INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, February 2, 2017


The following House Files were introduced:

Hoppe, Garofalo, Kresha, Thissen, Slocum, West, Smith and Koznick introduced:

H. F. 739, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for collocation of small wireless facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 237.162, subdivisions 2, 3, 9, by adding subdivisions; 237.163, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions.

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

Vogel, Hoppe, Hilstrom, Theis, Thissen, Loonan, Scott, Smith, Nash and Rosenthal introduced:

H. F. 740, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle franchises; specifying warranty and recall obligations; providing unfair practices by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 80E.11, subdivision 7; 80E.13; 80E.16, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80E.04.

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

Clark, Gunther, Mahoney, Moran and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 741, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for Open Access Connection voice mail services.

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

Zerwas, O'Neill, Howe and Considine introduced:

H. F. 742, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing guidelines for the use of administrative and disciplinary segregation in state correctional institutions; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Albright introduced:

H. F. 743, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for eligible health professional training sites; appropriating money; 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 Reform.

Albright introduced:

H. F. 744, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a comprehensive health care workforce council and workforce plan; appropriating money; 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 Reform.

Wills introduced:

H. F. 745, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating the bridge over U.S. Highway 52 in the city of Coates as Corporal Benjamin S. Kopp Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Loonan; O'Neill; Lohmer; Dehn, R.; Howe; Rarick; Scott; Kresha and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 746, A bill for an act relating to contracts; modifying and clarifying requirements relating to building and construction contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 337.01, subdivision 3; 337.05, subdivision 1.

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

Hamilton; Zerwas; Dean, M.; Baker; Albright; Murphy, E.; Liebling; Gruenhagen; Peterson and Loonan introduced:

H. F. 747, A bill for an act relating to health care coverage; modifying prior authorization requirements for prescription drug coverage; requiring prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62M.07; 256B.69, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Freiberg; Ward; Omar; Hornstein; Dehn, R.; Nelson; Flanagan and Lee introduced:

H. F. 748, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing individuals under the age of 18 to vote at a primary election in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 201.014, subdivision 1.

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

Olson, Schultz, Poppe, Nornes and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 749, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Deep Winter Greenhouse in Duluth.

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

Bly and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 750, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for organic agriculture transition grants.

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

Kresha, Urdahl, Maye Quade and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 751, A bill for an act relating to education; directing funding for teacher preparation; appropriating money.

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

Albright introduced:

H. F. 752, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a new markets grant program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 753, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; eliminating authority for inspection of certain commercial motor vehicle records without a warrant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.872, subdivision 1.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 754, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; adjusting payments to counties, cities, or towns contributing to a world fair; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 755, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Minnesota Medal of Honor commemorative memorial; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Youakim; O'Neill; Poppe; Loeffler; Sundin; Considine; Flanagan; Carlson, L.; Hornstein; Mahoney; Liebling; Pierson and Baker introduced:

H. F. 756, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating funds to enhance existing missing persons notification and response systems and develop training; repealing membership fee for Crime Alert Network; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.61, subdivision 4.

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

Nornes, Albright and Christensen introduced:

H. F. 757, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting purchases of certain building materials and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

O'Neill, Mahoney, Fabian, Albright, Thissen and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 758, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for SciTechsperience internship program.

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

Metsa, Layman and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 759, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the terms of a contract for a biomass project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2424, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Metsa, Ecklund and Applebaum introduced:

H. F. 760, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; modifying definitions; adjusting city revenue need and certified aid adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 45; 477A.013, subdivision 13.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 761, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending the agricultural fertilizer research and education program and council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 18C.70, subdivision 5; 18C.71, subdivision 4.

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

Hornstein; Lee; Freiberg; Omar; Dehn, R.; Hilstrom and Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 762, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating enhanced penalties for crimes motivated by bias; 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 Security Policy and Finance.

Daniels introduced:

H. F. 763, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

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

Daniels introduced:

H. F. 764, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a security corridor at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf campus; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Torkelson and Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 765, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 14 between the cities of New Ulm and Nicollet; authorizing the sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds.

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

Swedzinski; Urdahl; Johnson, B.; Howe; Heintzeman; Poppe; Ecklund; Miller and Haley introduced:

H. F. 766, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying public comment period requirements for draft impaired waters list; providing process to challenge impaired waters lists; requiring notice to publicly owned wastewater treatment facility applicants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 114D.25, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 767, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing applications for homestead classification to use federal taxpayer identification numbers in lieu of Social Security numbers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 273.124, subdivision 13.

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

Drazkowski, Pugh, Franson and Bahr, C. introduced:

H. F. 768, A bill for an act relating to public employment; specifying means for certain payroll deductions and wage assignments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.133; 179A.06, subdivisions 3, 6; 181.06; 181.063.

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

West, O'Neill and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 769, A bill for an act relating to civil law; providing for attorney fee awards in wrongful death actions against law enforcement officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 573.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Baker, Flanagan, O'Neill, Schomacker and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 770, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying certain reimbursement provisions for direct injectable drugs for certain conditions under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13e.

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

Fabian, Heintzeman, Lueck and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 771, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for certain demolition debris landfill permitting.

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

Fabian, Heintzeman, Lueck, Sundin and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 772, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wolf and elk depredation payments.

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

Murphy, M.; Marquart; Davids and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 773, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; amending the formula and providing adjustments in 2017 aid payments to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9.

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

Pierson and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 774, A bill for an act relating to human services; modernizing and modifying certain provisions of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256C.23, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256C.233, subdivisions 1, 2; 256C.24, subdivisions 1, 2; 256C.261; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256C.23, subdivision 3; 256C.233, subdivision 4; 256C.25, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Pierson, Davids and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 775, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota in Olmsted County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Backer, Miller, Hamilton, Baker and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 776, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying definitions pertaining to buffer requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.48, subdivision 1.

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

Theis, Knoblach, Howe, O'Driscoll and Pinto introduced:

H. F. 777, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing cities and towns to require additional licensing for hotels; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Anderson, S.; Hoppe; Scott; Barr, R., and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 778, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority; modifying appointments to the authority board; modifying duties; restricting the use of stadium suites; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 473J.07, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, by adding a subdivision; 473J.09, subdivisions 6, 13, by adding subdivisions; 473J.13, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473J.09, subdivision 14.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 779, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure improvements in East Grand Forks; 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.

Kiel, Bliss and Grossell introduced:

H. F. 780, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a capital assistance grant to Polk County; 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.

Rosenthal and Anselmo introduced:

H. F. 781, A bill for an act relating to the city of Edina; extending the time to file approval of a 2014 special law.

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

Franson and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 782, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for West Leaf Lake Dam in Otter Tail County; 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.

Johnson, C. and Considine introduced:

H. F. 783, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing the cities of Mankato and North Mankato to extend existing local sales and use taxes; amending Laws 1991, chapter 291, article 8, section 27, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 7, section 20.

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

Hausman; Dean, M.; Dehn, R.; Moran; Murphy, E., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 784, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for acquisition and improvements for the Minnesota Museum of American Art; 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.

Ecklund, Lueck, Metsa, Sundin, Becker-Finn and Kunesh-Podein introduced:

H. F. 785, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; modifying watercraft-licensing exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.301, subdivision 2.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 786, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing additional early repayments of maximum effort capital loans; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended.

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

Smith and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 787, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity for animal cruelty reporting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Urdahl; Davids; Carlson, L.; Lillie and Anselmo introduced:

H. F. 788, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Film and TV Board.

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

Fenton; Metsa; Loon; Lesch; Layman; Smith; McDonald; Davids; Carlson, L., and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 789, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Snowbate program.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 790, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for disposition of contested case hearings by the Office of Administrative Hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 14.57.

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

Garofalo, Applebaum, Koznick, Hoppe, Davids and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 791, A bill for an act relating to liquor; regulating and providing for direct ship wineries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 295.75, subdivision 4; 297A.83, subdivision 1; 297G.07, subdivision 1; 299A.706; 340A.304; 340A.417; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Theis, Lien, Marquart, O'Neill, Knoblach, Rarick, Daniels, Howe, Heintzeman, Vogel, Applebaum, Nash, Baker, O'Driscoll, Pugh, Fenton, Loonan and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 792, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying the definition of townhouse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.103, by adding a subdivision.

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

O'Neill, Rarick, Loon, Clark, Moran and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 793, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for the YWCA of Minneapolis.

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

Haley, Nornes, Lien, Daniels, Heintzeman, Jessup, Christensen, Pryor and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. 794, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for a student loan debt counseling grant; 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 Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.

Murphy, E.; Flanagan; Sundin; Mahoney; Ecklund; Freiberg; Halverson; Dehn, R.; Koegel; Fischer; Bernardy; Kunesh-Podein; Moran; Omar; Pinto and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 795, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health plans and public health care programs to cover a 12-month supply of prescription contraceptives; providing religious exemptions; requiring health plans to cover contraceptive methods, sterilization, and related medical services, patient education, and counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13; 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 Reform.

Omar; Cornish; Dehn, R.; Grossell; Kresha; Loon; Hilstrom; Hornstein; Freiberg; Johnson, S.; Kunesh-Podein; Moran; Flanagan; Pinto and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 796, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the use of certain traffic stop-related information as criteria for peace officer job performance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.985; 299D.08.

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

Moran; Johnson, S.; Ecklund; Considine; Maye Quade and Omar introduced:

H. F. 797, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating funds for business training courses targeted at women of color.

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

Moran; Johnson, S.; Quam; Ecklund; Considine; Maye Quade and Omar introduced:

H. F. 798, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the expungement of criminal records without petition for individuals not guilty of a crime as a result of identity theft or mistaken identity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609A.02, by adding a subdivision; 609A.025.

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

Albright; Hausman; Loon; Dehn, R., and Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 799, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the historic Hennepin Center for the Arts; 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.