Audio/Video Archives - 2007-2008 Regular Session

HF829 (Paymar) Omnibus public safety finance bill
*** The Public Safety/Judiciary Policy Working Group will meet immediately following the Conference Committee in the same room

HF829 (Paymar) Omnibus public safety finance bill

Omnibus Public Safety Finance bill
* copies of the bill are available outside Room 568 SOB

HF821 (Smith) Adjusting the monetary threshold for certain property offenses
HF1342 (Smith) Defining qualified domestic violence-related offenses and crimes of violence
HF2267 (Murphy, M.) Appropriating money for a productive day pilot project operated by Arrowhead Regional Corrections Agency
HF2210 (Clark) Appropriating money for restorative justice *** bill added ***
HF1778 (Mullery) Appropriating money for increase in public defenders' salaries *** bill added ***
HF311 (Hornstein) Doubling fines for moving violations committed while operating mobile phones; providing affirmative defense to double fine
HF1440 (Kahn) Requiring certificates of pay equity compliance as a condition for certain state contracts; appropriating money

The following bills heard in the Friday, March 16 joint hearing with the Public Safety and Civil Justice Committee will be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill:

HF1734 (Dominguez) Establishing a pilot project to provide services to ex-criminal offenders now in the community
HF243 (Walker) Reestablishing the ombudsman for corrections
HF1737 (Atkins) Establishing reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes
HF700 (Eastlund) Creating a matching-grant pilot program to assist communities in providing safe transportation for intoxicated persons
HF698 (Hilstrom) Authorizing organizations providing mentoring services to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
HF1733 (Paymar) Authorizing a grant to address domestic violence and intimate partner violence among offenders re-entering the community after a period of incarceration
HF1220 (Hilstrom) Providing for grants for child advocacy centers that perform certain core functions
HF414 (Liebling) Authorizing the Department of Public Safety to make emergency grants to crime victims
HF1628 (Lesch) Reducing the surcharge on license tab violations from $72 to $4
HF1858 (Cornish) Appropriating money for peace officer training related to domestic violence no contact orders
HF1859 (Cornish) Establishing a work group to study attachment of photographs to criminal no contact orders

HF1251 (Atkins) Authorizing direct actions and imposing direct liability on certain insurers in certain actions; preserving certain claims; regulating actions involving certain insurance practices; appropriating money
Bills Added:
HF867 (Bigham) Burglary in the second degree crime definition modified
HF1465 (Kohls) Commissioner of Corrections required to develop a standard formula for calculating the per diem cost in county and regional jails

HF457 (Gardner) Expanding an existing law enforcement tool regarding record keeping of purchasers of scrap metal dealers; requiring registrations; establishing criminal penalties; appropriating money
HF196 (Grieling) Changing mental health provisions; requiring mental health assessments for certain inmates; appropriating money

Bills added:
HF2210 (Clark) Appropriating money for restorative justice
HF2217 (Dominguez) Providing for a study and assessment of alternative dispute resolution; appropriating money
HF1393 (Hilstrom) Clarifying and updating law governing MINNCORP prison industries; adjusting the date for community corrections counties to submit expenditure and cost statements