The following House Files were introduced:
Solberg and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 68, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; providing an appropriation for emergencies; requiring reports and recommendations to bring the state budget into compliance with generally accepted governmental accounting principles; requiring disclosure of the impact of inflation on state expenditures; requiring consultation on expenditure data; requiring a report of cash flow for the general fund; providing continuing appropriations for the operation of state government under certain conditions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 9.061, subdivision 5; 16A.055, subdivision 1; 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1e; 16A.11, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 69, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for health insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hosch, Urdahl, Heidgerken and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 70, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money to Eden Valley-Watkins school district to recover the cost of remediating an environmental hazard.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 71, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the definition of farming for the purposes of the Minnesota Agricultural Development Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41C.02, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Hosch, Welti, Dill, Hackbarth, Eken and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 72, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying bear baiting restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.425.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Paulsen, Kohls, Buesgens, Zellers, Brod, Heidgerken, DeLaForest, Dean, Hoppe, Simpson and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 73, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; confining regular legislative sessions to odd-numbered years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.011.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hansen, Huntley, Jaros, Hornstein, Tingelstad, Wagenius and Bigham introduced:
H. F. 74, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress and others to protect the Great Lakes from aquatic invasive species.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 75, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing a prohibition on certain expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 211B.12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Shimanski and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 76, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring designation of a canoe route.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 77, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing best value as the criteria for construction contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16C.03, subdivision 3; 16C.06, subdivisions 2, 7; 16C.10, subdivisions 1, 6; 16C.26; 16C.28, subdivision 3; 16C.32, subdivision 2; 16C.33, subdivisions 5, 7; 161.32, subdivision 1b; 471.345, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16C.27; 16C.28, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Morrow, Brynaert, Kranz and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 78, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.41, subdivision 7; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 15; 126C.12, subdivision 5; 126C.126; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.081.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 79, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; containing provisions of an administrative nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 354.094, subdivision 1; 354.35; 354.45, subdivision 1a; 354.48, subdivision 3; 356.46, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 354.49, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 80, A bill for an act relating to occupations; modifying regulation of barbers and barbering schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 154.065, subdivision 2; 154.07, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 154.07, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Paulsen, Brod, Kohls, Simpson, DeLaForest and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 81, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; providing an exclusion for long-term capital gains; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson and Lanning introduced:
H. F. 82, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for certain military pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hansen, Kahn, Wagenius, Masin, Wardlow, Davnie, Morgan, Loeffler, Thissen, Lillie, Atkins, Johnson, Hornstein, Lenczewski and Beard introduced:
H. F. 83, A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing the legislative auditor to retain certain audit fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 37.06.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Erickson and Olson introduced:
H. F. 84, A bill for an act relating to the ombudsman for mental health; imposing a term limit in office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245.92.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Bunn, Madore, Sailer, Kalin, Welti, Clark, Haws, Wagenius, Tschumper, Brown, Kranz, Fritz, Moe, Bigham, Greiling, Koenen, Swails, Winkler and Scalze introduced:
H. F. 85, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2006 to the federal teacher expense deduction, tuition subtraction, and other provisions of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunity Act, and the Pension Protection Plan of 2006; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hackbarth and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 86, A bill for an act relating to energy; designating Elk River as Minnesota's energy city; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Thao, Johnson, Lillie, Lesch and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 87, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing expenditures to predesign an Asian Pacific Cultural Center in St. Paul; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen, Huntley, Clark, Abeler and Walker introduced:
H. F. 88, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing the MFIP subsidized housing penalty; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.37, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Greiling; Heidgerken; Morrow; Murphy, M.; Hilstrom; Morgan; McFarlane; Swails; Davnie; Dominguez; Faust and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 89, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to carry through on their pledge to fund 40 percent of special education costs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Greiling, Mariani and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 90, A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States not to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act in its current form.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 91, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing the minimum wage; providing a mechanism for adjusting the minimum wage annually to account for inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 92, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of public safety to determine whether hunting licensees are ineligible to possess a firearm and, if so, to notify specified governmental officials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 93, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing for parole and probation authorities to have access to certain records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Bigham, Dominguez and Madore introduced:
H. F. 94, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that certain appropriations continue in effect until eliminated or modified; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Bigham, Kalin and Madore introduced:
H. F. 95, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; prohibiting per diem payments to members during certain special sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.099, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 96, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; providing for payment of refunds to estates in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.18, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 97, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the research credit to the individual income tax; making a portion of the credit refundable; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, S.; Greiling; Smith; Marquart and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 98, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equity revenue for districts above the 95th percentile; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Erickson, Shimanski, Ruth, Howes, Abeler, Gottwalt, Ward, Nornes, Westrom and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 99, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2006 to the federal teacher expense deduction, tuition subtraction, and other provisions of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunity Act, and the Pension Protection Plan of 2006; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19b, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Demmer, Hamilton, Marquart, Magnus, Juhnke, Simpson, Severson, Koenen, Otremba, Ruth, Nornes, Shimanski, Dettmer and Welti introduced:
H. F. 100, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating a farm enhancement loan program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Demmer, Juhnke, Simpson, Brod, Koenen, Magnus, Hamilton, Severson, Lieder, Otremba, Ruth, Seifert, Nornes, Dettmer, Shimanski and Welti introduced:
H. F. 101, A bill for an act relating to education finance; excluding the value of agricultural land from the tax base for school bonded debt levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 102, A bill for an act relating to bonds; authorizing the city of Winsted to issue bonds under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, to finance the acquisition and betterment of a facility consisting of a city hall, community center, and police station.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Berns; Paulsen; Zellers; Kohls; Brod; Dettmer; Lanning; Seifert; Peterson, N.; Hamilton; Hackbarth; McFarlane; Demmer; Cornish; Heidgerken; Eastlund; Sviggum; Smith; Dean; Anderson, S., and DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. 103, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2006 to the federal teacher expense deduction, tuition subtraction, and other provisions of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunity Act, and the Pension Protection Plan of 2006; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19b, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sailer and Eken introduced:
H. F. 104, A bill for an act relating to animal health; removing limits on reimbursement for certain animals killed by order of the Board of Animal Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 35.09, subdivisions 1, 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hortman; Erhardt; Madore; Lillie; Peterson, N.; Ruth; Tingelstad; Fritz; Slocum; Bigham; Thissen; Loeffler; Paymar; Hornstein; Swails and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 105, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring passenger restraint for children under the age of eight in motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.685, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Thissen, Erhardt, Cornish, Hornstein and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 106, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; making seat belt violation a primary offense in all seating positions regardless of age; increasing the fine for seat belt violations; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.686, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivision 2b; 171.055, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 107, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the treatment of wagering losses under the alternative minimum tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Morrow and Brynaert introduced:
H. F. 108, A bill for an act relating to the city of North Mankato; allowing the city to impose a local sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fritz and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 109, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for street and sewer improvements in Blooming Prairie.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.