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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

 

EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION - 2013

 

_____________________

 

TWENTY-FIRST DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, March 5, 2013

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was called to order by Melissa Hortman, Speaker pro tempore.

 

      Prayer was offered by the Reverend Tim Johnson, Cherokee Park United Church, St. Paul, 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

Albright

Allen

Anderson, M.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Atkins

Barrett

Beard

Benson, J.

Benson, M.

Bernardy

Bly

Brynaert

Carlson

Clark

Daudt

Dean, M.

Dehn, R.

Dettmer

Dorholt

Drazkowski

Erickson, R.

Erickson, S.

Fabian

Falk

Faust

Fischer

FitzSimmons

Franson

Freiberg

Fritz

Garofalo

Green

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Halverson

Hamilton

Hansen

Hausman

Hertaus

Hilstrom

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Howe

Huntley

Isaacson

Johnson, B.

Johnson, C.

Johnson, S.

Kahn

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kresha

Laine

Leidiger

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lien

Lillie

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mahoney

Marquart

Masin

McNamar

Melin

Metsa

Moran

Morgan

Mullery

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Myhra

Nelson

Newberger

Newton

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

O'Neill

Paymar

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersburg

Poppe

Pugh

Quam

Radinovich

Rosenthal

Runbeck

Sanders

Savick

Sawatzky

Schoen

Schomacker

Scott

Selcer

Simon

Simonson

Sundin

Swedzinski

Theis

Torkelson

Uglem

Urdahl

Ward, J.A.

Ward, J.E.

Wills

Winkler

Woodard

Yarusso

Zerwas


 

      A quorum was present.

 

      Cornish, Davids, Davnie, Dill, Erhardt, Loeffler, Mariani, McDonald, McNamara, Slocum, Thissen, Wagenius and Zellers were excused.

 

      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

 

 

Mariani from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to begin the school year before Labor Day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.40.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120A.40, is amended to read:

 

120A.40 SCHOOL CALENDAR.

 

(a) Except for learning programs during summer, flexible learning year programs authorized under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127, and learning year programs under section 124D.128, A district must not may commence an elementary or secondary school year before Labor Day, except as provided under paragraph (b) it shall not hold a school day on the Thursday and Friday immediately preceding Labor Day.  Days devoted to teachers' workshops may be held before Labor Day.  Districts that enter into cooperative agreements are encouraged to adopt similar school calendars.

 

(b) A district may begin the school year on any day before Labor Day:

 

(1) to accommodate a construction or remodeling project of $400,000 or more affecting a district school facility;

 

(2) if the district has an agreement under section 123A.30, 123A.32, or 123A.35 with a district that qualifies under clause (1); or

 

(3) if the district agrees to the same schedule with a school district in an adjoining state.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and later."

 

 

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

      Abeler; Ward, J.A., and Lesch introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1238, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearings; requiring the use of NETStudy for


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background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4; 119B.125, subdivision 1b; 168.012, subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 5, 11; 245A.06, subdivision 1; 245A.07, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivisions 2a, 5a; 245A.146, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245A.65, subdivision 1; 245A.66, subdivision 1; 245B.02, subdivision 10; 245B.04; 245B.05, subdivisions 1, 7; 245B.07, subdivisions 5, 9, 10; 245C.04; 245C.05, subdivision 6; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245C.20, subdivision 1; 245C.22, subdivision 1; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245C.24, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.29, subdivision 2; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 18d; 256.045, subdivision 3b; 268.19, subdivision 1; 471.346; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245B.02, subdivision 8a; 245B.07, subdivision 7a.

 

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

 

 

Abeler; Ward, J.A., and Lesch introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1239, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearings; requiring the use of NETStudy for background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4; 119B.125, subdivision 1b; 168.012, subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 5, 11; 245A.06, subdivision 1; 245A.07, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivisions 2a, 5a; 245A.146, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245A.65, subdivision 1; 245A.66, subdivision 1; 245B.02, subdivision 10; 245B.04; 245B.05, subdivisions 1, 7; 245B.07, subdivisions 5, 9, 10; 245C.04; 245C.05, subdivision 6; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245C.20, subdivision 1; 245C.22, subdivision 1; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245C.24, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.29, subdivision 2; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 18d; 256.045, subdivision 3b; 268.19, subdivision 1; 471.346; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245B.02, subdivision 8a; 245B.07, subdivision 7a.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

 

 

Abeler; Ward, J.A., and Lesch introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1240, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearings; requiring the use of NETStudy for background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4; 119B.125, subdivision 1b; 168.012, subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 5, 11; 245A.06, subdivision 1; 245A.07, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivisions 2a, 5a; 245A.146, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245A.65, subdivision 1; 245A.66, subdivision 1; 245B.02, subdivision 10; 245B.04; 245B.05, subdivisions 1, 7; 245B.07, subdivisions 5, 9, 10; 245C.04; 245C.05, subdivision 6; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245C.20, subdivision 1; 245C.22, subdivision 1; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245C.24, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.29, subdivision 2; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 18d; 256.045, subdivision 3b; 268.19, subdivision 1; 471.346; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245B.02, subdivision 8a; 245B.07, subdivision 7a.

 

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


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Dettmer, Howe, Newton, Persell and Leidiger introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1241, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money to public safety for a grant for training community safety personnel about the use of de-escalation techniques for dealing with veterans returning from active military service in combat zones.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

 

 

Urdahl and Torkelson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1242, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the state fire marshal to make the fire code available to the general public; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.02, subdivision 6.

 

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

 

 

Atkins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1243, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying securities registration and franchise registration provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 80A.41; 80A.54; 80A.58; 80A.61; 80A.66; 80C.08, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Atkins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1244, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating unclaimed property; enacting and modifying the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of 1995 adopted and recommended for passage by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; making conforming changes in state law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16A.45, subdivisions 1, 4; 58.06, subdivision 2; 58.13, subdivision 1; 80C.03; 136G.09, subdivision 10; 198.231; 270B.14, subdivision 17; 276.19, subdivision 4; 308A.711, subdivision 1; 354B.25, subdivision 6; 356.65, subdivision 2; 624.68; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 345.31; 345.32; 345.321; 345.33; 345.34; 345.35; 345.36; 345.37; 345.38; 345.381; 345.39; 345.40; 345.41; 345.42, subdivisions 1, 4; 345.43, subdivisions 2a, 3; 345.44; 345.45; 345.46; 345.47; 345.48, subdivision 1; 345.485; 345.49; 345.50; 345.51; 345.515; 345.52; 345.525; 345.53; 345.54; 345.55; 345.56; 345.57; 345.58; 345.59; 345.60.

 

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

 

 

Abeler, Schomacker and Fritz introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1245, A bill for an act relating to human services; adjusting long-term care provider payments to reflect the cost of assessments under the Affordable Care Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.


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Anzelc and Radinovich introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1246, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; requiring a study of the Iron Range fiscal disparities program; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

Zerwas; Schoen; Cornish; Hilstrom; Rosenthal; Howe; Anderson, S.; Freiberg; Simon; Lohmer; Kieffer and Simonson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to public safety; imposing a mandatory minimum sentence on prisoners who commit assaults in jails and workhouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.2231, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Fritz; Abeler; Ward, J.A.; Nornes and Newton introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1248, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for Advocating Change Together.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

 

 

Newton introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1249, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; extending the tax to certain snack foods; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 297A.61, by adding a subdivision; 297A.67, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Torkelson and Swedzinski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1250, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota Inventors Congress.

 

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

 

 

Lenczewski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1251, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; providing for federal conformity under certain conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

 

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


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Dettmer; Ward, J.E.; Hamilton; Hackbarth and Radinovich introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1252, A bill for an act relating to public health; limiting the Board of Medical Practice from bringing a disciplinary action against a physician for prescribing, administering, or dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy for chronic Lyme disease.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

 

 

Anderson, P.; Hamilton; Swedzinski; Torkelson and Urdahl introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1253, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying exemptions for wetland replacement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2241, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Simonson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1254, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Duluth to issue a 3.2 malt liquor license for the premises known as Wheeler Field.

 

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

 

 

Johnson, S.; Atkins; Masin; Savick; Marquart and Persell introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1255, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; broadband; establishing the Office of Broadband Development in the Department of Employment and Economic Development and assigning it duties; requiring the Department of Transportation to post a database on its Web site; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 237.012, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 161; 237.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.

 

 

Anderson, P., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1256, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a water treatment plant in the city of Garfield; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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


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Yarusso; Urdahl; Selcer; Mariani; Davnie; Erickson, R.; Dehn, R.; Sawatzky; Ward, J.E.; Brynaert; Ward, J.A.; Bly and Persell introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1257, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying basic skills requirements for teacher candidates and licensure; establishing an advisory task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.18, subdivision 2; 122A.23, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Lesch and Abeler introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1258, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to disqualification from working in human services licensed programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.14, subdivision 1.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

 

 

Mullery introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1259, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying background study requirements for individuals with juvenile court records; modifying the commissioner's authority to grant a variance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivision 4; 245C.04, by adding a subdivision; 245C.17, subdivisions 2, 3; 245C.22, subdivision 5; 245C.24, subdivision 2.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

 

 

Atkins, Bernardy, Mahoney and Winkler introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1260, A bill for an act relating to political contributions; to ensure equal protection by requiring certain political contributions and expenditures be from funds subject to individual income tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 211B.15, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Kresha and Erickson, R., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1261, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; expanding the class of persons eligible for disability license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 168.021, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Kresha; Ward, J.E., and Anderson, M., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1262, A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; appropriating money from the parks and trails fund for Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail.

 

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


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Sawatzky and Howe introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1263, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; making an appropriation for construction of segments of marked Trunk Highway 23 as a four-lane divided highway; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Sundin; Atkins; Johnson, S.; Beard and Schoen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1264, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating residential mortgage loan counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 58.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58.

 

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

 

 

Hansen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1265, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the definition of decontaminate for purposes of the invasive species chapter; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.01, subdivision 3a.

 

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

 

 

Winkler and Sundin introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1266, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring employers to provide notice of business closings and mass layoffs; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.976.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.

 

 

Sundin introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1267, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public water.

 

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

 

 

Sundin introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1268, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Moose Lake to impose a local sales and use tax.

 

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


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Hamilton, Zerwas, Isaacson, Loeffler, Fritz and Fischer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1269, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting certain discriminatory cost-sharing policies for prescription drugs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

 

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

 

 

Sawatzky introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1270, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Willmar transit facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Erickson, R.; Savick and McNamar introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1271, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the way certain conservation investments are counted toward a utility's conservation savings goal; setting  a 2015 expiration date for utility performance-based conservation savings goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216B.164, subdivision 3; 216B.241, subdivisions 1c, 2c.

 

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

 

 

Fritz introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1272, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for four-lane expansion on a segment of marked U.S. Highway 14; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Erickson, S., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1273, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Isle for sewer infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

 

 

Erickson, S., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1274, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Isle for water and sewer infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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


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Selcer, Rosenthal and Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1275, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the small business investment credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8.

 

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

 

 

Dehn, R.; Loeffler; Hornstein; Davnie and Mullery introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1276, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the renovation of Nicollet Mall; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Hansen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1277, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for shoreland ordinance incentive grants.

 

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

 

 

Mariani, Hornstein, Moran, Abeler and Kahn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1278, A bill for an act relating to poverty; requiring commissioners to provide a poverty impact statement on bills when requested by a legislator.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

Swedzinski, Sundin, Hortman, Carlson and Hausman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1279, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Southwest Minnesota Regional Amateur Sports Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

 

 

Hilstrom, Nelson, Paymar, Cornish, Erhardt, Beard and Johnson, S., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1280, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting use of driver feedback and safety-monitoring equipment in certain vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.71, subdivision 1.

 

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


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Mullery introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1281, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring an analysis of cumulative pollution impacts before an environmental permit is issued and as part of environmental review; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116.07, subdivision 4a, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, subdivision 2a.

 

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

 

 

Gunther and Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1282, A bill for an act relating to liquor; removing sunset on an exemption provision for the city of Winnebago; amending Laws 2012, chapter 235, section 8.

 

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

 

 

Hilstrom introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1283, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; establishing a cause of action for intentional interference with the expectation of inheritance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

 

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

 

 

Schoen; Atkins; Metsa; Sanders; Garofalo; Anderson, S.; Zellers; Swedzinski; Johnson, S., and Anzelc introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1284, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting criminalization and restriction on sale of motor fuel; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

 

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

 

 

Johnson, C.; Fritz and Torkelson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1285, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an interchange on marked U.S. Highway 14; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Dorholt, Runbeck, Halverson and Zerwas introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1286, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for alternative Web site publication; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 331A.12.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.


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Davnie introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1287, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales taxes; modifying allowed expenditures regarding imposition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.99, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Schoen, Abeler, Erhardt and Davnie introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1288, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring certain health care and compensated time lost for railroad employees following critical train incidents; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.

 

 

Sundin, Erhardt, Davnie and Hornstein introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1289, A bill for an act relating to transportation; railroads; clarifying the commissioner's passenger rail duties; providing contract authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 174.632; 174.636.

 

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

 

 

Kahn, Hausman, Loeffler, Carlson, Clark, Hornstein, Yarusso and Wagenius introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1290, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial drugs for food animals; prohibiting the sale of food produced from animals administered antimicrobial drugs for nontherapeutic uses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35.

 

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

 

 

Kahn; Murphy, M.; Hausman; Nelson; Carlson; Hornstein; Huntley and Wagenius introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1291, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that certain appropriations continue in effect with certain exceptions and adjustments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

O'Neill; FitzSimmons; Peppin; Howe; O'Driscoll; Theis; Newberger; Zerwas; Erickson, S.; McDonald; Dorholt; Isaacson; Metsa; Dehn, R.; Erhardt; Rosenthal; Beard; Scott and Zellers introduced:

 

H. F. No. 1292, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring certain programming for expansion along a segment of marked Interstate Highway 94.

 

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


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REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

 

      Murphy, E., from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bill to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2013 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bill:

 

      H. F. No. 582.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Fritz moved that the name of Nornes be added as an author on H. F. No. 558.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Newton moved that the name of Kresha be added as an author on H. F. No. 777.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hortman moved that the name of Dorholt be added as an author on H. F. No. 797.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hackbarth moved that the names of Kieffer and Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 988.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Faust moved that the name of FitzSimmons be added as an author on H. F. No. 1005.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Metsa moved that the names of Dorholt, Lien, Dill, Anzelc, Sundin and Marquart be added as authors on H. F. No. 1065.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hausman moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1070.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahoney moved that the names of Moran and Johnson, S., be added as authors on H. F. No. 1074.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the name of Johnson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1082.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Isaacson moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1091.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zerwas moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1102.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Liebling moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 1139.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Moran moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1141.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mariani moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1151.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Isaacson moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 1163.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 1187.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Clark moved that the names of Abeler and Norton be added as authors on H. F. No. 1192.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Clark moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1193.  The motion prevailed.


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              Dorholt moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 1204.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahoney moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1214.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Huntley moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1233.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Metsa moved that H. F. No. 503 be recalled from the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Murphy, E., moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2013.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Murphy, E., moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Hortman declared the House stands adjourned until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

 

 

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives