The following House Files were introduced:
Knoblach, Opatz, Severson, Heidgerken, Erickson, Stang, Hackbarth and Olson, M. introduced:
H. F. 228, A bill for an act relating to human services; designating certain nursing facilities as metropolitan facilities for purposes of medical assistance reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 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 Finance.
Abeler and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 229, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for doula services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Abeler; Nornes; Otremba; Pelowski; Opatz; Anderson, B., and Soderstrom introduced:
H. F. 230, A bill for an act relating to professions; establishing the board of licensed professional counseling; requiring professional counselors to be licensed; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 148A.01, subdivision 5; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.04, subdivision 3; 214.10, subdivision 9; 609.341, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Peterson and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 231, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a severance levy for independent school district No. 2853, Lac qui Parle Valley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Rhodes and Latz introduced:
H. F. 232, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending a program that excludes improvement value on certain older homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.11, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Carlson and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. 233, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a state board of education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 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.
Dempsey, Pelowski, Jaros, Erhardt, Mariani and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. 234, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for port development assistance; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Dill, Sertich and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 235, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for Lake Superior safe harbors.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Hilstrom, Lenczewski and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 236, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Center; authorizing the expenditure of tax increments from tax increment financing district No. 3 in the city for housing within the designated area; amending Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 14, subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Dempsey, Solberg and Davids introduced:
H. F. 237, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Mississippi river parkway commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Urdahl, Blaine, Swenson, Harder, Dorman, Koenen, Hoppe, Juhnke, Otremba, Peterson, Heidgerken, Magnus, Penas, Dill, Marquart and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 238, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory building at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Magnus, Seifert, Harder, Peterson and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 239, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating general fund money for the Lewis and Clark rural water project and canceling the 2000 appropriation from the bond proceeds fund for the project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Soderstrom; Erickson; Hilty; Hackbarth; Eastlund; Dill; Nelson, P., and Anderson, B. introduced:
H. F. 240, A bill for an act relating to environment; terminating the outstanding obligations of specified counties for waste processing grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Paymar, Rhodes, Solberg, Greiling, Erhardt, Wagenius, Thissen, Kelliher, Walker, Thao, Davnie, Lesch, Hausman, Kahn, Pugh and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 241, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the phase-out of limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Solberg and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 242, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Aitkin county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Seagren; Greiling; Sykora; Johnson, J., and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 243, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing an intermediate school district to receive proceeds of the safe schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lesch and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 244, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing a retroactive effective date for St. Paul civil service separation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Westrom and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 245, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing the lakes area economic development authority.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Otremba; Blaine; Peterson; Anderson, I.; Dill and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 246, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting the lottery from removing certain computer terminals until July 1, 2005.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Nelson, C.; Rhodes; Lenczewski; Ruth; Lindgren; Vandeveer; Urdahl; Soderstrom; Adolphson; Demmer; Borrell; Severson; Blaine; Dempsey; Magnus; Osterman; Nornes; Cox; Gunther; Brod; Heidgerken; Lanning; Cornish; Hackbarth and Lindner introduced:
H. F. 247, A bill for an act relating to veterans; eliminating the sunset date for the purchase of military service credit; amending Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 4, section 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Otremba, Jaros, Koenen, Rukavina and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 248, 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; abolishing the Minnesota health care commission; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 62J.212.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Johnson, S.; Hornstein; Thao; Davnie; Hilty and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 249, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for hearing aids for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 62E.06, subdivision 1; 62L.05, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.