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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.


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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


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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


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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.


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         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.


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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

 

 

 



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