Journal of the House - 113th Day - Monday, April 30, 2012

Abeler

Allen

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Atkins

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, J.

Benson, M.

Bills

Brynaert

Buesgens

Carlson

Clark

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Davnie

Dean

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Eken

Erickson

Fabian

Falk

Franson

Fritz

Garofalo

Gauthier

Gottwalt

Greiling

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Hausman

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Knuth

Kriesel

Laine

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mahoney

Marquart

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murdock

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Paymar

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersen, B.

Poppe

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Scalze

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Thissen

Tillberry

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wagenius

Ward

Wardlow

Westrom

Winkler

Woodard

Spk. Zellers

A quorum was present.

Peterson, S., was excused.

Mariani was excused until 4:20 p.m. Champion was excused until 4:35 p.m. Greene was excused until 5:35 p.m.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 1983 and H. F. No. 2172, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

SUSPENSION OF RULES

McElfatrick moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 1983 be substituted for H. F. No. 2172 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 1983 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Petersen, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3036, A bill for an act relating to transportation; state-aid road system; amending the apportionment sum to counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.07, subdivision 1b.

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

Hausman, Mariani, Paymar, Ward, Wagenius and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 3037, A bill for an act relating to jobs; creating jobs through rehabilitation and construction of affordable housing, green energy investments in public buildings, and capital improvements at institutions of higher education; authorizing nonprofit housing bonds; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.36, by adding subdivisions.

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

Clark and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3038, A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing housing infrastructure bonds; amending liquor gross receipts taxes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 295.75, subdivision 2; 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

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Clark, Mariani, Mullery, Greiling, Nelson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 3039, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for rehabilitation to preserve public housing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Loon introduced:

H. F. No. 3040, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan area fiscal disparities program; eliminating inflationary growth from the areawide pool; phasing down the contribution percentage; eliminating the 1971 base value subtraction; limiting distributions from the pool for certain municipalities; modifying the definition of fiscal capacity; providing for a portion of the areawide pool to be used for economic development by funding certain costs related to light rail transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 473.4051, subdivision 2; 473F.02, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1, 4; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7a.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3041, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; limiting the amount that a property's value can increase from the previous year; providing a small business targeted property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 273.11, subdivision 1a; 290A.02; 290A.03, by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; 290A.23, subdivision 3.

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

Daudt introduced:

H. F. No. 3042, A bill for an act relating to commerce; weights and measures; requiring metering of motor vehicle fuel delivered to underground storage tanks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Hortman, Mariani, Slawik, Winkler and Laine introduced:

H. F. No. 3043, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating the Family Economic Security Act; increasing minimum wage rates; modifying child care assistance; providing a new child care tax credit; expanding the working family tax credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 119B.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 119B.03, subdivision 9; 119B.035, subdivision 1; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 4a; 119B.231, subdivision 5; 177.24, subdivision 1; 256.017, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.0671, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 119B.011, subdivision 20a; 119B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 8; 119B.09, subdivision 3.

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

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Lohmer introduced:

H. F. No. 3044, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; authorizing borrowing for local project costs in conjunction with a trunk highway project; providing for a supplemental fiscal disparities distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 473F.08, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dean moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.

RECESS

RECONVENED

The House reconvened and was called to order by Speaker pro tempore Davids.

The following Conference Committee Report was received:

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 2269

A bill for an act relating to elections; determining funds for Help America Vote Act; appropriating money.

April 29, 2012

The Honorable Kurt Zellers

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach

President of the Senate

We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 2269 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 2269 be further amended as follows:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. SECRETARY OF STATE; HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT.

(a) The following amounts are appropriated in fiscal year 2013 to the secretary of state from the account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act:

(1) $50,000 for Military and Overseas Empowerment Act compliance; and

(2) $120,000 for support for local election officials.

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(b) $580,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2013 to the secretary of state from the account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act.

(c) The secretary of state must not make any reductions to the business services division to offset any reductions to election services."

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.

House Conferees: Morrie Lanning and Carol McFarlane.

Senate Conferees: Mike Parry, Theodore J. "Ted" Daley and Charles W. Wiger.

Lanning moved that the report of the Conference Committee on H. F. No. 2269 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.

H. F. No. 2269, A bill for an act relating to elections; determining funds for Help America Vote Act; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 127 yeas and 1 nay as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler

Allen

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Atkins

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, J.

Bills

Brynaert

Buesgens

Carlson

Clark

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Davnie

Dean

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Eken

Erickson

Fabian

Falk

Franson

Fritz

Garofalo

Gauthier

Gottwalt

Greiling

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Hausman

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Knuth

Kriesel

Laine

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mahoney

Marquart

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murdock

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Paymar

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersen, B.

Poppe

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Scalze

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Thissen

Tillberry

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wagenius

Ward

Wardlow

Westrom

Winkler

Woodard

Spk. Zellers

The bill was repassed, as amended by Conference, and its title agreed to.

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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:

H. F. No. 2555, A bill for an act relating to state government; implementing changes to the sunset review; changing certain agency requirements; requiring posting of convictions of felonies or gross misdemeanors and malpractice settlements or judgments for a regulated practitioner; requiring certain information on regulated practitioners; requiring a study; prohibiting transfer of certain funds; requiring reports and a financial audit; setting fees; abolishing the Combative Sports Commission and transferring combative sports duties to the commissioner of labor and industry; establishing a Combative Sports Advisory Council; requiring a review of the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; changing provisions for health-related licensing boards; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.922, by adding a subdivision; 3.9223, subdivision 7; 3.9225, subdivision 7; 3.9226, subdivision 7; 147.01, subdivision 4; 147.111, by adding a subdivision; 148.102, by adding a subdivision; 148.261, subdivision 1; 148.263, by adding a subdivision; 148.5194, subdivision 5; 148.6445, subdivision 10; 148B.07, by adding a subdivision; 148C.095, by adding a subdivision; 148E.285, by adding a subdivision; 150A.13, by adding a subdivision; 153.24, by adding a subdivision; 153A.17; 214.06, subdivisions 1, 1a, by adding a subdivision; 214.09, by adding a subdivision; 214.103; 341.21, by adding a subdivision; 341.28, subdivision 1; 341.37; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 3D.04; 3D.06; 3D.21, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3D; 16B; 214; 341; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 138A.01; 138A.02; 138A.03; 138A.04; 138A.05; 138A.06; 341.21, subdivisions 3, 4a; 341.22; 341.23; 341.24; 341.26.

The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

H. F. No. 1721, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing redevelopment demolition loans; eliminating a semiannual report; establishing a small business advocate office in the Business Assistance Center; granting Albert Lea the authority to establish an industrial sewer charge rebate program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 116J.555, subdivision 2; 116J.571; 116J.572; 116J.575, by adding a subdivision; 116J.66; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

Gunther moved that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 1721, that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the House requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the disagreeing votes of the two houses. The motion prevailed.

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Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

H. F. No. 2795, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; medication; providing for certain regulatory threshold concentrations to be set by the commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.24, subdivision 2.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

CONCURRENCE AND REPASSAGE

Hoppe moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2795 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.

The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 97 yeas and 34 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Allen

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Anzelc

Atkins

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, J.

Bills

Brynaert

Buesgens

Carlson

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Dean

Dettmer

Dill

Dittrich

Doepke

Drazkowski

Eken

Erickson

Fabian

Falk

Franson

Fritz

Garofalo

Gottwalt

Gunther

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Hilstrom

Holberg

Hoppe

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

Huntley

Johnson

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Knuth

Kriesel

Laine

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lillie

Loon

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

McDonald

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Morrow

Murdock

Murphy, E.

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersen, B.

Poppe

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Scalze

Schomacker

Shimanski

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Stensrud

Thissen

Tillberry

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Ward

Westrom

Woodard

Spk. Zellers

The bill was repassed, as amended by the Senate, and its title agreed to.

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FISCAL CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT

Pursuant to rule 1.22, Holberg announced her intention to place H. F. No. 1752 and S. F. No. 1808 on the Fiscal Calendar for Monday, April 30, 2012.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1721:

Gunther, Murray and Mahoney.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 1653:

Sanders, Daudt and Nelson.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE, Continued

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

H. F. No. 2647, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the definition of public data relating to agreements involving payment of public money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.43, subdivision 2.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

CONCURRENCE AND REPASSAGE

Myhra moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 2647 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.

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The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 130 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Abeler

Allen

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

Greiling

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Hansen

Hausman

Hilstrom

Hilty

Holberg

Hoppe

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Howes

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Knuth

Kriesel

Laine

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mahoney

Marquart

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murdock

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Murray

Myhra

Nelson

Nornes

Norton

O'Driscoll

Paymar

Pelowski

Peppin

Persell

Petersen, B.

Poppe

Quam

Rukavina

Runbeck

Sanders

Scalze

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Thissen

Tillberry

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wagenius

Ward

Wardlow

Westrom

Winkler

Woodard

Spk. Zellers

Anderson, B.

Anderson, D.

Anderson, P.

Anderson, S.

Banaian

Barrett

Beard

Benson, M.

Bills

Buesgens

Cornish

Crawford

Daudt

Davids

Dean

Dettmer

Doepke

Downey

Drazkowski

Erickson

Fabian

Franson

Garofalo

Gottwalt

Gruenhagen

Gunther

Hackbarth

Hamilton

Hancock

Holberg

Hoppe

Howes

Kelly

Kieffer

Kiel

Kiffmeyer

Kriesel

Lanning

Leidiger

LeMieur

Lohmer

Loon

Mack

Mazorol

McDonald

McElfatrick

McFarlane

McNamara

Murdock

Murray

Myhra

Nornes

O'Driscoll

Peppin

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Petersen, B.

Quam

Runbeck

Sanders

Schomacker

Scott

Shimanski

Smith

Stensrud

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vogel

Wardlow

Westrom

Woodard

Spk. Zellers

Abeler

Allen

Anzelc

Atkins

Benson, J.

Brynaert

Carlson

Champion

Clark

Davnie

Dill

Dittrich

Eken

Falk

Fritz

Gauthier

Greene

Greiling

Hansen

Hausman

Hilstrom

Hilty

Hornstein

Hortman

Hosch

Huntley

Johnson

Kahn

Kath

Knuth

Laine

Lenczewski

Lesch

Liebling

Lillie

Loeffler

Mahoney

Mariani

Marquart

Melin

Moran

Morrow

Mullery

Murphy, E.

Murphy, M.

Nelson

Norton

Paymar

Pelowski

Persell

Poppe

Rukavina

Scalze

Simon

Slawik

Slocum

Thissen

Tillberry

Wagenius

Ward

Winkler