STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL SESSION - 2005
_____________________
FIFTEENTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, June 28, 2005
The House of Representatives convened at 2:00 p.m. and was
called to order by Marty Seifert, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lonnie E. Titus, House
Chaplain.
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:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Entenza
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Goodwin
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Olson
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
A quorum was present.
Abrams; Johnson, J.; Mariani and Opatz were excused.
Dorman was excused until 2:55 p.m. Clark was excused until 3:05 p.m.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding
day. Garofalo moved that further
reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as
corrected by the Chief Clerk. The
motion prevailed.
MOTION
TO FIX TIME TO CONVENE
Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn
until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2005.
The motion prevailed.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The following House Files were introduced:
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 104, A bill for an act relating to taxation;
corporate franchise; modifying the definition of foreign operating
corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.01, subdivision 6b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Dean, Simon, Charron, Hortman, Vandeveer, Brod and Garofalo
introduced:
H. F. No. 105, A bill for an act relating to the legislature;
prohibiting payment of compensation to legislators during a period of
government shutdown; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee
on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. No. 106, A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety
activities; providing for general contingent accounts and tort claims;
providing for various fees and accounts; allocating county state-aid highway
funds; modifying provisions related to state mail, transportation property
appraisals and eminent domain, state highways and bridges, county state-aid
highways, town road signs, railroad grade crossings and operations, traffic
fine allocations, commercial motor vehicles, day activity center buses, vehicle
registration plates and other motor vehicle provisions, driver and vehicle data
practices; deputy motor vehicle registrars; state aviation, bridges in smaller
cities, weight limits on highways and other traffic regulations, drivers'
licenses and permits, the Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee,
Roussain Cemetary, wetland replacement near the city of Cologne, the employment
status of public safety radio communications operators, the insurance
verification sampling program, maximum train speeds in the city of Orr, a
restriction on ethanol requirements, and bicycle programs; requiring studies and
reports; making technical and clarifying revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 13.44, subdivision 3; 16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1; 117.036;
161.14, subdivision 25, by adding subdivisions; 161.361, subdivision 2;
161.368; 161.442; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.08,
subdivision 3; 162.09, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.14, subdivision 6; 168.011,
subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding subdivisions; 168.012, subdivision
1, as amended; 168.013, subdivision 8; 168.031; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.091,
subdivision 1; 168.10, subdivision 1c; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12;
168.123; 168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128;
168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16;
168.185; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision 5; 168.33, as amended;
168.345, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152,
subdivision 2; 168A.20, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29; 168A.31; 169.01,
subdivisions 75, 76, 78; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.09, subdivision 13;
169.14, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.18, subdivisions
4, 5, 11, as amended; 169.28, subdivision 2; 169.448, by adding a subdivision;
169.522; 169.733; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.8261;
169.85, subdivisions 1, 6; 169.851, subdivision 5; 169.86, subdivision 5;
169.87, subdivision 4; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 169A.52, subdivision 3; 169A.60,
subdivision 16; 171.01, subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision; 171.02;
171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b; 171.055,
subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07,
subdivision 11; 171.09, as amended; 171.12, subdivisions 3, 6; 171.13,
subdivisions 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6;
171.17, subdivision 1; 171.18, subdivision 1; 171.20, subdivision 4, as
amended; 171.26, as amended; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.30, subdivision 1;
171.36; 174.50, by adding a subdivision; 174.86, subdivision 5; 179A.03,
subdivision 7, as amended; 179A.10, subdivision 2; 192.502, subdivision 2;
197.65; 219.166; 219.567; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 515B.1-107, as amended;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 162; 168;
169; 171; 219; 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011,
subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105,
subdivision 6; 168.15, subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4;
168.831; 168.832; 168.833; 168.834; 168.835; 168.836; 168.837; 168C.01;
168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09;
168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; 168C.13; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 171.165,
subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; 473.408, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules,
parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600;
7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300;
7503.2400; 7800.0600; 7800.3200, subpart 1; 7805.0700; 8850.6900, subpart 20;
8855.0500, subpart 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Olson and Peterson, N., introduced:
H. F. No. 107, A bill for an act relating to financing and
operation of government in this state; modifying truth in taxation provisions
and adding a taxpayer satisfaction survey; changing income, corporate
franchise, withholding, estate, property, sales and use, mortgage registry,
health care gross revenues, motor fuels, gambling, cigarette and tobacco
products, occupation, net proceeds, production, liquor, insurance, and other
taxes and tax-related provisions; making technical, clarifying, collection,
enforcement, refund, and administrative changes to certain taxes and
tax-related provisions, tax-forfeited lands, revenue recapture, unfair
cigarette sales, state debt collection, sustainable forest incentive programs,
and payments in lieu of taxes; changing local government aids and credits;
providing for determination of population for certain purposes; updating
references to the Internal Revenue Code, changing property tax exemptions,
homesteads, assessment, valuation, classification, class rates, levies,
deferral, review and equalization, appeals, notices and statements, and
distribution provisions; changing rent constituting property taxes and property
tax refunds; requiring state contracts be with vendors registered to collect
use taxes; abolishing the political contribution refund; authorizing local
sales taxes; extending a sales tax expiration; providing for compliance with streamlined
sales tax agreement; changing the taxation of liquor and cigarettes;
authorizing income tax checkoffs; requiring registration of tax shelters and
providing for a voluntary compliance initiative; changing job opportunity
building zones, border city development zones, biotechnology and health
sciences industry zone provisions; setting minimum employee compensation for
qualifying business in a JOBZ; limiting sales tax construction exemption in job
zones to businesses paying prevailing wage; requiring a referendum for certain
subsidies to gambling enterprises; authorizing charges for certain emergency
services; imposing a franchise fee on card clubs; defining the term
"tax"; regulating tax preparers; suspending appropriations or aids to
public employers who prohibit certain employees from wearing a flag on a
uniform; providing for training and conduct of assessors; prohibiting purchases
of tax-forfeited lands by certain local officials; providing for data
classification and exchange of data; establishing a tax reform commission;
providing and imposing powers and duties on the commissioner of revenue and
other state agencies and departments and on certain political subdivisions and
certain officials; changing and imposing penalties; requiring reports; transferring
funds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 4A.02;
16C.03, by adding a subdivision; 16D.10; 168A.05, subdivision 1a; 190.09,
subdivision 2; 240.30, by adding a subdivision; 270.02, subdivision 3; 270.11,
subdivision 2; 270.16, subdivision 2; 270.30,
subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 270.65; 270.67, subdivision 4;
270.69, subdivision 4; 270A.03, subdivisions 5, 7; 272.01, subdivision 2;
272.02, subdivisions 1a, 7, 47, 53, 64, by adding subdivisions; 272.0211,
subdivisions 1, 2; 272.0212, subdivisions 1, 2; 272.029, subdivisions 4, 6;
273.055; 273.0755; 273.11, subdivisions 1a, 8, by adding subdivisions; 273.111,
by adding a subdivision; 273.123, subdivision 7; 273.124, subdivisions 3, 6, 8,
14, 21; 273.125, subdivision 8; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 25, by adding a
subdivision; 273.1315; 273.1384, subdivision 1; 273.19, subdivision 1a;
273.372; 274.01, subdivision 1; 274.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 274.14; 275.025,
subdivision 4; 275.065, subdivisions 1c, 3, 4, 7, by adding subdivisions;
275.07, subdivisions 1, 4; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276.112; 276A.01, subdivision
7; 282.016; 282.08; 282.15; 282.21; 282.224; 282.301; 287.04; 289A.02,
subdivision 7; 289A.08, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, 13, 16; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.19,
subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 2; 289A.31, subdivision 2; 289A.37,
subdivision 5; 289A.38, subdivisions 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 289A.40,
subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 289A.50, subdivisions 1, 1a; 289A.56, by
adding a subdivision; 289A.60, subdivisions 2a, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 20, by adding
subdivisions; 290.01, subdivisions 6, 7, 7b, 19, as amended, 19a, 19b, 19c,
19d, 31; 290.032, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 22, by adding a
subdivision; 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2a; 290.0671, subdivisions 1, 1a;
290.0672, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.0674, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.0675, subdivision
1; 290.091, subdivisions 2, 3; 290.0922, subdivision 2; 290.191, subdivisions
2, 3; 290.92, subdivisions 1, 4b; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 11, 13, 15, by
adding subdivisions; 290A.07, by adding a subdivision; 290A.19; 290B.05,
subdivision 3; 290C.05; 290C.10; 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1;
295.52, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 1; 295.582; 295.60, subdivision 3;
296A.22, by adding a subdivision; 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a
subdivision; 297A.64, subdivision 4; 297A.668, subdivisions 1, 5; 297A.67,
subdivisions 2, 7, 9, 29, by adding a subdivision; 297A.68, subdivisions 2, 5,
28, 35, 37, 38, 39, by adding subdivisions; 297A.70, subdivision 10; 297A.71,
subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 297A.72, by adding a subdivision;
297A.75, subdivision 1; 297A.87, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 3,
4, 9, by adding subdivisions; 297E.01, subdivisions 5, 7, by adding subdivisions;
297E.06, subdivision 2; 297E.07; 297F.08, subdivision 12, by adding a
subdivision; 297F.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 297F.14, subdivision 4; 297G.09, by
adding a subdivision; 297I.01, by adding subdivisions; 297I.05, subdivisions 4,
5, by adding a subdivision; 298.01, subdivisions 3, 4; 298.24, subdivision 1;
298.75, by adding a subdivision; 325D.33, subdivision 6; 365.43, subdivision 1;
365.431; 366.011; 366.012; 373.45, subdivision 7; 469.169, by adding a
subdivision; 469.1735, subdivision 3; 469.176, subdivisions 4l, 7; 469.310,
subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 469.315; 469.316; 469.317; 469.319,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 469.320, subdivision 3; 469.330,
subdivision 11; 469.335; 469.337; 469.340, subdivision 1; 473.843, subdivision
5; 473F.02, subdivisions 2, 7; 477A.011, subdivisions 3, 34, 35, 36, 38;
477A.0124, subdivisions 2, 4; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9, by adding a
subdivision; 477A.016; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 477A.11, subdivision 4, by
adding a subdivision; 477A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.14, subdivision 1;
645.44, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 3, section 42,
subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 43,
subdivision 3; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section
8; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 95, as
amended; Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 3, section 4; Laws 2003, chapter 127,
article 5, section 27; Laws 2003, chapter 127, article 5, section 28; Laws
2003, First Special Session chapter 21, article 5, section 13; Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 21, article 6, section 9; Laws 2005, chapter 43,
section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15;
270; 272; 273; 275; 280; 289A; 290; 290C; 295; 297A; 297F; 373; 459; 473;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 16A.1522,
subdivision 4; 270.85; 270.88; 272.02, subdivision 65; 273.19, subdivision 5;
273.37, subdivision 3; 274.05; 275.065, subdivisions 5a, 6, 6b, 8; 275.15;
275.61, subdivision 2; 283.07; 290.06, subdivision 23; 297E.12, subdivision 10;
469.1794, subdivision 6; 477A.08; Laws 1975, chapter 287, section 5; Laws 1998,
chapter 389, article 3, section 41; Laws 2003, chapter 127, article 9, section 9,
subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 8093.2000; 8093.3000; 8130.0110, subpart
4; 8130.0200, subparts 5, 6; 8130.0400, subpart 9; 8130.1200, subparts 5, 6;
8130.2900; 8130.3100, subpart 1; 8130.4000, subparts 1, 2; 8130.4200, subpart
1; 8130.4400, subpart 3; 8130.5200; 8130.5600, subpart 3; 8130.5800, subpart 5;
8130.7300, subpart 5; 8130.8800, subpart 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Hilty moved that the name of Ozment be added as an author on
H. F. No. 23. The motion
prevailed.
Carlson moved that the names of Peterson, S., and Solberg be
added as authors on H. F. No. 99. The motion prevailed.
Larson moved that the names of Kelliher and Peterson, S., be
added as authors on H. F. No. 101. The motion prevailed.
Larson moved that the name of Kelliher be added as an author on
H. F. No. 102. The
motion prevailed.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES
DeLaForest moved that the Rules of the House be so far suspended
that H. F. No. 100 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative
Administration, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its
final passage. The motion prevailed.
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the Constitution of the
state of Minnesota, DeLaForest moved that the rule therein be suspended and an
urgency be declared so that H. F. No. 100 be given its second
and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. The motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 100 was read for the second time.
H. F. No. 100 was reported to the House.
DeLaForest moved to amend H. F. No. 100 as follows:
Page 1, line 8, delete "submitted to" and
insert "approved by"
Page 1, line 9, after "Legislative" insert
"Coordinating Commission"
Page 1, line 9, delete "22" and insert "27"
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to state government;
ratifying amendments to the plans governing unrepresented and managerial state
employees.
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 127 yeas and 1 nay as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Buesgens
Carlson
Charron
Cornish
Cox
Cybart
Davids
Davnie
Dean
DeLaForest
Demmer
Dempsey
Dill
Dittrich
Dorn
Eastlund
Eken
Ellison
Emmer
Entenza
Erhardt
Erickson
Finstad
Fritz
Garofalo
Gazelka
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jaros
Johnson, R.
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Kelliher
Klinzing
Knoblach
Koenen
Kohls
Krinkie
Lanning
Larson
Latz
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
Marquart
McNamara
Meslow
Moe
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Olson
Otremba
Ozment
Paulsen
Paymar
Pelowski
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Powell
Rukavina
Ruth
Ruud
Sailer
Samuelson
Scalze
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Sieben
Simon
Simpson
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Goodwin
The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES
Olson moved that the rules be so far suspended that House
Concurrent Resolution No. 5 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative
Administration and be placed upon its adoption.
A roll call was requested and properly seconded.
The question was taken on the Olson motion and the roll was
called. There were 60 yeas and 69 nays
as follows:
Those who
voted in the affirmative were:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Buesgens
Cox
Davnie
Demmer
Dittrich
Dorman
Dorn
Eken
Ellison
Erhardt
Erickson
Fritz
Garofalo
Goodwin
Greiling
Hansen
Hausman
Heidgerken
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Jaros
Johnson, S.
Juhnke
Kahn
Knoblach
Koenen
Krinkie
Larson
Lenczewski
Liebling
Lillie
Marquart
Moe
Olson
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peterson, N.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Rukavina
Sailer
Scalze
Sieben
Simon
Slawik
Smith
Soderstrom
Thissen
Tingelstad
Urdahl
Walker
Wardlow
Welti
Westerberg
Westrom
Those who
voted in the negative were:
Anderson, I.
Atkins
Beard
Bernardy
Blaine
Bradley
Brod
Carlson
Charron
Cornish
Cybart
Davids
Dean
DeLaForest
Dempsey
Dill
Eastlund
Emmer
Entenza
Finstad
Gazelka
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Huntley
Johnson, R.
Kelliher
Klinzing
Kohls
Lanning
Latz
Lesch
Lieder
Loeffler
Magnus
Mahoney
McNamara
Meslow
Mullery
Murphy
Nelson, M.
Nelson, P.
Newman
Nornes
Ozment
Paulsen
Penas
Peppin
Peterson, A.
Powell
Ruth
Ruud
Samuelson
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Simpson
Solberg
Sykora
Thao
Vandeveer
Wagenius
Wilkin
Zellers
Spk. Sviggum
The motion did not prevail.
Olson; Peterson, N., and Urdahl introduced:
House Concurrent Resolution No. 7, A House concurrent
resolution amending the Temporary Joint Rules of the Senate and House of
Representatives.
The concurrent resolution was referred to the Committee on
Rules and Legislative Administration.
Kohls moved that the House recess subject to the call of the
Chair. The motion prevailed.
RECESS
RECONVENED
The House reconvened and was called to order by Speaker pro
tempore Smith.
ADJOURNMENT
Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Smith declared the
House stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2005.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives