The following House Files were introduced:
Benson, J. introduced:
H. F. 261, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring rulemaking to allow mechanical control of narrow-leaved cattail without an aquatic plant management permit.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Mack, Hayden, Gruenhagen, Quam, Davids, Gottwalt, Abeler, Huntley, Eken, Kiffmeyer, Dean, Zellers, Ward, Persell, McElfatrick, Lohmer, Barrett and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 262, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding community paramedics to the list of community health workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.0625, subdivision 49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Beard and Dill introduced:
H. F. 263, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring Pollution Control Agency to refund erroneous assessments, costs, and payments in the matter of the Baytown groundwater contamination Superfund site.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Urdahl; Hamilton; Gruenhagen; McElfatrick; Gunther; Westrom; Murdock; Anderson, B.; Franson; Kiel; Swedzinski; Anderson, P.; Schomacker; Vogel; Koenen; Eken; Gottwalt; Lohmer; LeMieur; Scott; Dettmer and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 264, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; prohibiting actions against certain persons for weight gain as a result of consuming certain foods; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Benson, M.; Liebling; Quam; Norton and Davids introduced:
H. F. 265, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; modifying a previous appropriation related to the Southeastern Minnesota Regional Public Safety Training Center; amending Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 15, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Morrow and Beard introduced:
H. F. 266, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for rail service improvement program; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. 267, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for local road improvement program; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Morrow, Falk and Kath introduced:
H. F. 268, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Downey, Loon, Kelly, Mazorol and Scott introduced:
H. F. 269, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a qualified economic offer in teacher contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.40, by adding a subdivision; 122A.41, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Erickson and McElfatrick introduced:
H. F. 270, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring certain meetings between Department of Natural Resources, Ojibwe bands, and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission to be subject to open meeting law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Liebling; Gauthier; Lesch; Tillberry; Hosch; Fritz; Murphy, E.; Lenczewski; Knuth and Simon introduced:
H. F. 271, A bill for an act relating to taxes; creating a Tax Expenditure Advisory Commission; providing for review and sunset of tax expenditures; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 272, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility operating payment rate increase for certain facilities in Otter Tail County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, 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 Finance.
Woodard; Buesgens; Downey; Drazkowski; Scott; Swedzinski; Anderson, P.; Kieffer; Erickson; Kiffmeyer and Mazorol introduced:
H. F. 273, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing enrollment options for students at low-performing schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 274, A bill for an act relating to estate taxation; providing an exclusion for certain farm and business properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 291.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 275, A bill for an act relating to estate taxation; conforming to the changes in the federal exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
LeMieur and Ward introduced:
H. F. 276, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for acquisition and development of the Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hansen and Kriesel introduced:
H. F. 277, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of South St. Paul to replace the floodwall pumping station; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Hayden and Clark introduced:
H. F. 278, A bill for an act relating to health; creating medical homes for children with autism spectrum disorders.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hayden and Clark introduced:
H. F. 279, A bill for an act relating to families; creating a Council on East African Minnesotans; providing for appointment of members; creating an ombudsperson for East African Minnesotans; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 257.0755, subdivision 1; 257.076, subdivision 3; 257.0768, subdivision 1; 257.0769, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hayden introduced:
H. F. 280, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions governing eligibility for a postretirement option; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.346, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Carlson and Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 281, A bill for an act relating to elections; increasing the time provided for canvassing state primary election returns; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 204C.32.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
McFarlane, Erickson, Doepke, Murdock and Kiel introduced:
H. F. 282, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying requirements for changing benefits in a group insurance contract for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 471.6161, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 283, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 284, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for classroom renovation and addition at South Central College in Faribault; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 285, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for grave markers and memorials for deceased residents of state hospitals and regional treatment centers; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
LeMieur, Hamilton, Swedzinski and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 286, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing registration and operation of mini trucks as all-terrain vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.92, subdivisions 8, 10; 84.922, subdivision 1a; 169.011, subdivision 40a; 169.045, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Hamilton and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 287, A bill for an act relating to state government; Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Downey, Winkler, Stensrud, Mazorol and Loon introduced:
H. F. 288, A bill for an act relating to taxation; insurance; providing a credit for investment in start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 297I.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 289, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating property tax exemptions for certain airport property; eliminating the preferences for foreign source income; repealing the subtraction for foreign royalties; taxing certain development subsidies; expanding the definition of domestic corporations to include certain foreign corporations incorporated or doing business in tax havens; modifying JOBZ and biotechnology and health science industry zones; repealing international economic development zones; reducing the corporate franchise tax rates; repealing the research credit; repealing foreign operating corporations; repealing the special apportionment formula for certain mail order businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 289A.08, subdivision 3; 290.01, subdivisions 5, 19c, 19d, 29, by adding subdivisions; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.0921, subdivision 1; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290.191, subdivisions 2, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.06, subdivisions 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32; 290.068, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6a, 7; 290.0921, subdivision 7; 290.191, subdivision 4; 469.317; 469.318; 469.321; 469.322; 469.323; 469.324; 469.325; 469.326; 469.327; 469.328; 469.329; 469.337; 469.338; 469.339.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 290, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming the individual income, corporate franchise, and property tax refund to certain provisions of federal law; reducing the corporate franchise tax rate; eliminating the preferences for foreign source income; repealing the subtraction for foreign royalties; repealing foreign operating corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.08, subdivision 3; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19c, 19d, 31; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.0921, subdivision 1; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290A.03, subdivision 15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.0921, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
McFarlane, Slawik and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 291, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Maplewood to design, renovate, and equip Harriet Tubman Center East as a regional service center and learning institute; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Anderson, D.; Wardlow; Drazkowski; Mahoney; Gruenhagen; Franson; Shimanski and Holberg introduced:
H. F. 292, A bill for an act relating to families; requiring parenting plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 518.1705, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 293, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Annandale Tactical Training Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Kahn and Benson, J. introduced:
H. F. 294, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing director of the State Lottery to operate slot machines at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Kahn, Clark, Hornstein, Davnie and Hayden introduced:
H. F. 295, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for renovation and expansion of the Brian Coyle Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Kahn; Greiling; Benson, J., and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 296, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 1, 2, 5; abolishing the office of lieutenant governor.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Kahn, Downey, Winkler, Lanning, Peppin and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 297, A bill for an act relating to state government; consolidating state agency information technology systems and services; transferring duties to the Office of Enterprise Technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.99; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. 298, A bill for an act relating to state government; streamlining state government; abolishing the Department of Employment and Economic Development and the Department of Labor and Industry; downsizing the Department of Commerce; establishing a task force; requiring establishment of an employee participation committee before agency restructuring; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Quam; Peppin; Downey; Nornes; Lanning; Davids; Benson, M.; McDonald; Shimanski; Banaian; LeMieur; Vogel; Kiel; Leidiger; Gruenhagen; Winkler; Simon; Franson; Scott; Dean; Gunther; Abeler and Hancock introduced:
H. F. 299, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a retained savings program for executive branch agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 300, A bill for an act relating to education; recommending comprehensive eye exams; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 121A.17, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Fabian and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 301, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding the uses of operating capital revenue to include leasing vehicles, including school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Kiffmeyer; Stensrud; Doepke; McFarlane; Barrett; Hancock; Lanning; Gruenhagen; Anderson, S.; Nornes; Fabian; Crawford and Anderson, D. introduced:
H. F. 302, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring voters to provide picture identification before receiving a ballot; providing for the issuance of identification cards at no charge; establishing a procedure for provisional balloting; specifying other election administration procedures; requiring use of electronic polling place rosters; enacting procedures related to recounts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 201.021; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 3, 7; 201.071, subdivision 3; 201.081; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.121, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.171; 201.221, subdivision 3; 203B.06, subdivision 5; 203B.121, subdivision 1; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.40; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivisions 3, 4; 204C.14; 204C.15, subdivision 1; 204C.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 204C.23; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.38; 204D.24, subdivision 2; 206.86, subdivisions 1, 2; 209.021, subdivision 1; 209.06, subdivision 1; 211B.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 204C; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204E; 206A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 204B.36, subdivision 5; 204C.34; 204C.35; 204C.36; 204C.361; Minnesota Rules, parts 8235.0200; 8235.0300; 8235.0400; 8235.0600; 8235.0700; 8235.0800; 8235.1100; 8235.1200.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Peppin, Kahn, Banaian, Vogel, Mazorol and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 303, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring that certain services be provided through a joint legislative office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.06, subdivision 1; 3.303, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Peppin; Benson, M.; Vogel; Smith; Erickson; Kiffmeyer and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 304, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the Department of Human Services to issue a request for proposals for a Medicaid fraud detection and business intelligence contract.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Persell introduced:
H. F. 305, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; authorizing a detached facility in Northern Township under certain conditions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Westrom, Nornes, Franson, Pelowski, Marquart, Murdock and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 306, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing Emily's law; lowering the age of adult certification and extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution for juveniles; defining a violent juvenile offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 260B.007, by adding a subdivision; 260B.125, subdivision 1; 260B.130, subdivision 1; 260B.141, subdivision 4; 260B.198, subdivision 6; 609.055.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Clark and Howes introduced:
H. F. 307, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Phillips Community Center swimming pool in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 308, A bill for an act relating to taconite; restoring the general education aid reduction for certain taconite distributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 298.28, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 12, section 23, paragraph (c).
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Anderson, S.; Zellers and Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 309, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for adding a lane to a portion of Interstate Highway 494; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.