Journal of the House - 15th Day - Monday, February 12, 2007

A quorum was present.

Emmer, Erhardt, Ruud and Walker were excused.

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

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REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 123 and H. F. No. 237, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical with certain exceptions.

SUSPENSION OF RULES

Morgan moved that the rules be so far suspended that S. F. No. 123 be substituted for H. F. No. 237 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Mahoney from the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology to which was referred:

H. F. No. 34, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing state policy for stem cell research; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 145.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete lines 9 to 23

Page 2, delete lines 1 to 19

Page 2, line 20, delete "3" and insert "2"

Page 3, delete lines 12 to 14

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete "appropriating money;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division without further recommendation.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 160, A bill for an act relating to finance; authorizing transfer of appropriations within the Help America Vote Act account; amending Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 6.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

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Hilstrom from the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs to which was referred:

H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for local government planning assistance; requiring regional development commissions or organizations to submit annual work programs; appropriating money for local government planning assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.39, by adding a subdivision.

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

The report was adopted.

Mullery from the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice to which was referred:

H. F. No. 457, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding an existing law enforcement tool regarding record keeping of purchases by scrap metal dealers; requiring registration; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.21.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [290.0681] SCRAP METAL DEALER CREDIT.

Subdivision 1. Credit allowed. A scrap metal dealer as defined in section 325E.21 is allowed a credit against the income or franchise tax computed under section 290.06, subdivision 1 or 2c, as applicable, for the taxable year equal to ..... percent of qualifying expenditures.

Subd. 2. Qualifying expenditures. "Qualifying expenditures" means the acquisition costs associated with the purchase or acquisition of automated reporting computer hardware and software and video surveillance equipment, as required under section 325E.21.

Subd. 3. Limitation; carryover. (a) The credit for the taxable year shall not exceed the liability for tax. For purposes of this section, "liability for tax" means the tax imposed under this chapter for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the nonrefundable credits allowed under this chapter.

(b) If the amount of the credit determined under this section for any taxable year exceeds the limitation under paragraph (a), the excess shall be a replacement credit carryover to each of the .... succeeding taxable years. The entire amount of the excess unused credit for the taxable year shall be carried first to the earliest of the taxable years to which the credit may be carried and then to each successive year to which the credit may be carried. The amount of the unused credit which may be added under this paragraph shall not exceed the taxpayer's liability for tax less the credit allowed for the taxable year.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.21, is amended to read:

325E.21 DEALERS IN ~~WIRE AND CABLE~~ SCRAP METAL; RECORDS ~~AND~~, REPORTS, AND REGISTRATION.

Subdivision 1. Purchase or acquisition record required. Every ~~person, firm or corporation~~ scrap metal dealer, including an agent, employee, or representative ~~thereof~~ of the dealer, ~~engaging in the business of buying and selling wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilities~~ shall keep a record, in the English language, legibly written in ink or typewriting, at the time of each purchase or acquisition, an accurate account or description, including the weight if customarily purchased by weight, of ~~such wire and cable commonly~~

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~~and customarily used by communication and electric utilities~~ the scrap metal purchased or acquired, the date, time, and place of the receipt of the same, the name and address of the person selling or delivering the same ~~and~~, the number of the check used to purchase the scrap metal, the number of the driver's license of ~~such~~ the person, and the license plate number of the vehicle used by the person when delivering the scrap metal. ~~Such~~ The record, as well as ~~such wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilities~~ the scrap metal purchased or received, shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any ~~sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, or of any police officer in any incorporated city or statutory city, in which such business may be carried on~~ law enforcement agency. ~~Such~~ The person shall not be required to furnish or keep such record of any property purchased from merchants, manufacturers or wholesale dealers, having an established place of business, or of any goods purchased at open sale from any bankrupt stock, but a bill of sale or other evidence of open or legitimate purchase of ~~such~~ the property shall be obtained and kept by ~~such~~ the person which must be shown upon demand to the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, or to any police officer in any incorporated city or statutory city, in which such business may be carried on. The provisions of this subdivision and of subdivision 2 shall not apply to or include any person, firm or corporation engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles, new or used, paper or wood products, rags or furniture, secondhand machinery any law enforcement agency.

Subd. 2. Sheriff's copy of record required. (a) It shall be the duty of every ~~such~~ person~~, firm or corporation defined in~~ that is subject to subdivision 1 ~~hereof,~~ to make out and to deliver or mail to the office of the sheriff of the county in which business is conducted, not later than the second business day of each week, a legible and correct copy of the record required in subdivision 1 of the entries during the preceding week. In the event ~~such~~ the person~~, firm or corporation~~ has not made any purchases or acquisitions required to be recorded under subdivision 1 ~~hereof~~ during the preceding week, no report need be submitted to the sheriff under this subdivision.

(b) The duty imposed by paragraph (a) may be discharged by a person submitting the record electronically by means of an automated reporting system.

Subd. 2a. Holding periods. (a) A scrap metal dealer may not sell any scrap metal purchased or acquired until five business days after the record of that purchase or acquisition was transmitted to the sheriff under subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

(b) A scrap metal dealer may not sell any scrap metal purchased or acquired until ten business days after the record of that purchase or acquisition was delivered or mailed to the sheriff under subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

Subd. 3. Retention required. Records required to be maintained by ~~subdivision 1 hereof~~ subdivisions 1 and 5 shall be retained by the person making them for a period of three years.

Subd. 4. Payment by check required. A scrap metal dealer shall pay for all scrap metal purchases only by check. For purposes of this section, "check" means a check, draft, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable order of withdrawal which is drawn against funds held by a financial institution.

Subd. 5. Video security cameras required. (a) The scrap metal dealer shall install and maintain at each licensed location video surveillance cameras or similar devices positioned to record (1) a frontal view showing the face of each seller or prospective seller of scrap metal who enters the licensed location; and (2) the seller's or prospective seller's vehicle so that an accurate and complete description of it may be obtained from the recordings made by the cameras. The video camera must be kept in operating condition. The camera must record and display the accurate date and time. The video camera must be turned on at all times when the licensed location is open for business and at any other time when scrap metal is purchased.

(b) If the scrap metal dealer does not purchase some or any scrap metal at a specific business location, the dealer need not comply with this subdivision with respect to those purchases.

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Subd. 6. Registration required. (a) Every scrap metal dealer doing business in this state, whether or not the scrap metal dealer maintains a regular place of business in this state, shall register with the commissioner of public safety as a scrap metal dealer on a form prescribed by that commissioner.

(b) To be eligible for or to maintain a scrap metal dealer registration, a person must operate lawfully and fairly within the purposes of this section and the applicable local ordinance and:

(1) may not be a minor at the time that the application for a scrap metal dealer registration is filed;

(2) may not have been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by section 364.03, subdivision 2, unless the person has shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of a registrant under this section as prescribed by section 364.03, subdivision 3; and

(3) must be of good moral character or repute.

(c) Any change, directly or beneficially, in the ownership of any registered scrap metal dealer shall require the application for a new registration and the new owner must satisfy all current eligibility requirements.

(d) The registration must include at least the scrap metal dealer's name, physical location, contact information, and the types of scrap metal the dealer buys and sells.

(e) The registration is valid for three years and must be accompanied by a registration fee of $....... The fee must be deposited in the special revenue fund.

Subd. 7. Criminal penalty. A scrap metal dealer, or the agent, employee, or representative of the dealer, who buys or receives any scrap metal that the dealer knows or reasonably should know is ordinarily used by or ordinarily belongs to a railroad or other transportation, telephone, telegraph, gas, water or electric company, utility, or county, city, or other political subdivision of this state engaged in furnishing public utility service; without using due diligence to ascertain that the person selling or delivering the same has a legal right to do so, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Subd. 8. Local regulation. A local unit of government may license or otherwise regulate the purchase and sale of scrap metal and may establish more stringent requirements on scrap metal dealers than are established in this section.

Subd. 9. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity.

(1) wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilities; and

(2) copper, aluminum, or any other metal purchased primarily for its reuse or recycling value as raw metal, including metal that is combined with other materials at the time of purchase.

(d) "Scrap metal dealer" or "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying and selling scrap metal, but does not include a person engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles, new or used; paper or wood products; rags or furniture; or secondhand machinery.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2007.

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Sec. 3. [609.593] DAMAGE OR THEFT TO ENERGY TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT.

Subdivision 1. Crime. Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized to give consent causes any damage or takes, removes, severs, or breaks:

(1) any line erected or maintained for the purpose of transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, or any insulator or cross-arm, appurtenance or apparatus connected therewith, any wire, cable, or current thereof; or

(2) any pipe or main or hazardous liquid pipeline erected, operated, or maintained for the purpose of transporting, conveying, or distributing gas or other hazardous liquids for light, heat, power, or any other purpose, or any part thereof, or any valve, meter, holder, compressor, machinery, appurtenance, equipment, or apparatus connected with any such main or pipeline; is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. Penalty. Whoever violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.

$....... is appropriated from the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for fiscal years 2008 to 2009 for the purpose of section 2, subdivision 6.

Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

Section 3 is effective August 1, 2007 and applies to crimes committed on or after that date."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding an existing law enforcement tool regarding record keeping of purchases of scrap metal dealers; requiring registrations; providing a tax credit to certain dealers; establishing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 290; 609."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

The report was adopted.

Lenczewski from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:

H. F. No. 496, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy, technical, administrative, and clarifying changes to various taxes and tax-related provisions; changing provisions relating to revenue recapture, tax-forfeited land sales, sustainable forest management incentive program, publication of certain tax preparers, and certain firefighters' supplemental benefits reimbursement applications; providing for training, licensing, and oversight of assessors; imposing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62I.06, subdivision 6; 71A.04, subdivision 1; 163.051, subdivision 5; 270.071, subdivision 7; 270.072, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 270.074, subdivision 3; 270.076, subdivision 1; 270.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 270.44; 270.45; 270.46; 270.47; 270.48; 270.50; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 270C.306; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.446, subdivision 2; 272.02,

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subdivision 64; 272.115, subdivision 1; 273.05, by adding a subdivision; 273.111, subdivision 3; 273.117; 273.121; 273.123, subdivisions 2, 3; 273.124, subdivisions 13, 14, 21; 273.128, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 25; 273.1398, subdivision 4; 273.33, subdivision 2; 273.37, subdivision 2; 273.371, subdivision 1; 274.01, subdivision 1; 274.13, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a; 275.067; 276.04, by adding a subdivision; 277.01, subdivision 2; 279.01, subdivision 1; 282.01, subdivisions 1a, 1d, 1e, by adding a subdivision; 287.22; 287.2205; 289A.08, subdivision 11; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.12, subdivision 14; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.40, subdivision 2; 289A.56, by adding a subdivision; 289A.60, subdivisions 8, 12, 25, 27, by adding subdivisions; 290.01, subdivisions 19c, 19d; 290.06, subdivision 33; 290.067, subdivision 2b; 290.0671, subdivision 7; 290.0677, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 3; 290.191, subdivision 8; 290A.03, subdivision 7; 290B.03, subdivision 2; 290C.02, subdivision 3; 290C.04; 290C.05; 290C.11; 291.215, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 4, 4a; 295.54, subdivision 2; 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 10, 24, by adding subdivisions; 297A.63, subdivision 1; 297A.665; 297A.669, subdivisions 3, 13, 14, by adding subdivisions; 297A.67, subdivisions 8, 9; 297A.68, subdivisions 11, 16, 35; 297A.70, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 297A.72; 297A.90, subdivision 2; 297B.035, subdivision 1; 297F.06, subdivision 4; 297F.25, by adding a subdivision; 297I.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 297I.20, subdivision 2; 297I.40, subdivision 5; 297I.85, by adding a subdivision; 424A.10, subdivision 3; 469.1734, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270; 270C; 273; 274; 290C; 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 270.073; 270.41, subdivision 4; 270.43; 270.51; 270.52; 270.53; 279.01, subdivision 2; 295.60; 297A.61, subdivision 20; 297A.668, subdivision 6; 297A.67, subdivision 22.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, delete section 2

Page 7, delete section 6

Page 8, delete section 7

Pages 10 to 12, delete sections 9 and 10

Page 14, lines 1 to 6, reinstate the stricken language

Page 14, lines 12 to 25, renumber the clauses

Page 14, lines 28 and 32, renumber the clauses

Page 15, lines 3, 6, and 11, renumber the clauses

Page 15, line 26, delete "after" and insert "in which"

Page 15, line 27, delete "no longer" and insert "not"

Page 20, delete section 20

Page 21, delete section 3

Page 22, delete section 4

Page 23, lines 24 to 27, delete the new language

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Page 25, line 16, delete everything after "is"

Page 25, delete line 17

Page 25, delete section 6

Page 27, line 26, reinstate the stricken "; and" and delete the period

Page 27, reinstate lines 27 to 29

Page 30, delete section 10

Pages 33 to 34, delete sections 18 and 19

Page 38, delete section 26

Page 43, delete section 34

Page 45, delete section 38

Page 46, delete line 4

Page 46, line 5, delete "(b)" and insert "(a)"

Page 46, line 6, delete "(c)" and insert "(b)"

Page 46, line 7, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)"

Page 46, line 8, delete everything after "is"

Page 46, line 9, delete everything before "effective"

Page 46, line 10, delete "(c) and (d)" and insert "(b) and (c)"

Page 49, delete section 8

Page 51, delete section 14

Page 52, delete section 1

Page 56, line 3, delete "270.48" and insert "270.50"

Page 64, reinstate lines 3 to 21

Page 71, delete section 33

Page 75, lines 28 to 30, delete the new language

Page 76, line 6, delete the comma and insert a period

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Page 76, delete lines 7 and 8

Page 76, delete section 35

Page 78, lines 3 to 36, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language

Page 79, delete lines 1 to 10

Page 80, lines 19 to 33, delete the new language

Page 81, lines 12 and 25, delete the new language

Page 81, lines 15, 19, 21, 22, and 24, reinstate the stricken language

Page 81, lines 18, 20, and 27, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language

Page 84, line 8, delete everything after "thereafter" and insert a period

Page 84, delete line 9

Pages 100 to 103, delete sections 52 to 56

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct internal references

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, delete "tax-forfeited land sales,"

Page 1, line 7, delete "imposing civil penalties" and insert "changing airflight property tax penalties"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill pass.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 160 and 496 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 123 was read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Doty; Olin; Kranz; Murphy, E., and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 802, A bill for an act relating to veterans; clarifying and slightly extending eligibility for educational benefits for certain surviving military spouses and children under the War Orphans Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Benson, Bly, Wollschlager, Bunn and Kalin introduced:

H. F. No. 803, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a pilot program to provide a SMART Board in school districts throughout the state; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Atkins; Benson; Swails; Greiling; Hilstrom; Marquart; Dittrich; Anzelc; Heidgerken; McFarlane; Mariani; Demmer; Murphy, M., and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to education; raising kindergarten through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in international baccalaureate courses and programs in addition to preadvanced placement and advanced placement programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.132.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Ruud, Benson, Erhardt, Simon and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 805, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the inflationary adjustment limitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivision 2.

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

Faust; Murphy, M., and Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 806, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for career and technical programming by adding an aid component; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.4531.

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

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Ruud, Paulsen, Benson and Berns introduced:

H. F. No. 807, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equity revenue for districts above the 95th percentile; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 24.

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

Tillberry; Bigham; Greiling; Gunther; Demmer; Morgan; Benson; Kranz; Murphy, E.; Morrow and Madore introduced:

H. F. No. 808, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for licensed student services personnel aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Dominguez; Murphy, E.; Slocum; Tschumper; Lanning; Madore; Kelliher; Kahn; Haws; Smith; Mariani; Hornstein and Thao introduced:

H. F. No. 809, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing basic education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 1.

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

Swails, Morgan, Benson, Heidgerken, Faust, Dittrich, Greiling and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. No. 810, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing licensure and continuing education requirements for teachers, program coordinators, specialists of gifted and talented students and programs, and school administrators of gifted and talented programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 122A.14, by adding a subdivision; 122A.18, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Wardlow, Marquart, Dettmer, Swails, Kranz, Tingelstad, Greiling, Brown, Heidgerken, Dittrich, Faust, Davnie, Demmer, Wollschlager, Lillie, Koenen, Doty, Olin, Slocum, Nornes, Eastlund and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 811, A bill for an act relating to education; providing professional development programs in mathematics and science; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.72, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 812, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the minimum length of a school day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.41.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

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Eastlund and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the requirements for petitioning a school board to hold a special election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 205A.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Bly, Gunther, Slawik, Poppe, Rukavina and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 814, A bill for an act relating to children; establishing the teacher education and compensation helps program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Demmer, Gunther, Magnus, Wardlow, Lanning and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 815, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for funding for voluntary all-day kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

McNamara, Hansen, Ozment and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 816, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for planning and inventory.

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

Benson, Ruud, Ward and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. No. 817, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for districts with declining enrollment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 818, A bill for an act relating to transportation; granting towing authority to Department of Transportation within its metropolitan district; modifying provisions relating to hazardous materials; modifying provisions related to motor carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.04, subdivision 2; 169.01, subdivisions 19, 20; 169.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 221.031, subdivision 6; 221.0314, by adding a subdivision; 221.033, subdivision 2d; 221.037, subdivision 1.

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

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Doty, Tschumper, Ward, Heidgerken, Brynaert, Hosch, Bly, Kranz and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 819, A bill for an act relating to the State Lottery; requiring the State Lottery to conduct special scratch games for the benefit of the arts, historic preservation, and conservation; creating an arts fund and a historic preservation fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.10, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 129D; 138; 349A.

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

Rukavina, Mahoney and Atkins introduced:

H. F. No. 820, A bill for an act relating to regent elections; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 137.0245; 137.0246.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.

Smith and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 821, A bill for an act relating to crimes; adjusting the monetary thresholds for certain property offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.535, subdivision 2a; 609.595, subdivisions 1, 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Clark, Kahn and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 822, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending the expiration date for the neighborhood revitalization program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.1781.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 823, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for airport project in Willmar.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 824, A bill for an act relating to aeronautics; prohibiting commissioner of transportation from requiring repayment by city of Willmar to state airports fund for costs related to airport relocation; prohibiting reductions of future funding from state airports fund; requiring city to spend money not required to be repaid for runway extension and other airport improvements.

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

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Morrow, Poppe, Nelson, Magnus and Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 825, A bill for an act relating to transportation; removing length limit for middle vehicle in recreational vehicle combination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.81, subdivision 3c.

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

Mariani, Lesch and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 826, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring a closed motor vehicle manufacturing plant and related facilities to be maintained for a period of time; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.

Knuth and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 827, A bill for an act relating to transportation; enacting strategic initiative to reduce greenhouse emissions from motor vehicles by 30 percent by the year 2030; modifying provisions related to the statewide transportation plan to reflect environmental impacts; requiring legislative report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 174.01, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.03, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kahn, Sviggum, Jaros, Kelliher, Atkins, Morrow, Dominguez, Juhnke, Clark, Demmer, Heidgerken, DeLaForest, Welti, Tschumper and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 828, A resolution urging the President and Congress to end trade, financial, and travel restrictions to Cuba.

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

Paymar; Smith; Murphy, M.; Olin; Eastlund and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 829, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the courts, public defenders, public safety, corrections, and other criminal justice agencies; modifying fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 363A.06, subdivision 1; 403.11, subdivision 1; 403.31, subdivision 1; 609.3457, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.31, subdivision 6.

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

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Nornes, Westrom, Howes, Gottwalt, Ward, Urdahl, Gunther and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 830, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the period of job opportunity building zone tax benefits in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.312, subdivision 5.

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

Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 831, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing Independent School District No. 2311, Clearbrook-Gonvick, to use health and safety revenue to demolish a building.

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

Buesgens, Erickson, Zellers and Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 832, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing general education access grants for students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, by adding a subdivision; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 126C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Brown, Greiling, Davnie, McFarlane, Demmer and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 833, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing additional special education aid; increasing the program growth factors in regular and excess cost special education revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 6; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Scalze; Tingelstad; Hornstein; Wagenius; McNamara; Thissen; Walker; Hansen; Abeler; Thao; Hausman; Clark; Mullery; Loeffler; Dominguez; Erhardt; Carlson; Winkler; Peterson, N.; Peterson, S.; Hilstrom; Greiling; Ruud; Zellers and Simon introduced:

H. F. No. 834, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the operation and maintenance of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System.

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

Demmer and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 835, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a six-year pilot program to examine the impact of school calendar arrangements on student learning; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

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Kalin, Marquart and Olin introduced:

H. F. No. 836, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing state aid for the debt service equalization aid program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lanning, Marquart, Doty, Heidgerken, Erickson and Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 837, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing debt service equalization aid; indexing the equalizing factors for the debt service equalization aid program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 838, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a levy for Independent School District No. 480, Onamia.

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

Welti, Marquart, Morrow, Heidgerken, Swails and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 839, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing state aid for the debt service equalization aid program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. No. 840, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for early childhood and family, prekindergarten through grade 12, and adult education, including general education, education excellence, special programs, facilities and technology, nutrition and accounting, libraries, early childhood education, prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and stage agencies; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.022, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024; 120B.132; 122A.415, subdivisions 1, 3; 122A.72, subdivision 5; 123B.10, subdivision 1; 123B.53, subdivision 1; 123B.57, subdivision 3; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.11, subdivision 1; 124D.128, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 124D.13, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 124D.135, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; 124D.42, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 124D.454, subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 125A.75, subdivision 4; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 125A.79, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; 126C.05, subdivisions 8, 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4, 13a, 18, 24, 26, 27, 31, 34, by adding a subdivision; 126C.21, subdivision 3; 127A.47, subdivision 8; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 272.02, subdivision 64; 272.029, by adding a subdivision; 517.08, subdivision 1c; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 3, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119A; 120B; 122A; 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.454, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7; 125A.76, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivisions 25, 28.

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

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Benson, Brown, Berns, Ward, Bly, Tillberry, Loeffler, Slocum, Ruud, Bunn and Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. No. 841, A bill for an act relating to education finance; reestablishing program growth factors; increasing funding for special education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivision 1; 125A.79, subdivision 1.

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

Huntley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 842, A bill for an act relating to state government; amending provisions relating to child care; children and family; licensing; health care; continuing care; mental health; health insurance; the Department of Health; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 16A.724, subdivision 2; 62E.141; 62J.692, subdivisions 1, 4, 7a, 8, 10; 62L.12, subdivision 2; 103I.101, subdivision 6; 103I.208, subdivisions 1, 2; 103I.235, subdivision 1; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; 119B.13, subdivision 6; 144.123; 144.125; 144.3345; 144D.03, subdivision 1; 148.5194, by adding a subdivision; 148.6445, subdivisions 1, 2; 148C.11, subdivision 1; 149A.52, subdivision 3; 149A.97, subdivision 7; 153A.14, subdivision 4a; 153A.17; 245.465, by adding a subdivision; 245.4874; 245A.02, subdivisions 2, 10, 14; 245A.035; 245A.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 245A.16, subdivisions 1, 3; 245B.01; 245B.02; 245B.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 245B.05, subdivision 2; 245B.055, subdivision 1; 245B.06, subdivisions 7, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 245B.07, subdivisions 4, 8; 245C.02, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 245C.08, subdivisions 1, 2; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 245C.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 245C.12; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245C.17, by adding a subdivision; 245C.21, by adding a subdivision; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 246.54, subdivision 1; 252.32, subdivision 3; 256.01, subdivisions 2b, 18; 256.482, subdivisions 1, 8; 256.975, subdivision 7; 256B.057, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18a, 20, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0911, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0943, subdivision 8; 256B.0945, subdivision 4; 256B.434, by adding a subdivision; 256B.439, subdivision 1; 256B.441, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 4, 5g, 5h; 256B.76; 256B.763; 256D.03, subdivision 4; 256J.02, subdivisions 1, 4; 256J.021; 256J.09, subdivision 3b, by adding subdivisions; 256J.32, subdivision 6; 256J.42, subdivisions 1, 6; 256J.425, by adding subdivisions; 256J.46, by adding subdivisions; 256J.49, subdivision 13; 256J.50, subdivision 1; 256J.521, by adding a subdivision; 256J.531; 256J.626, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 256J.751, subdivisions 2, 5; 256J.95, subdivision 15; 256L.02, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 256L.03, subdivision 1; 256L.035; 256L.04, subdivision 1; 256L.05, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.11, subdivision 7; 256L.12, subdivisions 7, 9a; 256L.15, subdivisions 1a, 2, by adding a subdivision; 259.20, subdivision 2; 259.29, subdivision 1; 259.41; 259.47, subdivision 3; 259.53, subdivision 2; 259.57, subdivision 2; 260C.193, subdivision 3; 260C.209; 260C.212, subdivision 2; 609.115, subdivision 9; Laws 2005, chapter 98, article 3, section 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 149A; 245; 245C; 256C; 256J; 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256J.29; 256J.425, subdivisions 6, 7; 256J.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 256J.67; 256J.68; Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 6, section 27; Minnesota Rules, parts 4610.2800; 9585.0030.

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

Benson, Brown, Slocum, Laine, Tillberry, Ruud, Bunn, Wollschlager and Kalin introduced:

H. F. No. 843, A bill for an act relating to tax administration; providing for electronic filing of individual income tax returns through the Department of Revenue Web site; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 289A.08, by adding subdivisions.

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

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Tschumper, Otremba, Urdahl, Poppe, Rukavina and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 844, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota to establish an organic research and education initiative.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Bly; Rukavina; Welti; Tschumper; Otremba; Hansen; Peterson, A.; Juhnke; Koenen and Doty introduced:

H. F. No. 845, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Minnesota for alternative livestock research and outreach.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Doty, Tschumper, Urdahl, Otremba and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 846, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for organic certification cost-share assistance and sustainable agriculture demonstration grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Hosch introduced:

H. F. No. 847, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing counties and cities to impose administrative penalties for certain traffic violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.022; 169.99, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 848, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating a distance limitation for agricultural homesteads; increasing the agricultural market value homestead credit; reducing the class rate for agricultural homesteads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 273.124, subdivision 14; 273.13, subdivision 23; 273.1384, subdivision 2.

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

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Moe, Ward, Howes, Simpson and Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 849, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for regulation of shoreland resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103F.205, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

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

Clark, Sertich, Moe, Gunther, Rukavina, Carlson and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 850, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for youthbuild.

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

Gunther, Nornes, Ruth, Severson, Rukavina, Magnus, Cornish and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 851, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic development; modifying mortgage licensing requirements; modifying programs; regulating activities and practices; recodifying and modifying construction codes and licensing provisions; modifying the State Building Code; providing penalties; instructing the revisor to renumber statutory provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.60, subdivisions 4, 7, 8, 11; 16B.61; 16B.615, subdivision 4; 16B.617; 16B.6175; 16B.63; 16B.65; 16B.70; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16B.735; 16B.74, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 16B.741; 16B.744; 16B.745, subdivisions 1, 4; 16B.747; 16B.748; 16B.76; 31.175; 58.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 58.05; 58.06, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 58.08, subdivision 3; 58.10, subdivision 1; 80A.28, subdivision 1; 103I.621, subdivision 3; 116J.551, subdivision 1; 116J.575, subdivisions 1, 1a; 144.122; 144.99, subdivision 1; 175.16, subdivision 1; 179A.04, subdivision 3; 183.38; 183.39, subdivision 1; 183.411, subdivision 2; 183.42; 183.45; 183.46; 183.465; 183.466; 183.48; 183.501; 183.505; 183.51; 183.54, subdivisions 1, 3; 183.545, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, by adding a subdivision; 183.56; 183.57, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6; 183.59; 183.60; 183.61, subdivisions 2, 4; 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, subdivisions 1, 3; 270.97; 299F.011, subdivision 1; 325E.58; 326.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6j, 6k, 6l, 7, 8, 9; 326.241; 326.242; 326.243; 326.244, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 326.2441; 326.245; 326.247; 326.248; 326.37; 326.38; 326.39; 326.40; 326.401; 326.405; 326.42; 326.46; 326.461, by adding subdivisions; 326.47; 326.48; 326.50; 326.57, subdivision 1; 326.58; 326.59; 326.60; 326.601; 326.61, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 326.62; 326.65; 326.83, subdivisions 6, 7, 11, 18, 19, 20; 326.84; 326.841; 326.842; 326.86; 326.87; 326.88; 326.89; 326.90, subdivision 1; 326.91, subdivision 1; 326.92; 326.921; 326.93; 326.94; 326.95, subdivision 2; 326.96; 326.97; 326.975, subdivision 1; 326.992; 327.20, subdivision 1; 327.205; 327.31, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, by adding a subdivision; 327.32, subdivision 8; 327.33, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; 327.34, subdivision 3; 327.35, subdivisions 1, 2; 327A.01, subdivision 2; 327B.01, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 17, by adding subdivisions; 327B.04, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 327B.05, subdivision 1; 327B.10; 332.54, subdivision 7; 363A.40, subdivision 1; 462.357, subdivision 6a; 462A.07, subdivision 8; 462A.21, subdivision 8b; 462A.33, subdivision 3; 471.465; 471.466; 471.467; 471.471; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58; 327B; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.665; 16B.747, subdivision 4; 58.08, subdivision 1; 183.001; 183.02; 183.375, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 183.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 183.44, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 183.52; 183.54, subdivision 2; 183.545, subdivision 9; 183.61, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6; 326.01, subdivisions 6h, 10, 11, 12, 13; 326.242, subdivisions 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g, 9h, 9i, 9j, 9k, 10; 326.244, subdivision 6; 326.246; 326.2461; 326.40, subdivision 4; 326.41; 326.44; 326.45; 326.47, subdivision 5;

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326.51; 326.52; 326.521; 326.64; 326.83, subdivisions 3, 4, 12, 13; 326.85; 326.875; 326.91, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 326.945; 326.975; 326.98; 327B.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 2809.0230; 2891.0010; 2891.0030; 3800.2650; 3800.3580; 3800.3590; 3800.3630; 3800.3750; 3800.3835; 4715.5600; 4715.5900; 4717.7000, subpart 1, item I; 5225.0880; 5225.8600, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 5230.0010; 5230.0020; 5230.0040; 5230.0060, subpart 2; 5230.0100, subparts 1, 3, 4.

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

Johnson and Lesch introduced:

H. F. No. 852, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing a license to sell wine or malt liquor within one-half mile of the State Fairgrounds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 37.21, subdivision 2; 340A.412, subdivision 4.

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

Dill, Rukavina and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 853, A bill for an act relating to tax forfeited lands; providing for timber sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 282.04, subdivision 1.

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

Sailer, Ozment, Gardner, Eken, Wagenius, Ruud, Gunther, Koenen, Knuth, Nelson, Dill, Scalze, Howes, Hilty, Hortman, Poppe, Juhnke, Kalin, McNamara, Bly, Morgan, Hansen and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 854, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for collection, transportation, and recycling of video display devices; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

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

Atkins and Hansen introduced:

H. F. No. 855, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing sale of bonds for highway 52 east and west frontage roads.

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

Atkins, Brod, Dittrich, Berns, McFarlane, Demmer, Tillberry, Gardner, Simon, Paymar, Ruud, Benson and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 856, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; limiting homestead property taxes to a percentage of the homeowner's income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

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Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 857, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Minnesota Financial Crimes Oversight Council to annually report to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.681, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Sailer and Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 858, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; natural resources; appropriating money for the Big Bog State Recreation Area; authorizing the issuance and sale of state bonds.

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

Hausman; Lesch; Mahoney; Paymar; Johnson; Thao; Murphy, E., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 859, A bill for an act relating to economic development; forgiving loan repayments on a loan to the city of St. Paul to finance the St. Paul RiverCentre; appropriating money to the city of St. Paul to defease, pay, redeem, or refund city bonds; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6, as amended.

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

Hausman; Lesch; Mahoney; Paymar; Johnson; Thao; Murphy, E., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 860, A bill for an act relating to economic development; forgiving loan repayments on a loan to the city of St. Paul to finance the Saint Paul RiverCentre; appropriating money to the city of St. Paul to defease, pay, redeem, or refund city bonds; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6, as amended.

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

Gunther and Finstad introduced:

H. F. No. 861, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for road improvements in city of St. James.

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

Liebling, Sailer, Heidgerken, Lanning, Norton and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 862, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring toll-free taxpayer assistance telephone lines; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270C.

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

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Hortman; Tschumper; Faust; Hornstein; Liebling; Murphy, E.; Loeffler; Morrow; Brynaert; Knuth; Davnie and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 863, A bill for an act relating to global warming and the environment; requiring adoption of California standards regarding low emission vehicles; providing for updates to the standards as necessary to comply with the federal Clean Air Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 2.

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

McNamara, Magnus and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 864, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for supportive housing on the campus of the Hastings Veterans Home; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Urdahl and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 865, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for land acquisition in Greenleaf Lake State Park; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Urdahl and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 866, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Howard Lake for ditch work; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Bigham; Smith; Simon; Berns; Olin; Hilstrom; Kohls; Zellers; Lillie; Winkler; Morgan; Abeler; Urdahl; Peppin; Murphy, E.; Swails; Slawik and Slocum introduced:

H. F. No. 867, A bill for an act relating to crime; amending the crime of burglary in the second degree; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.581, by adding subdivisions; 609.582, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Buesgens; Lanning; Murphy, M.; Smith; Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 868, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing political subdivisions to establish trusts to pay for postemployment benefits; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

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Sailer, Clark, Moe, Eken and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 869, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for urban and tribal Indian housing programs.

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

Fritz, Ruth and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 870, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a new wastewater treatment facility in Medford; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rukavina, Erhardt, Lesch and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 871, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; allowing a subtraction for educational awards from the National Service Trust; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Anzelc, Rukavina, Solberg, Sertich, Howes, Moe, Sailer, Hilty and Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 872, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing extra unemployment benefits for certain workers laid off from the Ainsworth Lumber Company.

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

Rukavina, Haws, Clark, Norton, Brynaert and Welti introduced:

H. F. No. 873, A bill for an act relating to employment and economic development; appropriating money for Centers for Independent Living.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 874, A bill for an act relating to the city of Northome; appropriating money for the construction of a new municipal building.

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

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Slocum; Kahn; Davnie; Hornstein; Wagenius; Peterson, N., and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 875, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for emergency building stabilization at Fort Snelling Upper Bluff; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Swails introduced:

H. F. No. 876, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association general plan; authorizing a city of St. Paul employee to purchase service credit for a period of uncovered service.

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

Norton, Kelliher, Moe, Nornes and Poppe introduced:

H. F. No. 877, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a loan forgiveness program account and program for speech-language pathologists; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Doty, Tschumper, Marquart and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 878, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to serve as a consultant to the Board of Animal Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 35.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 879, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring withholding on certain contractor payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Atkins, Masin and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 880, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds for interchange at highway 55 and Yankee Doodle Road; appropriating money.

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

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Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 881, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the Metropolitan Land Planning Act and related statutes; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and obsolete references; making miscellaneous technical corrections to statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15.99, subdivision 2; 473.175; 473.851; 473.852, subdivision 1; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857, subdivision 2; 473.858; 473.859, subdivision 1; 473.866; 473.867, subdivisions 1, 2; 473.869; 473.871; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473.1455; 473.868.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 882, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying provisions governing metropolitan livable communities fund; authorizing a transfer of funds between metropolitan livable communities fund accounts; authorizing a onetime transfer from the livable communities demonstration account for local planning assistance grants and loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.253, subdivision 2.

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

Marquart, Olin, Lieder, Lanning and Eken introduced:

H. F. No. 883, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a digital elevation model of the Red River basin.

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

Otremba, Welti, Heidgerken, Hamilton, Juhnke and Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 884, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council.

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

Hilty and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 885, A bill for an act relating to taxes; authorizing the city of Cloquet to impose a local sales tax.

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

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Hausman; Tingelstad; Berns; Carlson; Solberg; Dean; Murphy, M., and Scalze introduced:

H. F. No. 886, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, sections 4, subdivision 4; 7, subdivision 11.

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

Kohls and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 887, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for highway and bridge construction projects.

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

Kohls and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 888, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for highway and bridge construction projects.

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

Murphy, M., by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 889, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; making changes primarily of an administrative nature; increasing deferred death while active survivor benefits; authorizing health insurance withholding for certain public safety retirees of various plans; revising receivables allocation procedures for various plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 6, 28; 353.03, subdivisions 3, 3a, 4; 353.27, subdivision 12; 353.28, subdivision 6; 353.29, subdivision 3; 353.30, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 353.32, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 353.34, subdivision 3; 356.87; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.30, subdivision 1; 353.34, subdivision 7; 353.69.

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

Magnus, Lieder, Hamilton, Doty and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 890, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for regional transportation planning.

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

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Nelson, Dittrich, Hilstrom and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 891, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Brooklyn Park campus of Hennepin Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom, Slocum, Abeler, Heidgerken, Greiling and Peterson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 892, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for professional development for teachers.

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

Dill and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 893, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions relating to permits to harvest or destroy aquatic plants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.615, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions.

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

Davnie, Slawik, Heidgerken, Fritz, Bly and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 894, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; increasing appropriations for the Head Start program; appropriating money.

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

Eken, Lieder and Sailer introduced:

H. F. No. 895, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing withdrawal by a county from a regional jail system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.265, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Doty, Olin, Faust, Ward, Eken and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 896, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying purposes of the all-terrain vehicle account; modifying amount of gasoline usage attributable to all-terrain vehicle operation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.927, subdivision 2; 296A.18, subdivision 4.

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

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Simpson, Magnus, Juhnke, Doty, Olin, Finstad, Heidgerken, Hamilton, Shimanski, Poppe, Welti and Peterson, A., introduced:

H. F. No. 897, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and franchise; conforming for tax years 2006 and 2007 to certain federal provisions authorizing expensing of certain depreciable assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 898, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring state and local jail and prison inmates to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons; prohibiting the state and counties from contracting with private prisons; prohibiting renewal of the Prairie Correctional Facility contract; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.01, subdivision 3a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 641.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 899, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to construct a sports complex in the city of Fairmont.

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

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 900, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to light youth softball fields in the city of Ceylon.

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

Gunther, Wardlow, Eastlund, Garofalo and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 901, A bill for an act relating to higher education; limiting tuition increases at public higher education institutions.

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

Gunther, Mahoney, Garofalo, Mullery and Simpson introduced:

H. F. No. 902, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota Biomedical Sciences Research Facilities Authority and the biomedical sciences research project funding program; providing for the University of Minnesota to apply for facility program funds; authorizing sale of state bonds to fund program; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

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Severson; Rukavina; Haws; Wardlow; Sviggum; Eastlund; Anderson, S.; Tingelstad; Gottwalt; Brod; Lillie; Doty; Berns; Anderson, B.; Shimanski; Beard; Demmer; McFarlane; Westrom and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. No. 903, A resolution exhorting Congress to reform the federal Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserves to permit members of the National Guard and reserves who have been mobilized into federal active duty in support of current wars to receive and use their federal educational benefits following separation from active reserve status and final discharge from the military.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 904, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying land acquisition requirements; modifying land owners' bill of rights; modifying recordation requirements for mineral interests; adding to and deleting from state parks; authorizing public and private sales and conveyances of certain state lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.0272, subdivision 3; 84.0274, subdivision 5; 93.55, subdivision 1.

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

Scalze, Peppin, Ruud and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 905, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing cities to operate preventive health services programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15.46.

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

Thissen, Fritz, Abeler, Knuth and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 906, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the birth defects information system.

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

Paymar, Greiling and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 907, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing independently licensed mental health care professionals to deliver service to inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.69, subdivisions 3, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

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Liebling; Norton; Demmer; Fritz; Welti; Pelowski; Tschumper; Murphy, M.; Murphy, E.; Erickson; Anderson, B.; Hosch; Madore; Huntley; Clark; Thissen and Ruud introduced:

H. F. No. 908, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding a quality assurance system to include additional service recipients; removing sunset dates; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.095; 256B.0951, subdivision 1.

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

Jaros and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 909, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Duluth Children's Museum to expand the early childhood learning space.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 910, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for respite care in relative custody assistance cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256J.21, subdivision 2; 257.85, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.37, subdivision 3b.

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

Thissen, Liebling and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 911, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a self-directed personal supports option; modifying the Minnesota supplemental aid standard; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256D.44, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Hornstein, Jaros, Thao, Walker and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 912, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying MFIP and child care provisions; changing and clarifying foreign operating corporation provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.12, by adding a subdivision; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.24, subdivision 5; 256J.53, subdivision 2; 256J.95, subdivision 9; 290.01, subdivisions 6b, 19c, 19d; 290.34, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0631; 256J.24, subdivision 6; 256J.37, subdivisions 3a, 3b.

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

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Thissen, Huntley, Peppin, Clark and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 913, A bill for an act relating to human services; waiving the moratorium regarding beds and expending group residential housing supplemental rates; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Fritz; Tschumper; Bly; Clark; Murphy, E.; Ward; Loeffler; Ruud; Walker; Otremba and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 914, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the MinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Ruth and Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 915, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for nursing facilities in Steele County to the geographic group III median rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Thissen, Slawik, Abeler, Fritz and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 916, A bill for an act relating to child care; requiring inspections of child care centers and homes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 245A.04, subdivision 4; 245A.16, subdivision 1.

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

Clark and Murphy, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 917, A bill for an act relating to public health; prohibiting the use or sale of lice and scabies treatment products that contain the pesticide Lindane; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Norton; Murphy, E., and Peppin introduced:

H. F. No. 918, A bill for an act relating to health; extending essential community provider designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.19, subdivisions 2, 6.

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

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Welti and Demmer introduced:

H. F. No. 919, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing certain cities to act as small cities for purposes of use of revenues from certain economic development districts.

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

Slawik; Ward; Kranz; Nornes; Murphy, E., and Sertich introduced:

H. F. No. 920, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying several child care provisions; consolidating the MFIP and basic sliding fee child care programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 9, 10; 119B.035, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5; 119B.05, subdivision 5; 119B.08; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 4a, 7, by adding a subdivision; 119B.10; 119B.11, subdivision 1; 119B.12, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 119B.15; 119B.24; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.011, subdivisions 20, 20a; 119B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 8; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.07; 119B.09, subdivision 3; 119B.11, subdivision 4.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 4 and 255.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 4, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.1691; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

S. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to state government; veterans; designating veteran-owned small businesses as targeted group businesses for purposes of awarding certain state and metro agency procurement contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.16, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Severson moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 29. The motion prevailed.

Kahn moved that the name of Winkler be added as an author on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.

Jaros moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 41. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 68. The motion prevailed.

Morrow moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 78. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 82. The motion prevailed.

Bunn moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 85. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, S., moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 98. The motion prevailed.

Demmer moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 101. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 111. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 114. The motion prevailed.

Mariani moved that the name of Clark be added as an author on H. F. No. 120. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 122. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the name of Berns be added as an author on H. F. No. 132. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 137. The motion prevailed.

Kranz moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 139. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 140. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 151. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 157. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 162. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 169. The motion prevailed.

DeLaForest moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 174. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Hosch be added as an author on H. F. No. 199. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 237. The motion prevailed.

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Kalin moved that the name of Olin be added as an author on H. F. No. 260. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Tingelstad be added as an author on H. F. No. 261. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the names of Welti and Poppe be added as authors on H. F. No. 278. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the names of Kalin and Hortman be added as authors on H. F. No. 281. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Peterson, S., be added as an author on H. F. No. 294. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Norton be added as an author on H. F. No. 311. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 312. The motion prevailed.

Severson moved that the name of Haws be added as an author on H. F. No. 346. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 359. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Olin be added as an author on H. F. No. 374. The motion prevailed.

Hausman moved that the name of Lesch be added as an author on H. F. No. 380. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Hilstrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 383. The motion prevailed.

Poppe moved that the name of Koenen be added as an author on H. F. No. 415. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 420. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Norton be added as an author on H. F. No. 433. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Norton be added as an author on H. F. No. 435. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 470. The motion prevailed.

Walker moved that the name of Jaros be added as an author on H. F. No. 479. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 481. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 489. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 490. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 492. The motion prevailed.

Mariani moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 493. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Eastlund be added as an author on H. F. No. 498. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 503. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 505. The motion prevailed.

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Olin moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 506. The motion prevailed.

Atkins moved that the names of Norton and Bigham be added as authors on H. F. No. 512. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 516. The motion prevailed.

Seifert moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 518. The motion prevailed.

Lenczewski moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 523. The motion prevailed.

Ruud moved that her name be stricken as an author and that the name of Kahn be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 530. The motion prevailed.

Winkler moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 532. The motion prevailed.

Lieder moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 533. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 536. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 538. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 541. The motion prevailed.

Swails moved that the names of Norton and Abeler be added as authors on H. F. No. 543. The motion prevailed.

Moe moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 544. The motion prevailed.

Wardlow moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 547. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 549. The motion prevailed.

Wollschlager moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 551. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 555. The motion prevailed.

Peterson, A., moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 558. The motion prevailed.

Nelson moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 559. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 560. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 561. The motion prevailed.

Sailer moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 563. The motion prevailed.

Smith moved that the name of Abeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 567. The motion prevailed.

Hansen moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 577. The motion prevailed.

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Peterson, A., moved that the names of Knuth and Hortman be added as authors on H. F. No. 589. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 590. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 592. The motion prevailed.

Brown moved that the names of Poppe and Brynaert be added as authors on H. F. No. 597. The motion prevailed.

Brod moved that the name of Tingelstad be added as an author on H. F. No. 599. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, M., moved that the name of Brynaert be added as an author on H. F. No. 613. The motion prevailed.

Solberg moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 623. The motion prevailed.

Tingelstad moved that the name of Hausman be added as an author on H. F. No. 638. The motion prevailed.

Dittrich moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 647. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 654. The motion prevailed.

Garofalo moved that the name of Bigham be added as an author on H. F. No. 658. The motion prevailed.

Tingelstad moved that the names of DeLaForest; Abeler; Hortman; Loeffler; Peterson, S.; Dittrich and Scalze be added as authors on H. F. No. 661. The motion prevailed.

Simon moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 667. The motion prevailed.

Garofalo moved that the name of Brynaert be added as an author on H. F. No. 668. The motion prevailed.

Liebling moved that the names of Brynaert, Lenczewski and Hortman be added as authors on H. F. No. 670. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Lenczewski be added as an author on H. F. No. 678. The motion prevailed.

Slawik moved that the name of Brynaert be added as an author on H. F. No. 685. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 687. The motion prevailed.

Morgan moved that the names of Poppe and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 694. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the names of Tschumper and Kahn be added as authors on H. F. No. 695. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 696. The motion prevailed.

Erhardt moved that the name of Gardner be added as an author on H. F. No. 717. The motion prevailed.

Fritz moved that the names of Kranz and Poppe be added as authors on H. F. No. 721. The motion prevailed.

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Mariani moved that the names of Kahn and Kranz be added as authors on H. F. No. 722. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on H. F. No. 724. The motion prevailed.

Thissen moved that the name of Madore be added as chief author on H. F. No. 725. The motion prevailed.

Madore moved that the names of Ward and Emmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 725. The motion prevailed.

Tschumper moved that the names of Poppe, Haws and Morrow be added as authors on H. F. No. 726. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Olin and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 731. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Olin, Poppe and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 732. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Morgan be added as an author on H. F. No. 744. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the names of Moe and Lenczewski be added as authors on H. F. No. 749. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Moe be added as an author on H. F. No. 750. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 752. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 768. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the names of Peppin, Kalin, Ward and Lenczewski be added as authors on H. F. No. 773. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that the name of Hansen be added as an author on H. F. No. 774. The motion prevailed.

Haws moved that the names of Dominguez, McFarlane and Gottwalt be added as authors on H. F. No. 778. The motion prevailed.

Bly moved that the names of Kahn and Moe be added as authors on H. F. No. 779. The motion prevailed.

Hilstrom moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 786. The motion prevailed.

Hosch moved that the name of Kalin be added as an author on H. F. No. 787. The motion prevailed.

Bunn moved that the names of Kahn, Simon and Lenczewski be added as authors on H. F. No. 788. The motion prevailed.

Kalin moved that the names of Hortman, Kranz, Morrow, Slocum, Hansen, Madore, Brynaert and Benson be added as authors on H. F. No. 789. The motion prevailed.

Otremba moved that the name of Poppe be added as an author on H. F. No. 794. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 796. The motion prevailed.

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Davnie moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 798. The motion prevailed.

Hornstein moved that the name of Kahn be added as an author on H. F. No. 801. The motion prevailed.

Gottwalt moved that H. F. No. 341 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services and be re‑referred to the Committee on Finance. The motion prevailed.

Loeffler moved that H. F. No. 705 be recalled from the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, E., moved that H. F. No. 784 be recalled from the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. The motion prevailed.

Bigham moved that H. F. No. 184 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Ward moved that H. F. No. 686 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Sertich and Solberg introduced:

House Concurrent Resolution No. 1, A House concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2007 regular session.

The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

ADJOURNMENT

Sertich moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 13, 2007. The motion prevailed.

Sertich moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, February 13, 2007.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives