Minnesota Senate Daily Schedule

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health and Human Services Budget Division

(01:15:43)

(01:15:00) (Real Media)

Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
8:30 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol

NOTE: We will be taking public testimony on the Governor's Budget Recs. on Thursday, 3/13/08. If you are interested in testifying, please email name, title, organization and contact info. to shannon.anderson@senate.mn by 10:00 a.m., Wed. 3/12/08.

Agenda:
Governor's Budget Recommendations.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
E-12 Education Budget Division

(02:25:01)

Chair: Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf
8:30 a.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 3355	Rest	School district referendum election flexibility authorization.
S.F. 2834	Rosen	School districts lease levy authority increase.
S.F. 3204	Scheid	School districts integration revenue modification; statutory operating debt levy authority.
S.F. 3420	Lynch	Kindergarten students K-12 school milk program reimbursement increase.
S.F. 2149	Stumpf	School districts capital facilities bond repayment extension.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes

(02:35:36)

Chair: Sen. Thomas M. Bakk
8:30 a.m.
Room 15 Capitol

S.F. 3470 replaced with S.F. 3099

Agenda:
S.F. 3099	Berglin	Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; state health care programs affordability expansion; health improvement fund establishment; health care transformation commission creation; section 125 plans.
S.F. 2841	Clark	Property tax exemption for public charity institutions clarification.
S.F. 3390	Prettner Solon	Duluth tax increment financing districts time extension.
S.F. 3534	Dibble	Minneapolis housing replacement district provisions modification and tax increment use modification.

11:00 a.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The Senate will be in Session at 11 a.m.

(00:12:04) Part 1

(00:02:04) Part 2

(00:10:39) (Real Media)

12:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
Meeting Minutes

(01:26:19) Part 1

(01:38:29) Part 2

Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Removed From Agenda: SF 799 (Higgins) SF 3063 (Scheid) & SF 3642(Scheid).

Agenda:
S.F. 3082	Olseen	Motor vehicles damage disclosure requirements modifications.
S.F. 3302	Latz	Consumer complaint database.
S.F. 3214	Higgins	Minnesota residential mortgage originator and servicer licensing act modifications.
S.F. 1362	Marty	Mental health services insurance requirement.
S.F. 3467	Scheid	Miscellaneous commerce provisions modifications.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes

(02:57:39) Part 1

(02:19:50) Part 2

Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
12:30 p.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 2761	Kubly	Snow removal standards on trunk highways provisions modifications.
S.F. 2539	Dibble	Senior citizens identification cards fee elimination.
S.F. 1008	Fischbach	Cities and counties traffic regulations violators administrative penalties imposition authority.
S.F. 2695	Olseen	Transit implementation plan; ADA paratransit ridership needs assessment; annual transit report.
S.F. 2644	Moua	Criminal offense surcharges, DWI license reinstatement fees, court fees and public defender copayment fee reductions.
S.F. 3669	Torres Ray	Transportation construction impacts mitigation effects on small businesses report.
S.F. 3224	Dibble	Nonmotorized transportation advisory committee.
S.F. 3027	Moua	Trunk highway bridge warning signs posting requirement.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Joint Meeting: Higher Education Budget and Policy Division and House Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee

(03:21:55)

Chairs: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas and Rep. Rukavina
12:30 p.m.
Room 5 State Office Bldg.

adjourning at 2:00 pm

Agenda:
Steven Claypatch and other IBEW representatives
Dr. Mark David Milliron - the human side of technology change

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division
Meeting Minutes

(01:50:53)

Chair: Sen. Ellen R. Anderson
12:30 p.m.
Room 107 Capitol

Agenda:
Governor's budget recommendations

3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Committee on Judiciary
Meeting Minutes

(04:01:21)

(00:56:55) (Real Media)

Chair: Sen. Mee Moua
3 p.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Removed: SF 3166

Agenda:
S.F. 2533	Rest	Gambling device definition clarification; gambling devices manufacture for use in other states provision repeal.
S.F. 3377	Wergin	Furniture safety act repeal.
S.F. 3138	Lynch	Genetic information government entities handling for newborn screening.
S.F. 3342	Foley	E-charging service and fingerprinting requirement.
S.F. 3130	Moua	Miscellaneous corrections department technical corrections and modifications.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Meeting Minutes

(02:05:59)

Chair: Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon
3 p.m.
Room 123 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 3160	Kubly	Community based energy development project owner powers.
S.F. 2657	Skogen	Income tax credit for small wind power generator installations.
S.F. 1948	Carlson	Resolution for governor to take action to prepare to meet the challenges of peak oil.
S.F. 3341	Jungbauer	Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008.
S.F. 3546	Jungbauer	Property tax exemption for proposed electric generation peaking plant personal property.
S.F. 3539	Anderson	Economic development policy conformance with environmental policy.
S.F. 3540	Anderson	Green economy transformation task force.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Agriculture and Veterans

(02:10:57)

Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3 p.m.
Room 107 Capitol

**Add S.F. 3633-Vickerman: Agriculture, Veterans, Military Affairs Policy and Budget.

Agenda:
S.F. 2632	Skogen	Vietnam veterans day designation.
S.F. 3443	Koering	Korean War Veterans Day designation.
S.F. 3006	Torres Ray	Mexican American veterans memorial plaque capitol grounds placement.
S.F. 3450	Prettner Solon	Veterans cemeteries provisions modifications.
S.F. 3055	Koch	Military reservist economic injury loan program.
S.F. 2750	Kubly	World War II armed forces commemorative medallions distribution appropriation.
S.F. 3277	Erickson Ropes	Wound prevention and care formulary demonstration project.
S.F. 3264	Vickerman	Veterans paramedic apprenticeship program grant appropriation.

3:15 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 1: Time change***
Committee on Rules and Administration
Meeting Minutes

(00:19:29)

Chair: Sen. Lawrence J. Pogemiller
3:15 p.m.
Room 125 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 3099	Berglin	health care transformation commission provision.

6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
Meeting Minutes

(01:26:19) Part 1

(01:38:29) Part 2

Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
6 p.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Removed From Agenda: SF 1922 (Skoe)

Agenda:
S.F. 2838	Higgins	Consumer small loan lender charges modifications.
S.F. 3197	Pappas	Consumer small loans regulation and modification.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Committee on Judiciary
Meeting Minutes

(04:01:21)

(00:56:55) (Real Media)

Chair: Sen. Mee Moua
6 p.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Please contact the Committee Administrator, Regina Garza, at regina.garza@senate.mn if you would like to testify on the scheduled bills.

Agenda:
S.F. 2822	Clark	First party good faith insurance practices regulation.
S.F. 3116	Scheid	Consumer complaint resolution procedure establishment for insurance claims.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 2: Meeting canceled***
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Technology and Communications
Chair: Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon
6 p.m.
Room 318 Capitol

Agenda:
Continuation of afternoon agenda.

6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes

(02:57:39) Part 1

(02:19:50) Part 2

Chair: Sen. Jim Carlson
6:30 p.m.
Room 123 Capitol

Bills not heard at 12:30 added to agenda. SF 3669 removed from agenda.

Agenda:
S.F. 2644	Moua	Criminal offense surcharges, DWI license reinstatement fees, court fees and public defender copayment fee reductions.
S.F. 3224	Dibble	Nonmotorized transportation advisory committee.
S.F. 3027	Moua	Trunk highway bridge warning signs posting requirement.
S.F. 3564	Murphy	Compressed natural gas special fuel excess tax transitional rate correction.
S.F. 3502	Skoe	Implement of husbandry provisions modifications.
S.F. 3419	Larson, D.	State hospitals, institutions and county social services agencies motor vehicle registration tax and fees exemption and motor vehicle license plate display requirements modification.
S.F. 3535	Olseen	Office of pupil transportation safety.
S.F. 2988	Olseen	School bus drivers type III licensing qualifications.
S.F. 3561	Olseen	School bus definition and drivers license requirements modification.
S.F. 3383	Olseen	USDOT carrier number requirement and use provisions modification.
S.F. 2938	Doll	Wheelage tax exemption for two wheel motorized vehicles.
S.F. 3545	Jungbauer	Road construction insurance standards consideration; motor vehicle registration reclassification provisions; complete streets policy study.

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