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House Committee Schedule

Updated Thursday, Feb. 28 at 9:45 a.m.



Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday


MONDAY, Feb. 25

8:15 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3575 (Bishop) Legislative approval of state employee collective bargaining agreement eliminated.
HF2587 (Kahn) Baseball; Minnesota Twins community ownership process provided.
HF2252 (Hilstrom) Hennepin County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor appointment and transition from an elected to an appointed board provided.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: Presentation of capital budget projects:
HF3067 (Clark, J.) Children's Theatre Company renovation and construction.
HF2994 (Bishop) Rochester art center construction.
HF3453 (Knoblach) St. Cloud civic center grant.
HF3345 (Dorman) Albert Lea port authority grant provided to remodel a building for use as a business incubator.
Note: The committee will reconvene Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. in 300N State Office Building to discuss its capital bonding proposal.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
DOC bonding requests.
Colin Powell Youth Center.
Camp Ripley Training Facility.
Statewide Interoperability Radio System.

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Carol Molnau
Agenda: HF3114 (Stanek) Transportation department radio communications system infrastructure funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF647 (Westerberg) East Bethel; Trunk Highway No. 65 improvement bonds issued.
HF3104 (Dorn) DM&E Railroad mitigation grants provided to cities, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2743 (Workman) Trunk Highway 212 multilane divided highway construction funding provided and money appropriated.
HF3065 (Workman) Trunk highway turnback and contemplated turnback rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3232 (Clark, J.) Minnesota transit operating and capital assistance funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Note: The committee will reconvene immediately after session in 5 State Office Building. (Session ended at 3:30 p.m.)


9:30 a.m.

***ADD***
RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Pawlenty
Agenda: Calendar for the Day for Tuesday, Feb. 26.


10:15 a.m.

CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3206 (McElroy) Health commissioner occupational safety responsibilities eliminated in certain instances and penalty limits for certain violations increased.
HF3031 (Mulder) Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act adopted, emergency declaration provisions modified, health conditions reporting required, and property control special powers authorized.
HF3240 (Clark, J.) Electronic voting authorized for cooperatives.
HF3048 (Workman) Criminal penalties for persons who promote, advocate, and take responsibility for criminal acts provided.
HF3579 (Holberg) Domestic abuse; misdemeanor standard clarified for violation of an order for protection or no contact order.
HF3584 (Holberg) Judgement calculation interest rate formulas modified.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF586 (Seifert) Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc.; floodwater control grant provided and money appropriated.
HF1386 (Ozment) Shoreland protection program established, grants provided, and money appropriated.
HF2543 (Clark, J.) New Ulm recreational trail construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2579 (Nornes) Fergus Falls solid waste combuster pollution control equipment upgrade grant provided, bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF2690 (Davids) Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) conservation reserve program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2776 (Mulder) Casey Jones trail capital planning, acquisition, and development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2885 (McElroy) Minnesota Zoological Garden facilities and business master plan phase I funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2892 (Tuma) Water and land resource improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3308 (Cassell) Solid waste capital assistance grants program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3451 (Holsten) School air quality; indoor real time air quality monitors pilot project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3560 (Bishop) Rochester multiple state agency regional office and fleet management facility construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2555 (Tingelstad) Metropolitan regional parks system funding provided and money appropriated.
HF3077 (Stang) Lake Koronis recreational trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2369 (Kuisle) Olmsted and Dodge county solid waste recovery facility grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2874 (Ozment) Dakota county farmland and natural areas protection grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3042 (Ozment) Scientific and natural area acquisition, restoration, and improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Note: The committee will reconvene at 4 p.m. in 500S State Office Building.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: 2002 Higher Education capital budget recommendations.
Note: The committee will reconvene immediately after session in 300S State Office Building to continue the capital budget recommendations discussion.

***CANCELED***
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: Cancel. To be announced.

Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2630 (Erhardt) Noncommercial seasonal recreational property exempted from the state property tax.
HF3476 (Anderson, I.) Levy limit base calculation modified.
HF3140 (Murphy) Local government aid city revenue base increased for Hermantown.
HF3454 (Lenczewski) Local government aid city aid base reduced as aid appropriations increase.


12:30 p.m.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
Agenda: Committee bonding recommendations.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT &
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jerry Dempsey
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3202 (Smith) Delano Public Utilities Commission increased to five members.
HF3169 (Vandeveer) Housing; municipal low-income housing authority specified
HF3499 (Entenza) St. Paul civil service separation retroactive effective date established.
HF2915 (Bakk) Cook County powers and authority in relation to the Cook County hospital district clarified, and maximum tax levy provided.
HF2987 (Bakk) Cook County Mineral Center cemetery conveyance to Grand Portage reservation authorized.
HF3192 (Bakk) Cook County road and bridge levy expenditure authorized.
HF2830 (Osthoff) St. Paul local bonding authority limits set through 2008.
HF2611 (Bernardy) Anoka County emergency radio system bonds and levy authorized.
HF3282 (Jennings) Cities authorized to establish cartways.

REGULATED INDUSTRIES
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3340 (Holsten) Requiring prevailing wage on specified electric energy generating plant or other energy facilities granted special tax treatment.
And other bills to be announced.
Presentation by Department of Commerce on energy and conservation report.


3 p.m.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.


4:30 p.m.

***ADD***
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
400S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: Committee bonding recommendations.


15 minutes after session

***CANCELED***
WAYS & MEANS
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. David Bishop
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.


TUESDAY, Feb. 26

(Note: Tuesday meeting times may change to accommodate the 9 a.m. floor session.)


7:45 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3031 (Mulder) Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act adopted, emergency declaration provisions modified, health conditions reporting required, and property control special powers authorized.


8 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2748 (Westrom) Independent School District No. 801, Browns Valley, early school year start authorized.
HF3400 (Seagren) Performing arts charter school city sponsorship authorized.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3203 (Kuisle) Vehicle and bicycle registration provisions modified, dealer transactions regulated, motor carrier fuel tax provisions reorganized, snowplow driver license exemption modified, and driver's license for emancipated minors authorized.
HF3328 (Molnau) Organ donors; organ donation education required as part of driver education programs.
HF3199 (Kuisle) Transportation provisions modified relating to closing highway right-of-way to all-terrain vehicles, motor carrier regulatory provisions, and budget reduction of construction district 1.
HF3393 (Boudreau) Limited driver's license issued to a person whose license has been suspended for nonpayment of child support under certain circumstances.


8:15 a.m.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
Take action on bonding requests.
Note: The committee will not reconvene after session.


9 a.m.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.


10:15 a.m.

***CANCELED***
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.


12:30 p.m.

***CANCELED***
AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: Finance committee recommendations for Capital Investment.

COMMERCE, JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HF3434 (Rhodes) Responsible lending act of 2002 adopted enacting restrictions on certain home loans.
HF3078 (Stang) Real estate industry licensee conduct regulated, disclosures modified, and investigations by commerce commissioner regulated.
HF3462 (Mulder) Funeral trust account provisions modified.
HF3342 (Gerlach) Discrimination against older homes prohibited in manufactured home park lots.


3 p.m. or after session at the call of the chair

***NOTE TIME AND ROOM***
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
SF2125 (Moe)/HF1359 (Ozment) Lottery ticket in-lieu tax disposition modified, state wildlife management area additions provided, land exchanges authorized, and Roseau County conservation land sale permitted.
SF2678 (Higgins)/HF2684 (Hackbarth) Game and hunting technical modifications and clarifications provided.
SF2674 (Krentz)/HF2920 (Ozment) Timber permit and lease provisions modified, prairie chicken hunting license created, turtling requirements modified, aquatic plant restoration provisions established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.
HF3519 (Ozment) Recyclable material container requirements for public entities application modified.


30 minutes after session or at the call of the chair

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: HF2841 (Penas) Local correctional fees defined to include room and board.
HF1934 (Stanek) National Crime Prevention and Criminal Data Privacy Compact.
HF3168 (Fuller) Department of Corrections initiatives - DWI clarification, etc.
HF3176 (Hilstrom) Felony offense for employing "runners" to procure clients.
HF3304 (Tuma) Crime of sexual misconduct against vulnerable adults expanded.
Note: Meeting time may change due to floor session. Please listen for announcement from committee chair on House floor regarding start time.


WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27

8:15 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS &
VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3029 (Boudreau) Energy building code requirements changed in certain instances.
HF3556 (Erhardt) Flag; state flag design task force established.
HF3531(Biernat) Affirmative action program modified.
HF3143 (Sertich) Economic development obsolete provisions eliminated, world trade center use modified, urban initiative program modified, wastewater and drinking water funding coordinated, and bonding authority increased.
HF3328 (Molnau) Organ donors; organ donation education required as part of driver education programs.
HF3575 (Bishop) Legislative approval of state employee collective bargaining agreement eliminated.
Note: If necessary, the committee will reconvene after session to complete the agenda.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2636 (Dorman) Farmland Foods Company employees extra unemployment benefits provided.
HF3109 (Gunther) Wastewater infrastructure funding program modified.

***CANCELED***
JUDICIARY FINANCE
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Elaine Harder
Agenda: HF2941 (Blaine) Allows an individual income tax subtraction for military pay.
HF3159 (Rifenberg) Eliminates the authority of the commissioner of revenue to terminate income tax reciprocity.
HF3014 (Huntley) Delays the date for the state to start collecting the Duluth sales tax.
HF3460 (Kuisle) Taxes delivery charges for aggregate materials and concrete block, and provides transition language for certain contracts signed prior to a change in sales tax definitions.
HF3510 (Dorman) Authorizes the city of Albert Lea to impose a local sales and use tax.
HF3522 (Dorman) Provides nexus rules for affiliated companies.

***CANCELED***
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Carol Molnau
Agenda: Canceled.
HF3602 (Molnau) Local road improvement fund established, standing appropriation provided, fund expenditure criteria specified, and bonds issued.
Bonding recommendations.


10:15 a.m.

CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3579 (Holberg) Domestic abuse; misdemeanor standard clarified for violation of an order for protection or no contact order.
HF3166 (Abeler) Human services continuing care programs technical provisions modified.
HF3443 (Juhnke) Nonprofit environmental learning center defined as municipality for purposes of tort claims.
HF3587 (Vandeveer) Electronic real estate records documentation standards modified relating to a pilot project.
HF3625 (Pawlenty) Internet regulation.
Note: Any bills not heard will be carried over to Thursday, Feb. 28, in 500N State Office Building at 3:30 p.m.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2545 (Leppik) Residential facilities educational services bargaining unit study committee established, and money appropriated.
Witnesses: Jeanette June, President, State Residential Schools Association; Ed Schones, Minnesota State College Faculty; Cheryl Furrer, Education Minnesota; Jerry Waters, Legislative Liaison, Department of Children, Families and Learning; Marcie Sorenson, Education Liaison, Department of Corrections.

***CANCELED***
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2744 (Fuller) Electric generation facility personal property tax exemption provided.
HF2974 (Ruth) Electric generation facility personal property tax exemption provided
HF3229 (Holsten) Income tax credit provided for land donated for conservation purposes, and property tax classification provided for certain unimproved land bordering a lake.
HF3325 (Rifenberg) Agricultural mortgage registry tax provision modified
HF3628 (Abrams) Electric generation facility personal property tax exemption provided, and hydroelectric generating facilities construction materials sales tax exemption provided.
HF2833 (Bradley) Third-party purchasers required to comply with provisions authorizing transfer of health care provider tax.
HF2937 (Abrams) Corporate franchise tax phasing-in apportionment based solely on sales.


12 noon

***ADD***
Conference Committee
SF1495 Agriculture Policy Bill
107 State Capitol
Chrs. Rep. Tim Finseth, Sen. Steve Murphy


12:30 p.m.

***CANCELED***
AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

***ADD***
COMMERCE, JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HF3169 (Vandeveer) Housing; municipal low-income housing authority specified.
Bills not finished during Tuesday's hearing may be added to this agenda.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2805 (Mulder) At-home infant child care program family income definition modified.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jerry Dempsey
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2808 (Holsten) Washington County motor vehicle registration renewal electronic processing authorized, and additional fee imposed for payment by credit card.
HF2873 (Wilkin) Client-directed support programs provided.
HF3509 (Howes) Housing and redevelopment officers conflict of interest exception provided.
HF2906 (Abrams) Hennepin County board real property leasing and off-street parking facility construction limitations removed.
HF3506 (Ozment) State and local auditing procedures and reporting practices modified.
HF3519 (Ozment) Recyclable material container requirements for public entities application modified.
HF1524 (Leppik) Phosphorus fertilizer use regulated.
HF3367 (Tuma) State and local government public notice required before transferring ownership or changing the use of publicly owned undeveloped land.
HF3435 (Lenczewski) Hennepin County design-build contracts provided.


3 p.m.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.


4 p.m. or 15 minutes after session

***ADD***
WAYS & MEANS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. David Bishop
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE*** HF1683 (Paulsen) Electrician licensing provisions modified.
HF289 (Daggett) Four-year terms provided for representatives and senators and constitutional amendment proposed.


6 p.m.

Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims
500N State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Bill Haas, Sen. Steve Murphy
Agenda: Claims against the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Note: All other claims against various departments will be heard during the 2002 Interim.


Immediately following session

***ADD***
RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Pawlenty
Agenda: Calendar for the Day for Thursday, Feb. 28.
Initiative and Referendum.


30 minutes after session

***ADD***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: HF1868 (Davids) Health insurance mandatory statewide plan for school district employees established, postretirement health insurance coverage provided through individual trust funds, labor-management design team established, and money appropriated.


THURSDAY, Feb. 28

8 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3317 (Seagren) Education obsolete provisions amended and repealed.
HF2964 (Mares) K-12 education programs provided including general education, education excellence, special education, facilities and technology, and nutrition and other programs.


8:15 a.m.

HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3236 (Jacobson) Human services continuing care programs modified.
HF2678 (Solberg) Medical assistance prepayment demonstration project provisions modification.
HF3346 (Mulder) Interstate telemedicine services regulated.
HF3350 (Abeler) Dentistry; donated dental services program established, and money appropriated.
HF3359 (Abeler) Nurse protocols modified.
HF3245 (Boudreau) Health care programs technical provisions modified.
HF3276 (Boudreau) Tribal health professionals established as medical assistance providers, and certain health services reimbursed.
HF2993 (Howes) Nursing overtime limits provided.
More bills may be added.
Note: If necessary, this meeting will continue in 10 State Office Building 30 minutes after session.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2662 (Stanek) Interstate Compact for adult offenders.
HF3168 (Fuller) DUI mandatory sentencing clarified, sex offender treatment co-payment provided, and incarcerated deaths record provisions modified.
HF2958 (Vandeveer) Law enforcement income tax checkoff provided to fund benefits for survivors of law enforcement officers and firefighters, and provide maintenance of peace officer and firefighter memorial.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3203 (Kuisle) Vehicle and bicycle registration provisions modified, dealer transactions regulated, motor carrier fuel tax provisions reorganized, snowplow driver license exemption modified, and driver's license for emancipated minors authorized. (Continued)
HF3199 (Kuisle) Transportation provisions modified relating to closing highway right-of-way to all-terrain vehicles, motor carrier regulatory provisions, and budget reduction of construction district 1.
HF3305 (Rukavina) Commercial motor vehicle traffic regulations modified, weight restrictions authority transferred to counties, fines reallocated, and previous appropriation reduced.
HF3076 (Knoblach) Funeral procession escort private vehicle authorized to use flashing red lights and to access traffic control signal override system.
HF3047 (Kuisle) Joint county highway status provisions, requirements mandating a list of engineers and rule transmission to county auditors, and obsolete rules abolished; commissioner authority modified, and driveway design standards repealed.


10:15 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3494 (Stanek) Guilty but mentally ill verdict.
HF2904 (Larson) Requiring repair of expended airbags.
HF3221 (Eastlund) Minnesota code of military justice revised.
HF3613 (Tuma) Sex offenders; ten-year conditional release period imposed, ten-year felony offense provided for certain crimes, aggravated harassing conduct definition clarified, and penalties prescribed.
HF3579 (Holberg) Domestic abuse misdemeanor standard clarified for violation of order for protection.
HF2613 (Tuma) Firearms; persons convicted of a crime of violence prohibited from possessing firearms for life.
Note: This meeting may extend until 2 p.m. as needed to complete the agenda.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2252 (Hilstrom) Hennepin County soil and water conservation district supervisor appointment and transition from an elected to an appointed board provided.
HF3209 (Holsten) Petrofund contractor and consultant provisions modified and application requirements for certain petrofund reimbursements modified.
HF3052 (Peterson) Permission to work in public waters requirement clarified and criteria for wetland replacement plans modified.
Note: Additional bills may be added. If necessary, committee will resume in 300S State Office Building 30 minutes after session.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3127 (Mares) Pension fund facilities lease authorized to deferred compensation service providers.
HF2764 (Abrams) Unicameral legislature established and constitutional amendment provided.
HF2968 (Vandeveer) Legislative and constitutional officer salary decrease provided.

TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
Public finance bills to be announced.
HF2655 (Pawlenty) Property tax deferral extended on art park property.
HF2836 (Gunther) Region Nine Development Commission authorized to establish a specific nonprofit corporation to reduce the region's dependence on tax dollars.
HF2879 (Abrams) County and municipal public finance definitions and authorizations modified.
HF2978 (Cassell) Alexandria; lakes area economic development authority established, powers granted, and duties prescribed.
HF3288 (Abrams) Metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures annual financing provided.
HF3392 (Winter) Southwest Regional Development Commission debt retirement or service levy authorized, and local bonds authorized.
HF2747 (Solberg) Itasca and Koochiching tourism, agricultural, and industrial development spending limit increased.
HF2915 (Bakk) Cook County powers and authority in relation to the Cook County hospital district clarified, and maximum tax levy provided.


12:30 p.m.

***CANCELED***
AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

***CANCELED***
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: Canceled. Committee introduction of House Capital Investment language.

COMMERCE, JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2750 (Larson) Unemployment; extra benefits provided for workers laid off from airline and related industries.
HF3206 (McElroy) Health commissioner occupational safety responsibilities eliminated in certain instances and penalty limits for certain violations increased.
HF3614 (Mullery/Gunther) Residential tenant reports provided, and civil fine increased for violation of applicant screening fee provisions.
HF1800 (Stang) Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Bloomington hotel on-sales at hotels authorized and exempted from on-sale hours restrictions.
Other bills may be added.


1 p.m.

***CANCELED***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES FINANCE
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep Kevin Goodno
Agenda: Canceled. Discussion of documents.
Bills may be heard. Other topics may be discussed.

***ADD***
WAYS & MEANS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. David Bishop
Agenda: HF1683 (Paulsen) Electrician licensing provisions modified.
HF289 (Daggett) Four-year terms provided for representatives and senators and constitutional amendment proposed.


3 p.m.

***ADD***
THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.


3:30 p.m. or after session

***ADD***
CIVIL LAW
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF3625 (Pawlenty) Internet regulation.
HF3434 (Rhodes) Responsible lending act of 2002 adopted enacting restrictions on certain home loans.
HF3443 (Juhnke) Nonprofit environmental learning center defined as municipality for purposes of tort claims.
HF1934 (Stanek) National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact ratified providing for an electronic information sharing system between state and federal government to access criminal history data.
HF3048 (Workman) Criminal penalties for persons who promote, advocate, and take responsibility for criminal acts provided.
HF3342 (Gerlach) Discrimination against older homes prohibited in manufactured home park lots.


FRIDAY, March 1

8:15 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS &
VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.

***CANCELED***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep Kevin Goodno
Agenda: Canceled. Adjustments to spending programs.
Bills may be heard. Other topics may be discussed.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF2989 (Haas) Health information data classified, certain continuing education requirements regulated, contractor's recovery fund regulated, uniform conveyancing forms adopted, and obsolete rules repealed.
HF3082 (Jennings) Wage credits earned by school food service employees used for specified unemployment benefit purposes.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: To be announced.


10:15 a.m.

***ADD***
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: No bills will be heard at this meeting.
General budget reduction discussion.
Agenda subject to cancellation.
Note: If necessary, meeting will be continued in the afternoon in 5 State Office Building.

***CANCELED***
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: Canceled. To be announced.

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: To be announced.


10:30 a.m.

***CANCELED***
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: Canceled. Discussion of House Capital Investment Bill.


12:15 p.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
CRIME PREVENTION
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: To be announced.
Note: This meeting will occur if needed to complete Second Committee Deadline bills. The meeting is scheduled to last until 6 p.m. as needed to complete the agenda.

1 p.m.

***ADD***
Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government
224 State Capitol
Chr. Sen. Ann H. Rest
Agenda: Metropolitan Council reserve funds. Metropolitan Council grants.
Blueprint 2030.



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