SESSION WEEKLY A NONPARTISAN PUBLICATION MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES VOLUME 27, NUMBER 1 • FEBRUARY 5, 2010

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Session Weekly is a nonpartisan publication of Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. During the 2009-2010 Legislative Session, each issue reports House action between Thursdays of each week, lists bill introductions and provides other Page 6 Page 5 Page 3 information. No fee. To subscribe, contact: Minnesota House of Representatives c o n t e n t s Public Information Services 175 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 BILL INTRODUCTIONS (HF2408-HF2737) • 16 651-296-2146 or 800-657-3550 or the Minnesota Relay service at 711 or 800-627-3529 (TTY) www.house.mn/hinfo/subscribesw.asp FEATURES

Director Fi r s t Re a d i n g : Capital investment on track for early action • 3-5 Barry LaGrave At Is s u e : House reconvenes and hits the ground running • 6-7 Editor/Assistant Director Lee Ann Schutz Re s o u r c e s : House and Senate membership rosters • 8-9 Assistant Editor Re s o u r c e s : Committee Information • 10-15 Mike Cook Art & Production Coordinator Re s o u r c e s : Come to the Capitol • 23 Paul Battaglia Mi n n e s o t a In d e x : Session 2010 • 24 Writers Kris Berggren, Nick Busse, Susan Hegarty, Patty Ostberg, Lauren Radomski Chief Photographer Welcome to Session Weekly and/or follow us on Twitter at http:// Tom Olmscheid Welcome to the 2010 legislative twitter.com/MNHouseInfo. To subscribe to any of our listservs, call 651-296-2146, Photographers session. 800-657-3550 or go to www.house.mn/ Kristin Schue, Andrew VonBank Each week, Session Weekly staff will bring to you a nonpartisan look at the is- hinfo/subscribesw.asp. Staff Assistants sues before the House and the people who Other services provided to help you stay Christy Novak, Susan Xiong shape the legislation. This week’s Session informed during session include unedited Weekly magazine provides looks at the gavel-to-gavel television coverage or different opinions regarding the capital Web streaming of House floor and select Session Weekly (ISSN 1049-8176) is published committee hearings, and downloadable weekly during the legislative session by investment bill, along with several pages of podcasts of committee meetings. Minnesota House of Representatives Public bill introductions, many of them related to Information Services, 175 State Office Building, projects the sponsor hopes will be funded All of us at House Public Information 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in the bill. Since any bill hoping to make Services are proud to continue the 27-year St. Paul, MN 55155-1298. Periodicals postage it to the House floor has to be first heard tradition of providing nonpartisan news paid at St. Paul, Minn., and additional offices. in committee, we have provided House from the House. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to committee information along with all If you have comments or story ideas Session Weekly, House Public Information member contact information. please call House Public Information Services, 175 State Office Building, Services at 651- 296-2146 or 800-657-3550 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., If you prefer to receive your legislative or 711 or 800-627-3529 (TTY). St. Paul, MN 55155-1298. news electronically, you can subscribe to the online version of Session Weekly, receive daily news through Session Daily — Session Weekly staff Printed on recycled paper which is 50% recycled, 30% post-consumer content.

On the cover: House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher helps 5-year-old Reagan Zellers take aim to gavel in the 2010 legislative session while her 3-year-old brother, Will, looks on. Reagan and Will, children of House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers, both participated in convening the day’s proceedings.

­— Photo by: Andrew VonBank FIRST READING

Bonding bill on track for early action Differences abound on a capital investment amount, projects to be funded

By Mi k e Co o k Hausman has been working with Sen. Keith ne of the Legislature’s most important jobs this Langseth (DFL-Glyndon), chairman of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, to have session could be done quickly – with thousands of most of the bill agreed to by floor passage. Minnesotans benefiting from the rapidity. She is optimistic that an expected conference O committee to work out final details between A second year of a biennium traditionally focuses on a capital the House and Senate bills would take less investment, or bonding, law. DFL leaders expect their bill to than a week. Then Pawlenty would get his say. be on Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s desk before the calendar turns to Governors have traditionally line-item March. Such bills traditionally do not pass until April or May. vetoed projects they deem unworthy of funding at the time; former Gov. Jesse Ventura even used a pig stamp to highlight vetoed projects he considered pork. However, “There is no secret we want to do this early,” their division bonding recommendations to Pawlenty has threatened to veto the entire said Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL-St. Paul), Hausman by Jan. 29, and the bonding bill bill should it not be at a funding level he chairwoman of the House Capital Investment (HF2700) was introduced Feb. 4, the first day of supports. Finance Division. “If the money is out the session. The schedule calls for division approval Ninety House votes are needed for a door early we can take advantage of the entire Feb. 9. After stops in the House Finance and veto override. The DFL holds an 87-47 seat construction season.” Ways and Means committees, the bill should advantage. House finance division chairs provided be ready for floor action Feb. 15. First Reading continued on page 4

p h o t o b y t o m o l m s c h e i d Rep. Alice Hausman, right, releases the $999.8 million House bonding proposal to media members during a Feb. 4 news conference in the House Gallery. Hausman, chairwoman of the House Capital Investment Finance Division, said the bonding bill should be ready for a floor vote Feb. 15.

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 3 First Reading continued from page 3 Selected capital investment proposals Rep. Larry Howes (R-Walker), the lead (all dollars in millions) Republican on the House Capital Investment Finance Division, would recommend against a Item Governor House Senate full gubernatorial veto. “You’re just creating a Higher education asset preservation $90 $100 $115 scenario where three Republicans, if they have Phase II of Moose Lake sex offender $89.07 $0 $0 something that is seriously needed in their facility district that is in that bill, you’re just pushing Local bridges $75 $67 $67 their temptation.” Physics and nanotechnology building at $53.33 $0 $5 University of Minnesota A jobs program Flood hazard mitigation $50 $50 $70 Hausman hopes Pawlenty will hear what she has heard from Minnesotans: infrastructure Minnesota Zoo $21 $21 $21 is too important this year. “Why does Local road improvement fund grants $20 $0 $0 government invest in infrastructure? It is Security upgrades at Oak Park Heights $10.03 $3.53 $3.53 always with an understanding we’re building prison a healthy economy.” Transit Capital Improvement Program $10 $50 $30 For example, she said Winona officials State trail acquisition and development $0 $21 $20.94 told her that when the size of the city’s port is increased, they can double its tonnage, which Greater Minnesota Business $0 $7.26 $20 Development Infrastructure Grant trickles down and helps many other area Program businesses flourish. Jonathan Zierdt, president and CEO of Greater Mankato Growth Inc., told the House Capital Investment Finance Division Jan. 21 the one-third match required for higher obligation bonding. “That is the number that that a $13.9 million request for arena and civic education projects and other user financing, we currently have baked into the (November) center improvements or expansion in Mankato the governor’s total is $815 million, the forecast for debt service purposes,” said Tom would immediately create 450 construction House $1.13 billion Hanson, commissioner and support industry jobs. “It translates into and the Senate just of Minnesota an $84 million economic impact from the under $1.1 billion. “If the money is out the door early Management and project alone. The expansion of the arena we can take advantage of the entire Budget. “The $685 will generate about $28 million in new direct How much to spend? construction season.” mi l lion bi l l saves expenditures into the marketplace.” State-issued bonds $392,000 of debt service The House bill comes in at $999.8 are repaid over the — Rep. Alice Hausman in 2011 and $4.7 million million in general obligation bonding; the next 20 years. Bond House Capital Investment in 2012 and 13.” Senate $999.96 million, both far more than principal and interest Finance Division chairwoman The 2008 bonding the $684.6 million proffered Jan. 15 by costs are included in law totaled $717 million Pawlenty the state’s general fund in general obligation “This proposal is affordable and operating budget. bonding; the 2006 law, $948.64 million. appropriate,” Pawlenty said. The 10-year average of large capital DFLers counter that now is the time to have When factoring in trunk-highway bonds, investment laws is $725 million in general a larger number.

p h o t o b y t o m o l m s c h e i d The House bonding bill contains $6.5 million for Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority track rehabilitation, $3 million for a rail service improvement program and $2.5 million to replace aging at grade crossing safety warning devices.

4 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 p h o t o b y t o m o l m s c h e i d Gov. Tim Pawlenty requested nearly $9.86 million in bond proceeds to renovate the Oliver H. Kelley Farm Historic Site in Elk River. The House matched the governor’s request, and the Senate bill calls for $500,000 less. Site visitors experience demonstrations of daily farm life in mid-19th-century Minnesota.

With most projects shovel-ready, they say It depends upon the timing of the bonding sectors manufacturing lines,” Howes said. “I it would put thousands of Minnesotans to bill, and it depends upon the starting points see it as something you don’t want to do all work, especially in the construction industry. of the projects that are in it,” he said at the the time, but on occasion it is necessary.” Moreover, with low interest rates the state Dec. 2 release of the November forecast. More than $4 billion was requested in bond could receive more bang for its buck than if the “If you pass a bonding bill at the end of the money this year, including $1.76 billion from economy rebounds, and, perhaps, inflation legislative session, and it’s planning money for state agencies. returns. Hausman and Howes have been told projects that are going to start in 2013, that’s Hausman and members of her division by contractors that going to provide traveled across the state in recent months project bids have a lot less stimulus viewing many of the requests. She admits been coming in up “I see it as something you don’t to the economy it is hard to say no, but she must. “It has to to one-third lower want to do all the time, but on than if you pass be fair to the state. We have to be somewhat than anticipated or occasion it is necessary.” a bonding bill at balanced and reflect the work and priority of more. — Rep. Larry Howes the start of the what our divisions have recommended, or, for House Majority House Capital Investment legislative session example, what higher education institutions L e a d e r T o n y Finance Division Republican Lead and a large amount rank as their priorities.” Sertich (DFL- of it is for repair Hanson can empathize with Hausman. Chisholm) and renovation, “These are worthwhile projects, but there is added that the bill would leave long-term asset preservation that could start in March.” only so much money to go around. We had to infrastructure in place to help grow the He indicated that a rough formula is every prioritize and make selections.” economy down the road. $100,000 equals a one-year job. However, State Economist Tom Stinson Not all Republicans agree with Pawlenty’s warned that a large bonding bill does not vision of fiscal restraint. To find out who represents you at the Capitol . . . automatically help the economy in the near “I’ll bet there are things that have to be Call House Public Information Services future. manufactured for all those construction at 651-296-2146 or 800-657-3550 “It depends on the structure of the projects. projects and that’ll help fill in the private

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 5 AT ISSUE: Opening Day

p h o t o b y t o m o l m s c h e i d House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers holds up a backpack saying, “I’m ready to get to work,” after being congratulated by House Majority Leader Tony Sertich on being elected minority leader. Rep. Marty Seifert resigned as minority leader following the 2009 legislative session to concentrate on his run for governor.

She wasted no time getting the session th under way just after noon Feb. 4 by lifting 86 Legislative Session 3-year-old Will Zellers and 5-year-old Reagan House reconvenes and hits the ground running Zellers into the air so they could pound the gavel on the rostrum. They are the children of new House Minority Leader Kurt Zellers

By Su e He g a r t y (R-Maple Grove) and his wife, Kim. or many House members, opening day of the 2010 Busy Interim Legislative session wasn’t a matter of picking up where Between May and February, many they left off last May, since many never really stopped lawmakers attended roundtable discussions F with business owners throughout the state and working during the interim. heard ways to reduce the state’s anticipated “There’s been a ton of work done ahead of this legislative $1.2 billion biennial budget deficit. Kelliher said members also spent hours on session starting,” said House Speaker Margaret Anderson the capital investment proposals, meetings of Kelliher (DFL-Mpls). “There’s often a very fast pace to this the Jobs Task Force, and other issues including the Gang Strike Force. session so a lot of … the work, that’s pre-work to make sure Members pre-filed 213 bills with the chief these bills get passed, gets done ahead of time,” Kelliher clerk’s office on Jan. 7. They include funding requests for an array of projects, including said. schools, transportation, flood control and local and regional infrastructure. These bills were given their first reading Feb. 4, the same day another 117 bills were also formally

6 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 p h o t o b y t o m o l m s c h e i d Rep. Diane Loeffler, front, gets a hug from Rep. Marsha Swails in the House Chamber on the opening day of the 2010 legislative session. introduced. Besides these new bills, those that of a complaint filed against him by two harm” to the contracting industry. failed to become law last year are still in play Republican House members, and heard by As for the bonding bill, Zellers said and can be considered for approval. the House Ethics Committee in June. he’s disappointed it does not contain an appropriation for expansion of the Moose Opening Day The Days Ahead Lake sex offender program, which has The first year of a two-year biennial Now the action begins: bills will be heard in Republican support. session is considered the “budget year,” when committees and divisions, some will make it Contrary to public criticism that members legislators work on crafting a two-year state to the Senate, and some will make it to law. drag their feet until the end of each session, budget. The second year of a biennium, such By statute, legislators must adjourn sine Kelliher said, “We actually passed bills earlier as 2010, is known as “the bonding year.” House die by midnight, May 16. After they adjourn, last year than in the 30 years previous, so that’s finance division bonding recommendations bills left in limbo from the past two years are a misconception out there about how fast we have already been vetted informally through considered dead. did our work.” Look for that pace to continue, committees and forwarded to the House Still ahead, Zellers said the Republicans she said. “We’ve ended on time every single Capital Investment Finance Division. intend to introduce two key forms of year, so I’m pretty assured that we’ll be able Those recommendations have been legislation: a Sunset Commission, modeled to get that done again.” incorporated into HF2700, sponsored by after Texas, which would save the state money Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL-St. Paul). The bill by eliminating outdated laws. “We pass a lot calls for nearly $1 billion in general obligation of bills. We introduce a lot of bills, but we do Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to present his bonding. a pretty bad job of looking in the rearview State of the State address to a joint convention of the House and Senate at 11 a.m., Thursday, Another key piece of legislation introduced mirror,” Zellers said. Feb. 11, in the House Chambers. on opening day was HF2695, an economic The Republicans also plan to introduce House members appointed to escort the development and jobs bill sponsored by Rep. legislation that offers regulatory relief, governor are: Reps. Connie Doepke (R-Orono), Ann Lenczewski (DFL-Bloomington). especially in the area of permitting, for Andrew Falk (DFL-Murdock), Gail Kulick Jackson In other floor action, Rep. Paul Gardner building contractors. Zellers said that during (DFL-Milaca), Marsha Swails (DFL-Woodbury) (DFL-Shoreview) publicly apologized for the interim, contractors requested that when and Paul Torkelson (R-Nelson Township). Watch the address at http://www.house.mn/ “unkind remarks on Twitter” about his lawmakers return to St. Paul, they take the htv/schedule.asp. colleagues last year. This came as a result same pledge as doctors and agree to “do no

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 7 Minnesota Legislators 2010 House of Representatives Phone Phone District Member/Party Room* 651-296- District Member/Party Room* 651-296-

48B Abeler, Jim (R) ...... 203...... 1729 34A Kohls, Paul (R) ...... 313...... 4282 19A Anderson, Bruce (R) ...... 295...... 5063 50A Laine, Carolyn (DFL) ...... 407...... 4331 13A Anderson, Paul (R) ...... 239...... 4317 9A Lanning, Morrie (R) ...... 259...... 5515 43A Anderson, Sarah (R) ...... 217...... 5511 40B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL) ...... 509...... 4218 3A Anzelc, Tom (DFL) ...... 417...... 4936 66A Lesch, John (DFL) ...... 537...... 4224 39B Atkins, Joe (DFL) ...... 503...... 4192 30A Liebling, Tina (DFL) ...... 553...... 0573 35A Beard, Michael (R) ...... 207...... 8872 1B Lieder, Bernard (DFL) ...... 423...... 5091 43B Benson, John (DFL) ...... 517...... 9934 55A Lillie, Leon (DFL) ...... 369...... 1188 57A Bigham, Karla (DFL) ...... 353...... 4342 59A Loeffler, Diane (DFL) ...... 349...... 4219 25B Bly, David (DFL) ...... 557...... 7065 42B Loon, Jenifer (R) ...... 311...... 7449 25A Brod, Laura (R) ...... 291...... 4229 37A Mack, Tara (R) ...... 321...... 5506 27A Brown, Robin (DFL) ...... 337...... 8216 22A Magnus, Doug (R) ...... 253...... 5505 23B Brynaert, Kathy (DFL) ...... 421...... 3248 67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL) ...... 591...... 4277 35B Buesgens, Mark (R) ...... 307...... 5185 65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL) ...... 563...... 9714 56A Bunn, Julie (DFL) ...... 521...... 4244 9B Marquart, Paul (DFL) ...... 597...... 6829 45B Carlson Sr., Lyndon (DFL) ...... 479...... 4255 38A Masin, Sandra (DFL) ...... 527...... 3533 58B Champion, Bobby Joe (DFL) ...... 329...... 8659 53B McFarlane, Carol (R) ...... 223...... 5363 61A Clark, Karen (DFL) ...... 471...... 0294 57B McNamara, Denny (R) ...... 255...... 3135 24B Cornish, Tony (R) ...... 281...... 4240 40A Morgan, Will (DFL) ...... 411...... 4212 31B Davids, Greg (R) ...... 283...... 9278 23A Morrow, Terry (DFL) ...... 415...... 8634 62A Davnie, Jim (DFL) ...... 545...... 0173 58A Mullery, Joe (DFL) ...... 367...... 4262 52B Dean, Matt (R) ...... 287...... 3018 10B Murdock, Mark (R) ...... 213...... 4293 29A Demmer, Randy (R) ...... 245...... 9236 64A Murphy, Erin (DFL) ...... 413...... 8799 52A Dettmer, Bob (R) ...... 251...... 4124 6B Murphy, Mary (DFL) ...... 343...... 2676 6A Dill, David (DFL) ...... 571...... 2190 46A Nelson, Michael V. (DFL) ...... 569...... 3751 47A Dittrich, Denise (DFL) ...... 371...... 5513 49B Newton, Jerry (DFL) ...... 331...... 5369 33B Doepke, Connie (R) ...... 215...... 4315 10A Nornes, Bud (R) ...... 277...... 4946 12B Doty, Al (DFL) ...... 433...... 4247 29B Norton, Kim (DFL) ...... 387...... 9249 41A Downey, Keith (R) ...... 323...... 4363 38B Obermueller, Mike (DFL) ...... 335...... 4128 28B Drazkowski, Steve (R) ...... 247...... 2273 1A Olin, Dave (DFL) ...... 593...... 9635 17A Eastlund, Rob (R) ...... 243...... 5364 11B Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL) ...... 445...... 3201 2A Eken, Kent (DFL) ...... 575...... 9918 64B Paymar, Michael (DFL) ...... 543...... 4199 19B Emmer, Tom (R) ...... 301...... 4336 31A Pelowski Jr., Gene (DFL) ...... 491...... 8637 20A Falk, Andrew (DFL) ...... 431...... 4228 32A Peppin, Joyce (R) ...... 279...... 7806 8B Faust, Tim (DFL) ...... 567...... 0518 4A Persell, John (DFL) ...... 529...... 5516 26B Fritz, Patti (DFL) ...... 551...... 8237 45A Peterson, Sandra (DFL) ...... 345...... 4176 53A Gardner, Paul (DFL) ...... 581...... 2907 27B Poppe, Jeanne (DFL) ...... 487...... 4193 36B Garofalo, Pat (R) ...... 221...... 1069 7B Reinert, Roger (DFL) ...... 429...... 4246 15A Gottwalt, Steve (R) ...... 231...... 6316 41B Rosenthal, Paul (DFL) ...... 393...... 7803 54A Greiling, Mindy (DFL) ...... 381...... 5387 5A Rukavina, Tom (DFL) ...... 477...... 0170 24A Gunther, Bob (R) ...... 289...... 3240 42A Ruud, Maria (DFL) ...... 515...... 3964 48A Hackbarth, Tom (R) ...... 309...... 2439 2B Sailer, Brita (DFL) ...... 577...... 4265 22B Hamilton, Rod (R) ...... 209...... 5373 51A Sanders, Tim (R) ...... 315...... 4226 39A Hansen, Rick (DFL) ...... 401...... 6828 54B Scalze, Bev (DFL) ...... 451...... 7153 66B Hausman, Alice (DFL) ...... 453...... 3824 49A Scott, Peggy (R) ...... 225...... 4231 15B Haws, Larry (DFL) ...... 473...... 6612 21A Seifert, Marty (R) ...... 233...... 5374 61B Hayden, Jeff (DFL) ...... 539...... 7152 5B Sertich, Anthony “Tony” (DFL) ...... 459...... 0172 46B Hilstrom, Debra (DFL) ...... 379...... 3709 14A Severson, Dan (R) ...... 261...... 7808 8A Hilty, Bill (DFL) ...... 559...... 4308 18A Shimanski, Ron (R) ...... 227...... 1534 36A Holberg, Mary Liz (R) ...... 303...... 6926 44A Simon, Steve (DFL) ...... 375...... 9889 34B Hoppe, Joe (R) ...... 317...... 5066 55B Slawik, Nora (DFL) ...... 403...... 7807 60B Hornstein, Frank (DFL) ...... 437...... 9281 63B Slocum, Linda (DFL) ...... 501...... 7158 47B Hortman, Melissa (DFL) ...... 377...... 4280 33A Smith, Steve (R) ...... 271...... 9188 14B Hosch, Larry (DFL) ...... 565...... 4373 3B Solberg, Loren (DFL) ...... 443...... 2365 4B Howes, Larry (R) ...... 201...... 2451 37B Sterner, Phillip (DFL) ...... 523...... 4306 7A Huntley, Thomas (DFL) ...... 585...... 2228 56B Swails, Marsha (DFL) ...... 409...... 1147 16A Jackson, Gail Kulick (DFL) ...... 531...... 6746 65A Thao, Cy (DFL) ...... 359...... 5158 67B Johnson, Sheldon (DFL) ...... 549...... 4201 63A Thissen, Paul (DFL) ...... 351...... 5375 13B Juhnke, Al (DFL) ...... 485...... 6206 51B Tillberry, Tom (DFL) ...... 583...... 5510 59B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL) ...... 365...... 4257 21B Torkelson, Paul (R) ...... 211...... 9303 17B Kalin, Jeremy (DFL) ...... 579...... 5377 18B Urdahl, Dean (R) ...... 237...... 4344 26A Kath, Kory (DFL) ...... 357...... 5368 62B Wagenius, Jean (DFL) ...... 449...... 4200 60A Kelliher, Margaret Anderson (DFL) ...... 463...... 0171 12A Ward, John (DFL) ...... 533...... 4333 28A Kelly, Tim (R) ...... 241...... 8635 30B Welti, Andy (DFL) ...... 389...... 4378 16B Kiffmeyer, Mary (R) ...... 229...... 4237 11A Westrom, Torrey (R) ...... 273...... 4929 50B Knuth, Kate (DFL) ...... 507...... 0141 44B Winkler, Ryan (DFL) ...... 525...... 7026 20B Koenen, Lyle (DFL) ...... 439...... 4346 32B Zellers, Kurt (R) ...... 267...... 5502 *All rooms are in the State Office Building unless otherwise noted, St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 8 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 Senate Phone Phone District/Member/Party Room* 651-296- District/Member/Party Room* 651-296- 66 Anderson, Ellen R. (DFL)...... 120 Cap...... 5537 54 Marty, John (DFL)...... 328 Cap...... 5645 6 Bakk, Thomas M. (DFL)...... 226 Cap...... 8881 39 Metzen, James P. (DFL)...... 322 Cap...... 4370 61 Berglin, Linda (DFL)...... 309 Cap...... 4261 41 Michel, Geoff (R)...... 133 SOB...... 6238 51 Betzold, Don (DFL)...... 111 Cap...... 2556 67 Moua, Mee (DFL)...... 120 Cap...... 5285 43 Bonoff, Terri E. (DFL)...... 325 Cap...... 4314 28 Murphy, Steve (DFL)...... 325 Cap...... 4264 38 Carlson, Jim (DFL)...... G-9 Cap...... 7-8073 17 Olseen, Rick E. (DFL)...... G-24 Cap...... 5419 50 Chaudhary, Satveer S. (DFL)...... 205 Cap...... 4334 33 Olson, Gen (R)...... 113 SOB...... 1282 15 Clark, Tarryl (DFL)...... 208 Cap...... 6455 4 Olson, Mary A. (DFL)...... 124 Cap...... 4913 64 Cohen, Richard J. (DFL)...... 121 Cap...... 5931 34 Ortman, Julianne E. (R)...... 125 SOB...... 4837 25 Dahle, Kevin (DFL)...... 320 Cap...... 1279 65 Pappas, Sandra L. (DFL)...... 120 Cap...... 1802 60 Dibble, D. Scott (DFL)...... 111 Cap...... 4191 36 Pariseau, Pat (R)...... 117 SOB...... 5252 18 Dille, Steve (R)...... 103 SOB...... 4131 26 Parry, Mike (R)...... 115 SOB...... 9457 40 Doll, John (DFL)...... G-9 Cap...... 5975 59 Pogemiller, Lawrence J. (DFL)...... 235 Cap...... 7809 31 Erickson Ropes, Sharon L. (DFL)...... G-24 Cap...... 5649 7 Prettner Solon, Yvonne (DFL)...... G-9 Cap...... 4188 14 Fischbach, Michelle L. (R)...... 145 SOB...... 2084 45 Rest, Ann H. (DFL)...... 205 Cap...... 2889 16 Fobbe, Lisa (DFL)...... 306 Cap...... 8075 35 Robling, Claire A. (R)...... 143 SOB...... 4123 47 Foley, Leo T. (DFL)...... G-24 Cap...... 4154 24 Rosen, Julie A. (R)...... 109 SOB...... 5713 21 Frederickson, Dennis R. (R)...... 139 SOB...... 8138 53 Rummel, Sandy (DFL)...... 323 Cap...... 1253 37 Gerlach, Chris (R)...... 129 SOB...... 4120 56 Saltzman, Kathy L. (DFL)...... 306 Cap...... 4166 13 Gimse, Joe (R)...... 105 SOB...... 3826 3 Saxhaug, Tom (DFL)...... 124 Cap...... 4136 42 Hann, David W. (R)...... 127 SOB...... 1749 46 Scheid, Linda (DFL)...... G-9 Cap...... 8869 58 Higgins, Linda (DFL)...... 328 Cap...... 9246 29 Senjem, David H. (R)...... 147 SOB...... 3903 11 Ingebrigtsen, Bill G. (R)...... 123 SOB...... 7-8063 23 Sheran, Kathy (DFL)...... G-24 Cap...... 6153 49 Johnson, Debbie J. (R)...... 135 SOB...... 3219 57 Sieben, Katie (DFL)...... 321 Cap...... 7-8060 48 Jungbauer, Michael J. (R)...... 121 SOB...... 3733 2 Skoe, Rod (DFL)...... 303 Cap...... 4196 63 Kelash, Ken (DFL)...... 320 Cap...... 7-8061 10 Skogen, Dan (DFL)...... 303 Cap...... 5655 19 Koch, Amy T. (R)...... 131 SOB...... 5981 27 Sparks, Dan (DFL)...... 317 Cap...... 9248 12 Koering, Paul E. (R)...... 119 SOB...... 4875 1 Stumpf, LeRoy A. (DFL)...... 208 Cap...... 8660 20 Kubly, Gary W. (DFL)...... 301 Cap...... 5094 5 Tomassoni, David J. (DFL)...... 317 Cap...... 8017 9 Langseth, Keith (DFL)...... 122 Cap...... 3205 62 Torres Ray, Patricia (DFL)...... 124 Cap...... 4274 44 Latz, Ron (DFL)...... 306 Cap...... 7-8065 52 Vandeveer, Ray (R)...... 107 SOB...... 4351 32 Limmer, Warren (R)...... 141 SOB...... 2159 22 Vickerman, Jim (DFL)...... 226 Cap...... 5650 8 Lourey, Tony (DFL)...... 303 Cap...... 0293 55 Wiger, Charles W. (DFL)...... 323 Cap...... 6820 30 Lynch, Ann (DFL)...... G-24 Cap...... 4848 *Capitol or State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 Minnesota House and Senate Membership A Rep. Dave Olin-(DFL) A Rep. Steve Gottwalt-(R) A Rep. Randy Demmer-(R) A Rep. Sarah Anderson-(R) A Rep. Karla Bigham-(DFL) B Rep. Bernie Lieder-(DFL) B Rep. Larry Haws-(DFL) B Rep. Kim Norton-(DFL) B Rep. John Benson-(DFL) B Rep. Denny McNamara-(R) 1Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf-(DFL) 15 Sen. Tarryl Clark-(DFL) 29 Sen. David H. Senjem-(R) 43 Sen. Terri E. Bonoff-(DFL) 57 Sen. Katie Sieben-(DFL) A Rep. Kent Eken-(DFL) A Rep. 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February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 9 Committee Information 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives Member Assignments as of 11/17/09

Agriculture, Rural Economies Civil Justice Labor and and Veterans Affairs 367 State Office Building...... 296-4262 Consumer Protection Division 445 State Office Building...... 296-3201 Meets: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays 545 State Office Building...... 296-0173 Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. at 8:30 a.m. in Room 10* Meets: Fridays at 10:30 a.m. in Room 200* in Room 5* Members: 13 Members: 11 Members: 11 Chair: Mullery-DFL Chair: Davnie-DFL Chair: Otremba-DFL Vice Chair: Jackson-DFL Vice Chair: Fritz-DFL Vice Chair: Doty-DFL Republican Lead: Drazkowski-R Republican Lead: Murdock-R Republican Lead: Hamilton-R Champion-DFL Mahoney-DFL Lillie-DFL Sanders-R Drazkowski-R Morrow-DFL Hilstrom-DFL Olin-DFL Loon-R Simon-DFL Eken-DFL Olin-DFL Holberg-R Paymar-DFL Mack-R Solberg-DFL Faust-DFL Shimanski-R Johnson-DFL Scott-R Mahoney-DFL Atkins-DFL Kath-DFL Urdahl-R Kelly-R Westrom-R Nelson-DFL ex-officio**

Staff Staff Staff Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Andrew “AJ” Duerr...... 296-9468 Patrick Baldwin...... 296-4283 Christine Murphy...... 296-5491 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Mary Larson...... 296-5486 Vickie Benson...... 296-5526 Mary Faust...... 296-4321

Veterans Affairs Division Telecommunications Regulation and 439 State Office Building...... 296-4346 Commerce and Labor Infrastructure Division Meets: Fridays at 8:30 a.m. in the Basement 503 State Office Building...... 296-4192 549 State Office Building...... 296-4201 Hearing Room* Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. Meets: Fridays at 8:30 a.m. in Room 10* in the Basement Hearing Room* Members: 10 Members: 11 Chair: Koenen-DFL Members: 18 Chair: Johnson-DFL Vice Chair: Newton-DFL Chair: Atkins-DFL Vice Chair: Masin-DFL Republican Lead: Dettmer-R Vice Chair: Lillie-DFL Republican Lead: Hoppe-R Doty-DFL Otremba-DFL Republican Lead: Hoppe-R Beard-R Kiffmeyer-R Faust-DFL Sanders-R Anderson, S.-R Mullery-DFL Brown-DFL Lillie-DFL Lieder-DFL Severson-R Anzelc-DFL Murdock-R Doepke-R Sailer-DFL Magnus-R Davids-R Sanders-R Gardner-DFL Atkins-DFL Staff Davnie-DFL Simon-DFL Juhnke-DFL ex-officio** Committee Administrator Fritz-DFL Slocum-DFL Staff Abbey Bryduck...... 296-5413 Hosch-DFL Thao-DFL Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Johnson-DFL Zellers-R John Reich...... 296-7175 Mary Larson...... 296-5486 Knuth-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Mary Faust...... 296-4321 Committee Administrator John Reich...... 296-7175 Committee Legislative Assistant Christopher Kwapick...... 296-6586

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 11/17/09 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

10 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 Environment Policy and Finance Capital Investment Finance Division Oversight 479 State Office Building...... 296-4255 453 State Office Building...... 296-3824 575 State Office Building...... 296-9918 Meets: Mondays at 10:30 a.m. or call of the Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:45 p.m. Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. chair in Room 200* in the Basement Hearing Room* in Room 5* Members: 33 Members: 22 Members: 18 Chair: Carlson-DFL Chair: Hausman-DFL Chair: Eken-DFL Vice Chair: Benson-DFL Vice Chair: Scalze-DFL Vice Chair: Gardner-DFL Republican Lead: Buesgens-R Republican Lead: Howes-R Republican Lead: McNamara-R Brod-R Lenczewski-DFL Anderson, B.-R Mahoney-DFL Carlson-DFL Mullery-DFL Anderson, P.-R Juhnke-DFL Champion-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Clark-DFL Murphy, M.-DFL Bigham-DFL Loon-R Clark-DFL Paymar-DFL Davids-R Pelowski-DFL Cornish-R Persell-DFL Emmer-R Pelowski-DFL Dean-R Rukavina-DFL Dill-DFL Sailer-DFL Garofalo-R Peppin-R Eastlund-R Scott-R Drazkowski-R Sterner-DFL Greiling-DFL Rukavina-DFL Hansen-DFL Solberg-DFL Falk-DFL Thissen-DFL Hackbarth-R Shimanski-R Juhnke-DFL Urdahl-R Hackbarth-R Wagenius-DFL Hausman-DFL Simon-DFL Lanning-R Wagenius-DFL Hansen-DFL Hilty-DFL Slawik-DFL Howes-R Smith-R Lieder-DFL Staff Huntley-DFL Solberg-DFL Staff Committee Administrator Juhnke-DFL Thissen-DFL Committee Administrator Kirk Koudelka...... 296-6937 Kahn-DFL Wagenius-DFL Jenny Nash...... 296-4122 Committee Legislative Assistant Kiffmeyer-R Winkler-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Diogo Reis...... 296-3889 Knuth-DFL Seifert-R Laurie Nistl...... 296-5497 Kohls-R ex-officio** Game, Fish and Forestry Division Cultural and 571 State Office Building...... 296-2190 Staff Outdoor Resources Finance Division Meets: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. in the Basement Committee Administrator 343 State Office Building...... 296-2676 Hearing Room* Joanna Dornfeld...... 296-9302 Meets: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays Committee Legislative Assistant at 8:30 a.m. in Room 5* Members: 11 Lill Pohlkamp...... 296-9552 Chair: Dill-DFL Members: 14 Vice Chair: Sailer-DFL Agriculture, Rural Economies and Chair: Murphy, M.-DFL Republican Lead: Cornish-R Veterans Affairs Finance Division Vice Chair: Morgan-DFL Falk-DFL Murdock-R 485 State Office Building...... 296-6206 Republican Lead: Davids-R Hackbarth-R Persell-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Brown-DFL Wagenius-DFL Hansen-DFL Thao-DFL in the Basement Hearing Room* Eken-DFL Carlson-DFL McNamara-R Thissen-DFL Members: 14 Hausman-DFL ex-officio** Staff Chair: Juhnke-DFL Haws-DFL Hansen-DFL Committee Administrator Vice Chair: Hamilton-R Howes-R ex-officio** Kirk Koudelka...... 296-6937 Republican Lead: Magnus-R Lillie-DFL Kahn-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Loeffler-DFL ex-officio** Anderson, P.-R Shimanski-R Diogo Reis...... 296-3889 Mack-R Solberg-DFL Brown-DFL Torkelson-R Torkelson-R ex-officio** Doty-DFL Welti-DFL Urdahl-R Ethics Eken-DFL Carlson-DFL 343 State Office Building...... 296-2676 Falk-DFL ex-officio** Staff Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Faust-DFL Solberg-DFL Committee Administrator Assigned)* Hosch-DFL ex-officio** Nancy Conley...... 296-4374 Otremba-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Members: 4 Charlotte Antin...... 296-5360 Chair: Murphy, M.-DFL Staff Vice Chair: Smith-R Committee Administrator Holberg-R (A) Liebling-DFL Andrew “AJ” Duerr...... 296-9468 Simon-DFL (A) Shimanski-R Committee Legislative Assistant (A)-Alternate Julia Miller...... 296-5992 Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Charlotte Antin...... 296-5360

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 11/17/09 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 11 Early Childhood Finance and Policy Environment and Natural Resources Higher Education and Workforce Division Finance Division Development Finance and 403 State Office Building...... 296-7807 449 State Office Building...... 296-4200 Policy Division Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. 477 State Office Building...... 296-0170 in Room 200* in Room 5* Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. in Room 5* Members: 14 Members: 17 Chair: Slawik-DFL Chair: Wagenius-DFL Members: 21 Vice Chair: Rosenthal-DFL Vice Chair: Persell-DFL Chair: Rukavina-DFL Republican Lead: Downey-R Republican Lead: Hackbarth-R Vice Chair: Bly-DFL Bly-DFL Nornes-R Anderson, S.-R Knuth-DFL Republican Lead Workforce: Anderson, S.-R Buesgens-R Peterson, S.-DFL Anzelc-DFL Lillie-DFL Republican Lead Higher Ed.: Nornes-R Greiling-DFL Ward-DFL Clark-DFL McNamara-R Atkins-DFL Norton-DFL Hamilton-R Carlson-DFL Dill-DFL Scalze-DFL Brynaert-DFL Obermueller-DFL Jackson-DFL ex-officio** Doty-DFL Torkelson-R Clark-DFL Poppe-DFL Laine-DFL Solberg-DFL Gunther-R Carlson-DFL Dettmer-R Reinert-DFL Mack-R ex-officio** Hamilton-R ex-officio** Downey-R Slocum-DFL Mariani-DFL Hansen-DFL Solberg-DFL Eastlund-R Welti-DFL Hortman-DFL ex-officio** Staff Gunther-R Carlson-DFL Haws-DFL ex-officio** Committee Administrator Staff Mahoney-DFL Solberg-DFL Sara Benzkofer...... 296-4305 Committee Administrator McFarlane-R ex-officio** Committee Legislative Assistant Jenna Duwenhoegger...... 296-1774 Murphy, M.-DFL Matthew Collie...... 296-4483 Committee Legislative Assistant Melissa Hysing...... 296-3367 Staff Energy Finance and Policy Division Committee Administrator 559 State Office Building...... 296-4308 Health Care and Human Services Kerry Kinney Fine...... 296-7427 Meets: Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. Finance Division Committee Legislative Assistant in the Basement Hearing Room* 585 State Office Building...... 296-2228 Sue Scott...... 296-8827 Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Members: 23 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 200* Bioscience and Chair: Hilty-DFL Workforce Development Policy and Vice Chair: Falk-DFL Members: 22 Oversight Division Republican Lead: Westrom-R Chair: Huntley-DFL 591 State Office Building...... 296-4277 Anderson, B.-R Knuth-DFL Vice Chair/ Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 Atkins-DFL Magnus-R Republican Lead Health Care Finance: a.m. in Room 200* Beard-R Nornes-R Abeler-R Bly-DFL Obermueller-DFL Republican Lead Human Services Finance: Members: 14 Brynaert-DFL Persell-DFL Dean-R Chair: Mahoney-DFL Gunther-R Sailer-DFL Vice Chair: Obermueller-DFL Hackbarth-R Seifert-R Anzelc-DFL Peppin-R Republican Lead: Gottwalt-R Hoppe-R Welti-DFL Brod-R Peterson, S.-DFL Hortman-DFL Carlson-DFL Bunn-DFL Ruud-DFL Anderson, B.-R Norton-DFL Jackson-DFL ex-officio** Emmer-R Scalze-DFL Beard-R Peppin-R Johnson-DFL Solberg-DFL Fritz-DFL Slawik-DFL Brynaert-DFL Poppe-DFL Kalin-DFL ex-officio** Gottwalt-R Thao-DFL Haws-DFL Slocum-DFL Hayden-DFL Thissen-DFL Hilty-DFL Winkler-DFL Staff Hosch-DFL Carlson-DFL Mack-R Committee Administrator Kiffmeyer-R ex-officio** Staff Andy Pomroy...... 296-4180 Liebling-DFL Solberg-DFL Committee Administrator Committee Legislative Assistant Murphy, E.-DFL ex-officio** Joanna Dornfeld...... 296-9302 Rebekah Smith...... 296-8879 Otremba-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Dianne Ruppert...... 296-4279 Committee Administrator Dan Pollock...... 296-1758 Committee Legislative Assistant Jan Horner...... 296-5496

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 11/17/09 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

12 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 Housing Finance and Policy and Public Public Safety Finance Division Transportation Finance and Health Finance Division 543 State Office Building...... 296-4199 Policy Division 471 State Office Building...... 296-0294 Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. 423 State Office Building...... 296-5091 Meets: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 in Room 10* Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. a.m. in Room 5* in Room 10* Members: 17 Members: 14 Chair: Paymar-DFL Members: 20 Chair: Clark-DFL Vice Chair: Olin-DFL Chair: Lieder-DFL Vice Chair: Laine-DFL Republican Lead: Kohls-R Vice Chair: Champion-DFL Republican Lead: Severson-R Bigham-DFL Liebling-DFL Republican Lead: Beard-R Benson-DFL Rosenthal-DFL Cornish-R Reinert-DFL Demmer-R Newton-DFL Bly-DFL Sailer-DFL Eastlund-R Severson-R Doepke-R Reinert-DFL Hayden-DFL Scott-R Haws-DFL Smith-R Hausman-DFL Scott-R Howes-R Carlson-DFL Hilstrom-DFL Ward-DFL Holberg-R Severson-R Huntley-DFL ex-officio** Hosch-DFL Carlson-DFL Hornstein-DFL Swails-DFL McFarlane-R Solberg-DFL Kelly-R ex-officio** Hortman-DFL Welti-DFL McNamara-R ex-officio** Laine-DFL Solberg-DFL Magnus-R Carlson-DFL Morgan-DFL Lesch-DFL ex-officio** Masin-DFL ex-officio** Morgan-DFL Solberg-DFL Staff Staff Morrow-DFL ex-officio** Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Nelson-DFL Christine Murphy...... 296-5491 Libby Wyrum...... 296-5999 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Jacob Johnson...... 296-5998 Lisa Gonzalez...... 296-4388 Committee Administrator Abbey Bryduck...... 296-5413 K-12 Education Finance Division State Government Finance Division Committee Legislative Assistant Susie Maher...... 296-5494 381 State Office Building...... 296-5387 365 State Office Building...... 296-4257 Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:45 p.m. at 2:45 p.m. in Room 10* in Room 5* Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division Members: 21 Members: 14 437 State Office Building...... 296-9281 Chair: Greiling-DFL Chair: Kahn-DFL Meets: Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in Room 5* Vice Chair: Ward-DFL Vice Chair: Winkler-DFL Republican Lead: Garofalo-R Republican Lead: Peppin-R Members: 16 Chair: Hornstein-DFL Anderson, P.-R Marquart-DFL Bigham-DFL Poppe-DFL Vice Chair: Swails-DFL Anzelc-DFL McFarlane-R Downey-R Sanders-R Republican Lead: Urdahl-R Benson-DFL Morgan-DFL Holberg-R Simon-DFL Brown-DFL Newton-DFL Kalin-DFL Carlson-DFL Champion-DFL McFarlane-R Buesgens-R Slocum-DFL Kath-DFL ex-officio** Davids-R Morrow-DFL Davnie-DFL Swails-DFL Kiffmeyer-R Solberg-DFL Hausman-DFL Rosenthal-DFL Demmer-R Tillberry-DFL Koenen-DFL ex-officio** Holberg-R Seifert-R Dettmer-R Carlson-DFL Masin-DFL Hortman-DFL Torkelson-R Dittrich-DFL ex-officio** Lieder-DFL Welti-DFL Doepke-R Solberg-DFL Staff Masin-DFL Mariani-DFL ex-officio** Committee Administrator Brian Shekleton...... 296-4110 Staff Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Krysta Niedernhofer...... 296-7173 Abbey Bryduck...... 296-5413 Shannon Patrick...... 296-5098 Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Susie Maher...... 296-5494 Elizabeth Mandelman...... 296-9676

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 11/17/09 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

13 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 Health Care and Human K-12 Education Policy and Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division Services Policy and Oversight Oversight 537 State Office Building...... 296-4224 351 State Office Building...... 296-5375 563 State Office Building...... 296-9714 Meets: Fridays at 8:30 a.m. in Room 5* Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs- at 2:45 p.m. in Room 200* days at 8:30 a.m. in the Basement Hearing Members: 8 Room* Chair: Lesch-DFL Members: 20 Vice Chair: Shimanski-R Chair: Thissen-DFL Members: 22 Hilstrom-DFL Loon-R Vice Chair: Liebling-DFL Chair: Mariani-DFL Kath-DFL Olin-DFL Republican Lead: Abeler-R Vice Chair: Kath-DFL Kohls-R Paymar-DFL Republican Lead: McFarlane-R Brod-R Laine-DFL Staff Bunn-DFL Loeffler-DFL Abeler-R Loon-R Committee Administrator Emmer-R Mack-R Benson-DFL Murdock-R Patrick Baldwin...... 296-4283 Fritz-DFL Murphy, E.-DFL Brynaert-DFL Newton-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Gardner-DFL Norton-DFL Davnie-DFL Nornes-R Erin Huppert...... 296-2585 Gottwalt-R Ruud-DFL Demmer-R Norton-DFL Hayden-DFL Thao-DFL Dittrich-DFL Obermueller-DFL Huntley-DFL Torkelson-R Doepke-R Peterson, S.-DFL Rules and Legislative Kelly-R Downey-R Slawik-DFL Administration Faust-DFL Swails-DFL 459 State Office Building...... 296-0172 Staff Greiling-DFL Committee Administrator Meets: At the call of the chair in (No Room Kate Perushek...... 296-3244 Staff Assigned)* Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Urszula Gryska...... 296-5492 Christina Gosack...... 296-5524 Members: 25 Committee Legislative Assistant Chair: Sertich-DFL Licensing Division Celeste Marin...... 296-9115 Vice Chair: Hayden-DFL 359 State Office Building...... 296-5158 Republican Lead: Gunther-R Meets: Fridays at 8:30 a.m. in Room 200* Anderson, B.-R Magnus-R Public Safety Policy and Carlson-DFL Morrow-DFL Members: 8 Oversight Dettmer-R Murphy, E.-DFL Chair: Thao-DFL 379 State Office Building...... 296-3709 Dill-DFL Pelowski-DFL Vice Chair: Bunn-DFL Meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. Hilstrom-DFL Peterson, S.-DFL Republican Lead: Dean-R in Room 10* Hoppe-R Seifert-R Abeler-R Norton-DFL Hortman-DFL Simon-DFL Emmer-R Ruud-DFL Members: 17 Howes-R Solberg-DFL Murphy, E.-DFL Chair: Hilstrom-DFL Juhnke-DFL Westrom-R Vice Chair: Bigham-DFL Lillie-DFL Winkler-DFL Staff Republican Lead: Anderson, B.-R Loeffler-DFL Zellers-R Committee Administrator Kate Perushek...... 296-3244 Cornish-R Lesch-DFL Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Drazkowski-R Masin-DFL Committee Administrator Urszula Gryska...... 296-5492 Jackson-DFL Mullery-DFL Thomas Dicklich...... 296-9183 Johnson-DFL Olin-DFL Committee Legislative Assistant Kath-DFL Paymar-DFL Joan Harrison...... 296-2909 Kelly-R Rosenthal-DFL Kohls-R Shimanski-R

Staff Committee Administrator Peter Strohmeier...... 296-5069 Committee Legislative Assistant Erin Huppert...... 296-2585

**Non-voting member Member Assignments as of 11/17/09 *Rooms in State Office Building All area codes are 651

14 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 State and Local Government Taxes Ways and Means Operations Reform, Technology 509 State Office Building...... 296-4218 443 State Office Building...... 296-2365 and Elections Meets: Mondays at 2:45 p.m. and Tuesdays and Meets: Mondays at 10:30 a.m. or call of the Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in Room 10* chair in Room 200* 491 State Office Building...... 296-8637 Meets: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Members: 30 Members: 27 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 200* Chair: Lenczewski-DFL Chair: Solberg-DFL Vice Chair: Reinert-DFL Vice Chair: Faust-DFL Members: 19 Republican Lead: Brod-R Republican Lead: Holberg-R Chair: Pelowski-DFL Vice Chair: Poppe-DFL Anderson, S.-R Lanning-R Abeler-R Lenczewski-DFL Republican Lead: Emmer-R Carlson-DFL Lesch-DFL Brynaert-DFL Mahoney-DFL Davids-R Liebling-DFL Bunn-DFL Mariani-DFL Anderson, P.-R Lanning-R Davnie-DFL Loeffler-DFL Carlson-DFL McNamara-R Buesgens-R Marquart-DFL Demmer-R Loon-R Davids-R Nelson-DFL Gottwalt-R Morrow-DFL Dill-DFL Marquart-DFL Dean-R Otremba-DFL Hilty-DFL Nelson-DFL Dittrich-DFL Mullery-DFL Demmer-R Ruud-DFL Hornstein-DFL Sanders-R Downey-R Murphy, E.-DFL Eken-DFL Scalze-DFL Kahn-DFL Simon-DFL Eastlund-R Rukavina-DFL Hamilton-R Swails-DFL Kalin-DFL Sterner-DFL Gardner-DFL Ruud-DFL Hilstrom-DFL Tillberry-DFL Kiffmeyer-R Winkler-DFL Garofalo-R Solberg-DFL Hoppe-R Westrom-R Staff Hilstrom-DFL Tillberry-DFL Huntley-DFL Seifert-R Committee Administrator Koenen-DFL Zellers-R Kahn-DFL ex-officio** Mark Mallander...... 296-5389 Kohls-R Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Staff Kathy Anderson...... 296-3806 Committee Administrator Committee Administrator Brian Shekleton...... 296-4110 Sarah Carlson-Wallrath...... 296-8826 Local Government Division Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Legislative Assistant Gerrie Boice...... 296-5388 569 State Office Building...... 296-3751 Sasha Bergman...... 296-2955 Meets: Mondays at 4:30 p.m. in Room 200* Property and Local Sales Tax Division Members: 11 597 State Office Building...... 296-6829 Chair: Nelson-DFL Meets: Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. in Room 10* Vice Chair: Sterner-DFL Republican Lead: Eastlund-R Members: 11 Beard-R Lanning-R Chair: Marquart-DFL Buesgens-R Scalze-DFL Vice Chair: Dittrich-DFL Hilty-DFL Winkler-DFL Republican Lead: Lanning-R Hornstein-DFL Pelowski-DFL Dettmer-R Loeffler-DFL Kalin-DFL ex-officio** Garofalo-R Mullery-DFL Koenen-DFL Scott-R Staff Lenczewski-DFL Tillberry-DFL Committee Administrator Andy Pomroy...... 296-4180 Staff Committee Legislative Assistant Committee Administrator Jennifer Witt...... 296-7881 Sarah Carlson-Wallrath...... 296-8826 Committee Legislative Assistant Paul Cumings...... 296-5380

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February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 15 FEBRUARY 4, 2010 BILL INTRODUCTIONS House files 2408 - 2737

Thursday, Feb. 4 HF2422-Bunn (DFL) HF2435-Hilty (DFL) HF2446-Dill (DFL) Commerce & Labor Finance Finance HF2408-Doepke (R) Gambling Control Board director Carlton County community services Two Harbors; campground expansion Finance allowed flexibility in allowable building funding provided. funding provided. Minnetonka Beach pedestrian and expenses. bike tunnel funding provided. HF2436-Hilty (DFL) HF2447-Scalze (DFL) HF2423-Bunn (DFL) Finance Finance HF2409-Faust (DFL) Finance Moose Lake Water and Light Ramsey County; Trunk Highway Finance Interstate 94 corridor park-and-ride Commission public utility 36 and Rice Street appropriation Spring Lake Trail funding provided. facility funding provided. infrastructure expansion funding modified. provided to support MSOP Phase II. HF2410-Loeffler (DFL) HF2424-Brynaert (DFL) HF2448-Anzelc (DFL) Finance Finance HF2437-Ward (DFL) Finance Minneapolis; Northtown Rail Yard Ma n k ato Civ ic C enter a nd A l l S e a s on s Finance Nashwauk; community building bridge funding provided. Arena expansion funding provided. Brainerd; new veterans nursing home and early childhood center funding funding provided. provided. HF2411-Juhnke (DFL) HF2425-Rukavina (DFL) Finance Finance HF2438-Poppe (DFL) HF2449-Loeffler (DFL) New London; dam renovation Mesabi Range Community and Finance Finance funding provided. Technical College funding provided Austin; flood mitigation funding Shade tree replacement funding for the Iron Range engineering provided. provided. HF2412-Hansen (DFL) program. Finance HF2439-Beard (R) HF2450-Doty (DFL) Metropolitan sewer system inflow and HF2426-Morrow (DFL) Finance Health Care & Human Services infiltration funding provided. Finance Lower Minnesota River Watershed Policy & Oversight Postsecondary enrollment options District funding provided for dredge Personal care assistance program HF2413-Howes (R) program modified. material site projects. modified. Finance Shingobee Trail Connection funding HF2427-Morrow (DFL) HF2440-Atkins (DFL) HF2451-Scalze (DFL) provided. Finance Finance Finance Trunk Highway 14 construction Minnesota Nuclear Waste Storage Ramsey County; public infrastructure HF2414-Garofalo (R) project requirements established. Commission created, ratepayer fees grant provided to accommodate Finance required for permanent storage of bioscience business development. Charter school aid payment HF2428-Morrow (DFL) high-level radioactive waste to be percentage increased. Finance remitted to the commissioner of HF2452-Doty (DFL) Gaylord Area Regional Aquatic Center homeland security and emergency Finance HF2415-Faust (DFL) design and construction funding management, nuclear waste escrow Camp Ripley funding provided to Finance provided. account modified and money complete Phase II of the comprehensive Mora water treatment plant funding appropriated. emergency management training provided. HF2429-Gardner (DFL) facility. Finance HF2441-Anzelc (DFL) HF2416-Davnie (DFL) Anaerobic digester funding Finance HF2453-Faust (DFL) Finance provided. Koochiching County; plasma torch Finance Minneapolis; emergency operations gasification facility grant purpose Pine City; fire station funding center and fire training facility HF2430-Morrow (DFL) clarified. provided. funding provided. Finance Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad HF2442-Olin (DFL) HF2454-Bigham (DFL) HF2417-Garofalo (R) Authority funding provided to Finance Finance Finance rehabilitate tracks. Thief River Falls; airport hanger grant South St. Paul; sewage plant pumping State aid payment schedule modified provided. station replacement funding for charter schools. HF2431-Greiling (DFL) provided. Finance HF2443-Haws (DFL) HF2418-Faust (DFL) School finance system modified and Finance HF2455-Kath (DFL) Finance new education funding framework Minnesota State Colleges and Finance Mora; wastewater treatment plant created. Universities Board of Trustees lease Steele County; history center grant renovation funding provided. revenue payment provided. provided. HF2432-Abeler (R) HF2419-Persell (DFL) Finance HF2444-Anzelc (DFL) HF2456-Reinert (DFL) Finance Ramsey; Northstar Commuter Rail Finance Finance Leech Lake Tribal College funding station funding provided. Voyageurs Heritage Center and Lake Superior Center renovation provided. Voyageurs National Park predesign funding provided for HF2433-Eken (DFL) headquarters funding provided. transfer to University of Minnesota, HF2420-Champion (DFL) Finance Duluth. Finance Flood damage reduction projects HF2445-Persell (DFL) Target Center funding provided for funding provided. Finance HF2457-Thao (DFL) safety and security. Bemidji; Headwaters Science Center Finance HF2434-Haws (DFL) funding provided. Saint Paul; University Avenue HF2421-Faust (DFL) Finance streetscaping funding provided. Finance Northstar Commuter Rail extension Mora; police station funding funding provided from Big Lake to provided. St. Cloud. 16 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 HF2458-Slawik (DFL) HF2471-Kalin (DFL) HF2483-Atkins (DFL) HF2497-Murphy, M. (DFL) Finance Finance Finance Finance Early childhood learning and child Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail Rock Island Bridge park and trail Duluth; sanitary sewer overflow protection facility funding provided funding provided. development funding provided, storage construction funding for construction and rehabilitation. demolition or removal of bridge provided. HF2472-Welti (DFL) moratorium repealed. HF2459-Sterner (DFL) Finance HF2498-Juhnke (DFL) Finance Minnesota Workforce Center at HF2484-Sterner (DFL) Finance Minnesota Zoo capital projects Rochester Community and Technical Finance Kandiyohi County; new veterans funding provided. College funding provided to renovate Rosemount; park-and-ride lot and home funding provided. infrastructure and collocate. transit shelter grant provided. HF2460-Doty (DFL) HF2499-Mullery (DFL) Finance HF2473-Kelly (R) HF2485-Atkins (DFL) Finance Cass, Crow Wing and Morrison Finance Finance Minnesota State Colleges and counties; Mississippi River Goodhue Pioneer Trail funding Rock Island Bridge moratorium on Universities Board of Trustees Crossroads Trail funding provided provided. demolition or removal repealed. re qu i re d to s t udy te ch n ic a l e duc at ion to design and acquire land. credentials. HF2474-Olin (DFL) HF2486-Hosch (DFL) HF2461-Mullery (DFL) Finance Finance HF2500-Murphy, M. (DFL) Finance Thief River Falls Regional Airport Rocori Trail funding provided. Finance Lowry Avenue Bridge Phase II hangar funding provided. Northern Lights Express Passenger funding provided. HF2487-Severson (R) Rail funding provided. HF2475-Carlson (DFL) Finance HF2462-Welti (DFL) Finance Sauk River Park funding provided. HF2501-Bunn (DFL) Taxes Golden Valley; snowmaking Finance County veteran service officer facilities and winter recreation HF2488-Mahoney (DFL) Lake Elmo; water and sewer estimated salary and expenses paid. center funding provided for Finance improvement funding provided. Theodore Wirth Regional Park. Metropolitan Council funding HF2463-Ward (DFL) provided for improvements to the HF2502-Mullery (DFL) Public Safety Policy & Oversight HF2476-Pelowski (DFL) Phalen-Keller Regional Park. Finance Crow Wing County; substance Finance Low-income student pilot program monitoring pilot project established Port development funding HF2489-Juhnke (DFL) established to integrate basic for certain persons with revoked provided. Finance education and technical education, driver’s licenses. Ridgewater College, Willmar; Phase and money appropriated. HF2477-Hansen (DFL) II funding provided. HF2464-Fritz (DFL) Finance HF2503-Murphy, E. (DFL) Finance Reinvest in Minnesota reserve HF2490-Johnson (DFL) Finance Blooming Prairie; sewer improvement program funds prohibited from Finance St. Paul; two bicycle and pedestrian funding provided. being used for mitigation, bond Battle Creek Winter Recreation Area bridges over Interstate 94 replacement fund recipients required to use funding provided. funding provided. HF2465-Obermueller (DFL) certain low-impact development Finance standards for natural resources asset HF2491-Juhnke (DFL) HF2504-Haws (DFL) Eagan; Caponi Art Park funding preservation and replacement and Finance Finance provided. RIM conservation reserve. Glacial Lakes State Trail funding St. Cloud Regional Airport funding provided for extension from New provided. HF2466-Fritz (DFL) HF2478-Jackson (DFL) London to Sibley State Park. Finance Finance HF2505-Mullery (DFL) Minnesota State Academies Princeton; public safety building HF2492-Johnson (DFL) Agriculture, Rural Economies & funding provided for predesign of funding provided. Finance Veterans Affairs a new technology center in place of Union Depot multimodal transit Minneapolis; Veterans Victory renovation of Mott Hall. HF2479-Lillie (DFL) center funding provided. Memorial Drive designated as the Finance official site of Veterans Day ceremonies HF2467-Bigham (DFL) State trail development, trail HF2493-Haws (DFL) for the state of Minnesota. Finance connection and regional trail funding Finance Red Rock Corridor park-and-ride provided. St. Cloud State University funding HF2506-Haws (DFL) facility funding provided. provided for an integrated science and Finance HF2480-Lillie (DFL) engineering laboratory facility. Allied Health Center at St. Cloud HF2468-Brod (R) Finance Technical College renovation funding Agriculture, Rural Economies Maplewood; regional firefighter HF2494-Winkler (DFL) provided. & Veterans Affairs training facility funding provided. Finance “Soldiers’ rest” cemetery burial Cooperative local facility grant HF2507-Johnson (DFL) eligibility broadened. HF2481-Nelson (DFL) program funding provided. Finance Finance St. Paul Port Authority HF2469-Faust (DFL) Public housing rehabilitation funding HF2495-Huntley (DFL) funding provided for dockwall Finance provided. Finance reconstruction. Hinckley Fire State Monument Duluth airport funding provided for renovation funding provided. HF2482-Rukavina (DFL) new terminal facilities. HF2508-Garofalo (R) Finance Finance HF2470-Hilstrom (DFL) Independent School District No. 706, HF2496-Reinert (DFL) State aid payment shift and property Public Safety Policy & Oversight Virginia Public Schools, funding Finance tax recognition shift statutorily Scanning device and re-encoder use provided for an early childhood Duluth; sanitary sewer overflow established, and shift repayment to acquire information from payment education and Head Start center. storage construction funding clarified. cards included as identity theft. provided.

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 17 HF2509-Kahn (DFL) HF2520-Anzelc (DFL) HF2534-Fritz (DFL) HF2547-Winkler (DFL) State & Local Government Finance Finance Finance Operations Reform, Technology Koochiching County; Renewable Ellendale; tornado siren design and Perpich Center for Arts Education & Elections energy clean air project funding construction funding provided. funding provided. General fund matching appropria- provided. tions transfer to the Help America HF2535-Hornstein (DFL) HF2548-Eken (DFL) Vote Act account provided. HF2521-Murphy, M. (DFL) Finance Finance Finance Minneapolis; Interstate 35W and Local roads and bridges funding HF2510-Gardner (DFL) Arrowhead regional corrections Third and Fourth Streets South provided. State & Local Government facility funding provided. interchange funding provided. Operations Reform, Technology HF2549-Shimanski (R) & Elections HF2522-Garofalo (R) HF2536-Falk (DFL) Finance Threats of reprisal against a person Taxes Finance Luce Line Trail funding provided. who is or is considering being a 2010 city market value credit Minnesota West Community and candidate prohibited. reductions extended to 2011 and Technical College, Canby, funding HF2550-Poppe (DFL) 2012. provided for a wind turbine facility. State & Local Government HF2511-Mullery (DFL) Operations Reform, Technology Taxes HF2523-Laine (DFL) HF2537-Falk (DFL) & Elections Additional authority allowed to Finance Finance Member contribution refund spend increments for housing Fridley; Springbrook Nature Center Average daily membership definition repayment permitted, second chance replacement district plans, Brooklyn funding provided. expanded for purposes of calculating option authorized to elect Teachers Park authorized to establish elementary sparsity revenue. Retirement Association retirement housing replacement districts, local HF2524-Nelson (DFL) plan benefit coverage, and certain contribution requirement for housing Finance HF2538-Ward (DFL) contributions mandated. replacement district eliminated and North Hennepin Community College Agriculture, Rural Economies St. Paul and Fridley reauthorized Center for Business and Technology & Veterans Affairs HF2551-Huntley (DFL) to use special laws for housing funding provided. American Legion Day designated as Finance replacement. Sept. 16 of each year. University of Minnesota, Duluth; HF2525-Hayden (DFL) American Indian Learning Resource HF2512-Gardner (DFL) Finance HF2539-Ward (DFL) Center funding provided. State & Local Government Grand Rounds Scenic Byway lighting Finance Operations Reform, Technology renovation funding provided. Crosby; water treatment facility HF2552-Simon (DFL) & Elections funding provided. State & Local Government Bottled water use discouraged in HF2526-Mullery (DFL) Operations Reform, Technology state offices. Finance HF2540-Faust (DFL) & Elections Veterans Victory Memorial Parkway Finance State primary date changed, and HF2513-Mullery (DFL) funding provided. Braham; utility, water and sewer certain primary-related dates and Finance improvement funding provided. provisions changed. State financial aid for part-time HF2527-Davnie (DFL) enrollment modified. Taxes HF2541-Nornes (R) HF2553-Hortman (DFL) Low-income housing project Finance Finance HF2514-Dill (DFL) construction material exemption Fergus Falls; ice arena funding Coon Rapids dam renovation funding Finance expanded. provided. provided. Sparsity revenue guarantee extended to all qualifying school districts. HF2528-Kelliher (DFL) HF2542-Nornes (R) HF2554-Simon (DFL) Finance Finance Finance HF2515-Mullery (DFL) Minneapolis; Orchestra Hall and Fergus Falls; Tower Road Bridge Southwest Corridor light rail line Finance Peavey Plaza renovation funding funding provided. funding provided. Crisis intervention team training provided. established for school liaison HF2543-Shimanski (R) HF2555-Kelliher (DFL) officers. HF2529-Kahn (DFL) Finance Finance Finance Plato; community center accessibility Minneapolis Sculpture Garden HF2516-Dill (DFL) Minneapolis; Granary Road improvement funding provided. renovation funding provided. Finance development funding provided. Namakan Basin Joint Powers Board HF2544-Norton (DFL) HF2556-Brown (DFL) grant provided for predesign of a HF2530-Wagenius (DFL) Finance Finance wastewater collection and treatment Finance Southern Rail Corridor project Shell Rock River watershed funding facility. Hiawatha Light Rail transit corridor funding provided. provided. funding provided. HF2517-Olin (DFL) HF2545-Poppe (DFL) HF2557-Kahn (DFL) Finance HF2531-Hornstein (DFL) State & Local Government State & Local Government Lancaster Community Center Finance Operations Reform, Technology Operations Reform, Technology funding provided. Interstate 35W storm tunnel funding & Elections & Elections provided. Minnesota State Colleges and State webmaster position established, HF2518-Solberg (DFL) Universities system refund repayment and state chief information officer Taxes HF2532-Champion (DFL) authorized to employee covered by the required to develop standards for Business incubator exemption Finance individual retirement account plan. enhanced public access to state modified. Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way electronic records. funding provided. HF2546-Nornes (R) HF2519-Solberg (DFL) Finance HF2558-Hortman (DFL) Finance HF2533-Hornstein (DFL) Glendalough State Park new trail Finance Grand Rapids; at-grade railroad Finance funding provided. Foley Boulevard Northstar Commuter crossing improvement funding Minneapolis transportation inter- Rail station funding provided. provided. change facility funding provided.

18 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 HF2559-Gardner (DFL) HF2570-Anzelc (DFL) HF2581-Carlson (DFL) HF2594-Bigham (DFL) Finance Higher Education & Workforce K-12 Education Policy & Oversight Finance Public water suppliers required to Development Finance & Policy Seat belt requirements amended for Hoffman Interlocking Capacity recover the costs of providing service, Division procurement of school buses. Improvement funding provided. and eligibility modified for loans and Douglas J. Johnson economic protec- grants administered by the Public tion trust fund and the Ironworld HF2582-Clark (DFL) HF2595-Falk (DFL) Facilities Authority. Discovery Center renamed. Health Care & Human Services Commerce & Labor Policy & Oversight Power limited technician education HF2560-Hausman (DFL) HF2571-Sertich (DFL) Asthma coverage demonstration requirements modified. Environment Policy & Oversight Finance project medical assistance coverage Financial assurance provided St. Louis County Arrowhead region modified. HF2596-Bigham (DFL) for nonferrous metallic mineral multipurpose sports facility funding Finance mining. provided. HF2583-Falk (DFL) High-speed rail line between Commerce & Labor Chicago and the Twin Cities funding HF2561-Kalin (DFL) HF2572-Demmer (R) Holder of intoxicating liquor license provided. Transportation & Transit Policy Finance allowed to own and operate a farm & Oversight Division “Proud to be a Veteran” license winery. HF2597-Ward (DFL) North Branch; Veterans Memorial plate authorized on self-propelled Health Care & Human Services Bridge on marked Trunk Highway recreational vehicles. HF2584-Gunther (R) Policy & Oversight 95 designated. Finance Board of Medical Practice limited HF2573-Morrow (DFL) Fairmont; bridge funding provided. from bringing a disciplinary action HF2562-Thissen (DFL) Finance against a physician for prescribing, Health Care & Human Services Special Highway 14 plates HF2585-Lieder (DFL) administering or dispensing long- Policy & Oversight authorized. Finance term antibiotic therapy for chronic COBRA premium state subsidy Town road sign funding provided. Lyme disease. eligibility extended and modified. HF2574-Falk (DFL) Finance HF2586-Sailer (DFL) HF2598-Hilty (DFL) HF2563-Ward (DFL) Restrictions governing disability Finance Finance Finance parking modified. Solar power installation grant Soo Line Trail funding provided. Minnesota Faith in Action permanent program funding provided. funding allocated. HF2575-Kalin (DFL) HF2599-Falk (DFL) Transportation & Transit Policy HF2587-Lieder (DFL) Commerce & Labor HF2564-Hayden (DFL) & Oversight Division Taxes Live check solicitations prohibited. Health Care & Human Services North Branch; Corporal Johnathan Ma rsh a l l C ou nt y ; s pe c i a l a g r ic u lt u r a l Policy & Oversight Benson Memorial Highway homesteads allowed for certain HF2600-Mullery (DFL) Minnesota Family Investment designated. taxpayers due to floods. Commerce & Labor Program time limit on assistance Licensing and regulation provided for modified. HF2576-Hayden (DFL) HF2588-Gunther (R) an individual engaged in the business Health Care & Human Services Finance of a mortgage loan originator or the HF2565-Kahn (DFL) Policy & Oversight Winnebago; museum funding mortgage loan business. Finance Minnesota Family Investment provided. State data center funding provided. Program hardship extensions HF2601-Ward (DFL) expanded. HF2589-Thissen (DFL) Finance HF2566-Pelowski (DFL) Health Care & Human Services Greater Minnesota business State & Local Government HF2577-Carlson (DFL) Policy & Oversight development infrastructure grant Operations Reform, Technology State & Local Government Comprehensive advanced life- program funding provided. & Elections Operations Reform, Technology support educational program trans- Absentee ballot processes modified & Elections ferred to the commissioner of HF2602-Peppin (R) and certain election administration Legislators allowed to call a special health. Finance provisions changed. session; constitutional amendment Crow River Regional Park funding proposed. HF2590-Hausman (DFL) provided. HF2567-Morrow (DFL) Finance Finance HF2578-Hackbarth (R) Appropriation and bond authoriza- HF2603-Mullery (DFL) Gold Star motor vehicle license Commerce & Labor tion for capital investment projects Civil Justice plate eligibility extended to include Gambling authorized as other than procedures clarified. Law enforcement agencies prohibited children and siblings of persons who pari-mutuel betting at a licensed from releasing data in certain have died while serving in active racetrack; constitutional amendment HF2591-Lieder (DFL) situations. military service. proposed. Finance Local bridge funding provided. HF2604-Hayden (DFL) HF2568-Carlson (DFL) HF2579-Emmer (R) Civil Justice Finance State & Local Government HF2592-Falk (DFL) Stay of mortgage foreclosure Gillette Children’s Specialty Operations Reform, Technology Taxes proceedings allowed under certain Healthcare construction project & Elections Sales tax exemptions provided for conditions and tenants provided funding provided. Voters required to provide picture public safety radio communications rights of foreclosed property. identification before receiving a equipment upgrade purchased by HF2569-Koenen (DFL) ballot, issuance of voter identification counties. HF2605-Mullery (DFL) Finance cards provided at no charge and Commerce & Labor Gillette Children’s Specialty procedure established for provisional HF2593-Howes (R) Termination prohibited under certain Healthcare construction project balloting. Finance circumstances. funding provided. “Choose Life” special license plates HF2580-Lenczewski (DFL) authorized, and adoption support HF2606-Hilty (DFL) Finance account established. Finance Angel investment grant provided, Carlton County; business park phase-in of single sales apportionment and housing development funding delayed. provided. February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 19 HF2607-Mullery (DFL) HF2618-Mullery (DFL) HF2630-Koenen (DFL) HF2644-Lieder (DFL) Public Safety Policy & Oversight Public Safety Policy & Oversight Finance Finance Detention placement options clarified Court required to provide a general Marshall; Minnesota Emergency Oslo; flood hazard mitigation funding for extended jurisdiction juveniles notice of collateral sanctions to a Response and Industrial Training provided. pending revocation hearings. juvenile before accepting a guilty Center funding provided. plea. HF2645-Greiling (DFL) HF2608-Hilstrom (DFL) HF2631-Knuth (DFL) Finance Public Safety Policy & Oversight HF2619-Mullery (DFL) Finance Minnesota Management and Budget Protection area extended to a Public Safety Policy & Oversight State emergency operations center requirement repealed for school reasonable area around residence Admissibility of a child’s statements funding provided. district state aid payments. or dwelling in ex parte orders for made during a mental health protection. examination prohibited on the issue HF2632-Urdahl (R) HF2646-Severson (R) of guilt. Finance Public Safety Policy & Oversight HF2609-Thissen (DFL) Litchfield Opera House funding Firearm silencer permissible purposes Civil Justice HF2620-Hilty (DFL) provided. expanded. Disclosure of disciplinary records Finance limited. St. Louis River Trail funding HF2633-Masin (DFL) HF2647-Dettmer (R) provided. Taxes Finance HF2610-Mullery (DFL) Disabled veteran homestead market Washington County; Disabled Civil Justice HF2621-Doty (DFL) value exclusion time extended for Veterans Rest Camp funding Property forfeiture provisions Agriculture, Rural Economies surviving spouses. provided. changed, and sale of forfeited prop- & Veterans Affairs erty by law enforcement officers, Higher education benefits and HF2634-Kalin (DFL) HF2648-Dettmer (R) employees and family members. residency requirements for spouse Environment Policy & Oversight Taxes and children of deceased veterans. Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer Military retirement pay subtraction HF2611-Mullery (DFL) water appropriation prohibitions provided. Commerce & Labor HF2622-Cornish (R) expanded. Credit default insurance regulated. Finance HF2649-Dettmer (R) Blue Earth River designated as a canoe HF2635-Masin (DFL) Taxes HF2612-Hilstrom (DFL) and boating route. Finance Income-based reduction eliminated Civil Justice Eagan; public servant memorial for the individual income tax credit Civil commitment venue clarified. HF2623-Hosch (DFL) funding provided. for prior military service. Health Care & Human Services Policy HF2613-Hilstrom (DFL) & Oversight HF2636-Hoppe (R) HF2650-Urdahl (R) Commerce & Labor Clarification of coverage for children’s Finance Finance Mediation provided prior to therapeutic services. Chanhassen; trail and storm water Dassel-Cokato Regional Ice and commencement of mortgage improvement funding provided. Sports Center funding provided. foreclosure proceedings on homestead HF2624-Wagenius (DFL) property and homestead-lender Finance HF2637-Hoppe (R) HF2651-McFarlane (R) mediation account created. Environmental and natural resources Finance State & Local Government funding provided. Chanhassen; pedestrian trail Operations Reform, Technology HF2614-Huntley (DFL) underpass funding provided. & Elections Finance HF2625-Rukavina (DFL) Public Employees Retirement Intensive care management program Commerce & Labor HF2638-Hoppe (R) Association; annuity of an accelerated established for medical assistance Prohibiting use of credit information Finance annuity recipient increased. enrollees, funding reduced for the as basis for changing motor vehicle or Chanhassen; Bluff Creek ravine medical assistance program, request homeowner’s insurance policies. stabilization funding provided. HF2652-Liebling (DFL) for proposals required and report Finance required. HF2626-Persell (DFL) HF2639-Johnson (DFL) Rochester; Pine Island Spur Railroad Finance Commerce & Labor right-of-way funding provided. HF2615-Mullery (DFL) Deer River; community facility Wireless telecommunications service Civil Justice funding provided. providers authorized to provide call HF2653-Loeffler (DFL) Process streamlined for connecting an locations for emergencies. Finance owner facing a residential mortgage HF2627-Knuth (DFL) Central Corridor light rail transit foreclosure with an authorized Finance HF2640-Rukavina (DFL) line funding provided to the State foreclosure prevention agency and New Brighton; former Northwest Finance Capitol area. with a person authorized to negotiate Refinery site cleanup funding Single license plate required on on behalf of the foreclosing lender. provided. certain motor vehicles. HF2654-Haws (DFL) Commerce & Labor HF2616-Kahn (DFL) HF2628-Mullery (DFL) HF2641-Sailer (DFL) Electrical license bond requirements Public Safety Policy & Oversight Commerce & Labor Finance modified. Bicyclists allowed to stop and proceed Requiring contractors or subcon- Independent School District No. through red light under limited tractors to enter apprenticeship 38, Red Lake, maximum effort loan HF2655-Gardner (DFL) circumstances. agreement. provided. Environment Policy & Oversight State building projects required to HF2617-Scalze (DFL) HF2629-Dill (DFL) HF2642-Kalin (DFL) recycle at least 50 percent of project Taxes Commerce & Labor Finance waste. Housing improvement areas A municipality’s right to own and North Branch; water and sewer system concerning petitions and veto powers operate a telephone exchange election improvement funding provided. HF2656-Thao (DFL) provisions changed. rules changed. Taxes HF2643-Sailer (DFL) St. Paul; special rules provided for the Finance expenditure of tax increments. University of Minnesota; Itasca Biological Station in Itasca State Park funding provided. 20 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 HF2657-Rukavina (DFL) HF2668-Mullery (DFL) HF2679-Juhnke (DFL) HF2691-Hilstrom (DFL) Finance Civil Justice Finance Public Safety Policy & Oversight Revenue bond limit increased Procedures modified in expungement Gold Star license plate eligibility St ate a nd loc a l ja i l a nd pr i s on i n m ate s for the higher education facilities in eviction cases, residential covenants established for surviving son or required to be housed in publicly authority. added, procedures modified for daughter. owned and operated jails and prisons, handling applicant screening fees state and counties prohibited from HF2658-Hansen (DFL) and rights provided to tenants of HF2680-Murphy, E. (DFL) contracting with private prisons, and State & Local Government foreclosed properties. Health Care & Human Services Policy Prairie Correctional Facility contract Operations Reform, Technology & Oversight renewal prohibited. & Elections HF2669-Dill (DFL) Mental health urgent care and Political party inclusion requirement Civil Justice consultation services established; HF2692-Davnie (DFL) modified on the income tax form and State and local government tort general assistance medical care Finance property tax refund return. liability limits restored and require- program modified. Minneapolis; Midtown Farmers ment of c ont r ac tors to prov ide l i abi l- Market funding provided. HF2659-Juhnke (DFL) ity in excess of limits prohibited. HF2681-Kalin (DFL) Environment Policy & Oversight Taxes HF2693-Scalze (DFL) Discharge permit requirements for HF2670-Newton (DFL) Electric generation facility in-lieu Finance feedlots modified. Civil Justice payment agreement modified. Metropolitan Council funding Unit owners’ association powers to provided for regional park and HF2660-Thissen (DFL) take action to encourage prompt HF2682-Davids (R) open-space land acquisition and State & Local Government delinquent assessment payments Taxes improvements. Operations Reform, Technology specified. Wisconsin reciprocity agreement & Elections extended and termination permitted HF2694-Murphy, E. (DFL) Minnesota Coalition for Innovation HF2671-Newton (DFL) only by legislative action. Health Care & Human Services Policy and Collaboration created, rule and Agriculture, Rural Economies & Oversight law waivers provided. & Veterans Affairs HF2683-Dittrich (DFL) Health maintenance organization Eligibility of veteran-owned small Finance surcharge increased and related HF2661-Eken (DFL) businesses for bid preference program Education aid payment schedule changes made, managed care Environment Policy & Oversight broadened. adjusted. payment rates increased, general Carlton County; private sale assistance medical care account authorized of certain tax-forfeited HF2672-Newton (DFL) HF2684-Haws (DFL) established, credits provided toward land that borders public water. Agriculture, Rural Economies Agriculture, Rural Economies the Health Partners’ assessment & Veterans Affairs & Veterans Affairs for the Minnesota Comprehensive HF2662-Hilty (DFL) Transit fee exemption provisions Surviving spouse and children of a Health Association. Environment Policy & Oversight for veterans with service-connected deceased veteran educational benefit Carlton County; public sale autho- disabilities clarified. eligibility broadened. HF2695-Lenczewski (DFL) rized of certain tax-forfeited land that Taxes borders public water. HF2673-Dettmer (R) HF2685-Hackbarth (R) Job creation encouraged, tax Finance Finance credits allowed for job growth HF2663-Dettmer (R) Eligibility of disabled veterans for Oliver H. Kelley Farm historic site investment credit and historic Environment Policy & Oversight a free annual state park permit revitalization funding provided. structure rehabilitation, deduction Washington County; private sale expanded. of certain dividends disallowed, authorized of certain tax-forfeited HF2686-Eken (DFL) special assessment use for energy land that borders public water. HF2674-Newton (DFL) Finance conservation improvements Agriculture, Rural Economies Becker County; transfer station expanded, permitted use of tax HF2664-Rukavina (DFL) & Veterans Affairs funding provided. increment financing expanded Environment Policy & Oversight Designation of May 28 as Veterans of and Bloomington’s development St. Louis County; private sale Foreign Wars Day. HF2687-Marquart (DFL) restrictions of the Mall of America authorized of certain tax-forfeited Finance site repealed. land. HF2675-Newton (DFL) Red River Valley; flood damage Agriculture, Rural Economies reduction project funding provided. HF2696-Lieder (DFL) HF2665-Mullery (DFL) & Veterans Affairs Taxes Finance Designation of September 16 as HF2688-Marquart (DFL) East Grand Forks; state area expanded Discharge plans required for juvenile American Legion Day. Finance in which tourism facilities may be offenders who have mental or Flood hazard mitigation grant financed. emotional problems. HF2676-Davids (R) funding provided. Finance HF2697-Fritz (DFL) HF2666-Solberg (DFL) Preston; National Trout Learning HF2689-Norton (DFL) Finance Finance Center land and funding provided. Finance Minnesota State Academies funding Blaine; women’s and girls’ hockey Safe schools levy maintenance of provided. locker room facility at the National HF2677-Kohls (R) effort requirements amended. Sports Center funding provided. Finance HF2698-Gardner (DFL) Independent School District No. HF2690-Sertich (DFL) Finance HF2667-Gardner (DFL) 110, Waconia, geothermal water- Finance Aquatic vegetation control fees Finance to-water heat pump system funding Executive agency appropriations modified in certain public waters. Redwood County; material recovery provided. required to include proportionate facility funding provided. reductions in expenditures on HF2699-Hilstrom (DFL) HF2678-Juhnke (DFL) contracts and requirements provided Civil Justice Finance during periods of projected deficits. Ac qu i sit ion of t he le ga l r ig ht to re de e m Livestock investment grants funding a residence in foreclosure regulated, provided. and mortgagee notice required after a sheriff’s sale of residential real property in foreclosure.

February 5, 2010 Session Weekly 21 HF2700-Hausman (DFL) HF2710-Hansen (DFL) HF2720-Mariani (DFL) HF2730-Haws (DFL) Finance Finance Finance Finance Bonding bill; providing capital William O’Brien State Park; land St. Paul; St. Paul Regional Amateur Active Purple Heart recipients eligible improvement funding, new programs acquisition and funding provided Sports Facility predesign funding for combat wounded vehicle license established and existing programs for state parks. provided. plate. modified, previous appropriations canceled and modified. HF2711-Dittrich (DFL) HF2721-Sertich (DFL) HF2731-Rukavina (DFL) K-12 Education Policy & Oversight Finance Finance HF2701-Atkins (DFL) School districts required to use Hibbing; Carey Lake shared use path Virginia; regional fire-based Public Safety Policy & Oversight certified mail to notify parents when funding provided. emergency medical services facility Firefighter related terms modified. their children are suspended from funding provided. school. HF2722-Koenen (DFL) HF2702-Benson (DFL) Finance HF2732-Anderson, S. (R) Finance HF2712-Dittrich (DFL) Granite Falls; Minnesota River Agriculture, Rural Economies Nonprofit housing bonds issued for Finance pedestrian bridge rehabilitation & Veterans Affairs community land trusts. Public school fiber optic infrastruc- funding provided. Higher education residency t u re g r a nt prog r a m f u nd i ng prov ide d requirements for spouse and children HF2703-Greiling (DFL) and grant program established. HF2723-Koenen (DFL) of deceased veteran eliminated. K-12 Education Policy & Oversight Finance Board of Teaching rulemaking HF2713-Peterson (DFL) Granite Falls; library and senior HF2733-Murphy, M. (DFL) authority clarified. State & Local Government center funding provided. Finance Operations Reform, Technology Library accessibility and improvement HF2704-Lenczewski (DFL) & Elections HF2724-Murphy, M. (DFL) funding provided. Taxes Probationary period lengthened for Finance Internal Revenue Code conforming newly hired peace officers in certain Proctor; spur trail funding HF2734-Lenczewski (DFL) changes made and deduction of statutory cities. provided. Finance certain dividends disallowed. Bloomington; Cedar Avenue Bridge HF2714-Peterson (DFL) HF2725-Hansen (DFL) replacement funding provided. HF2705-Peterson (DFL) Finance Finance K-12 Education Policy & Oversight Safe schools levy increased. Capitol campus security upgrades HF2735-Haws (DFL) High school student transition plan funding provided. Finance implemented for successful pursuit HF2715-Persell (DFL) St. Cloud; St. Cloud correctional of postsecondary education and Finance HF2726-Juhnke (DFL) facility funding for security fence employment. Bemidji State University and Taxes provided. Northwest Technical College funding Designation of family agricultural HF2706-Atkins (DFL) provided. revitalization zones authorized, HF2736-Dean (R) Commerce & Labor value-added processing agricultural Health Care & Human Services Policy Certified public accountant licensing HF2716-Lenczewski (DFL) products promoted and qualified & Oversight requirements clarified. Taxes farm definition amended. MinnesotaCare coverage and Single sales apportionment adoption eligibility criteria modified for certain HF2707-Mullery (DFL) accelerated. HF2727-Lieder (DFL) single adults and household without Public Safety Policy & Oversight Finance children. Juvenile delinquency continuance HF2717-Dittrich (DFL) Local road improvement program period duration extended. Finance funding provided. HF2737-Clark (DFL) Coon Rapids; Anoka Ramsey Finance HF2708-Mullery (DFL) Community College funding HF2728-Abeler (R) Hennepin County Medical Center Civil Justice provided. Finance hyperbaric oxygen chamber funding Conforming change made to provide Explosive growth revenue added to provided. for the right of the borrower to obtain HF2718-Slawik (DFL) district’s general education revenue. a postponement of a foreclosure sale Finance that has a 12-month redemption Maplewood; regional service center HF2729-Slocum (DFL) period as is now available for a six- and learning institute funding State & Local Government If you have Internet access, visit the month redemption period. provided. Operations Reform, Technology Legislature’s Web page at: & Elections www.leg.mn HF2709-Norton (DFL) HF2719-Poppe (DFL) R ich field ; fi re fig hter l i m ite d re s pon se Civil Justice Finance time residency requirements Immunity specified for certain Sargeant; Sargeant Community permitted. entities in the event of an emergency Center funding provided. or disaster.

Frequently called numbers Area code 651 House Public Information Services House Index Senate Index 175 State Office Building...... 296-2146 211 Capitol...... 296-6646 110 Capitol...... 296-2887 Meeting Hotline, House Senate Information Meeting Hotline, Senate 175 State Office Building...... 296-9283 231 Capitol...... 296-0504 231 Capitol...... 296-8088 Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate 211 Capitol...... 296-2314 231 Capitol...... 296-2344 Voice mail/order bills...... 296-2343

22 Session Weekly February 5, 2010 Come to the Capitol Directions, Parking, Visiting the Legislature, Tours, Dining

Directions The State Capitol Complex is north of LOT NORTH Interstate 94, just minutes from downtown P St. Paul. It is accessible from the east and west on Sherburne Ave.

I-94, and from the north and south on Interstate Administration 35E. • I-94 eastbound: Exit at Marion Street. Turn

left. Go to Aurora Avenue and turn right. LOT • I-94 westbound: Exit at Marion Street. Turn LOT State Capitol P LOT right. Go to Aurora Avenue and turn right. Aurora Ave. P

• I-35E northbound: Exit at Kellogg Boulevard. AuroraAve. State Turn left. Go to John Ireland Boulevard and Office P

turn right. P Sears • I-35E southbound: Exit at University Avenue. Customer Parking Turn right. Go to Rice Street and turn left. LOT P Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd. Parking Public metered parking is available in Lot Q, north of the Capitol at Cedar Street and Sherburne

Avenue; Lot AA, across Rice Street from the State Kelly LOT Inn P Office Building on Aurora Avenue; Lot F, directly LOT P behind the Transportation Building; Lot H, west LOT of the Veterans Service Building; Lot K, across I-94 from the Armory on Cedar Street (enter from I-94 12th Street); Lot L, east of the Judicial Center; in the 14th Street Lot at the corner of North Robert Street and 14th Street; and on the orange Minnesota State Capitol Complex Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota level of the Centennial Office Building Ramp at History Center Cedar Street and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Building Locations and Parking History P denotes public metered parking section within lot Boulevard. There are a few metered parking spots Center Parking CentennialRamp public parking on Orange Level only in front of the Capitol along Aurora Avenue. Capitol Security personnel will issue tickets for Edited map courtesy Minnesota Department of Administration, Plant Management Division expired meters. All-day parking permits are available from end, however, both bodies may meet several times hour Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and Plant Management on the ground floor of a week, often into the night. 2 p.m.; Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. (last the Administration Building at 50 Sherburne Visitors interested in observing these sessions tour leaves at 2 p.m.); and Sunday between 1 p.m. Ave., north of the Capitol, across University may call House Public Information Services and 4 p.m. (last tour leaves at 3 p.m.). The tours Avenue. Cash or checks are accepted. For more at 651-296-2146 or Senate Information at begin at the Capitol information desk. Brochures information, call 651-201-2307. 651-296-0504 with questions. in about 20 foreign languages also are available Outdoor disability parking is available in most Committee meetings are open to the public, there. public lots within the State Capitol Complex. as well. Visitors wanting to attend a committee Tour rates vary. Generally, 45-minute tours for However, most spots can be found in Lot N and meeting can access committee information drop-in visitors to the Capitol are free of charge. Lot F. Disability parking is also available on the through the Legislature’s Web site at www.leg.mn. The society offers a number of specialized tours orange level of the Centennial Office Parking House meeting schedules are available by calling for educational groups ranging from pre-school Ramp and in the 14th Street Lot. 651-296-9283. students to high school seniors. Also, special The main disability entrance to the Capitol is If group members want to meet with their tour events are scheduled throughout the year. on the northwest side of the building just off Lot individual legislators or testify before a committee, A special events guide is available upon request. N. There also are drop-off entrances on the south arrangements should be made at least a week in For more information about the tours and fees side under the front steps on the south side and advance. or to make a reservation, call the Capitol Historic on the northeast side of the building. For information on reserving a room for group Site Program at 651-296-2881. conferences, call the State Office Building room scheduler at 651-296-0306 or the Capitol room Visiting the Legislature scheduler at 651-296-0866. Dining During session, all House and Senate floor Year-round cafeterias can be found on the sessions are open to the public. No pass is required ground floor of the Transportation, Centennial for spectators to sit in the galleries of either chamber. Tours and Stassen buildings, as well as the Judicial The House usually meets at 1 p.m. Monday and Tours of the Capitol are offered through the Center. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and the Senate generally Capitol Historic Site Program of the Minnesota The Rathskeller in the State Capitol is open meets at 11 a.m. Monday and Thursday during the Historical Society. only when the Legislature is in session. first few weeks of session. As the session nears the Tour guides lead the 45-minute tours on the

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Fo r Mo r e In f o r m a t i o n Mi n n e s o t a In d e x For general information, call House Public Information Services at 651-296-2146 or 800-657-3550. Session 2010 To have a copy of Session Weekly Number of legislative days in a biennium...... 120 mailed to you, subscribe online at: www. Number available for this year...... 62 house.mn/hinfo/subscribesw.asp or call: Legislative days used in 2008, the last bonding year...... 44 651-296-2146 or 800-657-3550. In 2006...... 46 Session Weekly online is available at: In 2004...... 52 www.house.mn/sessionweekly Days before constitutional deadline in which members adjourned in 2008...... 1 Days from when the Legislature adjourned in 2009 to the first day of the 2010 session.....262 Subscribe to Session Daily e-mail Days between the start of session and Election Day, Nov. 2...... 272 alerts at: www.house.mn/list/join. asp?listname=sessiondaily. Date by which members must have their work complete...... May 17 Number of DFL House members...... 87 Check your local listings to watch televi- Republican House members...... 47 sion coverage of House committees, floor DFL advantage in 2008...... 85-48-1 sessions and select press conferences. Republican advantage in 2006...... 68-66 To obtain a copy of a bill, call the Number of House members running for governor...... 5 Chief Clerk’s Office at 651-296-2314. Members who have announced that they are not running for re-election ...... 3 (Bigham, Kelliher, Seifert) To learn about bill introductions or Bonding request submitted Jan. 15 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty (in millions)...... $815 the status of a specific bill, call the Millions proposed in general obligation bonding...... $684.6 House Index Office at 651-296-6646. Percent of bonding request that are for statewide programs...... 53.3 The House of Representatives can be found on Percent in Greater Minnesota...... 28.3 the Web at: www.house.mn. Percent in the Twin Cities metropolitan area...... 18.4 People who are deaf and hard of hearing Millions in 2008 bonding law...... $861.6 may ask questions or leave messages by Amount from general obligation bonds, in millions...... $717 calling the Minnesota Relay service at 711 Millions in 2006 bonding law...... $999.98 or 800-627-3529 (TTY). Amount from general obligation bonds, in millions...... $948.64 Members in each body that must pass a bonding bill, as percent...... 60 Percent of each body needed to override any gubernatorial veto...... 66.67 Senate Information Based on the November forecast, anticipated state general fund shortfall at the end of the 651-296-0504 or 888-234-1112 2010-11 biennium, in billions...... $1.2 Senate Index House bills introduced during the 2009 regular session...... 2,407 651-296-5560 Senate bills...... 2,166 House bills introduced in 2008, the last bonding year...... 1,704 Senate bills...... 1,532 House bills introduced on the first day of session...... 330 In 2008...... 302 In 2006...... 515

Sources: House Public Information Services, House Chief Clerk’s Office, Legislative Reference Library, Office of the Governor, Minnesota Management and Budget.