STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION - 2011
_____________________
FOURTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, January 18,
2011
����� The House of Representatives convened at
3:00 p.m. and was called to order by Kurt Zellers, Speaker of the House.
����� Prayer was offered by the Reverend Gary W.
Kubly, Senator, District 20, Granite Falls, 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
Atkins
Banaian
Barrett
Beard
Benson, J.
Benson, M.
Bills
Brynaert
Buesgens
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Crawford
Daudt
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Downey
Drazkowski
Eken
Erickson
Fabian
Falk
Franson
Fritz
Garofalo
Gauthier
Gottwalt
Greene
Greiling
Gruenhagen
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hancock
Hansen
Hausman
Hayden
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Johnson
Kahn
Kath
Kelly
Kieffer
Kiel
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kriesel
Laine
Lanning
Leidiger
LeMieur
Lenczewski
Lesch
Liebling
Lillie
Loeffler
Lohmer
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Mazorol
McDonald
McElfatrick
McFarlane
McNamara
Moran
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Murray
Myhra
Nelson
Nornes
Norton
O'Driscoll
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Petersen, B.
Peterson, S.
Poppe
Quam
Rukavina
Runbeck
Sanders
Scalze
Schomacker
Scott
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Stensrud
Swedzinski
Thissen
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vogel
Wagenius
Ward
Wardlow
Westrom
Winkler
Woodard
Spk. Zellers
����� A quorum was present.
����� Hilstrom, Persell and Tillberry 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.
INTRODUCTION
AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Liebling and Norton
introduced:
H. F. No. 93, A bill for
an act relating to highways; designating Arianna Celeste MacNamara Memorial
Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.14, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Urdahl, Quam, Lohmer,
Gruenhagen, Nornes, Murdock, LeMieur and Westrom introduced:
H. F. No. 94, A bill for
an act relating to commerce; authorizing use and sale of incandescent light
bulbs manufactured in Minnesota; 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 Regulatory Reform.
Hortman; Scott; Dittrich;
Petersen, B., and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 95, A bill for
an act relating to waters; eliminating Mississippi River critical area;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116G.15.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 96, A bill for
an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; conforming
to the federal section 179 expensing allowance for certain taxpayers; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19c.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 97, A bill for
an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; conforming
to the federal section 179 expensing
allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivisions 19,
19a, 19c.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 98, A bill for
an act relating to state lands; creating a pilot land exchange process for
tax-forfeited lands in Itasca County.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Anzelc and Persell
introduced:
H. F. No. 99, A bill for
an act relating to taxation; property; exempting property owned and operated by
a veterans organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 272.02, by
adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.
Urdahl, Lanning and
Mazorol introduced:
H. F. No. 100, A bill for
an act relating to liquor; imposing a criminal penalty for social host
liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.90, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention
Policy and Finance.
Urdahl; Hamilton; Davids;
Torkelson; Quam; Scott; Anderson, B.; Benson, M.; Fabian; Shimanski; LeMieur;
Koenen; Murray; Swedzinski; Anderson, P.; Schomacker; Eken; Hosch and Vogel
introduced:
H. F. No. 101, A bill for
an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for livestock investment
grants.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Policy and Finance.
Mahoney and Davids
introduced:
H. F. No. 102, A bill for
an act relating to economic development; establishing a Minnesota science and
technology program; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 116W.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and
Elections.
Murray; Gunther; Holberg;
Torkelson; Murdock; Anderson, P.; Sanders; Kelly; Swedzinski; Drazkowski;
Benson, M.; Schomacker; Vogel; McDonald; LeMieur; Howes; Leidiger; Davnie and
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 103, A bill for
an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying certain eligibility and
extension provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 268.085,
subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development
Finance.
Koenen; Anderson, B., and
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 104, A bill for
an act relating to claims against the state; providing for settlement of
certain claims; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Dettmer, Kriesel and
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 105, A bill for
an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a matching grant to be
used for improvements at the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in
Washington County.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Anderson, P.; Urdahl and
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. No. 106, A bill for
an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting water used for public
safety purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.70, subdivision
3.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Rukavina, Anzelc,
Hackbarth and Fabian introduced:
H. F. No. 107, A bill for
an act relating to game and fish; eliminating slot limits for northern pike
while spearing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.385, subdivision
2.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 108, A bill for
an act relating to taxation; authorizing an income tax checkoff for multiple
sclerosis research and assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, section 270C.445, by adding a subdivision; 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.
Hansen, Gunther, Poppe,
Kath, Slocum and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 109, A bill for
an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for RIM conservation
reserve; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Kahn, Smith, Nelson,
Peppin and Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 110, A bill for
an act relating to state government; increasing the membership of the
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 3.85, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and
Elections.
Poppe, Murray and Fritz
introduced:
H. F. No. 111, A bill for
an act relating to waters; designating Cedar River for state water trail;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.32, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Barrett introduced:
H. F. No. 112, A bill for
an act relating to the city of Taylors Falls; authorizing the city of Taylors
Falls to establish and exercise border city development zone powers;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Quam; Benson, M., and
Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 113, A bill for
an act relating to taxation; gross revenues; exempting certain payments;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 295.53, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Barrett, Crawford,
Dettmer and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 114, A bill for
an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying eligibility requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 268.085, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development
Finance.
Barrett; Crawford;
Anderson, B., and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. No. 115, A bill for
an act relating to education; repealing the January 15 deadline by which school
districts must reach a collective bargaining
agreement or face a state aid penalty; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 123B.05.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Quam; Howes; Urdahl;
Drazkowski; Benson, M., and Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 116, A bill for
an act relating to capital improvements; modifying a previous appropriation
related to the DR-1941 area; amending Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter
1, article 1, section 9, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Peterson, S.; Slocum;
Laine; Benson, J.; Norton; Tillberry; Johnson; Ward; Carlson; Moran; Champion;
Hosch; Loeffler; Persell; Falk and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 117, A bill for
an act relating to education; establishing a grant program to provide
additional student counseling services in high-need public high schools;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Scalze and Hausman
introduced:
H. F. No. 118, A bill for
an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the I-694 and
Rice Street Interchange; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Scalze and Hausman
introduced:
H. F. No. 119, A bill for
an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for I-694 and White
Bear Avenue Interchange; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Morrow and Kath
introduced:
H. F. No. 120, A bill for
an act relating to disasters; establishing local disaster assistance program
and local disaster fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention
Policy and Finance.
Morrow, Persell, Ward,
Dittrich, Brynaert, Nelson and Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 121, A bill for
an act relating to education; establishing teacher performance assessments;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 122, A bill for
an act relating to insurance; regulating dental plan contracts and provider
audits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 62Q.76, by adding a
subdivision; 62Q.78, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 123, A bill for
an act relating to traffic regulations; increasing penalties for unlawful
passing on the right resulting in bodily injury or death; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2010, section 169.18, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention
Policy and Finance.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. No. 124, A bill for
an act relating to game and fish; modifying firearm possession restrictions
while taking deer by archery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
97B.211, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural
Resources Policy and Finance.
Gunther and Holberg
introduced:
H. F. No. 125, A bill for
an act relating to state government finance; making reductions to executive
branch agencies and the legislature.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Nornes and Holberg
introduced:
H. F. No. 126, A bill for
an act relating to state government finance; making appropriation reductions to
higher education; amending Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article
5, sections 4; 5.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and
Finance.
Dean introduced:
H. F. No. 127, A bill for
an act relating to state government; instituting a salary and wage freeze for
state employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
43A.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Abeler and Holberg
introduced:
H. F. No. 128, A bill for
an act relating to state government finance; making appropriation reductions to
human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.766.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Davids, Holberg and
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for
an act relating to state government finance; making changes to tax aids and
credits and reducing payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections
270A.03, subdivision 7; 273.1384, subdivision 6; 289A.50, subdivision 1;
290.01, subdivision 6; 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 290C.07; 477A.013, subdivision
9; 477A.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967,
subdivision 2; 290.06, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Holberg and Dean
introduced:
H. F. No. 130, A bill for
an act relating to state government finance; making appropriation reductions
for fiscal year 2011, policy changes, and appropriation reductions for fiscal
years 2012 and 2013; making changes to tax aids and credits and reducing
payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 256B.766; 270A.03,
subdivision 7; 273.1384, subdivision 6; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01,
subdivision 6; 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 290C.07; 477A.013, subdivision 9;
477A.03; Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 5, sections 4; 5;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967, subdivision
2; 290.06, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the
first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
����� Fabian moved that the name of Shimanski be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1.� The motion prevailed.
����� Banaian moved that the name of Shimanski
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2.� The motion prevailed.
����� Mariani moved that the name of Myhra be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3.� The motion prevailed.
����� McNamara moved that the names of Leidiger,
Stensrud, Drazkowski and Shimanski be added as authors on
H. F. No. 5.� The motion
prevailed.
����� Cornish moved that the names of Shimanski
and Wardlow be added as authors on H. F. No. 6.� The motion prevailed.
����� Fabian moved that his name be stricken as
an author on H. F. No. 7. �The motion prevailed.
����� Drazkowski moved that the name of Kelly be
added as an author on H. F. No. 7.� The motion prevailed.
����� Gottwalt moved that the names of Shimanski
and Crawford be added as authors on H. F. No. 8.� The motion prevailed.
����� Loon moved that the names of Abeler and
Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 10.� The motion prevailed.
����� LeMieur moved that the names of Abeler,
Shimanski and Urdahl be added as authors on H. F. No. 12.� The motion prevailed.
����� Kriesel moved that the name of Shimanski
be added as an author on H. F. No. 13.� The motion prevailed.
����� Davids moved that the names of Drazkowski
and Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 21.� The motion prevailed.
����� Norton moved that the name of Clark be
added as an author on H. F. No. 37.� The motion prevailed.
����� Davids moved that the name of Shimanski be
added as an author on H. F. No. 42.� The motion prevailed.
����� Mariani moved that the name of Benson, J.,
be added as an author on H. F. No. 44.� The motion prevailed.
����� Mariani moved that the name of Benson, J.,
be added as an author on H. F. No. 48.� The motion prevailed.
����� Buesgens moved that the names of Runbeck
and Banaian be added as authors on H. F. No. 53.� The motion prevailed.
����� Davids moved that the name of Drazkowski
be added as an author on H. F. No. 54.� The motion prevailed.
����� Kriesel moved that the name of Nelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 57.� The motion prevailed.
����� Erickson moved that the names of Shimanski
and Barrett be added as authors on H. F. No. 59.� The motion prevailed.
����� Ward moved that the name of Gauthier be
added as an author on H. F. No. 60.� The motion prevailed.
����� Ward moved that the name of Persell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 61.� The motion prevailed.
����� Garofalo moved that the name of Myhra be
added as an author on H. F. No. 63.� The motion prevailed.
����� Drazkowski moved that the name of
Shimanski be added as an author on H. F. No. 64.� The motion prevailed.
����� Downey moved that the names of McDonald
and Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 67.� The motion prevailed.
����� Garofalo moved that the names of Kiffmeyer
and Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 68.� The motion prevailed.
����� Simon moved that the name of Peterson, S.,
be added as an author on H. F. No. 71.� The motion prevailed.
����� Beard moved that the names of Hancock and
Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 72.� The motion prevailed.
����� Banaian moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author
on H. F. No. 76.� The
motion prevailed.
����� Lanning moved that the names of Peterson, S., and Fritz be
added as authors on H. F. No. 77.� The motion prevailed.
����� Davids moved that the names of Abeler, Crawford, Knuth and
Loeffler be added as authors on H. F. No. 79.� The motion prevailed.
����� Dettmer moved that the names of Wardlow, Erickson, Abeler,
Downey and Shimanski be added as authors on H. F. No. 82.� The motion prevailed.
����� Paymar moved that the name of Greiling be added as an author on
H. F. No. 83.� The motion
prevailed.
����� Mariani moved that the names of Peterson, S., and Champion be
added as authors on H. F. No. 86.� The motion prevailed.
����� Mariani moved that the name of Champion be added as an author
on H. F. No. 87.� The
motion prevailed.
����� Doepke moved that the name of Shimanski be added as an author
on H. F. No. 88.� The
motion prevailed.
����� Benson, M., moved that the names of McDonald, Leidiger,
Crawford, Hancock, Abeler, Downey, Shimanski and Urdahl be added as authors on
H. F. No. 89.� The motion
prevailed.
����� Hausman moved that the name of Liebling be added as an author
on H. F. No. 90.� The
motion prevailed.
����� Howes moved that the names of McDonald, Myhra and Crawford be
added as authors on H. F. No. 91.� The motion prevailed.
����� Dean moved that the name of McNamara be added as chief author
on H. F. No. 127.� The
motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
����� Dean moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until
3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 20, 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., Thursday, January 20,
2011.
Albin
A. Mathiowetz,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives