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Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Thursday, March 15, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1829 Robling Modifying property tax statements and notices.
S.F. 841 Ortman Public finance bill.
S.F. 1774 Michel MN Business Investment Credit establishment, Small Business Investment Credit modification.
S.F. 2390 Chamberlain Technology corporate franchise tax certificate transfer establishment.
S.F. 1520 Harrington Public Finance, City of St. Paul extension and increasing annual maximum debt.
S.F. 2448 Ortman LGA setting 2013 payments equal to 2012.

 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol

S.F. 1943 (Ingebrigtsen - Game and fish provisions modifications) has been removed from the agenda at the request of the author.

S.F. 1830 (Ingebrigtsen) has been removed from the agenda at the request of the author.
Agenda: 
S.F. 516 Senjem American Red Cross special motor vehicle license plates.
S.F. 1543 Rosen Medical assistance (MA) community paramedic services reimbursement coverage authorization.
S.F. 1975 DeKruif Racing commission, gambling control board, and state lottery continuing operations upon government shutdown.
S.F. 1911 Gazelka Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012.

 
11:00 a.m.  
Thursday, March 15, 2012

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

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1:00 p.m.  
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Editing change***
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse
01:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol

S.F. 2321 is the vehicle for Omnibus Transportation Policy bill #2. Amendments will be considered and final action will be taken on the bill. If the Committee's work is not completed by 2:45pm, it will recess and reconvene at 4:30pm in Room 123.
Agenda: 
S.F. 2321 Gimse Metro Transit service fares increase requirement.

 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol

Agenda Addition: SF 1053

Committee will continue beyond 3 pm until we finish the agenda.
Agenda: 
S.F. 753 Rosen Social workers licensure modifications.
S.F. 1721 Sheran Alcohol and drug counselors and licensed professional counselors licensure requirements establishment.
S.F. 1053 Sheran Nursing board criminal history record check prior to license issuance requirement and appropriation.
S.F. 775 Hann Dental licensing provisions modifications and clarification.
S.F. 1888 Thompson Debt collection agencies licensure procedures and debt collector registration modification.
S.F. 1791 DeKruif Motor vehicle submission of bond for certificate of title clarification.
S.F. 2379 Limmer Courts voter list data for jury selection limitation removal.

 
3:00 p.m.  
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2216 Magnus Community energy technical assistance and outreach assessment and grant requirement.
S.F. 2315 Benson Utility rate pricing method and electric utility low-income affordability program provisions modifications.
S.F. 2098 Sparks Cooperative electric associations integrated resources plan filing requirement exemption.
S.F. 962 Howe Attached machinery and personal property of electric generation facilities pollution control equipment property tax exemptions modification; class 3 property tax rate modification (NOT HEARD).

 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
03:00 PM
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2058 Chamberlain Obsolete education statutes repeal.
S.F. 577 Thompson Public school employees use of public funds and resources to advocate to pass, elect, or defeat a political candidate, ballot question, or pending legislation prohibition.
S.F. 2059 Nelson Education staff development reserved revenue allocation requirement elimination.
S.F. 1990 Kruse Nonpublic pupil textbook aid use expansion.
S.F. 2420 Bonoff Teacher basic skills examination passage extended time period.

 
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol

SF 1750 will be the Environment and Natural Resources omnibus lands bill.

If you would like to testify, please email Mike Karbo at michael.karbo@senate.mn before the committee meeting begins.

Committee will continue until agenda is complete.

Agenda: 
S.F. 2144 DeKruif Shorelands tree, branch, and log removal permit requirements exemption.
S.F. 1889 Kruse Permanent school fund advisory committee change into the legislative-citizen permanent school fund commission.
S.F. 1479 Saxhaug Koochiching county tax-forfeited lands private sale authorization.
S.F. 1504 Tomassoni St. Louis county Vermilion and Bass Lakes riparian school trust lands fee title acquisition by eminent domain authorization.
S.F. 1541 Gazelka Morrison county tax-forfeited land private sale authorization.
S.F. 1591 Kubly Big Stone county tax-forfeited land sale.
S.F. 1627 Saxhaug Itasca county tax-forfeited land private sale authorization.
S.F. 1655 Sieben Washington county tax-forfeited land bordering public water private sale authorization.
S.F. 1769 Skoe Heartland state trail segment connection to Itasca state park.
S.F. 2116 Bakk St. Louis county tax-forfeited land sales authorization.
S.F. 2132 Bakk Lake county tax-forfeited land bordering public waters public sale authorization.
S.F. 2175 Howe Goodhue county tax-forfeited land bordering public waters sale.
S.F. 2245 Bakk Lake county tax-forfeited land private sale authorization.
S.F. 2294 Limmer Mississippi River management plan critical area modifications in Dayton and Ramsey.
S.F. 2399 Olson, G. Hennepin county tax-forfeited lands conveyance.
S.F. 1750 Carlson, J. Beltrami county tax-forfeited land sale.
S.F. 2004 Hoffman Diversion or sale of state water standards.
S.F. 1860 Pederson Concrete diamond grinding and saw slurry disposal provision in highway construction, improvement, or repair contracts requirement.

 
4:30 p.m.  
Thursday, March 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Room change***
Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
04:30 PM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2283 Pederson University Enterprise Laboratories expansion bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 1993 Pederson Sump pumps and drain tiles plumbing code requirements modifications.
S.F. 2326 Pederson Barbers licensing, fees and regulations modifications and appropriations increase.
S.F. 2290 Lillie Angel investment tax credit provisions modification and data practices exemption addition.
S.F. 2355 Nelson Small business investment credit provisions modification.

 

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