The following House Files were introduced:
Hayden, Champion, Thissen, Clark and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 681, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an HIV transmission public education program; 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 Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Magnus and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 682, A bill for an act relating to railroads; forgiving state loans made to Rock and Nobles Counties.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 683, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to a municipal wastewater treatment facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brod introduced:
H. F. 684, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the city aid base for certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 685, A bill for an act relating to the military; appropriating money for a grant to Operation Happy Note.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lenczewski and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 686, A bill for an act relating to taxation; emergency debt certificates; authorizing cities and counties to issue certificates for unexpected revenue shortfalls; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 275.065, subdivision 6; 475.58, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mahoney, Johnson, Lesch and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 687, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to renovate a waterfall near Lake Phalen in the city of Saint Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina, Hackbarth, Gunther and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 688, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the requirements for certain on-sale liquor sales at the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.404, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Knuth, Hansen, Kalin, Hortman, McNamara, Loeffler and Sterner introduced:
H. F. 689, A bill for an act relating to energy; mandating inclusion of strategic tree planting as eligible for direct expenditures as energy conservation improvement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.241, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Hortman, Lenczewski, Ruud, Knuth, Hilstrom, Hornstein, Liebling, Brynaert and Norton introduced:
H. F. 690, A bill for an act relating to environment; enacting the Minnesota Clean Car Act; requiring decreased emission of criteria air pollutants and greenhouse gas pollution from new motor vehicles; requiring adoption of low emission standards for motor vehicles; providing for updates as necessary to comply with the federal Clean Air Act; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Rukavina, Sertich, Mahoney and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 691, A bill for an act relating to state employees; modifying the vacation donation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Kahn, Loeffler, Carlson and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 692, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that certain appropriations continue in effect until eliminated or modified; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Ward and Howes introduced:
H. F. 693, A bill for an act relating to public finance; altering the school district referendum market value tax base; modifying the taxation of seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 126C.01, subdivision 3; 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.025, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 694, A bill for an act relating to the Office of the Secretary of State; establishing a health care directive registry; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 695, A bill for an act relating to marriage; clarifying and modifying certain terms and procedures; specifying forms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 517.02; 517.03, subdivision 2; 517.04; 517.05; 517.06; 517.07; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 517.10; 517.101; 517.13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 696, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for certain private sales to resolve trespass issues; adding to and deleting from certain state parks; authorizing public and private sales of surplus state land; modifying previous sales authorization and land description; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0273; Laws 2007, chapter 131, article 2, section 38; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 21, subdivisions 4, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Smith and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 697, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement officers to record the country of citizenship and immigration status of felon arrestees; requiring peace officers to report suspected immigration violations by felon arrestees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Smith and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 698, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing a penalty for leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.378, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Demmer, Shimanski, Gottwalt, Kiffmeyer, Dettmer and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 699, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting negotiation of teacher contracts during the school year; repealing the January 15 penalty for failing to settle teacher contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Demmer and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 700, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing specific service signs for JOBZ businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.292, subdivisions 21, 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 701, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the Minnesota Institute for Public Policy to assist legislators and other policy makers in creating public policy; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 702, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the collection and reporting of specified summary data relating to decisions that affect a child's status within the juvenile justice system; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Hosch, Anzelc, Abeler, Otremba and Fritz introduced:
H. F. 703, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing long-term care provider rate adjustments; modifying the phase-in of rebased nursing facility rates; providing funding for nursing facility moratorium exceptions and extending project approval; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop recommendations on specialized care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144A.073, by adding a subdivision; 256B.441, subdivisions 31, 51a, 55, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Knuth, Kelliher, Davnie, Davids, Seifert, Fritz, Sanders, Hosch, Winkler, Hilstrom, Brod and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 704, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating life insurance; prohibiting stranger-originated life insurance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 61A.073; 61A.074.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Loeffler; Huntley; Thissen; Atkins; Norton; Ruud; Murphy, E.; Scalze; Fritz and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 705, A bill for an act relating to health; promoting preventive health care by requiring high deductible health plans used with a health savings account to cover preventive care with no deductible as permitted by federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62Q.65.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Thissen, Eken, Fritz and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 706, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing certain retroactive payments; authorizing certain additional elderly waiver services; establishing time frames for determining medical assistance eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0645; 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision; 256B.19, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Hortman, Simon, Dittrich, Ruud, Garofalo, McNamara, Paymar, Lesch, Kalin, Knuth, Laine, Slocum, Masin, Tillberry, Johnson, Hilstrom and Norton introduced:
H. F. 707, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring notice to voter of rejection of absentee ballot; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 203B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Falk, Bly, Knuth, Kalin, Hilty, Sailer, Anzelc, Hansen, Morgan, Koenen, Kahn, Persell and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 708, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing funding for clean energy resource teams; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. 709, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for the use of duck decoys; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.811, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Faust introduced:
H. F. 710, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing duties of the Food Safety and Defense Task Force; changing membership and procedures of the Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force; eliminating language requiring two annual reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 28A.21, subdivision 5; 31.94; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.49, subdivision 3; 18G.12, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Faust introduced:
H. F. 711, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing Independent School District No. 333, Ogilvie, to conduct an operating referendum more than once per year.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thao introduced:
H. F. 712, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an Asian Pacific Cultural Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Howes; Cornish; Smith; Westrom; Anderson, S., and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 713, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing limited personal use of fireworks; requiring an affidavit of safety guidelines; providing for criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Thao introduced:
H. F. 714, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing collaborative services for high-risk children; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Newton, Dettmer, Kahn, Champion, Haws, Persell and Sterner introduced:
H. F. 715, A bill for an act relating to state procurement; designating businesses owned by disabled veterans as targeted group businesses for purposes of awarding certain state and metropolitan agency contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.16, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 716, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a tax on interest rates over 15 percent; 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.
Haws, Gottwalt, Hosch, Severson and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 717, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for expansion of the St. Cloud Civic Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nornes, Smith, Doty, Westrom and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 718, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating I-94 as POW/MIA Memorial Highway; requiring POW/MIA flag and interpretive sign at each official safety rest area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Laine, Greiling and Knuth introduced:
H. F. 719, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 282, St. Anthony-New Brighton.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilstrom, Westrom, Holberg, Hayden and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 720, A bill for an act relating to crimes; adopting the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 595.02, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 595.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Hornstein; Scalze; Morgan; Greiling; Newton; Obermueller; Murphy, E.; Davnie; Masin; Persell; Dittrich; Sterner; Tillberry and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 721, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; restructuring the Metropolitan Council as a council of governments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 15.0597, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 3; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 473.123; 473.303, subdivision 2; 473.604, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Thissen; Davnie; Hayden; Liebling; Gardner; Nelson; Fritz; Slocum; Hornstein; Clark; Johnson; Mariani; Davids; Murphy, E.; Rosenthal; Lanning; Hausman; Ruud and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 722, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying tax preparation services law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270C.445.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 723, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending filing deadlines; requiring written applications; amending disability benefit provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 352.113, subdivision 4; 352.95, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 352B.10, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Kahn; Huntley; Thissen; Murphy, E., and Clark introduced:
H. F. 724, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospital-acquired infections to be reported as adverse health care events; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.7065, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Kahn, Greiling and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 725, A bill for an act relating to government operations; requiring a study of the feasibility of consolidating counties and rationalizing other internal boundaries; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M.; Smith; Nelson and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 726, A bill for an act relating to retirement; defining terms; amending disability benefits provisions; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 43A.34, subdivision 4; 299A.465, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 2b; 352B.02, subdivision 1; 352B.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 352B.11, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 352B.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M. by request introduced:
H. F. 727, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending certain correctional employee disability benefit provisions; defining terms; amending age limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 352.95, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 728, A bill for an act relating to animals; prohibiting possession of certain devices or substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 343.31, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Poppe, Buesgens, Kalin, Persell and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 729, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain requirements for town elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 205.075, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 367.03, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Thao; Juhnke; Hayden; Murphy, E.; Abeler; Gottwalt and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 730, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to cover formulary-based wound care; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 731, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying civil liability for labor and sex trafficking crimes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.284, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 732, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Brimson Firefighters Relief Association; permitting an alternate composition of the relief association board of trustees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 733, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying eligibility criteria for school district swimming pool levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.455.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sterner; Persell; Ruud; Murphy, E.; Nelson; Slocum; Bly; Obermueller and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 734, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending the bars to set aside disqualifications to corporate adult foster care and corporate child foster care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.24, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Sterner, Persell, Slocum, Ruud, Bly, Tillberry, Obermueller and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 735, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing licensure laws to include licensed professional counselors as licensed mental health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245.462, subdivision 18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 736, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the name of a state agency.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Rukavina, Haws, Dettmer, Clark and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 737, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing certification for rehabilitation counselors for the blind; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.07, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.
Pelowski by request introduced:
H. F. 738, A bill for an act relating to education; amending general aid payments in districts with high online learning enrollment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.47, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Solberg, Koenen and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 739, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exemption for pollution control equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 272.02, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 740, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the statewide science, technology, engineering, and math initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn; Mullery; Murphy, M., and Smith introduced:
H. F. 741, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain employees of the Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association and Police Relief Association to be members of the Public Employees Retirement Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 353.01, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 742, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for instant runoff voting in federal, state, and local elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 204B.36, subdivision 2; 204D.10, subdivision 1; 205A.03, subdivision 1; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 206.80; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Lillie, Mahoney, Lesch and Scalze introduced:
H. F. 743, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to restore the channel connecting Round Lake to Lake Phalen in Ramsey County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 744, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a transitional employment training project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kohls; Brod; Zellers; Downey; Eastlund; Anderson, S.; Lanning and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 745, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing subtractions for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kohls; Brod; Zellers; Downey; Anderson, S.; Lanning and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 746, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the research credit against the individual income tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kohls, Brod, Zellers, Downey, Lanning, Demmer and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 747, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; conforming to the federal treatment of section 179 allowances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 289A.08, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19c, 31; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 748, A bill for an act relating to higher education; removing policy requirement; allowing the Board of Trustees to determine credit requirements; amending Laws 2007, chapter 144, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.301.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 749, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to reconstruct or replace a culvert under Trunk Highway 64 in Eleventh Crow Wing Lake in Akeley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sertich and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 750, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Floodwood for business park development.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Benson, Bly, Davnie, Peterson, Greiling, Downey and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 751, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing school districts to create site-governed schools; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Hornstein and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 752, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the adult mental health fatality review team; providing criminal penalties for disclosure of certain data; requiring reports; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Sterner, Masin, Morgan, Atkins, Bly, Mack, Hansen, Clark, Reinert and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 753, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for repair and infrastructure projects at the Minnesota Zoo; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Winkler and Bigham introduced:
H. F. 754, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for assessment and payment of certain costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 211B.37.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Simon, Hilstrom, Bigham and Kohls introduced:
H. F. 755, A bill for an act relating to crime; adding felony theft to the racketeering statute; adding identity theft to the enhanced penalty for theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.902, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Hortman, Laine, Tillberry, Newton and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 756, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a bicycle and pedestrian trail to connect the Northtown Transit hub to the metropolitan regional trail and to provide a safe route for elementary school students; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M.; by request and Beard introduced:
H. F. 757, A bill for an act relating to retirement; aeronautics; modifying provisions relating to disability or retirement of Department of Transportation pilots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 352.86.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Persell, Sailer, Johnson, Nelson and Ward introduced:
H. F. 758, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; directing Department of Natural Resources to enter into a cooperative wild rice management plan for Big Rice Lake.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Bigham, Buesgens, Swails and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 759, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, and agency heads from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for two years after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Ward introduced:
H. F. 760, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to allocate permanent funding for Minnesota Faith in Action.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Kalin introduced:
H. F. 761, A bill for an act relating to retirement; requiring an actuarial cost study of a special retirement plan for postsentencing officers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Eken and Olin introduced:
H. F. 762, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; repealing certain definitions related to grasslands; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.02.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Reinert, Newton and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 763, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales taxes; providing an exemption from sales tax for construction activities, materials, and equipment used in construction and improvement of the Northern Lights Express Rail Line; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hosch and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. 764, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring notice and public hearing before adopting an interim ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 394.34; 462.355, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Loeffler and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 765, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Northtown Rail Yard Bridge in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 766, A bill for an act relating to taxation; removing deadline for establishing special service districts without special legislation; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 428A.101.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Downey, Rosenthal, Zellers, Brynaert, Kelly, Loon and Mack introduced:
H. F. 767, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the Labor Day school start provisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120A.40.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Mariani and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 768, A bill for an act relating to early education; modifying the child care assistance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Liebling, Welti, Norton and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 769, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing reimbursement rates for nursing facilities located in Olmsted County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 770, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing term limits for state legislators and constitutional officers; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 6; and article V, sections 2 and 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 771, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance estate recovery; regulating recovery from estates of cohabiting couples; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 1h, 1i, 1j, 2, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Atkins; Thao; Lillie; Mahoney; Anzelc; Murphy, E., and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 772, A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting the frequency of medical examinations that a physician may perform for motor vehicle insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 65B.56, subdivision 1; 72A.201, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Atkins, Davids, Fritz, Anzelc and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 773, A bill for an act relating to insurance; clarifying the definition of health carrier; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62A.011, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Knuth, Hilty, Wagenius, Ruud, Hortman, Persell, Kalin, Paymar, Scalze and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 774, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for greenhouse gas emissions registry; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216H.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 775, A bill for an act relating to public safety; motor vehicles; crediting vehicle service fees to the vehicle services operating account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 168.017, subdivision 5; 168.021, subdivision 4; 168.10, subdivision 1i; 168.29; 168.62, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lesch, Winkler, Hortman, Westrom and Kohls introduced:
H. F. 776, A bill for an act relating to judgments; enacting the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act adopted and recommended for passage by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 548; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 548.35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Shimanski and Kohls introduced:
H. F. 777, A bill for an act relating to education finance; defining similar departments for purposes of the pupil transportation equal treatment statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.85, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. 778, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a school district with a negative fund balance to hold a referendum election at a time other than November; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina and Dill introduced:
H. F. 779, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating a requirement for contracted school food service vendors to make certain deficit payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.111, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dittrich, Demmer, Greiling, Tillberry and Swails introduced:
H. F. 780, A bill for an act relating to education finance; prohibiting the payment of management costs from permanent school trust fund land proceeds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16A.125, subdivision 5; 93.22, subdivision 1; 93.2236.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kalin introduced:
H. F. 781, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a subtraction for voluntary firefighter pensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sterner; Persell; Murphy, E.; Slocum; Ruud; Tillberry and Bly introduced:
H. F. 782, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing the requirements for shaken baby syndrome training in licensed child care and child foster care programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 245A.144; 245A.1444; 245A.40, subdivision 5; 245A.50, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.