H.F 459/S.F. 379, legislation that bans BPA in children’s food containers, was repassed. This is the conference committee report and it passed 115-13.
There were several bills that involved fairly lengthy discussion. Representative Mahoney had S.F. 1234 up, it relates to workers’ compensation. In addition to making various policy and housekeeping changes, it also provides for adoption of advisory council recommendations. This did pass.
Representative Lesch presented H.F. 694, a bill relating to debt management and debt settlement. It clarifies exemptions for attorneys at law and modified regulation of debt settlement services. That passed 126-1.
H.F. 683, a bill creating the Legislative Water Commission passed. This is Representative Fisher’s bill and it generated a lot of discussion. The author has White Bear Lake in his district, so he is heavily involved in water issues due to the decreasing amount of water in the lake.
Another controversial bill is H.F. 1183, the Legacy Bill. This legislation appropriates the constitutionally dedicated legacy funds. It passed 70-55, as amended.