STATE OF
MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-EIGHTH
SESSION - 2013
_____________________
THIRD
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, January 14, 2013
The House of Representatives convened at
3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Paul Thissen, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Bill
Davnie, Presbyterian Minister, Minneapolis, 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
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Bly
Brynaert
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Dorholt
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson, R.
Erickson, S.
Fabian
Falk
Faust
Fischer
FitzSimmons
Franson
Freiberg
Fritz
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kresha
Laine
Leidiger
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamar
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Morgan
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Myhra
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Radinovich
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Savick
Sawatzky
Schoen
Schomacker
Selcer
Simon
Simonson
Slocum
Sundin
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward, J.A.
Ward, J.E.
Wills
Winkler
Woodard
Yarusso
Zellers
Zerwas
Spk. Thissen
A quorum was present.
Atkins, Huntley, Moran and Scott were
excused.
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.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF
HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Sundin and Simonson introduced:
H. F. No. 55, A bill for an act relating to local
government; authorizing Carlton County to levy a tax for certain cemetery
purposes; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 6, section 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 56, A bill for an act relating to state lands;
authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Dill and Schoen introduced:
H. F. No. 57, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
modifying the levy authority of the Cook-Orr Hospital District; amending Laws
1988, chapter 645, section 3, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 58, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
modifying the levy authority of the Cook-Orr Hospital District; amending Laws
1988, chapter 645, section 3, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Dettmer; Lohmer; Gunther; Urdahl; Drazkowski; Torkelson;
Benson, M.; Gruenhagen and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 59, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
income; providing a military retirement pay subtraction; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer; Lohmer; Urdahl; Gunther; Drazkowski; Torkelson;
Uglem; Erickson, S.; Albright; Woodard; Newton; Benson, M., and Howe
introduced:
H. F. No. 60, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
individual income; providing a phased-in subtraction for military retirement pay; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer, Lohmer, Gruenhagen and
Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 61, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
income; military service credit; modifying income-based reduction; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0677, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer; Lohmer; Benson, M.; Gruenhagen; Howe and Kresha
introduced:
H. F. No. 62, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
modifying eligibility for a tax credit for past military service; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0677, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Davids; Anderson, S., and Zellers introduced:
H. F. No. 63, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for
tax year 2012 to the provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of
2012; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31;
290A.03, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Hansen, Schoen and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 64, A bill for an act relating to education
finance; permitting Special School District No. 6, South St. Paul, to
participate in the alternative facilities revenue program; amending Laws 1999,
chapter 241, article 4, section 25, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Education Finance.
Bernardy, Laine, Abeler, Newton, Hausman and Hortman
introduced:
H. F. No. 65, A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; appropriating money for the Springbrook Nature Center; authorizing
the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Hansen, Torkelson, Poppe, Hamilton, Gunther, Falk and Bly
introduced:
H. F. No. 66, A bill for an act relating to waters;
modifying drainage system provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 103E.005, subdivisions 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 103E.101,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 103E.227, subdivision 1;
103E.525, subdivision 1; 103E.701, subdivisions 1, 6; 103E.715, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. No. 67, A bill for an act relating to sales and use
tax; changing thresholds for filing requirements; providing a vendor allowance;
requiring revenue to develop an address-based sales tax calculator; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision
4; 297A.77, subdivision 3; 297A.99, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Dettmer; Drazkowski; Uglem; Benson, M.; Erickson, S.;
Gruenhagen and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 68, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
designating the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol of the state's
commitment to military service members who have lost their lives in service to
our country; encouraging display of the flag on certain days in certain public
locations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. No. 69, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; extending limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Dettmer, Lohmer, Woodard, Howe and Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 70, A bill for an act relating to veterans;
expanding eligibility for burial in the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery to
include deceased allied Hmong-American or Lao-American veterans of the American
Secret War in Laos; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.236,
subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer; Drazkowski; Gunther; Lohmer; Torkelson; Erickson,
S.; Kresha; Gruenhagen and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 71, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
estate; conforming to federal exemption amount; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 291.03, subdivisions 8, 9, 10, 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Dettmer; Woodard; Newton;
Erickson, S.; Benson, M., and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 72, A resolution memorializing Congress and the
President of the United States to amend federal veterans cemetery law to expand
eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries developed with federal
funding to include allied Hmong-American and Lao-American veterans of America's
Secret War in Laos.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Dettmer, Newton, Gunther, Torkelson and Erickson, S.,
introduced:
H. F. No. 73, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling;
adjusting audit amounts for organizations; making clarifying and technical
changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 297E.06, subdivision 4;
349.19, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Schoen and McNamar introduced:
H. F. No. 74, A bill for an act relating to human services;
modifying ambulance services payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Schoen, McNamar and Mack introduced:
H. F. No. 75, A bill for an act relating to health;
requiring continuing education hours for certification as a community
paramedic; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144E.28, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Laine; Hausman; Clark; Bly; Mariani; Masin; Ward, J.E.;
Newton; Dehn, R.; Anzelc; Kahn; Murphy, M.; Johnson, S.; Davnie; Hornstein;
Paymar; Carlson; Slocum; Sundin; Dorholt; Allen; Freiberg; Moran; Yarusso and
Persell introduced:
H. F. No. 76, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing
that all necessary health care is available and affordable for every
Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board,
Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for
patient advocacy, and inspector general for the Minnesota Health Plan;
authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 14.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 15A.0815,
subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Quam and Benson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 77, A bill for an act relating to taxation; gross
revenues; exempting certain payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
295.53, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Quam, Drazkowski and Benson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 78, A bill for an act relating to local
government; limiting a city's power of eminent domain outside of the city;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 412.211; 465.01.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Government Operations.
Benson, M., and Quam introduced:
H. F. No. 79, A bill for an act relating to workforce
development; creating a pilot program for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. No. 80, A bill for an act relating to judgments;
regulating assigned consumer debt default judgments; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 548.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 81, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
minerals; authorizing the city of Vergas in Otter Tail County to impose an aggregate
tax under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section
298.75, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Taxes.
Erhardt and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. No. 82, A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; appropriating money for an All-Veterans Memorial in the city of
Edina; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Freiberg; Dehn, R., and Clark
introduced:
H. F. No. 83, A bill for an act relating to mortgage
foreclosure; requiring notice of rights of military service members; requiring
the lender to provide a single point of contact; prohibiting a mortgage lender
from beginning or continuing a foreclosure proceeding while considering a
request by a borrower for a mortgage modification; requiring that the mortgage
lender participate in and pay for mediation if the borrower requests mediation;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 580.03; 580.041, subdivisions 1b, 2;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Lesch, Paymar, Hornstein, Clark, Davnie and Erhardt
introduced:
H. F. No. 84, A bill for an act relating to dogs and cats;
providing for licensing and inspection of certain dog and cat breeders;
authorizing rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Civil Law.
Clark and Metsa introduced:
H. F. No. 85, A bill for an act relating to housing;
allowing a stay of mortgage foreclosure proceedings under certain conditions;
landlord and tenant; providing rights to tenants of foreclosed property;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.151, subdivisions 1, 2, by
adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 582.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Schoen and McNamar introduced:
H. F. No. 86, A bill for an act relating to education;
postsecondary; transferring money to Minnesota state colleges and universities
for scholarships for the community paramedic program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 87, A bill for an act relating to real property;
providing for affidavit of survivorship; providing for release or partial
release of lien of a mortgage; claiming an interest in registered land after
registration; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2012, sections 507.092, subdivision 1; 507.403; 508.70, subdivision 1;
508.82, subdivision 1; 508A.70, subdivision 1; 508A.82, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Civil Law.
Dettmer and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 88, A bill for
an act relating to veterans; establishing a presumption of rehabilitation
through a person's honorable military service following a prior offense;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 364.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Dettmer; Newton; Torkelson; Uglem; Benson, M.; Erickson, S.;
Kresha; Gruenhagen and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 89, A bill for an act relating to the military;
providing civil immunity from damages in certain situations; modifying business
discrimination provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 363A.17;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Civil Law.
IN MEMORIAM
The members of the House of Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former Representative Pat DuBois, of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, who served from 1963 through 1968, who passed away on Monday, January 7, 2013.
MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS
Davnie moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2. The motion prevailed.
Savick moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3. The motion prevailed.
Sawatzky moved that the names of Carlson,
Schoen and Benson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 4. The motion prevailed.
Atkins moved that the names of Liebling;
Kahn; Erhardt; Brynaert; Halverson; Dehn, R.; Simonson; Davnie and Isaacson be
added as authors on H. F. No. 5.
The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 8. The motion prevailed.
Huntley moved that the names of Liebling
and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.
Norton moved that the names of Ward, J.E.;
Garofalo; Urdahl; McNamara; Freiberg; Benson, J.; Lillie and Simonson be added
as authors on H. F. No. 13.
The motion prevailed.
Kieffer moved that the names of McNamara,
Garofalo and Urdahl be added as authors on H. F. No. 14. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 15. The motion prevailed.
Mullery
moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 16. The motion
prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 17. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 18. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the names of Laine,
Schoen, Isaacson and Uglem be added as authors on
H. F. No. 20. The motion
prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 21. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 22. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 23. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 24. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 25. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 26. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 27. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 28. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be added
as an author on H. F. No. 29.
The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 30. The motion prevailed.
Newton moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 31. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 35. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 36. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 37. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 41. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 45. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 47. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 49. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 50. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 51. The motion prevailed.
Mullery moved that the name of Kahn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 52. The motion prevailed.
Woodard moved that the names of Kieffer,
Albright and Quam be added as authors on H. F. No. 53. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Murphy, E., moved that when the House
adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2013. The motion prevailed.
Murphy, E., moved that the House
adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the
Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January
17, 2013.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives