Boudreau, Hausman, Mariani, Rice and Simoneau were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Sykora moved that further reading of the Journal be suspended and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed.

Tunheim from the Committee on Transportation and Transit to which was referred:

H. F. No. 29, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; repealing sunset provision concerning recreational vehicle combinations; amending Laws 1993, chapter 111, section 3.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

The report was adopted.

Clark from the Committee on Housing to which was referred:

H. F. No. 72, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring landlords of residential rental buildings to conduct a criminal conviction background check of individuals employed as building managers or caretakers; requiring criminal background checks for individuals employed as managers or caretaking employees in manufactured park homes; requiring 24-hour oral or written notice before entry of certain buildings used as dwellings, including apartments and manufactured homes; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 327; and 504.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [299C.66] [CITATION.]

Sections 299C.66 to 299C.69 may be cited as the "Kari Koskinen manager background check act."

Sec. 2. [299C.67] [DEFINITIONS.]

Subdivision 1. [TERMS.] The definitions in this section apply to sections 299C.66 to 299C.69.

Subd. 2. [BACKGROUND CHECK CRIME.] "Background check crime" includes murder, manslaughter, criminal sexual conduct in any degree, aiding suicide, aiding attempted suicide, assault, terroristic threats, use of drugs to injure or to facilitate crime, simple robbery, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, false imprisonment, theft, theft of a firearm, arson, riot, burglary, reckless use of a gun or dangerous weapon, intentionally pointing a gun at or towards a human being, setting a spring gun, and unlawfully owning; possessing; or operating a machine gun or short-barreled shotgun; and an attempt to commit any of these offenses, as each of those offenses is defined in chapter 609. Background check crime also includes felony violations of chapter 152.

Subd. 3. [CJIS.] "CJIS" means the Minnesota criminal justice information system.

Subd. 4. [MANAGER.] "Manager" means an individual:

(1) who is employed by or applies for employment with an owner to perform day-to-day management, caretaking, or maintenance tasks in a residential rental building or on residential rental premises; and

(2) who has or would have the authority or the legitimate means, within the scope of the individual's employment, to enter tenants' dwelling units located in the building.

Subd. 5. [OWNER.] "Owner" has the meaning given in section 566.18, subdivision 3.

Subd. 6. [SUPERINTENDENT.] "Superintendent" means the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension.

Subd. 7. [TENANT.] "Tenant" has the meaning given in section 566.18, subdivision 2.

Sec. 3. [299C.68] [BACKGROUND CHECKS.]

Subdivision 1. [BACKGROUND CHECK; WHEN REQUIRED.] (a) Before hiring a manager, an owner who hires or seeks to hire a manager shall, either personally or through an authorized representative, request the superintendent to conduct a background check under this section. An owner may employ a manager after requesting a background check under this section before receipt of the background check report.

(b) Every two years from a manager's date of hire, an owner who employs the manager shall, either personally or through an authorized representative, request the superintendent to conduct a background check under this section.

Subd. 2. [PROCEDURES.] The superintendent shall develop procedures to enable an owner or an owner's authorized representative to request a background check to determine whether a manager is the subject of any reported conviction for a background check crime. The superintendent shall perform the background check by retrieving and reviewing data on background check crimes maintained in the CJIS computers. If the manager has

resided in Minnesota for less than five years, the superintendent shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository including the criminal justice data communications network. The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover the cost of a background check through a fee charged to the owner.

Subd. 3. [BACKGROUND CHECKS; REQUIREMENTS.] The superintendent may not perform a background check under this section unless the owner or the owner's authorized representative submits a written document, signed by the manager on whom the background check is to be performed. If the manager has resided in Minnesota for less than five years, the written document submitted under this section must be accompanied by the fingerprints of the manager on whom the background check is to be performed unless the owner has previously submitted the manager's fingerprints under this section. The superintendent shall develop a standardized form to be used for this purpose which includes the following:

(1) a question asking whether the manager has ever been convicted of a background check crime and if so, requiring a description of the crime and the particulars of the conviction;

(2) a notification to the manager that the owner will request the superintendent to perform a background check under this section; and

(3) a notification to the manager of the manager's rights under subdivision 4.

Background checks performed under this section may only be requested by and provided to authorized representatives of an owner who have a need to know the information and may be used only for the purposes of sections 299C.66 to 299C.69.

Subd. 4. [MANAGER'S RIGHTS.] (a) The owner shall notify the manager of the manager's rights under paragraph (b).

(b) A manager who is the subject of a background check request has the following rights:

(1) the right to be informed that an owner will request a background check on the manager:

(i) for purposes of the manager's application to be employed by an owner or for purposes of continuing as an employee; and

(ii) to determine whether the manager has been convicted of any crime specified in section 299C.67, subdivision 2;

(2) the right to be informed by the owner of the superintendent's response to the background check and to obtain from the owner a copy of the background check report;

(3) the right to obtain from the superintendent any record that forms the basis for the report;

(4) the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of any information contained in the report or record pursuant to section 13.04, subdivision 4; and

(5) the right to be informed by the owner if the manager's application to be employed by the owner or to continue as an employee has been denied because of the superintendent's response.

Subd. 5. [RESPONSE OF BUREAU.] The superintendent shall respond to a background check request within a reasonable time not to exceed ten working days after receiving the signed, written document described in subdivision 3. The superintendent's response shall be limited to a statement that the background check crime information contained in the document is or is not complete and accurate. The superintendent shall develop a standardized response form.

Subd. 6. [PENALTY.] Any owner who knowingly fails to request a background check required under subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 4. [299C.69] [BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION IMMUNITY.]

The bureau of criminal apprehension is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise arise under sections 299C.66 to 299C.69, based on the accuracy or completeness of any of its records or of the records it receives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if the bureau acts in good faith.

Sec. 5. [504.183] [TENANT'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY.]

Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.

(a) "Building" has the meaning given in section 566.18, subdivision 7.

(b) "Landlord" means the owner as defined in section 566.18, subdivision 3, the owner's agent, or other person acting under the owner's direction and control.

(c) "Tenant" has the meaning given in section 566.18, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. [ENTRY BY LANDLORD.] A landlord may enter the premises rented by a tenant only with a reasonable business purpose, as provided in subdivision 3, and after giving the tenant reasonable notice. This subdivision does not apply if the tenant consents to entry by the landlord. A tenant may not waive, and the landlord may not require the tenant to waive, the tenant's right to notice or consent under this section as a condition of entering into or maintaining the lease.

Subd. 3. [REASONABLE PURPOSE.] A reasonable business purpose includes, but is not limited to:

(1) emergencies relating to maintenance, tenant safety, building security, or law enforcement;

(2) showing the unit to prospective tenants after the current tenant has given notice to move to the owner or owner's agent;

(3) maintenance work;

(4) inspections by state, county, or city officials charged in the enforcement of health, housing, building, fire prevention, or housing maintenance codes; or

(5) determining a tenant's safety when reasonably requested to do so by a member of the tenant's family or a friend of the tenant.

Subd. 4. [ENTRY WITHOUT TENANT'S PRESENCE.] If the landlord enters when the tenant is not present, the landlord shall disclose the entry by placing a written disclosure of the entry in a conspicuous place in the premises.

Subd. 5. [PENALTY.] If a landlord violates this section, the tenant is entitled to rescission of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit less any proven damages to the rental property, and a $100 civil penalty for each violation. A tenant shall follow the procedures in sections 566.18 to 566.33 to enforce the provisions of this section.

Sec. 6. [EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.]

Sections 1 to 4 are effective August 1, 1995, and apply to owners who hire or seek to hire managers on or after that date.

Section 5 is effective for oral and written leases entered into or renewed on or after August 1, 1995."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring owners of residential rental buildings to request the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension to conduct criminal background checks of individuals employed as managers; imposing certain duties relating to doing criminal background checks on the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension; authorizing entry of residential dwellings only upon reasonable business purpose and notice; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299C and 504."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

The report was adopted.

Wenzel from the Committee on Agriculture to which was referred:

H. F. No. 202, A bill for an act relating to ethanol; modifying provisions relating to producer payments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, by adding subdivisions; and 296.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; and 296.02, subdivision 7.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. [ETHANOL PRODUCTION GOAL.] It is a goal of the state that ethanol production plants in the state produce 100 percent of the ethanol needed for blending with gasoline to comply with section 239.791, subdivision 1.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 2a. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal, grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other renewable resources; including residue and waste generated from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, and other renewable resources, that:

(1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification D 4806-88; and

(2) is denatured with unleaded gasoline or rubber hydrocarbon solvent as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 211 and 212, as adopted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the United States Treasury Department.

(b) "Wet alcohol" means agriculturally derived fermentation ethyl alcohol having a purity of at least 50 percent but less than 99 percent.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3a. [PAYMENTS FROM ACCOUNT.] (a) The commissioner of agriculture shall make cash payments from the account to producers of ethanol or wet alcohol located in the state. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production is:

(1) for each gallon of ethanol produced on or before June 30, 2000, by a plant that began production before July 1, 1990, 20 cents per gallon;

(2) for each gallon of ethanol produced on or before June 30, 2010, by a plant that began production on or after July 1, 1990, or ten years after the start of production, whichever date is earlier, 20 cents per gallon; and

(3) for each gallon of wet alcohol produced on or before June 30, 2010, or ten years after the start of production, whichever date is earlier, a payment in cents per gallon calculated by the formula "alcohol purity in percent divided by five," and rounded to the nearest cent per gallon, but not less than 11 cents per gallon.

The producer payment for wet alcohol under this section may be paid to either the original producer of wet alcohol or the secondary processor, at the option of the original producer, but not to both.

(b) The commissioner shall make payments to producers of ethanol in the amount of 1.5 cents for each kilowatt hour of electricity generated using closed-loop biomass in a cogeneration facility at an ethanol plant located in the state. The payments apply to electricity generated on or before June 30, 2010, or the date ten years after the producer first qualifies for payment under this paragraph, whichever date is earlier. Total payments under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed $750,000. For the purposes of this paragraph:

(1) "closed-loop biomass" means any organic material from a plant that is planted for the purpose of being used to generate electricity or for multiple purposes that include being used to generate electricity; and

(2) "cogeneration" means the combined generation of:

(i) electrical or mechanical power; and

(ii) steam or forms of useful energy, such as heat, that are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.

(c) The total payments from the account to all producers may not exceed $30,750,000 in a fiscal year. Total payments from the account under paragraph (a) to a producer in a fiscal year may not exceed $3,000,000.

(d) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a claim for payment for production during the preceding three calendar months. A producer with more than one plant shall file a separate claim for each plant. The volume of production must be verified by a certified financial audit performed by an independent certified public accountant using generally accepted accounting procedures.

(e) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A separate payment shall be made for each claim filed. The total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph may not exceed $750,000. If the total amount for which all producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds the amount available for payments, the commissioner shall make payments on a pro rata basis among all eligible claimants.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5a. [EXPIRATION.] This section expires June 30, 2010, and the unobligated balance of each appropriation under this section on that date reverts to the general fund.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.02, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20. [ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITY.] "Ethanol production facility" means a facility that ferments, distills, dewaters, or otherwise produces ethanol as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2 2a, paragraph (a).

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 296.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 7a. [TAX CREDIT FOR AGRICULTURAL ALCOHOL GASOLINE.] Until October 1, 1997, a distributor shall be allowed a credit on each gallon of denatured ethanol commercially blended with gasoline or blended in a tank truck with gasoline on which the tax imposed by subdivision 1 is due and payable. Denatured ethanol is defined in section 296.01, subdivision 13. The amount of the credit for every gallon of denatured ethanol blended with gasoline to produce agricultural alcohol gasoline is:

(1) until October 1, 1995, 15 cents;

(2) until October 1, 1996, ten cents; and

(3) until October 1, 1997, five cents.

The credit allowed a distributor must not exceed the total tax liability under subdivision 1. The tax credit received by a distributor on denatured ethanol blended with motor fuels shall be passed on to the retailer.

Sec. 7. [APPROPRIATIONS; ETHANOL.]

Subdivision 1. [ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT FUND.] $1,500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the ethanol development fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.044, for use in the ethanol production facility loan program, to be available until June 30, 1997.

Subd. 2. [VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LOAN PROGRAM.] $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the value-added agricultural product loan program under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.046, to be available until June 30, 1997.

Sec. 8. [REPEALER.]

Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; and 296.02, subdivision 7, are repealed.

Sec. 9. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]

Sections 1 to 8 are effective July 1, 1995."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to ethanol; modifying provisions relating to producer payments; phasing out ethanol blender credits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, by adding subdivisions; 41B.02, subdivision 20; and 296.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 41A.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; and 296.02, subdivision 7."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

The report was adopted.

H. F. No. 29 was read for the second time.

The following House Files were introduced:

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 316, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters in Cook county.

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

Ostrom, Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 317, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing procedures for dissolution of election districts and election of school board members on an at-large basis in certain school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 205A.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Lieder, Abrams, Pawlenty, Osthoff and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; requiring campaign material to contain specified identifying information about a candidate in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 211B.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Johnson, R.; Kinkel; Solberg and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 319, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the department of human services to request a waiver from the federal government to allow the expansion of the Minnesota family investment program.

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

Dorn, Ostrom, Kalis, Worke and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 320, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing for an adjustment in a nursing facility's rental per diem; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 256B.431, subdivision 17.

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

Jennings; Anderson, I.; Milbert; Kinkel and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 321, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; continuing the authorization for residents under the age of 16 to take deer of either sex; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97B.301, subdivision 6.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 322, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; reducing the apartment class rate over a two-year period; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Dawkins, Van Engen, Wejcman, Jacobs and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 323, A bill for an act relating to housing; making the landlord the bill payer and customer of record on utility accounts in single-metered multiunit residential buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 504.185, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Lieder; Tunheim; Johnson, V.; Otremba and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 324, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the issuance of state transportation bonds; appropriating the proceeds for grants to political subdivisions for bridge construction and reconstruction.

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

Carruthers, Skoglund, Macklin, Perlt and Brown introduced:

H. F. No. 325, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 7, to permit courts to deny a defendant's release on bail when necessary to protect the orderly processes of the criminal justice system or when the defendant is accused of a violent crime and has engaged in a pattern or history of violent crime; enacting the Minnesota bail reform act; providing procedures governing pretrial and postconviction release and detention decisions; providing for appellate review of release and detention orders; imposing penalties for failure to appear in court as required and for commission of a crime while on release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 589.16; 629.53; 629.63; and 629.72, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 609.49; 629.44; 629.45; 629.47; 629.48; 629.49; 629.54; 629.55; 629.58; 629.59; 629.60; 629.61; 629.62; and 629.64.

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

Tomassoni; Johnson, A.; Milbert; Anderson, I., and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 326, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing advertising on school buses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

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

Johnson, V.; Tunheim; Lieder; Davids and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 327, A bill for an act relating to taxation; indexing the rate of taxation on gasoline; allocating 23 percent of proceeds from motor vehicle excise tax to the transit assistance fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b, and by adding a subdivision; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

Mares, Holsten, Tomassoni, Broecker and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 328, A bill for an act relating to education; funding appropriations deficiencies for the 1994-1995 biennium; appropriating money.

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

Jennings, Bertram, Bakk, Sviggum and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 329, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to bear arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be abridged.

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

Wejcman, Garcia and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 330, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting employers from asking employees to furnish information regarding unlawful discrimination complaints or charges they have made; lengthening the statute of limitations for certain human rights act violations; limiting the discovery and admission of certain evidence in sexual harassment cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 363.03, subdivision 1; 363.06, subdivision 3; and 363.116; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Clark and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 331, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to access to patients and residents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 144.651, subdivisions 21 and 26; and 253B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4.

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

Anderson, R.; Lourey; Bertram; Dauner and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 332, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an emergency medical services regulatory board; providing for its membership; transferring certain duties relating to emergency medical services from the commissioner of health to the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62N.381, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 144.801, subdivisions 3 and 5; 144.802; 144.803; 144.804; 144.806; 144.807; 144.808; 144.809; 144.8091; 144.8093; 144.8095; 144C.01, subdivision 2; 144C.05, subdivision 1; 144C.07; 144C.08; 144C.09, subdivision 2; and 144C.10; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.8097.

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

Davids, Goodno, Pelowski, Dorn and Girard introduced:

H. F. No. 333, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an emergency medical services regulatory board; providing for its membership; transferring certain duties relating to emergency medical services from the commissioner of health to the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62N.381, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 144.801, subdivisions 3 and 5; 144.802; 144.803; 144.804; 144.806; 144.807; 144.808; 144.809; 144.8091; 144.8093; 144.8095; 144C.01, subdivision 2; 144C.05, subdivision 1; 144C.07; 144C.08; 144C.09, subdivision 2; and 144C.10; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.8097.

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

Kalis, Pugh, Murphy, Brown and Johnson, V., introduced:

H. F. No. 334, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an emergency medical services regulatory board; providing for its membership; transferring certain duties relating to emergency medical services from the commissioner of health to the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62N.381, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 144.801, subdivisions 3 and 5; 144.802; 144.803; 144.804; 144.806; 144.807; 144.808; 144.809; 144.8091; 144.8093; 144.8095; 144C.01, subdivision 2; 144C.05, subdivision 1; 144C.07; 144C.08; 144C.09, subdivision 2; and 144C.10; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.8097.

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

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 335, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; prohibiting signs within 100 feet of a polling place regardless of when erected; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 211B.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Pugh, McGuire and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 336, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for grants to youth intervention programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 268.30, subdivision 2.

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

Otremba, Winter, Finseth and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 337, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing certain procedures for compensating crop owners for damage by elk; amending Minnesota Statute 1994, section 3.7371, subdivision 3.

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

Knoblach, Bradley, Kraus, Paulsen and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 338, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 1, 3, and 4; article VIII, section 2; article XI, sections 7 and 8; abolishing the office of state treasurer; transferring or repealing the powers, responsibilities, and duties of the state treasurer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 9.011, subdivision 1; and 11A.03.

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

Wenzel; Long; Anderson, I.; Sviggum and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 339, A bill for an act relating to local government; revising compensation limits for certain local government officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 43A.17, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh, Kraus, Milbert, Bradley and Sarna introduced:

H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to commerce; motor vehicle sales and distribution; regulating the establishment and relocation of dealerships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 80E.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Skoglund; Johnson, A.; Jefferson; Leighton and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 341, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying compulsory education requirements for children under the age of seven; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 120.101, subdivision 5.

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

Garcia, Mahon, McElroy, Lieder and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 342, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a high-speed bus service pilot project in the metropolitan area.

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

McCollum, Carruthers, Trimble, Pawlenty and Lynch introduced:

H. F. No. 343, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VIII, section 5; providing for recall of elected state officers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Leighton, Pugh, Skoglund, Macklin and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for the form and record of certain assignments; revising the common interest ownership act; changing the application of the curative and validating law for mortgage foreclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 507.411; 515B.1-102; 515B.1-103; 515B.1-116; 515B.2-104; 515B.2-105; 515B.2-109; 515B.2-110; 515B.3-112; 515B.3-115; 582.25; and 582.27.

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

Cooper and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 345, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Kandiyohi county.

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

Cooper, Solberg, Davids, Tunheim and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 346, A bill for an act relating to health; defining first responder; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.801, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cooper, Solberg, Davids, Jennings and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an emergency medical services regulatory board; providing for its membership; transferring certain duties relating to emergency medical services from the commissioner of health to the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62N.381, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 144.801, subdivisions 3 and 5; 144.802; 144.803; 144.804; 144.806; 144.807; 144.808; 144.809; 144.8091; 144.8093; 144.8095; 144C.01, subdivision 2; 144C.05, subdivision 1; 144C.07; 144C.08; 144C.09, subdivision 2; and 144C.10; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.8097.

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

Kinkel; Hasskamp; Anderson, R.; McGuire and Van Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 348, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support enforcement; modifying the accrual of interest on child support arrearages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 548.091, subdivision 1a.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 349, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that a tenant issuing a dishonored check to a landlord for rent commits theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 609.52, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Pugh, Greenfield and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 350, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring plans issued to supplement Medicare to provide coverage for equipment and supplies for the management and treatment of diabetes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 62A.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Dempsey; Johnson, V.; Munger and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating to the environment; appropriating money for combined sewer overflow grants to the city of Red Wing.

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

Sviggum, Wenzel, Harder, Macklin and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 352, A resolution memorializing Congress of ratification of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America relating to balancing the budget of the United States.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Opatz, Carlson, Dorn and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 353, A bill for an act relating to higher education; repealing the merger of the community colleges, state universities, and technical colleges; abolishing the higher education board; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 136E.01; 136E.02; 136E.021; 136E.03; 1365E.04; 136E.05; 136E.31; 136E.395; 136E.525; and 136E.692; and Laws 1991, chapter 356, article 9, as amended.

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

Vickerman, Wolf, Erhardt and Jacobs introduced:

H. F. No. 354, A bill for an act relating to utilities; allowing small gas utility franchises an exemption from rate regulation for incidental utility service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.16, subdivision 12.

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

Girard introduced:

H. F. No. 355, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; providing supplemental appropriations for certain purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations/State Government Finance Division.

Erhardt, Sarna, Van Dellen, Seagren and Jacobs introduced:

H. F. No. 356, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; allowing recreational property owners to vote on bonding and property tax questions where the recreational property is located; providing implementing language; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 357, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; excepting property subject to probate from accrual of penalties and tax delinquency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 279.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wolf, Delmont, Dempsey and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 358, A bill for an act relating to utilities; allowing longer review time for granting petition for rehearing by public utilities commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.27, subdivision 4.

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

Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 359, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; authorizing deadly force policies that prohibit deadly force justified under state law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 626.8452, subdivision 1.

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

Pugh, Milbert, Hasskamp, Brown and Limmer introduced:

H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing a combined angling license for certain senior anglers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, as amended.

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

Farrell, Trimble, McCollum and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 361, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that site testing and study may be performed as part of the project costs eligible for a contamination cleanup grant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 116J.552, subdivision 7.

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

Bertram; Dauner; Swenson, H.; Johnson, V., and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 362, A bill for an act relating to local government; towns; authorizing the town board to set up a petty cash fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 366.01, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Winter, Brown, Peterson, Finseth and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; eliminating the sunset date for the farmer-lender mediation act; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18, as amended.

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

Pugh, Milbert, Tomassoni, Holsten and Perlt introduced:

H. F. No. 364, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; increasing the percentage of gross profit that may be expended for allowable expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 349.15, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Simoneau, Abrams, Huntley and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 365, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating priorities of coverage for taxis; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 65B.47, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Pugh, Tomassoni and Perlt introduced:

H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating to gambling; adding two members to the gambling control board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 349.151, subdivision 2.

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

Macklin, Pugh, Carruthers and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 367, A bill for an act relating to debt; providing for prompt payment of subcontractors of municipal contractors; modifying certain provisions relating to liens and performance bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 471.425, by adding a subdivision; 514.13; 574.28; 574.30; and 574.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Munger; Wenzel; Peterson; Johnson, V., and Cooper introduced:

H. F. No. 368, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for an annual funding allocation to soil and water conservation districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 103C.401, by adding a subdivision.

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

Ness, Carlson, Mares, Seagren and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 369, A bill for an act relating to education; removing certain state education mandates unless they are fully funded; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 124.225, subdivision 7f; 124A.225, subdivision 1; and 124A.29 subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 124A.225, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

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

Farrell and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 370, A bill for an act relating to privacy; recognizing a cause of action for public disclosure of private facts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Skoglund; Jefferson; Greiling; Johnson, A., and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 371, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; establishing truancy service center pilot projects; providing for implementation of community-based truancy action projects; appropriating money.

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

Bishop, McGuire and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 372, A bill for an act relating to local government; abolishing town government and providing for the dissolution of organized towns; providing for the governance of territory of dissolved towns; specifying certain powers and duties of counties and cities in relation to dissolution of towns; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 365; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 365.01; 365.02; 365.025; 365.04; 365.05; 365.07; 365.08; 365.09; 365.10; 365.11; 365.125; 365.13; 365.14; 365.15; 365.16; 365.17; 365.18; 365.181; 365.19; 365.20; 365.21; 365.22; 365.23; 365.24; 365.37; 365.38; 365.39; 365.40; 365.41; 365.42; 365.43; 365.431; 365.44; 365.50; 365.51; 365.52; 365.53; 365.54; 365.55; 365.56; 365.57; 365.58; 365.59; 365A.01; 365A.02; 365A.03; 365A.04; 365A.05; 365A.06; 365A.07; 365A.08; 365A.09; 365A.10; 366.01; 366.012; 366.015; 366.03; 366.04; 366.05; 366.07; 366.08; 366.09; 366.095; 366.10; 366.11; 366.12; 366.13; 366.14; 366.15; 366.151; 366.16; 366.17; 366.18; 366.181; 366.19; 366.20; 366.21; 366.22; 366.27; 367.01; 367.02; 367.03; 367.033; 367.05; 367.10; 367.11; 367.12; 367.13; 367.14; 367.15; 367.16; 367.161; 367.17; 367.18; 367.19; 367.22; 367.23; 367.24; 367.25; 367.30; 367.31; 367.32; 367.33; 367.34; 367.35; 367.36; 367.40; 367.401; 367.411; 367.42; 367.43; 368.01; 368.015; 368.47; 368.48; 368.49; and 368.85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jaros, Rukavina, Bakk, Frerichs and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 373, A bill for an act relating to international trade and tourism; establishing a Minnesota office of international affairs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on International Trade and Economic Development.

Dempsey, Jacobs, Erhardt and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 374, A bill for an act relating to utilities; exempting large electric power generating plant from certificate of need proceeding when selected by the public utilities commission from a bidding process to select resources to meet the utility's projected energy demand; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.2422, subdivision 5.

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

Perlt, Greiling, Holsten, Osskopp and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 375, A bill for an act relating to public employment; modifying penalties for noncompliance with the local government pay equity law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 471.9981, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Van Engen, McGuire, Orenstein, Pugh and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to state government; classifying certain data of the economic security department; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 268.0122, by adding a subdivision.

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

Entenza; Luther; Swenson, D.; Pugh and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 377, A bill for an act relating to driving while intoxicated; extending vehicle forfeiture penalties to include failure to appear at trial for designated driving while intoxicated offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 169.1217, subdivisions 7, 8, and 9.

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

Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 378, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an ITV grant for independent school district No. 698, Floodwood.

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

Haas, Broecker and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 379, A bill for an act relating to cities; permitting cities to close certain unlawful businesses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 415.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins, Ness, Clark and Rice introduced:

H. F. No. 380, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing assistance to contract for deed home buyers in targeted neighborhoods; providing assistance to eligible organizations to acquire, repair, and sell homes to eligible home buyers in targeted neighborhoods; requiring a community impact statement before construction of new low-income rental housing in targeted neighborhoods; establishing a mortgage revenue bond guarantee fund for greater Minnesota; providing incentives for new affordable housing in greater Minnesota; requiring the housing finance agency to study the administration of federal Section 8 housing subsidies in the metropolitan area; establishing a rental tax equity pilot project; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 462A.05, by adding a subdivision; and 462A.21, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Haas, Larsen, Cooper and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 381, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing an obligation by certain employees to communicate certain threats; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 268A.05, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Wolf, Delmont and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 382, A bill for an act relating to utilities; allowing exemption from rate regulation for small electric utility franchise; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.

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

Marko, Perlt, Schumacher, Garcia and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 383, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; clarifying conditions when covering motor vehicle head lamp, tail lamp, or reflector is unlawful; providing that only certain trailers required to have brakes are also required to have break-away brakes; requiring inspector of commercial motor vehicle to retain report for at least 14 months; prohibiting the covering of a license plate with any material or substance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 169.64, by adding a subdivision; 169.67, subdivision 3; 169.781, subdivision 4; and 169.79.

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

Hackbarth, Munger, Brown, Trimble and Johnson, V., introduced:

H. F. No. 384, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring financial security in connection with certain fishing contests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 97C.081, subdivision 3.

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

Long, Wagenius, Orenstein and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 385, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan airport planning; requiring the metropolitan airports commission and the metropolitan council to include certain information in the report to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 473.616, by adding a subdivision; and 473.618.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Frerichs, Molnau, Harder, Mahon and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for economic development, to certain departments and agencies, with certain conditions; providing for regulation and administration of certain activities, practices, and accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 116J.873, subdivision 4; 124.85, by adding a subdivision; 175.171; 176.1351, subdivision 1; 237.701, subdivision 1; 386.65, subdivision 1; 386.66; 386.67; 386.68; 386.69; and 462A.21, subdivisions 8 and 8b; Laws 1993, chapter 369, section 9, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance.

Cooper, Solberg, Davids, Tunheim and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to emergency services workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 144.804, subdivision 1.

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

Tompkins, Lindner, Haas, Frerichs and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 388, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental services from the regulated all-payer option and the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 295.50, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62P.

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

Wolf, Delmont and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating to utilities; clarifying that public utilities commission may extend deadline for rate suspension period by 20 days when necessary to first make final determination on another, previously filed rate case; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 216B.16, subdivision 2.

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

Lynch; Knoblach; Anderson, B.; Goodno and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 390, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare; prohibiting the collection of individual-level data; allowing for-profit integrated networks; modifying eligibility and premiums for the MinnesotaCare program; repealing the regulated all-payer option, growth limits, certain insurance provisions and other initiatives; authorizing and regulating medical care savings accounts; requiring malpractice reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62A.65, subdivisions 3 and 7; 62J.04, subdivision 3; 62J.045, subdivision 3; 62J.06; 62J.09, subdivision 1a; 62J.17, subdivision 1; 62J.22; 62J.30, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, and by adding a subdivision; 62J.31, subdivision 1; 62J.35, subdivision 1; 62J.45, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10; 62J.48; 62J.65; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62N.05, subdivision 2; 62N.06, subdivision 1; 62N.25, subdivisions 5 and 7; 62N.381, subdivision 2; 62Q.01, subdivisions 3 and 4; 62Q.165; 62Q.18, subdivision 7; 62Q.30; 62Q.41; 256.9352, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 256.9354, subdivision 5; 256.9358, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, and 19d; 549.01; 595.02, subdivision 5; 604.02, by adding a subdivision; 604.11, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 548; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 19a; 62A.021; 62J.017; 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7, and 9; 62J.15; 62J.152; 62J.156; 62J.32, subdivision 4; 62J.34; 62J.54, subdivision 4; 62J.55; 62L.08, subdivision 11; 62P.01; 62P.02; 62P.03; 62P.04; 62P.05; 62P.07; 62P.09; 62P.11; 62P.13; 62P.15; 62P.17; 62P.19; 62P.21; 62P.23; 62P.25; 62P.27; 62P.29; 62P.31; 62P.33; 62Q.09; 62Q.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9; and 144.1481; Laws 1992, chapter 549, article 3, section 19; Laws 1994, chapter 625, article 5, section 7.

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

Girard, Jennings, Sviggum, Kraus and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 391, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation law and insurance; providing a new general system of law and insurance provisions for the compensation of employment related injuries; transferring the jurisdiction and personnel of the workers' compensation court of appeals; providing rights, duties, and remedies; providing for administration and procedure; permitting adoption of administrative rules; proposing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 176C; and 176D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 79.01; 79.074; 79.081; 79.085; 79.095; 79.096; 79.10; 79.211; 79.251; 79.252; 79.253; 79.255; 79.50; 79.52; 79.53; 79.531; 79.54; 79.55; 79.56; 79.57; 79.58; 79.59; 79.60; 79.61; 79.62; 176.001; 176.011; 176.021; 176.031; 176.041; 176.051; 176.061; 176.071; 176.081; 176.091; 176.092; 176.095; 176.101; 176.1011; 176.102; 176.1021; 176.103; 176.104; 176.1041; 176.105; 176.106; 176.111; 176.121; 176.129; 176.130; 176.1311; 176.132; 176.1321; 176.133; 176.135; 176.1351; 176.136; 176.1361; 176.137; 176.138; 176.139; 176.141; 176.145; 176.151; 176.155; 176.161; 176.165; 176.171; 176.175; 176.178; 176.179; 176.181; 176.182; 176.183; 176.184; 176.185; 176.186; 176.191; 176.192; 176.194; 176.195; 176.201; 176.205; 176.211; 176.215; 176.221; 176.222; 176.225; 176.231; 176.232; 176.234; 176.235; 176.238; 176.239; 176.245; 176.251; 176.253; 176.261; 176.2615; 176.271; 176.275; 176.281; 176.285; 176.291; 176.295; 176.301; 176.305; 176.306; 176.307; 176.311; 176.312; 176.321; 176.322; 176.325; 176.331; 176.341; 176.351; 176.361; 176.371; 176.381; 176.391; 176.401; 176.411; 176.421; 176.442; 176.451; 176.461; 176.471; 176.481; 176.491; 176.511; 176.521; 176.522; 176.531; 176.5401; 176.541; 176.551; 176.561; 176.571; 176.572; 176.581; 176.591; 176.603; 176.611; 176.641; 176.645; 176.651; 176.66; 176.669; 176.82; 176.83; 176.84; 176.85; and 176.86.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Van Engen, Onnen, Boudreau, Tompkins and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 392, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare; prohibiting the collection of individual-level data; allowing for-profit integrated networks; modifying eligibility and premiums for the MinnesotaCare program; repealing the regulated all-payer option, growth limits, certain insurance provisions and other initiatives; authorizing and regulating medical care savings accounts; requiring malpractice reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 62A.65, subdivisions 3 and 7; 62J.04, subdivision 3; 62J.045, subdivision 3; 62J.06; 62J.09, subdivision 1a; 62J.17, subdivision 1; 62J.22; 62J.30, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, and by adding a subdivision; 62J.31, subdivision 1; 62J.35, subdivision 1; 62J.45, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10; 62J.48; 62J.65; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62N.05, subdivision 2; 62N.06, subdivision 1; 62N.25, subdivisions 5 and 7; 62N.381, subdivision 2; 62Q.01, subdivisions 3 and 4; 62Q.165; 62Q.18, subdivision 7; 62Q.30; 62Q.41; 256.9352, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 256.9354, subdivision 5; 256.9358, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, and 19d; 549.01; 595.02, subdivision 5; 604.02, by adding a subdivision; 604.11, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 548; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 13.99, subdivision 19a; 62A.021; 62J.017; 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7, and 9; 62J.15; 62J.152; 62J.156; 62J.32, subdivision 4; 62J.34; 62J.54, subdivision 4; 62J.55; 62L.08, subdivision 11; 62P.01; 62P.02; 62P.03; 62P.04; 62P.05; 62P.07; 62P.09; 62P.11; 62P.13; 62P.15; 62P.17; 62P.19; 62P.21; 62P.23; 62P.25; 62P.27; 62P.29; 62P.31; 62P.33; 62Q.09; 62Q.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9; and 144.1481; Laws 1992, chapter 549, article 3, section 19; Laws 1994, chapter 625, article 5, section 7.

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

Leighton; Johnson, R.; Goodno and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions relating to access to occupational safety and health investigation data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 182.659, subdivision 8, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 394, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing appropriations to the legislature for fiscal year 1995; directing the governor to reduce certain appropriations for executive branch agencies.

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

Marko, Lieder, Rice, Hausman and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 395, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money on a matching basis for a road powered electric vehicle (RPEV) demonstration project, a study of RPEV applications for Minnesota transportation and transit system options, and development of an electric vehicle consortium.

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

Tompkins, Tunheim, Macklin, Luther and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 396, A resolution memorializing the television networks to actively reduce the amount of violence-laden, sexually explicit material on television programs and to produce television material that promotes wholesome family values and helps to strengthen the family.

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

Dempsey, Frerichs, Macklin and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 397, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hastings; modifying a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carruthers, Rukavina, Farrell, Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 398, A bill for an act relating to elevators; regulating persons who may do elevator work; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 183.355, subdivision 3; 183.357, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; and 183.358; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 183.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Perlt, Pugh, Dauner, Delmont and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 399, A bill for an act relating to the secretary of state; regulating filings and related matters; providing for service of process; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 5.22, subdivision 1; 48.185, subdivision 7; 79A.06, subdivision 5; 168.27, subdivision 19a; 221.67; 302A.115, subdivision 1; 302A.121, subdivision 1; 302A.701; 302A.901, subdivision 1; 303.03; 303.06, subdivision 1; 303.13, subdivision 1; 303.14, subdivision 3; 308A.121, subdivision 1; 309.56, subdivision 1; 317A.115, subdivision 2; 317A.823, subdivision 1; 317A.901, subdivision 1; 319A.03; 322A.02; 322A.761; 322B.12, subdivision 1; 322B.80, subdivision 1; 322B.876, subdivision 1; 322B.955; 322B.960, subdivisions 1 and 3; 323.44, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6; 323.45, subdivisions 1 and 5; 323.46; 323.47, subdivision 1; 325F.70, subdivision 2; 330.11, subdivision 3; 333.001; 333.01; 333.055, subdivision 4; 333.21, subdivision 1; 336.9-403; 336A.11, subdivision 2; 540.152; and 543.08; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; and 323; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 302A.901, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, and 4; 303.13, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 317A.901, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 322B.876, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 322B.901; and 323.47, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Brown, Cooper, Bertram and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 400, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring an election on the annexation of unincorporated land in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 414.031, subdivision 6, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The following House Advisory was introduced:

Johnson, V., introduced:

H. A. No. 4, A proposal for annexation proceedings and land use controls in areas abutting cities.

The advisory was referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

H. F. No. 98 was reported to the House.

Dehler moved to amend H. F. No. 98 as follows:

Page 1, delete line 25

Page 2, delete lines 1 to 3 and insert "A legislator who becomes a council member under this clause may designate another legislator as that person's alternate on the council."

The motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.

H. F. No. 98, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for an alternate member of the advisory council on gambling; amending Laws 1994, chapter 633, article 8, section 5, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 110 yeas and 17 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Finseth      Kelso        Olson, E.    Sviggum
Anderson, R. Frerichs     Kinkel       Onnen        Swenson, D.
Bakk         Garcia       Knoblach     Opatz        Sykora
Bertram      Girard       Kraus        Orenstein    Tomassoni
Bettermann   Goodno       Leighton     Orfield      Tompkins
Bishop       Greenfield   Leppik       Osskopp      Trimble
Bradley      Greiling     Lieder       Ostrom       Tunheim
Brown        Haas         Limmer       Otremba      Van Dellen
Carlson      Harder       Long         Pellow       Van Engen
Carruthers   Hasskamp     Lourey       Pelowski     Vickerman
Clark        Holsten      Luther       Perlt        Wagenius
Cooper       Hugoson      Lynch        Peterson     Weaver
Daggett      Huntley      Macklin      Pugh         Wejcman
Dauner       Jacobs       Mahon        Rest         Wenzel
Davids       Jaros        Mares        Rhodes       Winter
Dawkins      Jefferson    Marko        Rostberg     Wolf
Dehler       Jennings     McCollum     Rukavina     Worke
Delmont      Johnson, A.  McGuire      Sarna        Sp.Anderson,I
Dempsey      Johnson, R.  Milbert      Schumacher   
Dorn         Johnson, V.  Molnau       Seagren      
Entenza      Kahn         Munger       Skoglund     
Erhardt      Kalis        Murphy       Smith        
Farrell      Kelley       Ness         Solberg      

Anderson, B. Knight       Lindner      Paulsen      Workman 
Broecker     Koppendrayer McElroy      Pawlenty     
Commers      Krinkie      Mulder       Swenson, H.  
Hackbarth    Larsen       Olson, M.    Tuma         

H. F. No. 14, A resolution urging the United Nations to admit the Republic of Taiwan as a full member.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 94 yeas and 27 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Anderson, R. Entenza      Kahn         Murphy       Sarna
Bakk         Erhardt      Kelley       Ness         Schumacher
Bertram      Farrell      Kelso        Olson, E.    Seagren
Bettermann   Finseth      Kraus        Onnen        Skoglund
Bishop       Frerichs     Leighton     Opatz        Smith
Bradley      Garcia       Leppik       Orfield      Solberg
Brown        Greenfield   Lieder       Osskopp      Sviggum
Carlson      Greiling     Limmer       Ostrom       Tomassoni
Carruthers   Haas         Lindner      Otremba      Tompkins
Clark        Hackbarth    Lourey       Ozment       Tunheim
Commers      Harder       Luther       Paulsen      Van Dellen
Daggett      Huntley      Lynch        Pawlenty     Van Engen
Dauner       Jacobs       Macklin      Pelowski     Wagenius
Davids       Jaros        Mahon        Perlt        Weaver
Dawkins      Jefferson    Mares        Peterson     Wejcman
Dehler       Jennings     Marko        Rest         Wenzel
Delmont      Johnson, A.  McGuire      Rhodes       Winter
Dempsey      Johnson, R.  Molnau       Rostberg     Sp.Anderson,I
Dorn         Johnson, V.  Munger       Rukavina     
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Abrams       Holsten      Koppendrayer Pellow       Wolf
Anderson, B. Hugoson      Krinkie      Swenson, D.  Worke
Broecker     Kalis        Larsen       Swenson, H.  Workman 
Girard       Kinkel       McElroy      Sykora       
Goodno       Knight       Mulder       Tuma         
Hasskamp     Knoblach     Olson, M.    Vickerman    

The Speaker called Trimble to the Chair.

Pursuant to Rules of the House, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole with Trimble in the Chair for consideration of the bill pending on General Orders of the day. After some time spent therein the Committee arose.

Speaker pro tempore Trimble resumed the Chair, whereupon the following recommendation of the Committee was reported to the House:

H. F. No. 22 was recommended to pass.

On the motion of Carruthers, the report of the Committee of the Whole was adopted.

Pursuant to rule 1.06, the following roll calls were taken in the Committee of the Whole:

Abrams moved to amend H. F. No. 22, the first engrossment, as follows:

Page 3, line 2, delete "seven" and insert "eight"

Page 3, line 6, delete "seven" and insert "eight"

Page 3, line 9, delete "and (b)" and insert "(b) the lieutenant governor; and (c)"

The question was taken on the Abrams amendment and the roll was called. There were 56 yeas and 73 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Goodno       Limmer       Ozment       Tuma
Anderson, B. Hackbarth    Lindner      Paulsen      Van Dellen
Bettermann   Harder       Lynch        Pellow       Van Engen
Bishop       Holsten      Macklin      Rhodes       Vickerman
Bradley      Hugoson      Mares        Rostberg     Weaver
Daggett      Johnson, V.  McElroy      Seagren      Wolf
Davids       Knoblach     Molnau       Smith        Worke
Dehler       Koppendrayer Mulder       Sviggum      Workman 
Dempsey      Kraus        Ness         Swenson, D.  
Erhardt      Krinkie      Olson, M.    Swenson, H.  
Frerichs     Larsen       Onnen        Sykora       
Girard       Leppik       Osskopp      Tompkins     

Anderson, R. Farrell      Kalis        Munger       Rukavina
Bakk         Finseth      Kelley       Murphy       Sarna
Bertram      Garcia       Kelso        Olson, E.    Schumacher
Broecker     Greenfield   Kinkel       Opatz        Skoglund
Brown        Greiling     Knight       Orenstein    Solberg
Carlson      Haas         Leighton     Orfield      Tomassoni
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Carruthers   Hasskamp     Lieder       Osthoff      Trimble
Clark        Huntley      Long         Ostrom       Tunheim
Commers      Jacobs       Lourey       Otremba      Wagenius
Cooper       Jaros        Luther       Pawlenty     Wejcman
Dauner       Jefferson    Mahon        Pelowski     Wenzel
Dawkins      Jennings     Marko        Perlt        Winter
Delmont      Johnson, A.  McCollum     Peterson     Sp.Anderson,I
Dorn         Johnson, R.  McGuire      Pugh         
Entenza      Kahn         Milbert      Rest         

Sviggum moved to amend H. F. No. 22, the first engrossment, as follows:

Page 3, line 2, delete "not to exceed seven" and insert "of five"

Page 3, line 6, delete "not exceed seven" and insert "consist of five"

Page 3, lines 9 and 10, delete "a number of legislators not to exceed six: three" and insert "four legislators, two"

Page 3, line 10, delete "at least"

The question was taken on the Sviggum amendment and the roll was called. There were 63 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Finseth      Kraus        Olson, M.    Swenson, H.
Anderson, B. Frerichs     Krinkie      Onnen        Sykora
Bettermann   Girard       Larsen       Osskopp      Tompkins
Bishop       Goodno       Leppik       Ozment       Tuma
Bradley      Haas         Limmer       Paulsen      Van Dellen
Broecker     Hackbarth    Lindner      Pawlenty     Van Engen
Commers      Harder       Lynch        Pellow       Vickerman
Daggett      Holsten      Macklin      Rhodes       Weaver
Dauner       Hugoson      Mares        Rostberg     Wolf
Davids       Johnson, V.  McElroy      Seagren      Worke
Dehler       Knight       Molnau       Smith        Workman 
Dempsey      Knoblach     Mulder       Sviggum      
Erhardt      Koppendrayer Ness         Swenson, D.  

Anderson, R. Greenfield   Kinkel       Opatz        Skoglund
Bakk         Greiling     Leighton     Orenstein    Solberg
Bertram      Hasskamp     Lieder       Orfield      Tomassoni
Brown        Huntley      Long         Osthoff      Trimble
Carlson      Jacobs       Lourey       Ostrom       Tunheim
Carruthers   Jaros        Luther       Otremba      Wagenius
Clark        Jefferson    Mahon        Pelowski     Wejcman
Cooper       Jennings     Marko        Perlt        Wenzel
Dawkins      Johnson, A.  McCollum     Peterson     Winter
Delmont      Johnson, R.  McGuire      Pugh         Sp.Anderson,I
Dorn         Kahn         Milbert      Rest         
Entenza      Kalis        Munger       Rukavina     
Farrell      Kelley       Murphy       Sarna        
Garcia       Kelso        Olson, E.    Schumacher   

Frerichs moved to amend H. F. No. 22, the first engrossment, as follows:

Page 3, line 12, delete everything after the period

Page 3, delete lines 13 and 14

The question was taken on the Frerichs amendment and the roll was called. There were 63 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abrams       Finseth      Kraus        Onnen        Swenson, H.
Anderson, B. Frerichs     Krinkie      Orenstein    Sykora
Bettermann   Girard       Larsen       Osskopp      Tompkins
Bishop       Goodno       Leppik       Ozment       Tuma
Bradley      Haas         Limmer       Paulsen      Van Dellen
Broecker     Hackbarth    Lindner      Pawlenty     Van Engen
Commers      Harder       Lynch        Pellow       Vickerman
Daggett      Holsten      Macklin      Rhodes       Weaver
Dauner       Hugoson      Mares        Rostberg     Wolf
Davids       Johnson, V.  McElroy      Seagren      Worke
Dehler       Knight       Molnau       Smith        Workman 
Dempsey      Knoblach     Mulder       Sviggum      
Erhardt      Koppendrayer Ness         Swenson, D.  

Anderson, R. Greenfield   Kinkel       Olson, M.    Skoglund
Bakk         Greiling     Leighton     Opatz        Solberg
Bertram      Hasskamp     Lieder       Orfield      Tomassoni
Brown        Huntley      Long         Osthoff      Trimble
Carlson      Jacobs       Lourey       Ostrom       Tunheim
Carruthers   Jaros        Luther       Otremba      Wagenius
Clark        Jefferson    Mahon        Pelowski     Wejcman
Cooper       Jennings     Marko        Perlt        Wenzel
Dawkins      Johnson, A.  McCollum     Peterson     Winter
Delmont      Johnson, R.  McGuire      Pugh         Sp.Anderson,I
Dorn         Kahn         Milbert      Rest         
Entenza      Kalis        Munger       Rukavina     
Farrell      Kelley       Murphy       Sarna        
Garcia       Kelso        Olson, E.    Schumacher   

Jaros moved that the name of Anderson, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 14. The motion prevailed.

Perlt moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 76. The motion prevailed.

Luther moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 182. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, A., moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 199. The motion prevailed.

Cooper moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 211. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Peterson be added as an author on H. F. No. 249. The motion prevailed.

Skoglund moved that the name of Dawkins be added as an author on H. F. No. 264. The motion prevailed.

Lynch moved that the name of Workman be added as an author on H. F. No. 272. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum moved that the name of Hugoson be added as an author on H. F. No. 280. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Erhardt be added as an author on H. F. No. 302. The motion prevailed.

Cooper moved that the name of Lourey be added as an author on H. F. No. 306. The motion prevailed.

Jacobs moved that the names of Wenzel, Jennings and Frerichs be added as authors on H. F. No. 312. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Monday, February 6, 1995. The motion prevailed.

Carruthers moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Trimble declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Monday, February 6, 1995.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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