INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, January 17, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 171, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the amount of gasoline fuel tax attributable to the use of all-terrain vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.18, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 172, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the town of Scambler in Ottertail County to impose an aggregate tax under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.75, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erickson, Eastlund and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 173, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for nursing facilities in specified counties to the geographic group III median rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

DeLaForest introduced:

H. F. 174, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; eliminating the sales tax on local government purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 175, A bill for an act relating to health; excluding aid and attendance benefits from the MinnesotaCare definition of income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.01, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 176, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing Preservation of State Documents Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 177, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the fair share health care fund; requiring large employers to report information on health care costs; requiring certain large employers to make payments to the fair share health care fund; requiring the designation and provision of subsidies for approved health coverage options; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Fritz, Bly, Ward and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 178, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the early childhood family education program; increasing the minimum population guarantee used to calculate early childhood family education program revenue; increasing the revenue for the home visiting early childhood family education program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 179, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing a petition requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 205A.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Sertich introduced:

H. F. 180, A bill for an act relating to economic development; dissolving the Hibbing Area Redevelopment Agency; transferring assets and liabilities to the Hibbing Economic Development Authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Sertich, Sviggum and Simon introduced:

H. F. 181, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; removing references to legislative days.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Murphy, E. and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 182, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing more affordable conversion health coverage as a bridge to Medicare for persons 60 to 65 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.65, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 183, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing limited medical assistance coverage for individuals eligible for Medicare Part D; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bigham, Smith, Olin, Berns, Simon, Lillie, Atkins, Hilstrom, Abeler and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 184, A bill for an act relating to crime; amending the crime of burglary in the second degree; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.581, by adding subdivisions; 609.582, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Ward introduced:

H. F. 185, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing supplemental rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 186, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the imposition and refund of sales tax on capital equipment; eliminating an obsolete provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.68, subdivision 5; 297A.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Brod; Paulsen; Hamilton; Heidgerken; Lanning; Erickson; McFarlane; Shimanski; Anderson, B.; Simpson; Dettmer; Dean; Kohls; Berns; DeLaForest; Hoppe; Urdahl; Severson; Demmer and Beard introduced:

H. F. 187, A bill for an act relating to estate taxation; conforming to the federal exemption amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 291.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 188, A bill for an act relating to state government; defining special district; requiring special districts to file governance documents with the state auditor; requiring audits of special districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

DeLaForest introduced:

H. F. 189, A bill for an act relating to crime; repealing the law prohibiting ticket scalping; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.805.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

DeLaForest, Kohls, Zellers and Brod introduced:

H. F. 190, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing additional grounds for automatic revocation of a teaching license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.20, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.