INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, February 15, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Carlson; Mullery; Smith; Kahn; Hilstrom; Simon; Kelliher; Zellers; Paulsen; Thissen; Clark; Erhardt; Peterson, N.; Walker; Wagenius; Lenczewski; Nelson; Davnie; Dominguez; Anderson, S.; Dittrich; Slocum; Berns; Hoppe; Greiling; Benson; Winkler; Peppin; Peterson, S.; Ruud; Hortman and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 950, A bill for an act relating to crime; correcting an unintentional repeal; resuming the payment of certain bail proceeds to the municipalities and subdivisions of government in Hennepin County; reimbursing same for past due proceeds; removing obsolete references and provisions concerning the Fourth Judicial District; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 484.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 951, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; establishing policies relating to geographic restrictions for offenders who commit controlled substance sales crimes; providing for increased sentences for offenders who commit further drug sale crimes in a restricted area; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 244.05, by adding a subdivision; 609.1095, by adding a subdivision; 609.135, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. 952, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for grants for ice skating rinks and arenas.

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

Kahn and DeLaForest introduced:

H. F. 953, A bill for an act relating to government finance; appropriating money for general legislative and administrative expenses of state government; regulating state and local government operations; establishing a grant management process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.987, subdivision 1; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 2, 3; 15B.17, subdivision 1; 16A.103, subdivision 2; 16A.1286, subdivision 2; 16A.28, subdivision 1; 270B.14, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 16B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.39; Laws 2006, chapter 253, section 22.

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

Welti; Poppe; Tschumper; Faust; Juhnke; Hansen; Peterson, A.; Eken; Koenen and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 954, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Board of Regents for agricultural research.

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

Nornes, Westrom, Demmer, Marquart, Magnus, Erickson and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 955, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise taxes; conforming to federal rules on section 179 expensing retroactively; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d; 290.0921, subdivision 3.

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

Lenczewski; Peterson, N., and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 956, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; eliminating the city of Bloomington's obligation to make additional contributions to fiscal disparities pool; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 473F.01, subdivision 2; 473F.08, subdivisions 5, 7a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473F.08, subdivision 3a.

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

Zellers, Brod, Simpson, McNamara, Dean and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 957, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a property tax cap for long-term homeowners age 65 or older; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290D.

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

Solberg and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 958, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state agencies; appropriating money.

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

Bunn; Swails; McNamara; Hausman; Slawik; Lillie; Hornstein; Dean; Bigham; Murphy, E., and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 959, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for transportation and transit improvements in Interstate Highway 94 Corridor.

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

Simpson and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 960, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying deer hunting license fees for nonresident youth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.451, subdivision 5.

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

Ruud introduced:

H. F. 961, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a veterans memorial in Eden Prairie; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 962, A bill for an act relating to taxation; converting the state general tax on commercial and industrial properties to a site value tax; authorizing the commissioner of revenue to promulgate standards for determining site values and to reallocate the portion of estimated market value attributable to land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 270C.85, subdivision 2; 270C.88, subdivision 1; 275.025, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Ruth, Morrow, Gunther, Cornish, Hamilton, Brynaert, Brown, Demmer, Poppe, Welti, Magnus and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 963, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing Minnesota state transportation bonds and appropriating money for local bridge replacement and maintenance and for the local road improvement program.

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

Ruth, Morrow, Magnus, Poppe, Demmer, Welti, Hamilton, Gunther, Brynaert, Brown, Norton and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 964, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allocating motor vehicle sales tax proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

McFarlane; Simon; Morgan; Howes; Wollschlager; Gunther; Shimanski; Norton; Haws; Anderson, S.; Winkler and Peterson, N. introduced:

H. F. 965, A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting appointment of election judges not affiliated with a major political party; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 204B.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Howes; Davnie; Murphy, E.; Ruud and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 966, A bill for an act relating to labor; allowing the commissioner of labor and industry to issue orders of compliance relating to overtime for nurses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.275, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.275, subdivision 4.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 967, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating income tax additions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c.

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

Koenen, Juhnke, Otremba and Eken introduced:

H. F. 968, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting grain bins and fencing materials from sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.61, subdivision 12.

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

Simpson, Marquart and Dill introduced:

H. F. 969, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the market value included in tier I homestead resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivision 22.

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

Demmer, Poppe and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 970, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for nursing facilities in Dodge and other specified counties to the Olmsted County median rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hosch, Faust, Sviggum, Fritz, Kalin, Urdahl, Bly and Ward introduced:

H. F. 971, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for senior citizen programs.

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

Huntley, Thissen, Sviggum, Sertich and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 972, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, community service providers, and nursing facilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision.

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

Clark, Rukavina, Carlson, Greiling, Tillberry, Sailer, Swails, Otremba, Wardlow, Ward, Hosch and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. 973, A bill for an act relating to employment; authorizing employment support for persons with mental illness; appropriating money.

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

Otremba, Greiling, Abeler and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 974, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for children's therapeutic services and supports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0943, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koenen, Dominguez, Poppe, Hamilton, Beard, Lieder and Moe introduced:

H. F. 975, A bill for an act relating to education finance; replacing federal comprehensive school reform funds that have been reduced; appropriating money.

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

Slawik; Bly; Nornes; Murphy, E., and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 976, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education finance; establishing after-school community learning grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Davnie, Anzelc, Norton, Eastlund, Morrow and Dill introduced:

H. F. 977, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring state payment of certain excessive special education costs; increasing the program growth factor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.75, by adding a subdivision; 125A.76, subdivision 1.

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

Hortman and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 978, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to Independent School District No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to purchase and restore native prairie and wetland adjacent to Riverview Elementary School; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Winkler; Murphy, M.; Mariani; Slawik; Wardlow and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 979, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying adult basic education aid; increasing GED payment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.55.

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

Knuth, Greiling, Laine, Welti, Marquart, Tschumper, McFarlane and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 980, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the referendum aid adjustment for open enrollment students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.47, subdivision 7.

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

Brown, Greiling and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 981, A bill for an act relating to education finance; fully funding the state's special education revenue formulas; making the appropriation for special education aid open and standing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivisions 3, 5; 125A.79, subdivisions 5, 7; 126C.20; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79, subdivision 6.

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

Norton, Liebling, Welti and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 982, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the date by which Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, must certify proposed property tax levy to the county auditor.

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

Ward, Doty, Howes, Greiling, Otremba and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 983, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a three-year pilot project to transform high school education through academic and career-related curriculum developed jointly by college faculty, high school instructors, and business and industry advisors and offered through career academies at multiple high school locations throughout a designated region; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Norton, Brynaert, Poppe, Liebling, McFarlane, Loeffler and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 984, A bill for an act relating to education; reimbursing student ACT and SAT university and college entrance test fees; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Benson introduced:

H. F. 985, A bill for an act relating to education; extending rulemaking authority of the Board of School Administrators; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 81, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Erickson; Demmer; Dettmer; Severson; Anderson, S.; Abeler and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 986, A bill for an act relating to education; promoting world-class high schools; requiring all public high school students to complete dual-credit courses or programs in order to graduate; establishing additional expectations and opportunities for and awarding grants to 3R high schools; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Davnie, Greiling, Mariani, Juhnke, Norton and Thao introduced:

H. F. 987, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing certain students over the age of 21 who attend a contract alternative program to continue to receive instruction at that school until graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.68, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Winkler, Berns, Greiling and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. 988, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a unified technology funding stream; developing a school district technology plan; establishing a task force; authorizing technology grants; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Hilstrom, Greiling, Mariani, Dettmer and Eken introduced:

H. F. 989, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting open enrollment students to participate in academic courses and extracurricular and cocurricular activities on the same basis as resident district students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.03, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 128C.02, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Norton and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 990, A bill for an act relating to education; directing local school boards to adopt and implement a parent and family involvement policy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Thissen and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 991, A bill for an act relating to licensing; changing certification for interior designers to licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.02, subdivision 4b.

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

Otremba; Brod; Seifert; Marquart; Koenen; Shimanski; Anderson, B.; Urdahl; Wardlow; Gottwalt; Sviggum; Dean; Peppin; Cornish; Juhnke; Emmer; Holberg; Buesgens; Garofalo; Beard; Peterson, N.; Hosch; Pelowski; Ruth; Erickson; Olin; Olson; Heidgerken; Dettmer; Hackbarth; Fritz; Haws; Hamilton; Ward and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 992, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting use of funds for state-sponsored health programs for funding abortions.

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

Norton and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 993, A bill for an act relating to building codes; requiring adoption of certain provisions relating to radon control; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.61, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.

Urdahl; Heidgerken; Shimanski; Westrom; Koenen; Cornish; Beard; Anderson, B.; Nornes; Berns; Dean; Seifert; Gottwalt; Lanning; Brod; Gunther; Demmer; Hamilton; Marquart; Doty; Abeler; Erickson; Ruth; Finstad; Paulsen; Eastlund; Severson; Zellers; Simpson; Dettmer; Sviggum; Garofalo; Hackbarth; Welti and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 994, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; prohibiting actions against certain persons for weight gain as a result of consuming certain foods; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Hilty; Hornstein; Bly; Knuth; Brynaert; Gardner; Johnson; Peterson, A.; Abeler; Murphy, M.; Liebling; Tschumper; Kahn and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 995, A resolution memorializing the Governor to take action to prepare a plan of response and preparation to meet the challenges of Peak Oil.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 996, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing and clarifying certain tax data classification and disclosure provisions; providing for administration and classification of class 1b homestead declarations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.02, subdivision 3; 270B.085, by adding a subdivision; 270B.14, subdivision 3; 273.1315.

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

Kahn, Paulsen, Buesgens, Thao and Severson introduced:

H. F. 997, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing off-sale wine licenses for supermarkets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.408, subdivision 3; 340A.412, subdivision 3; 340A.413, subdivision 5; 340A.503, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Atkins; Marquart; Lanning; Mullery; Demmer; Murphy, E.; Haws; Erhardt; Brod; Hilstrom; Hansen; Koenen; Simpson; Jaros; Liebling; Thao; Zellers; Tillberry; Davnie; Wollschlager; Peterson, N.; Welti; Sertich and Bigham introduced:

H. F. 998, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; eliminating the sales tax on local government purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Mahoney and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 999, A bill for an act relating to child support; requiring consideration of a child's residence in a foreign country when deviating from the presumptive child support amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A.43, subdivision 1.

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

Welti introduced:

H. F. 1000, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating more account flexibility for consolidating school districts; authorizing a fund balance adjustment for Independent School District No. 2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.79, subdivision 8.

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

Carlson, Wardlow and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 1001, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teacher retirement plans; increasing the reemployed annuitant earnings limitation amount for part-time and substitute teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 354.44, subdivision 5; 354A.31, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hornstein and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 1002, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income taxes; providing an income tax credit for the purchase of an alternative fuel vehicle; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koenen and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 1003, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a specific segment of the Minnesota River Trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.015, subdivision 22.

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

Davnie, Mullery, Hilstrom, Gunther, Eken and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1004, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; prohibiting predatory lending practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 58.13, subdivision 1; 58.137, subdivision 1; 58.15; 58.16.

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

Lenczewski; Murphy, M.; Thissen and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 1005, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing municipalities to issue bonds to fund actuarial liabilities to pay postemployment benefits to retired officers and employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 475.52, subdivision 6; 475.58, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dettmer, Shimanski, Ward, Greiling, Zellers, McFarlane, Berns, Tingelstad, Gunther and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 1006, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide health and physical education requirements; directing the Education Department to post approved local school wellness policies on the department Web site; establishing a grant program to implement local school wellness policies; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.023, subdivision 2; 120B.024; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Bunn, Paulsen, Lenczewski and Swails introduced:

H. F. 1007, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax years 2006 and 2007 to the federal teacher expense deduction, tuition subtraction, and other provisions of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunity Act, and the Pension Protection Plan of 2006; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19, as amended, 31, as amended; 290A.03, subdivision 15, as amended.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1008, A bill for an act relating to public safety; changing certain background check requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.209, subdivision 3.

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

Hansen, Pelowski, Poppe, Wardlow, Jaros, Fritz, Lillie, Urdahl, Liebling, Kahn, Bigham and Morrow introduced:

H. F. 1009, A bill for an act relating to income tax; providing a checkoff for individual and corporate income tax returns; establishing a fund for use by the Minnesota Historical Society to fund sesquicentennial celebrations.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1010, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public safety; adding the statewide coordinator of the Gang and Drug Oversight Council to the law enforcement retirement fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352B.01, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Morgan, Hornstein, Madore and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1011, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for feasibility study of marked Interstate Highway 35W corridor transit way.

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

Otremba, Doty, Marquart, Severson, Tschumper, Koenen and Eken introduced:

H. F. 1012, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for valuation of certain rural land abutting certain public waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Otremba and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 1013, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting body piercing services for a person under the age of 18 without parental consent; prescribing a criminal penalty; providing public and private remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Morgan introduced:

H. F. 1014, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying price of surplus easement or property acquired for transportation purposes and offered for reconveyance to original owner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 161.43; 161.44, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy, E.; Knuth; Ruud; Abeler; Dominguez and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 1015, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating customer access to restroom facilities; 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 Labor.

Hansen, Loeffler, Moe, Tingelstad, Ozment and others introduced:

H. F. 1016, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for forest pest control measures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.55.

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

Brod and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 1017, A bill for an act relating to disaster relief; appropriating money for lake cleanup in LeSueur County.

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

Hausman, Tingelstad and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 1018, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions for state general obligation bond proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.695.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Olin, Paymar and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1019, A bill for an act relating to predatory offender registration; requiring certain persons under the age of 18 to register as predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.166, subdivision 1b.

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

Johnson; Mahoney; Lesch; Thao; Hausman; Paymar; Murphy, E., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1020, A bill for an act relating to jobs; awarding grants for the summer youth employment program; appropriating money to the city of St. Paul.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 1021, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying Lake Superior commercial fishing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.835, subdivision 4.

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

Knuth, Simon, Tillberry and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1022, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating rental vehicle coverages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 65B.49, subdivision 5a.

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

Slawik and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1023, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for certain child support programs.

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

Wagenius; Peterson, A.; Tschumper; Bly; Davnie and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 1024, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying agency service requirements; modifying drainage repair and abandonment requirements; modifying wetlands replacement requirements and exemptions; providing for civil enforcement; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15.99, subdivision 2; 103E.005, by adding subdivisions; 103E.015, subdivision 1; 103E.705, by adding a subdivision; 103E.715, subdivisions 1, 2; 103E.811, subdivision 5; 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2241, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11; 103G.2243, subdivision 2; 103G.2372, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103E.701, subdivisions 1, 2; 103G.2241, subdivision 8.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 1025, A bill for an act relating to energy; abolishing existing prohibition preventing Public Utilities Commission from issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Hortman, Laine, Tillberry, Kranz, Hausman, Dittrich, Abeler and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 1026, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a bicycle and pedestrian trail in Anoka County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kahn and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 1027, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; extending the tax to certain cosmetic procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.61, subdivision 3.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 1028, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Darwin for predesign and design of wastewater holding ponds; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Hilstrom and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 1029, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the legislative auditor to maintain a toll-free telephone line to receive certain allegations; authorizing certain rewards for money saved or recovered; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Mullery, Kahn, Carlson, Lanning, Brod, Greiling, Otremba, Thao, Simpson and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 1030, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the application of the 4d property tax classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.128, subdivision 1.

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

Anderson, S.; Erhardt; Hortman and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1031, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money from the trunk highway fund for construction of median safety barrier on marked Interstate Highway 494.

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

Loeffler, Dominguez, Haws, Hilstrom, Gunther, Clark, Poppe, Winkler, Tingelstad, Moe and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1032, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the charging of nonresident undergraduate tuition at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136F.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Simon, Smith, Slocum, Paymar, DeLaForest, Bigham, Kalin, Kranz, Lesch, Olin and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1033, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; expanding the protection against employer retaliation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.036, subdivisions 2, 7.

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

Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 1034, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a heating and cooling policy for state building projects funded with state appropriations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Solberg and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 1035, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; exempting certain exchanged land from the tax-forfeited land assurance fee; amending Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 21.

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

Pelowski; Winkler; Morgan; Howes; Peterson, N., and Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. 1036, A bill for an act relating to elections; exempting lobbying activities related to a ballot question from campaign finance reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10A.01, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hosch and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1037, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing reconveyance procedures for real property having errors or omissions in the title; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.442.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 1038, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring commissioner of transportation to reconvey encroached-upon right-of-way along marked Trunk Highway 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Brown and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1039, A bill for an act relating to capital improvement; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to construct remedial systems in the city of Albert Lea.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. 1040, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for grants for ice skating rinks and arenas.

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

Abeler, Thissen, Howes, Moe and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 1041, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a controlled substances prescription electronic reporting system; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Murphy, E.; Lenczewski; Scalze; Thao; Paymar; Lillie; Gardner; Knuth; Anzelc; Erhardt; Simon; Nelson; Slocum and Peterson, N. introduced:

H. F. 1042, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing the expiration on the authority for Hennepin and Ramsey Counties to impose a mortgage registry and deed tax; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 383A.80, subdivision 4; 383B.80, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Simon, Smith, Paymar, Kranz, Cornish and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1043, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.166, subdivision 4a.

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

Hosch, Carlson, Greiling, Tillberry, Dominguez, Otremba and Ward introduced:

H. F. 1044, A bill for an act relating to student health insurance; establishing grant programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Dominguez; Davnie; Mariani; Benson; Peterson, N.; Murphy, E., and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1045, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan parks; clarifying the distribution of state lottery gross proceeds in lieu of sales tax for metropolitan parks and open space; modifying the compensation for members of the parks and open space commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.94; 473.303, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hornstein, Smith and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1046, A bill for an act relating to animals; providing standards of care for dog and cat breeders; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 343.235, subdivisions 1, 3; 347.10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.

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

Tschumper and Brod introduced:

H. F. 1047, A bill for an act relating to veterinary medicine; recognizing Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification; providing for certain fees; limiting use of certain drugs; changing certain requirements; eliminating a waiver; regulating prescription of drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 156.001, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.04; 156.072, subdivision 2; 156.073; 156.075, subdivision 2; 156.12, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 156.15, subdivision 2; 156.16, subdivisions 3, 10; 156.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Pelowski, Kahn, Seifert, Solberg and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1048, A bill for an act relating to state government; abolishing the Department of Employee Relations; transferring duties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Liebling introduced:

H. F. 1049, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing fines relating to pipeline violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1.

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

Paymar, Hilstrom and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. 1050, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the tax on alcoholic beverages; dedicating the proceeds of the increase to provide grants to counties to provide probation supervision and treatment services for certain offenders; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 254B.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 254B.02, subdivisions 1, 4; 254B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 254B.04, subdivision 1; 297G.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 297G.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 297G.10; 297G.12, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 254B; 401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 254B.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 254B.03, subdivision 4.

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

Hilty, Eken, Moe, Sailer and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1051, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the state Indian Affairs Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.922.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Thao introduced:

H. F. 1052, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the membership of an appointment process for the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.9226, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Olin, Dominguez, Simon, Lillie and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1053, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a felony to commit theft of a computer that has identity information in its memory about the owner or any other person; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.52, subdivision 3.

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

Morgan, Madore and Masin introduced:

H. F. 1054, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the city of Burnsville to establish districts subject to special rules; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section 18.

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

Kahn; Hansen; Solberg; McNamara; DeLaForest; Murphy, M.; Abeler and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 1055, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; requiring the State Agricultural Society to permit the State Lottery to sell lottery tickets on the State Fairgrounds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Slawik, Bly and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 1056, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain early childhood education provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.13, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 124D.135, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Urdahl, Heidgerken, Brod, Ward, Mariani, Slocum and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 1057, A bill for an act relating to education; providing support to newly licensed teachers teaching in high-need subject areas and schools; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Thissen, Paymar, Hortman, Davnie, Wagenius, Hausman, Hornstein, Madore, Kahn, Mahoney, Abeler and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1058, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing automatic enforcement of official traffic-control devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.01, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, 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 Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Madore introduced:

H. F. 1059, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; clarifying requirement that driver's license not be expired; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Madore introduced:

H. F. 1060, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying required information on driver's license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Madore introduced:

H. F. 1061, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying provisions relating to driver's license cancellation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Simon, Lesch, Johnson, Lieder and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1062, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver education provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.