STATE OF
MINNESOTA
NINETIETH
SESSION - 2017
_____________________
FIFTEENTH
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, February 13, 2017
The House of Representatives convened at
12:15 p.m. and was called to order by Kurt Daudt, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Kyle
Jackson, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, 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:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, P.
Applebaum
Backer
Bahr, C.
Baker
Barr, R.
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bliss
Bly
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franke
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Jessup
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Jurgens
Kiel
Knoblach
Koegel
Koznick
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Maye Quade
McDonald
Miller
Moran
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Nornes
Olson
Omar
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
West
Whelan
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
A quorum was present.
Anderson, S.; Anselmo; Clark; Flanagan;
Loeffler; Metsa; O'Driscoll and Wills 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.
REPORTS
OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS
Garofalo from the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 89, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the small business investment credit; adding definitions; requiring additional information from applicant businesses; providing for priority businesses; modifying allocation of credits; making the credit permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8737, subdivision 12.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 155, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for certain expenditures for medical care and health insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 9, delete everything after "care" and insert "is a subtraction."
Page 1, delete line 10
Page 1, after line 16, insert:
"(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "medical care" means amounts paid for services and goods for which a federal Medicaid match would be available under chapter 256B, without regard to whether the provider received reimbursement under chapter 256B, and amounts paid for insurance, as defined in section 213(d)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Loon from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the K-12 education expense credit; increasing the credit amount and increasing the income phaseout for the credit; adjusting the credit phaseout threshold for inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.0674, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating to taxation; gross revenues and gross receipts; exempting certain supplemental payments from gross revenues that are subject to the provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 295.53, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Loon from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for donations to fund K-12 scholarships; extending the K-12 education credit to tuition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0131, by adding a subdivision; 290.0133, by adding a subdivision; 290.0674, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 4, line 11, before "qualified" insert "qualified public school foundation or to a"
Page 4, line 12, before the period, insert "or makes qualified grants"
Page 4, after line 14, insert:
"(e) "Qualified charter school" means a charter elementary or secondary school in Minnesota at which at least 30 percent of students qualify for a reduced-price meal under the National School Lunch Program."
Page 4, after line 21, insert:
"(h) "Qualified grant"
means a grant from a qualified foundation to a qualified charter school for use
in support of the school's mission of educating students in academics, arts, or
athletics, including transportation.
(i) "Qualified public school foundation" means a qualified foundation formed for the primary purpose of supporting one or more public schools or school districts in Minnesota at which at least 30 percent of students qualify for a reduced-price meal under the National School Lunch Program."
Reletter the paragraphs in sequence
Page 4, line 32, after "foundation" insert "or qualified public school foundation"
Page 5, lines 8, 24, and 28, after "foundation" insert "or qualified public school foundation"
Page 6, line 2, after "foundation" insert "or qualified public school foundation"
Page 6, line 4, after "foundation" insert "that awards qualified scholarships"
Page 6, line 15, delete ", if it is a nonprofit organization,"
Page 6, line 24, after "foundation" insert "that awards qualified scholarships must,"
Page 6, line 25, delete "must" and insert a comma
Page 7, line 6, delete "and awards scholarships"
Page 7, line 14, after "scholarships" insert ", to make qualified grants, or in support of the mission of one or more public schools or school districts of educating students in academics, arts, or athletics, including transportation"
Page 7, delete lines 16 to 23 and insert:
"(4) if the qualified foundation
awards qualified scholarships, a list of qualified schools that enrolled
eligible students to whom the qualified foundation awarded qualified
scholarships;
(5) if the qualified foundation makes
qualified grants, a list of qualified charter schools to which the qualified
foundation made qualified grants;
(6) if the qualified foundation is a
qualified public school foundation, a list of expenditures made in support of
the mission of one or more public schools or school districts of educating
students in academics, arts, or athletics, including transportation; and
(7) the following information prepared
by a certified public accountant regarding donations received in the previous
calendar year:
(i) the total number and total dollar
amount of donations received from taxpayers;
(ii) the dollar amount of donations used
for administrative expenses, as allowed by paragraph (f);
(iii) if the qualified foundation
awarded qualified scholarships, the total number and dollar amount of qualified
scholarships awarded;
(iv) if the qualified foundation made
qualified grants, the total number and dollar amount of qualified grants made;
and
(v) if the qualified foundation is a qualified public school foundation, the total number and dollar amount of expenditures made in support of the mission of one or more public schools or school districts of educating students in academics, arts, or athletics, including transportation."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Loon from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the K-12 education expense subtraction and credit; extending the credit to tuition; increasing the subtraction and credit amounts; increasing the income phaseout for the credit; adjusting the credit and subtraction amount and credit phaseout threshold for inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0132, subdivision 4; 290.0674, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying vehicle forfeiture provisions to include more than one owner of a vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169A.63, subdivision 7.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 434, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing certain temporary conditions for wetland replacement for local government roads.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. WETLAND
REPLACEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROADS; TEMPORARY CONDITIONS.
Until the Board of Water and Soil
Resources establishes wetland bank credits in all wetland bank service areas
that are adequate to replace wetlands for existing public roads under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (m):
(1) to the extent necessary to meet its
obligations to replace wetlands drained or filled by public transportation
projects on existing roads under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222,
subdivision 1, paragraph (m), the board must use wetland replacement credits
from one wetland service bank area for a public transportation project
occurring in another wetland bank service area to the extent permitted under
state or federal law; and
(2) draining or filling wetlands in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph
(m), is exempt from replacement when authorized by a general permit issued by
the United States Army Corps of Engineers under section 404 of the federal
Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1344, and compensatory
mitigation under section 404 of the federal Clean Water Act is not required.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 2. LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ROADS; WETLAND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM; WETLAND CREDIT ACQUISITION;
APPROPRIATION.
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 is
appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
acquire wetland banking credits to replace those wetlands drained or filled as
a result of repairing, reconstructing, replacing, or rehabilitating existing
public roads as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision
1, paragraph (m). The board may vary the
priority order of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), to implement an in-lieu fee agreement approved by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers under section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The purchase price paid for acquiring wetland
credits must be determined by
the
board. The board may enter into
agreements with the federal government, other state agencies, political
subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title owners, or other qualified
private entities to acquire wetland replacement credits in accordance with
Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing certain temporary conditions for wetland replacement for local government roads; appropriating money for wetland banking credits."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
Scott from the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 474, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; authorizing criminal background checks by the Board of Medical Practice; exempting certain physicians from criminal background checks under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 147.381.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 518, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a complex pediatric home care nursing category for home care nursing services; increasing the payment rate for home care nursing services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0654, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 529, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing interactive video for targeted case management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0621, subdivision 10; 256B.0625, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0924, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 586, A bill for an act relating to state lands; establishing funds to make annual payments for certain state-purchased land using dedicated revenues; modifying payment in lieu of taxes requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97A.056, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 116P.02, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 477A.10; 477A.11, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 116P; 477A.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 8, lines 12 and 20, after "purchased" insert "on or"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 656, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for health insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:
H. F. No. 737, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a grant program for mental health innovation; establishing the mental health innovation account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 246.18, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
The
report was adopted.
Erickson from the Committee on Education Innovation Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 836, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying character development education responsibilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.232, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
SECOND READING
OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 474 and 836 were
read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION
AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Bernardy, Nornes, Loon, Davnie, O'Neill, Sandstede, Slocum, Maye Quade, Kunesh-Podein, Omar, Pryor and Christensen introduced:
H. F. No. 1067, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to establish a program allowing secondary school teachers to earn graduate credits required to teach concurrent enrollment courses; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Omar, Marquart, Davnie, Loeffler, Youakim, Kunesh-Podein, Clark, Fischer and Pinto introduced:
H. F. No. 1068, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3; 290.0674, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.067, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hornstein; Gunther; Hilstrom; Dettmer; Baker; Urdahl; Johnson, C.; Hamilton; Johnson, S.; Hausman; Bernardy; Nelson and Sundin introduced:
H. F. No. 1069, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring a minimum crew size for certain rail carriers; imposing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Swedzinski; Albright; Marquart; McDonald; Koznick; Schultz; Petersburg; Carlson, L.; Zerwas; Olson; Hertaus; Johnson, S., and Christensen introduced:
H. F. No. 1070, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for taxpayer assistance grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Ecklund and Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 1071, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying youth all-terrain vehicle operation restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.9256, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 1072, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain gifted and talented provisions; improving transitional outcomes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Clark; Johnson, S., and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 1073, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery restoration; 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.
Christensen introduced:
H. F. No. 1074, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the zoning requirements for residential programs licensed by the commissioner of human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bly, Ecklund, Hornstein and Dehn, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1075, A resolution urging Congress and the President of the United States to adopt an "American Recovery" program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Bly; Hornstein; Ecklund; Johnson, C., and Murphy, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 1076, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative at the University of Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Bliss, Hansen, Swedzinski, Becker-Finn, Layman, Metsa, Ecklund, Heintzeman and Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 1077, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for minnow licenses; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.501, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Christensen, Hoppe, Franson, O'Neill and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. No. 1078, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing for off-sale for brew pubs and small brewers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 340A.24, subdivision 3; 340A.28; 340A.285.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Erickson, Loon, Christensen, Kresha, Daniels, Fenton, Dettmer, Fabian and Jessup introduced:
H. F. No. 1079, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; transferring all teacher licensing and support personnel licensing and credentialing authority to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; appropriating money; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120B.363, subdivision 1; 122A.06; 122A.07; 122A.08; 122A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 9, 10; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 7a, 7c, 8, by adding subdivisions; 122A.19; 122A.20; 122A.22; 122A.23, subdivision 3; 122A.245, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.28; 122A.29; 122A.30; 124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.454, subdivision 12; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 6; 125A.67, subdivision 2; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 136A.1791, subdivision 1; 214.04, subdivisions 1, 3; 214.045; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.09, subdivisions 5, 8; 122A.14, subdivision 5; 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 6, 7; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.245, subdivisions 7, 8, 10; 122A.25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Nash, by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 1080, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions governing state government operations and military veterans policy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 154.003; 197.791, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 240A.09; 270.44; 270.45; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 1081, A bill for an act relating to jobs; appropriating money for the Departments of Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, and Commerce; the Bureau of Mediation Services; Public Employment Relations Board; Housing Finance Agency; Explore Minnesota Tourism; Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; and Public Utilities Commission; making policy and technical changes; modifying fees; providing penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16C.144, by adding subdivisions; 45.0135, subdivision 7; 46.131, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 47.59, subdivision 2; 47.60, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 47.601, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 47.65, subdivision 2; 53.04, subdivision 3a; 53.09, subdivision 2; 53A.03; 53B.11, subdivision 1; 53C.02; 55.04, subdivision 2; 56.02; 58.10, subdivision 1; 58A.045, subdivision 2; 59A.03, subdivision 2; 80A.61; 80A.65, subdivision 2; 116J.8731, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision; 116J.8748, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6; 116L.665; 116M.14, subdivision 4; 116M.17, subdivision 4; 116M.18, subdivisions 1a, 4, 4a, 8; 175.45; 177.27, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 177.30; 177.32, subdivision 1; 181.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 181.032; 181.101; 216B.2401; 216B.241, subdivisions 1, 1c, 1d, 3, 5a; 239.101, subdivision 2; 326B.092, subdivision 7; 326B.153, subdivision 1; 326B.37, by adding subdivisions; 326B.89, subdivisions 1, 5; 332.30; 332.54, subdivision 7; 332A.06; 332B.04, subdivision 6; Laws
2015, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, sections 4, as amended; 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 7, section 2, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 46.131, subdivision 5; 326B.89, subdivision 14; Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 3, section 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 4355.0100; 4355.0200; 4355.0300; 4355.0400; 4355.0500.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Layman and Bliss introduced:
H. F. No. 1082, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Anselmo and Dean, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1083, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying open enrollment priorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.03, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Haley introduced:
H. F. No. 1084, A bill for an act relating to corrections; ensuring compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Lueck, Fabian, Ecklund, Kiel, Heintzeman, Swedzinski, Backer, Schomacker and Metsa introduced:
H. F. No. 1085, A bill for an act relating to property tax administration; repealing additional assessor accreditation requirement; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 270C.9901.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, S.; Davnie; Hertaus and Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1086, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing subtractions for mortgage insurance premiums and discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0132, by adding subdivisions; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Barr, R.; Fenton and Franke introduced:
H. F. No. 1087, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the civil air patrol training and maintenance facility at the South St. Paul airport.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Hamilton, Daniels, Schomacker, Loon and Metsa introduced:
H. F. No. 1088, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a refundable credit for modification or improvements to homes of people with disabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Grossell and Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 1089, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion of the Northwest Angle School in Warroad; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
O'Driscoll and Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1090, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association financial solvency measures; increasing police and fire plan member and employer contribution rates; eliminating certain postretirement adjustment trigger procedures; extending the police and fire plan amortization target date; lowering the investment return actuarial assumption; modifying the actuarial assumption requirements; modifying interest rates charged on certain payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 353.01, subdivision 16; 353.0161, subdivision 2; 353.0162; 353.27, subdivisions 3c, 7a, 12, 12a, 12b; 353.28, subdivision 5; 353.35, subdivision 1; 353.65, subdivisions 2, 3; 356.215, subdivisions 8, 9, 11; 356.415, subdivisions 1b, 1c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 356.415, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hansen and Loon introduced:
H. F. No. 1091, A bill for an act relating to taxation; liquor; dedicating the proceeds from taxes on Sunday liquor sales; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Davnie, Dettmer, Rosenthal and Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. No. 1092, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for repair and renovation of the historic truss bridge on the campus of the Minneapolis Veterans Home; 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.
Fischer and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 1093, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a nationally normed college entrance exam for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120B.02, subdivision 2; 120B.30, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Davnie and Lien introduced:
H. F. No. 1094, A bill for an act relating to wages; modifying wage deductions for credit card charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 177.24, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0080, subpart 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 1095, A bill for an act relating to water; establishing Human Right to Water Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Maye Quade, Davids, Dettmer, Lee, Scott, Rosenthal and Becker-Finn introduced:
H. F. No. 1096, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property; extending the spousal benefit under the disabled veterans homestead exclusion to surviving spouses of veterans with a 70 percent disability rating or higher; eliminating the eight year limitation on the spousal benefit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Koznick and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. No. 1097, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Metro Orange Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Urdahl, Gunther, Lillie, Considine and Lueck introduced:
H. F. No. 1098, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Canoemobile program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Haley introduced:
H. F. No. 1099, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the port development assistance program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Fischer and Lee introduced:
H. F. No. 1100, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a critical incident review process for peace officer involved shootings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.553, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 1101, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing cities to spend money on National Night Out and events that foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the community; authorizing fundraising for these purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Barr, R.; O'Driscoll; Slocum; Fenton; Hoppe and Anderson, S., introduced:
H. F. No. 1102, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; repealing a provision governing the payment of prizes to persons under the age of 18; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. No. 1103, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the safe routes to school grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Fabian and Kiel introduced:
H. F. No. 1104, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Northland Community and Technical College in East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Howe; Anderson, S., and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 1105, A bill for an act relating to the open meeting law; defining meeting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13D.01, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 1106, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; eliminating dedication of certain license revenue for wolf management and monitoring; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 1107, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying district procedures to apply for grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.443, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Lueck, Metsa and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. No. 1108, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for transfer to snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle accounts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Miller, Grossell and Bliss introduced:
H. F. No. 1109, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for veterans homes in Montevideo and Bemidji; allowing for nonstate contributions; 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.
West, Daniels and Albright introduced:
H. F. No. 1110, A bill for an act relating to health licensing; clarifying waiver of examination, dental assisting licensure, and allied dental professional restorative functions; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 150A.06, subdivisions 3, 8; 150A.10, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Pierson, Liebling, Sauke and Quam introduced:
H. F. No. 1111, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for replacement of Memorial and Plaza Halls at Rochester Community and Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Johnson, C., introduced:
H. F. No. 1112, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1; requiring gubernatorial approval of a law proposing a constitutional amendment before it is submitted to the voters; providing legislative override of governor's veto of law proposing constitutional amendment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. No. 1113, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; taxation; modifying a sales tax exemption for certain passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297B.025, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Bliss introduced:
H. F. No. 1114, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Heartland State Trail; 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.
Schomacker, Kiel, Liebling, Hoppe, McDonald, Kresha, Albright, Flanagan, Lohmer, Theis and Peterson introduced:
H. F. No. 1115, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to specialized care facilities; modifying criteria for determining when an area of the state is a hardship area with regard to access to nursing facility services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144A.071, subdivision 3; 256R.46.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Urdahl, Fabian, Hansen, Sundin and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 1116, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying snowmobile registration issuing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.82, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Bahr, C., and Daudt introduced:
H. F. No. 1117, A bill for an act relating to local government; designating certain areas of the city of Oak Grove as rural residential for the purposes of the comprehensive plan update.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Lucero, Sauke and Pierson introduced:
H. F. No. 1118, A bill for an act relating to real property; common interest communities; authorizing electronic delivery of cancellations of sale or resale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 515B.4-106; 515B.4-108.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Theis, Nelson, O'Neill, Rarick, Daniels, Howe, O'Driscoll and Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 1119, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.082, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Swedzinski, Hamilton, Schomacker, Poppe, Poston and Lueck introduced:
H. F. No. 1120, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a shrimp production incentive program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Swedzinski, Hamilton, Schomacker, Poppe, Poston and Lueck introduced:
H. F. No. 1121, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the definition of agricultural product; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Albright introduced:
H. F. No. 1122, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing a registration system for speech‑language pathology assistants; setting registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 148.512, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 148.513, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.519; 148.5191; 148.5194, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 148.5195, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 148.5196, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Davnie, Rosenthal, Dettmer and Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. No. 1123, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; increasing the homestead valuation exclusion for disabled veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Franson introduced:
H. F. No. 1124, A bill for an act relating to taxation; liquor; providing a credit for small wineries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297G.03, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. No. 1125, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying the project description for the Richfield 77th Street Underpass; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Kiel; Poppe; Swedzinski; Backer; Anderson, P.; Marquart; Green; Schomacker; Lueck; Johnson, C.; Petersburg; Fabian; Hamilton; Baker; Miller; Bennett and Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 1126, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing driver's licenses; modifying requirements for the restricted farm work license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.041.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Nash, Loonan, Rosenthal and Franson introduced:
H. F. No. 1127, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying regulation of off-sales by a microdistillery; regulating wholesale distribution of microdistillery products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.22, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Gruenhagen; Loonan; Hoppe; Albright; Pugh; Dean, M.; Hertaus and Haley introduced:
H. F. No. 1128, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; modifying requirements for health insurance underwriting, renewability, and benefits; creating an individual health plan reinsurance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; 62A.65, subdivisions 3, 5; 62L.02, subdivision 26; 62L.03, by adding a subdivision; 62L.08, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.18, subdivision 10; 297I.05, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 62K; 62Q; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62A.65, subdivision 2; 62L.08, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Liebling; Schultz; Quam; Dean, M.; Sauke and Pierson introduced:
H. F. No. 1129, A bill for an act relating to insurance; making the state of Minnesota a single geographic rating area for individual health plans; allowing enrollees access to out-of-network referral centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.65, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
West, Uglem, Whelan and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 1130, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grant funds to Anoka County to recruit foster families; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
West; Bahr, C., and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 1131, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a pilot program for a local collaborative to increase competitive employment for transition age youth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Backer and Halverson introduced:
H. F. No. 1132, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the community first services and supports program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.85, subdivisions 1, 2, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 1133, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; amending registration tax and operation in managed lanes for certain electric vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 160.93, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 169.011, subdivision 26a, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Baker, Hilstrom, Kresha and Kiel introduced:
H. F. No. 1134, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting the time for filling prescription drug orders for opioid drugs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Baker, Hilstrom, Kresha and Kiel introduced:
H. F. No. 1135, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring that additional information be provided with dispensed prescriptions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 263.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Baker, Hilstrom and Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1136, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring compliance with naloxone standing orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 151.34; 604A.04, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Baker, Hilstrom and Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1137, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring certain uses of the Minnesota prescription monitoring program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 152.126, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0638, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Franson, Flanagan and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. No. 1138, A bill for an act relating to health professions; requiring licensure of naturopathic doctors; modifying scope of practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 147E.01; 147E.05; 147E.06; 147E.10; 147E.15; 147E.20; 147E.25; 147E.30; 147E.35; 147E.40; 151.01, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kiel introduced:
H. F. No. 1139, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for assisted outpatient mental health treatment with mandatory weekly patient reporting to treatment provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 253B.066, subdivision 1; 253B.09, subdivision 1; 253B.097, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Peterson; Baker; Albright; Franson; Murphy, E.; Schultz and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. No. 1140, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing pharmacists to prescribe self-administered hormonal contraceptives, nicotine replacement products, opiate antagonists, and travel medications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.01, subdivisions 23, 27, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Mahoney, Lesch and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 1141, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Minnesota Humanities Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Christensen and Moran introduced:
H. F. No. 1142, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain concurrent enrollment provisions; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to establish a supplemental instruction program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Garofalo, West, Mahoney, Lesch and Dehn, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1143, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for Summit Academy OIC.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Dettmer and Johnson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 1144, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Public Safety and Emergency Operations Center for Chisago County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Dettmer and Johnson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 1145, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public safety center for Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Vogel; Pelowski; Drazkowski; Loonan; Hertaus; Pugh; Albright; Bahr, C.; Anderson, S.; Koznick; Heintzeman and Lueck introduced:
H. F. No. 1146, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for biennial notice and referendum on whether a municipality may use public utility license, permit, rights, or franchise fees to raise revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Bernardy; Dean, M.; Jessup and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. No. 1147, A bill for an act relating to local government; making technical changes to Ramsey County human resources statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 383A.289, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 383A.295, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Neill, Becker-Finn, Pinto, O'Driscoll, Pugh, Howe, Newberger and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. No. 1148, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing all peace officers to serve a harassment restraining order; creating short-form notification requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.748, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Hortman and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 1149, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to complete the project connecting marked Trunk Highway 610 to Interstate 94; authorizing the sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Uglem, Gunther, Hertaus, Runbeck, Pugh and Vogel introduced:
H. F. No. 1150, A bill for an act relating to transit; establishing a farebox recovery objective for certain Twin Cities metropolitan area transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.146, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bahr, C., introduced:
H. F. No. 1151, A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of need prior to constructing a pipeline transporting oil or natural gas in the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.243, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Petersburg and Koznick introduced:
H. F. No. 1152, A bill for an act relating to public employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bernardy and Clark introduced:
H. F. No. 1153, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commissioner of health to adopt specific rules relating to the incidence of cancer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.672, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bernardy, Drazkowski, Whelan, Uglem, Hertaus and Petersburg introduced:
H. F. No. 1154, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a review and assessment concerning the Department of Transportation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bernardy, Drazkowski, Whelan, Uglem and Petersburg introduced:
H. F. No. 1155, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to develop a performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan for the trunk highway system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.03, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bernardy and Clark introduced:
H. F. No. 1156, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for investigation and testing at state Superfund sites.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Davnie, Omar, Theis, Poston, Clark, Pryor, Kunesh-Podein, Fischer and Pinto introduced:
H. F. No. 1157, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring adequate levels of school counseling services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Bernardy; Hertaus; Carlson, L.; Marquart; Petersburg; Clark and O'Neill introduced:
H. F. No. 1158, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for Medicare part B premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish; Hilstrom; Grossell; Newberger; Fabian; Becker-Finn; Lohmer; Nash; Franke; Franson; Drazkowski; Johnson, B.; O'Driscoll; Green; Uglem; Knoblach; Considine; Dettmer; Daudt; Heintzeman; Ecklund; Howe; Metsa; Torkelson; Pinto; Erickson and Bahr, C., introduced:
H. F. No. 1159, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying that peace officers are permitted to carry their firearms within private establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 624.714, subdivision 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Runbeck; Anderson, S.; Koznick; Lohmer; Dean, M.; Petersburg and Vogel introduced:
H. F. No. 1160, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring auditing and reporting on certain transit financial activity; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.971, subdivisions 2, 6; 3.972, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Layman, Swedzinski, Bliss, Hoppe, Considine, Hansen, Baker, Gunther, Lillie, Garofalo, Fabian and Metsa introduced:
H. F. No. 1161, A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money for Explore Minnesota Tourism.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 1162, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing workforce housing challenge grants; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski, Hertaus, Green and Whelan introduced:
H. F. No. 1163, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing use of night vision equipment when hunting coyotes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.086.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Murphy, M.; Loon; Erickson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 1164, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Center for the Book programming.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Backer; Anderson, P.; Kiel; Nornes; Marquart and Franson introduced:
H. F. No. 1165, A bill for an act relating to legal aid; removing the income limit and conforming farmer financial eligibility to the general poverty-based standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 480.242, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Backer; Dean, M.; Hamilton; Albright; Franson and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. No. 1166, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a comprehensive rate-setting analysis report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Schultz, Schomacker and Halverson introduced:
H. F. No. 1167, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a temporary preceptor credit; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
O'Neill, Lohmer, Hilstrom, Cornish and Howe introduced:
H. F. No. 1168, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; appropriating money for job skills training for recently released inmates.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Albright, Schomacker, Halverson and Schultz introduced:
H. F. No. 1169, A bill for an act relating to health care; extending the Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission; specifying the work plan for the commission; appropriating money; amending Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 23, section 9, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; repealing Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 23, section 9, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Swedzinski, Albright, Sundin, Ecklund, Torkelson, Hansen, Nornes and Becker-Finn introduced:
H. F. No. 1170, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; appropriating money to identify site for shooting sports facility.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Peterson and Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 1171, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to Girl Scouts River Valleys for the ConnectZ program; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Heintzeman, Theis and Uglem introduced:
H. F. No. 1172, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain insurance information requirements for motorcycles; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.798, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Schultz; Uglem; Anderson, S.; Murphy, M., and Olson introduced:
H. F. No. 1173, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a chemical sciences and advanced materials science building at the University of Minnesota on the Duluth campus; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 1174, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for expanding programming, operations, and maintenance at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Johnson, C.; Metsa; Pinto; Carlson, L.; Davnie; Ward; Rosenthal; Sundin and Sandstede introduced:
H. F. No. 1175, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring the commissioner of human services to seek federal waivers to permit individuals whose income is greater than the income eligibility limit for MinnesotaCare to purchase coverage through MinnesotaCare through a separate MinnesotaCare purchase option; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hamilton and Considine introduced:
H. F. No. 1176, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for certain mental health providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 256B.761.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Baker introduced:
H. F. No. 1177, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to children's mental health collaboratives; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Anderson, P., and Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 1178, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing certain workforce housing projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 469.174, subdivision 12; 469.175, subdivision 3; 469.176, subdivision 4c; 469.1761, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Newberger; Lien; Knoblach; O'Driscoll; Johnson, B.; Theis; Howe; O'Neill; Metsa; Ecklund; Layman; Kresha; Olson; Schultz; Poston and Sundin introduced:
H. F. No. 1179, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for emergency response teams in the cities of St. Cloud, Duluth, and Moorhead.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Uglem; Hornstein; Newberger; Johnson, S.; Thissen; Ward; Fenton; Dettmer; Lillie; Gunther; Daniels; Loonan; Franke; Slocum; Sundin; Rosenthal; Lohmer; Gruenhagen; Heintzeman; Sauke; Murphy, M.; Murphy, E.; Schultz; Olson; Liebling and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. No. 1180, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting certain use of cellular phones while driving; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.011, subdivision 94; 169.475.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Hornstein; Koznick; Dehn, R.; Allen and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 1181, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Interstate 35W and Lake Street access project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Peterson; Maye Quade; Loon; Hamilton; Zerwas; Dean, M.; Halverson; Fischer; Koznick; Anselmo; McDonald; Flanagan; Koegel; Murphy, E.; Pryor; Carlson, A.; Moran; Backer; Lillie and Baker introduced:
H. F. No. 1182, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain parental contribution amounts for certain services for children with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 252.27, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Gruenhagen, Lohmer, Lucero, Nornes, Heintzeman, Green, Grossell and Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 1183, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; providing that health plans are not required to cover health services related to gender transition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Vogel, Howe, Garofalo and Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. No. 1184, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing veterans 70 years of age or older to hunt and fish for free; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Scott; Lesch; Pugh; Liebling; Garofalo; West; Erickson; Dehn, R., and Lucero introduced:
H. F. No. 1185, A bill for an act relating to data practices; defining correspondence in government record retention law; providing minimum three-year retention period for correspondence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 15.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 138.17, subdivisions 1, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Pierson, Schomacker, Zerwas and Halverson introduced:
H. F. No. 1186, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to mental health services; modifying the definition of mental health practitioner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 245.4712, subdivision 2; 245.4871, subdivision 26; 245.8261, subdivision 4; 256B.0943, subdivisions 1, 9, 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Liebling, Fischer and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. No. 1187, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an academic detailing program for prescription drugs; assessing fees; 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 Health and Human Services Reform.
Bahr, C.; West; Uglem and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 1188, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
H. F. No. 375, A bill for
an act relating to local government; allowing a county board to appropriate
money for a veterans memorial anywhere in the county; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, section 375.18, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the third time and
placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the
passage of the bill and the roll was called.
There were 125 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Allen
Anderson, P.
Applebaum
Backer
Bahr, C.
Baker
Barr, R.
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bliss
Bly
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Considine
Cornish
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Dean, M.
Dehn, R.
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Erickson
Fabian
Fenton
Fischer
Franke
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Howe
Jessup
Johnson, B.
Johnson, C.
Johnson, S.
Jurgens
Kiel
Knoblach
Koegel
Koznick
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lohmer
Loon
Loonan
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Maye Quade
McDonald
Miller
Moran
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nash
Nelson
Newberger
Nornes
Olson
Omar
O'Neill
Pelowski
Peppin
Petersburg
Peterson
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Pugh
Quam
Rarick
Rosenthal
Runbeck
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Slocum
Smith
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thissen
Torkelson
Uglem
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
West
Whelan
Youakim
Zerwas
Spk. Daudt
The
bill was passed and its title agreed to.
IN MEMORIAM
The members of the House of
Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former
Representative Patrick Beard of Cottage Grove, Minnesota who served from 1983
to 1994, who passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Lesch moved that the name of Ward be added
as an author on H. F. No. 38.
The motion prevailed.
Nash moved that the name of Kiel be added as
an author on H. F. No. 188.
The motion prevailed.
Hertaus moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 211. The motion prevailed.
Zerwas moved that the name of Moran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 225. The motion prevailed.
Schultz moved that the names of Thissen,
Maye Quade and Moran be added as authors on H. F. No. 246. The motion prevailed.
Bly moved that the name of Hausman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 276. The motion prevailed.
Cornish moved that the name of
Pinto be added as an author on H. F. No. 346. The motion prevailed.
Theis moved that the name of Moran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 369. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 380. The motion prevailed.
Albright moved that the name of Clark be
added as an author on H. F. No. 482. The motion prevailed.
Peterson moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 484. The motion prevailed.
Fenton moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 501. The motion prevailed.
Dettmer moved that the name of Nash be
added as an author on H. F. No. 505. The motion prevailed.
Zerwas moved that the name of Moran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 518. The motion prevailed.
McDonald moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 606. The motion prevailed.
Whelan moved that the name of Newberger be
added as an author on H. F. No. 639. The motion prevailed.
Anderson, P., moved that the name of
Flanagan be added as an author on H. F. No. 673. The motion prevailed.
Drazkowski moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 726. The motion prevailed.
Peterson moved that the name of Murphy,
E., be added as an author on H. F. No. 737. The motion prevailed.
Hamilton moved that the name of Halverson
be added as an author on H. F. No. 747. The motion prevailed.
Fenton moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 789. The motion prevailed.
Murphy, E., moved that the name of Youakim
be added as an author on H. F. No. 795. The motion prevailed.
Baker moved that the name of Nornes be
added as an author on H. F. No. 803. The motion prevailed.
Kresha moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 815. The motion prevailed.
Loonan moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 817. The motion prevailed.
McDonald moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 820. The motion prevailed.
Schomacker moved that the name of Nornes
be added as an author on H. F. No. 823. The motion prevailed.
Moran moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 824. The motion prevailed.
Loon moved that the name of Poston be
added as an author on H. F. No. 831. The motion prevailed.
Mariani moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 842. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 845. The motion prevailed.
Halverson moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 848. The motion prevailed.
Hausman moved that the names of
Slocum and Hamilton be added as authors on H. F. No. 864. The motion prevailed.
McDonald moved that the name of Lohmer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 866. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 867. The motion prevailed.
Metsa moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 869. The motion prevailed.
Hamilton moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 873. The motion prevailed.
Kiel moved that the name of Metsa be added
as an author on H. F. No. 876.
The motion prevailed.
Hornstein moved that the name of Nelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 894. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the name of Nelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 897. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the name of Peterson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 901. The motion prevailed.
Hilstrom moved that the names of Nelson
and Thissen be added as authors on H. F. No. 916. The motion prevailed.
Rosenthal moved that the name of Thissen
be added as an author on H. F. No. 918. The motion prevailed.
Knoblach moved that the name of Loonan be
added as an author on H. F. No. 923. The motion prevailed.
Metsa moved that the names of Omar,
Mariani and Moran be added as authors on H. F. No. 926. The motion prevailed.
Applebaum moved that the name of Slocum be
added as an author on H. F. No. 927. The motion prevailed.
Slocum moved that the name of Thissen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 928. The motion prevailed.
Omar moved that the name of Dehn, R., be
added as an author on H. F. No. 930. The motion prevailed.
Omar moved that the name of Dehn, R., be
added as an author on H. F. No. 931. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the name of Pugh be
added as an author on H. F. No. 950. The motion prevailed.
Dehn, R., moved that the names of Hamilton;
Kiel; Rosenthal; Carlson, A.; Pinto; Bernardy; Bly; Hansen; Murphy, E.; Howe;
Garofalo; Baker; Schultz; Metsa; Youakim; Mahoney; Fischer; Davnie; Becker-Finn
and Ward be added as authors on H. F. No. 951. The motion prevailed.
Garofalo moved that the names of Loonan
and Peterson be added as authors on H. F. No. 956. The motion prevailed.
Backer moved that the name of Peterson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 960. The motion prevailed.
Maye Quade moved that the name of Bly be
added as an author on H. F. No. 965. The motion prevailed.
Nornes moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 968. The motion prevailed.
Zerwas moved that the name of Pugh
be added as an author on H. F. No. 982. The motion prevailed.
Fabian moved that the name of Loonan be
added as an author on H. F. No. 985. The motion prevailed.
Scott moved that the name of Peterson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 990. The motion prevailed.
Kiel moved that the name of Theis be added
as an author on H. F. No. 991.
The motion prevailed.
Zerwas moved that the name of Koznick be
added as an author on H. F. No. 992. The motion prevailed.
Lee moved that the name of Thissen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 993. The motion prevailed.
Gruenhagen moved that the names of Pugh
and Thissen be added as authors on H. F. No. 998. The motion prevailed.
Vogel moved that the names of Theis,
Heintzeman and Pugh be added as authors on H. F. No. 1001. The motion prevailed.
Metsa moved that the name of Thissen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1013. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, B., moved that the name of Pugh
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1015. The motion prevailed.
Dehn, R., moved that the name of Maye
Quade be added as an author on H. F. No. 1022. The motion prevailed.
Christensen moved that the name of Ward be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1027. The motion prevailed.
Theis moved that the names of Nornes and
Liebling be added as authors on H. F. No. 1031. The motion prevailed.
Vogel moved that the names of Pugh and
Koznick be added as authors on H. F. No. 1037. The motion prevailed.
Youakim moved that the name of Thissen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1042. The motion prevailed.
Baker moved that the names of Theis,
Nelson and Daniels be added as authors on H. F. No. 1043. The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Pugh be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1048. The motion prevailed.
Hoppe moved that the name of McDonald be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1049. The motion prevailed.
Heintzeman moved that the name of Lueck be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1056. The motion prevailed.
Drazkowski moved that the name of Pugh be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1062. The motion prevailed.
Lohmer moved that the name of Albright be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1066. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Peppin moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 15, 2017. The motion prevailed.
Peppin moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 15,
2017.
Patrick
D. Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives