INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, February 13, 2013


The following House Files were introduced:

Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 512, A bill for an act relating to education; replacing the mathematics GRAD with an end-of-course algebra exam; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Lien and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 513, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the transportation center project at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Lien and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 514, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) at Minnesota State University, Moorhead; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Lien, Kiel, Davids, Marquart and McNamar introduced:

H. F. 515, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a supplemental allocation for the border city program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.169, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Urdahl, Torkelson and Benson, J. introduced:

H. F. 516, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the history of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 to be included in Minnesota's elementary and secondary social studies standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.023, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Swedzinski; Lien; Franson; Hamilton; Gruenhagen; Lohmer; Schomacker; Anderson, P., and Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 517, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding for leveraged equipment acquisitions by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Urdahl, Torkelson and Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 518, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an advisory task force on improving teacher quality by increasing the number of K-12 teachers with master's degrees in a relevant content area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 519, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; prohibiting a MnPASS facility on a segment of Interstate Highway 35E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Dill, Anzelc, Melin and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 520, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating fee exemption for utility license crossing public lands and waters in existing public road right-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.415, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.

Kahn, Drazkowski, Falk, Pugh and Simonson introduced:

H. F. 521, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying off-sale intoxicating liquor sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Kahn, McNamara, Atkins, Lillie, Hackbarth, Melin, Hamilton, Metsa and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 522, A bill for an act relating to gambling; permitting wagering on the results of certain professional or collegiate sports or athletic events; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Kahn, Holberg, Nelson, Metsa, Clark, Abeler, Zellers and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 523, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying health record privacy provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 144.292, by adding a subdivision; 144.293, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Fischer, Abeler, Huntley, Zerwas and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 524, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reduction of rates for congregate living for individuals with lower needs; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 10, section 3, subdivision 3, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Erhardt, Rosenthal, Newton, Masin and Savick introduced:

H. F. 525, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; allowing active duty service members to take a peace officer reciprocity examination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8517.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 526, A bill for an act relating to elections; enacting the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.07, subdivision 2; 208.02; 208.03; 208.06; 209.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 208; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 208.07; 208.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections.

Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 527, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating money transmitters; clarifying required fraud prevention measures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 53B.27, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Clark, Hausman, Nelson, Atkins, Gunther and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 528, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public housing rehabilitation; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Ward, J.A.; Fischer; Lillie; Kieffer; Lesch and Schoen introduced:

H. F. 529, A bill for an act relating to the city of Maplewood; authorizing a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kahn, Hornstein, Hausman, Falk and Allen introduced:

H. F. 530, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; prohibiting motor vehicles from driving in designated bicycle lanes except under certain conditions; requiring that drivers yield to bicycles before crossing a bicycle lane in order to turn; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 169.18, subdivisions 4, 7; 169.19, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Kahn, Hornstein, Hausman and Allen introduced:

H. F. 531, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; prohibiting parking in designated bicycle lanes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.34, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.

Wills; Newton; Dettmer; Murphy, M.; Howe; Uglem; Hertaus; Pugh; Lohmer; Abeler; Scott; Gunther; Anderson, S.; Urdahl; Kiel; Lien; Sawatzky; Ward, J.E.; Hausman; Morgan; Benson, J.; Drazkowski; Daudt; Mack; Zellers; Fabian; Leidiger; Fischer; Freiberg; O'Driscoll; Albright; Persell; Dehn, R.; Erhardt and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 532, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing a veterans jobs tax credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

Bernardy, Mahoney, Atkins, Selcer and Ward, J.A. introduced:

H. F. 533, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing a veterans jobs tax credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.

Mahoney, Gunther, Isaacson and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 534, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for grants for Centers for Independent Living.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

Morgan, Poppe, Hortman, Dorholt and Lien introduced:

H. F. 535, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the study of a state loan program to refinance student loans.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Davnie; Lesch; Hoppe; Davids; Dehn, R.; Fritz; Loeffler; Hortman; Benson, J.; Simon; Clark; Fischer; Falk; Wagenius; Hornstein and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 536, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating a notice requirement for sellers in real estate sales for contracts for deed; creating a civil action remedy for violations of the notice requirements for contracts for deed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82.55, subdivision 19; 507.235, subdivision 2; 559.211, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 559; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 507.235, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Loon introduced:

H. F. 537, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; freezing local tax rates used in metropolitan area fiscal disparities calculations for two years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473F.08, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Moran, Huntley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 538, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Nelson; Murphy, M.; Kahn; Hilstrom and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 539, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying laws governing voluntary membership dues deductions from retirement annuities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 356.91.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Hansen, Hausman, Atkins, Nelson, Winkler and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 540, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan cities inflow and infiltration grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Abeler and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 541, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to study and develop recommendations for implementing a return on taxpayer investment methodology and practices for human services and corrections programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Loeffler, Freiberg, Cornish, Winkler and Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 542, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing expectations for classified employees as nonpartisan resources to all decision makers; providing additional whistleblower protection to state employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Liebling, Abeler and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. 543, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying membership requirements for the Council on Disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.482, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Benson, M.; Kieffer; Gruenhagen; FitzSimmons; Runbeck; Drazkowski; O'Neill; Pugh and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 544, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing legislator premiums for the state employee group insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

McNamar and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 545, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing Emily's law; lowering the age of extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution for violent offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 242.44; 260B.007, by adding a subdivision; 260B.130; 260B.141, subdivision 4; 260B.193, subdivision 5; 260B.198, subdivision 6; 260B.199; 260B.201, subdivision 2; 609.055.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

Gruenhagen, Leidiger, Lohmer, Kieffer, Scott, Howe and Albright introduced:

H. F. 546, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting certain entities to administer unified personal health premium accounts; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 62A.303; 62L.12, subdivisions 3, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Gruenhagen, Leidiger, Lohmer, Kieffer, Howe and Albright introduced:

H. F. 547, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a health care compact; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Melin; Metsa; Anzelc; Sundin; Nelson; Mahoney; Persell; Ward, J.E.; Hornstein; Radinovich; Morgan; Dill and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 548, A bill for an act relating to public works; requiring the use or supply of American steel products on certain projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

Dorholt and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 549, 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 Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

Liebling, Norton and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 550, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for an integrated behavioral health care coordination model pilot.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.

Urdahl; Erickson, S.; Torkelson; Kiel; Ward, J.E., and Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 551, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying expectations for complying with Minnesota's policy prohibiting intimidation and bullying; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.0695.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Johnson, S.; Hausman and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 552, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Merrick Community Services Center in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

Woodard; Anderson, S.; Erickson, S.; Myhra; Petersburg; Johnson, B.; Fabian; O'Neill; Barrett; Wills; Uglem; Urdahl and Loon introduced:

H. F. 553, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to use safe schools levy proceeds for mental health services and facility modifications designed to enhance student and staff safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.44.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Dill, Anzelc, Melin and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 554, A bill for an act relating to taxes; modifying tax incentive payments for the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290C.06; 290C.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dettmer; Newton; Wills; Kresha; Howe; Benson, M., and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 555, A bill for an act relating to veterans; property taxes; extending the market value exclusion for surviving spouses of deceased service members and permanently disabled veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Davids introduced:

H. F. 556, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Chatfield Center for the Arts; 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 and Policy.

Carlson; Erhardt; Hilstrom; Hausman; Dehn, R.; Clark and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 557, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional 911 emergency communications center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Fritz, Mariani, Clark and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 558, 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.

Moran; Paymar; Johnson, S.; Schoen; Melin and Persell introduced:

H. F. 559, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing certificates of good conduct and describing the effects of a certificate and eligibility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 364.03, subdivision 3; 364.09; 609A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 611A.06, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 364.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Quam and Benson, M. introduced:

H. F. 560, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and franchise; historic preservation and job creation; extending the sunset on the historic structure rehabilitation tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0681, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Laine; Newton; Moran; Loeffler; Clark; Dehn, R.; Allen; Yarusso and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 561, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the judicial process for restoring firearms eligibility to violent felons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.165, subdivision 1d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Abeler and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 562, A bill for an act relating to mental health; providing medical assistance coverage for services provided by a licensed professional counselor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Abeler, Davids and Uglem introduced:

H. F. 563, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for partial payments for additional charges collected along with property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 279.01, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abeler and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 564, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying personal care assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0659, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.

Abeler, Lesch and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 565, A bill for an act relating to real property; landlord and tenant law; termination of lease upon death of unmarried tenant living alone; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 504B.265, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Abeler and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 566, A bill for an act relating to jobs; establishing a jobs innovation for hard-to-employ Minnesotans grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

Melin, Hansen, Metsa, Hausman, Hornstein and Dill introduced:

H. F. 567, A bill for an act relating to energy; renewables; modifying requirements for solar energy in state buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.323.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy.

Hansen; Sundin; Fritz; Liebling; Johnson, S.; Lillie; Nelson; Hortman; Moran; Mariani; Melin; Metsa; Bly; Lesch; Abeler; Wagenius; Mahoney and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 568, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying use of personal sick leave benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.9413.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.

Gruenhagen, Howe, Leidiger, Lohmer, Kieffer and Albright introduced:

H. F. 569, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for certain expenditures for medical care and health insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 570, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Lake Redwood reclamation and enhancement project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Radinovich, Fabian, Wills, Quam, Dorholt and Lien introduced:

H. F. 571, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain capital equipment purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 297A.68, subdivision 5; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.