The following House Files were introduced:
Selcer; Marquart; Masin; Halverson; Newton; Murphy, M.; Simonson; Ward, J.A.; Savick; Dehn, R.; Yarusso; Sawatzky; Erickson, R.; Fischer; Isaacson; Lien; McNamar; Radinovich; Loeffler; Brynaert; Norton; Laine; Nelson; Metsa; Ward, J.E.; Rosenthal; Freiberg; Dorholt; Hornstein; Sundin; Fritz; Hansen; Anzelc; Faust and Morgan introduced:
H. F. 1, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring the school district current year aid payment shift percentage to 90; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Davnie; Lien; McNamar; Radinovich; Erickson, R.; Murphy, M.; Simonson; Ward, J.A.; Yarusso; Faust; Dehn, R.; Sawatzky; Isaacson; Marquart; Selcer; Savick; Brynaert; Fischer; Loeffler; Norton; Laine; Nelson; Dorholt; Freiberg; Metsa; Ward, J.E.; Fritz; Hornstein; Sundin; Falk; Lenczewski; Persell; Melin; Dill and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 2, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying property tax refunds; decreasing the threshold percentage for the homestead credit refund for homeowners; increasing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Savick; Mahoney; Fritz; Persell; Lien; Murphy, M.; Simonson; Ward, J.A.; Yarusso; Dehn, R.; Sawatzky; Selcer; Mullery; Isaacson; Marquart; Brynaert; McNamar; Erickson, R.; Loeffler; Laine; Norton; Nelson; Rosenthal; Freiberg; Ward, J.E.; Hornstein; Metsa; Radinovich; Sundin; Falk; Hansen; Wagenius; Melin; Dill and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 3, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota investment fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Sawatzky; Faust; Mahoney; Falk; Persell; Murphy, M.; Dehn, R.; Savick; Selcer; Simonson; Ward, J.A.; Yarusso; Brynaert; Marquart; Radinovich; Erickson, R.; McNamar; Fischer; Lien; Laine; Nelson; Dorholt; Ward, J.E.; Rosenthal; Metsa; Freiberg; Fritz; Hornstein; Wagenius; Melin; Dill; Lillie; Carlson; Schoen and Benson, J. introduced:
H. F. 4, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the Minnesota Trade Office; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Atkins; Huntley; Fritz; Anzelc; Falk; Mullery; Fischer; Ward, J.E.; Savick; Carlson; Yarusso; Hornstein; Schoen; Nelson; Sundin; Mahoney; Lillie; Johnson, S.; Bernardy; Persell; Liebling; Kahn; Erhardt; Brynaert; Dehn, R.; Simonson; Davnie; Isaacson; Lien; Slocum; Loeffler; Laine and Moran introduced:
H. F. 5, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing the Minnesota Insurance Marketplace; prescribing its powers and duties; establishing the right not to participate; specifying data practices procedures; establishing a legislative oversight committee; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; 13D.08, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Lenczewski, Loeffler, Halverson and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 6, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2012 to the provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; changing provisions relating to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116J.424; 270C.13, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 298.22, subdivisions 5a, 8, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 298.221; 298.2211, subdivision 3; 298.2213, subdivision 4; 298.2214, subdivision 6; 298.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 298.227; 298.28, subdivision 9d; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.294; 298.296, subdivisions 1, 2; 298.2961, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.22, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 7, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the district process for reviewing curriculum, instruction, and student achievement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Mullery, Kahn, Nelson and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 8, A bill for an act relating to real estate; enacting the Supporting Responsible Homeowners and Stabilizing Neighborhoods Act; providing homeowner opportunities in regard to underwater mortgage loans and foreclosure relief on residential homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 580.02; 580.041, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 47; 580; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 584.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Huntley, Liebling, Kahn, Loeffler, Allen, Bernardy, Norton and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 9, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding medical assistance eligibility; requiring the use of modified adjusted gross income and a standard income disregard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256B.02, by adding a subdivision; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 3c, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Mullery, Kahn and Newton introduced:
H. F. 10, A bill for an act relating to jobs; modifying the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.
Persell and Erickson, R. introduced:
H. F. 11, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to establish the Northern Minnesota Veterans Home; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 12, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Malone Island Bridge in the city of Isle; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Norton; Kieffer; Persell; Kahn; Moran; Paymar; Davnie; Laine; Dehn, R.; Brynaert; Yarusso; Ward, J.E.; Garofalo; Urdahl; McNamara; Freiberg; Benson, J.; Lillie; Simonson and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 13, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1; changing the method for amending the constitution.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Kieffer, Persell, McNamara, Garofalo and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 14, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing a constitutional amendment to change the method for amending the Minnesota Constitution.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Mullery; Kahn; Loeffler; Nelson; Johnson, S., and Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 15, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing grant program for collaborative activities to reduce unemployment among minority populations; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Mullery, Kahn and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 16, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting conditions precedent to employment related to unemployed persons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.
Mullery, Kahn and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 17, A bill for an act relating to civil rights; requiring notices of civil rights status; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mullery and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 18, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a credit for hiring long-term unemployed individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Hortman, Hoppe and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 19, A bill for an act relating to civil law; allowing agency designations on certain accounts; providing form language; making clarifying changes; clarifying filing requirements for appeals to Tax Court; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 271.06, by adding a subdivision; 524.6-201, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 524.6-203; 524.6-204; 524.6-211; 524.6-213, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 524.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Freiberg; Laine; Schoen; Isaacson; Uglem; Nelson; Ward, J.E.; O'Driscoll and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 20, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying certain contact information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 21, A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures; requiring certain calculations; requiring reduction in the mortgage loan balance under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 582.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 22, A bill for an act relating to real estate; foreclosure forbearance for unemployed long-term homeowners; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 23, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting discrimination in auto insurance based upon geographic location within the Twin Cities metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 72A.20, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 24, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; increasing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 25, A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures; providing foreclosed homeowners with the right to stay in the home for a longer period of time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 580.041, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 26, A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures; requiring lenders to make certain postforeclosure offers to former homeowners; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 27, A bill for an act relating to real estate; requiring that mortgage lenders who have foreclosed on real estate within a city must deed the property to the city in which it is located when the foreclosure has been completed; permitting the city to charge the lender for any costs of repair or demolition; requiring the lender to pay those charges; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 582.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 28, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing homeowners facing foreclosure with information about the current owner of the mortgagee interest in the property, the current holder of the mortgage, and the third-party servicer of the mortgage loan if any; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 580.022, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 29, A bill for an act relating to mortgage lending; requiring lenders to make certain calculations prior to foreclosure; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 30, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; reinstating the lower income motor fuels tax credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 31, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the state reimbursement for reduced-price school lunch meals; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.111, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 32, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; restructuring the individual income tax; eliminating subtractions, applying a single tax rate, modifying the working family credit, and repealing the alternative minimum tax and various credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4; 290.0672; 290.0674; 290.0675, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 290.0679; 290.0802; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 33, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring report on management costs for certain fisheries; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 34, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher licensure requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.18, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 35, A bill for an act relating to real estate; regulating underwater mortgage loans; providing an opportunity to refinance; requiring transparency in loan modification criteria; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 36, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; repealing certain obsolete limitations on state regulation of residential mortgage lending; conforming to the federal Dodd-Frank Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 58.13, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 58.18, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 37, A bill for an act relating to corporate franchise taxation; providing a throwback sales rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.015, subdivision 1; 290.191, subdivisions 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 38, A bill for an act relating to tribal-state compacts; requiring compliance; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.9221, by adding a subdivision; 299L.07, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Persell introduced:
H. F. 39, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local taxes authorized; city of Walker.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 40, A bill for an act relating to protected persons; guardians and conservators; modifying provisions related to the appointment of guardians and conservators; increasing background study fee; modifying contents of annual reports made by guardians and conservators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245C.32, subdivision 2; 524.5-118, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 524.5-303; 524.5-316; 524.5-403; 524.5-420.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 41, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a credit for employers who employ qualified ex-felons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 42, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; applying open meeting law to certain treaty-related meetings; requiring aquatic invasive species report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 43, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring legislative approval of five-year management plan for Mille Lacs walleye harvest.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 44, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees to consider student performance on an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a means to determine eligibility for admission; including career readiness assessment in planning for students' successful transition to postsecondary education and employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 120B.125; 136F.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 45, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring commissioner of administration to place a bust of Nellie Stone Johnson in the State Capitol Building; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 46, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Neighborhood Development Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 47, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting the use of consumer credit scores or history by insurers in underwriting automobile insurance policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 72A.20, subdivision 36; 72A.499, subdivision 1; 72A.501, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 48, A bill for an act relating to the judiciary; regulating the issuance of writs of mandamus; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 586.01.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 49, A bill for an act relating to real estate mortgage foreclosures; providing that future mortgage foreclosures by advertisement will not be effective; providing that a deficiency judgment will no longer be available on foreclosures of homestead property by action or advertisement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 580.01; 582.30, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 50, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying reliance on criminal history for employment requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.981, subdivision 1; 364.021.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 51, A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures; regulating lender sale of a foreclosed property to a person who has an unremedied local housing code violation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 582.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 52, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Woodard; Swedzinski; Loon; Daudt; Drazkowski; Sanders; Hamilton; Johnson, B., and Erickson, S. introduced:
H. F. 53, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring a three-fifths vote to pass legislation reducing the school aid payment percentage below 90; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 54, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer fraud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325F.69, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.