INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 18, 2013


The following House Files were introduced:

Brynaert, Rosenthal, Mullery, Norton and Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 631, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the commissioner of human services to convene a summit related to mental health and workforce development issues; requiring a report to the legislature.

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

Bly, Falk, Hansen and Persell introduced:

H. F. 632, A bill for an act relating to agriculture finance; appropriating money for the Forever Green Agriculture Initiative at the University of Minnesota.

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

Johnson, S.; Cornish; Lesch; Kieffer; Bly and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 633, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the time period for a continuance without adjudication in a juvenile delinquency case; requiring approval by the prosecutor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260B.198, subdivision 7.

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

Falk, Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 634, A bill for an act relating to commerce; weights and measures; clarifying sales from bulk to ensure compliance with biodiesel fuel mandate; adding a requirement for identical product pricing; making technical updates to bring state into compliance with most recent federal fuel standards; modifying E85 requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 239.092; 239.751, by adding a subdivision; 239.761, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, by adding a subdivision; 239.77, subdivision 1; 296A.01, subdivision 19.

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

Quam, Selcer and Erickson, S. introduced:

H. F. 635, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for computer-adaptive testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a.

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

Nelson; Johnson, S.; Hilstrom and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 636, A bill for an act relating to labor; regulating employment in the elevator industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 326.02, subdivision 5; 326B.163, by adding subdivisions; 326B.191; 326B.33, subdivisions 19, 21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.31, subdivisions 18, 19, 22; Minnesota Rules, parts 3800.3520, subpart 5, items C, D; 3800.3602, subpart 2, item B.

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

Halverson; Benson, M.; Simon and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 637, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to voter registration; modifying certain election administration procedures for individuals who have been convicted of a felony; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 201.054, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 201.157; 201.275; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 204C.14; 241.065, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Newton, Norton, Abeler, Halverson and Barrett introduced:

H. F. 638, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a vision therapy pilot project; appropriating money.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 639, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that laws governing purchasing from small businesses and targeted group businesses apply to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.16, subdivision 12.

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

Slocum; Mariani; Erickson, S.; Woodard; Davnie; Marquart and Myhra introduced:

H. F. 640, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying charter school financing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.10, subdivision 25; 127A.45, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 641, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for public water access site design and best management practices.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 642, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer fraud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 325F.69, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howe and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 643, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating the qualifications to be a member of the Public Utilities Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216A.03, subdivision 1.

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

Atkins; Nelson; Mahoney; Newton; Sundin; Hoppe; Johnson, S.; O'Neill; Slocum; Hilstrom; Metsa; Persell; Isaacson; Dettmer and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 644, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating building and construction contracts; prohibiting certain agreements to insure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 337.05, subdivision 1.

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

Anzelc; Melin; Metsa; Dehn, R.; Newton; Slocum; Sundin; Nelson; Mahoney and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 645, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; authorizing certain legislative employees to organize and to select representatives to negotiate collective bargaining agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 43A.18, subdivision 6; 43A.24, subdivision 2; 179A.01.

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

Morgan and Beard introduced:

H. F. 646, A bill for an act relating to public safety; drivers' licenses; driver education; modifying and clarifying provisions relating to instruction permits; establishing a Novice Driver Education Improvement Task Force; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 171.05, subdivision 2; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision.

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

Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 647, A bill for an act relating to commerce; renaming the division of insurance fraud; regulating subpoenas issued by the commissioner; modifying certain continuing education requirements; requiring and regulating an annual statement of actuarial opinions of reserves and supporting documentation of property and casualty companies; regulating certain stop loss coverage; modifying risk-based capital requirements for certain insurers; regulating real estate appraiser licenses; modifying service requests in connection with Public Utility Commission matters; repealing certain unnecessary laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 45.0135; 45.027, subdivision 2; 45.307; 45.43; 60A.235, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 60A.62, subdivision 1; 82B.08, by adding a subdivision; 82B.094; 82B.095, subdivision 2; 82B.10, subdivision 1; 82B.13, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 8, by adding a subdivision; 216.17, subdivisions 2, 4; 216B.18; 299C.40, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82B.095, subdivision 1; 115C.09, subdivision 3k; Laws 2000, chapter 488, article 3, section 37.

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

Davnie; Hilstrom; Simon; Allen; Fischer; Mullery; Winkler; Erickson, R.; Anzelc; Fritz; Isaacson; Hansen and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 648, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating certain lenders that use motor vehicle titles of the borrower as collateral; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47.

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

Hausman; Carlson; Ward, J.E.; Davids; Gunther; Urdahl; Erhardt; Johnson, S.; Mahoney; Mariani; Lesch; Dean, M.; Kiel; Kahn; Lillie; Atkins; Zellers; Moran and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 649, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Twin Cities Public Television Building in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nelson and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 650, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; modifying certain early retirement adjustment factors; phasing in actuarial equivalent early retirement adjustment factors over a five-year period beginning in 2015; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 354.44, subdivision 6.

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

Persell; Erickson, R.; Falk; Anderson, P., and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 651, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for accounting software development and updating; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 6.

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

Kiel; Erickson, S., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 652, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying testing requirements related to teacher licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.18, subdivision 2; 122A.23, subdivision 2.

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

Quam; Simon; Murphy, M.; Drazkowski and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 653, A bill for an act relating to open meeting law; providing that certain communications on social media are not meetings under the law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13D.01, subdivision 2.

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

Laine, Lillie and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 654, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating preneed funeral insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 60A.02, subdivision 28; 61A.258, by adding a subdivision; 72A.207.

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

Howe and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 655, A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating the routing process for high-voltage transmission lines; prohibiting the designation of a preferred route in the permitting process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216E.03, subdivision 3.

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

McNamar and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 656, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for the sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Stevens County.

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

Hackbarth and Persell introduced:

H. F. 657, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; removing spearing restrictions from certain lakes; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subpart 8.

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

Melin, Anzelc, Metsa, Radinovich and Dill introduced:

H. F. 658, A bill for an act relating to education finance; adjusting levy reductions related to taconite revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.48, subdivision 8.

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

Kahn; Persell; Loeffler; Benson, J.; Sundin; Benson, M., and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 659, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 1, 2, 5; abolishing the office of lieutenant governor.

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

Falk; Wagenius; Savick; Sawatzky; McNamar; Poppe; Marquart; Hansen; Davids; Anderson, P.; Torkelson; Urdahl; Atkins; Fritz and Bly introduced:

H. F. 660, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; clarifying the definition of real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 272.03, subdivision 1.

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

Kahn, Lenczewski, Melin and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 661, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; extending the tax to certain cosmetic procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.61, subdivision 3.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. 662, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring radon education disclosure for residential real property; changing provisions for tuberculosis standards; changing adverse health events reporting requirements; modifying a poison control provision; providing liability coverage for certain volunteer medical personnel and permitting agreements to conduct criminal background studies; defining occupational therapy practitioners; changing provisions for occupational therapy; amending prescribing authority for legend drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 144.50, by adding a subdivision; 144.55, subdivision 3; 144.56, by adding a subdivision; 144.7065, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 144A.04, by adding a subdivision; 144A.45, by adding a subdivision; 144A.752, by adding a subdivision; 144D.08; 145.93, subdivision 3; 145A.04, by adding a subdivision; 145A.06, subdivision 7; 148.6402, by adding a subdivision; 148.6440; 151.37, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 145A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 146B.03, subdivision 10; Minnesota Rules, parts 4655.3000, subparts 2, 3, 4; 4658.0810, subparts 1, 2; 4658.0815, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4; 4664.0290, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4; 4668.0065, subparts 1, 2.

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

Laine, Fischer, Allen, Loeffler and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 663, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing a fee for newborn screening; appropriating money for support services for families who have a child who is deaf or has a hearing loss; adjusting the hospital payment rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 144.125, subdivision 1; 144.966, subdivision 3a; 256.969, subdivision 29.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. 664, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; making various changes to campaign finance and public disclosure law; expanding definition of public official; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 10A.025, subdivision 4; 10A.04, subdivision 5; 10A.15, subdivision 1; 10A.16; 10A.20, subdivisions 4, 12; 10A.242, subdivision 1; 10A.27, subdivision 9; 10A.273, subdivisions 1, 4; 10A.30; 10A.31, subdivisions 1, 4, 7; 10A.315; 10A.321, subdivision 1; 10A.322, subdivision 4; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 211B.37.

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

Laine, Bly, Bernardy, Mariani and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 665, A bill for an act relating to public disclosure; modifying definition of associated business; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, subdivision 5.

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

Morgan introduced:

H. F. 666, A bill for an act relating to bonding; tax-exempt bond allocations; changing the carryforward period from one year to three years; reversing the reallocations for 2013; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 474A.04, subdivision 1a; 474A.062; 474A.091, subdivision 3a.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 667, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a workforce program.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 668, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; providing an adjustment to original net capacity for certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.177, by adding a subdivision.

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

Simonson introduced:

H. F. 669, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding and updating the authority of the Statewide Radio Board to include the latest emergency communication technologies; authorizing the Statewide Radio Board to elect to become a statewide emergency communication board; including tribal governments in regional radio board structure; providing comprehensive authority under board to address all emergency communications; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 403.21, subdivisions 2, 13, by adding a subdivision; 403.37, subdivision 1; 403.38; 403.39; 403.40, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 403.21, subdivision 6; 403.33.

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

Fabian, Albright, Kieffer, Uglem and Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 670, 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 Elections.

Newton, Uglem, Scott, Hortman and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 671, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for additional lanes on a segment of U.S. Highway 10; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds.

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

Liebling; Zerwas; Morgan; Ward, J.A.; Abeler; Albright; Franson; Huntley; Fritz; Dean, M., and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 672, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a system to deal with acute strokes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Simon; Carlson; Ward, J.E.; Gunther; Clark; Cornish; Slocum; Ward, J.A.; Schoen; Simonson; Murphy, M.; Rosenthal; Lesch; Radinovich and Uglem introduced:

H. F. 673, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying use of funds for youth intervention programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.73, subdivision 3.

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

Lillie, McNamara, Huntley, Zellers, Mahoney, FitzSimmons, Abeler, Loon, Lesch, Metsa and Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 674, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; adding a subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 19d.

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

Schoen; Abeler; Zerwas; Liebling; Huntley; Atkins; Johnson, S.; Lillie; Anzelc; Nelson; Dehn, R., and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 675, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for orthotic and prosthetic devices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Ward, J.A.; Liebling; Loon; Benson, M., and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 676, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting tanning equipment to persons age 18 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 325H.05; 325H.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325H; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 325H.06; 325H.08.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 677, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for tax law modernization and reform; establishing a property tax rebate; reducing state business property tax; establishing a fourth tier income tax; lowering the sales tax rate and broadening the tax base; lowering the corporate franchise tax rate and simplifying the tax by eliminating certain tax preferences; providing for local government aid and county program aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256.9658, subdivision 3; 270C.03, subdivision 1; 270C.33, subdivision 6; 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4; 289A.08, subdivision 3; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 289A.60, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 7, 19b, 19c, 19d; 290.06, subdivisions 1, 2c, 2d, 22, by adding a subdivision; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.095, subdivision 2; 290.17, subdivisions 1, 4; 290.191, subdivision 5; 290.21, subdivision 4; 290A.03, subdivision 13; 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 4, 10, 17a, 25, 27, 31, 38, 45, by adding subdivisions; 297A.62, subdivisions 1, 1a; 297A.64, subdivision 1; 297A.65; 297A.66, by adding a subdivision; 297A.67, subdivisions 7, 8; 297A.68, subdivisions 2, 5; 297A.70, subdivisions 5, 13, 14; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 297F.25, subdivision 1; 298.01, subdivision 3b; 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 36, by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270C; 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 289A.40, subdivision 6; 290.01, subdivision 6b; 290.0921, subdivision 7; 297A.68, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 22, 35; 297A.70, subdivisions 10, 11, 12; 297A.96; 477A.011, subdivisions 2a, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42; 477A.0124, subdivision 1; 477A.013, subdivisions 11, 12; 477A.0133; 477A.0134; Minnesota Rules, part 8130.0500, subpart 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Hilstrom; Atkins; Lesch; Hoppe; Simon; Anderson, S.; Zellers; Scott and Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 678, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating certain practices with respect to event tickets; establishing minimum standards for consumer protection; 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 Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Hilstrom; Atkins; Lesch; Hoppe; Simon; Anderson, S.; Zellers and Scott introduced:

H. F. 679, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating certain practices with respect to event tickets; establishing minimum standards for consumer protection; 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 Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Hausman, Simonson, Huntley, Urdahl and Ward, J.E. introduced:

H. F. 680, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the wastewater infrastructure funding program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Simon; Paymar; Abeler; Rosenthal; Erickson, S.; Hortman; Yarusso; Winkler and Ward, J.E. introduced:

H. F. 681, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; changing the limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 541.073.

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

Fischer; Hausman; Isaacson; Dean, M.; Wagenius; Ward, J.A., and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 682, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for groundwater monitoring wells; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fischer; Ward, J.A.; Isaacson; Yarusso and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 683, A bill for an act relating to water; requiring conservation rate structures under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.291, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Fischer; Yarusso; Dean, M.; Isaacson and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 684, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the clean water fund to protect water supplies and lakes in the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area.

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

Bly; Mariani; Brynaert; Isaacson; Benson, J.; Laine; Dehn, R.; Davnie; Newton; Mullery; Anzelc; Johnson, S., and Yarusso introduced:

H. F. 685, A bill for an act relating to education; proposing to establish alternative routes to a standard diploma for at-risk and off-track students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.35, subdivision 3.

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

Mariani; Hausman; Dean, M.; Ward, J.E.; Mahoney; Gunther; Davids; Paymar; McNamar; Lillie; Urdahl; Johnson, S.; Erhardt; Norton; Lesch; Atkins; Moran; Anderson, S.; Murphy, M.; Carlson; Dehn, R.; Zellers; Nornes; Halverson; Kahn and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 686, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Minnesota Children's Museum; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Simon, Daudt, Morgan, Kahn, Loon and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 687, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary from August to June; changing the date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision, in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2.

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

Winkler, Schoen, Hansen, Wills, Schomacker, Mack, Sawatzky and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 688, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors; providing immunity from liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.2205; 604A.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Liebling, Masin, Savick, Selcer, Fritz, Fischer, Mullery, Clark and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 689, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for programs related to reducing fetal alcohol syndrome.

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

Mahoney; Cornish; Dehn, R.; Lesch; Metsa; Moran; Nelson; Melin; Dorholt; Schoen; Beard and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 690, A bill for an act relating to employment; limiting reliance on criminal history for employment purposes; providing for remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.981, subdivision 1; 364.021; 364.06; 364.09; 364.10.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 691, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a waste transfer facility in Becker County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 692, A bill for an act relating to special assessments; defining unimproved property for purposes of deferments; reorganizing provisions relating to the assessment hearing; making conforming amendments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 273.111, subdivisions 3, 11; 273.114, subdivision 8; 429.061, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 693, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Lanesboro Dam; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lesch; Falk; Bly; Hilstrom; Wagenius; Liebling; Loeffler; Hornstein; Isaacson; Johnson, S.; Masin; Winkler; Hansen; Clark; Hortman; Moran; Simon; Laine; Rosenthal and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 694, A bill for an act relating to debt management and debt settlement; clarifying exemption for attorneys at law; modifying regulation of debt settlement services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 332A.02, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 332B.02, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 332B.06, subdivisions 1, 4; 332B.09.

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

Simon introduced:

H. F. 695, A bill for an act relating to data practices; extending the classification of private data maintained by a library to a vendor providing electronic data services under contract with a library; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.40, subdivision 2.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 696, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to design and construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities along 26th Avenue North in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 697, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a Homeless Youth Task Force; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Halverson; Gunther; Rosenthal; Abeler; Clark; Faust; Simonson; Isaacson; Hamilton; Mariani; Sundin; Moran; Laine; Newton; Radinovich; Norton; Dehn, R.; Liebling; Ward, J.E.; Dorholt; Fritz; Sawatzky; Lillie; Persell; Ward, J.A.; Murphy, M.; Allen; Mullery; Lesch; Loeffler; Hausman and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. 698, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256K.45; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256K.45, subdivision 2.

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

Simonson, Schoen, Davnie and Melin introduced:

H. F. 699, A bill for an act relating to military officers; providing for reimbursement grants to local units of government for public safety personnel on authorized leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 190.16, by adding a subdivision; 192.26, by adding a subdivision.

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

Simonson introduced:

H. F. 700, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying off-sale intoxicating liquor sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.

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

Ward, J.A.; Savick; Sawatzky; Isaacson; Falk and Yarusso introduced:

H. F. 701, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money to synthesize groundwater quality and quantity data.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 702, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for park and trail improvements in Inver Grove Heights; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clark; Liebling; Dehn, R.; Loeffler and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 703, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying a child care assistance financial eligibility provision; modifying commissioner's duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 119B.09, subdivision 9a; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom; Holberg; Moran; Scott; Isaacson; Johnson, S.; Lesch; Anzelc; Mahoney; Hausman; Mariani and Clark introduced:

H. F. 704, A bill for an act relating to children; creating the Family Reunification Act of 2013; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.101, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.

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

Bly introduced:

H. F. 705, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association general employees retirement plan; authorizing a purchase of prior service credit for certain Northfield employees.

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

Nelson and Schoen introduced:

H. F. 706, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; extending temporary authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.176, subdivisions 4c, 4m.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. 707, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; extending the five-year rule to ten years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.1763, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Masin, Erhardt, Hornstein, Metsa, Newton and Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 708, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending local option taxes for transportation; broadening authority for county wheelage tax; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 163.051.

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

Sawatzky, Hornstein, Erhardt and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. 709, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending local option taxes for transportation; broadening authority for county wheelage tax; amending authority for greater Minnesota transportation sales tax; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 163.051; 297A.993, subdivision 1.

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

Halverson; Abeler; Fritz; Huntley; Hamilton; Dean, M.; Zerwas; Marquart and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 710, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing certain long-term care provider rate reductions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.5012, subdivisions 12, 13; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, section 54, as amended.

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

Ward, J.E.; Atkins; Nornes; Davids; Persell; Lillie and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 711, A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money for Explore Minnesota Tourism.

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

Atkins; Ward, J.E.; Nornes; Davids; Persell and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 712, A bill for an act relating to tourism; motor vehicles; modifying the deposit of revenues from the rental motor vehicles tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.94.

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