State of Minnesota
Eighty-Second Legislature
SENATE AGENDA
Seventieth Day
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
12:00 Noon
TWELFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills
The following bills were read the first time and referred to the committees indicated.
Senator Johnson, Dave introduced--
S.F. No. 3286: A bill for an act relating to adoption; modifying provision for notice to a registered
putative father; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 259.52, subdivisions 9, 10; Minnesota Statutes
2001 Supplement, section 259.49, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senators Belanger and Johnson, Dave introduced--
S.F. No. 3287: A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Bloomington to increase its
lodging tax; amending Laws 1990, chapter 604, article 6, section 9, subdivision 1, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Kelley, S.P. introduced--
S.F. No. 3288: A bill for an act relating to public employment labor relations; extending the expiration
of an interest arbitration provision governing firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section
179A.16, subdivision 7a.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Housing and Community Development.
Senator Anderson introduced--
S.F. No. 3289: A bill for an act relating to economic development; reinstating notice requirement for
certain employee layoffs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 116L.17, by adding
subdivisions.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Housing and Community Development.
Senators Kleis and Foley introduced--
S.F. No. 3290: A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the scope of the DNA
collection law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299C.155, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota
Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 609.117.
Referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.
Senator Langseth introduced--
S.F. No. 3291: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; requiring amounts for lake improvement
districts be shown separately on the proposed notice and the property tax statement; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Neuville introduced--
S.F. No. 3292: A bill for an act relating to family law; clarifying procedures for certain counseling;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 518.17, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Chaudhary introduced--
S.F. No. 3293: A bill for an act relating to highways; transferring three state highways and vacating one
state highway; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.115, subdivisions 122, 197, 204, 233.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Kinkel introduced--
S.F. No. 3294: A bill for an act relating to taxation; delaying date by which taxes on certain resort
property must be paid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 278.03, subdivision 1; 279.01,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Krentz, Foley and Scheid introduced--
S.F. No. 3295: A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an equalized aid and levy to pay
for one-half of up to $150 per pupil of each school district's unfunded special education costs; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senators Kiscaden and Ourada introduced--
S.F. No. 3296: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring commissioner of public safety to
adopt rules establishing certification program to train and qualify towing and recovery vehicle operators to
recover vehicles under extraordinary conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 299A.
Referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.
Senator Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3297: A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for high-speed rail transportation
under authority of commissioner of transportation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 174; repealing Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 2, section 53.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Johnson, Dean introduced--
S.F. No. 3298: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing conditions for closing highway
right-of-way to all-terrain vehicles; modifying motor carrier provisions to reduce certain regulatory
obligations; modifying budget reduction of department of transportation construction district 1; making
clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.928, by adding a subdivision;
221.0252, subdivision 3; 221.0314, by adding a subdivision; 221.221, subdivision 4; 221.605, subdivision
1; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 221.221, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session
chapter 8, article 1, section 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 221.0313.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Johnson, Dean introduced--
S.F. No. 3299: A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating trunk highway fund
money to acquire and improve public land and buildings, and other public improvements of a capital
nature.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 3300: A bill for an act relating to education; providing that school districts need not comply
with mandates unless revenue to comply is identified; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 123B.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Chaudhary introduced--
S.F. No. 3301: A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting the purchase of
construction materials used in constructing a public safety facility for the city of New Brighton; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Knutson, Hottinger, Betzold, Cohen and Neuville introduced--
S.F. No. 3302: A bill for an act relating to judgments; changing the formula for certain calculations;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 549.09, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 3303: A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; taxing delivery charges for
aggregate materials and concrete block; providing transition language for certain contracts signed prior to
a change in sales tax definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 297A.61,
subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivision 25; 297A.68, subdivision 3; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter
5, article 12, section 11.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Ranum introduced--
S.F. No. 3304: A bill for an act relating to state government; reorganizing the Minnesota center for
crime victim services as a division of the department of public safety; providing for its duties; transferring
its powers and duties to the commissioner of public safety; transferring the powers and duties of the
commissioner of corrections concerning victims services to the commissioner of public safety and the
Minnesota center for crime victim services; authorizing the director of the Minnesota center for crime
victim services to administer grants for crime victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections
609.3241; 611A.01; 611A.07, subdivision 1; 611A.25, subdivision 1; 611A.31; 611A.361, subdivision 1;
611A.77, subdivision 1; 629.342, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 611A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 611A.21; 611A.22; 611A.221; 611A.33;
611A.345; 611A.35; 611A.41; 611A.43; 611A.78.
Referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.
Senators Vickerman, Robertson and Stevens introduced--
S.F. No. 3305: A bill for an act relating to the building code; providing the method for inspection of
certain residential buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Pappas, Anderson, Cohen, Moua and Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 3306: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting payments to ethanol plants that are in
violation of certain ordinances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs.
Senators Pappas, Anderson, Robertson, Higgins and Vickerman introduced--
S.F. No. 3307: A bill for an act relating to accessibility of buildings; clarifying provisions relating to
accessible entrances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.61, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Pappas, Olson and Kelley, S.P. introduced--
S.F. No. 3308: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a charter school to purchase
and own school facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 124D.10, subdivision 17; 124D.11,
subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3309: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing hearing procedures; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senator Chaudhary introduced--
S.F. No. 3310: A bill for an act relating to school buses; authorizing the commissioner of public safety
to cancel the school bus driver's endorsement of a person who has been convicted of a gross misdemeanor
or of multiple violations that show evidence of a risk to public safety; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Krentz introduced--
S.F. No. 3311: A bill for an act relating to health; providing protection of drinking water, air, and land
from chemicals found to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senator Johnson, Dave introduced--
S.F. No. 3312: A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying lawful purpose expenditures;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 349.12, subdivision 25.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Kelley, S.P. and Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 3313: A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for the electronic recording and
authentication of certain documents as part of a pilot project; delaying the expiration date of the electronic
real estate filing task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 507.093; Minnesota Statutes 2001
Supplement, section 507.24, subdivision 2; Laws 2000, chapter 391, section 1, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senators Pappas, Fowler, Sabo, Neuville and Larson introduced--
S.F. No. 3314: A resolution memorializing Congress to enact legislation to remove trade, financial, and
travel restrictions relating to Cuba.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Scheid introduced--
S.F. No. 3315: A bill for an act relating to insurance; making certain changes involving the joint
underwriting association's procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62F.04, by adding a
subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62F.04, subdivision 1a.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senators Fowler, Vickerman and Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3316: A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; appropriating money for a temporary
holdover facility in Fairmont county.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Bachmann introduced--
S.F. No. 3317: A bill for an act relating to state government; providing four percent salary decreases
for legislators and constitutional officers until June 30, 2004.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Betzold and Cohen introduced--
S.F. No. 3318: A bill for an act relating to human rights; clarifying the definition of sexual harassment;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 363.01, subdivision 41.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 3319: A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing for victim support
data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.80.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Foley introduced--
S.F. No. 3320: A bill for an act relating to crimes; establishing staggered sentencing program for DWI
offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169A.03, subdivisions 3, 21; 169A.20, subdivision
2; 169A.44; 609.135, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 169A.275,
subdivisions 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 169A.40, subdivision 3; 169A.54, subdivision 6; 169A.63,
subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Foley introduced--
S.F. No. 3321: A bill for an act relating to vehicle forfeiture; clarifying and modifying certain standards
and procedures for vehicle forfeitures associated with driving while impaired; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2000, section 169A.63, subdivisions 2, 6, 8, 9; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections
169A.60, subdivisions 1, 14; 169A.63, subdivisions 1, 7, 10, 11.
Referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention.
Senator Orfield introduced--
S.F. No. 3322: A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for the external use of
existing service capacity; modifying the depreciation rate when assuming ownership of existing facilities;
repealing obsolete rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 473.129, by adding a subdivision;
473.511, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 5900.0100; 5900.0200; 5900.0300; 5900.0400;
5900.0500; 5900.0600; 5900.0700; 5900.0800; 5900.0900; 5900.1000; 5900.1100; 5900.1200; 5900.1300;
5900.1400; 5900.1500; 5900.1600; 5900.1700; 5900.1800; 5900.1900; 5900.2000; 5900.2100; 5900.2200;
5900.2300; 5900.2400; 5900.2500; 5900.2600; 5900.2700; 5900.2800; 5900.2900; 5900.3000; 5900.3100;
5900.3200; 5900.3300; 5900.3400; 5900.3500; 5900.3600; 5900.3700; 5900.3800; 5900.3900; 5900.4000;
5900.4100; 5900.4200; 5900.4300; 5900.4400; 5900.4500; 5900.4600; 5900.4700; 5900.4800; 5900.4900;
5900.5000; 5900.5100; 5900.5200; 5900.5300; 5900.5400; 5900.5500; 5900.5600; 5900.5700; 5900.5800;
5900.5900; 5900.6000; 5900.6100; 5900.6200; 5900.6300; 5900.6400; 5900.6500; 5900.6800; 5900.6900;
5900.7000; 5900.7100; 5900.7200; 5900.7300; 5900.7400; 5900.7500.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senator Samuelson introduced--
S.F. No. 3323: A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; imposing restriction on placement of
safety inspection stickers or decals on windshields; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.71, by
adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Samuelson introduced--
S.F. No. 3324: A bill for an act relating to the military; providing education-related protections for
certain persons called to active military service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 192.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs.
Senators Murphy, Dille, Vickerman and Frederickson introduced--
S.F. No. 3325: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying certain requirements under
agricultural contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.90, subdivision 1a, by adding a
subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 17.9442.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs.
Senator Bachmann introduced--
S.F. No. 3326: A bill for an act relating to health; providing for record of birth to be filed for birth
resulting in stillbirth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 144.215, subdivision 2, by
adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senators Bachmann and Johnson, Debbie introduced--
S.F. No. 3327: A resolution urging the Congress of the United States to repeal a provision of federal
law that requires each state to record the social security number of a citizen on an application for a driver's
license for the state to receive certain federal funding.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Hottinger and Oliver introduced--
S.F. No. 3328: A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing chartered performance
organizations within state agencies; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16F.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Tomassoni and Chaudhary introduced--
S.F. No. 3329: A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a levy to reimburse school
districts for their unfunded special education costs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 125A.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Berglin introduced--
S.F. No. 3330: A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; clarifying factors for granting funds to
housing administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 504B.445, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Housing and Community Development.
Senator Berglin introduced--
S.F. No. 3331: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying access to health records; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.335, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement,
section 144.335, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144.335, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senator Price introduced--
S.F. No. 3332: A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing collector street utilities;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 444A.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Terwilliger, Belanger and Oliver introduced--
S.F. No. 3333: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting the use of silencers for deer
management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97B.031, subdivision 4; 609.66, subdivision 1a.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senator Sams introduced--
S.F. No. 3334: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; decreasing the class rate on certain
agricultural homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 273.13,
subdivision 23.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Fowler, Murphy, Vickerman and Lessard introduced--
S.F. No. 3335: A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting the purchase of
construction materials used in constructing a wastewater collection and treatment system for the city of
Lewisville; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Robling introduced--
S.F. No. 3336: A bill for an act relating to children; child protection proceedings; marriage dissolution;
requiring criminal background checks for court services personnel and individuals who supervise
parenting time; increasing the penalty for a false report of child abuse; reducing the immunity of child
protection workers; requiring the use of certain guidelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections
609.507; 626.561, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 626.556,
subdivisions 10, 10b; 626.559, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
518.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3337: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing certain school districts to levy
additional funds for integration revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 124D.86,
subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3338: A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Rochester to impose a
lodging tax.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Lesewski introduced--
S.F. No. 3339: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying secondary sparsity revenue; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senators Ourada and Bachmann introduced--
S.F. No. 3340: A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for local governments to opt out
of certain state mandates; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471B.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senator Ourada introduced--
S.F. No. 3341: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing plumbing and sewage requirements;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senator Lourey introduced--
S.F. No. 3342: A bill for an act relating to advertising devices; allowing advertising devices that
promote certain organized youth recreational activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section
173.08, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Rest and Pogemiller introduced--
S.F. No. 3343: A bill for an act relating to public finance; changing certain definitions and
authorizations; changing certain election requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections
373.01, subdivision 3; 410.32; 412.301; 444.075, subdivision 1a; 465.73; 469.034, subdivision 2; 469.102,
subdivision 2; 469.153, by adding a subdivision; 469.155, subdivisions 3, 4, 8; 469.157; 641.23;
Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 475.58, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations.
Senators Lourey and Anderson introduced--
S.F. No. 3344: A bill for an act relating to health; requiring all ambulance services to provide
epinephrine treatment for allergic reactions; modifying EMT training requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2000, sections 144E.101, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 144E.28, subdivision 7;
Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 144E.101, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Family Security.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3345: A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating certain credit scoring procedures;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60K.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Kelley, S.P. introduced--
S.F. No. 3346: A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; enacting Minnesota Broadband Access
Availability Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.461, by adding a
subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238A.
Referred to the Committee on Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities.