INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, January 27, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Cybart; Simpson; Nornes; Lieder; Wardlow; Peppin; Dempsey; Anderson, I.; Severson; Wilkin; Atkins; Eastlund; Ozment; Seifert; Demmer and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 455, A bill for an act relating to the military; extending the time period for adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard to make tuition reimbursement grants to members who have served in active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 192.501, subdivision 2.

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

Tingelstad, Gunther and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 456, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing funding for certain biomass-fueled community energy systems; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money.

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

Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 457, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting transport and exhibition of certain captive deer.

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

Howes, Moe, Sailer, Dorman and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 458, 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 a secure forensic nursing facility; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. 459, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a certain percentage of money appropriated for public broadcasting grants to be used for promotion of tourism; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 129D.13, subdivision 1; 129D.14, subdivision 5.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 460, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying off-highway vehicle provisions; providing certain rulemaking exemptions; modifying forest classification review; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 84.798, subdivision 1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.926; 89.19, subdivision 2; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 167, subdivision 1.

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

Knoblach; Opatz; Eastlund; Urdahl; Tingelstad; Olson; Hackbarth; Anderson, B.; Dorman and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 461, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for acquisition and betterment of nonmetro regional parks; authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 462, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to maintain the old Cedar Avenue bridge for hikers and bikers.

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

Lenczewski; Peterson, N.; Larson and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 463, A bill for an act relating to gambling; prohibiting location of a state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in a city unless the voters of the city have approved the facility in a referendum.

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

Westrom, Otremba and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 464, A bill for an act relating to health; providing licensure for hearing instrument dispensers; modifying continuing education requirements; modifying reimbursement provisions for hearing instrument dispensers; requiring certain rule amendments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 153A.13, subdivisions 5, 8; 153A.14, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2j, 3, 4, 4a, 4c, 5; 153A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 153A.17; 153A.20, subdivisions 1, 3; 256B.0625, subdivision 8b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 153A.14, subdivision 2a.

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

DeLaForest, Moe, Powell and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 465, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; establishing a crime for interfering with ambulance service personnel who are providing emergency care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.50, subdivision 1.

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

Otremba and Davids introduced:

H. F. 466, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing rulemaking concerning grain storage and general merchandise storage warehouse licensing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 231; 232.

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

Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 467, A bill for an act relating to crimes; imposing criminal penalties for failing to yield the right-of-way resulting in injury or death; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Hansen; Sieben; Wilkin; Atkins; Anderson, B.; Loeffler; Peterson, S.; Lieder; Wagenius and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 468, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying definition of motorized bicycle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision 27; 169.01, subdivision 4a; 171.01, subdivision 41.

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

Charron, Krinkie, Paymar, Klinzing, Dean, McNamara and Brod introduced:

H. F. 469, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Stillwater.

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

Hilty and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 470, A bill for an act relating to human rights; creating a tolling provision for the 12-month determination requirement; allowing the Department of Human Rights to seek sanctions; repealing the 180-day hearing provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 363A.28, subdivision 6; 363A.35, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 363A.29, subdivision 2.

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

Atkins, Gunther, Howes, Davids, Sertich, Ellison, Mahoney, Rukavina and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 471, A bill for an act relating to commerce; imposing certain customer sales or service call center requirements; prescribing a criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Olson, Hilstrom, Thissen, Finstad, Zellers, Wardlow and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 472, A bill for an act relating to veterans; repealing the limit on the number of vehicles for which the registrar may issue to a veteran certain special veterans license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.123, subdivision 1.

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

Olson; Otremba; Ellison; Hilstrom; Abeler; Atkins; Bernardy; Krinkie; Newman; Zellers; Anderson, B., and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 473, A bill for an act relating to creditors remedies; exempting certain jewelry from attachment, garnishment, or sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 550.37, subdivision 4.

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

Simpson; Westrom; Gazelka; Wilkin; Peterson, A., and Magnus introduced:

H. F. 474, A bill for an act relating to tax collection; authorizing municipal utilities to collect unpaid debts from state tax refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 270A.03, subdivision 2.

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

Dorman and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. 475, A bill for an act relating to sales and use taxes; authorizing the city of Albert Lea to impose a sales tax.

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

Hilty and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 476, A bill for an act relating to human rights; making agency technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 363A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 363A.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8, 14, 21, 31, 35, 42, by adding subdivisions; 363A.04; 363A.06; 363A.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 363A.09, subdivision 4; 363A.11, subdivision 4; 363A.12, subdivision 1; 363A.13, subdivision 4; 363A.15; 363A.17; 363A.19; 363A.20, subdivision 4; 363A.21, subdivisions 1, 2; 363A.28, subdivisions 1, 6, 7; 363A.29, subdivision 2; 363A.40, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 363A.03, subdivisions 3, 29.

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

Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. 477, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; allowing a sales tax exemption for Centennial Lakes Police Facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 478, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for alternative filing of surverys if there is no county surveyor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 389.08.

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

Rukavina, Otremba, Heidgerken and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 479, A bill for an act relating to human services; restoring funding for certain long-term care programs; appropriating money.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 480, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for completion of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway trail in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Mariani; Walker; Paymar; Johnson, S.; Goodwin; Otremba; Huntley; Thao; Greiling; Hausman and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 481, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota Universal Health Board; creating the Minnesota universal health program; establishing the Minnesota health care trust fund; establishing statewide and regional health care budgets; eliminating requirement to establish public health goals; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 145A.12, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 62J.212.

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

Hilty introduced:

H. F. 482, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring commissioner of public safety to ensure that mailed requests to verify insurance coverage are forwarded; prohibiting commissioner from suspending license of nonresponding vehicle owner if mailed request was returned undeliverable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.796, subdivision 3.

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

Knoblach and Smith introduced:

H. F. 483, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; public safety; expanding the trespass law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.605, subdivisions 1, 4.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 484, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Rochester Regional Public Safety Training Center.

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

Lieder and Penas introduced:

H. F. 485, A bill for an act relating to gambling; changing noon hour bingo to single occasion bingo and removing time of day restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 349.17, subdivision 7.

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

Abrams, Lenczewski, Brod, Gunther and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. 486, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting publicly traded partnerships from the withholding requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.92, subdivision 4b.

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

Opatz, Bradley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 487, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing terminology for mentally retarded, mental retardation, physically handicapped, and similar terms.

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

Urdahl, Hausman, Tingelstad, Paulsen, Poppe, Garofalo and Opatz introduced:

H. F. 488, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to make grants to acquire and to better public land and other public improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money for natural resource projects; authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds.

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

Westerberg introduced:

H. F. 489, A bill for an act relating to vehicle insurance; requiring vehicle owner to present proof of insurance to the commissioner of public safety when vehicle is registered and at certain other times; requiring the insurance company to send copy of notice of cancellation of insurance to the commissioner; requiring vehicle owner after cancellation to provide proof of renewed insurance or surrender vehicle registration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.791, subdivision 1; 169.798, subdivision 1; 171.20, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.796, subdivision 3; 169.798, subdivision 4.

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

Cox; Brod; Abeler; Greiling; Peterson, A.; Lieder and Ruth introduced:

H. F. 490, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the division of costs for ICFs/MR; requiring an ICF/MR plan; 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.

Clark introduced:

H. F. 491, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to Hennepin County for affordable and supportive housing units.

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

Rukavina and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 492, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the wastewater treatment plant in Aurora.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 493, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for exemption of collector watercraft from licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 86B.005, by adding a subdivision; 86B.301, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.401, subdivision 13.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 494, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing Independent School District No. 51, Foley, to make a fund transfer.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 495, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing cities to impose street utility fee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 496, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying provisions relating to lake improvement districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 103B.505, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 103B.511, subdivisions 1, 2; 103B.535; 103B.551, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 103B.555, subdivision 3; 103B.571, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dempsey introduced:

H. F. 497, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to design flood mitigation measures in the city of Cannon Falls; 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.

Knoblach, Opatz, Liebling, Welti and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 498, A bill for an act relating to public safety; radio communications; expanding and making permanent the sales and use tax exemption for public safety radio communication system products and services; expanding definition of subsystems; expanding purposes for public safety radio communication systems' revenue bonds; increasing dollar limits and clarifying the kind of subsystem certain revenue bonds may be used for; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.70, subdivision 8; 403.21, subdivision 8; 403.27, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Ellison; Dempsey; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Severson; Emmer; Nelson, M.; Hansen; Otremba; Peterson, S.; Carlson; Sieben; Fritz and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 499, A bill for an act relating to the military; creating a program that provides interest-free loans to certain members of the Minnesota National Guard or other military reserve units called to federal active service and deployed outside of the United States; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 192.501, by adding a subdivision.

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

Ellison; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Dempsey; Severson; Emmer; Nelson, M.; Hansen; Otremba; Carlson; Mahoney; Peterson, S.; Hornstein; Sieben and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 500, A bill for an act relating to the military; modifying the eligibility for state-paid insurance and benefits by making members of the Minnesota National Guard or other military reserve units called to federal active service and deployed to foreign lands and their families eligible for participation in the health insurance portions of the state employee group insurance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.24, by adding a subdivision; 43A.26; 43A.30, subdivision 1.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 501, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting unauthorized possession and use of traffic signal-override devices; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 502, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 503, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring vehicles to be driven in right-hand lane with exceptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.18, subdivisions 7, 10; 171.13, by adding a subdivision.

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

Carlson, Latz, Pelowski, Opatz and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 504, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying financial aid for postsecondary students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 136A.101, subdivision 4; 136A.125, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.232; 136A.233; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 136F; 137.

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

Dill and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 505, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a state trail; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 506, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a state trail; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

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

Westerberg introduced:

H. F. 507, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.13, subdivision 1.

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

Otremba and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 508, A bill for an act relating to the military; extending the time period for adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard to make tuition reimbursement grants to members who have served in active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 192.501, subdivision 2.

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

Dempsey and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. 509, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a program to retain manufacturing jobs in Minnesota; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

Mahoney; Gunther; Paymar; Davids; Johnson, S.; Kelliher; Bradley; Welti and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 510, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for bioscience development; 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.

Mahoney and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 511, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring reporting of theft or conversion of certain campaign funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dempsey, Seifert, Smith, Solberg, Nornes and Soderstrom introduced:

H. F. 512, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an alternative to out-of-school suspension; authorizing a funding mechanism; appropriating money; 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 Finance.

Mahoney and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 513, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for grants to organizations representing minority populations.

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

Westerberg, Wilkin, Westrom, Atkins and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 514, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; establishing a lottery board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.08, subdivision 7; 349A.11; 349A.14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

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

Holberg, DeLaForest, Greiling, McNamara, Garofalo, Powell, Ozment, Wilkin, Wardlow and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 515, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; specifying the size of the legislature; coordinating legislative districts and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

Dorman and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 516, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Blazing Star Trail.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 517, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating a statewide health insurance pool for school district employees; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Howes, Blaine, Gazelka and Davids introduced:

H. F. 518, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding health and safety revenue to cover the costs of replacing certain school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Hackbarth, Hortman, Westerberg, Garofalo, Erickson and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 519, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention and public safety; gambling; legalizing the game of Texas hold'em under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.761, subdivision 3.

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

Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 520, A bill for an act relating to the city of Clearwater; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax.

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

Powell, Ozment, Wilkin, Cybart, Garofalo and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 521, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a water treatment facility in Burnsville.

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

Nornes and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 522, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care reimbursement rates.

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

Bradley, Liebling, Demmer, Welti and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. 523, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Phase II expansion of the National Volleyball Center in Rochester.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 524, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a theater and arts center in Lanesboro.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 525, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property taxes; extending sunset of emergency medical services special taxing districts; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 8.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 526, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing an income tax checkoff to fund benefits for survivors of law enforcement officers and firefighters, injured public safety officers, and providing for maintenance of peace officer and firefighter memorials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Severson, Heidgerken, Gazelka, Juhnke, Eken, Finstad, Zellers and Moe introduced:

H. F. 527, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting certain farm labor housing from regulation as manufactured home park; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 327.23, subdivision 2.

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

Johnson, R.; Fritz; Gunther; Cornish; Dorn and Brod introduced:

H. F. 528, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at South Central Technical College; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Soderstrom and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 529, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing the sale of a school facility; forgiving any remaining balance on the maximum effort capital loan issued to former Independent School District No. 566, Askov.

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

Wardlow; Soderstrom; Otremba; Lesch; Emmer; Severson; Johnson, J.; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Powell; Beard and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 530, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions of certain child support services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256J.08, by adding a subdivision; 256J.09, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Moe, Slawik, Lillie, Welti and Opatz introduced:

H. F. 531, A bill for an act relating to the city of Bemidji; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax.

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

Lillie and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 532, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention and public safety; requiring life without release sentences for first-degree criminal sexual conduct offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 609.106, subdivision 2; 609.342, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.342, subdivision 3.

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

Lillie and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 533, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for community notification for certain high-risk juvenile predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 244.052, subdivision 1.

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

Juhnke, Urdahl and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 534, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating an exception to the intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation and related conditions payment system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision.

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

Goodwin, Thao, Eken and Walker introduced:

H. F. 535, A bill for an act relating to nonprofits; requiring certain compensation disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 62D.08, by adding a subdivision; 144.68, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 317A.

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

Marquart and Blaine introduced:

H. F. 536, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying prevailing wage requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 177.43, subdivision 2; 177.44, subdivision 1.

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

Nelson, M.; Lieder; Mahoney; Hosch; Mullery and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 537, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing that development agreement for toll facility project include same requirements for wage rates and hours of labor as for contract for state project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.86.

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

Ozment, McNamara, Hoppe, Dorman, Hausman, Garofalo, Cybart, Sieben, Atkins, Hansen, Kelliher, Latz, Hornstein, Abrams, Wardlow and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 538, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Minnesota Zoological Garden; authorizing the sale of state bonds; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 27, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Dorman introduced:

H. F. 539, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for improvements to the Shellrock River watershed; 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.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 540, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; directing commissioner of agriculture to conduct a study regarding a rail container load-out facility in or near Willmar.

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

Cybart; Wilkin; Atkins; Sieben; Ozment; Powell; Hornstein; Garofalo; Wardlow; Peterson, N.; Larson and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 541, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money and authorizing issuance of state bonds for Cedar Avenue bus rapid transit.

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

Westerberg introduced:

H. F. 542, A bill for an act relating to elections; clarifying requirements for certain campaign finance reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.323.

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

Johnson, J.; Smith; Peterson, S., and Abrams introduced:

H. F. 543, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for median safety barriers on I-494 and Highway 169.

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

Marquart, Hosch and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 544, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing that appointees to advisory boards may be under 21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Marquart, Opatz and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 545, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; changing the age of eligibility to hold elective office from 21 to 18.

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

Lieder; Eken; Marquart; Juhnke; Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Sailer; Moe; Fritz; Liebling; Poppe and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 546, A bill for an act relating to bridges; authorizing issuance of $50,000,000 in state transportation bonds for grants to political subdivisions for the replacement, rehabilitation, or repair of key bridges on the state transportation system; appropriating money.

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

Charron, Sieben, Vandeveer, Dean and Klinzing introduced:

H. F. 547, A bill for an act relating to Washington County; making the library board advisory to the county board.

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

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 548, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Hastings River Flats Interpretive Facility.

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

Johnson, J. introduced:

H. F. 549, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; authorizing early payment on returns filed electronically; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290A.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Demmer, Walker, Hosch, Sviggum, Entenza, Meslow and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 550, A bill for an act relating to education; reserving safe school levy funds for certain schools; authorizing school districts to use safe school levy funds for school counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.44.

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

Anderson, I. and Penas introduced:

H. F. 551, A bill for an act relating to local governments; modifying payments to counties for natural resources land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 477A.11, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 477A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.14, subdivision 1.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 552, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for a visitor center and maintenance shop at Grand Portage State Park.

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

Westerberg, Abeler and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 553, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the community rehabilitation program.

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

Newman introduced:

H. F. 554, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 2887, McLeod West.

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

Mariani and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 555, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at St. Paul College; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Paymar introduced:

H. F. 556, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure for denturists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 150A.01, by adding subdivisions; 150A.02; 150A.04, subdivision 5; 150A.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 150A.06, subdivisions 2b, 2d, 4, 6, by adding subdivisions; 150A.08, subdivisions 1, 3a, 5; 150A.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 150A.10, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 150A.11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 150A.12; 150A.21.

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

Wardlow, Ozment, Atkins, Sieben and Cybart introduced:

H. F. 557, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending for public purposes; appropriating money for flood mitigation management capital improvement in Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Dakota County.

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

Hornstein and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 558, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the election of the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.09, subdivision 6a; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.315; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 375.09, subdivision 1; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204D; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a; Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8; Laws 2003, chapter 8, section 2.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 559, A bill for an act relating to intoxicating liquor; authorizing the Mille Lacs County Board to issue an off-sale intoxicating liquor license to an exclusive liquor store in Eastside Township.

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

Hamilton; Davids; Ruth; Dorman; Cox; Ozment; Cornish; Gunther; Simpson; Finstad; Urdahl; Erickson; Westrom; Dempsey; Johnson, R.; Tingelstad; Eken; Moe; Fritz; Otremba; Welti; Abeler; Greiling; Newman and Penas introduced:

H. F. 560, A bill for an act relating to renewable fuel use by state departments; clarifying the state's policy of minimizing energy use and requiring renewable fuels wherever appropriate; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

Atkins; Wilkin; Zellers; Johnson, J.; McNamara; Hansen; Hilstrom; Bernardy; Smith; Simon; Slawik; Lillie; Brod and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 561, A bill for an act relating to child custody; disallowing sex offenders from becoming custodians of unrelated children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 257C.03, subdivision 7; 518.179, by adding a subdivision.

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

Abeler; Meslow; Johnson, S.; Mahoney; Samuelson; Hausman; Paymar; Lesch; Dorman and Cox introduced:

H. F. 562, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the repeal of a portion of sales tax on alcoholic beverages; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.94; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 95.

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

Knoblach, Bradley, Otremba, Wilkin, Entenza, Rukavina and Sykora introduced:

H. F. 563, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting service cooperatives to provide group health coverage to private employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123A.

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

Holberg; Powell; Howes; Solberg; Hackbarth; Anderson, B.; Krinkie; Otremba; Simpson; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Magnus; Finstad; Hamilton; Nornes; Hoppe; Blaine; Davids; Zellers; Emmer; Vandeveer; Demmer; Koenen and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 564, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the Clean Indoor Air Act; preempting local regulation of smoking in public places; requiring certain establishments that permit smoking to register; appropriating money; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 144.412; 144.413, by adding a subdivision; 144.415; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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