INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, January 24, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Nornes, Erickson, Cox, Lanning, Samuelson, Urdahl and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 374, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care center license fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.10, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Cox introduced:

H. F. 375, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying division of cost for certain intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.19, subdivision 1.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 376, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for assistive technology.

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

Blaine introduced:

H. F. 377, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of a wastewater collection system connection to the Mille Lacs wastewater treatment facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Nelson, P. and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 378, A bill for an act relating to legislation; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; eliminating certain redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making miscellaneous technical corrections to statutes and other laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 4.077, subdivision 1; 10A.04, subdivision 6; 13.32, subdivision 3; 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 13.381, by adding a subdivision; 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.47, subdivision 1; 13.4963, subdivision 2; 15.0591, subdivision 2; 15.39, subdivision 2; 16B.31, subdivision 1; 17.43; 18C.60, subdivision 1; 28.15; 32.645; 47.59, subdivision 2; 62I.13, subdivision 3; 62L.17, subdivision 2a; 64B.37, subdivision 2; 82.33, subdivision 4; 84.8712, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; 85.22, subdivision 2a; 89.01, subdivision 5a; 103F.205, subdivision 1; 115B.20, subdivision 2; 116J.871, subdivision 3; 119B.25, subdivision 2; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 127A.10; 137.09; 144.6501, subdivision 1; 145B.04; 152.027, subdivision 4; 155A.03, subdivision 1; 155A.16; 161.1419, subdivision 8; 168.275; 168.33, subdivision 2a; 169.21, subdivision 2; 169.50, subdivision 1; 169.59, subdivision 4; 169A.55, subdivision 3; 171.181, subdivision 1; 177.23, subdivision 7; 181.30; 201.014, subdivision 2; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.15, subdivision 1; 204B.10, subdivision 6; 216B.61; 219.57, subdivision 6; 234.23; 235.10; 235.13; 237.763; 238.37; 238.38; 238.42; 239.791, subdivision 15; 244.05, subdivisions 4, 5; 245.466, subdivision 1; 245.4875, subdivision 1; 245.75; 246.01; 246B.04, subdivision 2; 252.24, subdivision 5; 252A.03, subdivisions 1, 4; 252A.101, subdivisions 1, 5; 253B.23, subdivision 2; 256.93, subdivision 1; 256B.055, subdivision 12; 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; 256B.0627, subdivisions 1, 5; 256B.0917, subdivisions 4, 5; 256B.0951, subdivision 8; 256B.431, subdivision 14; 256G.01, subdivision 3; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.15, subdivision 2; 256M.10, subdivision 5; 257B.08; 259.21, subdivision 4; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 260C.101, subdivision 2; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290.095, subdivision 1; 299D.07; 299F.051, subdivision 4; 299F.093, subdivision 1; 302A.011, subdivision 16; 303.03; 303.25, subdivision 1; 321.1114; 322B.03, subdivision 27; 325F.40; 325N.15; 329.17; 333.135; 336.4A-105; 343.40, subdivision 3; 345.14; 346.05; 353.01, subdivision 2; 353.34, subdivision 3a; 356.431, subdivision 1; 395.22; 458D.02, subdivision 2; 469.104; 473.845, subdivision 1; 481.05; 501B.18; 501B.19; 514.996, subdivision 3; 515B.4-102; 524.2-114; 525.9212; 525.95, subdivision 1; 527.38; 527.39; 529.12; 540.18, subdivision 1; 580.041, subdivision 2; 624.64; 624.67; 626.84, subdivision 1; 629.11; 631.04; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 21; Laws 2004, chapter 199, article 12, section 108; Laws 2004, chapter 261, article 6, section 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 115B.49, subdivision 4a; 306.13; 315.43; 317A.909, subdivision 4; 357.12; 367.40, subdivisions 3, 4; 367.401, subdivision 4; 367.42; 398.35, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 10, article 10, section 1; Laws 2003, chapter 8, section 2; Laws 2004, chapter 219, section 1; Laws 2004, chapter 288, article 3, section 5. Minnesota Rules, parts 6700.0100, subpart 14; 6700.1300; 9055.0125; 9055.0500; 9055.0510; 9055.0520; 9055.0530; 9055.0540; 9055.0550; 9055.0560; 9055.0570; 9055.0580; 9055.0590; 9055.0600; 9055.0610.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 379, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing a life penalty without the possibility of release for certain first degree criminal sexual conduct crimes; creating indeterminate sentences and mandatory life sentences for certain first through fourth degree criminal sexual conduct crimes; creating a new criminal sexual predatory conduct crime; establishing the Minnesota Sex Offender Review Board; providing procedures for operation of the review board; specifying when an offender may petition for conditional release; directing the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to designate presumptive sentences for certain offenses; requiring the commissioner of corrections to establish criteria and procedures for reviewing offenders' petitions for release; allowing the Minnesota Sex Offender Review Board and the commissioner of corrections to proceed with expedited rulemaking; exempting the review board from contested case proceedings; granting the review board access to certain data; specifying that the Open Meeting Law does not apply to meetings and hearings of the Minnesota Sex Offender Review Board; instructing the revisor to recodify and renumber statutes; making various technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.851, by adding a subdivision; 13D.01, subdivision 2; 241.67, subdivision 3; 243.166, subdivision 1; 244.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 244.052, subdivision 3; 244.195, subdivision 1; 253B.185, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 401.01, subdivision 2; 609.117, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.1351; 609.341, by adding subdivisions; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3452, subdivision 4; 609.347; 609.3471; 609.348; 609.353; 631.045; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 244; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 609.108; 609.109.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Hilstrom; Nelson, M.; Dittrich and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 380, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing single-member school board election districts equal in population as practicable for certain districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.

Hilstrom and Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 381, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting falsely reporting police misconduct; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.505.

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

Hilstrom and Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 382, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting nonvehicular evasive flight from a peace officer; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.487, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom; Clark; Dittrich; Lillie; Mahoney; Ruud; Peterson, S.; Goodwin; Mullery; Bernardy; Hortman; Atkins; Carlson; Kelliher and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 383, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention and public safety; providing for lifetime supervision of certain repeat sex offenders released from prison and increasing the period of supervision for other sex offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.109, subdivision 7.

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

Hilstrom; Murphy; Johnson, R.; Paymar; Dittrich; Ruud; Peterson, S.; Lillie; Goodwin; Nelson, M.; Mullery; Bernardy; Hortman; Atkins; Carlson; Kelliher and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 384, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention and public safety; appropriating money for bracelets with tracking devices to monitor sex offenders.

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

Hilstrom; Dittrich; Sailer; Ruud; Lillie; Goodwin; Mullery; Bernardy; Hortman; Atkins; Carlson; Johnson, S., and Entenza introduced:

H. F. 385, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring level III sex offenders to submit to polygraph tests while on conditional release; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 244.05, subdivision 6; 609.108, subdivision 6; 609.109, subdivision 7.

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

Hilstrom; Johnson, S.; Ruud; Dittrich; Lillie; Mahoney; Goodwin; Peterson, S.; Mullery; Bernardy; Hortman; Atkins; Carlson and Entenza introduced:

H. F. 386, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring that level III predatory offenders be photographed twice a year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 243.166, subdivision 4.

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

Hilstrom; Hortman; Mullery; Atkins; Moe; Ruud; Scalze; Sailer; Nelson, M.; Lillie; Slawik; Fritz; Liebling; Entenza and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 387, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing protection for insurance policyholders; requiring agents, when acting as risk managers, to disclose compensation and quotes from insurance companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 60K.46, by adding subdivisions; 60K.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Hortman, Hilstrom, Mullery, Sailer, Liebling, Fritz, Atkins, Entenza and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 388, A bill for an act relating to insurance; restricting insurance companies from limiting quotes to one agent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. 389, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; amending the education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.0674, subdivision 2.

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

Tingelstad, Kahn, Ozment, Carlson and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 390, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environment and natural resource projects approved by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.05, subdivision 2; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Samuelson introduced:

H. F. 391, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the rail service improvement program to construct a wye in New Brighton; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Samuelson introduced:

H. F. 392, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and public improvements of a capital nature with conditions; appropriating money for sewer interceptor relocation in New Brighton; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Latz and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 393, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting expiration dates and service fees on gift certificates and gift cards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Dean and Charron introduced:

H. F. 394, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; requiring that the grant period for a flood mitigation project grant to the city of Stillwater be extended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. 395, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds for rail service improvement; appropriating money; directing commissioner of transportation to forgive a certain rail improvement loan.

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

Davnie; Bernardy; Demmer; Klinzing; Buesgens; Johnson, R., and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 396, A bill for an act relating to education policy; requiring outcome standards for supplemental service providers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.

Mahoney, Beard and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. 397, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to construct a permanent flood control perimeter dike along the east and south edges of the St. Paul Downtown Airport/Holman Field.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Solberg, Rukavina, Sertich, Dill and Penas introduced:

H. F. 398, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing an early separation incentive program for employees of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Peterson, A. and Seifert introduced:

H. F. 399, A bill for an act relating to hospital districts; providing for board membership in the Yellow Medicine County Hospital District; amending Laws 1963, chapter 276, section 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mahoney and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 400, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; making an eligibility exception permanent for certain school food service workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 268.085, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Rukavina and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 401, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for certain raffles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.166, subdivision 1.

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

Dempsey, Erhardt, Smith, Urdahl, Paymar, Magnus, Hamilton, Cox, Samuelson, Murphy, Huntley and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 402, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; increasing the maximum long-term care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.

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

Juhnke, Opatz and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 403, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for airport projects in Willmar and St. Cloud.

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

Nornes and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 404, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for transit service in Otter Tail County.

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

Meslow; Latz; Erhardt; Peterson, N.; Samuelson; Cornish; Cox and Severson introduced:

H. F. 405, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2005; requiring persons to refrain from smoking in certain areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 144.412; 144.413, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 144.414; 144.416; 144.417; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.415.

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

Gunther; Dorn; Ruth; Newman; Charron; Peterson, N.; Brod; Nornes; Gazelka; Meslow; Bradley; Hackbarth; Lanning; Marquart; Demmer; Murphy; Carlson; Pelowski; Cornish; Opatz; Johnson, R., and Moe introduced:

H. F. 406, A bill for an act relating to taxation; amending sales tax exemption for certain nonprofit tickets or admissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.70, subdivision 10.

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

Sieben, Abeler, Ellison, Simon, Heidgerken, Hornstein, Ruud and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 407, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating the creation and maintenance of wireless directory assistance service databases; protecting consumer privacy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Slawik; Greiling; Peterson, S.; Lillie; Loeffler; Davnie and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 408, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a model policy prohibiting intimidation or bullying; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.

Rukavina, Kahn, Mahoney, Greiling, Atkins and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 409, A bill for an act relating to employment; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, adjusting the minimum wage rate to account for annual inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.24, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Klinzing, Meslow, Hausman, Dean, Sieben, Charron, Slawik and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 410, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to repay a loan for the Crosswinds Arts and Science Middle School; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Liebling, Demmer, Welti and Bradley introduced:

H. F. 411, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a health sciences center at University Center Rochester.

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

Latz, Meslow, Paymar, Kahn, Severson, Greiling, Ruud, Davnie, Mariani, Erhardt, Samuelson, Huntley, Carlson, Clark, Hornstein, Liebling, Loeffler, Kelliher, Wagenius, Ellison, Hausman, Fritz, Dorn and Entenza introduced:

H. F. 412, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Freedom to Breathe Act of 2005; requiring persons to refrain from smoking in certain areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 144.412; 144.413, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 144.414; 144.416; 144.417; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.415.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. 413, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing that certain personal property of an electric generation facility is exempt from property taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Paulsen; Hausman; McNamara; Ozment; Tingelstad; Abeler; Solberg; Peterson, A.; Howes; Atkins; Greiling; Cornish; Hackbarth; Hoppe; Thao; Dill; Magnus; DeLaForest; Newman; Nelson, M.; Hansen; Welti; Blaine; Cox; Scalze; Kelliher; Urdahl; Johnson, S.; Kahn; Davnie; Meslow; Lenczewski and Dorman introduced:

H. F. 414, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to acquire land for wildlife management areas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Howes, Solberg, McNamara, Sailer, Dill, Hackbarth and Moe introduced:

H. F. 415, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for lands and interest in lands in or adjacent to state forests.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Larson and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 416, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; changing residency requirements for membership on the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3; 473.604, subdivision 1.

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

Hackbarth and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 417, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to give preference in certain hunting and fishing license and permit lotteries to military service members and veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.465, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Goodwin; Dittrich; Huntley; Lieder; Murphy; Sertich; Fritz; Scalze; Nelson, M.; Hilstrom and Clark introduced:

H. F. 418, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state service contracts and solicitations for state service contracts to contain information on where work will be performed; requiring state contractors to disclose certain information from people they contact; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Cox, Hackbarth and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 419, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying protection status of great horned owls; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.015, subdivision 52.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Goodwin; Marquart; Sieben; Lieder; Murphy; Nelson, M.; Lenczewski; Anderson, B.; Hilstrom and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 420, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax reduction for certain homesteads contaminated by mold; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.123, by adding a subdivision.

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

Goodwin, Dill, Cox, Soderstrom and Penas introduced:

H. F. 421, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying special permit provisions for exhibition of deer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.401, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ozment; Davids; Dill; Peterson, A.; McNamara; Tingelstad; Hausman and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 422, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for state and local trails; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Dill introduced:

H. F. 423, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting hot tubs on rental houseboats from regulation as public pools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.1222, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lesch and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 424, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; regulating actions by government units to obtain remedies for building and other code violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 504B.395, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 425, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Phase I of the Lowry Avenue corridor in Minneapolis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Penas, Davids, Urdahl, Blaine, Koenen, Heidgerken, Welti, Juhnke, Magnus, Finstad, Otremba, Hamilton and Moe introduced:

H. F. 426, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending and codifying the expiration date of the farmer-lender mediation program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 583; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Sertich; Dorman; Gunther; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Dill; Juhnke; Fritz; Poppe; Welti; Hosch; Moe; Demmer; Simpson; Dorn; Johnson, R., and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 427, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program and the greater Minnesota redevelopment account; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Lanning; Marquart; Dill; Juhnke; Hosch; Severson; Johnson, R.; Fritz; Poppe; Welti; Moe; Demmer; Dorman; Gunther; Heidgerken; Simpson; Urdahl and Dorn introduced:

H. F. 428, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing grants to municipalities for wastewater treatment projects needed to meet total maximum daily load plan requirements; authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116.182, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Atkins; Peterson, A.; Lesch; Dorman and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 429, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying taxable income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c; 290.10.

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

Westrom, Otremba and Samuelson introduced:

H. F. 430, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a state and school district preference for textbooks and instructional materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.

Westrom, Otremba and Samuelson introduced:

H. F. 431, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the accessibility of instructional materials for students with a disability requiring a reading accommodation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Smith, Murphy, Howes and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 432, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that chaplains employed by the state are in the classified civil service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.08, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Brod introduced:

H. F. 433, A bill for an act relating to the senate; prohibiting action on confirmation of an appointment after adjournment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.066, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 434, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the joint partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic for research in biotechnology and medical genomics.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

McNamara, Atkins, Hansen, Garofalo, Cybart and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 435, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Inver Hills Community College.

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

McNamara and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 436, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring commissioner's approval before vacating certain roads adjacent to public waters; creating right of intervention; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 164.07, subdivision 2; 412.851; 505.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McNamara; Sieben; Johnson, S.; Tingelstad and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 437, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Red Rock corridor transitway.

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

Nelson, M.; Mahoney; Hosch; Lillie and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 438, A bill for an act relating to labor; regulating apprentice fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 178.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Nelson, M.; Ozment; Mahoney; Smith; Sieben and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 439, A bill for an act relating to worker's compensation; prohibiting employers from misrepresenting the nature of its employment relationships; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes, section 176.042, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Nelson, M.; Ozment; Mahoney; Smith; Sieben and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 440, A bill for an act relating to unlawful trade practices; prohibiting employer misrepresentation of the status of employees; providing for the recovery of costs and attorney fees for unlawful trade practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 325D.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Fritz, Mahoney, Murphy, Solberg and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 441, A bill for an act relating to retirement; correctional state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System; expanding the plan membership to include laundry coordinators and delivery van drivers at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 352.91, subdivision 3g.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Gunther, Sertich, Erhardt, Hausman, Atkins, Lesch, Mahoney, Thao, Mariani and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 442, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Paymar, Smith and Murphy introduced:

H. F. 443, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the protection against employer retaliation for crime victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518B.01, by adding a subdivision; 609.748, by adding a subdivision; 611A.036.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 444, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a regional trail in Pope County.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Simpson introduced:

H. F. 445, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a Veterans Museum in Perham.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.

Moe introduced:

H. F. 446, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System general plan; authorizing an eligible individual to be covered by the general plan for employment at Bug-O-Na-Ge-Shig school.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Moe introduced:

H. F. 447, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a hockey arena at Bemidji State University; authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds.

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

Kelliher, Kahn, Erhardt, Ozment, Davnie and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 448, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money to mitigate flooding at Lake of the Isles.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Murphy, Huntley, Sertich, Hilty, Jaros and Dill introduced:

H. F. 449, A bill for an act relating to bond allocations; increasing the reserve from the public facilities pool for Western Lake Superior Sanitary District projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 474A.061, subdivision 2c.

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

Charron introduced:

H. F. 450, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Carlson and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 451, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a State Board of Education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.

Brod, Dorman, Smith, Ruth and Cox introduced:

H. F. 452, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Phase 1 of the expansion at MCF-Faribault.

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

Bradley introduced:

H. F. 453, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a planning committee for a four-year university at Rochester; appropriating money.

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

Finstad, Seifert, Hilty, Blaine and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 454, A bill for an act relating to governmental operations; providing for local planning assistance by certain regional organizations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462.39, by adding a subdivision.

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