Monthly Archives: April 2013

Session – April 29, 2013

We went through nine bills in fairly short order on Monday.  H.F. 829 relates to Evictions, Time for Appeal and Rent Escrow.  It extends from 10 to 15 days the time from the issuance of the judgment within which a … Continue reading

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Scoops for Troops

Sunday was a beautiful day for the Scoops for Troops event.  The line to get ice cream was pretty long, but  time passed quickly because of the conversations that took place during the wait.  Many people were wearing the shirts … Continue reading

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Session – April 26, 2013

We had two bills dealing with consumer protection for children’s products..  Representative Atkin’s Bill, H.F. 459, bans bisphenol-A (BPA ) in children’s food containers. Representative Percell’s bill, H.F. 357, bans formaldehyde, or ingredients that can degrade into formaldehyde, in specific … Continue reading

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Session – April 25, 2013

The Omnibus Higher Education Finance Bill, S.F. 1236 was the main bill of the day.  This bill increases state spending on higher education and 80% of that increase is allocated to tuition relief.  This is the first increase in funding … Continue reading

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Session April 24, 2013

We started H .F. 1444, the House Tax Bill, at Noon and finally voted around 8:50 P.M..  And that was in spite of the fact that we finished the amendments around 3:00.  We have some members that like to deliver … Continue reading

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Session – April 23, 2013

After lengthy debate, we passed H.F. 630, the Education Finance and Policy Bill, by a vote of 83-50. The bill fully funds all-day kindergarten and increases Early Learning Scholarships by $50 million. The bill includes a plan to create the … Continue reading

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Session – April 22, 2013

We worked on four bills today.  The main bill was H.F. 1233, the Health & Human Service Omnibus Finance Bill and that took about nine hours of discussion. The vote was 70 yeas and 64 nays.  It does give a 3 % … Continue reading

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Session – April 20, 2013

Today we heard H.F. 1184, the State Government Finance and Veteran Affairs Omnibus Bill. This took hours and the final vote was 73 yeas and 56 nays. The state government legislation covers departments like Minnesota Management & Budget and administration. … Continue reading

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Session – April 19, 2013

House File 671, the Omnibus Public Safety Finance Bill was passed on a 122-7 vote. This bill funds a School Safety Center.  H.F. 1160, the Omnibus Judiciary Finance Bill passed today on  71-59 vote.  This bill includes a provision to protect … Continue reading

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Session – April 18, 2013

The main bill today was the H.F. 976, the  Environment, Natural Resources and Agricultural Finance Omnibus Bill.  It took a good deal of time to discuss the many parts of this legislation.  The primary focus was water, particularly trying to protect drinking water.

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