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	SF No. 2377
	Floor Session Date: Friday, May 18, 2001
	Video Coverage: Senate adopts a legislative and congressional redistricting bill (SF 2377) and takes up other items on Special Orders

	About the Session:
	The Senate passes a legislative and congressional redistricting bill (SF 2377) and takes up other items on the Special Orders Calendar. After each new census, the legislature is required to redraw legislative and congressional district lines to reflect population shifts. Both Senate DFLers and Senate Republicans drafted their own redistricting plans. The Senate DFL congressional plan (SF 2377) would leave St. Paul and Minneapolis in separate districts and expands the urban districts to include more suburbs while the Senate Republican plan would merge St. Paul and Minneapolis into one congressional district and create three entirely suburban districts instead of the current two. The Republican plan failed on a 38-27 party line vote. The Senate DFL legislative plan paired Republican incumbents in ten districts and DFLers in one. The Senate Republican plan paired Democratic incumbents in six districts and Republicans in none. The Republican plan failed on a 38-27 party line vote. Senator Lawrence Pogemiller, DFL-Minneapolis, authored Senate File 2377. The bill passed 35-28. Other items considered on Special Orders included: SF 2208 (Pogemiller) Public finance and debt provisions modifications. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 52-4. HF 634 (Kelly, R.C.) Payment of claims against the state; Murray county property taxes reimbursement authority; Willis Lake wildlife management lake designation. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 59-0. HF 1182 (Frederickson) Invention developers financial requirements and legal actions provisions modification. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 56-0. HF 708 (Johnson, Dean) Motor vehicle registration taxes exemption clarification for well drilling machines, pump hoists and related equipment; commercial motor vehicles special mobile equipment inspection requirement. Final Passage Roll Call - 57-0. HF 2028 (Higgins) Environmental audit provisions modified and pollution control agency annual performance reporting date changed. Final Passage Roll Call - 56-0. HF 1973 (Terwilliger) State highways in municipalities regulated and conforming changes provided. Final Passage Roll Call - 57-0. HF 2514 (Murphy) Foot and Mouth Disease. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 61-0.