Chapters 2003 First Special Session

Explanation of Chapter Listing

Bills passed by both houses are sent to the Revisor of Statutes office for engrossing and enrolling or simply engrossing. The Revisor's office enrolls each bill and gives it a chapter number in sequential order. The bill is then presented by the Revisor's office to the Governor. Once the governor has acted on a bill either favorably or unfavorably, or decides to neither sign nor veto a bill but to allow the bill to become law without his signature, the bill is transferred to the Secretary of State's office where it is officially filed as law.

Bills are presented in sequential order by Chapter number.
File with * indicates bill sent to the Governor.
Presented to Governor entry is the official presentment date by the Revisor of Statutes.
Vetoes and Line items vetoes are noted.
Secretary of State entry is the date a bill transmitted from the Governor's office to the Secretary of State for filing.

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Order Chapters in descending order.

Chapter: 1    Bill: *HF1/SF1
Description: Omnibus state government finance bill appropriating money for the general legislative and administrative expenses of state government and economic development.
Presented to Governor: May 24, 2003
Governor approval: May 28, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 28, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 2    Bill: *SF2/HF2
Description: Omnibus judiciary finance bill appropriating money for the courts, public safety, corrections, and other criminal justice agencies; imposing criminal and civil penalties; and setting fines and fees.
Presented to Governor: May 24, 2003
Governor approval: May 28, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 28, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 3    Bill: *SF18/HF12
Description: Unemployment insurance provisions modified to increase the solvency of the trust fund.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 4    Bill: *SF28/HF25
Description: Trade and Economic Development Department renamed Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: August 1, 2003

Chapter: 5    Bill: *SF13/HF33
Description: Dental practice provision modified.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: August 1, 2003

Chapter: 6    Bill: *SF6/HF19
Description: Administrative rules use of the good cause exemption notice requirements imposed.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: May 31, 2003

Chapter: 7    Bill: *SF8/HF16
Description: Help America Vote Act of 2002 account established, funding provided, fund use specified; and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: Retroactive to the extent possible by Public Law 107-252

Chapter: 8    Bill: *SF10/HF29
Description: Administration Department provisions modified, and data practices regulated.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 9    Bill: *HF51/
Description: Omnibus early childhood, family, and kindergarten through grade 12 education funding bill.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 10    Bill: *SF27/HF34
Description: Municipal guaranteed energy savings contracts maximum length extended to 15 years.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: May 31, 2003

Chapter: 11    Bill: *HF9/SF21
Description: Prairie Island facility additional dry cask storage requirements provided, alternative energy development incentives and objectives modified, and consumptive use of water authorized.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 29, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 29, 2003
Effective date: May 30, 2003

Chapter: 12    Bill: *SF22/HF37
Description: Omnibus pension bill modifying provisions relating to state and public employee retirement.
Presented to Governor: May 27, 2003
Governor approval: May 30, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: May 30, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 13    Bill: *HF13/SF9
Description: State land acquisitions provided; state parks, recreation areas, forests, and wildlife management areas modified; land exchanges required; appropriations conditions modified; and boundary waters canoe area provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 12, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 12, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 14    Bill: *HF6/
Description: Omnibus health and human services bill modifying public assistance, health care, long-term care, licensing, and children's services provisions; making forecast adjustments; and appropriating money.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 5, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 6, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 15    Bill: *HF57/
Description: Claims against the state payment provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 8, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 9, 2003
Effective date: June 9, 2003

Chapter: 16    Bill: *HF66/
Description: Metropolitan Council vacancies exempted from public meeting requirement, other Metropolitan Council and agency provisions modified, redistricting plan adopted, obsolete language deleted, and conforming changes provided.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 8, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 9, 2003
Effective date: June 9, 2003

Chapter: 17    Bill: *HF67/
Description: Political party definition changes repealed relating to major and minor political parties.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 12, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 12, 2003
Effective date: June 13, 2003

Chapter: 18    Bill: *HF3/SF19
Description: Appropriations adjustments provided for fiscal year 2003.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 12, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 12, 2003
Effective date: June 13, 2003

Chapter: 19    Bill: *HF5/
Description: Omnibus transportation and public safety finance bill.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 8, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 9, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 20    Bill: *HF8/
Description: Omnibus capital improvements bill authorizing bonding for higher education, transportation, trade and economic development, and other purposes; and appropriating money.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 12, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 12, 2003
Effective date: June 13, 2003

Chapter: 21    Bill: *HF7/
Description: Omnibus tax bill.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 8, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 9, 2003
Effective date: Various

Chapter: 22    Bill: *HF30/SF34
Description: State highway routes modified, vacated, and transferred.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 8, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 9, 2003
Effective date: August 1, 2003

Chapter: 23    Bill: *HF56/SF16
Description: Revisor's bill correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors.
Presented to Governor: May 30, 2003
Governor approval: June 12, 2003
Secretary of State, Filed: June 12, 2003
Effective date: Various