STATE OF
MINNESOTA
NINETY-FIRST
SESSION - 2020
_____________________
SEVENTY-SEVENTH
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Pursuant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the Majority Leader of the Senate, acting jointly in accordance with House
Concurrent Resolution No. 4, the House of Representatives convened at 12:00
noon and was called to order by Melissa Hortman, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Representative
Robert Bierman, District 57A, Apple Valley, 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:
Acomb
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Bahr
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bierman
Boe
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dehn
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Fabian
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu
Noor
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
O'Neill
Pelowski
Persell
Petersburg
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Quam
Richardson
Robbins
Runbeck
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Tabke
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Vogel
Wagenius
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
A quorum was present.
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.
PETITIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were
received:
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF
THE GOVERNOR
SAINT PAUL
55155
March 28,
2020
The
Honorable Melissa Hortman
Speaker
of the House of Representatives
The
State of Minnesota
Dear Speaker Hortman:
Please be advised that I have received,
approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the
following House File:
H. F. No. 4531, relating
to state government; providing COVID-19 response efforts; establishing a
COVID-19 Minnesota fund; modifying certain authorities; providing exemptions
and extensions; modifying certain fees; eliminating refill timelines for opiate
or narcotic pain relievers; extending due date for filing property tax appeals;
modifying loan programs; providing for unemployment insurance for certain
employees affected by COVID-19; requiring reports; appropriating money for
COVID-19 response efforts.
Sincerely,
Tim
Walz
Governor
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
ST. PAUL
55155
The Honorable Melissa Hortman
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
The Honorable Jeremy R. Miller
President of the Senate
I have the honor to inform you that the
following enrolled Act of the 2020 Session of the State Legislature has been
received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the
Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution,
Article IV, Section 23:
|
S. F. No. |
H. F. No. |
Session Laws Chapter No. |
Time and Date Approved 2020 |
Date Filed 2020 |
4531 71 10:59 a.m. March 28 March
28
Sincerely,
Steve
Simon
Secretary
of State
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Koznick introduced:
H. F. No. 4532, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing reporting requirements for certain counties that impose the county transportation sales and use tax; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 297A.993, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.
Boe introduced:
H. F. No. 4533, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to design and construct a roundabout on Trunk Highway 41 in Chanhassen; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.
Green introduced:
H. F. No. 4534, A bill for an act proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; replacing legacy amendment with funding for deficient roads and bridges and for clean water; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 16A.0561; 84.69, subdivision 1; 84.992, subdivision 4; 114D.20, subdivision 6; 114D.30, subdivisions 5, 7; 160.266, subdivision 5; 290C.02, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 3.303, subdivision 10; 3.9741, subdivision 3; 13D.08, subdivision 8; 85.53; 85.535; 85.536; 97A.056; 114D.30, subdivision 6; 114D.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6; 129D.17; 129D.18; 129D.19.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vang introduced:
H. F. No. 4535, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Trunk Highway 252/Interstate Highway 94 project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance and Policy Division.
Bahner introduced:
H. F. No. 4536, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity; providing legislative appointments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 4537, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing a presumption for COVID-19 workers' compensation claims for certain employees; requiring a report; authorizing extension of the implementation date of the CAMPUS system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.011, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time.
DECLARATION OF URGENCY
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the
Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Winkler moved that the rule therein be
suspended and an urgency be declared and that the rules of the House be so far
suspended so that H. F. No. 4537 be given its second and third
readings and be placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the Winkler
motion and the roll was called. There
were 134 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Bahr
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bierman
Boe
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dehn
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Fabian
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu
Noor
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
O'Neill
Pelowski
Persell
Petersburg
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Quam
Richardson
Robbins
Runbeck
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Tabke
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Vogel
Wagenius
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The motion
prevailed.
H. F. No. 4537 was
read for the second time.
H. F. No. 4537, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing a presumption for COVID-19 workers' compensation claims for certain employees; requiring a report; authorizing extension of the implementation date of the CAMPUS system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.011, subdivision 15.
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 130 yeas and 4 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bierman
Boe
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dehn
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Fabian
Fischer
Franson
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu
Noor
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Petersburg
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Quam
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Tabke
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Vogel
Wagenius
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative were:
Bahr
Green
O'Neill
Runbeck
The
bill was passed and its title agreed to.
MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE
The
following messages were received from the Senate:
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned:
H. F. No. 4531, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing COVID-19 response efforts; establishing a COVID-19 Minnesota fund; modifying certain authorities; providing exemptions and extensions; modifying certain fees; eliminating refill timelines for opiate or narcotic pain relievers; extending due date for filing
property tax appeals; modifying loan programs; providing for unemployment insurance for certain employees affected by COVID-19; requiring reports; appropriating money for COVID-19 response efforts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 116J.881; 116M.18, by adding a subdivision; 171.0605, subdivision 5; 241.75, subdivision 2; 609.105, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 41B.047, subdivisions 1, 3; 151.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 152.11, subdivision 1.
Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the adoption by the Senate of the following House Concurrent Resolution, herewith transmitted:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4, A House concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the House of Representatives and Senate until the public interest warrants it.
Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Lesch moved that the name of Moller be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1060. The motion prevailed.
Lesch moved that the name of Moller be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1061. The motion prevailed.
Drazkowski moved that the name of Boe be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1525. The motion prevailed.
Cantrell moved that the name of Pryor be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1805. The motion prevailed.
Claflin moved that the name of Cantrell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3180. The motion prevailed.
Edelson moved that the name of Cantrell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3213. The motion prevailed.
Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of
Cantrell be added as an author on H. F. No. 3369. The motion prevailed.
Moran moved that the name of Cantrell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3556. The motion prevailed.
Lippert moved that the names of
Christensen, Boe and Dettmer be added as authors on
H. F. No. 3739. The
motion prevailed.
Hornstein moved that the names of Freiberg
and Her be added as authors on H. F. No. 3837. The motion prevailed.
Gomez moved that the name of Cantrell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3898. The motion prevailed.
Mariani moved that the name of Freiberg be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3975. The motion prevailed.
Brand moved that the names of Boe and Dettmer
be added as authors on H. F. No. 4104. The motion prevailed.
Heintzeman moved that the name of Poston
be added as an author on H. F. No. 4185. The motion prevailed.
Masin moved that the name of Johnson
be added as an author on H. F. No. 4384. The motion prevailed.
Davnie moved that the names of Hassan and
Gomez be added as authors on H. F. No. 4415. The motion prevailed.
Hansen moved that the names of Sundin;
Lillie; Ecklund; Xiong, T.; Bernardy; Richardson; Huot; Mariani and Jordan be
added as authors on H. F. No. 4514. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the names of Brand,
Bierman, Bernardy, Heinrich and Poppe be added as authors on
H. F. No. 4515. The
motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the name of Lillie be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4531. The motion prevailed.
Winkler introduced:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 5, A
House concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the House of
Representatives and Senate until the public interest warrants it.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
Winkler moved that the rules be so far
suspended so that House Concurrent Resolution No. 5 be now considered and be
placed upon its adoption. The motion
prevailed.
HOUSE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 5
A House concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the House of Representatives and Senate until the public interest warrants it.
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, the Senate concurring:
1. Upon adjournment on April 7, 2020, the House of Representatives and the Senate may set the next day of meeting for April 14, 2020, or may stand adjourned until the second day after members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified to assemble pursuant to section 2, whichever is earlier. The speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate, respectively, may set the precise time of day members shall reassemble under this section or section 2.
2. The speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate, acting jointly after providing advance notice to the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate, shall notify the members of the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, to reassemble whenever the public interest, in the opinion of the speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate, warrants it.
3. By
the adoption of this resolution, each house consents to adjournment of the
other house for more than three days.
Winkler moved that House Concurrent Resolution No. 5 be now adopted. The motion prevailed and House Concurrent Resolution No. 5 was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
Winkler moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until Tuesday, April 14, 2020 or until a time and date
determined pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared
the House stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 14, 2020 or until a time and
date determined pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 5.
Patrick
D. Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives