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SF No. 722 and others
Floor Session Date: Friday, May 4, 2001
Video Coverage: Several bills were considered on the Special Orders Calendar including the Omnibus Energy Bill (SF 722).
About the Session:
Several bills were considered on the Special Orders Calendar including the Omnibus Energy bill (SF 722). The Omnibus Energy bill is a comprehensive energy plan. The plan provides incentives for energy conservation, requires utilities to generate more renewable energy, and makes it easier and quicker to build new power plants. Senator Jim Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul, authored Senate File 722. It passed 59-0.

Other bills on the Special Orders Calender:

SF 1711 (Knutson) Crime of counterfeit drivers licenses and identification cards; shoplifting gear possession crime expansion. Final Passage - 60-0.

SF 1215 (Cohen) Human rights provisions modifications. Final Passage - 54-0.

SF 846 (Cohen) Criminal justice data communications network use authority expansion. Final Passage - 58-0.

SF 1033 (Wiener) State Community and technical colleges employee unions merger. Final Passage - 53-3.

SF 1472 (Metzen) Capital access program modifications. Final Passage - 57-0.

SF 1033 (Wiener) State Community and technical colleges employee unions merger. Final Passage - 56-0.

SF 491 (Berglin) Patient protections provisions modifications. Final Passage as amended - 55-5.

SF 414 (Hottinger) MN utilization review act provisions modifications. Final Passage as amended - 45-10.

SF 859 ( Hottinger) Accountancy practice regulation provisions modification and recodification. Final Passage - 56-0.

SF 1064 (Rest) State agencies professional services contractors selection process. Final Passage as amended - 57-0.

SF 2049 (Sabo) Camp Coldwater Springs natural flow protection. Final Passage - 55 - 0.

SF 1498 (Murphy) County state aid highway and municipal state aid street funds disaster accounts limit increases. Final Passage - 53 -0.

SF 694 (Murphy) Minnesota Propane Education and Research Act of 2001 -Laid on table.

SF 970 (Murphy) Gasoline sales below cost prohibition. Final Passage - 42-18.

SF 694 (Murphy) MN Propane Education and Research Act of 2001. Final Passage as amended - 43-10.

SF 1659 (Murphy) Animal feedlot permit conditions and additional level