The following House Files were introduced:
Johnson, Lesch, Lillie, Hausman and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 367, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey County; modifying corrections provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383A.08, subdivisions 6, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 368, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the statewide hospitality fee; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 157.15, subdivision 19; 157.16, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 369, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the second inspection fee and the statewide hospitality fee for elementary and secondary schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 157.16, subdivisions 3, 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 370, A bill for an act relating to finance; appropriating money for higher education asset preservation and replacement.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slocum and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 371, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for city of Richfield athletic fields; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slocum and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 372, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Richfield to construct a new arterial street; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. 373, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing an intoxicating liquor license in St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hansen; Ozment; Juhnke; Peterson, A.; Eken; Gunther; Sailer; Marquart; Koenen; Doty; Knuth; Moe and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 374, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for general service grants to soil and water conservation districts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ruud, Wagenius, Knuth, Ozment and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 375, A bill for an act relating to the environment; enacting Global Warming Mitigation Act; setting goals and requiring plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; requiring Public Utilities Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions in generation resource acquisitions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216H.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Paulsen; Kahn; Winkler; Anderson, S.; DeLaForest and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 376, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state to maintain a Web site with a searchable database on state contracts and grants; appropriating money; 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, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Thao, Rukavina, Moe, Gunther and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 377, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to Lifetrack Resources; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson, Mariani, Hausman, Paymar, Thao and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 378, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements of the National Great River Park in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman; Gardner; Hortman; Scalze; Hornstein; Johnson; Murphy, E.; Mahoney; Davnie; Wagenius; Walker; Loeffler; Bigham; Paymar; Mariani; Thao; Knuth and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 379, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Union Depot in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman; Lieder; Gardner; Madore; Scalze; Hortman; Johnson; Kalin; Hornstein; Murphy, E.; Mahoney; Davnie; Wagenius; Walker; Loeffler; Clark; Bigham; Paymar; Mariani; Abeler; Tingelstad; Kelliher; Sertich; Thao; Nelson; Knuth and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 380, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the state's share of high-speed rail line between St. Paul and Chicago.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman; Gardner; Hortman; Scalze; Hornstein; Johnson; Murphy, E.; Mahoney; Davnie; Wagenius; Walker; Loeffler; Clark; Bigham; Paymar; Mariani; Tingelstad; Abeler; Kelliher; Kahn; Sertich; Thao; Nelson; Knuth and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 381, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Central Corridor Transit Way.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins; Johnson; Sertich; Smith; Hornstein; Lillie; Pelowski; Fritz; Hilstrom; Jaros; Gunther; Murphy, M.; Thissen and Clark introduced:
H. F. 382, A bill for an act relating to state government; restricting limitations on political activities of state employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.32, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Slawik, Johnson, Thao, Lillie, Hausman, Ruud, Lesch and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 383, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey County; appropriating money for the mothers first program to fund early intervention efforts designed to discourage pregnant women from using alcohol and illegal drugs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 384, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for management of state grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 385, A bill for an act relating to higher education; freezing tuition at MnSCU institutions; consolidating job training programs; increasing online courses; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kalin; Gardner; Scalze; Hortman; Hornstein; Johnson; Mahoney; Murphy, E.; Davnie; Wagenius; Walker; Loeffler; Clark; Hausman; Paymar; Mariani; Dean; Dettmer; McFarlane; Kelliher; Lillie and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 386, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Rush Line Corridor; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Clark, Tschumper, Atkins, Mahoney, Dominguez, Mariani and Walker introduced:
H. F. 387, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating predatory lending practices; providing remedies and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 58.13, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58; 82B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 388, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center in Waseca.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hamilton, Magnus and Finstad introduced:
H. F. 389, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for Jackson County Central school district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina, Dill and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 390, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for the homestead of a permanently and totally disabled veteran or the veteran's spouse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Rukavina, Mahoney and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 391, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 392, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; directing commissioner of public safety to issue pink ribbon breast cancer awareness emblems for special license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1291, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Scalze; Gunther; Gardner; Peterson, A.; Hilty; Anzelc; Tschumper; Wardlow; Peterson, N.; Knuth; Hilstrom; Carlson; Sailer; Lenczewski; Fritz; Welti; Abeler and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 393, A bill for an act relating to energy; funding a study of potential for the use of geothermal heat pumps in Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. 394, A bill for an act relating to state government; imposing a moratorium on new state grants until improved accountability measures and management practices are established.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Dominguez, Walker, Davnie, Mariani, Johnson, Thao, Clark and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. 395, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the MFIP transitional standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Dominguez, Walker, Davnie, Heidgerken, Dittrich, Benson, Anzelc, McFarlane, Morrow, Demmer, Mariani, Morgan and Madore introduced:
H. F. 396, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing extended time revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Murphy, M.; Jaros and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 397, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center arena.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Huntley; Rukavina; Murphy, M., and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 398, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating tuition and fees paid by Wisconsin reciprocity students attending the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.08, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina, Huntley, Otremba and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 399, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Long-Term Care Patient Access to Pharmaceuticals Act; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hosch, Fritz, Abeler, Gunther, Huntley, Finstad, Brod, Eken and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 400, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing contracts with nursing facilities for the provision of additional specialized services; modifying reimbursement for short-stay residents; increasing nursing facility operating payment rates; implementing new case mix indices and providing interim rate adjustments; rebasing nursing facility rates; providing additional nursing facility quality add-ons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.431, subdivisions 2e, 32; 256B.434, by adding a subdivision; 256B.438, by adding a subdivision; 256B.441, subdivisions 1, 46.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Thissen, Huntley, Gunther, Abeler, Hosch, Finstad, Fritz and Eken introduced:
H. F. 401, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing additional criteria for ranking nursing facility moratorium exception proposals; increasing the limit on allowable interest on equipment; increasing the replacement-cost-new per bed limit; providing reimbursement for certain nursing facility property costs; authorizing funding of moratorium exception projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144A.073, subdivision 4; 256B.431, subdivisions 17a, 17e; 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hansen, Juhnke, McFarlane, Clark, Welti, Kranz, Swails, McNamara and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 402, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a study of residential microbial pesticide applicator licensure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Peterson, S.; Benson; Poppe; Carlson; Dittrich; Nelson; Morgan and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 403, A bill for an act relating to elections; conforming disclaimer requirements for campaign material to constitutional requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 211B.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 404, A bill for an act relating to corporations; providing for incorporation of socially responsible for-profit business corporations; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 304A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hilty and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 405, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring that commissioner of transportation reopen Culkin rest area.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Welti, Demmer, Bly, Poppe, Ward, Sailer, Brown and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 406, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; modifying the definition of small city; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.174, subdivision 27.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dean and Bunn introduced:
H. F. 407, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Stillwater flood control levee project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina; Sertich; Clark; Murphy, M., and Moe introduced:
H. F. 408, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing certain people to provide independent living skills services; regulating Centers for Independent Living; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.49, subdivision 16, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Morrow, Greiling, Anzelc, Heidgerken and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 409, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for regional library telecommunications aid and equity in telecommunications/Internet access.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tillberry, Laine and Knuth introduced:
H. F. 410, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for Independent School District No. 14, Fridley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dittrich; Anderson, S., and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 411, A bill for an act relating to education; incorporating a financial literacy curriculum into the economics course required for high school graduation; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.024.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Peterson, S.; Demmer; Dominguez; Slocum and Morgan introduced:
H. F. 412, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant program to promote professional teaching standards; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Lillie, Zellers, Atkins, Koenen and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 413, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating franchise agreements between outdoor sport equipment dealers and manufacturers; imposing title requirements; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 80G; 86C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 86B.820; 86B.825; 86B.830; 86B.835; 86B.840; 86B.845; 86B.850; 86B.855; 86B.860; 86B.865; 86B.870; 86B.875; 86B.880; 86B.885; 86B.890; 86B.895; 86B.900; 86B.905; 86B.910; 86B.915; 86B.920.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Liebling, Lesch, Paymar, Haws and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 414, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; authorizing the Department of Public Safety to make emergency grants to crime victims; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Poppe, Gunther, Thao, Juhnke, Simpson, Hamilton, Dill, Hackbarth, Westrom and Eken introduced:
H. F. 415, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying exemptions to noise standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Brynaert; Madore; Murphy, E.; Fritz and Hosch introduced:
H. F. 416, A bill for an act relating to mental health; establishing a certified peer specialist program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0622, subdivision 2; 256B.0623, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Bigham, Atkins, Hansen and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 417, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an elementary and middle school years international baccalaureate pilot program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Bigham; McNamara; Hornstein; Johnson; Hausman; Murphy, E., and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 418, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the Red Rock Corridor transit way.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sailer, Olin, Moe, Doty, Ward and Eken introduced:
H. F. 419, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the off-highway vehicle damage account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Ward, Greiling, Mariani and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 420, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide health and physical education requirements; directing the Education Department to post approved local school wellness policies on the department Web site; establishing a grant program to implement local school wellness policies; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Anderson, B. introduced:
H. F. 421, A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending the drug paraphernalia crime to change the mental state requirement, specifically address sales of drug paraphernalia, and consolidate certain drug paraphernalia crimes into a single statutory section; prohibiting the possession of certain items associated with controlled substance use; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 152.01, subdivision 18; 152.093; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 152.094.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Seifert, by request, introduced:
H. F. 422, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating the Redwood River as a canoe and boating route; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.32, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 423, A bill for an act relating to education; teaching middle school students about the juvenile and criminal justice systems and the consequences of delinquent and criminal conduct; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.023, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 424, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting discrimination in auto insurance based upon geographic location within the Twin Cities metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 72A.20, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Paymar; Johnson; Mullery; Murphy, M., and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 425, A bill for an act relating to crime; creating a motor vehicle theft account; authorizing emergency grants to victims of motor vehicle theft; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 65B.84, subdivision 1; 168A.40, subdivision 4; 611A.612; 611A.675, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Hamilton, Ruth, Magnus, Nornes, Demmer and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 426, A bill for an act relating to employment; redefining the base appropriation for extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hamilton, Urdahl, Dean, Magnus, Cornish, Nornes, Ruth, Demmer and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 427, A bill for an act relating to human services; adjusting medical assistance operating payment rates for low-payment rate nursing facilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Kahn, Mariani, Greiling and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 428, A bill for an act relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; lowering the voting age to 16 years in school district elections.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 429, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the Legislative Coordinating Commission to study issues relating to men; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.303, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 430, A bill for an act relating to education; providing teacher training for qualified professionals; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Erhardt; Hornstein; Davnie; Peterson, N., and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 431, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the income tax credit for transit passes to nonprofit organizations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Paymar; Murphy, E.; Hornstein and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 432, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; extending the limited market value law for two years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 433, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a subtraction from federal taxable income for taxpayers who place an alternative fuel vehicle into service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 434, A bill for an act relating to taxation; creating a sales tax exemption for the sale of hydrogen to power an internal combustion engine or fuel cell; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 435, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for the conversion of vehicles to operate using alternative fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hilty; Westrom; Ruud; Gunther; Peterson, A.; Ozment; Kalin; Magnus; Scalze and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 436, A bill for an act relating to energy; enacting the Next Generation Energy Act of 2007; establishing state energy policy goals for fossil fuel-use reduction and renewable energy use; providing for electric utility renewable energy obligations of 25 percent by 2025; establishing provisions to promote community energy development; providing for transition to an energy savings requirement for electric and natural gas utilities; enacting provisions to address climate change; providing for delegation to counties for permitting wind projects under 25 megawatts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.65, subdivision 2; 216B.16, subdivisions 6b, 6c; 216B.1612, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; 216B.2426; 216B.243, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 5; 216C.05; 216C.31; 471.345, subdivision 13; 504B.161, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216C; 216F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.165; 216B.241; 216B.2411; 216C.27; 216C.30, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 4635.0110; 4635.0130; 7365.0210; 7635.0100; 7635.0120; 7635.0140; 7635.0150; 7635.0160; 7635.0170; 7635.0180; 7635.0200; 7635.0210; 7635.0220; 7635.0230; 7635.0240; 7635.0250; 7635.0260; 7635.0300; 7635.0310; 7635.0320; 7635.0330; 7635.0340; 7635.0400; 7635.0410; 7635.0420; 7635.0500; 7635.0510; 7635.0520; 7635.0530; 7635.0600; 7635.0610; 7635.0620; 7635.0630; 7635.0640; 7635.1000; 7635.1010; 7635.1020; 7635.1030; 7655.0100; 7655.0120; 7655.0200; 7655.0220; 7655.0230; 7655.0240; 7655.0250; 7655.0260; 7655.0270; 7655.0280; 7655.0290; 7655.0300; 7655.0310; 7655.0320; 7655.0330; 7655.0400; 7655.0410; 7655.0420.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bunn, Swails, Mahoney, Simon and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 437, A bill for an act relating to building codes; requiring pan flashing under all exterior windows and doors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.
Ozment introduced:
H. F. 438, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by one-fourth of one percent; dedicating the receipts for natural resource purposes; creating a heritage enhancement fund; establishing a Heritage Enhancement Council; providing for funding of arts and cultural resources; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 16A.531, subdivisions 1a, 2; 114D.45, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 85; 97A; 114D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 439, A bill for an act relating to real estate; requiring sellers of residential lake property and their real estate agents to disclose and provide to buyers known existing land surveys; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 82.22, subdivision 8; 513.54; 513.55, subdivision 1; 513.57, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Madore, Slawik and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 440, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the funding for the adults with disabilities program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.56.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 441, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; modifying the distribution of the net proceeds and the in-lieu tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.94; 349A.10, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 442, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Emily to impose a sales and use tax for certain purposes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Peterson, S.; Norton; Greiling and McFarlane introduced:
H. F. 443, A bill for an act relating to education finance; encouraging school programs offering alternative school year calendars; authorizing grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.12; 124D.126, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Johnson, Lieder, Fritz, Sailer and Dill introduced:
H. F. 444, A bill for an act relating to human services; restoring senior nutrition funding; providing senior nutrition grants to serve certain populations; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 445, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the tax base used to calculate debt service levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.01, by adding a subdivision; 127A.48, by adding a subdivision; 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn; Hornstein; Hilty; Tschumper; Hausman; Peterson, A.; Jaros; Tingelstad and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 446, A bill for an act relating to the environment; restricting outdoor light pollution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 447, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the town of Crane Lake in St. Louis County to issue certificates of indebtedness.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 448, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing the program that involved mailed demands that vehicle owners provide verification of auto insurance; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.796, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 91.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Murphy, M.; Jaros and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 449, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the property tax refund program to residents of certain nursing homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.03, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 450, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a planned closure rate adjustment for a nursing facility in Big Stone County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.437, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Jaros introduced:
H. F. 451, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing reimbursement grants or pay for certain honor guard members; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 192; 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Mahoney, Gunther, Rukavina, Haws and Hosch introduced:
H. F. 452, A bill for an act relating to biosciences and technology; establishing a technology and commercialization unit in the Department of Employment and Economic Development; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.
Juhnke, Beard, Solberg, Gunther and Dill introduced:
H. F. 453, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring utilities to meet certain renewable energy standards; regulating certificates of need for large energy facilities; modifying integrated resource planning requirements; modifying transmission planning process; providing for taxation of certain transmission lines; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.1612, subdivision 5; 216B.1645, subdivision 1; 216B.1691; 216B.2411, subdivisions 1, 3; 216B.2421; 216B.2422; 216B.2425, subdivision 7; 216B.2426; 216B.243; 216C.053; 216C.315; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 454, A bill for an act relating to the city of Faribault; authorizing the expenditure of tax increment revenues.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, M.; Paymar and Smith introduced:
H. F. 455, A bill for an act relating to public defense; updating and clarifying public defense provisions of law; eliminating defendant representation co-payments; providing for appointment of a chief public defender; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 270A.03, subdivision 5; 611.14; 611.17; 611.20, subdivision 6; 611.215, subdivisions 1, 1a; 611.23; 611.24; 611.25, subdivision 1; 611.26, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; 611.27, subdivisions 13, 15; 611.35; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611.20, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 456, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing and indexing the minimum wage; eliminating the training wage; requiring notice to new employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Gardner and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 457, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding an existing law enforcement tool regarding record keeping of purchases by scrap metal dealers; requiring registration; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 458, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing the appropriation to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; amending Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson, Thao, Lillie, Hausman and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 459, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey County; appropriating money for summer employment for at-risk youth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lesch, Johnson, Thao and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 460, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey County; appropriating money for the all children excel program to provide intervention assistance to children ages ten and under.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Solberg introduced:
H. F. 461, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E.; Otremba; Abeler and Fritz introduced:
H. F. 462, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for support services for families with children who are deaf or who have a hearing loss.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E.; Ruud; Norton; Dittrich; Loeffler; Bigham and Kranz introduced:
H. F. 463, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a small employer buy-in option to MinnesotaCare; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Sertich; Huntley; Peterson, S.; Wardlow; Slocum; Welti; Brown; Murphy, E.; Kranz and Swails introduced:
H. F. 464, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating a statewide health insurance pool for school district employees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62E.02, subdivision 23; 62E.10, subdivision 1; 62E.11, subdivision 5; 297I.05, subdivision 5; 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.
Kranz, Tillberry, Urdahl and Tschumper introduced:
H. F. 465, A bill for an act relating to state government; including independent nonprofit firefighting corporations for joint exercise of powers agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.59, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Dittrich, Ruud, Marquart, Hosch, Brown, Swails, Benson, Ward, Kranz, Fritz, Eken, Tingelstad, McFarlane, Abeler, Hortman, Scalze, Moe, Bly and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 466, A bill for an act relating to education; providing property tax relief; increasing and indexing equalization of the equity, transition, and referendum equalization levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.10, subdivisions 29, 32; 126C.17, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dittrich, Ruud, Marquart, Hosch, Brown, Swails, Benson, Ward, Kranz, Fritz, Eken, Tingelstad, McFarlane, Abeler, Hortman, Scalze, Moe, Bly and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 467, A bill for an act relating to education; providing property tax relief; increasing and indexing debt service equalization revenue; increasing and indexing equalization of the health and safety, deferred maintenance and operating capital levies amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.591, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 13a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.