STATE OF
MINNESOTA
FIFTH
SPECIAL SESSION - 2020
_____________________
THIRD
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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 Deacon Nathan E.
Allen, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, St. Paul, 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
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mahoney
Mann
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.
Lee was excused until 12:25 p.m. Mariani was excused until 3:10 p.m.
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.
REPORT
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Winkler from the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.21, designated the following
bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Wednesday, October 14, 2020:
H. F. No. 1;
S. F. No. 2; and H. F. No. 42.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
H. F. No. 1 was reported to
the House.
Murphy moved to amend H. F. No. 1 as follows:
Page 40, line 2, delete "Bridge" and insert "Trail"
Page 40, line 4, delete "separated trail bridge" and insert "separate trail"
Page 45, line 33, delete "to construct" and insert "for design of"
Page 46, line 4, after the period, insert "If money remains after substantial completion of design, the unexpended and unencumbered amount may be used for engineering for the project."
Page 49, line 26, after the period, insert "Any money remaining from this appropriation after design is substantially completed, and after written notice to the commissioner of management and budget, may be used for asset preservation."
Page 70, delete subdivision 12
Page 71, after line 19, insert:
"Subd. 17. Forest
Lake; Wastewater Infrastructure. |
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1,700,000 |
For a grant to the city of Forest Lake to predesign, design, engineer, construct or reconstruct, and equip ten sanitary sewer system lift stations in the city."
Page 84, line 3, after the period, insert "This appropriation for the first phase must not be used for a sports dome, and this appropriation is not available if any money, including privately raised funds, is used to construct a sports dome."
Page 121, line 9, delete "designed" and insert "designated"
Page 122, line 6, after "state government;" insert "the Metropolitan Council;"
Page 122, line 13, after "metropolitan or regional agency" insert "other than the Metropolitan Council"
Page 122, line 31, delete the first "subdivision" and insert "paragraph"
Page 138, line 10, delete "section 12" and insert "section 9"
Page 155, line 12, delete "after" and insert "by"
Page 155, line 21, delete "designed" and insert "designated"
Renumber the sections and subdivisions in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
Adjust amounts and totals accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Lien was excused between the hours of
12:50 p.m. and 1:35 p.m.
Sandstede moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 154, line 4, after the second period, insert "Of this amount, $7,500,000 is for fiscal year 2021 employee compensation costs and continuity of operations of the challenge incarceration programs at Togo and Willow River through June 30, 2021."
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Kiel was excused between the hours of 2:00
p.m. and 2:25 p.m.
Daudt moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 155, after line 26, insert:
"Sec. 9. TRANSFERS
TO THE CASH FLOW ACCOUNT.
Subdivision 1. Transfers. Notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, the following amounts are transferred to the cash flow account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152, subdivision 1, on January
1, 2021:
(1) any unobligated balance in the
COVID-19 Minnesota Fund created in Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 7,
as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 81, and any portion of amounts appropriated
from that fund that are canceled back to the fund;
(2) any unobligated balance in the
COVID-19 Minnesota Fund created in Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 7, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter
81, and any portion of amounts appropriated from that fund that are canceled
back to the fund; and
(3) any unspent amounts in the public
health response contingency account from the amounts that were transferred to
the account in Laws 2020, chapter 66, section 1, or Laws 2020, chapter 70,
article 1, section 3.
Subd. 2. Cancellations
and transfers. (a) Any
amounts from the federal coronavirus relief fund that were appropriated to
local governments in federal coronavirus relief fund review order number 14 and
are returned unspent by local governments to the state in accordance with Department
of Revenue requirements are subject to paragraph (e).
(b) The commissioner of management and
budget shall determine the expected balance in the federal coronavirus relief
fund as of December 30, 2020, and also determine amounts that have been appropriated
from that fund but may not be spent by December 30, 2020. The expected balance and amounts that may not
be spent are subject to paragraph (e).
(c) Any portion of amounts appropriated
from the federal coronavirus relief fund that are canceled back to the fund are
subject to paragraph (e).
(d) $50,000,000 of the balance in the
federal coronavirus relief fund is subject to paragraph (e).
(e) Amounts identified in paragraphs
(a), (b), (c), and (d) must be used to replace appropriations that had previously
been made from the general fund, the health care response fund, or the COVID-19
Minnesota fund that are eligible for federal coronavirus relief fund spending. Amounts from the federal coronavirus relief
fund are appropriated for replacement of previously made appropriations from
the general fund, the health care response fund, or the COVID-19 Minnesota fund
as determined by the commissioner. Amounts
canceled from the previously made appropriations are canceled to the cash flow
account.
Subd. 3. FEMA
reimbursement amounts. Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary, any amounts the state receives as reimbursement from
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for amounts originally
appropriated from the general fund in Laws 2020 to respond to the COVID-19
pandemic are transferred to the cash flow account. Amounts originally appropriated from the
general fund include amounts that may have been spent from the COVID-19
Minnesota fund, the health care response fund, and the public health
contingency account as identified in subdivision 1, clause (3).
Subd. 4. Remaining
in the general fund. Notwithstanding
the requirements in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 to make transfers to the cash flow
account, the first $45,000,000 that is identified under those subdivisions must
be canceled to the general fund. Any
amounts above $45,000,000 must be transferred to the cash flow account.
Subd. 5. Transfer
to the general fund. Amounts
transferred to the cash flow account under subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 are
canceled to the general fund on July 1, 2021.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
Daudt moved to amend the Daudt amendment to H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, after line 1, insert:
"Page 139, line 12, delete "2021" and insert "2022""
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment to the amendment was adopted.
The question recurred on the
Daudt amendment, as amended, and the roll was called. There were 56 yeas and 77 nays as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
Those who voted in the negative were:
Acomb
Bahner
Bahr
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Munson
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment, as amended, was not adopted.
Moller moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 153, after line 3, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 299C.106, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Submission
and storage of unrestricted sexual assault examination kit
kits. (a) Within 60
days of receiving an unrestricted sexual assault examination kit, a law
enforcement agency shall submit the kit for testing to a forensic laboratory,
unless the law enforcement agency deems the result of the kit would not add
evidentiary value to the case. If a kit
is not submitted during this time, the agency shall make a record, in
consultation with the county attorney, stating the reasons why the kit was not
submitted. Restricted sexual assault
examination kits shall not be submitted for testing. The testing laboratory shall return
unrestricted sexual assault examination kits to the submitting agency for
storage after testing is complete. The
submitting agency must store unrestricted sexual assault examination kits
indefinitely.
(b) Within 60 days of a hospital
preparing a restricted sexual assault examination kit or a law enforcement
agency receiving a restricted sexual assault examination kit from a hospital,
the hospital or the agency shall submit the kit to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The bureau shall store all restricted sexual
assault examination kits collected by hospitals or law enforcement agencies in
the state. The bureau shall retain a
restricted sexual assault examination kit for at least 30 months from the date
the bureau receives the kit.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective January 1, 2021.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 299C.106, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a. Uniform
consent form. The
superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall develop a uniform
sexual assault examination kit consent form.
The form must clearly explain the differences between designating a kit
as unrestricted or restricted. In
developing and designing the consent form, the superintendent must consult with
hospital administrators, sexual assault nurse examiners, the Minnesota
Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and other stakeholders. The uniform consent form shall be widely
distributed to law enforcement agencies, medical providers, and other
stakeholders. The superintendent must
make the form available on the bureau's website.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 299C.106, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3b. Web database requirement. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of administration, must maintain a website with a searchable database providing sexual assault victims with information on the status of their individual sexual assault examination kit. The superintendent must strictly control access to the database to protect the privacy of the victims' data."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Heintzeman offered an amendment to
H. F. No. 1, as amended.
POINT OF
ORDER
Long raised a point of order pursuant to
rule 3.21 that the Heintzeman amendment was not in order. The Speaker ruled the point of order well
taken and the Heintzeman amendment out of order.
Heintzeman appealed the decision of the
Speaker.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The vote was taken on the question
"Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the
House?" and the roll was called.
There were 70 yeas and 62 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Long
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lislegard
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Sandstede
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
So it was the judgment of the House that
the decision of the Speaker should stand.
Nash moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 28, line 8, delete "acquire a site,"
Page 28, line 12, before the period, insert "on the site of the state morgue located at 1415 L'Orient Street in St. Paul"
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Nash
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 59 yeas and 73 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
Those who voted in the negative
were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
The motion did
not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
The Speaker called Halverson to the Chair.
Hortman was excused between the hours of
3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Nash moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 139, after line 19, insert:
"Sec. 3. STATE STORAGE FACILITY; SALE.
The commissioner of administration shall sell at private
sale, public auction, or other means, for fair market value, the facility
recently purchased that is located at 1415 L'Orient Avenue in the city of St. Paul
and was to be used for temporary storage of the remains of persons who have
died from COVID-19. The commissioner
shall deposit sale proceeds in the general fund.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Nash
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 58 yeas and 75 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
Those who voted in the negative were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
The
Speaker resumed the Chair.
Vogel moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 139, delete line 5
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Vogel
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 59 yeas and 75 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
Those who voted in the negative
were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The motion did
not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Garofalo was excused between the hours of
4:35 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.
Nash offered an amendment to
H. F. No. 1, as amended.
POINT OF ORDER
Considine raised a point of order pursuant
to rule 3.21 that the Nash amendment was not in order. The Speaker ruled the point of order well
taken and the Nash amendment out of order.
Nash appealed the decision of the Speaker.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The vote was taken on the question
"Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the
House?" and the roll was called.
There were 70 yeas and 63 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sauke
Schultz
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative
were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Brand
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lislegard
Lucero
Lueck
Marquart
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Sandstede
Schomacker
Scott
Stephenson
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
So it was the judgment of the House that
the decision of the Speaker should stand.
Lucero moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 153, lines 24 and 30, delete "civil unrest" and insert "criminal property destruction and riots"
Page 154, lines 24 and 29, delete "civil unrest" and insert "criminal property destruction and riots"
Page 155, after line 26, insert:
"Sec. 9. REQUIRED
OFFSET; MINNEAPOLIS.
For each supplemental appropriation in this article for civil unrest response costs, the city of Minneapolis must reimburse the state no later than June 30, 2021. If reimbursement received from the city of Minneapolis is not sufficient to fully reimburse these civil unrest response costs, the commissioner of revenue must withhold the difference from local government aid that the commissioner would otherwise award to the city of Minneapolis."
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Lucero
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 60 yeas and 73 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahr
Baker
Bennett
Boe
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Green
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Hamilton
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Hertaus
Johnson
Jurgens
Kiel
Koznick
Kresha
Layman
Lislegard
Lucero
Lueck
Marquart
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Nelson, N.
Neu
Nornes
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Petersburg
Pierson
Poston
Quam
Robbins
Runbeck
Schomacker
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
West
Those who voted in the negative
were:
Acomb
Bahner
Becker-Finn
Bernardy
Bierman
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davnie
Dehn
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Halverson
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kunesh-Podein
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Noor
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Pinto
Poppe
Pryor
Richardson
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
Winkler moved to amend H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 139, line 11, delete "$100,000,000" and insert "$105,000,000"
Page 153, line 24, after "incurred" insert "by the agency"
Page 153, line 30, after "costs" insert "incurred by the agency"
Page 153, after line 31, insert:
"Subd. 7. Appropriations;
Department of Public Safety; State Patrol.
(a) $193,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of public safety for the salary increases. This is a onetime appropriation.
(b) $3,394,000 in fiscal year 2021 is
appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the commissioner of public safety
for the salary increases. This is a
onetime appropriation.
(c) $49,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the highway user tax distribution fund to the commissioner of public safety for the salary increases. This is a onetime appropriation."
Page 154, after line 1, insert:
"Sec. 3. STATE
PATROL TROOPER SALARY INCREASE.
The commissioner of public safety must
increase the salary paid to state patrol troopers by 8.4 percent.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Page 154, line 24, after "costs" insert "incurred by the agency"
Page 154, line 29, after "costs" insert "incurred by the agency"
Page 155, delete lines 11 to 13 and insert:
"Subdivision
1. Application. This
section applies to funds as specified in the following paragraphs:
(1) funds allocated pursuant to the
coronavirus relief fund request number 14 that are returned to the state by
December 10, 2020; and
(2) $10,000,000 of the unappropriated funds in the coronavirus relief fund. The commissioner shall direct $10,000,000 of federal CARES Act funding to appropriate state activities that have been funded by the state general fund."
Page 155, line 16, delete "and 74" and insert "74, and 81"
Page 155, line 18, delete "and 74" and insert "74, and 81"
Page 155, line 21, delete "designed" and insert "designated" and delete "amount returned" and insert "amounts"
Page 155, after line 26, insert:
"Sec. 9. FUND
MAXIMIZATION.
On or after December 31, 2020, the
commissioner of management and budget is authorized to use best efforts to
maximize the use of federal CARES Act funding, consistent with applicable
federal guidance, and to use any unobligated
amounts to fund eligible state activities appropriated for in the Laws 2020,
chapters 66, 70, 71, 74, or 81.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment.
ARTICLE 10
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, as amended by Laws 2020, chapter 115, article 4, section 128, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. Personal care assistant; requirements. (a) A personal care assistant must meet the following requirements:
(1) be at least 18 years of age with the exception of persons who are 16 or 17 years of age with these additional requirements:
(i) supervision by a qualified professional every 60 days; and
(ii) employment by only one personal care assistance provider agency responsible for compliance with current labor laws;
(2) be employed by a personal care assistance provider agency;
(3) enroll with the department as a personal care assistant after clearing a background study. Except as provided in subdivision 11a, before a personal care assistant provides services, the personal care assistance provider agency must initiate a background study on the personal care assistant under chapter 245C, and the personal care assistance provider agency must have received a notice from the commissioner that the personal care assistant is:
(i) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or
(ii) disqualified, but the personal care assistant has received a set aside of the disqualification under section 245C.22;
(4) be able to effectively communicate with the recipient and personal care assistance provider agency;
(5) be able to provide covered personal care assistance services according to the recipient's personal care assistance care plan, respond appropriately to recipient needs, and report changes in the recipient's condition to the supervising qualified professional, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse;
(6) not be a consumer of personal care assistance services;
(7) maintain daily written records including, but not limited to, time sheets under subdivision 12;
(8) effective January 1, 2010, complete standardized training as determined by the commissioner before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages other than English and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Personal care assistant training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic roles and responsibilities of personal care assistants including information about assistance with lifting and transfers for recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Upon completion of the training components, the personal care assistant must demonstrate the competency to provide assistance to recipients;
(9) complete training and orientation on the needs of the recipient; and
(10) be limited to providing and being
paid for up to 275 310 hours per month of personal care
assistance services regardless of the number of recipients being served or the
number of personal care assistance provider agencies enrolled with. The number of hours worked per day shall not
be disallowed by the department unless in violation of the law.
(b) A legal guardian may be a personal care assistant if the guardian is not being paid for the guardian services and meets the criteria for personal care assistants in paragraph (a).
(c) Persons who do not qualify as a personal care assistant include parents, stepparents, and legal guardians of minors; spouses; paid legal guardians of adults; family foster care providers, except as otherwise allowed in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; and staff of a residential setting.
(d) Personal care assistance services qualify for the enhanced rate described in subdivision 17a if the personal care assistant providing the services:
(1) provides covered services to a recipient who qualifies for 12 or more hours per day of personal care assistance services; and
(2) satisfies the current requirements of Medicare for training and competency or competency evaluation of home health aides or nursing assistants, as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.151 or 484.36, or alternative state-approved training or competency requirements.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 16. Support workers requirements. (a) Support workers shall:
(1) enroll with the department as a support worker after a background study under chapter 245C has been completed and the support worker has received a notice from the commissioner that the support worker:
(i) is not disqualified under section 245C.14; or
(ii) is disqualified, but has received a set-aside of the disqualification under section 245C.22;
(2) have the ability to effectively communicate with the participant or the participant's representative;
(3) have the skills and ability to provide the services and supports according to the participant's CFSS service delivery plan and respond appropriately to the participant's needs;
(4) complete the basic standardized CFSS training as determined by the commissioner before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages other than English and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. CFSS support worker training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic roles and responsibilities of support workers including information about basic body mechanics, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, orientation to responding to a mental health crisis, fraud issues, time cards and documentation, and an overview of person-centered planning and self-direction. Upon completion of the training components, the support worker must pass the certification test to provide assistance to participants;
(5) complete employer-directed training and orientation on the participant's individual needs;
(6) maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the participant; and
(7) not independently determine the medication dose or time for medications for the participant.
(b) The commissioner may deny or terminate a support worker's provider enrollment and provider number if the support worker:
(1) does not meet the requirements in paragraph (a);
(2) fails to provide the authorized services required by the employer;
(3) has been intoxicated by alcohol or drugs while providing authorized services to the participant or while in the participant's home;
(4) has manufactured or distributed drugs while providing authorized services to the participant or while in the participant's home; or
(5) has been excluded as a provider by the commissioner of human services, or by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, from participation in Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal health care program.
(c) A support worker may appeal in writing to the commissioner to contest the decision to terminate the support worker's provider enrollment and provider number.
(d) A support worker must not provide or
be paid for more than 275 310 hours of CFSS per month, regardless
of the number of participants the support worker serves or the number of
agency-providers or participant employers by which the support worker is
employed. The department shall not
disallow the number of hours per day a support worker works unless it violates
other law.
(e) CFSS qualify for an enhanced rate if the support worker providing the services:
(1) provides services, within the scope of CFSS described in subdivision 7, to a participant who qualifies for 12 or more hours per day of CFSS; and
(2) satisfies the current requirements of Medicare for training and competency or competency evaluation of home health aides or nursing assistants, as provided in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.151 or 484.36, or alternative state-approved training or competency requirements.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 3. TEMPORARY
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANCE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY A PARENT OR
SPOUSE.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.0659, subdivisions 3, paragraph (a), clause (1); 11, paragraph
(c); and 19, paragraph (b), clause (3), during a peacetime emergency declared
by the governor under Minnesota Statutes, section 12.31, subdivision 2, for an
outbreak of COVID-19, a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of a minor who is
a personal care assistance recipient or a spouse of a personal care assistance
recipient may provide and be paid for providing personal care assistance
services.
(b) This section expires January 31,
2021, or 60 days after the peacetime emergency declared by the governor under
Minnesota Statutes, section 12.31, subdivision 2, for an outbreak of COVID-19,
is terminated or rescinded by proper authority, whichever is later.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment or upon federal approval, whichever
is later. The commissioner of human
services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is
obtained.
Sec. 4. DIRECT
SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS TEMPORARY RATE INCREASE.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of human services.
(c) "Covered program" has the
meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0711, subdivision 1,
paragraph (b).
(d) "Direct support
professional" means an individual employed to personally provide personal
care assistance services covered by medical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 19a and 19c; or to personally provide
medical assistance services covered under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.0913, 256B.092, or 256B.49, or chapter 256S. Direct support professional does not include
managerial or administrative staff who do not personally provide the services
described in this paragraph.
(e) "Direct support services"
has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0711, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c).
Subd. 2. Temporary
rates for direct support services. (a)
To respond to the infectious disease known as COVID-19, the commissioner must
temporarily increase rates and enhanced rates by 12.5 percent for direct
support services provided under a covered program or under Minnesota Statutes,
section 256B.0659, while this section is effective.
(b) Providers that receive a rate
increase under this section must:
(1)
use at least 80 percent of the additional revenue to increase wages, salaries,
and benefits for direct support professionals and any corresponding increase in
the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal
unemployment taxes, and workers' compensation premiums; and
(2) use any remainder of the additional
revenue for activities and items necessary to support compliance with Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on sanitation and personal
protective equipment.
Subd. 3. Capitation
rates and directed payments. (a)
To implement the temporary rate increase under this section, managed care plans
and county-based purchasing plans shall pay at least the fee-for-service rate
inclusive of the 12.5 percent increase for the direct support services.
(b) The commissioner shall adjust
capitation rates paid to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans
as needed to maintain managed care plans' required medical loss ratios.
(c) If federal approval is not received
due to the provisions of this subdivision, the commissioner must adjust the
capitation rates paid to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans
for that contract year to reflect the removal of this provision. Contracts between managed care plans and
providers and between county-based purchasing plans and providers must allow
recovery of payments from providers if federal approval for the provisions of
this subdivision is not received and the commissioner reduces capitation
payments as a result. Payment recoveries
must not exceed the amount equal to any decrease in rates that results from
this paragraph.
Subd. 4. Consumer-directed
community supports budgets. The
commissioner shall temporarily adjust consumer-directed community supports
budgets to account for the rate increase required in subdivision 2.
Subd. 5. Consumer
support grants; increased maximum allowable grant. The commissioner shall temporarily
increase the maximum allowable monthly grant level for each recipient of
consumer support grants to account for the rate increase required in
subdivision 2.
Subd. 6. Distribution
plans. (a) A provider agency
or individual provider that receives a rate increase under subdivision 2 shall
prepare and, upon request, submit to the commissioner a distribution plan that
specifies the anticipated amount and proposed uses of the additional revenue
the provider will receive under subdivision 2.
(b) Within 60 days of final enactment
of this section, the provider must post the distribution plan and leave it
posted for a period of at least six weeks in an area of the provider's
operation to which all direct support professionals have access. The provider must post with the distribution
plan instructions on how to contact the commissioner if direct support professionals
do not believe they have received the wage increase or benefits specified in
the distribution plan. The instructions
must include a mailing address, email address, and telephone number that the
direct support professional may use to contact the commissioner or the
commissioner's representative.
Subd. 7. Expiration. This section expires January 31, 2021;
60 days after the peacetime emergency declared by the governor under Minnesota
Statutes, section 12.31, subdivision 2, for an outbreak of COVID-19, is
terminated or rescinded by proper authority; or when federal approval ends,
whichever is later.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective the day following final enactment or upon federal approval, whichever
is later. The commissioner shall notify
the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION;
HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.
$13,251,000 in fiscal year 2021 is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services to
implement the direct support professional provisions in this act.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title accordingly
Lippert moved to amend the Winkler amendment to H. F. No. 1, as amended, as follows:
Page 6, line 16, delete "January 31" and insert "February 7" and delete everything after "2021" and insert a period
Page 6, delete lines 17 and 18
Page 7, lines 7 and 19, delete "12.5" and insert "8.4"
Page 7, delete lines 21 to 23
Page 7, line 24, delete "(c)" and insert "(b)"
Page 8, line 20, delete "January 31" and insert "February 7" and delete everything after "2021" and insert a period
Page 8, delete lines 21 to 23
Page 8, line 29, delete "$13,251,000" and insert "(a) $13,279,000"
Page 8, after line 30, insert:
"(b) $12,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for information technology systems. This is a onetime appropriation."
The
motion prevailed and the amendment to the amendment was adopted.
POINT OF
ORDER
Lucero raised a point of order pursuant to
rule 3.21 that the Winkler amendment, as amended, was not in order. The Speaker ruled the point of order not well
taken and the Winkler amendment, as amended, in order.
The question recurred on the Winkler
amendment, as amended, to H. F. No. 1, as amended. The motion prevailed and the amendment, as
amended, was adopted.
H. F. No. 1,
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 100 yeas and 34 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Anderson
Bahner
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Bernardy
Bierman
Boe
Brand
Cantrell
Carlson, A.
Carlson, L.
Christensen
Claflin
Considine
Davids
Davnie
Dehn
Demuth
Dettmer
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Fischer
Freiberg
Gomez
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Haley
Halverson
Hamilton
Hansen
Hassan
Hausman
Her
Hertaus
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Jordan
Jurgens
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Noor
Nornes
Olson
Pelowski
Persell
Petersburg
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Tabke
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative were:
Albright
Backer
Bahr
Daniels
Daudt
Drazkowski
Erickson
Fabian
Franson
Garofalo
Green
Grossell
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Johnson
Kiel
Koznick
Lucero
Lueck
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Nash
Neu
Novotny
O'Driscoll
O'Neill
Quam
Runbeck
Scott
Swedzinski
Theis
Vogel
The
bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
There being no objection, the
order of business reverted to Messages from the Senate.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following
message was received from the Senate:
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted:
S. F. No. 27.
Cal R.
Ludeman, Secretary
of the Senate
Daudt was excused for the remainder of
today's session.
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 27, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the farm loan origination fee grant program; amending Laws 2020, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision 1.
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 S. F. No. 27 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 119 yeas and 14 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
Davids
Davnie
Dehn
Demuth
Dettmer
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Fabian
Fischer
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
Kresha
Kunesh-Podein
Layman
Lee
Lesch
Liebling
Lien
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lueck
Mahoney
Mann
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu
Noor
Nornes
Olson
O'Neill
Pelowski
Persell
Petersburg
Pierson
Pinto
Poppe
Poston
Pryor
Quam
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Sauke
Schomacker
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Tabke
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Wagenius
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative were:
Bahr
Drazkowski
Franson
Koznick
Lucero
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Munson
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Runbeck
Scott
Vogel
The
motion prevailed.
S.
F. No. 27 was read for the second time.
S. F. No. 27, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the farm loan origination fee grant program; amending Laws 2020, chapter 101, section 5, subdivision 1.
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 132 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
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
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The
bill was passed and its title agreed to.
MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS
Murphy moved that the names of Dehn and
Bernardy be added as authors on H. F. No. 1. The motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the name of Fischer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 41. The motion prevailed.
Vang; Lee; Her; Xiong, T., and Xiong, J., introduced:
House Resolution No. 1, A House resolution expressing the sense of the Minnesota House condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment related to COVID-19.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Winkler moved that the Chief Clerk be and he is hereby authorized to correct and approve the Journal of the House, 2020 Fifth Special Session, for today, Wednesday, October 14, 2020, and that he be authorized to include in the Journal for today any subsequent proceedings. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the Chief Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to inform the Senate and the Governor by message that the House of Representatives is about to adjourn the 2020 Fifth Special Session sine die. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2020 FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION SINE DIE
Winkler moved that the House adjourn sine die for the 2020 Fifth Special Session. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned sine die for the 2020 Fifth Special Session.
Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives