The Transportation bill funds $5 billion dollars on transportation over 10 years. The bill passed on a 39-26 vote.

Highlights of the plan included: a 6 cents per gallon gas tax increase starting June 1; a Nov. 5 referendum in the 11 county metro area on whether to increase the sales tax by .5 percent for 10 years (to fund metro highway and transit projects); the state would sell $100 million in trunk highway bonds each year for 10 years, and creating a multi-modale transporation fund. License tab fees were not increased.

The Anti-Terrorism bill passed on a vote of 66-0.

Highlights of the anti-terrorism proposal included: a 25 cents increase to telephone surcharges (currently the charge is 27 cents) for statewide emergency communications; use of $4 million in unspecified general fund money for equipment and training for local emergency responders and for restored statewide hazardous materials teams; and expansion of a new high-tech emergency radio system from the Twin Cities to 15 southeastern and central counties. The bill also allows the state to issue patriotic themed license plates for a $50 charge to be used towards anti-terrorism and creates a felony penalty for a person who places a bomb near a building, vehicle or utility line.

Special Orders were taken up as follows:

SF2881 Cities or towns affordable housing regulation authority. Third Reading. Final Passage as amended Roll Call -39-19

SF 2812 Transportation Funding Bill. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 39-26

SF 3246 Telephone solicitation calls regulation, requires the state to maintain a "do not call" list for people who don't want telephone soliciations; public utilities commission investigation enforcement authority expansion. Third Reading. Final Passage Roll Call - 65-1

SF 3187 Education provisions technical modifications and obsolete provisions repeal. Third Reading. Final Passage Roll Call - 64-0

HF 2882 Electric personal assistive mobility devices operation regulation. Third Reading . Final Passage Roll Call - 53-4

SF 2707 Real estate registration fee surcharge increases for real estate task force. Third Reading. Final Passage Roll Call - 56-0

SF 3020 Second degree sex offender increase. Ranum - motion to lay bill on the table-adopted

SF 2683 Anti-terrorism bill. Third Reading. Final Passage as amended Roll Call - 66 -0

The Senate will reconvene on Friday, March 22, 2002 at 9:00 am