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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

SPECIAL SESSION - 2005

 

_____________________

 

FIRST DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, May 24, 2005

 

 

In obedience to the Proclamation of the Honorable Tim Pawlenty, Governor of the State of Minnesota, summoning the two houses of the Legislature to meet in Special Session, the members of the House of Representatives assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Saint Paul on Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of May 2005 at 12:01 a.m.

 

 

PROCLAMATION FOR SPECIAL SESSION 2005

 

Whereas, The Eighty-Fourth Legislature will adjourn from its 2005 session without enacting legislation essential to the health, well-being and safety of the citizens of Minnesota; and

 

Whereas, The unfinished matters of the Legislature include essential laws regarding agriculture, economic development, education, environment, health, human services, transportation, taxes, and the orderly functioning of state government; and

 

Whereas, After the time permitted by law for passage of such legislation during the 2005 regular session expires, an extraordinary occasion as envisioned by Article IV, Section 12 of the Minnesota Constitution is thereby created; and

 

Whereas, The people of Minnesota are best served by avoidance of a government shutdown and a prompt conclusion of legislative business.

 

Now Therefore, I, Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota, do hereby summon you, members of the Legislature, to convene in Special Session one minute after the last house of the Legislature adjourns its regular session on Monday, May 23, 2005, pursuant to Article IV, Section 12, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota to be affixed at the State Capitol this twenty-third day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and five, and of the State the one hundred forty-seventh.

 

Mary Kiffmeyer Tim Pawlenty

Secretary of State Governor

 

At the hour of 12:01 a.m. and pursuant to the Proclamation of the Governor and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2004, Section 3.073, the Honorable Steve Sviggum, Speaker of the House, called the House of Representatives to order.


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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

Abrams

Anderson, B.

Anderson, I.

Atkins

Beard

Bernardy

Blaine

Bradley

Brod

Buesgens

Carlson

Charron

Clark

Cornish

Cox

Cybart

Davids

Davnie

Dean

DeLaForest

Demmer

Dempsey

Dill

Dittrich

Dorman

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, J.

Johnson, R.

Johnson, S.

Juhnke

Kahn

Kelliher

Klinzing

Knoblach

Koenen

Kohls

Krinkie

Lanning

Larson

Latz

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lieder

Lillie

Loeffler

Magnus

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

McNamara

Meslow

Moe

Mullery

Murphy

Nelson, M.

Nelson, P.

Newman

Nornes

Olson

Opatz

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.

 

 

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2004, Section 3.073, the Speaker declared the House of Representatives organized for the 2005 Special Session.

 

 

Paulsen moved that the Chief Clerk be and is hereby instructed to inform the Senate and the Governor by message that the House of Representatives is now duly organized pursuant to law for this Special Session. The motion prevailed.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Paulsen moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Thursday, May 26, 2005. The motion prevailed.

 

Paulsen moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, May 26, 2005.

 

 

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives