STATE OF
MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-EIGHTH
SESSION - 2013
_____________________
FIFTH
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The House of Representatives convened at
12:00 noon and was called to order by Paul Thissen, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Doug
Cox, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Excelsior, 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.
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Bly
Brynaert
Carlson
Clark
Cornish
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dorholt
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson, R.
Erickson, S.
Fabian
Faust
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Fritz
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hausman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Huntley
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kresha
Laine
Leidiger
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamar
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Moran
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
Sanders
Savick
Sawatzky
Schoen
Schomacker
Scott
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.
Anzelc, Atkins, Dill, Falk, FitzSimmons,
Hansen, Kahn and Runbeck 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:
Slocum; Wagenius; Johnson, S., and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; amending process for cities to implement organized collection of solid waste; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.94, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.94, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Sanders and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating mortgage foreclosures; clarifying the definition of a foreclosure consultant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325N.01.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Gunther, Atkins and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; making changes to the Board of Accountancy; proposing fee increases; making changes to licensing provisions; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 326A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 326A.10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.03, subdivisions 2, 5, 8; Minnesota Rules, parts 1105.0600; 1105.2550; 1105.2700.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Slocum; Fritz; Johnson, S., and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 131, 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 Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Quam; Benson, M., and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a business expansion low-interest loan program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Woodard and Erickson, S., introduced:
H. F. No. 133, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring the school district current year aid payment shift percentage to 90; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Woodard and Erickson, S., introduced:
H. F. No. 134, A bill for an act relating to education finance; repaying the school aids shifts; restoring the school district current year aid payment shift percentage to 90; eliminating the property tax recognition shift; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 123B.75, subdivision 5; 127A.45, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 135, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting limited use of laser sights by visually impaired hunters; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97B.031, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Hansen, Falk, Simon, Winkler, Erhardt, Schoen, Garofalo, Liebling, Peppin, Sundin, Melin, Savick, Bly and Metsa introduced:
H. F. No. 136, A bill for an act relating to public disclosure; expanding the definition of public official in campaign finance and public disclosure law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections.
Newberger, FitzSimmons, Hackbarth, Pugh and McDonald introduced:
H. F. No. 137, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; requiring that delayed payments to school districts not exceed ten percent of their estimated entitlement.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 138, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing mini truck operation on local roads; eliminating special permits for mini truck operation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.002, subdivision 24; 168A.05, by adding a subdivision; 169.045, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; Laws 2009, chapter 158, section 10, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.045, subdivision 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 139, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility operating payment rate increase for certain facilities in Otter Tail County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
McNamara, Schoen and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 140, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for connection of the Dakota and Washington County regional trail systems at the site of the new Hastings Bridge; 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.
Ward, J.A., and Kieffer introduced:
H. F. No. 141, A bill for an act relating to elections; soil and water conservation districts; modifying timeline in which a copy of the resolution establishing supervision districts is filed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103C.311, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections.
Kieffer; Slocum; Simon; Rosenthal; Lohmer; Johnson, B., and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 142, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enhancing penalties for certain repeat criminal sexual conduct offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.3451, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Persell; Newton; Dettmer; Murphy, M.; Benson, M.; Sawatzky; Dehn, R.; Leidiger; Wills; Kresha; Simon; Nelson; Allen; Howe and O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. No. 143, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing placement of a plaque in the court of honor on the Capitol grounds to honor American Indian veterans from this state.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Newton, Hausman and Ward, J.E., introduced:
H. F. No. 144, A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing the obligation of the state to support the cost of instruction within the state colleges and universities through direct appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 135A.031, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Newton; Sundin; Ward, J.E.; Persell; Lien and Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 145, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans for continued outreach to homeless veterans and those in danger of homelessness in Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Howe; Schoen; Johnson, B.; Dorholt; Freiberg; Ward, J.E.; Rosenthal; Newberger; O'Driscoll; Kresha; Uglem; Anderson, M.; Leidiger and Hertaus introduced:
H. F. No. 146, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 23 as Officer Tom Decker Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Slocum and Moran introduced:
H. F. No. 147, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring cultural competency training for teachers and school administrators seeking to renew their professional license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.14, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 148, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Persell; Murphy, M.; Radinovich; Faust; Ward, J.E., and Sundin introduced:
H. F. No. 149, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing the sale of state nursery plant stock to soil and water conservation districts; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Lillie; Sundin; Atkins; Selcer; Masin; Sawatzky; Fischer; Persell; Ward, J.E.; Hortman and Lesch introduced:
H. F. No. 150, A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to appoint an independent counsel to investigate the Prisoner of War - Missing in Action issue.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 151, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing the pesticide gross sales fees; dedicating the proceeds to updating pesticide applicator education and certification; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 18B.26, subdivision 3; 18B.305; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 152, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a transportation ombudsperson; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Lenczewski moved that the name of
Halverson be added as an author on H. F. No. 6. The motion prevailed.
Huntley moved that the name of Allen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.
Woodard moved that the names of Wills and
Petersburg be added as authors on H. F. No. 53. The motion prevailed.
Dettmer moved that the name of Kresha be
added as an author on H. F. No. 59. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the names of Savick,
Cornish and Sawatzky be added as authors on H. F. No. 66. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the name of Nelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 80. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the names of Winkler;
Ward, J.E., and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 83. The motion prevailed.
Lesch moved that the name of Freiberg be
added as an author on H. F. No. 84. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the names of Dehn, R.;
Clark and Simon be added as authors on H. F. No. 90. The motion prevailed.
Lenczewski moved that the name of
Halverson be added as an author on H. F. No. 91. The motion prevailed.
Nelson moved that the names of Dehn, R.;
Clark; Anzelc and Moran be added as authors on H. F. No. 92. The motion prevailed.
Simon moved that the name of Clark be
added as an author on H. F. No. 93. The motion prevailed.
Lillie
moved that the names of Clark, Fritz, Hansen, Simon and Loeffler be added as
authors on H. F. No. 95.
The motion prevailed.
Moran moved that the names of Dehn, R.,
and Clark be added as authors on H. F. No. 102. The motion prevailed.
Ward, J.A., moved that the names of
Freiberg, Clark, Moran and Morgan be added as authors on
H. F. No. 105. The motion
prevailed.
Moran moved that the names of Franson and
Clark be added as authors on H. F. No. 107. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the name of Sundin be
added as an author on H. F. No. 112. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, S., moved that the name of Hausman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 115. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, S., moved that the name of
Hausman be added as an author on H. F. No. 116. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the names of Moran,
Clark and Simon be added as authors on H. F. No. 120. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the name of Moran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 121. The motion prevailed.
Quam moved that the name of Drazkowski be
added as an author on H. F. No. 123. The motion prevailed.
Faust moved that the names of Dehn, R.,
and Liebling be added as authors on H. F. No. 126. The motion prevailed.
Halverson moved that the name of Liebling
be added as an author on H. F. No. 127. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Murphy, E., moved that when the House
adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, 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
24, 2013.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives