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JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
OF THE
LEGISLATURE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
2015
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION - 2015
_____________________
FIRST DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, January 6,
2015
In accordance with the Constitution and
the Laws of the State of Minnesota, the members-elect of the House of Representatives
assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol in
Saint Paul on Tuesday, the sixth day of January 2015.
At the
hour of twelve o'clock noon and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2014, Section
3.05, the Honorable Steve Simon, Secretary of State, called the
members-elect to order and appointed the Honorable Sondra Erickson from
District 15A as Clerk pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Jacob
Dandy, Zion Lutheran Church, Crown, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The Clerk pro tempore called the roll by
legislative district in numerical order, and the following members-elect
presented proof of their eligibility to be sworn in and seated as members of
the House of Representatives:
1A............................. Dan
Fabian
1B............................. Debra
(Deb) Kiel
2A............................. Dave
Hancock
2B............................. Steve
Green
3A............................. David
Dill
3B............................. Mary
Murphy
4A............................. Ben
Lien
4B............................. Paul
Marquart
5A............................. John
Persell
5B............................. Tom
Anzelc
6A............................. Carly
Melin
6B............................. Jason
Metsa
7A............................. Jennifer
Schultz
7B ............................ Erik
Simonson
8A............................. Bud
Nornes
8B............................. Mary
Franson
9A............................. Mark
Anderson
9B............................. Ron
Kresha
10A........................... Joshua
Heintzeman
10B........................... Dale
K. Lueck
11A........................... Mike
Sundin
11B........................... Jason
Rarick
12A........................... Jeff
Backer
12B........................... Paul
Anderson
13A........................... Jeff
Howe
13B........................... Tim
O'Driscoll
14A........................... Tama
Theis
14B........................... Jim
Knoblach
15A........................... Sondra
Erickson
15B........................... Jim
Newberger
16A........................... Chris
Swedzinski
16B........................... Paul
Torkelson
17A........................... Tim
Miller
17B........................... Dave
Baker
18A........................... Dean
Urdahl
18B........................... Glenn
H. Gruenhagen
19A........................... Clark
Johnson
19B........................... Jack
Considine
20A........................... Bob
Vogel
20B........................... David
Bly
21A........................... Tim
Kelly
21B........................... Steve
Drazkowski
22A........................... Joe
Schomacker
22B........................... Rod
Hamilton
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23A........................... Bob
Gunther
23B........................... Tony
Cornish
24A........................... John
Petersburg
24B........................... Brian
Daniels
25A........................... Duane
Quam
25B........................... Kim
Norton
26A........................... Tina
Liebling
26B........................... Nels
T. Pierson
27A........................... Peggy
Bennett
27B........................... Jeanne
Poppe
28A........................... Gene
P. Pelowski, Jr.
28B........................... Gregory
M. Davids
29A........................... Joe
McDonald
29B........................... Marion
O'Neill
30A........................... Nick
Zerwas
30B........................... Eric
Lucero
31A........................... Kurt
Daudt
31B........................... Tom
Hackbarth
32A........................... Brian
Johnson
32B........................... Bob
Barrett
33A........................... Jerry
Hertaus
33B........................... Cindy
Pugh
34A........................... Joyce
Peppin
34B........................... Dennis
Smith
35A........................... Abigail
Whelan
35B........................... Peggy
Scott
36A........................... Mark
W. Uglem
36B........................... Melissa
Hortman
37A........................... Jerry
Newton
37B........................... Tim
Sanders
38A........................... Linda
Runbeck
38B........................... Matt
Dean
39A........................... Bob
Dettmer
39B........................... Kathy
Lohmer
40A........................... Michael
Nelson
40B........................... Debra
Hilstrom
41A........................... Connie
Bernardy
41B........................... Carolyn
Laine
42A........................... Barb
Yarusso
42B........................... Jason
"Ike" Isaacson
43A........................... Peter
M. Fischer
43B........................... Leon
M. Lillie
44A........................... Sarah
Anderson
44B........................... Jon
Applebaum
45A........................... Lyndon
R. Carlson
45B........................... Mike
Freiberg
46A........................... Ryan
Winkler
46B........................... Cheryl
Youakim
47A........................... Jim
Nash
47B........................... Joe
Hoppe
48A........................... Yvonne
Selcer
48B........................... Jenifer
Loon
49A........................... Ron
Erhardt
49B........................... Paul
Rosenthal
50A........................... Linda
Slocum
50B........................... Ann
Lenczewski
51A........................... Sandra
Masin
51B........................... Laurie
Halverson
52A........................... Rick
Hansen
52B........................... Joe
Atkins
53A........................... JoAnn
Ward
53B........................... Kelly
Fenton
54A........................... Dan
Schoen
54B........................... Denny
McNamara
55A........................... Bob
Loonan
55B........................... Tony
Albright
56A........................... Drew
Christensen
56B........................... Roz
Peterson
57A........................... Tara
Mack
57B........................... Anna
Wills
58A........................... Jon
Koznick
58B........................... Pat
Garofalo
59A........................... Joe
Mullery
59B........................... Raymond
Dehn
60A........................... Diane
Loeffler
60B........................... Phyllis
Kahn
61A........................... Frank
Hornstein
61B........................... Paul
Thissen
62A........................... Karen
Clark
62B........................... Susan
Allen
63A........................... Jim
Davnie
63B........................... Jean
Wagenius
64A........................... Erin
Murphy
64B........................... Dave
Pinto
65A........................... Rena
Moran
65B........................... Carlos
Mariani
66A........................... Alice
Hausman
66B........................... John
Lesch
67A........................... Tim
Mahoney
67B........................... Sheldon
Johnson
134 eligible persons answered to the call
by legislative district.
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OATH OF OFFICE
The
members-elect subscribed to the oath of office as administered to them by the
Honorable Chief Justice Lorie Gildea.
The members took their seats in the
Chamber of the House of Representatives.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Christensen
Clark
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Miller
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Schoen
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Whelan
Wills
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Zerwas
A quorum was present.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The Secretary of State announced the next
order of business to be the election of the Speaker.
The name of Kurt Daudt was placed in
nomination by Loon. The nomination was
seconded by Kresha.
The name
of Paul Thissen was placed in nomination by Marquart. The nomination was seconded by Slocum.
There being no further nominations, the
Secretary of State declared the nominations closed.
The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on
the election of a Speaker.
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The
following members of the House voted for Daudt:
Albright
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Christensen
Cornish
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Dean, M.
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hoppe
Howe
Johnson, B.
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
McDonald
McNamara
Miller
Nash
Newberger
Nornes
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Peppin
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Runbeck
Sanders
Schomacker
Scott
Smith
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Whelan
Wills
Zerwas
Daudt received 72 votes.
The following members of the House voted
for Thissen:
Allen
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Clark
Considine
Davnie
Dehn, R.
Dill
Erhardt
Fischer
Freiberg
Halverson
Hansen
Hausman
Hilstrom
Hornstein
Hortman
Isaacson
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Melin
Metsa
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Norton
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Rosenthal
Schoen
Schultz
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Sundin
Thissen
Wagenius
Ward
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Thissen received 62 votes.
Kurt Daudt, having received a majority of the votes cast, was
declared duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Hackbarth, Fenton, Heintzeman, Pinto and Norton were appointed
to escort the Speaker-elect to the rostrum.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was
administered to Speaker-elect Kurt Daudt by the Honorable Chief Justice Lorie
Gildea. The
Speaker expressed his appreciation for the honor bestowed upon him.
The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the
election of the Chief Clerk.
The name of Patrick D. Murphy was placed
in nomination by Davids.
The nomination was seconded by Lesch.
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There being no further nominations, the
Speaker declared the nominations closed.
The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on the election of the
Chief Clerk and the following voted for Murphy:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Christensen
Clark
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Miller
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Schoen
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Whelan
Wills
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
Patrick D. Murphy, having received a
majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Clerk of the House
of Representatives.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was administered to the
Chief Clerk-elect by the Speaker.
The Speaker announced the next order of
business to be the election of other elected officers of the House of
Representatives.
Peppin offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the election of
other officers be made on one roll call unless there should be more than one
nomination for any one office.
The motion prevailed and the resolution
was adopted.
Peppin placed the following names in
nomination for elected officers of the Minnesota House of Representatives:
The name of Timothy M. Johnson for First
Assistant Chief Clerk.
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The name of Gail C. Romanowski for Second
Assistant Chief Clerk.
The name of Erica Brynildson for Assistant
Sergeant at Arms.
The name of Andrew Olson for Assistant
Sergeant at Arms.
The name of Carl T. Hamre for Index Clerk.
There being no further nominations, the
Speaker declared the nominations closed.
The Chief Clerk called the roll on the
election of the other officers and the following members voted for the other
officers:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Christensen
Clark
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Miller
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Schoen
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Whelan
Wills
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
The nominees, having received a majority of
the votes cast, were declared duly elected to their respective offices.
OATH OF OFFICE
The oath of office was administered by the
Speaker to those elected to the above offices.
Peppin offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Be It Resolved by the
House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that the Temporary Rules of
the House for this session, the 89th Regular Session, are the same as the
Permanent Rules of the House for the last session, the 88th Regular Session, as
they existed on Friday, May 16, 2014, with the following exceptions:
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Rule 1.01 shall be amended as follows:
"1.01 CONVENING OF THE HOUSE. Unless otherwise ordered, the House convenes
at 3:00 3:30 p.m. The Speaker must take the chair at the
appointed hour and call the House to order.
The call to order is followed by a prayer by the
Chaplain or time for a brief meditation, then by the pledge of allegiance to
the flag of the United States of America, and then by a call of the roll of
members. The names of members present
and members excused must be entered in the Journal of the House."
Rule 1.10 shall be amended as follows:
"1.10 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. A bill or resolution must be submitted to the
Speaker at least 24 hours before the convening of the daily session at which it
is to be introduced.
A bill or resolution must be introduced in triplicate
duplicate and each copy must bear the signature of the member or the
name of the committee or division introducing it.
In regular session, a bill prepared by a department or
agency of state government must be introduced and given its first reading at
least ten days before the date of the first committee deadline.
Each annual session, the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Administration may designate a date after which a House File may
not be introduced during that annual session, unless approved for introduction
by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The date must be at least 14 calendar days
after the Committee acts under this paragraph, but no earlier than May 1 of
each annual session."
Rule 3.34 shall be deleted.
Rule 4.03 shall be amended as follows:
"4.03 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; BUDGET
RESOLUTION; EFFECT ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE BILLS.
(e) Major finance and revenue bills are:
the capital investment bill;
the commerce and consumer protection finance bill;
the education finance bill;
the environment, natural resources, and agriculture
finance bill;
the health and human services finance bill;
the higher education finance bill;
the housing finance bill;
the jobs and economic development finance bill;
the judiciary finance bill;
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the legacy finance bill;
the public safety finance bill;
the state government and veterans affairs finance
bill;
the tax bill; and
the transportation finance bill.
the agriculture finance bill;
the capital investment bill;
the education finance bill;
the environment and natural resources finance bill;
the health and human services finance bill;
the higher education finance bill;
the job growth and energy affordability finance bill;
the legacy finance bill;
the public safety and crime prevention finance bill;
the state government finance bill;
the tax bill; and
the transportation finance bill."
Rule 4.13 shall be amended as follows:
"4.13 BILLS AFFECTING STATE GOVERNMENT POWERS AND
STRUCTURE. The Committee on Government
Operations and Elections Policy has jurisdiction over a House or Senate
bill that:
(a) establishes or reestablishes a department, agency,
commission, board, task force, advisory committee or council, or bureau, or
other like entity;
(b) delegates rulemaking
authority to, or exempts from rulemaking, a department or agency of state
government; or
(c) substantially changes the organization of a
department or agency of state government or substantially changes, vests or
divests the official rights, powers, or duties of an official, department or
agency of state government or an institution under its control.
Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and Rule
1.15, a bill that is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Government
Operations and Elections Policy must be referred to that Committee
before it receives its second reading. A
committee or division (other than the Committee on Government Operations and
Elections Policy)
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reporting such a bill must recommend its re-referral
to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy if
reporting before the deadline for action on the bill by that Committee; if
reporting after the deadline, the committee or division must recommend
re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
The re-referral requirements of this Rule do not apply
to a bill if the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy
already has approved the bill or the substance of the matter that otherwise
would require re-referral under this Rule.
The Chair of the Committee on Government Operations and Elections
Policy shall advise the Speaker on the application of this Rule and may
determine whether or not a bill must be referred to the Committee under this
Rule."
Rule 4.16 shall be amended as follows:
"4.16 BILLS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT DATA
PRACTICES. The Committee on Civil Law and
Data Practices has jurisdiction over a House or Senate bill that
substantially affects either Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, or other
government data practices statutes.
Except as otherwise provided in this Rule and Rule 1.15, a bill that is
within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices
must be referred to that committee before it receives its second reading. A committee or division reporting such a bill
must recommend its re-referral to the Committee on Civil Law and Data
Practices if reporting before the deadline for action on the bill by that
committee; if reporting after the deadline, the committee or division must
recommend re-referral to the Committee on Rules and Legislative
Administration. The re-referral
requirement of this Rule does not apply to a bill if the Committee on Civil Law
and Data Practices already has approved the bill or the substance of the
matter that otherwise would require re-referral under this Rule. The Chair of the Committee on Civil Law and
Data Practices shall advise the Speaker on the application of this Rule and
may determine whether or not a bill must be referred to the Committee under
this Rule."
Rule 6.01 shall be amended as follows:
"6.01 COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS. Standing committees and divisions of the
House must be appointed by the Speaker as follows:
Agriculture
Policy
Capital
Investment
Civil
Law
Commerce
and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy
Early
Childhood and Youth Development Policy
Education
Finance
Education
Policy
Elections
Energy
Policy
Environment
and Natural Resources Policy
Environment,
Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance
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Ethics
Government
Operations
Health
and Human Services Finance
Health
and Human Services Policy
Higher
Education Finance and Policy
Housing
Finance and Policy
Jobs
and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Judiciary
Finance and Policy
Labor,
Workplace, and Regulated Industries
Legacy
Public
Safety Finance and Policy
Rules
and Legislative Administration
State
Government Finance and Veterans Affairs
Taxes
Property and Local Tax Division
Transportation
Finance
Transportation
Policy
Ways
and Means
Aging
and Long-Term Care Policy
Agriculture
Finance
Agriculture
Policy
Capital
Investment
Civil
Law and Data Practices
Commerce
and Regulatory Reform
Education
Finance
Education
Innovation Policy
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Environment and Natural Resources
Policy and Finance
Ethics
Government Operations and Elections
Policy
Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce
Development Policy
Health and Human Services Finance
Health and Human Services Reform
Higher Education Policy and Finance
Job Growth and Energy Affordability
Policy and Finance
Legacy Funding Finance
Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy
Public Safety and Crime Prevention
Policy and Finance
Rules and Legislative Administration
State Government Finance
Veterans Affairs
Division
Taxes
Property Tax and Local
Government Finance Division
Transportation Policy and Finance
Ways and Means"
Rule 8.01 shall be amended
as follows:
"8.01 BUDGET AND
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. The House Controller
must prepare a biennial budget for the House.
The budget must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Legislative
Administration before it is submitted to the State Government Finance and
Veterans Affairs Committee. By the
15th day of April, July, October, and January of each year, the Controller must
submit a detailed report of House expenditures during the previous quarter to
the Speaker and the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
The House Controller must arrange for
the purchase of goods and services for the House. The Controller must seek the lowest possible
prices consistent with satisfactory quality and dependability. A contract of the House, or an amendment to a
contract, authorizing an expenditure of more than $500 must be signed by the
Speaker or the Controller. A contract,
or an amendment to a contract, authorizing an expenditure of up to $500 may be
executed by an employee authorized and directed in writing by the Controller to
act for the Controller on the contract or contracts of its type. A contract or amendment to a contract entered
into in violation of this Rule is not binding on the House. The House
Controller must consult with an adaptive technology expert to identify
commercially available upgrades for computers and Internet technology that are
compatible with adaptive speech technology prior to purchasing upgrades.
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Employees of the House must be
reimbursed for actual expenses in the same manner as state employees.
During session, for travel away from
the Capitol, members must be reimbursed for actual expenses, in addition to per
diem expense allowances, in the manner and amount prescribed by the Committee
on Rules and Legislative Administration."
The
Temporary Rules of the House for the 89th Session shall apply until the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to be appointed by the
Speaker shall have made its report and new Permanent Rules have been adopted.
The question was taken on the adoption of
the Proposed Temporary Rules of the House for the 89th Session and the roll was
called. There were 134 yeas and 0 nays
as follows:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Christensen
Clark
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Miller
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Schoen
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Whelan
Wills
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
The motion prevailed and the resolution
relating to the Temporary Rules for the 89th Session was adopted.
Peppin offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the Chief Clerk be
instructed to inform the Senate by message that the House is duly organized
pursuant to law.
The motion prevailed and the resolution
was adopted.
Peppin offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the Speaker appoint
a committee of six members of the House to notify the Governor that the House
of Representatives is now duly organized pursuant to law and ready to receive
any message he may desire to give them.
The motion prevailed and the resolution
was adopted.
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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to the committee to notify the Governor that
the House is now organized and ready to receive any message he may desire to
give them:
Urdahl, O'Neill, Bennett, Applebaum,
Schultz and Considine.
Peppin offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that necessary employees
as directed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration be
authorized by the House effective today, Tuesday, January 6, 2015, to better
expedite the business of the House.
The question was taken on the Peppin
motion and the roll was called. There were 134 yeas and 0 nays as
follows:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, M.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Applebaum
Atkins
Backer
Baker
Barrett
Bennett
Bernardy
Bly
Carlson
Christensen
Clark
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Dill
Drazkowski
Erhardt
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Halverson
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Isaacson
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Kahn
Kelly
Kiel
Knoblach
Koznick
Kresha
Laine
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
McNamara
Melin
Metsa
Miller
Moran
Mullery
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Newton
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sanders
Schoen
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Selcer
Simonson
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Whelan
Wills
Winkler
Yarusso
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
The motion prevailed and the resolution
relating to employees was adopted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Representative O'Driscoll as Speaker pro tempore for the 2015-2016 session.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House to the Committee on Rules and Legislative
Administration:
Peppin, Chair; Fenton, Vice Chair;
Albright; Garofalo; Gunther; Hoppe; Kelly; Kresha; Mack; O'Driscoll; O'Neill; Sanders;
Scott; Swedzinski; Bernardy; Freiberg; Hortman; Isaacson; Nelson; Pelowski;
Pinto; Thissen and Youakim.
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Sanders offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that the selection of
permanent desks shall be as directed by the Speaker as follows:
(1)
that the majority caucus shall occupy section 1, seats 1 to 19; section 2,
seats 22 to 41; section 3, seats 42 to 68; and section 4, seats 91 to
95. All members of the majority caucus
shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the majority caucus.
(2) that the minority caucus shall occupy
section 4, seats 70 to 90, and 96 and 97; section 5, seats 99 to 119; and
section 6, seats 120 to 138. All members
of the minority caucus shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the minority
caucus.
The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker:
This is to notify you that the Senate is now duly
organized pursuant to the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota Statutes.
JoAnne M. Zoff, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honor to announce that the Senate of the
State of Minnesota is now duly organized pursuant to law with the election of
the following officers:
Sandra L. Pappas, President
JoAnne M. Zoff, Secretary of the Senate
Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the
Senate
Michael R. Linn, Second Assistant Secretary of the
Senate
Melissa Mapes, Engrossing Secretary
Sven Lindquist, Sergeant at Arms
Marilyn Logan Hall, Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Rev. Dennis Morreim, Chaplain
JoAnne M. Zoff, Secretary of the Senate
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Mr. Speaker:
I hereby announce the
adoption by the Senate of the following Senate Concurrent Resolution, herewith
transmitted:
Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 1, A Senate concurrent resolution relating to the adoption
of temporary joint rules.
JoAnne M.
Zoff, Secretary of the
Senate
SUSPENSION OF RULES
Peppin moved that the rules be so far
suspended that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 be now considered and be
placed upon its adoption. The motion
prevailed.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to the adoption of temporary joint rules.
Be It Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Minnesota, the House of Representatives concurring:
The
temporary Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the
88th session are adopted as the temporary joint rules for the 89th session, to
be effective until the adoption of Permanent Joint Rules by the Senate and
House of Representatives.
Peppin moved that Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 1 be now adopted. The
motion prevailed and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1 was adopted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER
The
Speaker announced the following House committee assignments and committee
meeting schedule for the 2015-2016 session.
(NOTE: All scheduled House
committee meetings are held in the State Office Building.)
2015-2016 HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Aging
and Long-Term Care Policy --
Wednesdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 10
Schomacker,
Chair Lillie
(DFL Lead)
Theis,
Vice Chair Considine
Baker Liebling
Christensen Masin
Daniels Newton
Franson Rosenthal
Gunther Yarusso
Kiel
Miller
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Agriculture
Finance --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 5
Hamilton,
Chair Poppe
(DFL Lead)
Kiel,
Vice Chair Applebaum
Anderson,
M. Bly
Anderson,
P. Clark
Bennett Dill
Daniels Hansen
Fabian Johnson,
C.
Gruenhagen Metsa
Lueck Sundin
Miller
Pierson
Knoblach,
ex officio
Agriculture
Policy --
Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 5
Anderson,
P., Chair Bly
(DFL Lead)
Franson,
Vice Chair Allen
Anderson,
M. Johnson,
C.
Backer Mariani
Hamilton Marquart
Lueck Poppe
Nornes Schultz
Rarick
Schomacker
Capital
Investment --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., Room 10
Torkelson,
Chair Hausman
(DFL Lead)
Swedzinski,
Vice Chair Atkins
Albright Dehn,
R.
Howe Hansen
O'Driscoll Lillie
Rarick Melin
Runbeck Pelowski
Smith Poppe
Theis Wagenius
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
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Civil
Law and Data Practices --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 10
Scott,
Chair Lesch
(DFL Lead)
Smith,
Vice Chair Applebaum
Gruenhagen Hilstrom
Hoppe Pinto
Johnson,
B. Schoen
Lohmer
Vogel
Zerwas
Commerce
and Regulatory Reform --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:45 p.m., Basement
Hoppe,
Chair Atkins
(DFL Lead)
O'Driscoll,
Vice Chair Applebaum
Anderson,
S. Dehn,
R.
Davids Halverson
Kresha Johnson,
S.
Loon Lillie
Loonan Slocum
Sanders Sundin
Scott
Smith
Swedzinski
Theis
Knoblach,
ex officio
Education
Finance --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:45
p.m., Room 5
Loon,
Chair Murphy,
M. (DFL Lead)
Kresha,
Vice Chair Anzelc
Anderson,
P. Davnie
Bennett Mariani
Christensen Marquart
Dettmer Mullery
Erickson Newton
Fenton Selcer
Hertaus Slocum
Nornes
Peterson
Quam
Wills
Knoblach,
ex officio
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Education
Innovation Policy –
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Basement
Erickson,
Chair Mariani
(DFL Lead)
Bennett,
Vice Chair Bly
Christensen Davnie
Kresha Moran
Lucero Selcer
Nornes Ward
Peterson Winkler
Pierson Yarusso
Urdahl
Whelan
Wills
Environment
and Natural Resources Policy and Finance --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:15
a.m., Room 5
McNamara,
Chair Hansen
(DFL Lead)
Fabian, Vice
Chair Clark
Cornish Dill
Fenton Fischer
Green Hausman
Hackbarth Hornstein
Hancock Johnson,
C.
Heintzeman Persell
Newberger Poppe
Rarick
Torkelson
Uglem
Knoblach, ex officio
Ethics --
Call of the Chair
Erickson,
Chair Murphy,
M. (DFL Lead)
Kelly Dehn,
R.
Mack, Alternate Atkins, Alternate
Government
Operations and Elections Policy --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15
a.m., Basement
Sanders,
Chair Nelson
(DFL Lead)
Pugh, Vice
Chair Halverson
Albright Laine
Fenton Mullery
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Nash Selcer
O'Driscoll Youakim
Runbeck
Scott
Theis
Knoblach, ex officio
Greater Minnesota
Economic and Workforce Development Policy --
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., Basement
Gunther,
Chair Norton
(DFL Lead)
Green, Vice
Chair Dill
Barrett Lien
Garofalo Mahoney
Hancock Moran
Johnson, B. Sundin
Kiel
Miller
O'Neill
Health and
Human Services Finance --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:45
p.m., Room 200
Dean, M.,
Chair Liebling
(DFL Lead - Health Care)
McDonald,
Vice Chair Loeffler
(DFL Lead - Human Services)
Backer Allen
Franson Halverson
Gruenhagen Laine
Hamilton Murphy,
E.
Lohmer Persell
Mack Schoen
Pierson
Schomacker
Zerwas
Knoblach, ex officio
Health and Human Services Reform --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:45 p.m., Room 200
Mack, Chair Mullery
(DFL Lead)
Peterson,
Vice Chair Allen
Albright Fischer
Backer Freiberg
Baker Liebling
Dean, M. Loeffler
Franson Masin
Kelly Moran
Lohmer Schultz
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Pierson
Quam
Schomacker
Zerwas
Higher
Education Policy and Finance --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:45 p.m., Room 5
Nornes,
Chair Pelowski
(DFL Lead)
O'Neill,
Vice Chair Bernardy
Barrett Isaacson
Christensen Lien
Daniels Norton
Gruenhagen Rosenthal
Heintzeman Winkler
McDonald
Pugh
Whelan
Knoblach,
ex officio
Job
Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance --
Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m., Room 10
Garofalo,
Chair Clark
(DFL Lead - Housing)
Baker,
Vice Chair Mahoney (DFL Lead - Jobs and Energy)
Fabian Hortman
Gunther Isaacson
Loonan Johnson,
S.
Newberger Metsa
O'Neill Simonson
Scott Wagenius
Smith
Swedzinski
Vogel
Knoblach,
ex officio
Legacy
Funding Finance --
Mondays, 12:45 p.m., Basement
Urdahl,
Chair Kahn
(DFL Lead)
Heintzeman,
Vice Chair Freiberg
Daniels Lillie
Green Murphy,
E.
Miller Murphy,
M.
Torkelson
Wills
Knoblach,
ex officio
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Mining
and Outdoor Recreation Policy --
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:45 p.m., Room 10
Hackbarth,
Chair Dill
(DFL Lead)
Lueck,
Vice Chair Anzelc
Anderson,
M. Considine
Cornish Melin
Hertaus Metsa
Johnson,
B. Yarusso
Kiel
Lucero
McNamara
Public
Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15
a.m., Room 10
Cornish,
Chair Hilstrom
(DFL Lead)
Johnson,
B., Vice Chair Considine
Hertaus Dehn,
R.
Howe Rosenthal
Lohmer Schoen
Lucero Ward
Newberger Winkler
O'Neill
Quam
Zerwas
Knoblach,
ex officio
Rules
and Legislative Administration --
Call of the Chair
Peppin,
Chair Thissen
(DFL Lead)
Fenton,
Vice Chair Bernardy
Albright Freiberg
Garofalo Hortman
Gunther Isaacson
Hoppe Nelson
Kelly Pelowski
Kresha Pinto
Mack Youakim
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Sanders
Scott
Swedzinski
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State
Government Finance --
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:15
a.m., Room 200
Anderson,
S., Chair Johnson,
S. (DFL Lead)
Howe,
Vice Chair Carlson
Albright Erhardt
Anderson,
M. Kahn
Dettmer Laine
Loonan Nelson
Nash Schultz
Petersburg
Pugh
Runbeck
Knoblach,
ex officio
Veterans
Affairs Division/State Government Finance --
Mondays, 12:45 p.m., Room 200
Dettmer,
Chair Persell
(DFL Lead)
Hancock,
Vice Chair Fischer
Davids Lesch
Lueck Newton
O'Driscoll Ward
Pugh
Taxes
--
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.,
Room 200
Davids,
Chair Lenczewski
(DFL Lead)
Barrett,
Vice Chair Anzelc
Anderson,
S. Carlson
Drazkowski Davnie
Erickson Erhardt
Garofalo Lesch
Hackbarth Loeffler
Knoblach Melin
Koznick Simonson
Loon Slocum
McDonald
Petersburg
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Wills
Property
Tax and Local Government Finance Division/Taxes --
Wednesdays, 8:15 a.m., Basement
Drazkowski,
Chair Davnie
(DFL Lead)
Quam,
Vice Chair Lenczewski
Anderson,
P. Lien
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Erickson Marquart
Hertaus Pinto
Koznick Simonson
McDonald Youakim
Vogel
Whelan
Transportation
Policy and Finance --
Mondays, 12:45 p.m., Room 5 and Wednesdays, 12:45
p.m., Basement
Kelly,
Chair Erhardt
(DFL Co-Lead)
Petersburg,
Vice Chair Hornstein
(DFL Co-Lead)
Anderson,
M. Atkins
Drazkowski Bernardy
Howe Hausman
Koznick Johnson,
C.
Lucero Masin
McNamara Norton
Nash Sundin
Runbeck
Sanders
Uglem
Whelan
Knoblach,
ex officio
Ways
and Means --
Mondays, 10:15 a.m., or Call of the Chair,
Room 200
Knoblach,
Chair Carlson
(DFL Lead)
Albright,
Vice Chair Hilstrom
Anderson,
S. Hornstein
Cornish Kahn
Davids Lenczewski
Dean,
M. Liebling
Dettmer Mahoney
Drazkowski Murphy,
M.
Garofalo Pelowski
Hackbarth Poppe
Hamilton Wagenius
Kelly
Loon
McNamara
Nornes
Torkelson
Urdahl
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ADJOURNMENT
Peppin moved
that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 11:00 a.m., Thursday,
January 8, 2015. The motion prevailed.
Peppin
moved that the House adjourn. The motion
prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 11:00
a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2015.
Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives