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Journal of the Senate EIGHTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE \ \ STATE OF \MINNESOT\ A \ \ Journal of the Senate EIGHTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE SPECIAL SESSION FIRST DAY St. Paul, Minnesota, Friday, June 12, 2015 The Senate met at 10:00 a.m. and was called to order by the President. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Dennis Morreim. The members of the Senate gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The Secretary called the roll by legislative district in numerical order as follows: First District . LeRoy A. Stumpf Second District . Rod Skoe Third District . Thomas M. Bakk Fourth District . Kent Eken Fifth District . Tom Saxhaug Sixth District . David J. Tomassoni Seventh District . Roger J. Reinert Eighth District . Bill G. Ingebrigtsen Ninth District . Paul E. Gazelka Tenth District . Carrie Ruud Eleventh District . Tony Lourey Twelfth District . Torrey N. Westrom Thirteenth District . Michelle L. Fischbach Fourteenth District . John C. Pederson Fifteenth District . David M. Brown Sixteenth District . Gary H. Dahms Seventeenth District . Lyle Koenen Eighteenth District . Scott J. Newman Nineteenth District . Kathy Sheran Twentieth District . Kevin L. Dahle Twenty-First District . Matt Schmit Twenty-Second District . Bill Weber Twenty-Third District . Julie A. Rosen Twenty-Fourth District . Vicki Jensen Twenty-Fifth District . David H. Senjem Twenty-Sixth District . Carla J. Nelson Twenty-Seventh District . Dan Sparks Twenty-Eighth District . Jeremy R. Miller Twenty-Ninth District . Bruce D. Anderson 4 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [1ST DAY Thirtieth District . Mary Kiffmeyer Thirty-First District . Michelle R. Benson Thirty-Second District . Sean R. Nienow Thirty-Third District . David J. Osmek Thirty-Fourth District . Warren Limmer Thirty-Fifth District . Branden Petersen Thirty-Sixth District . John A. Hoffman Thirty-Seventh District . Alice M. Johnson Thirty-Eighth District . Roger C. Chamberlain Thirty-Ninth District . Karin Housley Fortieth District . Chris A. Eaton Forty-First District . Barb J. Goodwin Forty-Second District . Bev Scalze Forty-Third District . Charles W. Wiger Forty-Fourth District . Terri E. Bonoff Forty-Fifth District . Ann H. Rest Forty-Sixth District . Ron Latz Forty-Seventh District . Julianne E. Ortman Forty-Eighth District . David W. Hann Forty-Ninth District . Melisa Franzen Fiftieth District . Melissa Halvorson Wiklund Fifty-First District . Jim Carlson Fifty-Second District . James P. Metzen Fifty-Third District . Susan Kent Fifty-Fourth District . Katie Sieben Fifty-Fifth District . Eric R. Pratt Fifty-Sixth District . Dan D. Hall Fifty-Seventh District . Greg D. Clausen Fifty-Eighth District . Dave A. Thompson Fifty-Ninth District . Bobby Joe Champion Sixtieth District . Kari Dziedzic Sixty-First District . D. Scott Dibble Sixty-Second District . Jeff Hayden Sixty-Third District . Patricia Torres Ray Sixty-Fourth District . Richard J. Cohen Sixty-Fifth District . Sandra L. Pappas Sixty-Sixth District . John Marty Sixty-Seventh District . Foung Hawj The President declared a quorum present. STATE OF MINNESOTA PROCLAMATION FOR SPECIAL SESSION 2015 WHEREAS: The Eighty-Ninth Legislature adjourned its 2015 regular session without enacting legislation essential to the health, well-being, and safety of the citizens of Minnesota; and WHEREAS: The Minnesota Constitution allows the Governor to call a special session of the legislature on "extraordinary occasions;" and 1ST DAY] FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 5 WHEREAS: The unfinished matters of the Legislature include laws essential to balancing the state budget; and WHEREAS: An extraordinary occasion, as envisioned by Article IV, Section 12 of the Minnesota Constitution is thereby created; and WHEREAS: The people of Minnesota are best served by a prompt conclusion of legislative business and avoidance of a government shutdown; and WHEREAS: Elected leaders of the Legislature have agreed on an agenda and procedure to complete a special session in the shortest time possible. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota, do hereby summon you, members of the Legislature, to convene in Special Session on Friday, June 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., at the State Office Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota to be affixed at the State Capitol this 11th day of June. Mark Dayton, Governor Steve Simon, Secretary of State MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS Senators Bakk and Hann introduced – Senate Resolution No. 1: A Senate resolution relating to organization and operation of the Senate during the Special Session. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the State of Minnesota: The Senate is organized under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.073 and 3.103. The Rules of the Senate for the 89th Legislature are the Rules for the Special Session, except that Rules 3.6, 5, 9, and 40.4 are not operative other than as provided in this resolution. The Committee on Rules and Administration is established in the same manner and with the same powers as in the 89th Legislature. With respect to Rule 30, Reconsideration, a notice of intention to move for reconsideration is not in order, but a motion to reconsider may be made, and when made has priority over other business except a motion to adjourn. Where the terms "Senate chamber" or "the floor" are used in the Rules for the Special Session, those terms are defined to mean Room 5 of the State Office Building, with the exception of any space in Room 5 designated as a gallery by the Secretary of the Senate. Where the term "gallery" or "galleries" is used in the Rules for the Special Session, it shall mean the space in Room 5 designated for that purpose by the Secretary of the Senate. 6 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [1ST DAY With respect to Rule 40.2, a member may vote on a question or be counted on a division from any seat in the Senate chamber. The provisions of Rule 40.3 that prohibit the request of a roll-call vote when the Senate is taking a roll-call vote remain effective in the absence of the electrical voting system. Senator Bakk moved the adoption of the foregoing resolution. The question was taken on the adoption of the resolution. The roll was called, and there were yeas 62 and nays 1, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative were: Anderson Eaton Jensen Pappas Skoe Bakk Eken Kent Pederson, J. Sparks Benson Fischbach Kiffmeyer Pratt Stumpf Bonoff Franzen Koenen Reinert Thompson Carlson Gazelka Latz Rest Tomassoni Chamberlain Goodwin Limmer Rosen Torres Ray Champion Hall Lourey Ruud Weber Clausen Hann Marty Saxhaug Westrom Cohen Hawj Metzen Scalze Wiger Dahle Hayden Miller Schmit Wiklund Dahms Hoffman Nelson Senjem Dibble Housley Newman Sheran Dziedzic Ingebrigtsen Nienow Sieben Those who voted in the negative were: Petersen, B. The motion prevailed. So the resolution was adopted. MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS - CONTINUED Senators Bakk and Hann introduced – Senate Resolution No. 2: A Senate resolution relating to notifying the House of Representatives and the Governor that the Senate is organized. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Senate of the State of Minnesota: The Secretary of the Senate shall notify the House of Representatives and the Governor that the Senate is now duly organized under the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota Statutes. Senator Bakk moved the adoption of the foregoing resolution. The motion prevailed. So the resolution was adopted. Without objection, remaining on the Order of Business of Motions and Resolutions, the Senate reverted to the Order of Business of Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS The following bills were read the first time. 1ST DAY] FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015 7 Senator Cohen introduced– S.F. No. 1: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money from the outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund; establishing policy on milkweed; providing for rehearsal and storage space for state band; modifying provisions of Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the Clean Water Council; modifying Water Law; modifying requirements for use of and eligibility for legacy funds; modifying previous appropriations; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; 85.53, subdivision 2; 97A.056, subdivisions 8, 11, by adding subdivisions; 103A.206; 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, subdivision 5; 114D.30, subdivision 2; 114D.50, subdivision 4; 129D.17, subdivision 2; Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10; article 2, section 6; article 3, section 4; Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; Laws 2014, chapter 295, sections 10, subdivision 12; 12; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 14, section 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 103B. Senator Bakk moved that S.F. No. 1 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed. Senator Tomassoni introduced– S.F. No. 2: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the Departments of Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, and Commerce; Bureau of Mediation Services; Housing Finance Agency; Explore Minnesota Tourism; Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; Public Utilities Commission; making policy changes to the Departments of Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, and Commerce; making changes to housing, unemployment
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