Journal of the House - 77th Day - Wednesday, March 28, 2018

A quorum was present.

Anselmo; Howe; Johnson, S.; Koznick; Metsa; Miller; Moran; Munson; Murphy, E.; Rosenthal; Slocum and Thissen were excused.

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

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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communication was received:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach

President of the Senate

I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2018 Session of the State Legislature has been received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2018

Date Filed

2018

3154 102 3:16 p.m. March 27 March 27

Sincerely,

Steve Simon

Secretary of State

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Johnson, B., from the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 192, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enhancing penalties and establishing minimum fines for repeat violations of driving without a valid license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.24.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.24, is amended to read:

171.24 VIOLATIONS; DRIVING WITHOUT VALID LICENSE.

Subdivision 1. Driving after suspension; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been suspended;

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(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the suspension; and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is suspended.

Subd. 2. Driving after revocation; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been revoked;

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the revocation; and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is revoked.

Subd. 3. Driving after cancellation; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled;

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation; and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is canceled.

Subd. 4. Driving after disqualification; misdemeanor. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person:

(1) has been disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license or been denied the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the disqualification; and

(3) disobeys the order by operating in this state a commercial motor vehicle while the person is disqualified to hold the license or privilege.

Subd. 5. Gross misdemeanor violations. (a) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if:

(1) the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been canceled or denied under section 171.04, subdivision 1, clause (10);

(2) the person has been given notice of or reasonably should know of the cancellation or denial; and

(3) the person disobeys the order by operating in this state any motor vehicle, the operation of which requires a driver's license, while the person's license or privilege is canceled or denied.

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person:

(1) violates this section and causes a collision resulting in substantial bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7a, or death to another; or

(2) violates this section within ten years of the first of two prior convictions under this section;

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and at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or driving privilege has been suspended, revoked, or canceled or the person has been disqualified from holding a commercial driver's license or been denied the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle:

(i) pursuant to section 169.89, subdivision 5; 169A.52; 169A.54; 171.05, subdivision 2b, paragraph (d); 171.13, subdivision 3 or 4; 171.17, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (10); 171.177; 171.18, subdivision 1, clause (2), (3), (4), (5), or (11); 171.32; or 260B.225, subdivision 9; or a violation of section 169.13; 169.21; 169.444; 609.19, subdivision 1, clause (2); or 609.487, subdivisions 3 to 5; or any violation of chapter 169A; or

(ii) pursuant to a law from another state similar to those described in item (i).

Subd. 6. Responsibility for prosecution. (a) The attorney in the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor violations of this section is also responsible for prosecution of gross misdemeanor violations of this section.

(b) Nothing in this section or section 609.035 or 609.04 shall limit the power of the state to prosecute or punish a person for conduct that constitutes any other crime under any other law of this state.

Subd. 7. Sufficiency of notice. (a) Notice of revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification is sufficient if personally served, or if mailed by first class mail to the person's last known address or to the address listed on the person's driver's license. Notice is also sufficient if the person was informed that revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification would be imposed upon a condition occurring or failing to occur, and where the condition has in fact occurred or failed to occur.

(b) It is not a defense that a person failed to file a change of address with the post office, or failed to notify the Department of Public Safety of a change of name or address as required under section 171.11.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2018, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Johnson, B., from the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1481, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting firefighters and medical personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 20, delete "2017" and insert "2018"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

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Torkelson from the Committee on Transportation Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1876, A bill for an act relating to data practices; permitting trade associations to access vehicle registration information in certain circumstances; waiving a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.6905, subdivision 3; 168.327, subdivision 1; 168.345, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 2

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete "waiving a fee;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Torkelson from the Committee on Transportation Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1933, A bill for an act relating to aeronautics; modifying provisions governing airport zoning; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 360.013, by adding a subdivision; 360.017, subdivision 1; 360.021, subdivision 1; 360.062; 360.063, subdivisions 1, 3; 360.064, subdivision 1; 360.065, subdivision 1; 360.066, subdivision 1; 360.067, by adding a subdivision; 360.071, subdivision 2; 360.305, subdivision 6; 394.22, by adding a subdivision; 394.23; 394.231; 394.25, subdivision 3; 462.352, by adding a subdivision; 462.355, subdivision 1; 462.357, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 360; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 360.063, subdivision 4; 360.065, subdivision 2; 360.066, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2013, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying accessibility requirements for public buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.106, subdivision 9.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 6, strike "provide for making" and insert "require new"

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Page 1, line 7, strike "constructed or remodeled after July 1, 1963," and insert "and existing public buildings when remodeled to be"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2023, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing a registry system for spoken language health care interpreters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.058.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [146C.01] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.

Subd. 2. Advisory council. "Advisory council" means the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council established in section 146C.11.

Subd. 3. Certified interpreter. "Certified interpreter" means a spoken language health care interpreter who meets the requirements in section 146C.03, subdivision 3.

Subd. 4. Code of ethics. "Code of ethics" means the National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care, as published by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care or its successor, or the International Medical Interpreters Association or its successor.

Subd. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

Subd. 6. Common languages. "Common languages" means the ten most frequent languages without regard to dialect in Minnesota for which interpreters are listed on the registry.

Subd. 7. Interpreting standards of practice. "Interpreting standards of practice" means the interpreting standards of practice in health care as published by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care or its successor, or the International Medical Interpreters Association or its successor.

Subd. 8. Registered interpreter. "Registered interpreter" means a spoken language health care interpreter who meets the requirements in section 146C.03, subdivision 2.

Subd. 9. Registry. "Registry" means a database of spoken language health care interpreters in Minnesota who have met the qualifications described under section 146C.03, subdivision 1, which shall be maintained by the commissioner of health.

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Subd. 10. Remote interpretation. "Remote interpretation" means spoken language interpreting services provided via a telephone or by video conferencing.

Subd. 11. Spoken language health care interpreter or interpreter. "Spoken language health care interpreter" or "interpreter" means an individual who receives compensation or other remuneration for providing spoken language interpreter services for patients with limited English proficiency within a medical setting either by face-to-face interpretation or remote interpretation.

Subd. 12. Spoken language interpreting services. "Spoken language interpreting services" means the conversion of one spoken language into another by an interpreter for the purpose of facilitating communication between a patient and a health care provider who do not share a common spoken language.

Sec. 2. [146C.03] REGISTRY.

Subdivision 1. Establishment. (a) By July 1, 2019, the commissioner of health shall establish and maintain a registry for spoken language health care interpreters. To be eligible for the registry, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) affirm by signature, that may include electronic signature, that the applicant has read the code of ethics and the interpreting standards of practice identified on the registry Web site and agrees to abide by them; and

(3) meet the requirements described under subdivision 2 or 3.

(b) An individual who chooses to be listed on the registry must submit an application to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner along with the applicable fees required under section 146C.13. The form must include the applicant's name; Social Security number; business address and telephone number, or home address and telephone number if the applicant has a home office; the applicant's employer or the agencies with which the applicant is affiliated; the employer's or agencies' addresses and telephone numbers; and the languages for which the applicant is available to interpret. The application must indicate whether the applicant is seeking to be listed on the registry as a registered interpreter or as a certified interpreter. The applicant must submit with the application evidence of meeting the requirements described in subdivision 2 or 3.

(c) Upon receipt of the application, the commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for the category of either a registered interpreter or certified interpreter. The commissioner may request further information from the applicant if the information provided is not complete or accurate. The commissioner shall notify the applicant of action taken on the application and, if the application is denied, the grounds for denying the application.

(d) If the commissioner denies an application, the applicant may reapply for the same category or for the other category. If an applicant applies for a different category or reapplies for the same category, the applicant must submit with the new application the applicable fees under section 146C.13.

(e) Applicants who qualify for different categories for different languages shall only be required to complete one application and submit the required application fee.

(f) The commissioner may request, as deemed necessary, additional information from an applicant to determine or verify qualifications or collect information to manage the registry or monitor the field of health care interpreting.

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Subd. 2. Registered interpreter requirements. To be listed on the registry as a registered interpreter by the commissioner, an applicant must:

(1) pass a written or oral examination in English approved by the commissioner on basic medical terminology, interpreter ethics, and standards of practice at an accuracy level established by the commissioner; or

(2) provide proof of successfully completing a training program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length.

Subd. 3. Certified interpreter requirements. To be listed on the registry as a certified interpreter by the commissioner, an applicant must have a national certification in health care interpreting from a certifying organization approved by the commissioner.

Subd. 4. Registry Web site. The commissioner shall maintain the registry on the Department of Health's Web site. The commissioner shall include on the Web site information on resources, including financial assistance, that may be available to interpreters to assist interpreters in meeting registry training and testing requirements.

Subd. 5. Change of name and address. Interpreters listed on the registry who change their name, address, or email address must inform the commissioner in writing of the change within 30 days. All notices or other correspondence mailed to the interpreter's address or email address on file with the commissioner shall be considered as having been received by the interpreter.

Subd. 6. Data. Section 13.41 applies to government data of the commissioner on applicants and registered interpreters.

Sec. 3. [146C.05] RENEWAL.

Subdivision 1. Registry period. Listing on the registry is valid for a one-year period. To renew inclusion on the registry, an interpreter must submit:

(1) a renewal application on a form provided by the commissioner;

(2) a continuing education report on a form provided by the commissioner as specified under section 146C.09; and

(3) the required fees under section 146C.13.

Subd. 2. Notice. (a) Sixty days before the registry expiration date, the commissioner shall send out a renewal notice to the spoken language health care interpreter's last known address or email address on file with the commissioner. The notice must include an application for renewal and the amount of the fee required for renewal. If the interpreter does not receive the renewal notice, the interpreter is still required to meet the deadline for renewal to qualify for continuous inclusion on the registry.

(b) An application for renewal must be received by the commissioner or postmarked at least 30 calendar days before the registry expiration date.

Subd. 3. Late fee. A renewal application submitted after the renewal deadline date must include the late fee specified in section 146C.13. Fees for late renewal shall not be prorated.

Subd. 4. Lapse in renewal. An interpreter whose registry listing has been expired for a period of one year or longer must submit a new application to be listed on the registry instead of a renewal application.

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Sec. 4. [146C.07] DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS; OVERSIGHT OF COMPLAINTS.

Subdivision 1. Prohibited conduct. (a) The following conduct is prohibited and is grounds for disciplinary or corrective action:

(1) failure to provide spoken language interpreting services consistent with the code of ethics and interpreting standards of practice, or performance of the interpretation in an incompetent or negligent manner;

(2) conviction of a crime, including a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, or a no-contest plea, in any court in Minnesota or any other jurisdiction in the United States, demonstrably related to engaging in spoken language health care interpreter services. Conviction includes a conviction for an offense which, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony;

(3) conviction of violating any state or federal law, rule, or regulation that directly relates to the practice of spoken language health care interpreters;

(4) adjudication as mentally incompetent or as a person who is dangerous to self, or adjudication pursuant to chapter 253B as chemically dependent, developmentally disabled, mentally ill and dangerous to the public, or as a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person;

(5) violation of or failure to comply with an order issued by the commissioner;

(6) obtaining money, property, services, or business from a client through the use of undue influence, excessive pressure, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;

(7) revocation of the interpreter's national certification as a result of disciplinary action brought by the national certifying body;

(8) failure to perform services with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the use of alcohol or drugs or other physical or mental impairment;

(9) engaging in conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

(10) demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a client;

(11) failure to cooperate with the commissioner or advisory council in an investigation or to provide information in response to a request from the commissioner or advisory council;

(12) aiding or abetting another person in violating any provision of this chapter; and

(13) release or disclosure of a health record in violation of sections 144.291 to 144.298.

(b) In disciplinary actions alleging a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4), a copy of the judgment or proceeding under seal of the court administrator, or of the administrative agency that entered the same, is admissible into evidence without further authentication and constitutes prima facie evidence of its contents.

Subd. 2. Complaints. (a) The commissioner shall establish operating procedures for receiving and investigating complaints and imposing disciplinary or corrective action consistent with the notifications and resolution provisions in section 214.103, subdivision 1a.

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(b) The procedures may include procedures for sharing complaint information with government agencies in this and other states. Procedures for sharing complaint information must be consistent with the requirements for handling government data in chapter 13.

Subd. 3. Discovery. In all matters relating to the lawful regulation activities under this chapter, the commissioner may issue subpoenas to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, records, correspondence, and other information relevant to any matter involved in the investigation. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may administer oaths to witnesses or take their affirmation. A subpoena may be served upon any person it names anywhere in the state by any person authorized to serve subpoenas or other processes in civil actions of the district courts. If a person to whom a subpoena is issued does not comply with the subpoena, the commissioner may apply to the district court in any district and the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt of court. All information pertaining to individual medical records obtained under this section is health data under section 13.3805, subdivision 1.

Subd. 4. Hearings. If the commissioner proposes to take action against an interpreter as described in subdivision 5, the commissioner must first notify the person against whom the action is proposed to be taken and provide the person with an opportunity to request a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14. Service of a notice of disciplinary action may be made personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. If the person does not request a hearing by notifying the commissioner within 30 days after service of the notice of the proposed action, the commissioner may proceed with the action without a hearing.

Subd. 5. Disciplinary actions. If the commissioner finds that an interpreter who is listed on the registry has violated any provision of this chapter, the commissioner may take any one or more of the following actions:

(1) censure or reprimand the interpreter;

(2) impose limitations or conditions on the interpreter's practice, or impose rehabilitation requirements to retain status on registry; or

(3) suspend the interpreter from the registry for a limited period of time or indefinitely remove the interpreter from the registry.

Subd. 6. Reinstatement requirements after disciplinary action. Interpreters who have been temporarily suspended or permanently removed from the registry may request and provide justification for reinstatement. Interpreters who have had limitations or conditions imposed on their practice of interpreting while retaining registry status may request and provide justification for reduction or removal of the limitations or conditions. The requirements of this chapter for registry renewal and any other conditions imposed by the commissioner must be met before the interpreter may be reinstated on the registry.

Sec. 5. [146C.09] CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1. Course approval. The advisory council shall approve continuing education courses and training. A course that has not been approved by the advisory council may be submitted, but may be disapproved by the commissioner. If the course is disapproved, it shall not count toward the continuing education requirement. All registry interpreters must complete three hours of continuing education during each one-year registry period. Contact hours shall be prorated for interpreters who are assigned a registry cycle of less than one year.

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Subd. 2. Continuing education verification. Each spoken language health care interpreter shall submit with a renewal application a continuing education report on a form provided by the commissioner that indicates that the interpreter has met the continuing education requirements of this section. The form shall include the following information:

(1) the title of the continuing education activity;

(2) a brief description of the activity;

(3) the sponsor, presenter, or author;

(4) the location and attendance dates;

(5) the number of contact hours; and

(6) the interpreter's notarized affirmation that the information is true and correct.

Subd. 3. Audit. The commissioner or advisory council may audit a percentage of the continuing education reports based on a random selection.

