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Civil Law

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Agenda: **** The 24-hr amendment rule is waived for this meeting.**** If you wish to testify, please contact the committee administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn.
NOTE: The HF1756 A1 Amendment was already adopted by the committee on April 16th. The language is posted to reflect the current version of the bill.
HF1756 (Holberg) Safe at Home address confidentiality program data handling regulated.
HF1802 (Norton) Destination medical center corporation data classified.


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House Civil Law Committee
04:38 - Gavel.
04:54 - HF1756 (Holberg) Safe at Home address confidentiality program data handling regulated.
10:23 - HF1802 (Norton) Destination medical center corporation data classified.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.

Civil Law

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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Agenda: HF1780 (Huntley) Health and human services data practice provisions modified; community first services and supports and Northstar Care for Children established; vital records, suspected maltreatment reporting, child custody, background studies, program integrity, waiver provider standards and fraud investigation provisions modified; home care providers and alkaline hydrolysis facilities licensed; penalties, advisory council, and state-based risk adjustment system assessment established. HF338 (Bly) Eminent domain provisions modified with respect to electric power utilities, and property rights ombudsman established.
HF1756 (Holberg) Safe at Home address confidentiality program data handling regulated. ***NOTE:*** Amendments to HF1780 will be accepted until 8:15 p.m. April 15.

Civil Law

Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Agenda:
HF276 (Dehn) Resolution; requesting Congress propose a constitutional amendment and if not, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not artificial entities, and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.

Civil Law

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Agenda: ***Note:*** HF1002, HF1377 and HF276 are pending re-referral and will be taken up when the committee reconvenes at 6 p.m. Amendments for these bills will be accepted until 2 p.m. March 20.
If you wish to testify, please contact the committee administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn.
HF1112 (Winkler) Secretary of state duties and responsibilities modified, and standard of conduct provided for directors of cooperatives.
HF1058 (Winkler) Early learning scholarship program established, access to quality early learning and care expanded, and money appropriated.
HF283 (Winkler) Evidence arising from a collaborative law process availability limited.
HF739 (Moran) Children and family service provisions modified; data practice provisions changed; and contractual agreement provisions changed with tribes, child care programs, community action agencies, the Minnesota family investment program, general assistance, group residential housing, and maltreatment reporting.
HF183 (Holberg) Public employee data unauthorized access penalties and procedures enhanced.
HF474 (Holberg) Automated license plate reader data classified, log of use required, and data required to be destroyed.
HF647 (Atkins) Division of insurance fraud renamed; subpoenas regulated; continuing education requirements modified; actuarial opinions required and regulated; risk-based capital requirements modified; coverages regulated; exclusions prohibited; no-fault benefits and coverages, arbitration, and health claims appeals modified; workers' compensation self-insurance plan funding modified; real estate appraiser licenses regulated; services requests modified; petroleum product specifications modified; and unnecessary laws repealed.
HF131 (Slocum) Estate sale conductors required to post a bond to protect owners of property to be sold.
HF1002 (Schoen) Criminal background check process established for individuals licensed by the health-related licensing boards and commissioner of health, and money appropriated.
HF1377 (Hortman) Mortgage lender and servicer loss mitigation required, and mortgage foreclosure dual tracking prohibited.
HF276 (Dehn) Resolution; requesting Congress propose a constitutional amendment and if not, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not artificial entities, and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.
HF580 (Simon) Data protection regulated for victims of violence.


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01:46 - Gavel.
01:59 - HF1112 (Winkler) Secretary of state duties and responsibilities modified.
07:57 - HF283 (Winkler) Evidence arising from a collaborative law process availability limited.
09:55 - HF1058 (Winkler) Early learning scholarship program established, access to quality early learning and care expanded, and money appropriated.
23:52 - HF183 (Holberg) Public employee data unauthorized access penalties and procedures enhanced.
1:04:30 - HF474 (Holberg) Automated license plate reader data classified, log of use required, and data required to be destroyed.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.

Civil Law

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Agenda: ***NOTE:*** The 24-hour rule has been amended for this meeting. Amendments will be accepted until 5:15 p.m. on Monday, March 18.
HF131 has been rescheduled for March 20. HF573 is pending re-referral.
If you wish to testify, please contact the committee administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn.
HF19 (Hortman) Agency designations allowed in certain civil law situations, form language provided, clarifying changes made, and filing requirements clarified for appeals to Tax Court.
HF1051 (Rosenthal) Crime victim rights and programs statutory provisions clarified.
HF573 (Ward) Public employees insurance program regulated, and school employer participation required.
HF1081 (Allen) Burden of proof shifted to the prosecutor in an innocent owner case involving off-highway vehicles, DWI, designated offenses, controlled substance offenses, fleeing offenses, and prostitution offenses; homestead exemption codified and expanded; and innocent owners allowed to reclaim vehicle if equipped with ignition interlock device.
HF1082 (Allen) Judicial forfeiture of property associated with controlled substance offenses and vehicles used in drive-by shootings conviction required, and presumption for administrative forfeiture eliminated.

Civil Law

Friday, March 15, 2013
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Agenda: ***NOTE:*** The 24-hour rule has been amended for this meeting. Amendments will be accepted until 8 p.m. on March 14.
If you wish to testify, please contact the committee administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn.
HF792 (Holberg) Negligent conduct liability waivers prohibited.
HF695 (Simon) Omnibus Data Practices Bill.
HF972 (Yarusso) Revisor's bill; erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and miscellaneous corrections made to laws, statutes, and rules.
HF1117 (Huntley) Chemical and mental health and human service licensing provisions modified, methadone treatment program standards established, drug treatment provisions modified, Schedule I controlled substances added to list.
HF565 (Abeler) Lease terminated upon death of unmarried tenant living alone.
HF1240 (Abeler) Licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearings provisions modified; and NETStudy use required for background studies.
HF1181 (Dorholt) Public accommodations for blind and disabled persons ensured.
HF1470 (Moran) Public authority allowed to discontinue child support services.
HF662 (Laine) Health professional education loan forgiveness, tuberculosis standards, and poison control provisions modified; occupational therapy practitioners defined and provisions changed; adverse health events reporting requirements changed; radon education disclosure required; volunteer medical personnel liability coverage provided; and legend drug prescribing authority amended.
HF865 (Sundin) Product stewardship programs provided for.
HF536 (Davnie) Residential property contracts for deed notice established, and remedies provided.
HF829 (Allen) Landlord violation civil penalty imposed; tenant holding over provisions amended; time appeal and notice of hearing modified; and technical, clarifying, and conforming changes made.
HF748 (Simon) Prompt payment of wages requirements and penalties modified.
HF300 (Clark) Notice to quit or pay prior to filing an eviction action created.
HF1451 (Winkler) I-35W bridge remnant steel disposition provided for.
HF975 (Benson) Fair hearing and internal audit provisions modified, Cultural and Ethnic Leadership Communities Council created, obsolete language removed, and technical changes made.
HF1442 (Hansen) Aquatic invasive species decal requirements and fees established, aquatic invasive species trailer decal requirements eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.

Civil Law

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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Agenda: HF824 (Hortman) Minnesota Health Records Act provisions modified.
HF844 (Nelson) Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce Council created. HF1175 (Wagenius) Minnesota agricultural water quality program established and rulemaking authorized. HF892 (Melin) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act updated.
HF909 (Davnie) Marriage dissolution and legal separation proceeding education requirements provided.
Note: More bills may be added to the agenda.
If you wish to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn

Civil Law

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Agenda: THIS HEARING WILL BE TICKETED. TICKETS WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE TESTIFYING ON HF1054 FIRST. THE REMAINING TICKETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS TO THOSE IN LINE OUTSIDE ROOM 10 OF THE STATE OFFICE BUILDING. THERE WILL BE OVERFLOW SEATING IN ROOM 181 OF THE STATE OFFICE BUILDING WHERE YOU CAN VIEW THE HEARING ON TELEVISION.
Tickets to attend the morning portion of this meeting will not carry over into the evening portion. Tickets will be redistributed before the committee reconvenes at 6PM - once again these tickets will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Note to Testifiers: ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY TICKETS TO THE EVENING PORTION OF THE MEETING. Those who have already testified but wish to attend the evening portion will need to wait in line.
If you wish to testify, email the committee administrator at charlotte.antin@house.mn. In your email, include your full name, any association you are affiliated with, and whether you plan to testify in support or in opposition of the bill.YOU MUST SIGN UP TO TESTIFY BY 3 P.M. ON MONDAY, MARCH 11 TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST. Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes per person.
HF1054 (Clark) Marriage between two persons provided for, and exemptions and protections based in religious association provided for.


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House Civil Law Committee - evening meeting
07:05 - Gavel and continued consideration of HF1054 (Clark) Marriage between two persons provided, and exemptions based in religious association provided for.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.

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House Civil Law Committee - morning meeting
02:48 - Gavel.
03:04 - HF1054 (Clark) Marriage between two persons provided, and exemptions based in religious association provided for.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

Civil Law

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Agenda: ***Note***No Additional Testimony Will Be Taken on the Subcommittee Reports.
Subcommittee Reports from the Data Practices Subcommittee: HF501 (Hilstrom) Medical examiners and coroners permitted to use license and identification card photographs. HF604 (Myhra) Personnel data disclosure provisions modified. HF621 (Winkler) Private data specified on individuals with disabilities as private data.
HF798 (Erhardt) Minnesota road use test participation data classified, and construction manager. HF828 (Lesch) Secure communications network access authorized, minimum standards provided, and network use.
HF589 (Kahn) Genetic information provisions changed.
HF804 (Scott) Department of Corrections allowed to access data to track employment of offenders sentenced to probation for the purpose of case planning.
HF782 (Norton) Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee expiration extended, and early hearing detection and intervention program data classified.
Additional Bills on the Agenda: HF838 (Schoen) Court services, detention, and corrections data access provided for domestic fatality review teams.
HF704 (Hilstrom) Family Reunification Act of 2013 created. HF681 (Simon) Limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse changed. - 15 minutes will be given for proponent testimony and 15 minutes will be given for opposition testimony.
Bill(s) Removed: HF827 (Lenczewski) Property tax administration data practice provisions technical and clarifying changes made.
HF584 (Hortman) Data collected from or provided by applicants, users, and customers of transit services in the metropolitan area classified.
If you wish to testify on HF838, HF704 or HF681, please contact Charlotte Antin at charlotte.antin@house.mn.

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House Civil Law Committee
07:21 - Gavel.
• Subcommittee reports from the Data Practices Subcommittee:.
08:19 - HF501 (Hilstrom) Medical examiners and coroners permitted to use license and identification card photographs.
10:14 - HF604 (Myhra) Personnel data disclosure provisions modified.
12:18 - HF621 (Winkler) Private data specified on individuals with disabilities as private data.
12:57 - HF798 (Erhardt) Minnesota road use test participation data classified, and construction manager.
15:01 - HF828 (Lesch) Secure communications network access authorized, minimum standards provided, and network use.
16:33 - HF589 (Kahn) Genetic information provisions changed.
18:11 - HF804 (Scott) Department of Corrections allowed to access data to track employment of offenders sentenced to probation for the purpose of case planning.
19:13- HF782 (Norton) Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee expiration extended, and early hearing detection and intervention program data classified.
• Additional bills:.
21:39 - HF838 (Schoen) Court services, detention, and corrections data access provided for domestic fatality review teams.
50:35 - HF704 (Hilstrom) Family Reunification Act of 2013 created.
1:06:16 - HF681 (Simon) Limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse changed.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.

Civil Law

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Agenda: THE 24 HOUR RULE HAS BEEN AMENDED FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH. AMENDMENTS FOR HF737 AND HF826 WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 5:15PM ON MONDAY, MARCH 4TH. HF489 (Lenczewski) Income and franchise taxes, property taxes, sales and use taxes, and other taxes and tax provisions technical and clarifying changes made.
HF490 (Lenszewski) Income and franchise taxes, property taxes, sales and use taxes, and other taxes and tax provision policy changes made. HF737 (Hansen) Clean water fund expenditures authorized, reporting requirements modified, Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act modified, obsolete rules repealed, and money appropriated. ***Pending re-referral.
HF644 (Atkins) Building and construction contracts regulated, and third party insurance agreements prohibited.
HF446 (Hortman) Building and construction contracts and indemnification agreements regulated.
HF605 (Winkler) Children protected from exposure to harmful chemicals in products, criteria amended for identification of priority chemicals, disclosure required by manufacturers of children's products that contain harmful chemicals, Pollution Control Agency authorized to prohibit sales of children's products that contain harmful chemicals, waiver process provided, and fees established.
HF826 (Davnie) Safe and supportive schools provided for, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated. ***Pending re-referral.
***NOTE: The committee will only be discussing the data provisions in HF489, HF490, HF605 and HF826.
If you wish to testify, please contact Charlotte Antin at charlotte.antin@house.mn.

Civil Law

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Agenda: To testify, please contact Committee Administrator Charlotte Antin at charlotte.antin@house.mn or 651-296-5360.
***Note: HF252 is continued from Tuesday, Feb. 26.
HF252 (Allen) Child placement proceedings modified.
HF54 (Mullery) Consumer fraud regulated.
HF642 (Lesch) Consumer fraud regulated.
HF83 (Freiberg) Mortgage foreclosure tenant remedies, single point of contact and various notice provisions provided; mortgage foreclosure dual tracking prohibited, and mandatory mediation required prior to commencing a mortgage foreclosure.

Civil Law

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Agenda: ***More bills may be added to the agenda.
To testify, please contact Committee Administrator Charlotte Antin at charlotte.antin@house.mn or 651-296-5360.
HF161 (Cornish) Homicide victim specified personal property protection inventory and emergency order authorized to preserve rights of decedent's heirs and beneficiaries; notice of rights and procedures added to crime victims' chapter.
HF291 (Simon) Assisted reproduction provisions related to determinations of paternity and maternity modified.
HF252 (Allen) Child placement proceedings modified.

Civil Law

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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Agenda: ***More bills may be added to the agenda.
HF410 (Hilstrom) Crime victim's estate authorized to request or enforce an order for restitution.
HF129 (Sanders) Mortgage foreclosures regulated, and foreclosure consultant definition clarified.
HF483 (Fritz) Newborn screening required for critical heart disease.

Civil Law

Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Agenda:
HF450 (Atkins) Actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property limitations modified.
HF482 (Atkins) Survival or continuation of an action provided after the death or disability of a party.

Civil Law

Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Agenda: If you wish to testify, please contact Charlotte Antin at charlotte.antin@house.mn.
HF232 (Hilstrom) Statutory short form power of attorney modified, and judicial relief authorized.
HF84 (Lesch) Dog and cat breeder licensing and inspection provided for, and money appropriated.


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House Civil Law Committee
04:14 - Gavel.
04:30 - HF232 (Hilstrom) Statutory short form power of attorney modified, and judicial relief authorized.
30:45 - HF84 (Lesch) Dog and cat breeder licensing and inspection provided for, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

Civil Law

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Agenda:
HF369 (Freiberg) Uniform Community Property Rights at Death Act adopted.
HF212 (Yarusso) Timely filing for appeals from orders provisions modified.
HF290 (Simon) False claims provisions modified.
HF335 (Simon) Jury service exclusion prohibited on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation.

Civil Law

Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Agenda: Presentation on family law.
HF278 (Hortman) Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act enacted as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Civil Law

Friday, February 1, 2013
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Agenda: HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, legislative appointments provided, and money appropriated. (Pending re-referral from Government Operations.) ***Discussion will be limited to data practices provisions only.*** Those who wish to testify may contact Charlotte Antin at (651) 296-5360 or charlotte.antin@house.mn

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House Civil Law Committee
09:10 - Gavel, and discussion of HF5 (Atkins) Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, legislative appointments provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 2 hour, 40 minutes.

Civil Law

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Agenda: Presentation on the civil process.
**Additional items may be added.

Civil Law

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Agenda:
HF20 (Freiberg) Personal contact information classified except where disclosure is specifically authorized by law.
HF19 (Hortman) Agency designations allowed in certain civil law situations, form language provided, clarifying changes made, and filing requirements clarified for appeals to Tax Court.
HF87 (Winkler) Affidavit of survivorship and release or partial release of mortgage lien provided for, interest claimed in registered land after resignation, and technical and conforming changes made.
HF40 (Hilstrom) Guardian and conservator appointment provisions modified, background study fee increased, and guardian and conservator annual report content modified.

Civil Law

Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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Agenda: Introductions; Overview of Committee Rules; Data Practices Overview from the Information Policy Analysis Division