STATE OF
MINNESOTA
SPECIAL
SESSION - 2021
_____________________
SECOND
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The House of Representatives convened at
10:00 a.m. and was called to order by Dan Wolgamott, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Denise
Dunbar-Perkins, Retired Minister, Presbyterian Church of the Twin Cities.
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
Agbaje
Akland
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Bahr
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Berg
Bernardy
Bierman
Bliss
Boe
Boldon
Burkel
Carlson
Christensen
Daniels
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Feist
Fischer
Franke
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Green
Greenman
Grossell
Gruenhagen
Haley
Hamilton
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hollins
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Igo
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Keeler
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Lee
Liebling
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Marquart
Masin
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Mortensen
Mueller
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu Brindley
Noor
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson, B.
Olson, L.
O'Neill
Pelowski
Petersburg
Pfarr
Pierson
Pinto
Pryor
Quam
Raleigh
Rasmusson
Reyer
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
A quorum was present.
Baker, Kresha, Mariani, McDonald, Poston
and Thompson 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
Moran from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 6, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a biennial budget for Department of Commerce, Public Utilities Commission, and energy activities; modifying various provisions governing insurance; modifying provisions governing collections agencies and debt buyers; modifying and adding consumer protections; establishing and modifying provisions governing energy, renewable energy, and utility regulation; providing for certain salary increases; making technical changes; establishing penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.712, by adding a subdivision; 16B.86; 16B.87; 60A.092, subdivision 10a, by adding a subdivision; 60A.0921, subdivision 2; 60A.71, subdivision 7; 61A.245, subdivision 4; 62J.03, subdivision 4; 62J.23, subdivision 2; 62J.26, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 65B.15, subdivision 1; 65B.43, subdivision 12; 65B.472, subdivision 1; 79.55, subdivision 10; 79.61, subdivision 1; 80G.06, subdivision 1; 82.57, subdivisions 1, 5; 82.62, subdivision 3; 82.81, subdivision 12; 82B.021, subdivision 18; 82B.11, subdivision 3; 115C.094; 116.155, by adding a subdivision; 116C.7792; 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 1, 10; 216B.096, subdivisions 2, 3; 216B.097, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 216B.0976; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f; 216B.241, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2412, subdivision 3; 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision; 216B.62, subdivision 3b; 216F.012; 221.031, subdivision 3b; 256B.0625, subdivisions 10, 17; 308A.201, subdivision 12; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 1b, by adding a subdivision; 325F.171, by adding a subdivision; 325F.172, by adding a subdivision; 332.31, subdivisions 3, 6, by adding subdivisions; 332.311; 332.32; 332.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 5a, 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 332.34; 332.345; 332.355; 332.37; 332.385; 332.40, subdivision 3; 332.42, subdivisions 1, 2; 514.972, subdivisions 4, 5; 514.973, subdivisions 3, 4; 514.974; 514.977; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 60A; 62Q; 80G; 115B; 116J; 216B; 216C; 216F; 325F; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 45.017; 60A.98; 60A.981; 60A.982; 115C.13.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Moran from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 7, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding and policy changes for the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; creating and modifying certain student aid programs; restricting limitations on student access to transcripts; modifying certain school accountability provisions; expanding the hunger-free campus designation; establishing a pilot project; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, subdivisions 2, 6, 9; 136A.123, subdivision 1; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 4; 136A.126, subdivisions 1, 4; 136A.1275; 136A.1704; 136A.1791; 136A.246, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 136A.63, subdivision 2; 136A.645; 136A.653, subdivision 5; 136A.675; 136A.68; 136A.822, subdivision 12; 136A.8225; 136A.823, by adding a subdivision; 136A.827, subdivisions 4, 8; 136F.20, by adding a subdivision; 136F.245; 136F.305; 136F.38, subdivision 3; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 136F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.1703; 136A.823, subdivision 2; 136F.245, subdivision 3; Minnesota Rules, parts 4830.9050; 4830.9060; 4830.9070; 4830.9080; 4830.9090.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Moran from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 8, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a budget for the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development; creating a program and an account; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.055, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32D.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 8, line 24, delete "and" and after "41A.18" insert ", and 41A.20"
Page 9, line 16, delete "technical assistance and"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Moran from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 13, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money from outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds; modifying and extending prior appropriations; modifying restrictions on using money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying joint exercise of powers provisions; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 97A.056, subdivision 9; 471.59, subdivision 1; Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 2, sections 3; 5; 6; 8; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 2, sections 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2020, chapter 104, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5.
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. 6, 7, 8 and 13 were
read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Liebling, Schultz, Pinto, Gomez and Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 33, A bill for an act relating to health;
appropriating money for public health infrastructure projects and activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Hamilton
introduced:
H. F. No. 34, A bill for an act relating to state
government; modifying the fiscal biennium to coincide with the May adjournment
of regular legislative sessions; proposing an amendment to article XI, section
6, of the Minnesota Constitution; making conforming changes; establishing the
Stop Special Session Act of 2021; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections
6.581, subdivision 4; 16A.011, subdivision 14; 16A.28, subdivision 6; 16A.45,
subdivision 1; 16A.62; 16A.724, subdivision 2; 16B.4805, subdivision 5; 16B.98,
subdivision 7; 46.131, subdivision 7; 53C.02; 85A.02, subdivision 12; 297E.01,
subdivision 6; 645.02.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Lislegard and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. No. 35, A bill for an act relating to labor and
industry; requiring outside contractors to have apprenticeship-level training
to perform work at high-hazard facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020,
section 177.27, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.
Hertaus, Daudt, Neu Brindley, Haley, Boe, Albright, Robbins,
Erickson, Jurgens, West, Anderson, Novotny, Gruenhagen, Lucero, Heintzeman,
Torkelson, Burkel and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 36, A bill for an act relating to public safety;
requiring legislative approval to extend the duration of a peacetime emergency
declared by the governor; limiting duration of peacetime emergency extensions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Nash, Raleigh, Haley, Daudt, Neu Brindley, Pfarr, Scott,
O'Neill, Albright, Robbins and Grossell introduced:
H. F. No. 37, A bill for an act relating to liquor;
modifying certain taxation provisions; modifying off-sale limit for microdistilleries;
authorizing self-distribution for certain producers; modifying certain malt
liquor packaging and off-sale requirements; modifying brand registration
requirements; authorizing limited off-sale for bars and restaurants; making
clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, sections 297G.01, subdivision 3a; 297G.03, subdivisions 1, 6; 340A.101,
by adding a subdivision; 340A.22, subdivision 4; 340A.24, subdivisions 3, 4;
340A.28, subdivisions 1, 2; 340A.285; 340A.301, subdivision 10, by adding a
subdivision; 340A.311; 340A.315, subdivisions 7, 8; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2020, sections 297G.03, subdivision 4; 340A.315, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Urdahl and Lislegard introduced:
H. F. No. 38, A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; authorizing pilot program for grants to certain cities for facade
preservation in historic commercial districts; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS
Davnie moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2. The motion prevailed.
Marquart moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 9. The motion prevailed.
Novotny moved that the names of Poston,
Erickson, Demuth, Franson, Johnson, Backer, Theis, Koznick, Grossell, Lueck,
Jurgens, Gruenhagen and Daniels be added as authors on H. F. No. 18. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the name of Erickson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 26. The motion prevailed.
Bahr moved that the names of Franson and
Erickson be added as authors on H. F. No. 28. The motion prevailed.
Munson moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 29. The motion prevailed.
Haley moved that the names of Robbins;
Novotny; Demuth; Poston; Lueck; Olson, B., and Jurgens be added as authors on
H. F. No. 32. The motion
prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Winkler moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore
Wolgamott declared the House stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June
17, 2021.
Patrick
D. Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives