Floor Session - 86th Legislature (Senate)

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We join the Senate floor session as Senators take up a Senator Marty amendment to SCR6 - Joint Senate/House Rules.


Session Highlights –Monday, March 9, 2009 “UNOFFICAL”
12:45 pm Floor Session Day 18

Excused for all or a portion of today’s session
Scheid, Jungbauer, Limmer, Fischbach, Vandeveer, Berglin, Anderson

Messages from the House
See agenda

First Reading of House Bills
See agenda
Appointment for confirmation are laid on table

Reports of Committees
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Motions and Resolutions
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Senator Anderson moved that SF 1232 be withdrawn from the Committee on Taxes and rereferred to Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs

SCR 6 (Pogemiller) Joint rules
-Lay on table

Introduction and First Reading of Senate bills
See agenda

SF1257 (Bakk) Obligations issuance and financing of public improvements terms and conditions provisions modifications
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

SF1289 (Gerlach) Resolution affirming sovereignty under the tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution over certain powers and serving notice to the federal government to halt certain mandates
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

SF1293 (Pappas) Minnesota promise for higher education; higher education institutions and high schools partnership for college; achieve scholarship program revisions
Referred to the Committee on Finance

SF 1297 (Gimse) Minnesota management and budget department (MMB) data oversight clarification
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

SF1322 (Pappas) High school to college developmental transition programs and grant authorization
Referred to the Committee on Finance

SF1325 (Vandeveer) Disabled veteran residency requirement elimination for complementary state park pass
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

SF 1329 (Fredrickson) Clean water and drinking water revolving fund loans and grants use of federal stimulus funds
Referred to the Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs

SF 1334 (Doll) Early childhood program for at-risk four-year-olds
Referred to the Committee on Finance

Senate Calendar
1 - - S.F. No. 401: (SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS; Companion to H.F. No. 434) A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of doula services
Third Reading
Final Passage Roll Call- 62-0

Senate Consent Calendar
1 - - S.F. No. 237: (SENATE AUTHORS: CARLSON; Companion to H.F. No. 422) A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the first Sunday in October as Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day
Third Reading
Final Passage Roll Call- 62-0

Recess from 1:10 to 1:11
Pogemiller moves to take SRC 6 from the table
SCR 6 (Pogemiller) Joint rules
-Lay on table

Recess from 1:35 until 2:30

Pogemiller moves to take SRC 6 from the table
SCR 6 (Pogemiller) Joint rules
A2 amendment (Marty) Open meeting to apply to Conference Comm. and negotiations with Governor
Oral amendment (Marty) Period after Negotiation Delete the provision in dispute.
- adopted on division
Gerlach – Call of the Senate
Roll Call- 24-36 –not adopted
A50 amendment (Senjem) Delete the new constitutional amendment bill changes
Roll Call- 19-40 –not adopted
A52 amendment (Senjem) Delete the 15 requirement for Gov Bills to be introduced
-Not adopted
A53 amendment (Robling) The Legislature must have targets 14 days after last forecast for the different budget divisions in each house.
Roll Call- 18-43 –not adopted
Final Passage of SCR 6
Roll Call – 51-9 – adopted

Motions and Resolutions
Senator Betzold moved that SF 1224 be withdrawn from the Committee on Finance and rereferred to Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

Senator Bakk moved that SF 913 be withdrawn from the Committee on Finance and rereferred to Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight


The Senate adjourned at approximately 3:18 pm
The Senate will reconvene on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:00 am

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Room 231 State Capitol




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