INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, February 16, 2012


The following House Files were introduced:

Westrom introduced:

H. F. 2324, A bill for an act relating to real property; reducing the limitations period for actions affecting title to real estate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 365.27, subdivision 3; 541.023, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 6, 7.

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

Doepke, Norton, Erickson, Loon, Wagenius, Shimanski, Gunther, Moran, Mariani, Liebling, Lohmer, Downey, Kieffer, O'Driscoll, Stensrud, McDonald, Drazkowski, Buesgens, Kahn, Greene, Knuth, Hausman and Gauthier introduced:

H. F. 2325, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting school districts from holding school on the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120A.40.

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

Downey introduced:

H. F. 2326, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for a longer public notice period in a zoning ordinance or amendment for large projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462.357, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Benson, M. and Simon introduced:

H. F. 2327, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain election administration procedures for individuals who have been convicted of a felony; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 201.054, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 201.157; 201.275; 204C.14; 241.065, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 203B.06, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Beard, Davids, Dill, Eken, Sanders and Vogel introduced:

H. F. 2328, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying provisions relating to air flight property tax levies, aircraft fuel taxes, and aircraft registration taxes and filing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 270.075, by adding a subdivision; 296A.09, subdivision 2; 296A.17, subdivision 3; 297A.94; 360.511, by adding a subdivision; 360.531, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 360.532; 360.57.

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

Holberg, Dettmer, Mariani, Greiling, Murdock, Kieffer and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 2329, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying CPR training and instruction requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.236.

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

Westrom and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 2330, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending the date for allocation of funding to the University of Minnesota for renewable energy research; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116C.779, subdivision 3.

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

Slawik and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 2331, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to the absent days limit for certain children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7.

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

Murray introduced:

H. F. 2332, A bill for an act relating to taxation; small business investment credit; providing a higher credit percentage for certain investments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 5, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Swedzinski, Cornish and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 2333, A bill for an act relating to public safety; specifically including theft of motor fuel in the theft crime; creating a permissive inference regarding theft of motor fuel; modifying the drive-off gas civil liability law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 171.175; 332.32; 604.15, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 609.52, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Laine, Abeler and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 2334, A bill for an act relating to public employees; authorizing employees of local units of government to participate in group long-term care insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.318, subdivision 1.

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

Sanders, Hoppe, Daudt, Simon and Loon introduced:

H. F. 2335, A bill for an act relating to debt collectors; amending procedures for licensure of debt collection agencies and registration of individual debt collectors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 332.33, subdivisions 4, 7, 8; 332.35; 332.40, subdivision 1.

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

Downey introduced:

H. F. 2336, A bill for an act relating to job creation; reducing business property taxes; creating a small business regulatory review board; imposing a moratorium on rulemaking by state agencies except in certain specified instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2337, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; reducing and eliminating the state general levy; modifying the additional property tax refund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 275.025, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 275.025, subdivision 3.

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

Garofalo; Gunther; Dittrich; Hosch; Kath; Woodard; Benson, J.; Cornish; Beard; Buesgens; Lanning; Anderson, S.; McFarlane; Hamilton; Anderson, P.; Drazkowski; Erickson; Kieffer; McDonald; Torkelson; Bills; Kriesel; Hoppe; Runbeck; Shimanski; Murray; Leidiger; Barrett; Franson; Kiel and Petersen, B. introduced:

H. F. 2338, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the director of the State Lottery to establish gaming machines at a licensed racetrack; imposing a fee on gaming machine revenue; providing powers and duties to the director; dedicating money for education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 240.03; 240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.14, by adding a subdivision; 240.28, subdivision 2; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.10, subdivision 3; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.30, subdivision 8.

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

Gottwalt; Abeler; Gruenhagen; Franson; Lohmer; Barrett; Drazkowski; Kiffmeyer; Woodard; McDonald; Benson, M.; Wardlow; Beard; Swedzinski; Erickson; Vogel; Quam; Urdahl; Fabian; Anderson, P.; Sanders; Davids; Downey; Runbeck; Torkelson; Banaian and Mack introduced:

H. F. 2339, 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 Reform.

Holberg; Zellers; Fritz; Gottwalt; Dean; Kiffmeyer; Torkelson; Vogel; Gruenhagen; Dettmer; Quam; Benson, M.; Erickson; Anderson, B.; Urdahl; Gunther; Crawford; Cornish; Myhra; Leidiger; Abeler; Scott; Swedzinski; Ward; Shimanski; Bills; Murdock; Pelowski; Marquart; Koenen; Hosch; Murphy, M.; Eken; LeMieur and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 2340, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring licensure of certain facilities that perform abortions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Peppin; Gottwalt; Hosch; Abeler; Shimanski; Ward; Gruenhagen; Scott; Crawford; Dettmer; Eken; LeMieur; Wardlow; Anderson, D.; Leidiger; McDonald; Murray; Nornes; Cornish; Bills; Drazkowski; Kiffmeyer; Swedzinski; Woodard; Beard; Kiel; O'Driscoll; Marquart; Benson, M.; Pelowski; Fritz; Anderson, B.; Torkelson and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 2341, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a prescribing physician be physically present when certain abortion-inducing drugs are administered; providing for criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Davids, Pelowski, Sanders, Hilty, O'Driscoll, Shimanski and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 2342, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating township mutual fire insurance company combination policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 67A.191.

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

Howes, Hackbarth, Dill and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 2343, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; enacting the Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012; requiring the availability of game and fish licenses by electronic transaction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15.

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