Journal of the House - 26th Day - Wednesday, March 11, 2015

A quorum was present.

Atkins; Dean, M.; Hilstrom; Hoppe and Wagenius 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.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

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

H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; requiring the commissioner of commerce to seek federal approval to allow the purchase of qualified health plans and the receipt of premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions outside of MNsure; providing for compensation of managerial employees; removing certain exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 62V.03, subdivision 2; 62V.05, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 2

Page 4, after line 7, insert:

"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Board. MNsure is governed by a board of directors with ~~seven~~ 11 members.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Appointment. (a) Board membership of MNsure consists of the following:

(1) ~~three~~ six members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of both the senate and the house of representatives acting separately in accordance with paragraph (d), with one member representing the interests of individual consumers eligible for individual market coverage, one member representing individual consumers eligible for public health care program coverage, ~~and~~ one member representing small employers, one member who is an insurance producer, and two members who are county employees involved in the administration of public health care programs. Members are appointed to serve four-year terms following the initial staggered-term lot determination;

(2) three members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of both the senate and the house of representatives acting separately in accordance with paragraph (d) who have demonstrated expertise, leadership, and innovation in the following areas: one member representing the areas of health administration, health care finance, health plan purchasing, and health care delivery systems; one member representing the areas of public health, health disparities, public health care programs, and the uninsured; and one member representing health policy issues related to the small group and individual markets. Members are appointed to serve four-year terms following the initial staggered-term lot determination; ~~and~~

(3) the commissioner of human services or a designee; and

(4) the chief information officer of MN.IT Services or a designee.

(b) Section 15.0597 shall apply to all appointments, except for the commissioner.

(c) The governor shall make appointments to the board that are consistent with federal law and regulations regarding its composition and structure. All board members appointed by the governor must be legal residents of Minnesota.

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(d) Upon appointment by the governor, a board member shall exercise duties of office immediately. If both the house of representatives and the senate vote not to confirm an appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the vote not to confirm in the second body to vote.

(e) ~~Initial appointments shall be made by April 30, 2013.~~

~~(f)~~ One of the ~~six~~ nine members appointed under paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), must have experience in representing the needs of vulnerable populations and persons with disabilities.

~~(g)~~ (f) Membership on the board must include representation from outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Conflicts of interest. (a) Within one year prior to or at any time during their appointed term, board members appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), shall not be employed by, be a member of the board of directors of, or otherwise be a representative of a health carrier, institutional health care provider or other entity providing health care, navigator, ~~insurance producer,~~ or other entity in the business of selling items or services of significant value to or through MNsure. For purposes of this paragraph, "health care provider or entity" does not include an academic institution.

(b) Board members must recuse themselves from discussion of and voting on an official matter if the board member has a conflict of interest. For board members other than an insurance producer or a county employee, a conflict of interest means an association including a financial or personal association that has the potential to bias or have the appearance of biasing a board member's decisions in matters related to MNsure or the conduct of activities under this chapter. The board member who is an insurance producer and the board members who are county employees are subject to section 10A.07.

(d) No member of the board may currently serve as a lobbyist, as defined under section 10A.01, subdivision 21.

Sec. 6. [62V.045] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

The governor shall appoint the executive director of MNsure. The executive director serves in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the governor."

Page 4, line 12, after "personnel" insert ", subject to the power of the governor to appoint the executive director,"

Page 5, after line 4, insert:

"Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Navigator; in-person assisters; call center. (a) The board shall establish policies and procedures for the ongoing operation of a navigator program, in-person assister program, call center, and customer service provisions for MNsure to be implemented beginning January 1, 2015.

(b) Until the implementation of the policies and procedures described in paragraph (a), the following shall be in effect:

(1) the navigator program shall be met by section 256.962;

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(2) entities eligible to be navigators, including entities defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part 155.210 (c)(2), may serve as in-person assisters;

(3) the board shall establish requirements and compensation for the navigator program and the in-person assister program by April 30, 2013. Compensation for navigators and in-person assisters must take into account any other compensation received by the navigator or in-person assister for conducting the same or similar services; and

(4) call center operations shall utilize existing state resources and personnel, including referrals to counties for medical assistance.

(c) The board shall establish a toll-free number for MNsure and may hire and contract for additional resources as deemed necessary.

(d) The navigator program and in-person assister program must meet the requirements of section 1311(i) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. In establishing training standards for the navigators and in-person assisters, the board must ensure that all entities and individuals carrying out navigator and in-person assister functions have training in the needs of underserved and vulnerable populations; eligibility and enrollment rules and procedures; the range of available public health care programs and qualified health plan options offered through MNsure; and privacy and security standards. For calendar year 2014, the commissioner of human services shall ensure that the navigator program under section 256.962 provides application assistance for both qualified health plans offered through MNsure and public health care programs.

(e) The board must ensure that any information provided by navigators, in-person assisters, the call center, or other customer assistance portals be accessible to persons with disabilities and that information provided on public health care programs include information on other coverage options available to persons with disabilities.

(f) Any person who serves as a navigator shall be subject to background checks. Prior to employment as a navigator, the person must submit a completed criminal history records check consent form, a full set of classifiable fingerprints, and the required fees for submission to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The bureau must conduct a Minnesota criminal history records check and the superintendent is authorized to exchange the fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the applicant's national criminal history record information. The bureau shall return the results of the Minnesota and federal criminal history records check to the board.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Health carrier and health plan requirements; participation. (a) Beginning January 1, 2015, the board may establish certification requirements for health carriers and health plans to be offered through MNsure that satisfy federal requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if by June 1, 2013, the legislature enacts regulatory requirements that:

(1) apply uniformly to all health carriers and health plans in the individual market;

(2) apply uniformly to all health carriers and health plans in the small group market; and

(3) satisfy minimum federal certification requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

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(c) In accordance with section 1311(e) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, the board shall establish policies and procedures for certification ~~and selection~~ of health plans to be offered as qualified health plans through MNsure. The board shall certify ~~and select~~ a health plan as a qualified health plan to be offered through MNsure, if:

(1) the health plan meets the minimum certification requirements established in paragraph (a) or the market regulatory requirements in paragraph (b);

(2) the board determines that making the health plan available through MNsure is in the interest of qualified individuals and qualified employers;

(3) the health carrier applying to offer the health plan through MNsure also applies to offer health plans at each actuarial value level and service area that the health carrier currently offers in the individual and small group markets; and

(4) the health carrier does not apply to offer health plans in the individual and small group markets through MNsure under a separate license of a parent organization or holding company under section 60D.15, that is different from what the health carrier offers in the individual and small group markets outside MNsure.

(d) In determining the interests of qualified individuals and employers under paragraph (c), clause (2), the board may not exclude a health plan for any reason specified under section 1311(e)(1)(B) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. ~~The board may consider:~~

~~(1) affordability;~~

~~(2) quality and value of health plans;~~

~~(3) promotion of prevention and wellness;~~

~~(4) promotion of initiatives to reduce health disparities;~~

~~(5) market stability and adverse selection;~~

~~(6) meaningful choices and access;~~

~~(7) alignment and coordination with state agency and private sector purchasing strategies and payment reform efforts; and~~

~~(8) other criteria that the board determines appropriate.~~

(e) For qualified health plans offered through MNsure on or after January 1, 2015, the board shall establish policies and procedures under paragraphs (c) and (d) for selection of health plans to be offered as qualified health plans through MNsure by February 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2014. The board shall consistently and uniformly apply all policies and procedures and any requirements, standards, or criteria to all health carriers and health plans. For any policies, procedures, requirements, standards, or criteria that are defined as rules under section 14.02, subdivision 4, the board may use the process described in subdivision 9.

~~(f) For 2014,~~ (e) The board shall not have the power to select health carriers and health plans for participation in MNsure. The board shall permit all health plans that meet the certification requirements under section 1311(c)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, to be offered through MNsure.

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~~(g)~~ (f) Under this subdivision, the board shall have the power to verify that health carriers and health plans are properly certified to be eligible for participation in MNsure.

~~(h)~~ (g) The board has the authority to decertify health carriers and health plans that fail to maintain compliance with section 1311(c)(1) of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

~~(i)~~ (h) For qualified health plans offered through MNsure beginning January 1, 2015, health carriers must use the most current addendum for Indian health care providers approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the tribes as part of their contracts with Indian health care providers. MNsure shall comply with all future changes in federal law with regard to health coverage for the tribes.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2015.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Membership; meetings; compensation. (a) The Legislative Oversight Committee shall consist of five members of the senate, three members appointed by the majority leader of the senate, and two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and five members of the house of representatives, three members appointed by the speaker of the house, and two members appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(b) Appointed legislative members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.

(c) The first meeting of the committee shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair at the first meeting. The chair must convene at least one meeting ~~annually~~ each quarter of the year, and may convene other meetings as deemed necessary.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5. Reports to the commission. (a) The board shall submit an enrollment report to the commission on a monthly basis. The report must include:

(1) total enrollment numbers;

(2) the number of commercial plans selected;

(3) the percentage of the commercial plans for which the first month's premium has been paid; and

(4) the average number of days between a consumer's submission of an application and transmittal to the health carrier chosen.

(b) At each of the commission's quarterly meetings, the board shall present the following information:

(1) at the first quarterly meeting, a progress report on the most recent MNsure open enrollment period and a progress report on technology upgrades and any proposed schedule for future technology upgrades;

(2) at the second quarterly meeting, the annual budget for MNsure, as required by subdivision 4;

(3) at the third quarterly meeting, a hearing in conjunction with the Department of Human Services regarding any backlog created by qualifying life events for enrollees in public or private health plans through MNsure; and

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(4) at the fourth quarterly meeting, a hearing in conjunction with the Department of Commerce on the release of premium rates and in conjunction with the Department of Human Services on reimbursement of MNsure for public program enrollment."

Page 5, line 6, before "The" insert "(a)"

Page 5, after line 8, insert:

"(b) Of the four additional members of the board appointed under section 3, one shall have an initial term of two years, two shall have an initial term of three years, and one shall have an initial term of four years, determined by lot by the secretary of state.

Page 5, line 10, delete "5" and insert "12"

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, delete "providing"

Page 1, line 5, delete everything before "removing" and insert "making changes to the organization of MNsure; requiring background checks on navigators operating in MNsure;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 18, A bill for an act relating to health; removing exemptions from MNsure laws relating to the Office of MN.IT services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.03, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 287, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing property to qualify for agricultural homestead classification under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.124, subdivision 14.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 532, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; clarifying exemption on nonprofit tickets or admissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, subdivision 10.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 15, delete everything after "effective" and insert "the day following final enactment."

Page 2, delete line 16

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 807, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for redevelopment grants.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1125, A bill for an act relating to economic development; job creation; appropriating money for the small business development center program.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1130, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for a grant to Farmamerica the Minnesota agricultural interpretive center.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1136, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for performance-based grants; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1149, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1187, A bill for an act relating to real property; extending the protection of the equity-stripping law to owners of agricultural property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 325N.10, subdivisions 2, 7; 325N.17.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 5, lines 5 and 8, strike "real property" and insert "residence"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1209, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring suicide prevention training; requiring training for law enforcement in techniques to de-escalate mental health crises; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 145.56, subdivisions 2, 4; 626.8452, subdivision 3; 626.8455, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1212, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; making various changes in the taxation of agricultural property; creating a valuation exclusion for homeowners over age 65; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.11, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 23, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division.

The report was adopted.

Anderson, P., from the Committee on Agriculture Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1230, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the definition of agricultural purposes for class 2 properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1386, A bill for an act relating to economic development; agriculture; appropriating money for the Center for Rural Policy and Development.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1391, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for College Possible; requiring reports.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Cornish from the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1432, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to do background checks at the request of Indian tribes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 9, before "or" insert "candidacy for tribal election,"

Page 1, line 10, after the first "law" insert "and in accordance with federal law"

Page 1, after line 15, insert:

"(c) If any provision of this section is determined to be in conflict with respect to a tribal state gaming compact of an Indian tribe requesting a background check under this section, the compact provision shall prevail."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Gunther from the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1515, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Ka Joog for a job skills and workforce development pilot program; appropriating money for grants to expand Takeoff 4-H STEAM for Somali youth.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 1432 was read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Lueck introduced:

H. F. No. 1726, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; prohibiting certain grants and loans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Persell; Allen; Murphy, E.; Anzelc; Murphy, M.; Kahn; Ward; Sundin; Slocum; Moran; Laine; Clark; Johnson, C., and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 1727, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the engraving on a statue of an historic figure.

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

Newberger introduced:

H. F. No. 1728, A bill for an act relating to taxation; gross revenues and gross receipts; providing an exemption from the health care provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 295.53, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 1729, A bill for an act relating to human services; continuing the payment rates for primary care services and immunization administration services for medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.76, subdivision 7.

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

Lesch and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1730, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; providing for alternative notice periods of intention to quit; specifying residential landlord notice requirements for intention to quit or a rent increase; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.

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Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1731, A bill for an act relating to taxation; renter property tax refunds; reducing percentage of rent constituting property tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13.

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

Kelly and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. No. 1732, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the Metropolitan Council to consult with Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee on certain procurements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.915.

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

Kelly and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. No. 1733, A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing the commissioner of transportation to adopt policy to lower local share of transportation project costs.

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

Persell, Newton, Dettmer, Ward, Sundin and Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 1734, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying conditions for state park passes issued without a fee to active military personnel and disabled veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.053, subdivisions 8, 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1735, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing a pilot program in southeastern Minnesota for issuing additional deer licenses to landowners with deer damage; requiring a Web site for connecting landowners suffering deer damage with deer hunters.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1736, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; repealing the estate tax; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 291.005; 291.01; 291.016; 291.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1d, 8, 9, 10, 11; 291.031; 291.075; 291.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 291.13, subdivisions 1, 3; 291.16; 291.21, subdivision 1; 291.215, subdivision 1; 291.27.

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

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Fabian introduced:

H. F. No. 1737, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing certain vehicle use by hunters in state forests in August; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.926, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1738, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for greenhouse replacement at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Pierson and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 1739, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a grant program to provide in-home and community services for older adults with vision loss; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 1740, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain property used to provide services to school district employees from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.01, subdivision 2; 272.02, subdivision 42.

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

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 1741, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Goodhue Pioneer State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. No. 1742, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Mississippi Blufflands Trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

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Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 1743, A bill for an act relating to employment; occupational health and safety; requiring that records be kept of the ethnicity of certain injured, sick, or deceased employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 182.663, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 1744, A bill for an act relating to transportation; motor carriers; prohibiting certain commercial motor vehicles from operating in Minnesota while a federal out-of-service order is effective; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 221.031, by adding a subdivision; 221.605, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1745, A bill for an act relating to siting solar generating systems; setting setback standards; requiring local project approval for site permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 216E.03, subdivisions 5, 7; 216E.04, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. No. 1746, A bill for an act relating to health; altering license requirements for well construction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103I.205, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Laine and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 1747, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care provider requirements for providers receiving child care assistance payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 119B.09, subdivision 5; 119B.125, subdivision 1.

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

Mahoney and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1748, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

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Murphy, M.; Simonson and Schultz introduced:

H. F. No. 1749, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a loan from the Minnesota Investment Fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Cornish introduced:

H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to crime; adding traffic control agents and Minneapolis park patrol agents to the list of public employees protected by statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.2231, subdivision 6.

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

Schoen introduced:

H. F. No. 1751, A bill for an act relating to human rights; making changes to scope of application for certificate of compliance; clarifying requirements for bids and proposals from certain businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 363A.36, subdivision 1; 363A.37, subdivision 1; 473.144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Wagenius, Hornstein, Kahn, Loeffler and Dehn, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1752, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for systemwide trail connections in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Runbeck and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 1753, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring county auditors to post sample ballots on the county's Web site; requiring publication of notice on where sample ballots can be viewed; removing requirement to publish sample ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 204D.16.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 1754, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grants for living at home programs for older adults; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

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Schoen introduced:

H. F. No. 1755, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for indeterminate lifetime and statutory maximum sentences for certain repeat sex offenders; adjusting when certain sex offenders are eligible for release from prison; establishing a special review panel to make release decisions regarding sex offenders; precluding the subsequent civil commitment of certain sex offenders subject to enhanced prison sentences; providing for lifetime supervision for all sex offenders; requiring minimal levels of sex offender treatment; requiring counties to provide housing for sex offenders in the community; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 244.05, subdivisions 1, 1b, 4, 5; 244.101, by adding a subdivision; 609.135, by adding a subdivision; 609.3455; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.3455, subdivision 6.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1756, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; clarifying coverage under the targeted logging industry fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 176.130, subdivision 1.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1757, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Mighty Ducks grants for new or renovated air handling systems of indoor ice facilities; 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.

Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1758, A bill for an act relating to creative freedom; adopting the Creative Freedom Act; regulating employee invention agreements for veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1759, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; applying open meeting law to certain treaty-related meetings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

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Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1760, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to design and construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities along 26th Avenue North in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nash, Sanders, Nelson and Uglem introduced:

H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring ten-day notice and a public hearing before a moratorium on residential development takes effect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462.355, subdivision 4.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a financial incentive for districts that enhance proficiency for English language learners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 126C.10, subdivision 4.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating numeracy incentive aid for eighth grade students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.98.

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

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Heintzeman moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 342. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Johnson, C., be added as an author on H. F. No. 342. The motion prevailed.

Hamilton moved that the name of Pugh be added as an author on H. F. No. 777. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the names of Dehn, R.; Bly and Pinto be added as authors on H. F. No. 869. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, P., moved that the names of Poppe and Johnson, C., be added as authors on H. F. No. 879. The motion prevailed.

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Kresha moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 947. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the names of Johnson, C., and Mariani be added as authors on H. F. No. 1051. The motion prevailed.

Norton moved that the names of Miller and Yarusso be added as authors on H. F. No. 1056. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 1057. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the names of Dehn, R., and Bly be added as authors on H. F. No. 1059. The motion prevailed.

Miller moved that the name of Daniels be added as an author on H. F. No. 1061. The motion prevailed.

Loon moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 1064. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1175. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 1187. The motion prevailed.

Schomacker moved that the name of Sundin be added as an author on H. F. No. 1201. The motion prevailed.

Pierson moved that the name of Johnson, C., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1377. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1441. The motion prevailed.

Hancock moved that the name of Lueck be added as an author on H. F. No. 1489. The motion prevailed.

Schoen moved that the name of McNamara be added as an author on H. F. No. 1500. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1515. The motion prevailed.

Torkelson moved that the names of Yarusso, Lenczewski and Fischer be added as authors on H. F. No. 1534. The motion prevailed.

Nash moved that the name of Lucero be added as an author on H. F. No. 1544. The motion prevailed.

Quam moved that the name of Lucero be added as an author on H. F. No. 1547. The motion prevailed.

Gruenhagen moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1559. The motion prevailed.

Hoppe moved that the name of Gruenhagen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1569. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1640. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 1678. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that the name of Heintzeman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1706. The motion prevailed.

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Drazkowski moved that the name of Heintzeman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1707. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Masin be added as an author on H. F. No. 1710. The motion prevailed.

Sanders moved that the name of Koznick be added as an author on H. F. No. 1723. The motion prevailed.

Lucero moved that H. F. No. 723 be recalled from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform. The motion prevailed.

Petersburg moved that H. F. No. 1423 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that H. F. No. 1706 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that H. F. No. 1707 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Peppin moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015. The motion prevailed.

Peppin moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore O'Driscoll declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015.

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives