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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION - 2011

 

_____________________

 

THIRTY-FIFTH DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, March 31, 2011

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was called to order by Kurt Zellers, Speaker of the House.

 

      Prayer was offered by the Reverend Matt Anderson, Calvary Lutheran Church, Golden 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:

 


Abeler

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, J.

Benson, M.

Bills

Brynaert

Carlson

Champion

Clark

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Davnie

Dean

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Eken

Fabian

Falk

Franson

Fritz

Garofalo

Gauthier

Gottwalt

Greene

Greiling

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Hausman

Hayden

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Knuth

Koenen

Kriesel

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murdock

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Paymar

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersen, B.

Peterson, S.

Poppe

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Scalze

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Thissen

Tillberry

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wagenius

Wardlow

Westrom

Winkler

Woodard

Spk. Zellers


 

      A quorum was present.

 

      Atkins, Erickson, Laine and Ward were excused.

 

      Buesgens was excused until 12:35 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.


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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

 

 

Davids from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred: 

 

S. F. No. 887, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs, economic development, and housing; modifying certain programs; modifying fees and licensing, registration, and continuing education provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 116J.035, by adding a subdivision; 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 116L.04, subdivision 1; 181.723, subdivision 5; 182.6553, subdivision 6; 326B.04, subdivision 2; 326B.091; 326B.098; 326B.13, subdivision 8; 326B.148, subdivision 1; 326B.42, subdivisions 8, 9, 10, by adding subdivisions; 326B.435, subdivision 2; 326B.438; 326B.46, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2, 3; 326B.47, subdivisions 1, 3; 326B.49, subdivision 1; 326B.56, subdivision 1; 326B.58; 326B.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 9; 326B.821, subdivisions 1, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23; 326B.865; 326B.89, subdivisions 6, 8; 327.32, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1e; 327.33, subdivisions 1, 2; 341.321; Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 1, section 18; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 326B.82, subdivisions 4, 6; 326B.821, subdivision 3.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments to the unofficial engrossment: 

 

Pages 16 to 19, delete sections 2 to 4

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

 

 

      S. F. No. 887 was read for the second time.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

Falk, Koenen, Persell, Anzelc and Howes introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1342, A bill for an act relating to Canis latrans; providing a coyote conflict management option for counties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 348.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.


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Dettmer; Westrom; Hoppe; Murray; Nelson; Peterson, S.; Scalze; Mahoney; Norton; Barrett and Anderson, P., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1343, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity in certain cases involving the use of school facilities for recreational activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 466.03, subdivision 6e, by adding a subdivision.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.

 

 

Torkelson; Drazkowski; Swedzinski; Shimanski; Gunther; Dettmer; O'Driscoll; Quam; Fabian; Kiel; Anderson, P.; Schomacker; Vogel; Dill; Urdahl and LeMieur introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1344, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring certain procedures for an entity using state money to acquire land for designation as a wildlife management area or a scientific and natural area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.033, subdivision 3; 97A.145, subdivision 2.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.

 

 

Champion introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1345, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to contract bid preferences for highway construction projects; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.321.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.

 

 

Nelson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1346, A bill for an act relating to state land; authorizing private sale of certain lands; repealing Laws 2006, chapter 272, sections 1; 2.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.

 

 

Anderson, P.; Torkelson; Eken; Swedzinski; Urdahl; Shimanski and Ward introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1347, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Dairy Research, Teaching, and Consumer Education Authority; specifying duties and procedures; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32C.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance.


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Beard and Koenen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1348, A bill for an act relating to railroads; exempting certain railroad property from storm sewer or storm water utility assessments, levies, or charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 444.075, by adding a subdivision; 444.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 429.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.

 

 

Hamilton introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1349, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; adding a definition of residential programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 245A.11, subdivision 2; 326B.103, by adding a subdivision.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

 

 

Kath introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1350, A bill for an act relating to the arts; appropriating money for the Waseca Art Center.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Legacy Funding Division.

 

 

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

 

 

      The following messages were received from the Senate:

 

Mr. Speaker: 

 

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested: 

 

H. F. No. 1010, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural resources, commerce, and energy; creating accounts; modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying responsibilities and authorities; creating an advisory committee; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; modifying cooperative electric association petition provisions; repealing definitions and requirements; requiring rulemaking on wild rice standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.052, subdivision 4; 89.21; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 115A.1314; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115C.09, subdivision 3c; 115C.13; 116P.04, by adding a subdivision; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 216B.026, subdivision 1; 290.431; 290.432; 357.021, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16E; 84; 89; 97A; 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 84.027, subdivision 11; 116P.09, subdivision 4; 116P.14.

 

 

Cal R.  Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

      McNamara moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 1010, that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 5 members of the House, and that the House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing votes of the two houses.  The motion prevailed.


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Mr. Speaker: 

 

I hereby announce the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to the following Senate File: 

 

S. F. No. 1016, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, and the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute; modifying certain fees; modifying certain restrictions on farm disposal; clarifying the authority of certain entities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 17.135; 18B.03, subdivision 1; 18C.005, by adding a subdivision; 18C.111, by adding a subdivision; 18C.131; 18C.425, by adding a subdivision; 18D.201, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 18E.03, subdivision 4; 27.041, by adding a subdivision; 38.01; 373.01, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

 

The Senate respectfully requests that a Conference Committee be appointed thereon.  The Senate has appointed as such committee: 

 

Senators Magnus, Kubly, Dahms, Nienow and Miller.

 

Said Senate File is herewith transmitted to the House with the request that the House appoint a like committee.

 

Cal R.  Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

      Hamilton moved that the House accede to the request of the Senate and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 5 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 1016.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

Mr. Speaker: 

 

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted: 

 

S. F. No. 760.

 

Cal R.  Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

 

 

S. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the health and human services budget; modifying provisions related to continuing care, chemical and mental health, children and family services, human services licensing, health care programs, the Department of Health, and health licensing boards; appropriating money to the departments of health and human services and other health-related boards and councils; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; imposing fees; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 8.31, subdivisions 1, 3a; 62E.14, by adding a subdivision; 62J.04, subdivision 3; 62J.17, subdivision 4a; 62J.692, subdivisions 4, 7; 103I.005, subdivisions 2, 8, 12, by adding a subdivision; 103I.101, subdivisions 2, 5; 103I.105; 103I.111, subdivision 8; 103I.205, subdivision 4; 103I.208, subdivision 2; 103I.501; 103I.531, subdivision 5; 103I.535, subdivision 6; 103I.641; 103I.711, subdivision 1; 103I.715, subdivision 2; 119B.011, subdivision 13; 119B.09, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 119B.125, by adding a subdivision; 119B.13, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7; 144.125, subdivisions 1, 3; 144.128; 144.396, subdivisions 5, 6; 145.925, subdivision 1; 145.928, subdivisions 7, 8; 148.108, by adding a subdivision; 148.191, subdivision 2; 148.212, subdivision 1; 148.231; 151.07; 151.101; 151.102, by adding a subdivision; 151.12; 151.13, subdivision 1; 151.19; 151.25; 151.47,


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subdivision 1; 151.48; 152.12, subdivision 3; 245A.10, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 245A.11, subdivision 2b; 245A.143, subdivision 1; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 254B.03, subdivision 4; 254B.04, by adding a subdivision; 254B.06, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivisions 14, 24, 29, by adding a subdivision; 256.969, subdivision 2b; 256B.04, subdivision 18; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 3; 256B.057, subdivision 9; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivisions 8, 8a, 8b, 8c, 12, 13e, 17, 17a, 18, 19a, 25, 31a, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0651, subdivision 1; 256B.0652, subdivision 6; 256B.0653, subdivisions 2, 6; 256B.0911, subdivision 3a; 256B.0913, subdivision 4; 256B.0915, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3e, 3h, 6, 10; 256B.14, by adding a subdivision; 256B.431, subdivisions 2r, 32, 42, by adding a subdivision; 256B.437, subdivision 6; 256B.441, subdivisions 50a, 59; 256B.48, subdivision 1; 256B.49, subdivision 16a; 256B.69, subdivisions 4, 5a, by adding a subdivision; 256B.76, subdivision 4; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256D.031, subdivisions 6, 7, 9; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 256D.47; 256D.49, subdivision 3; 256E.30, subdivision 2; 256E.35, subdivisions 5, 6; 256J.12, subdivisions 1a, 2; 256J.37, by adding a subdivision; 256J.38, subdivision 1; 256L.04, subdivision 7; 256L.05, by adding a subdivision; 256L.11, subdivision 7; 256L.12, subdivision 9; 297F.10, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivision 10; 402A.10, subdivisions 4, 5; 402A.15; 518A.51; Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 18, section 3, subdivision 5; Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 15, section 3, subdivision 6; article 25, section 3, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 145; 148; 151; 214; 256; 256B; 256L; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 62J.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a, 6a, 8; 62J.321, subdivision 5a; 62J.381; 62J.41, subdivisions 1, 2; 103I.005, subdivision 20; 144.1464; 144.147; 144.1487; 144.1488, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 144.1489; 144.1490; 144.1491; 144.1499; 144.1501; 144.6062; 145.925; 145A.14, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245A.10, subdivision 5; 256.979, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 10; 256.9791; 256B.055, subdivision 15; 256B.0625, subdivision 8e; 256B.0653, subdivision 5; 256B.0756; 256D.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1e, 2; 256D.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 256D.031, subdivisions 5, 8; 256D.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 256D.0513; 256D.053, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256D.06, subdivisions 1, 1b, 2, 5, 7, 8; 256D.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 5, 6; 256D.10; 256D.13; 256D.15; 256D.16; 256D.35, subdivision 8b; 256D.46; Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 16, sections 6; 7; Minnesota Rules, parts 3400.0130, subpart 8; 4651.0100, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 16a, 18, 19, 20, 20a, 21, 22, 23; 4651.0110, subparts 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5; 4651.0120; 4651.0130; 4651.0140; 4651.0150; 9500.1243, subpart 3.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

 

 

FISCAL CALENDAR

 

 

      Pursuant to rule 1.22, Holberg requested immediate consideration of S. F. No. 958.

 

 

      S. F. No. 958 was reported to the House.

 

 

Cornish moved to amend S. F. No. 958, the unofficial engrossment, as follows: 

 

Page 25, line 14, after the semicolon, insert: 

 

"(10) a representative of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association;"

 

Page 25, line 15, delete "(10)" and insert "(11)"

 

 

      The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.


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S. F. No. 958, A bill for an act relating to public safety; acquiring an easement for the correctional facility in Faribault; appropriating money for the courts, public defenders, public safety, corrections, certain other criminal justice agencies, boards, and commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297I.06, subdivision 3.

 

 

      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 71 yeas and 59 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Abeler

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, M.

Bills

Buesgens

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Dean

Dettmer

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Fabian

Franson

Garofalo

Gottwalt

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Holberg

Hoppe

Howes

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Kriesel

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Murdock

Murray

Myhra

Nornes

O'Driscoll

Peppin

Petersen, B.

Quam

Runbeck

Sanders

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wardlow

Westrom

Woodard

Spk. Zellers


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Anzelc

Benson, J.

Brynaert

Carlson

Champion

Clark

Davnie

Dill

Dittrich

Eken

Falk

Fritz

Gauthier

Greene

Greiling

Hansen

Hausman

Hayden

Hilstrom

Hilty

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Knuth

Koenen

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Nelson

Norton

Paymar

Pelowski

Persell

Peterson, S.

Poppe

Rukavina

Scalze

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Thissen

Tillberry

Wagenius

Winkler


 

 

      The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.

 

 

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

 

 

H. F. No. 460, A bill for an act relating to State Fire Code; prohibiting sprinkler requirements in single-family dwellings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299F.011, by adding a subdivision.

 

 

      The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.


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      The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 90 yeas and 40 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Abeler

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, M.

Bills

Buesgens

Clark

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Davnie

Dean

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Eken

Fabian

Franson

Garofalo

Gottwalt

Greene

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Holberg

Hoppe

Hosch

Howes

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Koenen

Kriesel

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Marquart

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Murdock

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Peppin

Petersen, B.

Peterson, S.

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Simon

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wardlow

Westrom

Winkler

Woodard

Spk. Zellers


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Benson, J.

Brynaert

Carlson

Champion

Falk

Fritz

Gauthier

Greiling

Hansen

Hausman

Hayden

Hilstrom

Hilty

Hornstein

Hortman

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Knuth

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Mahoney

Mariani

Mullery

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Paymar

Pelowski

Persell

Poppe

Scalze

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Thissen

Tillberry

Wagenius


 

 

      The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

 

 

      Dean moved that the remaining bills on the Calendar for the Day be continued.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Myhra moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 91.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Smith moved that the name of Cornish be added as an author on H. F. No. 440.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER

 

      The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 12:

 

      LeMieur, Hamilton, Daudt, Davids and Eken.


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      The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1010:

 

      McNamara, Hackbarth, Torkelson, Hoppe and Dill.

 

      The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 1016:

 

      Hamilton; Anderson, P.; Shimanski; LeMieur and Eken.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Dean moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2011.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Dean moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2011.

 

 

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives


 


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