The following House Files were introduced:
Sykora, Abrams, Carlson, Erhardt, Abeler and Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 872, A bill for an act relating to education finance; simplifying the operating referendum ballot language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.17, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. 873, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district in the city of St. Michael subject to certain requirements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Brod; Howes; Gunther; Marquart; Nelson, P.; Bernardy; Lanning; Koenen; Dill; Lenczewski; Slawik and Westrom introduced:
H. F. 874, A bill for an act relating to elections; setting standards for and providing for the acquisition of voting systems; appropriating money from the Help America Vote Act account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 206.80; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Abrams and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 875, A bill for an act relating to health; imposing a cigarette cost mitigation fee; repealing the health care provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.4963, subdivision 2; 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2, 3; 270B.14, subdivision 1; 325D.32, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; 295.59.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Greiling, Dorman, Gunther, Abeler and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 876, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring state payment of certain excessive special education costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.75, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Simpson and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 877, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing for uniform off-sale hours statewide; regulating Sunday on-sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.504, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Erickson, Greiling, Charron and Anderson, B. introduced:
H. F. 878, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to determine the school year starting date; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.40.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Samuelson, Huntley and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 879, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying donated dental services program; modifying covered services for medical assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 150A.22; 256B.0625, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Hortman and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 880, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; providing additional time for hearings on commitment of sexual psychopathic personalities and sexually dangerous persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 253B.08, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Urdahl; Johnson, J.; Smith and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 881, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring peace officer to make all reasonable efforts to contact parent or guardian of cited minor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 882, A bill for an act relating to taxes; providing a credit for employer postsecondary education expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vandeveer, Paymar, Dean, Rukavina, Mariani, Charron and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 883, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; specifying that members of Disabled American Veterans are eligible for special veterans service group license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1235, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Vandeveer and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 884, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XIV; prohibiting tolls on highways and new tolls on bridges.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 885, A resolution memorializing Congress to permanently repeal the death tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vandeveer and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 886, A bill for an act relating to highways; repealing authorization for construction of toll roads; repealing authorization for collecting tolls for single-occupant vehicle use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes; prohibiting imposition of tolls on existing roads or construction of new toll roads; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 160.84; 160.85; 160.86; 160.87; 160.88; 160.89; 160.90; 160.91; 160.92; 160.93.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Vandeveer, Dean and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 887, 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 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.
Vandeveer, Mariani and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 888, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing tolls to be collected on toll facilities only until all construction costs of the facility have been paid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 160.87, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Vandeveer, Mariani and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 889, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XIV; requiring that tolls on public highways be discontinued when original construction costs have been paid.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Vandeveer, Dean, Charron and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 890, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the limited market value provisions to all property; making limited market value permanent; providing a separate limitation to certain property that is sold or transferred; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Thissen, Greiling and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 891, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing and clarifying provisions for prescription drugs under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13f, 13g.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
DeLaForest; Sviggum; Seifert; Paulsen; Smith; Johnson, J.; Eastlund; Meslow; Holberg; Emmer; Newman; Finstad; Zellers; Hoppe; Powell; Brod; Dean; Simpson; Westerberg; Kohls; Peppin; Blaine; Severson; Nelson, P.; Charron; Klinzing; Gazelka; Anderson, B.; Wardlow; Krinkie; Erickson; Cybart; Garofalo; Magnus and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 892, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting unauthorized removal of campaign material; providing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Urdahl, Juhnke, Heidgerken, Newman, Abeler, Lanning, Cox, Opatz and Latz introduced:
H. F. 893, A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing the maximum amount for a child care grant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.125, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Cox and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 894, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying authority for public waters inventory; modifying public waters work permit and water use permit provisions; modifying enforcement authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 103G.201; 103G.2372, subdivision 1; 103G.245, subdivision 4; 103G.251, subdivision 2; 103G.301, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Anderson, I. introduced:
H. F. 895, A bill for an act relating to state employees; requiring health coverage for state employees to permit unrestricted choice of health care provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.23, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Buesgens and Dorn introduced:
H. F. 896, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for prekindergarten through grade 12 education and early childhood and families, including general education, education excellence, special education, facilities and technology, early childhood family support, and prevention; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 119A.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 8; 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8; 121A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 121A.53; 122A.06, subdivision 4; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.18, subdivision 2a; 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 123B.59, subdivisions 3, 3a; 123B.63, subdivision 2; 123B.71, subdivisions 8, 12; 123B.75, by adding a subdivision; 123B.76, subdivision 3; 123B.79, subdivision 6; 123B.81, subdivision 1; 123B.82; 123B.83, subdivision 2; 124D.095, subdivision 8; 124D.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 8; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 6; 124D.135, subdivision 5; 124D.16, subdivision 3; 124D.68, subdivision 9; 124D.69, subdivision 1; 124D.74, subdivision 1; 124D.81, subdivision 1; 124D.84, subdivision 1; 125A.24; 125A.28; 126C.01, subdivision 11; 126C.05, by adding a subdivision; 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 126C.21, subdivision 4; 126C.48, subdivisions 2, 8; 127A.49, subdivision 3; 134.31, by adding a subdivision; 275.14; 275.16; 469.177, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123B.83, subdivision 1; 126C.42, subdivisions 1, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Abeler, Huntley, Samuelson and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 897, A bill for an act relating to health; directing mental health epidemiological studies; providing for a mental health epidemiologist within the Department of Health; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Sertich and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 898, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; conforming various provisions to federal requirements; making technical and housekeeping changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 268.03, subdivision 1; 268.035, subdivisions 9, 13, 14, 20, 21, 26; 268.042, subdivision 1; 268.043; 268.044, subdivisions 2, 3; 268.051, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 268.052, subdivision 2; 268.053, subdivision 1; 268.065, subdivision 2; 268.069, subdivision 1; 268.07, subdivision 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 12; 268.086, subdivisions 2, 3; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11; 268.101, subdivisions 1, 3a; 268.103, subdivision 2; 268.105; 268.145, subdivision 1; 268.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b; 268.182, subdivision 2; 268.184, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 268.045, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 268.086, subdivision 4; Laws 1997, chapter 66, section 64, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 3310.2926; 3310.5000; 3315.0910, subpart 9; 3315.1020; 3315.1301; 3315.1315, subparts 1, 2, 3; 3315.1650; 3315.2210; 3315.3210; 3315.3220.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. 899, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the state auditor to waive certain rules and laws applying to local government units; creating a grants board to fund cooperative efforts in public service delivery; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 900, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying landowner's bill of rights for sales to the state; modifying provisions for sale of internal improvement land; modifying land exchange provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 84.0274, by adding subdivisions; 84.157; 92.03, subdivision 4; 94.342, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 94.343, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, by adding subdivisions; 94.344, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, by adding a subdivision; 97A.135, subdivision 2a; 103F.535, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 94.343, subdivision 6; 94.344, subdivision 6; 94.348; 94.349.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 901, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for electronic issuance of burning permits; providing for electronic burning permit fees; creating an account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 88.17, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Ozment introduced:
H. F. 902, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying limit on gifts to the public; modifying state park permit provisions; providing for disposition of certain fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 84.027, subdivision 12; 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.055, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Sykora, Powell, Meslow, Slawik and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 903, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing certain charter schools to limit admission to chemically dependent students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.10, subdivision 9; 124D.69, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Blaine introduced:
H. F. 904, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a recreational center in Bowles.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Rukavina; Sertich; Anderson, I.; Solberg and Dill introduced:
H. F. 905, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing county boards to contract for the sale of biomass; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 282.04, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 906, A bill for an act relating to elections; specifying a minimum polling place size and number of voting booths; requiring certain signs at polling places; requiring certain additional election judges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 204B.16, subdivision 1; 204B.18, subdivision 1; 204B.22, subdivision 3; 204C.08, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204B.22, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 907, A bill for an act relating to public officials; providing for duplicate certificates of election for legislators; providing for filing of certain oaths of office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 3.02; 358.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Eastlund; Nelson, P.; Murphy; Smith and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 908, A bill for an act relating to public safety; reforming the CriMNet policy group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299C.65, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Klinzing, Scalze, Heidgerken and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 909, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; amending the definition of prepared food to exclude ice cream cakes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.61, subdivision 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 910, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing caseload growth limits for the traumatic brain injury waivered services program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Ellison, Wagenius and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 911, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; providing a valuation exclusion for lead hazard reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 912, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; defining motorized foot scooters and regulating their use and operation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 913, A bill for an act relating to state employees; modifying state employee group insurance plan provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.23, subdivision 1; 43A.24, subdivision 2; 43A.27, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Beard; Marquart; Magnus; Nelson, M.; Urdahl; Koenen; Charron; Abeler; Bernardy; Peterson, A., and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 914, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing an additional benefit for certain teachers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Beard, Severson, Juhnke and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 915, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to aeronautics; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 360.305, subdivision 4; 360.55, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 4a; 360.58; 360.59, subdivisions 2, 5, 7, 8; 360.63, subdivision 2; 360.67, subdivision 4; 394.22, subdivision 12; 394.361, subdivisions 1, 3; 462.352, subdivision 10; 462.355, subdivision 4; 462.359, subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.59, subdivisions 4, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Opatz introduced:
H. F. 916, A bill for an act relating to higher education; authorizing the Board of Trustees to establish a four-year state university to be colocated on the property of the Rochester Community and Technical College; requiring a planning report to the legislature; appropriating money for planning, operations, and capital improvements; making the new university contingent on fully funding MnSCU; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136F.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Liebling and Johnson, R. introduced:
H. F. 917, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a collaborative research facility; authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Paulsen, Mahoney, Gunther, Knoblach and Entenza introduced:
H. F. 918, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying job training program grant provisions; appropriating money for job training programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.8747, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Cox introduced:
H. F. 919, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an income tax surcharge; appropriating money; 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.
Cox and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 920, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for certain pension benefits upon the privatization of the Northfield Hospital; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 353F.02, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Murphy, Goodwin, Rukavina, Soderstrom and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 921, A bill for an act relating to higher education; abolishing the Regent Candidate Advisory Council; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.0245.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Hilty, Murphy and Severson introduced:
H. F. 922, A bill for an act relating to public officials; expanding a leave of absence provision to include elected tribal government officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 923, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to property transactions of Department of Transportation; changing and removing highway routes; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.44, subdivision 3; 117.036; 161.115, subdivision 74; 161.44, by adding a subdivision; 161.442; 515B.1-107; 515B.3-102; 515B.3-112; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.115, subdivisions 155, 199.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 924, A bill for an act relating to MinnesotaCare; modifying the definition of gross income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256L.01, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Gazelka, Bradley, Westerberg, Huntley, Mahoney, Ruth, Wilkin and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 925, A bill for an act relating to insurance; making federally conforming changes in Medicare-related coverage; providing financial solvency regulation for stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans; making related technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 62A.31, subdivisions 1f, 1k, 1n, 1s, 1t, 1u, 3, 4, 7; 62A.315; 62A.316; 62A.318; 62A.36, subdivision 1; 62L.12, subdivision 2; 62Q.01, subdivision 6; 256.9657, subdivision 3; 295.53, subdivision 1; 297I.15, subdivision 1; 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.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 926, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for a nursing facility in Houston County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Sieben and Ellison introduced:
H. F. 927, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating gift certificates and gift cards; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 325D.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Soderstrom; Ellison; Eastlund; Paymar; Dill; Otremba; Anderson, B.; Abeler; Olson; Erickson; Nelson, M., and Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 928, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a parole board; prescribing its membership, duties, and powers; prescribing when an individual is eligible to be considered for parole; authorizing the board to determine if selected Level III sex offenders should be referred to the county attorney for civil commitment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 244.05, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Smith; Johnson, J.; Newman; Hilstrom and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 929, A bill for an act relating to crimes; modifying penalties for identity theft; requiring minimum restitution payments and providing information to victims of identity theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.527, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Anderson, B. and Severson introduced:
H. F. 930, A bill for an act relating to the military; appropriating money to assist in the operation and staffing of the Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp at Camp Ripley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Anderson, B.; Olson and Blaine introduced:
H. F. 931, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting local ordinances governing parking or standing of motor vehicles from discriminating among motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or less; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Seifert, DeLaForest, Finstad, Newman, Cornish, Westrom, Olson and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 932, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner to collect residency information on applicants of certain programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 462A.07, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Loeffler and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 933, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; recodifying the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Brod, Abeler and Charron introduced:
H. F. 934, A bill for an act relating to gambling; appropriating money for compulsive gambling prevention and education.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Poppe, Fritz, Clark, Lesch and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 935, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a crime of child endangerment to manufacture controlled substances in the presence of a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.378, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Johnson, J.; Emmer; Slawik; Hilty and Brod introduced:
H. F. 936, A bill for an act relating to elections; increasing news media access to polling places; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 204C.06, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Goodwin, Abeler, Walker and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 937, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying covered services for medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Garofalo, Wilkin, Powell and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 938, A bill for an act relating to real estate documents; providing for continuation, extension, validation, and Web posting of an electronic filing and posting pilot project for certain real estate documents; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 939, A bill for an act relating to executive agencies; requiring notice of certain modifications to professional licensure laws and rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 940, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring the commissioner of corrections to issue a request for proposals for housing individuals committed to the custody of the commissioner in private prisons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 241.01, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Koenen introduced:
H. F. 941, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the Hearing Aid Dispenser Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 153A.14, subdivision 4b; 153A.19, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Westrom, Zellers, Gunther, Thissen, Charron and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. 942, A bill for an act relating to natural gas rates; allowing for recovery of certain infrastructure replacement costs separately from a general rate case; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Lanning, Samuelson, Cybart, Demmer, Newman, Erhardt, Charron, Brod, Smith, Westrom and Bradley introduced:
H. F. 943, A bill for an act relating to taxes; conforming to the Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 291.005, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Emmer; Johnson, J.; Hilty; Gunther and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 944, A bill for an act relating to state government; allowing certain boards to conduct meetings by telephone or other electronic means; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116J.68, by adding a subdivision; 116L.03, by adding a subdivision; 116L.665, by adding a subdivision; 116M.15, by adding a subdivision; 116U.25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 945, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing billing for highway sign program and establishing special account; modifying eligibility criteria for certain business signs; modifying provisions relating to state-aid highways and streets, traffic signals, and railroads in quiet zones; removing expiration for commuter rail corridor coordinating committee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 160.80, subdivision 1a; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.09, subdivisions 2, 3a; 162.14, subdivision 6; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.28, subdivision 2; 174.86, subdivision 5; 219.166; 219.567; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 162.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Abrams, Lenczewski and Ozment introduced:
H. F. 946, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for an international economic development zone; providing tax incentives; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 29; 290.06, subdivision 2c, by adding a subdivision; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.0922, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Klinzing, Hortman, Charron, Otremba, Larson, Hoppe, Zellers and Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 947, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for an optional record of birth resulting in stillbirth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.222, subdivision 1; 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.
Murphy, Sertich, Huntley and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 948, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting broadcast employers from including noncompete provisions in employment agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Clark, Howes, Huntley and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 949, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing consumer protection for hearing aid users; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 153A.15, subdivision 1; 153A.19, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Westerberg; Gunther; Dill; Mullery; Slawik; Bernardy; Sertich; Sieben; Mahoney; Nelson, M., and Clark introduced:
H. F. 950, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for youth programs; modifying youth intervention program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Beard and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 951, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; removing the requirement for adoption of a separate airports or aviation system plan; repealing provisions for planning administration between the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473.146, subdivision 1; 473.192, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.655; 473.852, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473.155; 473.619.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Finstad; Sviggum; Otremba; Holberg; Anderson, I.; Dean; Bradley; Charron; Tingelstad; Meslow; Smith; Blaine; Nelson, P.; Garofalo; Koenen; Hosch; Zellers; Murphy; Emmer; Powell; Wilkin; Hamilton; Paulsen; Gazelka; Magnus; Urdahl; Ruth; Krinkie; Seifert; Simpson; Erickson; Heidgerken; Nornes; Hoppe and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 952, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for grants and public information related to positive abortion alternatives; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Finstad; Pelowski; Cybart; Penas; Marquart; Juhnke; Soderstrom; Samuelson; Johnson, J.; Davids; Abeler; Lanning; Dempsey; Westerberg; Gunther; Peterson, N.; Blaine; Howes; Cox; Cornish; Severson; DeLaForest; Klinzing; Eastlund; Wardlow; Anderson, B.; Hackbarth; Demmer; Olson; Knoblach; Fritz; Brod; Ozment; Beard and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 953, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for grants and public information related to positive abortion alternatives; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Finstad, Buesgens, Kohls, Westrom, Dorman and Welti introduced:
H. F. 954, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for grants and public information related to positive abortion alternatives; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Seifert and Newman introduced:
H. F. 955, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing eligibility requirements related to nonuse of tobacco products and tobacco use cessation for state health care programs and MFIP; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256B; 256J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 956, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing the requirement for diagnostic assessment for children's therapeutic services and support; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0943, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Klinzing, Samuelson and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 957, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a child care assistance rate bonus for accredited Montessori child care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Ellison; Johnson, J.; Hilstrom; Peterson, N., and Abrams introduced:
H. F. 958, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; eliminating duplicate campaign finance filings; making other technical changes to the county campaign finance provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 383B.042, subdivisions 13, 14, 16; 383B.046; 383B.047; 383B.048; 383B.049; 383B.05; 383B.053, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Sailer, Moe and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 959, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Blackduck High School student retention program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Hoppe and Kohls introduced:
H. F. 960, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for the Carver County Justice Center; 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.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 961, A bill for an act relating to state government; imposing certain disclosure requirements on nonprofit organizations that receive a grant or a direct appropriation from the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Abeler, Latz, Tingelstad, Davnie and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 962, A bill for an act relating to education; including acoustical performance criteria in school district proposal to construct a facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.71, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Smith; Murphy; Paulsen; Entenza; Hilstrom; Cybart; Johnson, S.; Abeler; Ozment; Thao; Simon; Lanning; Juhnke; Paymar; Johnson, J.; Cornish; Soderstrom; Erhardt; Atkins; Ellison and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 963, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a crime to strangle a family or household member; 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.
Abrams, Huntley and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 964, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for contingent adjustment of certain MinnesotaCare taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 295.52, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dean, Meslow, Charron and Klinzing introduced:
H. F. 965, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Century College.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Klinzing; Zellers; Johnson, J., and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 966, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school admission at younger age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.20, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Klinzing; Wardlow; Charron; Johnson, J.; Zellers and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 967, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a classroom contribution refund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Kahn, Rukavina and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 968, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the state lottery to offer games involving sports wagering and sports wagering pools; authorizing sports bookmaking under licenses issued by the director of the state lottery; imposing a tax on licensed sports bookmaking; creating a Minnesota active recreation fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.02, subdivision 3; 349A.04; 349A.06, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; 349A.08; 349A.09; 349A.10, subdivisions 4, 5; 349A.11, subdivision 1; 349A.12; 349A.13; 609.75, subdivision 7; 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.
Erickson and Eken introduced:
H. F. 969, A bill for an act relating to education; licensing teachers of interdisciplinary teaching and facilitating learning in innovative schools and programs; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.09, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 970, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; grandparenting certain career-end salary arrangements for certain school administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 354.05, subdivision 35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Garofalo; Johnson, J.; Simon; Hortman; Mahoney; Dean; Hamilton and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 971, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the definition of "designated offense" in the criminal code forfeiture law and addressing seizures and forfeitures of computers and related property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.5312, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Howes, Moe, Sailer, Simpson and Gazelka introduced:
H. F. 972, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the class rate that applies to homestead resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Demmer and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 973, A bill for an act relating to employee relations; modifying state employment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.08, subdivision 1a; 43A.10, subdivision 6a; 43A.15, subdivision 3; 43A.27, subdivision 2; 43A.31, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Erhardt, Lieder, Cybart and Sieben introduced:
H. F. 974, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing that a peace officer may operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.02, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Slawik and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 975, A bill for an act relating to elections; facilitating voter registration by college students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Slawik and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 976, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a crisis nursery grant program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Larson introduced:
H. F. 977, A bill for an act relating to occupations; modifying licensure of city, county, and state agency alcohol and drug counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 148C.11, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.