoney
Mariani
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
Paymar
Persell
Peterson, S.
Rukavina
Scalze
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Dean
Dettmer
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eken
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Fritz
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Holberg
Hoppe
Hosch
Howes
Kath
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Koenen
Kriesel
Lanning
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lesch
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Marquart
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Melin
Morrow
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Pelowski
Petersen, B.
Poppe
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wardlow
Westrom
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Lesch was excused between the hours of
4:05 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Rukavina moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 28, after line 2, insert:
"Sec. 15. CONDEMNATION
OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND; VERMILION AND BASS LAKES; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
(a) To protect and enhance habitat for
fish, game, and wildlife and to ensure the enjoyment of those resources by the
people of Minnesota, the commissioner of natural resources shall exercise the
power of eminent domain under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117, to acquire fee
title to all riparian school trust lands bordering Vermilion and Bass Lakes in St. Louis
County.
(b) Riparian land condemned under this
section must be in parcels determined according to the subdivisions by the
United States surveys. Parcels of
riparian land must be designated from the shoreline of the lake, extending away
from the lake only to the first surveyed subdivision line that yields a parcel
of a size that can be legally developed.
(c) Notwithstanding any requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117, to the contrary, the damages awarded for
riparian lands condemned under this section must be substantially equal to the
amount paid by the commissioner of natural resources in acquiring the land for
Lake Vermilion State Park under Laws 2008, chapter 365, section 25, as amended
by Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 61.
(d) Damages awarded according to this
section shall be paid from the outdoor heritage fund to the permanent school
fund.
(e) Minnesota Statutes, section
97A.056, subdivision 9, does not apply to acquisition of land under this
section. Land acquired under this
section shall become part of Lake Vermilion State Park and is open to the
public taking of fish and game unless otherwise provided by law and shall be
retained in state ownership in perpetuity for the use and enjoyment of the
people of Minnesota.
(f) The commissioner of natural resources shall not assess any costs incurred under this section to the permanent school fund."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Hansen moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, after line 16, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 12. Authority to deny a grant application. A state agency or other fiscal agent that awards competitive grants funded by the outdoor heritage fund may refuse to award a grant to a person or entity that previously received money from the outdoor heritage fund and knowingly submitted false information during the application process, or otherwise misused money from the outdoor heritage fund. The state agency or fiscal agent may refuse to provide funding to the person or entity for up to two fiscal years."
Page 28, after line 4, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 7. Authority to deny a grant application. A state agency or other fiscal agent that awards competitive grants funded by the clean water fund may refuse to award a grant to a person or entity that previously received money from the clean water fund and knowingly submitted false information during the application process, or otherwise misused money from the clean water fund. The state agency or fiscal agent may refuse to provide funding to the person or entity for up to two fiscal years."
Page 39, after line 24, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.53, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6. Authority to deny a grant application. A state agency or other fiscal agent that awards competitive grants funded by the parks and trails fund may refuse to award a grant to a person or entity that previously received money from the parks and trails fund and knowingly submitted false information during the application process, or otherwise misused money from the parks and trails fund. The state agency or fiscal agent may refuse to provide funding to the person or entity for up to two fiscal years."
Page 42, after line 28, insert:
"Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 129D.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. Authority to deny a grant application. A state agency or other fiscal agent that awards competitive grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund may refuse to award a grant to a person or entity that previously received money from the arts and cultural heritage fund and knowingly submitted false information during the application process, or otherwise misused money from the arts and cultural heritage. The state agency or fiscal agent may refuse to provide funding to the person or entity for up to two fiscal years."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Hansen
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 56 yeas and 72 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Allen
Anzelc
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Davnie
Dill
Eken
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Greene
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hortman
Hosch
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Lenczewski
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Poppe
Rukavina
Scalze
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Thissen
Tillberry
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Those who voted in the negative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Dean
Dettmer
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Holberg
Hoppe
Howes
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Lanning
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lohmer
Mack
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Murray
Myhra
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Peppin
Petersen, B.
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wardlow
Westrom
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Torkelson and Hansen moved to amend S. F. No. 2493, the unofficial engrossment, as amended, as follows:
Page 36, line 16, strike everything after the comma and insert "to facilitate the installation of conservation practices on drainage systems that will result in water quality improvements and evaluate the outcomes of these installations."
Page 36, lines 17 to 21, strike the existing language and delete the new language
Page 36, line 22, strike the existing language
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
S. F. No. 2493, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage fund; modifying requirements for outdoor heritage fund appropriations; appropriating money for clean water; appropriating money for an Aquatic Invasive Species Cooperative Research Center; modifying prior appropriations; modifying certain parks and trails grant program provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.535, subdivision 3; 97A.056, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 3, section 3; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 3, section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 7.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 101 yeas and 28 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Allen
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Eken
Fabian
Falk
Fritz
Gauthier
Gottwalt
Greene
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Kelly
Kiel
Knuth
Koenen
Kriesel
Laine
Lanning
LeMieur
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Murray
Myhra
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
Paymar
Pelowski
Persell
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Scalze
Schomacker
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Westrom
Winkler
Spk. Zellers
Those who voted in the negative were:
Anderson, B.
Benson, M.
Bills
Buesgens
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Franson
Garofalo
Gruenhagen
Hancock
Holberg
Kieffer
Kiffmeyer
Leidiger
Lenczewski
Lohmer
McDonald
Peppin
Petersen, B.
Quam
Rukavina
Runbeck
Sanders
Scott
Shimanski
Wardlow
Woodard
The
bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
CALENDAR FOR
THE DAY, Continued
Dean moved that the remaining bills on the
Calendar for the Day be continued. The
motion prevailed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Howes moved that the name of Kriesel be
added as chief author on H. F. No. 2418. The motion prevailed.
Howes moved that the name of Zellers be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2418. The motion prevailed.
Garofalo moved that the name of Doepke be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2949. The motion prevailed.
Franson moved that the names of Banaian
and Garofalo be added as authors on H. F. No. 2963. The motion prevailed.
Hamilton moved that S. F. No. 248,
now on the Calendar for the Day, be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed.
MOTION TO
FIX TIME TO CONVENE
Dean moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2012. The motion prevailed.
Dean moved that the House recess subject
to the call of the Chair to meet with the Senate in Joint Convention to elect a
member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota. The motion prevailed.
RECESS
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to
order by the Speaker.
Greene and Petersen, B., were excused for
the remainder of today's session.
The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival
of the members of the Senate and they were escorted to the seats reserved for
them at the front of the Chamber.
JOINT
CONVENTION
The
Speaker of the House, as President of the Joint Convention, called the Joint
Convention to order.
Prayer
was offered by the Reverend Phil Shaw, Rochester, Minnesota.
The
roll being called, the following Senators answered to their names: Bakk, Benson
and Bonoff.
Senator Senjem moved that further
proceedings of the roll call be suspended.
The motion prevailed and a quorum was declared present.
COMMUNICATION
FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
April
3, 2012
Dear Speaker Zellers, Majority Leader Senjem, and Minority Leaders Thissen and Bakk:
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 137.0246, subdivision 2, the Joint Legislative Committee met on April 3, 2012 to nominate and consider candidates for the existing vacancy on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
The following names were placed in nomination in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 137.0246, subdivision 2(c): Thomas Devine, Kelly Smith and Robert Vogel.
The Joint Legislative Committee allowed all nominated candidates an opportunity to address the Joint Committee and to respond to questions.
After hearing from all candidates, the Joint Legislative Committee voted. Based on a majority vote of the House members and a majority vote of the Senate members of the Joint Legislative Committee, we respectfully forward the names of Thomas Devine and Robert Vogel to the Joint Convention of the Senate and House of Representatives without recommendation.
Respectfully
submitted,
Representative Bud Nornes
Co-Chair
of the Joint Legislative Committee
Senator Michelle L. Fishbach
Co-Chair
of the Joint Legislative Committee
ELECTION
OF A MEMBER TO THE BOARD
OF REGENTS
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Pursuant
to the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives the Joint
Convention proceeded to elect a Regent from the Second Congressional District.
Thomas Devine was nominated by Senator
Ortman for the Second Congressional District Regent for the remainder of the
term of Steve Sviggum.
Robert
Vogel was nominated by Senator Robling for the Second Congressional District
Regent for the remainder of the term of Steve Sviggum.
There
being no further nominations, the President declared nominations closed.
The
Secretary called the roll.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REGENT JOINT ROLL CALL
The following members of the Senate voted for Thomas Devine:
Bakk
Bonoff
Chamberlain
Cohen
Daley
Eaton
Goodwin
Hann
Hayden
Higgins
Kelash
Latz
Lourey
Marty
McGuire
Metzen
Miller
Olson
Ortman
Pappas
Reinert
Rest
Saxhaug
Sheran
Sieben
Skoe
Tomassoni
Wiger
The following members of the House of
Representatives voted for Thomas Devine:
Abeler
Allen
Anzelc
Banaian
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Brynaert
Carlson
Champion
Daudt
Davnie
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Eken
Falk
Franson
Fritz
Garofalo
Gauthier
Gottwalt
Gruenhagen
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hilty
Hoppe
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Kelly
Kieffer
Knuth
Koenen
Laine
Leidiger
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
McDonald
Melin
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Murray
Nelson
Norton
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Scalze
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Stensrud
Thissen
Tillberry
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Wardlow
Winkler
Thomas Devine received 110 votes.
The following members of the Senate voted for Robert Vogel:
Benson
Brown
Carlson
Dahms
DeKruif
Fischbach
Gazelka
Gerlach
Gimse
Hall
Hoffman
Howe
Ingebrigtsen
Jungbauer
Kruse
Lillie
Limmer
Magnus
Nelson
Newman
Nienow
Parry
Pederson
Robling
Rosen
Senjem
Thompson
Vandeveer
Wolf
The following members of the House of Representatives voted for Robert Vogel:
Anderson, B.
Anderson, D.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Barrett
Beard
Bills
Buesgens
Cornish
Crawford
Davids
Dean
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Holberg
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Kriesel
Lanning
LeMieur
Mack
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Murdock
Myhra
Nornes
O'Driscoll
Quam
Runbeck
Sanders
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Smith
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Vogel
Westrom
Woodard
Pres. Zellers
Robert Vogel received 75 votes.
DECLARATION
OF ELECTION
Thomas
Devine, having received 110 votes, a majority of the votes cast, was declared
elected Regent for the Second Congressional District by the President of the
Joint Convention, for the remainder of the term of Steve Sviggum.
Senator Senjem moved that the Joint
Convention adjourn. The motion prevailed
and the President declared the Joint Convention adjourned.
RECONVENED
The
House reconvened and was called to order by the Speaker.
CERTIFICATION
April
4, 2012
To the Governor
State of Minnesota
To the Senate
State of Minnesota
To the House of Representatives
State of Minnesota
This
is to certify that the House of Representatives and the Senate in Joint
Convention on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, have elected as a member of the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota the following member to hold office for the remainder
of the term of Steve Sviggum:
Thomas
Devine, Second Congressional District.
Michelle L. Fishbach
President
of the Senate
Kurt Zellers
Speaker
of the House of Representatives
FISCAL CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Pursuant to rule 1.22, Holberg
announced her intention to place H. F. Nos. 2580, 2729, 2164 and
2754; and S. F. No. 1543
on the Fiscal Calendar for Thursday, April 5, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT
Dean moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2012.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives