THURSDAY, April 5
8:15 a.m.
EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF1015 (Mares) Family, early childhood, and K-12 education programs
administrative and funding provision modifications.
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF531 (Johnson, R.) Hospital construction and new nursing facility bed
exceptions provided.
HF795 (Johnson, S.) Ramsey County project ReConnect grants provided and
money appropriated.
HF1006 (Dawkins) Mental illness and chemical dependency facility
supplementary service rate increase deadline for county negotiation
extended and money appropriated.
HF1030 (Lenczewski) Bloomington nursing facility replacement exception to
moratorium provided, rate increased, and money appropriated.
HF1117 (Jennings) Pine City nursing facility replacement bed moratorium
exception provided.
HF1962 (Marquart) Wilkin County nursing facility bed moratorium exception
provided.
HF2146 (Milbert) South St. Paul nursing home bed moratorium exception
provided and money appropriated.
HF2172 (Clark, J.) Nursing facility separate therapy billing requirement
exemption provisions modified and money appropriated.
HF2303 (Huntley) Duluth nursing home moratorium exception provided.
HF2246 (Bradley) Nursing facility operating rates compensation-related
portion increased and money appropriated.
More bills may be added.
JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2151(Hilstrom) Camp Ripley program for at-risk youth continued, and
money appropriated.
HF1519 (J.Clark) Sex offender DNA submission requirements expanded,
penalty increased for fleeing a peace officer resulting in death, crime of
aiding an offender expanded, and domestic abuse case evidence provisions
modified.
HF2227 (Gray) Gang prevention and intervention grant pilot project
authorized
and money appropriated.
Other bills to be added.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF663 (Biernat); SF1017 (Terwilliger) Traffic signal violation citations by
photographic evidence authorized, local programs requirements provided,
penalties imposed, and money appropriated. Judiciary.
HF760 (Osskopp); SF653 (Murphy) State patrol fine distribution modified,
trooper training account established and fund uses specified, and money
appropriated.
HF1404 (Kuisle); SF1709 (Johnson, Dean) Towed implements of husbandry
provided an exemption from lamp display requirement.
HF1527 (Kuisle); SF1409 (Kelly, R.C.) Driver's license agreement act
adopted, motor vehicle and motor vehicle dealer regulations modified,
electronic accident reporting authorized, and clarifying changes provided.
HF1596 (Workman); SF1599 (Chaudhary) Wheelchair-accessible vehicles
authorized for use in metropolitan taxicab service.
HF1705 (Juhnke); SF1457 (Johnson, Dean) Driver's license account in special
revenue fund created, proceeds of fees relating to functions of department
of public safety allocated, and money appropriated.
HF2158 (Abrams); SF1997 (Pogemiller) Metropolitan area transit and
paratransit annual funding capital expenditures provided.
10:15 a.m.
CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: House Resolution #10 (Molnau) Commending Chaska Police Officers
Brady Juell and Mike Kleber.
SF229/HF372 (McGuire) Crime victim notice of expungement proceedings
[continued from March 1st hearing]
SF773/HF782 (McGuire) Electronic alcohol monitoring recidivism and
conditional release violation rates study required.
HF1315 (Fuller) State Fire Marshal additional duties specified; Fire Marshal
account created; and money appropriated.
Note: Additional bills will be added.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF1782 (Otremba) Long Prairie River declared a canoe and boating route.
HF765 (Holsten) Lottery ticket revenue dedicated for natural resource
purposes reduction eliminated.
HF382 (Rukavina) Seasonal firefighter force maintained by department of
natural resources, and temporary emergency firefighters made eligible for
unemployment insurance.
HF1591 (Ozment) Aquatic restoration grants authorized, administrative
penalty orders provided for commercial aquatic activity, decoy regulations
and turtle licensing modified, conservation law enforcement provided, and
penalties prescribed.
HF1828 (Ozment) Wetland replacement and classification provisions
modified, wetland delineator certification program established, rulemaking
authorized, and money appropriated.
Note: If the agenda is not completed, the committee will meet in 5 State
Office Building after session.
Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2133 (Gunther) Waste tire-fueled electric generation facility tax
exemptions provided.
HF2045 (Dawkins) Biomass electrical generating facility machinery and
property exempted from property taxes.
HF2236 (Mulder) Wind energy electricity production tax provided in lieu of
property tax.
HF2142 (Gleason) Low-income rental housing class rate established.**
Continued from Monday, April 2, 2001 **
Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Elaine Harder
Agenda: HF1848 (Knoblach) Reduces the marriage penalties on individual
income taxation.
HF1976 (Knoblach) Exempts the purchase of construction materials and
equipment used in construction of a water treatment facility in the City of
Waite Park from sales and use taxes.
HF1995 (Bernardy) Allows the full deductibility from individual income taxes
of health insurance premiums.
HF1695 (Mulder) Sales made by certain small town businesses exempted
from taxation.
HF2082 (Mulder) Exempts the purchase of construction materials and
equipment used in construction of a school in Independent School District No.
2689, Pipestone-Jasper from sales and use taxes.
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: HF218 (Krinkie) State Government Finance Bill. Section 12,
Department of Administration.
Additional bills may be added.
12:30 p.m.
AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: To be announced.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: To be announced.
COMMERCE, JOBS &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HF1950 (Gunther) Relating to employment; removing references to
search firms in the employment agencies law.
HF1931 (Davnie) Relating to occupational safety and health; providing data
practices provisions for occupational safety and health investigations.
HF1893 (Sertich) Relating to employment; regulating payment of wages;
prohibiting employers from requiring employees or job applicants to pay for
background checks or training.
HF1369 (Leighton) Relating to economic security; exempting certain advisory
councils from expiration; modifying requirements for the rehabilitation
council for the blind.
HF1872 (Marquart) Relating to vocational rehabilitation; making technical
changes; modifying procedures for grants to rehabilitation facilities.
Other bills may be added.
3 p.m.
THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.
After session at the call of the chair
LOCAL GOVERNMENT &
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jerry Dempsey
Agenda: To be announced. Monitor paper and electronic bulletins.
After Local Government meeting, after session, at the call of the
chair
Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council and Agencies/ LOCAL
GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Buesgens
Agenda: To be announced.
FRIDAY, April 6
7:30 a.m.
***ADD***
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: Carry-over day ‹ any bills not heard Tues. or Thurs.
8:15 a.m.
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS &
VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Kevin Goodno
Agenda: HF985 (Knoblach) Respite care for family adult foster care
providers program established.
HF1607 (Tuma) Residential and day habilitation service costs county
responsibility eliminated.
HF713 (Boudreau) Day training and habilitation services medical assistance
coverage provided, waiver request required, and money appropriated.
HF2272 (Abeler) Anoka County nursing facility rate adjustment provided.
HF2259 (Gunther) Martin County nursing home rate increase provided and
money appropriated.
HF2260 (Gunther) Martin County nursing home rate increase authorized and
money appropriated.
HF2098 (Murphy) Group residential housing supplementary service rate
modified for facilities serving persons with mental illnesses or chemical
dependencies modified.
HF2050 (Molnau) Carver County nursing facility rate increase provided.
HF2089 (Dibble) Minneapolis board and care facility rate increase provided.
HF1633 (Boudreau) Hennepin County group residential housing supplementary
rate modified for specified facilities.
HF2238 (Bradley) Olmsted County transferred to geographic group III for
nursing facility reimbursement, Olmsted county facilities rate increase
provided, and money appropriated.
HF2245 (Bradley) Olmsted County nursing facilities rates increased and
money appropriated.
JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: HF224 (Anderson, I.) Koochiching County; big bear country
education center construction appropriation provided.
HF609 (Anderson, I.) Koochiching County Big Bear Country education center
construction grant authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF664 (Anderson, I.) Koochiching County regional cold weather testing
facility construction grant provided, bonds issued, and money.
HF1475 (Walz) Ironton; Cuyuna range technology center grant provided and
money appropriated.
HF1670 (Cassell) Previous wastewater infrastructure funding program
provision effective date applied.
HF1741 (Gunther) Biogas recovery facilities included in the renewable energy
production incentive program.
HF1750 (Gunther) Renewable energy production incentive payments provided.
HF1712 (Kubly) Minnesota rural partners grant provided and money
appropriated.
10:15 a.m.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2065 (Finseth) Red River north of East Grand Forks hydraulic study grant
provided and money appropriated.
HF1770 (Finseth) Ring dike construction grants provided and money
appropriated.
HF1771 (Finseth) Red River basin flood hazard mitigation grants provided.
references to subwatershed projects removed, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.
HF1989 (Davids) Flood mitigation and prevention grants provided to
southeastern Minnesota counties and money appropriated.
HF1225(Osthoff) Saint Paul greenway corridor funding provided, bonds
issued, and money appropriated.
HF1083(Fuller) Beaver damage control grants provided and money
appropriated.
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: To be announced.
TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF1012 (Buesgens) Scott County housing and redevelopment
authority references clarified and economic authority powers specified.
HF1099 (Osthoff) Authorizes the issuance of G.O. bonds to finance and
implement improvements to the city's technology infrastructure.
HF1298 (Jennings) Authorizes a joint powers board that owns and operates
sewage treatment facilities to issue g.o. bonds backed by the full faith and
credit of the member governmental units.
HF1320 (Lindner) Authorizes an economic development authority in Hassan
township.
HF962 (Cassell) Provides for county hospital borrowing authority;
establishes uniform approach to governmental borrowing; modernizes
hospital board membership.
12 noon
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
316 State Capitol
Chr. Sen. Dean Johnson
Agenda: To be announced.
12:30 p.m.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT &
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jerry Dempsey
Agenda: To be announced. Monitor paper and electronic bulletins.
After Local Government meeting at the call of the chair
Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council and Agencies/ LOCAL
GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Buesgens
Agenda: To be announced.
1 p.m.
Legislative Commission on the Economic Status of Women
300S State Office Building
Chr. Sen. Becky Lourey
Agenda: Organizational meeting.
Approval of proposed budget.
LOOKING AHEAD...
TUESDAY, April 10
7 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: HF1054 (Johnson); SF257(Day)
I-394 "sane lanes" use by single-occupant vehicles study and report required,
and money appropriated.
HF1662 (Workman); SF1165 (Johnson, Dave) Metropolitan transportation
improvement board established, one-half cent metro sales tax election
required, one-half cent metro sales tax and motor vehicle excise tax
authorized, revenue dedicated, and money appropriated. Local Government
HF1488 (Workman); SF1769 (Ourada) Speed limits in highway work zones
provisions modified, seasonal highway weight limitations modified,
commissioner of transportation allowed to convey interest in certain land to
property owners, and obsolete provisions repealed.
HF1728 (Workman); SF1986 (Kelly, R.C.) Transit assistance fund
expenditures restriction; motor vehicle sales tax revenues allocation
modification, constitutional amendment.
HF362 (Westrom); SF326 (Vickerman) Diesel fuel minimum biodiesel fuel
content specified.
