INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 16, 2015


The following House Files were introduced:

Peterson and Selcer introduced:

H. F. 876, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding to area learning centers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123A.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 127A.47, subdivision 7.

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

Anderson, P.; Newton and Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 877, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing by requiring a supplementary service rate for a facility in Stearns County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 878, A bill for an act relating to elevators; providing an exemption from certain elevator code requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.188.

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

Anderson, P.; Kiel and Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 879, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing an agricultural educator grant program; appropriating money.

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

Anderson, P.; Swedzinski and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 880, A bill for an act relating to education; postsecondary; providing loan forgiveness to individuals teaching in agricultural education; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Rosenthal, Franson, Winkler, Selcer, Ward, Applebaum and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 881, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; establishing a tax credit for certain qualified child care expenses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Rosenthal, Winkler, Slocum and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 882, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

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

Rosenthal, Kahn and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 883, A bill for an act relating to state government; specifying parameters for state budget forecasts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.103, subdivision 1a.

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

Wills; Murphy, E.; Lillie; Davids; Kahn; Norton and Quam introduced:

H. F. 884, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Children's Museum.

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

Freiberg; Carlson; Hornstein; Dehn, R.; Nelson and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 885, A resolution memorializing the Surface Transportation Board to require an environmental impact statement on construction of railroad connector track in Crystal, Minnesota, which permits an alternative routing of unit trains transporting oil products through the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

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

Baker, Clark, Isaacson, Simonson, Kiel and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 886, A bill for an act relating to housing finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.

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

O'Driscoll, Metsa, Newton, Lueck and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 887, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; dedicating unclaimed lottery prize money for acquisition of certain school trust lands; providing for condemnation of school trust lands to be acquired; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 94.165, subdivision 2; 349A.08, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 92.

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

Kiel, Hamilton and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 888, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for mentoring and farm business management program challenge grants.

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

Hilstrom, O'Neill, Franson, Newton and Uglem introduced:

H. F. 889, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the offense of fifth degree criminal sexual conduct; creating the crime of adulteration by bodily fluid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 243.166, subdivision 1b; 609.3451, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Schomacker, Hamilton and Davids introduced:

H. F. 890, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; providing local government aid penalty forgiveness; modifying appropriations.

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

Newberger, O'Neill, Swedzinski, Metsa, Dill, Anzelc, Green, McDonald, Fabian, Theis, Lien, Hancock, Gunther and Baker introduced:

H. F. 891, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for local authority over permit applications by large energy facilities powered by solar generating systems; requiring surety bonds for certain solar generating facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Moran, Ward, Kresha, Laine, Winkler and Miller introduced:

H. F. 892, A resolution relating to the use of current science on childhood brain development, adverse childhood experiences, and toxic stress to prevent child abuse and neglect before it starts and ensure the well-being of all Minnesota children.

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

Moran, Ward, Kresha, Laine, Winkler and Miller introduced:

H. F. 893, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; providing a child abuse prevention checkoff; requiring tax preparers to notify clients of option to contribute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 270C.445, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Kiel, Lien, Backer, Marquart and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 894, A bill for an act relating to taxation; economic development; providing permanent tax reduction authority to border city enterprise zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.169, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Mahoney; Johnson, S.; Hausman and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 895, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the China Friendship Garden in Phalen-Keller Regional Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Mahoney; Johnson, S.; Murphy, E., and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 896, A bill for an act relating to the arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Chinese garden.

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

Davnie, Winkler, Wagenius and Persell introduced:

H. F. 897, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt a policy on recess for elementary school students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 121A.215.

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

Backer, Lien, Marquart and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 898, A bill for an act relating to State Building Code; authorizing border cities to adopt changes to the code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.121, subdivision 2.

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

Runbeck and Scott introduced:

H. F. 899, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing transitway development and finance; establishing certain legislative authorization requirements; specifying permissible uses and prioritizing uses of revenue from a metropolitan transportation area sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 174.636, by adding a subdivision; 174.92; 174.93, subdivision 1; 297A.992, subdivisions 1, 6, 6a; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 473.399, by adding a subdivision; 473.4051, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, subdivision 12.

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

Johnson, S.; Mahoney; Moran and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 900, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing training for peace officers in de-escalation techniques; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8452, subdivision 2.

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

Hancock and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 901, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a weather transmitter.

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

Hancock, Garofalo, Rarick, Heintzeman, Drazkowski, Green and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 902, A bill for an act proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4, and article V, sections 2 and 4; placing limits on the terms of office of legislators and executive officers.

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

Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 903, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the state's option to prepurchase propane and fuel oil for distribution to low-income customers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.0951.

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

Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 904, A bill for an act relating to energy; adding definitions pertaining to propane; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 216B.02, by adding subdivisions; 216B.2421, subdivision 2.

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

Kahn, Gunther and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 905, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing director of the State Lottery to operate slot machines at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

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

Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 906, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying certain protections related to public participation in government; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 554.01, subdivision 6; 554.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 554; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 604A.34.

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

Anderson, P.; Torkelson; Hamilton; Franson; Backer and Miller introduced:

H. F. 907, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for fertilizer research grants.

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

Pugh, Wills, Fischer, Hertaus, Fenton, Hausman, Isaacson, Runbeck, Laine, Freiberg and Nash introduced:

H. F. 908, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for grants for local inflow and infiltration reduction programs.

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

Hausman; Mahoney; Johnson, S.; Moran and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 909, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the St. Paul College Health and Science Alliance Center addition and West Tower spaces; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Newberger and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 910, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying licensing exclusions for the direct sale of certain prepared food; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 28A.15, subdivision 9.

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

Johnson, S.; Mahoney; Moran and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 911, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring Metropolitan Council to broadcast announcements in light rail transit cars and stations in several languages; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Carlson and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 912, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for highway-rail grade separation project in Crystal; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Carlson, Winkler and Applebaum introduced:

H. F. 913, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Plymouth Ice Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Carlson, Winkler, Applebaum and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 914, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for highway-rail grade separation project in Plymouth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Barrett and Davids introduced:

H. F. 915, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; taxation; modifying a sales tax exemption for certain passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297B.025, subdivision 1.

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

Heintzeman and Lueck introduced:

H. F. 916, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making certain county offices appointive in Crow Wing County.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 917, A bill for an act relating to transportation; motor vehicles; eliminating sunset of mini truck operation authority and regulations; amending Laws 2009, chapter 158, section 10, as amended.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 918, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing unconventional vehicles; providing for vehicle registration, titling, and operation on streets and highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.002, subdivision 24; 168A.05, by adding a subdivision; 169.011, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

Green, Daudt, Peppin, Anzelc and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 919, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for effect of orderly annexation agreement; limiting the annexation by ordinance of certain parcels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 414.0325, subdivision 6.

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

Drazkowski and Davids introduced:

H. F. 920, A bill for an act relating to economic development; the destination medical center; modifying computation of the city's local contribution; restricting the use of funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 469.40, subdivision 11, as amended; 469.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 469.46; 469.47, subdivision 4, as amended, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 43, subdivision 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 921, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a long-term care savings plan; providing for an income tax subtraction for contributions made to the long-term care savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 922, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring local referenda related to spending to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.63, subdivision 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 205.10, subdivision 1; 205A.05, subdivision 1; 216B.46; 237.19; 275.60; 275.73; 412.221, subdivision 2; 412.301; 426.19, subdivision 2; 447.045; 452.11; 455.24; 455.29; 459.06, subdivision 1; 469.053, subdivision 5; 469.0724; 469.107, subdivision 2; 469.190, subdivisions 1, 5; 471.57, subdivision 3; 471.571, subdivision 3; 471.572, subdivisions 2, 4; 475.59; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.17, subdivision 11; 205.10, subdivision 3.

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

Bly introduced:

H. F. 923, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; property; providing tax incentives for barn preservation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 273.11, by adding a subdivision; 290.0681, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 924, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; increasing and making the exclusion amount portable between spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.38, by adding a subdivision; 291.016, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 925, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting Independent School District No. 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Independent School District No. 146, Barnesville, and Independent School District No. 2854, Ada-Borup, to start the school year before Labor Day.

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

Miller, Backer, Swedzinski, Urdahl, Hausman and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 926, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional public television station in Appleton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hansen and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 927, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of Robert Street in West St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 928, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting Independent School District No. 345, New London-Spicer, to start the school year before Labor Day.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 929, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting Independent School District No. 347, Willmar, to start the school year before Labor Day.

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

Wills, Halverson, Hansen, Atkins and Koznick introduced:

H. F. 930, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Dakota County Technical College transportation and emerging technologies renovation project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Urdahl; Swedzinski; Davids; Gruenhagen; Howe; Dean, M.; Franson and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 931, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for city of Litchfield's phase 2 power generation improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 932, A bill for an act relating to prevailing wages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.42, subdivision 4.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 933, A bill for an act relating to children; establishing interview requirements for children who are subjects of maltreatment reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, by adding a subdivision.

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

Carlson introduced:

H. F. 934, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting political subdivisions from paying more than ten percent over the appraised value to acquire real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16B.297, subdivision 1.

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

Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 935, A bill for an act relating to water; establishing a nitrate reduction program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.

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

Newton; Johnson, C., and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 936, A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing the obligation of the state to support the cost of instruction within the state colleges and universities through direct appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.031, subdivision 1.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 937, A bill for an act relating to transportation; roads; authorizing municipal street improvement districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 938, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; allowing unorganized territories to be eligible for township aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 477A.013, subdivision 1; 477A.014, subdivision 1; 477A.03, subdivision 2c.

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

Baker, Clark, Scott, Schoen, Lesch, Gunther and Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 939, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for career education and job skills training.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 940, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making certain county offices appointive in Cottonwood County.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 941, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for veterinary diagnostic laboratory equipment and facilities.

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

Hansen and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 942, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; abolishing the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute and transferring its duties to the Department of Agriculture; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 15A.086; 28A.21, subdivision 2; 41A.105, subdivision 2; 352D.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13D.08, subdivision 12; 116V.01; 116V.02; 116V.03.

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

Swedzinski; Davids; Persell; Kiel; Kahn; Petersburg; Nornes; Poppe; Howe; Carlson; Murphy, M.; Dettmer; Loonan and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 943, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for equipment grants to public television.

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

Kelly, Uglem, Sanders, Hornstein, Bernardy, Erhardt, Norton, McNamara, Kahn and Howe introduced:

H. F. 944, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for use of certain national standards in design and construction of state-aid streets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 162.02, by adding a subdivision; 162.09, by adding a subdivision; 174.75, subdivision 5.

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

Isaacson and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 945, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; expanding the membership of the Urban Initiative Board; authorizing African heritage urban challenge grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116M.15, subdivision 1; 116M.18, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Hackbarth; Loon; McNamara; Sanders; Anderson, S.; Wills; Hansen; Atkins; Masin; Nelson; Hornstein; Clark; Kahn; Winkler; Dean, M.; Uglem; Hausman; Fischer; Lillie; Johnson, S.; Newton; Carlson; Erhardt; Hoppe; Christensen and Albright introduced:

H. F. 946, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for operation and maintenance of metropolitan regional parks.

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

Kresha; Marquart; Christensen; Mariani; Wills; Nornes; Murphy, M., and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 947, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an after-school community learning grant program; appropriating money.

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

Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 948, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; making changes relating to games, licensing, reporting, and other regulatory provisions; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 349.12, subdivisions 3c, 18; 349.16, by adding a subdivision; 349.161, by adding a subdivision; 349.163, by adding a subdivision; 349.1635, by adding a subdivision; 349.1641; 349.165, subdivision 5; 349.166; 349.168, subdivision 8; 349.169; 349.17, subdivisions 3, 7, 9; 349.1721, subdivision 4; 349.173; 349.181, subdivision 3; 349.19, subdivisions 2, 5; 349.211, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.19, subdivision 9b.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 949, A bill for an act relating to estate taxation; establishing a single exclusion amount for the Minnesota taxable estate; establishing a single rate; eliminating the recapture tax; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.10, subdivision 1; 291.016, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.10, subdivision 1a; 289A.12, subdivision 18; 289A.18, subdivision 3a; 289A.20, subdivision 3a; 291.016, subdivision 3; 291.03, subdivisions 8, 9, 10, 11.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 950, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the sale of group health policies to school organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60K.

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

Lueck; Johnson, C.; Fabian; Anderson, P.; Davids; Baker; Anzelc; Kiel; Heintzeman and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 951, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying rules for assessor accreditation and assistants to county assessors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 270C.9901; 273.061, subdivision 4.

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

O'Neill, Isaacson, Newberger, Daniels, Bernardy, Norton, Christensen, Lien, Barrett, Simonson and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 952, A bill for an act relating to higher education; creating a pilot grant program for student loan debt repayment counseling; appropriating money.

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

O'Driscoll, Pelowski, Hoppe, Scott and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 953, A bill for an act relating to real property; clarifying the mortgage foreclosure by advertisement publication requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 582.25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580.

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

Schomacker, Davids, Mack, Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 954, A bill for an act relating to insurance; long-term care; reducing the minimum permitted inflation protection for a long-term care insurance partnership policy; continuing to permit other types of inflation protection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62S.23, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Gunther; Mahoney; Johnson, C., and Considine introduced:

H. F. 955, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for entrepreneurial development; requiring reports.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Gunther, Mahoney, Schomacker, Miller, Kiel, Considine and Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 956, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for transportation economic development grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gunther, Schomacker, Miller, Swedzinski, Mahoney, Considine and Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 957, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a southern and southwestern Minnesota initiative foundation collaborative project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 958, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; increasing the exclusion amount; modifying rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 291.016, subdivision 3; 291.03, subdivision 1.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 959, A bill for an act relating to military and veterans affairs; appropriating money for military affairs and veterans affairs.

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

Mack; Backer; Dean, M.; Allen and Yarusso introduced:

H. F. 960, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; changing licensing provisions for the Board of Social Work; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 148E.075; 148E.080, subdivisions 1, 2; 148E.180, subdivisions 2, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 148E.060, subdivision 12.

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

Dill and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 961, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing residents of Minnesota veterans homes to take antlerless deer without permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.

Franson introduced:

H. F. 962, A bill for an act relating to alcohol; allowing bottle sales for microdistilleries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.22, subdivision 1.

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

Hamilton, Gunther, Pelowski, Hoppe and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 963, A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing requirements relating to crossing railroad rights-of-way by utilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Wills, Erickson, Dettmer, Kresha, Christensen and Peterson introduced:

H. F. 964, A bill for an act relating to education; implementing portions of the 2013 legislative auditor's report on special education.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 965, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the disclosure of preliminary screening test results under certain circumstances in DWI proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169A.41, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hertaus and Newton introduced:

H. F. 966, A bill for an act relating to claims; providing for compensation of inmates who erroneously serve an extended prison term; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.738, subdivision 1.

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

Baker, Urdahl, Kahn, Lillie, Daniels, Knoblach, Miller, Theis, Clark and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 967, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali arts and cultural heritage programs.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 968, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting the first tier of commercial-industrial property from the state general levy; reducing the amount of the state general levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2, 4.

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

Hertaus; Howe; Dehn, R.; Considine; Schoen; Lucero; Newberger; O'Neill; Lohmer; Zerwas; Hilstrom; Johnson, B.; Newton and Miller introduced:

H. F. 969, A bill for an act relating to public safety; corrections; requiring persons placed on intensive supervised release from prison to be placed on electronic monitoring immediately upon release; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 244.15, subdivision 6.

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

Schomacker, Lillie, Zerwas, Masin and Loon introduced:

H. F. 970, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program to encourage advanced care planning; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Schomacker, Lillie, Zerwas, Masin and Loon introduced:

H. F. 971, A bill for an act relating to health; awarding a grant to a statewide advance care planning resource organization; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Zerwas, Moran, Fischer, Hansen, Newton and Lueck introduced:

H. F. 972, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Smile Healthy Minnesota 2016 grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Zerwas; Dean, M.; Schoen; Halverson; Hamilton; Laine; McDonald; Baker; Albright; Fischer; Carlson and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 973, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the collaboration of community services partners demonstration project.

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

McDonald, Halverson, Mack, Liebling, Pierson, Franson, Gruenhagen and Persell introduced:

H. F. 974, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for programs related to reducing fetal alcohol syndrome and related effects.

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

Hamilton, Liebling, Zerwas, Norton and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 975, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying requirements for the State Quality Council and regional quality councils; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.097, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

McDonald and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 976, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility for group residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256I.04, subdivision 1; 256I.06, subdivision 8.

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

Zerwas, Hamilton, Liebling, Persell and Schoen introduced:

H. F. 977, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for long-term homeless supportive services.

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

Zerwas, Schoen, Pierson and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 978, A bill for an act relating to health professions; licensing genetic counselors; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147F.

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

Moran, Ward, Kresha, Laine, Winkler and Miller introduced:

H. F. 979, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a task force to identify evidence-based and evidence-informed solutions to reduce children's exposure to adverse childhood experiences.

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

Halverson and Mack introduced:

H. F. 980, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying licensing requirements for foster care providers; modifying home and community-based services standards; modifying the disability waiver rate system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245A.155, subdivisions 1, 2; 245A.65, subdivision 2; 245D.02, by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 245D.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 245D.07, subdivision 2; 245D.071, subdivision 5; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 5; 245D.22, subdivision 4; 245D.31, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 256B.4914, subdivision 6.

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

Peterson; Dean, M., and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 981, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; changing provisions for licensing of optometrists, doctors, and chiropractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 148.52; 148.54; 148.57; 148.574; 148.575; 148.577; 148.59; 148.603; 364.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 148.571; 148.572; 148.573, subdivision 1; 148.576, subdivisions 1, 2; 151.37, subdivision 11.

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

Urdahl, Loon, Mariani, Kresha, Erickson, Wills, Lucero, Pierson, Whelan, Winkler, Yarusso, Nornes, Christensen, Heintzeman, O'Driscoll, Pelowski, Isaacson, Anzelc, Davnie, Carlson, Marquart, Peterson, Kiel, Gunther, Newberger and Baker introduced:

H. F. 982, A bill for an act relating to education; directing eligible public postsecondary institutions to give full credit to students for completed PSEO courses; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 124D.09, subdivision 12; 135A.101, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lucero, Peppin, Davids, Zerwas, Laine, Runbeck and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 983, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a new source of state aid for school districts with low general education revenue per pupil and low property wealth per pupil; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

Drazkowski, Davids and Albright introduced:

H. F. 984, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; phasing out the state general levy over six years; repealing the student achievement levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.13, subdivision 4; 275.025, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.13, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3c.

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

Wills; Selcer; Anderson, P.; Murphy, M., and Christensen introduced:

H. F. 985, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying school lunch aid provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.111, subdivision 1.

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