Sec. 6. [146C.11] SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall appoint 13 members to a Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council consisting of the following members:

(1) three members who are interpreters listed on the roster prior to July 1, 2019, or on the registry after July 1, 2019, and who are Minnesota residents. Of these members, each must be an interpreter for a different language; at least one must have a national certification credential; and at least one must have been listed on the roster prior to July 1, 2019, or on the registry after July 1, 2019, as an interpreter in a language other than the common languages and must have completed a training program for medical interpreters approved by the commissioner that is, at a minimum, 40 hours in length;

(2) three members representing limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Of these members, two must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a common language and one must represent LEP individuals who are proficient in a language that is not one of the common languages;

(3) one member representing a health plan company;

(4) one member representing a Minnesota health system who is not an interpreter;

(5) two members representing interpreter agencies, including one member representing agencies whose main office is located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and one member representing agencies whose main office is located within the seven-county metropolitan area;

(6) one member representing an interpreter training program or postsecondary educational institution program providing interpreter courses or skills assessment;

(7) one member who is affiliated with a Minnesota-based or Minnesota chapter of a national or international organization representing interpreters; and

(8) one member who is a licensed direct care health provider.

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Subd. 2. Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059.

Subd. 3. Duties. (a) The advisory council shall:

(1) advise the commissioner on the content of the registered interpreter examination and the requisite percentage of correct answers;

(2) advise the commissioner on recommended changes to requirements for registered and certified interpreters to reflect changing needs of the Minnesota health care community and emerging national standards of training, competency, and testing;

(3) address barriers for interpreters to gain access to the registry, including barriers to interpreters of uncommon languages and interpreters in rural areas;

(4) advise the commissioner on methods for identifying gaps in interpreter services in rural areas and make recommendations to address interpreter training and funding needs;

(5) inform the commissioner on emerging issues in the spoken language health care interpreter field;

(6) advise the commissioner on training, certification, and continuing education programs;

(7) provide for distribution of information on training and other resources to help interpreters meet registry requirements;

(8) make recommendations for necessary statutory changes to Minnesota interpreter law;

(9) compare the annual cost of administering the registry and the annual total collection of registration fees and advise the commissioner, if necessary, to recommend an adjustment to the registration fees;

(10) identify and make recommendations to the commissioner for Web distribution of patient and provider education materials on working with an interpreter and on reporting interpreter behavior as identified in section 146C.07;

(11) review and update as necessary the process for determining common languages; and

(12) review investigation summaries of competency violations and make recommendations to the commissioner on possible disciplinary action.

(b) The commissioner shall adhere to the data practices requirements under section 13.41 in communicating to the council regarding any complaint investigation.

(c) As the advisory council carries out its duties, the council shall seek input from health care interpreting stakeholders, from both within and outside the seven-county metropolitan area, as appropriate.

Sec. 7. [146C.13] FEES.

Subdivision 1. Fees. (a) Beginning July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, the initial and renewal fees for interpreters listed on the registry shall be $50.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, the initial and renewal fees for interpreters listed on the registry shall be $70.

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(c) Beginning July 1, 2021, the initial and renewal application fees for interpreters listed on the registry shall be established by the commissioner, not to exceed $90.

(d) Beginning July 1, 2021, the renewal late fee for the registry shall be established by the commissioner, not to exceed $30.

(e) The commissioner shall not charge an applicant for the examinations required under section 146C.03, subdivision 2 or 3, for the registered or certified interpreter categories.

Subd. 2. Nonrefundable. The fees in this section are nonrefundable.

Subd. 3. Deposit. Fees received under this chapter shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a, is amended to read:

Subd. 18a. Access to medical services. (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for meals for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $5.50 for breakfast, $6.50 for lunch, or $8 for dinner.

(b) Medical assistance reimbursement for lodging for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $50 per day unless prior authorized by the local agency.

(c) Regardless of the number of employees that an enrolled health care provider may have, medical assistance covers sign and ~~oral~~ spoken language health care interpreter services when provided by an enrolled health care provider during the course of providing a direct, person-to-person covered health care service to an enrolled recipient with limited English proficiency or who has a hearing loss and uses interpreting services. Coverage for ~~face-to-face oral language~~ spoken language health care interpreter services shall be provided only if the ~~oral language~~ spoken language health care interpreter used by the enrolled health care provider is listed in on the ~~registry or~~ roster established under section 144.058 or the registry established under chapter 146C. Beginning July 1, 2020, coverage for spoken language health care interpreter services shall be provided only if the spoken language health care interpreter used by the enrolled health care provider is listed on the registry established under chapter 146C.

Sec. 9. INITIAL SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING.

The commissioner of health shall convene the first meeting of the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council by October 1, 2018.

Sec. 10. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETER REGISTRY FEES; STRATIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE HEALTH CARE INTERPRETERS.

Subdivision 1. Registry fee recommendations. The commissioner of health, in consultation with the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council, shall review the fees established under Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.13, and make recommendations on whether the fees are established at an appropriate level, including whether specific fees should be established for each category of the registry instead of one uniform fee. The total fees collected must be sufficient to recover the costs of the spoken language health care registry. If the commissioner recommends different fees for the categories, the commissioner shall submit the proposed fees to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2020.

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Subd. 2. Stratified medical assistance reimbursement system. (a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, the Spoken Language Health Care Interpreter Advisory Council established under Minnesota Statutes, section 146C.11, and representatives from the interpreting stakeholder community at large, shall study and make recommendations for creating a stratified reimbursement system for the Minnesota public health care programs for spoken language health care interpreters based on the spoken language health care interpreters registry established by the commissioner of health under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146C. Any proposed reimbursement rates in a stratified reimbursement system for spoken language health care interpreter services, for any category, shall not be less than the current medical assistance reimbursement rates for spoken language health care interpreter services.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall submit the proposed reimbursement system, including the fiscal costs for the proposed system to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance by January 15, 2019. The commissioner shall not implement a stratified medical assistance reimbursement system without enactment of the system by the legislature.

Sec. 11. APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for the spoken language health care interpreter registry. Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2019, $....... is for onetime start-up costs for the registry that is available until June 30, 2021.

(b) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of human services to study and submit a proposed stratified medical assistance reimbursement system for spoken language health care interpreters.

(c) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health to provide financial assistance to assist interpreters in meeting spoken language health care interpreter registry testing requirements. This appropriation is onetime and is available until June 30, 2020.

(d) $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health to convene a meeting of public and private sector representatives of the spoken language health care interpreters community to identify ongoing sources of financial assistance to aid individual interpreters in meeting interpreter training and testing registry requirements. This appropriation is onetime and is available until June 30, 2020.

Sec. 12. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.058, is repealed effective July 1, 2020."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the first semicolon, insert "requiring a report;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

The report was adopted.

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O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2389, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing alternative pain management pilot program; requiring evaluation of pilot program.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2739, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a section of U.S. Highway 12 as Officer Bill Mathews Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2908, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a bridge on marked U.S. Highway 52 in Rosemount as Warrant Officer Dennis A. Groth Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2967, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring collection of information on the connection between pornography and sex trafficking; expanding the authorized penalty assessment to include additional crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 299A.785, subdivision 1; 609.3241.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Johnson, B., from the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2987, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a drug repository program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.55.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2999, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked U.S. Highway 61 in Wabasha County as Trooper Dale G. Roehrich Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the Task Force on Charitable Gambling Taxation; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3120, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying environmental agency permitting, rulemaking, and fees; providing for watershed credit exchange program; modifying compliance requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103G.2242, subdivision 14; 115.03, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 115.035; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.07, subdivision 4d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103B.101, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed elsewhere, the board shall:

(1) coordinate the water and soil resources planning and implementation activities of counties, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, watershed management organizations, and any other local units of government through its various authorities for approval of local plans, administration of state grants, contracts and easements, and by other means as may be appropriate;

(2) facilitate communication and coordination among state agencies in cooperation with the Environmental Quality Board, and between state and local units of government, in order to make the expertise and resources of state agencies involved in water and soil resources management available to the local units of government to the greatest extent possible;

(3) coordinate state and local interests with respect to the study in southwestern Minnesota under United States Code, title 16, section 1009;

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(4) develop information and education programs designed to increase awareness of local water and soil resources problems and awareness of opportunities for local government involvement in preventing or solving them;

(5) provide a forum for the discussion of local issues and opportunities relating to water and soil resources management;

(6) adopt an annual budget and work program that integrate the various functions and responsibilities assigned to it by law; and

(7) report to the governor and the legislature by October 15 of each even-numbered year with an assessment of board programs and recommendations for any program changes and board membership changes necessary to improve state and local efforts in water and soil resources management.

The board may accept grants, gifts, donations, or contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise from the United States, a state agency, or other source to achieve an authorized or delegated purpose. The board may enter into a contract or agreement necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transfer. The board may conduct or participate in local, state, or federal programs or projects that have as one purpose or effect the preservation or enhancement of water and soil resources and may enter into and administer agreements with local governments or landowners or their designated agents as part of those programs or projects. The board may bill organizational units within the agency, and other agencies and governmental units, for the costs of providing program, capital investment project, technical, fiscal, and other supporting services. Receipts must be credited to accounts in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the board to pay the costs for which the billings were made. The board may receive and expend money to acquire conservation easements, as defined in chapter 84C, on behalf of the state and federal government consistent with the Camp Ripley's Army Compatible Use Buffer Project.

Any money received is hereby deposited in an account in a fund other than the general fund and appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.2242, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Fees established. (a) Fees must be assessed for managing wetland bank accounts and transactions as follows:

(1) account maintenance annual fee: one percent of the value of credits not to exceed $500;

(2) account establishment, deposit, or transfer: 6.5 percent of the value of credits not to exceed $1,000 per establishment, deposit, or transfer; and

(3) withdrawal fee: 6.5 percent of the value of credits withdrawn.

(b) The board ~~may~~ must establish fees ~~at or~~ based on costs to the agency below the amounts in paragraph (a) for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts.

(c) Fees for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts established pursuant to section 103G.005, subdivision 10i, clause (4), are limited to establishment of a wetland banking account and are assessed at the rate of 6.5 percent of the value of the credits not to exceed $1,000.

(d) The board may assess a fee to pay the costs associated with establishing conservation easements, or other long-term protection mechanisms prescribed in the rules adopted under subdivision 1, on property used for wetland replacement.

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(e) Withdrawals from the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and from the mitigation easement stewardship account established in section 103B.103 must be appropriated to the board upon request for: (1) legal compliance costs; (2) imminent structural preservation needs occurring after construction certification; or (3) associated database and Web upgrades and repairs.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Agency authority; national pollutant discharge elimination system. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions prescribed in or pursuant to this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, or otherwise, the agency shall have the authority to perform any and all acts minimally necessary including, but not limited to, the establishment and application of standards, procedures, rules, orders, variances, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance, and permit conditions, consistent with and, therefore not less stringent than the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, applicable to the participation by the state of Minnesota in the national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES); provided that this provision shall not be construed as a limitation on any powers or duties otherwise residing with the agency pursuant to any provision of law.

(b) An activity that conveys or connects waters of the state without subjecting the transferred water to intervening industrial, municipal, or commercial use does not require a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit. This exemption does not apply to pollutants introduced by the activity itself to the water being transferred.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.035, is amended to read:

115.035 EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

(a) When the commissioner convenes an external peer review panel during the promulgation or amendment of water quality standards, the commissioner must provide notice and take public comment on the charge questions for the external peer review panel and must allow written and oral public comment as part of the external peer review panel process. Every new or revised numeric water quality standard must be supported by a technical support document that provides the scientific basis for the proposed standard and that has undergone external, scientific peer review. Numeric water quality standards in which the agency is adopting, without change, a United States Environmental Protection Agency criterion that has been through peer review are not subject to this paragraph. Documentation of the external peer review panel, including the name or names of the peer reviewer or reviewers, must be included in the statement of need and reasonableness for the water quality standard. If the commissioner does not convene an external peer review panel during the promulgation or amendment of water quality standards, the commissioner must state the reason an external peer review panel will not be convened in the statement of need and reasonableness.

(b) Every technical support document developed by the agency must be released in draft form for public comment before peer review and before finalizing the technical support document.

(c) The commissioner must provide public notice and information about the external peer review through the request for comments published at the beginning of the rulemaking process for the numeric water quality standard, and:

(1) the request for comments must identify the draft technical support document and where the document can be found;

(2) the request for comments must include a proposed charge for the external peer review and request comments on the charge;

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(3) all comments received during the public comment period must be made available to the external peer reviewers; and

(4) if the agency is not soliciting external peer review because the agency is adopting a United States Environmental Protection Agency criterion without change, that must be noted in the request for comments.

(d) The purpose of the external peer review is to evaluate whether the technical support document and proposed standard are based on sound scientific knowledge, methods, and practices. The external peer review must be conducted according to the guidance in the most recent edition of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Peer Review Handbook. Peer reviewers must not have participated in developing the scientific basis of the standard.

(e) The type of review and the number of peer reviewers depends on the nature of the science underlying the standard. When the agency is developing significant new science or science that expands significantly beyond current documented scientific practices or principles, a panel review must be used.

(f) In response to the findings of the external peer review, the draft technical support document must be revised as appropriate. The findings of the external peer review must be documented and attached to the final technical support document, which must be an exhibit as part of the statement of need and reasonableness in the rulemaking to adopt the new or revised numeric water quality standard. The final technical support document must note changes made in response to the external peer review.

~~(b)~~ (g) By December 15 each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Web site a report identifying the water quality standards development work in progress or completed in the past year, the lead agency scientist for each development effort, and opportunities for public input.

Sec. 5. [115.455] EFFLUENT LIMITATION COMPLIANCE.

To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly owned treatment works facility or for an industrial national pollutant discharge elimination system and state disposal system permit holder that constructs a treatment works facility to comply with a new or modified effluent limitation, compliance with any new or modified effluent limitation adopted after construction begins that would require additional capital investment is required no sooner than 16 years after the date the facility begins operating.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:

Subd. 4d. Permit fees. (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs of litigation. The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency. Water fees under this paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the environmental fund.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage facilities, or storage facilities subject to a notification, permit, or license requirement under this chapter, subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42,

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section 7401 et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct and indirect reasonable costs, including legal costs, required to develop and administer the notification, permit, or license program requirements of this chapter, subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. Those costs include the reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient, and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding to federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.

(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112 of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;

(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and

(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title 42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).

The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.

(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected in each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1989 shall be used.

(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).

(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a project may offer to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to expedite the preapplication process and permit development process through the final decision on the permit, including the analysis of environmental review documents. The reimbursement shall be in addition to permit application fees imposed by law. When the agency determines that it needs additional resources to develop the permit application in an expedited manner, and that expediting the development is consistent with permitting program priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of costs to be incurred by the commissioner. The estimate must include a brief description of the tasks to be performed, a schedule for completing the tasks, and the estimated cost for each task. The applicant and the commissioner must enter into a written agreement detailing the estimated costs for the expedited permit decision-making process to be incurred by the agency. The agreement

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must also identify staff anticipated to be assigned to the project. The commissioner must not issue a permit until the applicant has paid all fees in full. The commissioner must refund any unobligated balance of fees paid. Reimbursements accepted by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing the permit or analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall not affect the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing permit determinations; and shall not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.

(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

Sec. 7. WETLAND REPLACEMENT; FRAMEWORKS FOR IN-LIEU FEE PROGRAM.

The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, must complete the planning frameworks and other program application requirements necessary for federal approval of an in-lieu fee program, as authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.2242, in the Red River Basin and the greater than 80 percent area. The planning frameworks must contain a prioritization strategy for selecting and implementing mitigation activities based on a watershed approach that includes consideration of historic resource loss within watersheds and the extent to which mitigation can address priority watershed needs. The board must consider the recommendations of the report "Siting of Wetland Mitigation in Northeast Minnesota," dated March 7, 2014, and implementation of Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3355, paragraphs (e) and (f), in developing the proposed planning frameworks for applicable watersheds. The board must complete the work and pursue approval of the in-lieu fee program in these areas consistent with the applicable requirements, stakeholder and agency review processes, and approval time frames in Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 332. The board must submit the planning frameworks to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and the senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources upon receiving federal approval."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying environmental agency permitting, rulemaking, and fees; modifying certain compliance requirements; requiring planning for in-lieu fee program for wetland replacement; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103B.101, subdivision 9; 103G.2242, subdivision 14; 115.03, subdivision 5; 115.035; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 116.07, subdivision 4d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3153, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying matching funds requirement for local recycling programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.8441, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

The report was adopted.

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Fabian from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying county authorization for storm and sanitary sewer systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 444.075, subdivision 1a.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3232, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the solar energy incentive program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 116C.7792; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 21, delete everything after the period

Page 1, line 23, delete everything after "account" and insert "or returned to customers"

Page 1, line 24, delete the new language

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Torkelson from the Committee on Transportation Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3273, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying governance of the Metropolitan Council; eliminating the Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.8841, subdivision 9; 473.123; 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Torkelson from the Committee on Transportation Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3282, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying tariff requirements for certain motor carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 174.66; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.122, subdivision 1; 221.161, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 221.171, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 221.161, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3284, A bill for an act relating to housing; clarifying certain requirements relating to modular homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

The report was adopted.

Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3285, A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; modifying provisions related to home park closings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 327C.095, subdivisions 4, 6, 12, 13, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 7, before "The" insert "Within 60 days after receiving notice of a closure statement,"

Page 2, line 12, delete "August" and insert "October"

Page 5, line 6, strike "25" and insert "50"

Page 5, line 7, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language

Page 6, line 1, after "payments" insert "for completed applications"

Page 7, line 24, delete "August" and insert "October"

Page 8, after line 10, insert:

"Sec. 6. ADVANCES TO THE MINNESOTA MANUFACTURED HOME RELOCATION TRUST FUND.

(a) Until June 30, 2020, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or Department of Management and Budget as determined by the commissioner of management and budget, is authorized to advance up to $400,000 from state appropriations or other resources to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund established under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.35, if the account balance in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund is insufficient to pay the amounts claimed under Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.095, subdivision 13.

(b) The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency or Department of Management and Budget shall be reimbursed from the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund for any money advanced by the agency under paragraph (a) to the fund. Approved claims for payment to manufactured home owners shall be paid prior to the money being advanced by the agency or the department to the fund."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

The report was adopted.

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Johnson, B., from the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3295, A bill for an act relating to family law; allowing joint petitions for custody and parenting time to be filed in legal separations and by unmarried parents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 518.156.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3338, A bill for an act relating to health; adding security screening systems to ionizing radiation‑producing equipment; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, delete section 4 and insert:

"Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.

$....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 144.121. The base for this appropriation is $....... in fiscal year 2020 and $0 in fiscal year 2021."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

The report was adopted.

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3355, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying various provisions governing or administered by the Department of Transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 117.075, subdivisions 2, 3; 161.115, subdivision 111; 161.32, subdivision 2; 169.81, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, subdivision 2; 174.37, subdivision 6; 574.26, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 169.829, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, lines 22 and 23, delete "on or"

Page 3, line 3, after "stinger-steered" insert "combination"

Page 3, line 10, before "may" insert "in addition" and after "extends" insert "the length by"

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Page 4, delete section 9

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3366, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to tribal vital record keeping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.225, subdivisions 2, 2a, 7.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3367, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying practice of advanced practice registered nurses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.83, subdivision 2; 144.651, subdivision 21; 144A.4791, subdivision 13; 256.975, subdivision 7b; 256B.0575, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 3; 256B.0625, subdivision 2; 259.24, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 245G.22, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 6.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Knoblach from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3371, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing criminal penalties for peace officers who have sexual relations with persons in custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

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Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3398, A bill for an act relating to health; removing the date restriction for the commissioner of health to use all-payer claims data to analyze health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burdens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62U.04, subdivision 11.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Loon from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3529, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; expanding exemption for charter school property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 272.02, subdivision 42.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted.

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3611, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting local units of government from disarming peace officers who are in good standing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.8452, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3625, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the Department of Transportation to study transportation for unaccompanied minors for accessing mental health services; requiring a report; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3689, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to birth defect information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.2215, subdivision 1; 144.2216, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3735, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for licensure or registration for certain activities related to wells and borings; directing the commissioner of health to amend certain rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 103I.205, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.205, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Report of work. Within 30 90 days after completion or sealing of a well or boring, the person doing the work must submit a verified report to the commissioner containing the information specified by rules adopted under this chapter.

Within 30 days after receiving the report, the commissioner shall send or otherwise provide access to a copy of the report to the commissioner of natural resources, to the local soil and water conservation district where the well is located, and to the director of the Minnesota Geological Survey."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete everything after the semicolon

Page 1, line 4, delete "amend certain rules" and insert "changing the date for completion of work report on wells and borings"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

The report was adopted.

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Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3807, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying fees for manufactured home installers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 326B.815, subdivision 1; 327B.041.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3822, A bill for an act relating to health licensing; making technical changes; expanding duty to warn and reciprocity for certain mental health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 148B.56; 148B.593; 148F.03.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3833, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing financial exploitation protections for older adults and vulnerable adults; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 45A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [45A.01] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Scope and application. For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given them.

Subd. 2. Broker-dealer. "Broker-dealer" has the meaning given in section 80A.41.

Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce.

Subd. 4. Common entry point. "Common entry point" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 5.

Subd. 5. Eligible adult. "Eligible adult" means:

(1) a person 65 years of age or older; or

(2) a person subject to section 626.5572, subdivision 21.

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Subd. 6. Financial exploitation. "Financial exploitation" means:

(1) the wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation, expenditure, or use of money, assets, or property of an eligible adult; or

(2) an act or omission taken by a person, including through the use of a power of attorney, guardianship, trustee, or conservatorship of an eligible adult, to:

(i) obtain control, through deception, intimidation, or undue influence, over the eligible adult's money, assets, or property to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the eligible adult's money, assets, or property; or

(ii) convert money, assets, or property of the eligible adult to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit, or possession of the eligible adult's money, assets, or property.

Subd. 7. Investment adviser. "Investment adviser" has the meaning given in section 80A.41.

Subd. 8. Lead investigative agency. "Lead investigative agency" has the meaning given in section 626.5572, subdivision 13.

Sec. 2. [45A.02] GOVERNMENTAL DISCLOSURES.

Sec. 3. [45A.03] IMMUNITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL DISCLOSURES.

A broker-dealer or investment adviser who, in good faith, makes a disclosure of information pursuant to section 45A.02, cooperates with a civil or criminal investigation of financial exploitation of an eligible adult, or testifies about alleged financial exploitation of an eligible adult in a judicial or administrative proceeding is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure or testimony or for failure to notify the customer of the disclosure or testimony.

Sec. 4. [45A.04] THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURES.

If a broker-dealer or investment adviser reasonably believes that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred, may have been attempted, or is being attempted, a broker-dealer or investment adviser may notify a third party reasonably associated with the eligible adult or any other person permitted under state or federal law or rule, rules of a self-regulating organization, or customer agreement. Disclosure may not be made to a third party that is suspected of financial exploitation or other abuse of the eligible adult.

Sec. 5. [45A.05] IMMUNITY FOR THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURES.

A broker-dealer or investment adviser who, in good faith, complies with section 45A.04 is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure.

Sec. 6. [45A.06] DELAYING DISBURSEMENTS.

(a) A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall delay a disbursement from or place a hold on a transaction involving an account of an eligible adult or an account on which an eligible adult is a beneficiary if the commissioner of commerce, law enforcement agency, or the prosecuting attorney's office provides information to

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the broker-dealer or investment adviser demonstrating that it is reasonable to believe that financial exploitation of an eligible adult may have occurred, may have been attempted, or is being attempted. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may delay a disbursement from or place a hold on a transaction involving an account of an eligible adult or an account on which an eligible adult is a beneficiary if:

(1) the broker-dealer or investment adviser reasonably believes, after initiating an internal review of the requested disbursement or transaction and the suspected financial exploitation, that the requested disbursement or transaction may result in financial exploitation of an eligible adult; and

(2) the broker-dealer or investment adviser:

(i) immediately, but in no event more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction, provides written notification of the delay or hold and the reason for the delay or hold to all parties authorized to transact business on the account, unless the party is reasonably believed to have engaged in suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult;

(ii) immediately, but in no event more than two business days after the delayed disbursement or transaction, notifies the commissioner and the common entry point; and

(iii) provides documentation and updates of any internal review conducted by the broker-dealer or investment adviser upon request of the commissioner, lead investigative agency, law enforcement agency, or the prosecuting attorney's office.

(b) A delay of a disbursement or hold on a transaction as authorized by this section expires upon the sooner of:

(1) a determination by the broker-dealer or investment adviser that the disbursement or transaction will not result in financial exploitation of the eligible adult if the broker-dealer or investment adviser initiated the delay of disbursement or hold on the transaction;

(2) a determination by the commissioner, law enforcement agency, lead investigative agency, or prosecuting attorney's office that the disbursement or transaction will not result in financial exploitation of the eligible adult; or

(3) 15 business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement of the funds or held the transaction, unless the commissioner, law enforcement agency, lead investigative agency, or prosecuting attorney's office requests that the broker-dealer or investment adviser extend the delay or hold, in which case the delay or hold expires no more than 25 business days after the date on which the broker-dealer or investment adviser first delayed disbursement or placed the hold on the transaction unless sooner terminated or extended by the commissioner, law enforcement agency, lead investigative agency, or prosecuting attorney's office or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) A court of competent jurisdiction may enter an order extending the delay of the disbursement of funds or hold on the transaction or may order other protective relief based on the petition of the commissioner of commerce, lead investigative agency, broker-dealer or investment adviser, or other interested party that initiated the delay or hold under this section.

(d) Provided that a broker-dealer or investment adviser's internal review of the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of the eligible adult supports the broker-dealer or investment adviser's reasonable belief that financial exploitation of the eligible adult has occurred, has been attempted, or is being attempted, the temporary delay or hold may be extended by the broker-dealer or investment adviser for no longer than ten business days following the date authorized by paragraph (b), clause (2), unless otherwise terminated or extended by the commissioner, law enforcement agency, lead investigative agency, or prosecuting attorney's office or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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Sec. 7. [45A.07] IMMUNITY FOR DELAYING DISBURSEMENTS.

A broker-dealer or investment adviser that, in good faith, complies with section 45A.06 or the commissioner of commerce, law enforcement agency, or the prosecuting attorney's office is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the delay in a disbursement or placing a hold on a transaction in accordance with this chapter.

Sec. 8. [45A.08] RECORDS.

A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide access to or copies of records that are relevant to the suspected or attempted financial exploitation of an eligible adult to the lead investigative agency, and to the law enforcement agency, either as part of a referral to the lead investigative agency or to the law enforcement agency, or upon request of the lead investigative agency or the law enforcement agency pursuant to an investigation. The records may include historical records as well as records relating to the most recent transaction or transactions that may comprise financial exploitation of an eligible adult. Records made available to agencies under this section are classified as private data on individuals or nonpublic data as those terms are defined in section 13.02, unless the records are part of an active civil investigation and classified as confidential or protected nonpublic under section 13.39. Nothing in this provision limits or otherwise impedes the authority of the commissioner of commerce to access or examine the books and records of broker-dealers or investment advisers as otherwise provided by law.

Sec. 9. [45A.09] IMMUNITY FOR RECORDS DISCLOSURE.

A broker-dealer or investment adviser who, in good faith, complies with section 45A.08, is immune from administrative or civil liability that might otherwise arise from the disclosure."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Hoppe from the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3893, A bill for an act relating to health care; adding provisions to the price disclosure requirements for providers and health plan companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62J.81.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, lines 21 and 22, delete "care provider" and insert "plan company"

Page 2, line 23, delete "care"

Page 2, line 24, delete "provider" and insert "plan company"

Page 2, after line 31, insert:

"Sec. 2. [62J.812] PRIMARY CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY.

(a) Each provider shall maintain a list of the services over $25 that correspond with the provider's 25 most frequently billed current procedural terminology (CPT) codes, including the provider's ten most commonly billed evaluation and management codes, and of the ten most frequently billed CPT codes for preventive services. If the provider is associated with a health care system, the health care system may develop the list of services required under this paragraph for the providers within the health care system.

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(b) For each service listed in paragraph (a), the provider shall disclose the provider's charge, the average reimbursement rate received for the service from the provider's health plan payers in the commercial insurance market, and, if applicable, the Medicare allowable payment rate and the medical assistance fee-for-service payment rate. For purposes of this paragraph, "provider's charge" means the dollar amount the provider charges to a patient who has received the service and who is not covered by private or public health care coverage.

(c) The list described in paragraph (a) must be updated annually and must be posted in the provider's reception area of the clinic or office and made available on the provider's Web site, if the provider maintains a Web site.

(d) For purposes of this section, "provider" means a primary care provider or clinic that specializes in family medicine, general internal medicine, gynecology, or general pediatrics.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "requiring a provider to maintain a list of services and the provider's charge for each service;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

The report was adopted.

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3980, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a freight rail economic development program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 222.49; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 222.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 7, strike "APPROPRIATION" and insert "TRANSFERS"

Page 1, after line 18, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Expenditures. ~~(a)~~ The commissioner may expend money from the rail service improvement account for the following purposes:

(1) to make transfers as provided under section 222.57 or to pay interest adjustments on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;

(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

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(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;

(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to the state rail bank program;

(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the existing alignment of the inplace track;

(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;

(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade crossing improvement projects;

(8) for expenditures made before July 1, 2017, to pay the state matching portion of grants under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program of the United States Department of Transportation;

~~(9)~~ (8) to fund rail planning studies; and

~~(10)~~ (9) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve capacity or safety at rail yards.

(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 222.46 to 222.62 shall be deposited in the rail service improvement account.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2018."

Page 2, line 6, delete "section 222.49" and insert "sections 222.49 and 222.63, subdivision 8"

Page 4, after line 16, insert:

"Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 222.57, is amended to read:

222.57 RAIL USER AND RAIL CARRIER LOAN GUARANTEE ACCOUNT.

There is created a rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account as a separate account in the rail service improvement account, which shall be used by the commissioner for carrying out the provisions of sections 222.55 to 222.62 with respect to loans insured under section 222.58. The commissioner may transfer to the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account from money otherwise available in the freight rail ~~service improvement~~ account whatever amount is necessary to implement the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program, except that bond proceeds may not be transferred to the account for insurance of loans made for the purposes specified in section 222.58, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clauses (3) to (5). The commissioner may withdraw any amount from the rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee account that is not required to insure outstanding loans as provided in section 222.60, subdivision 1.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2018.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 222.63, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Rail bank accounts; appropriation. (a) A ~~special account shall be maintained in the state treasury, designated as the~~ rail bank maintenance account, is established in the special revenue fund to record the receipts and expenditures of the commissioner of transportation for the maintenance of rail bank property. Funds received by the

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commissioner of transportation from interest earnings, administrative payments, rentals, fees, or charges for the use of rail bank property, or received from rail line rehabilitation contracts ~~shall be~~ are credited to the rail bank maintenance account and used for the maintenance of that property and held as a reserve for maintenance expenses in an amount determined by the commissioner~~, and~~. Amounts received in the rail bank maintenance account in excess of the reserve requirements ~~shall~~ must be transferred to the freight rail ~~service improvement~~ account under section 222.505, subdivision 3.

(b) All proceeds of the sale of abandoned rail lines ~~shall~~ must be deposited in the freight rail ~~service improvement~~ account.

(c) All money ~~to be~~ deposited in ~~this~~ the rail ~~service improvement~~ bank maintenance account as provided in this subdivision is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation for the purposes of this section. The appropriations ~~shall~~ do not lapse ~~but shall be~~ and are available until the purposes for which the funds are appropriated are accomplished.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2018."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "modifying rail-related accounts; making technical changes;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

Johnson, B., from the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4044, A bill for an act relating to public safety; including the transfer of all bodily fluids in the crime of assaulting secure treatment facility personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 3a.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Runbeck from the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4103, A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing the Department of Transportation to erect certain signs on marked Interstate Highway 35.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.

The report was adopted.

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O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4114, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for compensation to businesses for loss of business opportunity from sale and closure of biomass energy plant; creating an account; transferring money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, H. F. No. 4114 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Gunther from the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4168, A bill for an act relating to legacy; modifying requirements for restoration evaluations from parks and trails fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.53, subdivision 5.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4169, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a Nurse Licensure Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, H. F. No. 4169 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

O'Driscoll from the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4226, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota Health Policy Commission; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9, H. F. No. 4226 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 192, 1481, 1876, 1933, 2739, 2908, 2967, 3120, 3232, 3273, 3295, 3371, 3611, 4044 and 4168 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Bahr, C.; Garofalo; O'Neill; Newberger; West and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 4257, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the utility's annual contribution to the renewable development account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 4258, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; exempting the house of representatives and senate chambers in the State Capitol from certain building and fire code requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 326B.124.

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

Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 4259, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land.

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

Davnie, Marquart and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 4260, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring that certain forecasted positive general fund balances be allocated to restore the special education aid payment percentage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 13; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivisions 1b, 2.

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

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Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 4261, A bill for an act relating to elections; making changes to the presidential nomination primary law; allowing mail balloting for the presidential nomination primary; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 201.091, subdivision 4; 204B.27, subdivisions 3, 5; 207A.12; 207A.13, subdivision 1; 207A.14; 207A.15, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 204C.10.

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

Bahr, C., and Daudt introduced:

H. F. No. 4262, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; allowing a local government to challenge metropolitan system plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.857, subdivision 2.

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

Zerwas introduced:

H. F. No. 4263, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring care coordination before a child with a complex medical condition is discharged from a hospital; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.586, by adding a subdivision.

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

Poston introduced:

H. F. No. 4264, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for environmental cleanup and storm water infrastructure in the city of Wadena; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Barr, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 4265, A bill for an act relating to airports; amending an appropriation to the Civil Air Patrol; amending Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.

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

Dehn, R.; Omar; Kunesh-Podein; Uglem; Hilstrom; Lee; Zerwas; Maye Quade; Murphy, E.; Mariani; Pinto; Hausman; Bly; Halverson; Clark; Mahoney and Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. No. 4266, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing sealing of criminal records upon granting a pardon extraordinary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 638.02, subdivision 3.

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

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Albright introduced:

H. F. No. 4267, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending the small business investment credit for one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 5, 12.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 4268, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying definition of the Bond Allocation Act of a public facilities project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 474A.02, subdivision 22b.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. No. 4269, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money from the clean water fund.

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

Loonan introduced:

H. F. No. 4270, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating health care policy rates; requiring a living will or health care directive discount; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 4271, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing certain online core curricular courses to be delivered at sites other than public school buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.19, subdivision 4.

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

Knoblach and Theis introduced:

H. F. No. 4272, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for special education equity aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

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

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Kunesh-Podein and Masin introduced:

H. F. No. 4273, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; requiring an annual report on issues related to violence against indigenous women and girls; appropriating money for the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. No. 4274, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the school district building lease levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.40, subdivision 1.

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

Olson; Pinto; Jessup; Theis; Davids; Ward; Applebaum; Lee; Lillie; Carlson, L., and Metsa introduced:

H. F. No. 4275, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to statutory provisions affecting older and vulnerable adults; modifying the Minnesota Health Records Act and the health care bill of rights; modifying regulation of nursing homes, home care providers, housing with services establishments, and assisted living services; modifying requirements for reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults; establishing an advisory task force; providing for access to information and data sharing; requiring reports; imposing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.291, subdivision 2; 144.6501, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 144.651, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, by adding subdivisions; 144A.10, subdivision 1; 144A.44; 144A.441; 144A.442; 144A.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 144A.474, subdivisions 1, 8, 9; 144A.4791, subdivision 10; 144A.53, subdivisions 1, 4; 144D.01, subdivision 1; 144D.02; 144D.04, by adding a subdivision; 144D.09; 144G.01, subdivision 1; 325F.71; 573.02, subdivision 2; 609.2231, subdivision 8; 626.557, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 10b, 12b, 14, 17; 626.5572, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 144A.474, subdivision 11; 144D.04, subdivision 2; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 144D; 144G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144G.03, subdivision 6; 256.021.

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

Liebling, Hausman and Schultz introduced:

H. F. No. 4276, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying child welfare laws governing possession or use of small amount of marijuana by parent; modifying grounds for removal of a child from the home; modifying grounds for denial or reduction of child custody or parenting time; modifying crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 260C.007, subdivision 5; 260C.141, subdivision 1; 260C.175, subdivision 1; 518.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 609.378, subdivision 1.

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

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Poppe and Thissen introduced:

H. F. No. 4277, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating security freezes on consumer credit reports; modifying fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13C.016, subdivision 8.

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

Torkelson and Rarick introduced:

H. F. No. 4278, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying appropriation for certain watershed restoration; amending Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 4.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. No. 4279, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the wastewater treatment facility and infrastructure in the city of Glencoe; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. No. 4280, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; changing requirements for short-term individual health insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.65, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62A.65, subdivisions 5, 7a.

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

Sandstede, Koegel, Metsa, Allen and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 4281, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to convene the child care regulation working group; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Sandstede, Olson, Metsa, Koegel and Allen introduced:

H. F. No. 4282, A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating money for grants to family and group family day care providers; requiring reports.

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

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Murphy, E., and Omar introduced:

H. F. No. 4283, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to make insulin available to uninsured individuals through volume purchase; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Peppin from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2018 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 3622, 2363 and 3972.

IN MEMORIAM

The members of the House of Representatives paused for a moment of silence in memory of former Representative Paul Aasness of Wendell, Minnesota who served from 1979 to 1982, who passed away on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Ecklund moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 337. The motion prevailed.

Fenton moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 453. The motion prevailed.

Fenton moved that the name of Omar be added as an author on H. F. No. 501. The motion prevailed.

Gruenhagen moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 1357. The motion prevailed.

Zerwas moved that the name of Pinto be added as an author on H. F. No. 1383. The motion prevailed.

Baker moved that the name of Maye Quade be added as an author on H. F. No. 1440. The motion prevailed.

Bennett moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 1924. The motion prevailed.

Albright moved that the names of Schultz, Haley, Liebling and Lueck be added as authors on H. F. No. 2274. The motion prevailed.

Rosenthal moved that the name of Marquart be added as an author on H. F. No. 2339. The motion prevailed.

Gunther moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 2424. The motion prevailed.

Dean, M., moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 2574. The motion prevailed.

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Fabian moved that the name of Jessup be added as an author on H. F. No. 2687. The motion prevailed.

Allen moved that the name of Schultz be added as an author on H. F. No. 2828. The motion prevailed.

Christensen moved that the name of Lueck be added as an author on H. F. No. 2846. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Pierson be added as an author on H. F. No. 2892. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Ecklund be added as an author on H. F. No. 2896. The motion prevailed.

Rarick moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2912. The motion prevailed.

Grossell moved that the name of Marquart be added as an author on H. F. No. 2943. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 2962. The motion prevailed.

Lohmer moved that the names of Theis and Neu be added as authors on H. F. No. 2967. The motion prevailed.

Wills moved that the name of Whelan be added as an author on H. F. No. 2994. The motion prevailed.

Kresha moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 2996. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3010. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3012. The motion prevailed.

O'Neill moved that the name of Jessup be added as an author on H. F. No. 3017. The motion prevailed.

Dean, M., moved that the names of Loeffler and Hornstein be added as authors on H. F. No. 3024. The motion prevailed.

Lesch moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3131. The motion prevailed.

Green moved that the name of Heintzeman be added as an author on H. F. No. 3157. The motion prevailed.

Kiel moved that the name of Masin be added as an author on H. F. No. 3171. The motion prevailed.

Lillie moved that the names of Carlson, L.; Freiberg and Hilstrom be added as authors on H. F. No. 3187. The motion prevailed.

Schomacker moved that the name of Christensen be added as an author on H. F. No. 3191. The motion prevailed.

Loon moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3320. The motion prevailed.

Kunesh-Podein moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3330. The motion prevailed.

Kunesh-Podein moved that her name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 3355. The motion prevailed.

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Koznick moved that the name of Rarick be added as an author on H. F. No. 3355. The motion prevailed.

Moran moved that the name of Bly be added as an author on H. F. No. 3435. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Ecklund be added as an author on H. F. No. 3515. The motion prevailed.

Munson moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3535. The motion prevailed.

McDonald moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 3538. The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the name of Gruenhagen be added as an author on H. F. No. 3543. The motion prevailed.

Moran moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 3585. The motion prevailed.

Baker moved that the names of Poppe and Layman be added as authors on H. F. No. 3605. The motion prevailed.

Christensen moved that the name of Ecklund be added as an author on H. F. No. 3606. The motion prevailed.

O'Driscoll moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 3688. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3699. The motion prevailed.

Fenton moved that the names of Heintzeman, Bennett and Poston be added as authors on H. F. No. 3722. The motion prevailed.

Knoblach moved that the name of Drazkowski be added as an author on H. F. No. 3725. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the name of Theis be added as an author on H. F. No. 3735. The motion prevailed.

Theis moved that the name of Layman be added as an author on H. F. No. 3765. The motion prevailed.

Koznick moved that the names of Peterson and West be added as authors on H. F. No. 3795. The motion prevailed.

Loon moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3796. The motion prevailed.

Barr, R., moved that the name of Layman be added as an author on H. F. No. 3810. The motion prevailed.

Schomacker moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 3833. The motion prevailed.

Zerwas moved that the name of Omar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3852. The motion prevailed.

Lee moved that the name of Davnie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3879. The motion prevailed.

Howe moved that the name of Heintzeman be added as an author on H. F. No. 3888. The motion prevailed.

Swedzinski moved that the name of Dettmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3918. The motion prevailed.

Nornes moved that the names of Dettmer and Heintzeman be added as authors on H. F. No. 3930. The motion prevailed.

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Dean, M., moved that the name of Runbeck be added as an author on H. F. No. 3980. The motion prevailed.

Koegel moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3986. The motion prevailed.

Howe moved that the name of Franke be added as an author on H. F. No. 4023. The motion prevailed.

Gunther moved that the names of Poppe; Anderson, P.; Bennett; Layman and Johnson, C., be added as authors on H. F. No. 4032. The motion prevailed.

Rarick moved that the name of Anselmo be added as an author on H. F. No. 4046. The motion prevailed.

Koegel moved that the name of Johnson, C., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4071. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, S., moved that the names of McDonald, Dettmer and Carlson, L., be added as authors on H. F. No. 4072. The motion prevailed.

Fabian moved that the name of Lien be added as an author on H. F. No. 4078. The motion prevailed.

Franke moved that the name of Haley be added as an author on H. F. No. 4116. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 4136. The motion prevailed.

Mariani moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4147. The motion prevailed.

Schultz moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4156. The motion prevailed.

Zerwas moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4159. The motion prevailed.

Slocum moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4163. The motion prevailed.

Zerwas moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4172. The motion prevailed.

Dettmer moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 4173. The motion prevailed.

Poston moved that the name of Heintzeman be added as an author on H. F. No. 4174. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Pinto be added as an author on H. F. No. 4179. The motion prevailed.

Pierson moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 4194. The motion prevailed.

Flanagan moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4197. The motion prevailed.

Maye Quade moved that the name of Dehn, R., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4207. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 4212. The motion prevailed.

Runbeck moved that the name of Lucero be added as an author on H. F. No. 4213. The motion prevailed.

Halverson moved that the names of Clark and Schultz be added as authors on H. F. No. 4224. The motion prevailed.

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Pugh moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 4225. The motion prevailed.

Becker-Finn moved that the names of Masin and Clark be added as authors on H. F. No. 4228. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Clark be added as an author on H. F. No. 4230. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Lee be added as an author on H. F. No. 4231. The motion prevailed.

Pelowski moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 4234. The motion prevailed.

Nelson moved that the name of Lee be added as an author on H. F. No. 4236. The motion prevailed.

Howe moved that the name of Theis be added as an author on H. F. No. 4252. The motion prevailed.

O'Neill moved that the name of Metsa be added as an author on H. F. No. 4254. The motion prevailed.

Albright moved that H. F. No. 3195, now on the General Register, be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance. The motion prevailed.

Albright moved that H. F. No. 3273, now on the General Register, be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. The motion prevailed.

Albright moved that H. F. No. 3851 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy. The motion prevailed.

Lueck moved that S. F. No. 1694 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Peppin moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018. The motion prevailed.

Peppin moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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