STATE OF
MINNESOTA
Journal of the House
NINETY-THIRD
SESSION - 2024
_____________________
ONE
HUNDREDTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, April 9, 2024
The House of Representatives convened at
12:00 noon and was called to order by Melissa Hortman, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Pastor Don Leclere,
Marshall Evangelical Free Church, Marshall, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called
and the following members were present:
Acomb
Agbaje
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Brand
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Daniels
Davids
Davis
Demuth
Dotseth
Edelson
Elkins
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Fogelman
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gillman
Gomez
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Harder
Heintzeman
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hornstein
Howard
Hudella
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jacob
Johnson
Jordan
Joy
Keeler
Kiel
Klevorn
Knudsen
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Kresha
Lawrence
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
McDonald
Mekeland
Moller
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu Brindley
Newton
Niska
Noor
Norris
Novotny
Olson, B.
Olson, L.
Pelowski
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pfarr
Pinto
Pryor
Pursell
Quam
Rarick
Rehm
Reyer
Robbins
Schomacker
Schultz
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Swedzinski
Tabke
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Virnig
West
Wiener
Wiens
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Hortman
A quorum was present.
Engen, Grossell, Hassan, Lislegard;
O'Driscoll and Petersburg were excused.
Hanson, J., was excused until 12:05
p.m.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the
Journal of the preceding day. There
being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the
Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.
REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK
S. F. No. 4027 and
H. F. No. 3448, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be not identical.
Hassan moved that
S. F. No. 4027 be substituted for H. F. No. 3448
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 4097 and
H. F. No. 4077, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be not identical.
Stephenson moved that
S. F. No. 4097 be substituted for H. F. No. 4077
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 4225 and
H. F. No. 4323, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be not identical.
Vang moved that
S. F. No. 4225 be substituted for H. F. No. 4323
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 4399 and
H. F. No. 4392, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be not identical.
Fischer moved that
S. F. No. 4399 be substituted for H. F. No. 4392
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND
DIVISIONS
Olson, L., from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 3508, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying fee provisions for certain state land transfers; adding land to state parks; authorizing sales and conveyances of certain state lands; deauthorizing Upper Sioux Agency State Park; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.015, subdivision 1b; 94.343, subdivision 8a; 94.3495, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.012, subdivisions 27b, 58.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 13, line 2, delete "section" " and insert "sections" and after "58" insert "; and 138.662, subdivision 33"
Correct the title numbers accordingly
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Klevorn from the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 4593, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; establishing an advisory citizens' redistricting commission; establishing redistricting principles and redistricting requirements; proposing a constitutional amendment to establish an independent citizens' redistricting commission; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2A; 204B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 2.91, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
The
report was adopted.
Olson, L., from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:
H. F. No. 4661, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; making policy and technical changes to workers' compensation coverage and hearings; modifying provisions related to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 176.011, subdivisions 1a, 2, 18; 176.101, subdivision 1; 176.102, subdivision 13; 176.104, subdivision 1; 176.106, subdivision 4; 176.129, subdivision 10; 176.1292, subdivisions 2, 9; 176.137, subdivisions 2, 5; 176.155, subdivision 2; 176.231, subdivision 9a; 176.238, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10; 176.239, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10; 176.253, subdivision 2; 176.2611, subdivision 7; 176.271, subdivision 1; 176.275, subdivision 1; 176.285, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b; 176.305, subdivision 1; 176.321, subdivisions 1, 3; 176.322; 176.341, subdivision 6; 176.361, subdivisions 1, 4; 176.421, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 176.081, subdivision 1; 176.101, subdivision 2a; 176.135, subdivision 7; 176.155, subdivision 1; 176.239, subdivisions 6, 7.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:
H. F. No. 4728, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the commissioner of revenue to establish an online system to claim the political contribution refund; amending the political contribution refund program to allow for electronic information transfer between the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board and the Department of Revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.02, subdivision 11b; 10A.322, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 290.06, subdivision 23.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Joint Rule 2.03 has been waived for any subsequent committee action on this bill.
The
report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 3508 and 4661
were read for the second time.
SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. Nos. 4027, 4097, 4225
and 4399 were read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF
HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Joy, Kiel and Keeler introduced:
H. F. No. 5332, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation in the city of Moorhead, Clay County, and Wilkin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Norris introduced:
H. F. No. 5333, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying sales price for the tax on motor vehicle leases for certain leases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.815, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Schultz, Petersburg, Scott and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. No. 5334, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a legislative report on trunk highway project cultural resources expenditures; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 5335, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing cities and counties to impose local sales taxes for certain projects; establishing a local sales tax equalization distribution; providing for state auditor oversight; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.99, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 5336, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing cities and counties to impose local sales taxes for certain projects; establishing a local sales tax equalization distribution; providing for state auditor oversight; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.99, subdivision 3a.
The bill
was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local
Government Finance and Policy.
Schultz, Wolgamott and O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. No. 5337, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for certain construction materials for a Benton County government center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Nash introduced:
H. F. No. 5338, A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying the contractor recovery fund to include private residential pools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.89, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy.
Knudsen, Wiener, Davis, Kiel, Burkel, Grossell and Bliss introduced:
H. F. No. 5339, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a nine-county regional waste management system in northwest Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE
The
following messages were received from the Senate:
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:
H. F. No. 3613, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for clarifications on forecasted Metro Mobility funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.386, subdivision 10; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 114.
Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate
CONCURRENCE AND REPASSAGE
Hornstein moved that the House concur in
the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 3613 and that the bill be
repassed as amended by the Senate. The
motion prevailed.
H. F. No. 3613, A bill for an act relating to technical corrections; providing for clarifications on forecasted Metro Mobility funding; providing an effective date for education forecast adjustments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.386, subdivision 10; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 114.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.
The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 105 yeas and 24 nays as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Brand
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Daniels
Davids
Demuth
Dotseth
Edelson
Elkins
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gillman
Gomez
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hornstein
Howard
Hudella
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jordan
Keeler
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Moller
Mueller
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson, M.
Newton
Niska
Noor
Norris
O'Driscoll
Olson, B.
Olson, L.
Pelowski
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pinto
Pryor
Pursell
Rehm
Reyer
Robbins
Schomacker
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Torkelson
Urdahl
Vang
Virnig
West
Wiens
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Hortman
Those who voted in the negative were:
Altendorf
Backer
Davis
Fogelman
Harder
Heintzeman
Jacob
Johnson
Joy
Knudsen
Kresha
Lawrence
McDonald
Mekeland
Murphy
Nelson, N.
Neu Brindley
Novotny
Pfarr
Quam
Rarick
Schultz
Swedzinski
Wiener
The bill was repassed, as amended by the
Senate, and its title agreed to.
Madam
Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted:
S. F. No. 3492.
Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 3492, A bill for an act relating to housing; amending provisions relating to residential housing leases; amending landlord and tenant rights and obligations; providing for tenant associations; amending provisions relating to residential housing evictions; making clarifying, technical, and conforming changes to landlord and tenant provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 504B.001, by adding subdivisions; 504B.113, subdivision 3; 504B.177; 504B.205, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.206, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 504B.285, subdivision 1; 504B.385, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 484.014, subdivision 3; 504B.144; 504B.268, subdivision 1; 504B.345, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 504B.331.
The bill was read for the first time.
Agbaje moved that S. F. No. 3492 and H. F. No. 3591, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.
REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES
AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Long 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, April
11, 2024 and established a prefiling requirement for
amendments offered to the following bills:
H. F. Nos. 4753, 4310,
4993, 3376, 1989 and 3438; and S. F. Nos. 3852 and 3567.
MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Hollins moved that the name of Smith be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1064. The motion prevailed.
Myers moved that the name of Bakeberg be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3111. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the names of Knudsen and
Franson be added as authors on H. F. No. 3299. The motion prevailed.
Anderson, P. E., moved that the name of
Wiens be added as an author on H. F. No. 3367. The motion prevailed.
Greenman moved that the name of Bahner be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3438. The motion prevailed.
Bahner moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 3587. The motion prevailed.
Nadeau moved that the name of Franson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3808. The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4004. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Hollins
be added as an author on H. F. No. 4053. The motion prevailed.
Noor moved that the name of Klevorn be added as an author on
H. F. No. 4218. The
motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the name of
Sencer-Mura be added as an author on H. F. No. 4300. The motion prevailed.
Fischer moved that the name of Curran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4392. The motion prevailed.
Hollins moved that the name of Huot be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4461. The motion prevailed.
Mueller moved that the name of Mueller be
stricken as an author on H. F. No. 4581. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 4587. The motion prevailed.
Noor moved that the name of Klevorn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4606. The motion prevailed.
Noor moved that the name of Klevorn be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4675. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the name of Bahner be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4772. The motion prevailed.
Berg moved that the name of Cha be added
as chief author on H. F. No. 4790. The motion prevailed.
Nash moved that the names of Smith and
Zeleznikar be added as authors on H. F. No. 4793. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 4853. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 4870. The motion prevailed.
Lee, K., moved that the names of Kozlowski
and Curran be added as authors on H. F. No. 4996. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Norris
be added as an author on H. F. No. 5031. The motion prevailed.
Kresha moved that the names of Koznick and
Kiel be added as authors on H. F. No. 5123. The motion prevailed.
Zeleznikar moved that the name of Baker be
added as an author on H. F. No. 5254. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 5269. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Davids
be added as an author on H. F. No. 5274. The motion prevailed.
Lee, K., moved that the name of Zeleznikar
be added as an author on H. F. No. 5308. The motion prevailed.
Myers moved that the name of Zeleznikar be
added as an author on H. F. No. 5319. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Long moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11,
2024. The motion prevailed.
Long moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11, 2024.
Patrick
D. Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives