INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, February 19, 2009


The following House Files were introduced:

Eken and Beard introduced:

H. F. 912, A bill for an act relating to transportation; exempting certain cargo tank vehicles from weight restrictions on seasonally weight-restricted roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.87, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 913, A bill for an act relating to elections; removing certain unconstitutional provisions governing independent expenditures in political campaigns; changing timing and method of filing certain items with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.01, subdivision 18; 10A.04, subdivision 5; 10A.071, subdivision 3; 10A.08; 10A.09, subdivision 7; 10A.14, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivisions 1, 12; 10A.31, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 10A.322, subdivision 1; 10A.323; 10A.35; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.20, subdivision 6b.

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

Davnie, Paymar, Ward, Holberg, Thissen, Hoppe, Hansen, Hayden, Hilty, Mariani, Anzelc, Lanning, Johnson, Falk, Newton, Hornstein, Carlson, Sailer, Slocum, Wagenius, Fritz, Abeler, Simon, Hilstrom, Masin, Dittrich, Clark, Rosenthal, Hausman, Jackson, Sertich, Thao, Obermueller, Persell and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 914, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating payday lending; providing penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 47.60, subdivision 6; 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 Labor.

Thao, Norton, Mahoney and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 915, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money from the workforce development fund for a grant to Lifetrack Resources.

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

Hausman, McNamara, Swails, Scalze and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 916, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting issuance of nonferrous metallic mineral mining permits under certain circumstances; defining financial assurance required for nonferrous metallic mineral mining; increasing civil penalty for nonferrous metallic mineral mining law violations; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 93.481, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding subdivisions; 93.49; 93.51, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.

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

Jackson, Hilstrom, Laine, Abeler and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 917, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing the Department of Human Services and a county agency direct access to Department of Corrections data for certain background studies conducted by a county agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 241.065, subdivision 2; 245C.08, subdivision 2.

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

Hausman and Howes introduced:

H. F. 918, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending certain general obligation bond sale provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16A.641, subdivisions 4, 7; 16A.66, subdivision 2.

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

Scalze, Hausman and Howes introduced:

H. F. 919, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; specifying information to be reported for local capital improvement requests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.86, subdivision 3.

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

Tillberry, Ward, Dettmer, Doepke, Brown, Morgan, Newton and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 920, A bill for an act relating to education; removing obsolete and unneeded mandates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.143, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 120B.39; 122A.628; 122A.75.

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

Fritz, Ruud, Haws, Clark and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 921, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; requiring safe patient handling plans in clinical settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 182.6551; 182.6552, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

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

Nelson, Lanning, Hausman, Urdahl and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 922, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for rehabilitation of public housing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Carlson introduced:

H. F. 923, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; eliminating the one-year lag in determining fiscal disparities contribution net tax capacities and distribution levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1, 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1, 5; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 276A.06, subdivision 9; 473F.08, subdivision 8a.

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

Hackbarth, Dill, Anzelc and Doty introduced:

H. F. 924, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; renaming the Northshore Trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, subdivision 13.

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

Sertich, Rukavina, Gunther and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 925, A bill for an act relating to employment; expanding the official measure of unemployment.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 926, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public waters in St. Louis County.

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

Mahoney, Obermueller, Nelson and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 927, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; modifying construction codes and licensing; adding provisions relating to high pressure piping profession; modifying previous appropriations restrictions; extending authority to adopt rules for obtaining boiler licenses; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326B.082, subdivision 12; 326B.084; 326B.43, subdivision 1; 326B.435, subdivision 2; 326B.475, subdivision 6; 326B.52, subdivision 1; 326B.53; 326B.55, subdivision 1; 326B.59; 326B.801; 326B.921, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 10, section 4, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.43, subdivision 5.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 928, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulation; prohibiting the use of wireless communications devices in Metropolitan Council public transit vehicles; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Ruud introduced:

H. F. 929, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing the city of Minnetonka to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts; requiring adoption of street improvement plan; authorizing collection of fees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 930, A bill for an act relating to data practices; proposing classification of grants data created or maintained by government entities; proposing classification of regional parks foundation private donor gift data as private or nonpublic; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.599, subdivision 1; 13.792.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 931, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; modifying an appropriation for the city of Worthington; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 21, subdivision 6, as amended.

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

Bly, Hilty, Falk, Hornstein and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 932, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing rate schedule for certain renewable energy projects; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Olin introduced:

H. F. 933, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land.

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

Loeffler, Thissen, Abeler, Hosch, Clark and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 934, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to children aging out of foster care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.055, by adding a subdivision.

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

Slocum and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 935, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying charter school provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 124D.10; 124D.11, subdivision 9.

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

Thissen, Hosch, Otremba, Abeler and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 936, A bill for an act relating to human services; specifying criteria for communities for a lifetime; requiring the Minnesota Board on Aging and the commissioner of employment and economic development to develop recommendations on the designation of communities for a lifetime; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.975, by adding a subdivision.

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

Demmer, Smith and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 937, A bill for an act relating to taxation; job opportunity building zones; allowing amendments to agreements under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.3192.

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

Reinert and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 938, A bill for an act relating to state employees; providing additional sick leave for state employees who are veterans with service-related disabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Mahoney, Gunther, Kelliher, Downey, Rukavina, Sertich and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 939, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money to job training programs.

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

Zellers, Hornstein, Smith, Nelson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 940, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; modifying personnel rules and procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 383B.27, subdivision 16; 383B.29, subdivision 2; 383B.31.

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

Thissen and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 941, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class certification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 942, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Fountain.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 943, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Brownsville.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 944, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of La Crescent.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 945, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Peterson.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 946, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Minnesota Historical Society grants for local historic preservation projects.

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

Thao and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 947, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the parents' fair share program.

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

Peterson, Carlson, Lillie, Hortman and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 948, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; Mighty Ducks ice facility grants; modifying grant amounts; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 240A.09.

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

Thissen, Hornstein, Lieder, Abeler, Paymar, Davnie and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 949, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing automatic enforcement of official traffic-control devices; allocating fine proceeds generated by these devices; imposing petty misdemeanor penalty; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.011, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169; 299A.

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

Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 950, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the Public Employees Retirement Association to offer a postretirement option for members of the public employees retirement general plan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353.

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

Lillie, Hoppe, Beard, Lieder and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 951, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing two or more existing municipal power agencies to form a new municipal power agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 453.52, subdivisions 2, 7, 8; 453.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9; 453.55, subdivision 13.

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

Eken, Cornish, Dill, Persell and Falk introduced:

H. F. 952, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying membership of the Board of Water and Soil Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103B.101, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Paymar, Johnson, Rosenthal, Hayden, Lesch, Kelliher, Ruud, Lillie, Mullery, Bly and Champion introduced:

H. F. 953, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions related to the transfer of pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 624.7131, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 7; 624.7132, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 624.7131, subdivisions 9, 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 10, 14.

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

Lesch, Kelliher, Holberg, Hayden, Ruud, Lillie and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 954, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring that information on persons civilly committed, found not guilty by reason of mental illness, or incompetent to stand trial be transmitted to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System; authorizing certain persons prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm to petition a court for restoration of this right; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 624.713, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. 955, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; renaming the Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board; clarifying the duties and membership of board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103F.378.

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

Hornstein, Lanning and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 956, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing municipalities to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within districts; requiring adoption of street improvement plan; authorizing collection of fees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.

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

Olin, Kalin, Masin and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 957, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a municipal geothermal, wind turbine, and solar energy power facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olin, Haws, Sailer, Kalin and Masin introduced:

H. F. 958, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing state agencies to develop plan for using federal stimulus funds dedicated to energy projects to install energy-efficient windows in government and residential buildings, to weatherize residential buildings, and to train installers; appropriating money.

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

Scalze, Lillie, Lesch, Mahoney, Hausman and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 959, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of bonds; appropriating money to construct trails in Ramsey County.

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

Masin, Obermueller, Mack, Morgan, Hansen, Sterner, Atkins, Hausman and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 960, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for capital improvements; appropriating money for Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Way in Dakota County.

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

Bunn, Thissen, Loeffler, Abeler and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 961, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing for costs associated with physical activities to be covered under home and community-based waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.092, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dittrich, Bunn, Swails, Abeler and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. 962, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a special levy for costs of operating and maintaining new county facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.70, subdivision 5.

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

Hilstrom, Paymar, Hosch, Laine and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 963, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to mentor the children of incarcerated parents.

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

Holberg, Garofalo and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 964, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; coordinating legislative districts and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

Gottwalt, Nornes, Hosch, Drazkowski, Kiffmeyer, Abeler, Mack, Dean and Brod introduced:

H. F. 965, A bill for an act relating to taxation; adjusting long-term care insurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.

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

Gunther and Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 966, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding school swimming pool levy to include small school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.455.

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

Lillie, Mahoney, Scalze and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 967, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to construct a trail in Ramsey County.

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

Hosch, Howes, Nelson, Mahoney, Thissen, Gunther, Anzelc, Johnson, Solberg, Juhnke, Davids, Davnie, Kalin, Norton, Emmer and Sterner introduced:

H. F. 968, A bill for an act relating to labor and employment; creating a Board of Residential Construction; modifying license regulation; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326B.02, subdivisions 2, 5; 326B.802, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.

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

Atkins and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 969, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing patient access to health records and costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144.292, subdivisions 5, 6; 144.293, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Brod; Kelly; Shimanski; Pelowski; Nornes; Slawik; Anderson, P.; Scott; Gottwalt; Swails; Loon and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 970, A bill for an act relating to elections; removing a requirement for a recount in certain statewide elections and requiring a special runoff election; authorizing the use of public money for runoff elections; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.315; 204C.35, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204D.

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

Bigham, Hilstrom and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 971, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying that registration time period of predatory offender restarts after conviction of new crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 243.166, subdivision 6.

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

Bigham, Hilstrom, Paymar, Gunther and Kelly introduced:

H. F. 972, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money to provide grants to youth intervention programs.

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

Swails, Poppe, Brynaert, Greiling and Obermueller introduced:

H. F. 973, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing the use of health and safety revenue to fund the costs associated with school district playground safety, accessibility, safe surfacing, play and fitness equipment and related inspections, design, installation, and ongoing maintenance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 2, 6.

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

Gottwalt, Severson, Drazkowski and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 974, A bill for an act relating to energy; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b.

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

Gottwalt, Dettmer, Sanders, Westrom and Kiffmeyer introduced:

H. F. 975, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a subtraction for contributions to a qualified section 529 college savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Gunther, Davids, Gottwalt, Torkelson and Murdock introduced:

H. F. 976, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income taxes; increasing the long-term care insurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.

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

Juhnke; Solberg; Howes; Gunther; Otremba; Koenen; Falk; Masin; Obermueller; Torkelson; Hamilton; Anderson, P.; Urdahl; Demmer; Doty; Faust; Persell; Morrow; Anzelc; Murphy, M.; Huntley; Reinert; Smith; Fritz; Magnus; Nornes; Dean; Hosch; Haws; Olin; Ward; Eastlund; Pelowski; Sailer and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 977, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; appropriating money for Let's Go Fishing community outreach grants; transferring certain money.

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

Lillie, Atkins, Hosch, Zellers and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 978, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting automobile insurers from owning repair facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Severson introduced:

H. F. 979, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying adjusted levy limit base; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.71, subdivision 4.

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

Lieder introduced:

H. F. 980, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying requirements of eligibility based on military experience for reciprocity examination for a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.8517.

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

Bly, Greiling, Laine, Davnie, Mariani, Tillberry and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 981, A bill for an act relating to education; amending charter school provisions; creating a commission; authorizing a private nonprofit corporation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.10, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Murphy, M.; Nelson and Smith introduced:

H. F. 982, A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising allowable service credit for certain job-sharing project of job-share program participants.

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

Hansen, Hausman, Wagenius, Scalze, Dill, Howes, Welti and Simon introduced:

H. F. 983, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; establishing natural resources asset preservation and replacement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

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

Norton; Huntley; Murphy, E.; Abeler; Liebling; Ruud; Brod and Thao introduced:

H. F. 984, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing medical assistance coverage of primary care health care providers performing primary caries prevention services as part of the child and teen checkup program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14.

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

Hayden, Clark, Greiling, Abeler and Champion introduced:

H. F. 985, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to children aging out of foster care; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.

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

Thissen; Murphy, E.; Abeler and Haws introduced:

H. F. 986, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending county maintenance of effort provisions for mental health provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245.4835.

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

Abeler, Greiling, Mullery, Carlson, Swails, Fritz and Ward introduced:

H. F. 987, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance drug formulary committee provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c, 13f.

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

Mariani, Hornstein, Clark, Westrom, Hausman, Slocum, Tillberry, Buesgens, Abeler, Howes and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 988, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; prohibiting commissioner of public safety from complying with Real ID Act.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Gottwalt, Hosch, Drazkowski, Westrom, Kiffmeyer, Nornes and Severson introduced:

H. F. 989, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; requiring full head and face be shown on driver's license and identification card; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.6905, subdivision 8; 171.071, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Bunn, Abeler, Solberg, Carlson, Ruud, McNamara, Kelliher and Gardner introduced:

H. F. 990, A bill for an act relating to the budget reserve; modifying priorities for additional revenues in general fund forecasts; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Eken introduced:

H. F. 991, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a portion of Trunk Highway 200 as the Veterans Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Dill, Greiling, Gunther, Anzelc, Doty and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 992, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting local school districts to choose to provide health coverage to their employees through the state employee group insurance plan; specifying the procedure a school district must use to make that choice; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 993, A bill for an act relating to charitable organizations; adjusting a requirement that financial statements submitted to the attorney general by charitable organizations be audited; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 309.53, subdivision 3.

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

Lieder and Beard introduced:

H. F. 994, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; abolishing state hazardous materials registration and permit requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.0355.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 995, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; foreclosures by advertisement; modifying sheriff's sale procedure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.07.

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

Paymar and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 996, A bill for an act relating to courts; eliminating the requirement of personal appearance in an application for a name change made by an adult; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert; Gottwalt; Smith; Urdahl; Severson; Dettmer; Drazkowski; Davids; Lanning; Anderson, B.; Anderson, S.; Shimanski; Scott; Torkelson; Hamilton and Loon introduced:

H. F. 997, A resolution memorializing the federal government to halt its practice of imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States and affirming Minnesota's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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

Emmer introduced:

H. F. 998, A resolution memorializing Congress; claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over certain powers; serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates; and directing distribution.

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

Mullery, Greiling and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 999, A bill for an act relating to civil law; providing for civil union relationships; substituting civil union contracts for marriage for purposes of Minnesota law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 363A.27; 517.01; 517.02; 517.03; 517.07; 517.08; 517.10; 517.101; 517.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 517; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 517.04; 517.041; 517.05; 517.06; 517.09; 517.13; 517.14; 517.15; 517.16; 517.18.

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

Norton and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 1000, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating Highway 14 as Black and Yellow Trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 1001, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing state grants to leverage quality improvements in K-12 education; appropriating money.

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

Murphy, E.; Thissen; Huntley; Hosch; Abeler; Dean and Clark introduced:

H. F. 1002, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for nursing education demonstration projects; appropriating money.

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

Mahoney, Drazkowski, Scalze, Johnson and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1003, A bill for an act relating to family law; changing a rebuttable presumption of minimum parenting time; specifying factors for rebuttal; changing a parenting expense adjustment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 518.175, subdivision 1; 518A.36, subdivision 2.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1004, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for relocation of an ICF/MR facility in Cottonwood County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 252.291, by adding a subdivision.

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

Reinert, Anzelc, Dill, Lieder, Sailer and Olin introduced:

H. F. 1005, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; creating enhanced driver's license and enhanced identification card; providing for application, issuance, and appearance of card; directing commissioner of public safety to seek approval of card by Homeland Security secretary for proof of identity and citizenship and for use in entering United States; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 171.01, by adding subdivisions; 171.04, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 171.07, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 171.071, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther introduced:

H. F. 1006, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; modifying requirements of the Combative Sports Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 341.22; 341.24.

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

Wagenius and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 1007, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural resources; modifying membership terms of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116P.05, subdivision 1.

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