The following House Files were introduced:
Anderson, B. and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 608, A bill for an act relating to the city of Clearwater; modifying local sales tax provisions; amending Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 7, section 19, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Smith, Gauthier, Hilty, Nornes and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 609, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing grants from fire safety account to local fire departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299F.012.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Hilty; Rukavina; Anderson, P.; Tillberry; Hackbarth; Sanders and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 610, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for funding of transportation through new regulations governing checkbook money created by state-chartered banks; providing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Gunther, Howes, Lanning, Mahoney and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 611, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a small business loan guarantee program; 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 Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Howes, Ward, Persell and LeMieur introduced:
H. F. 612, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the upper Mississippi comprehensive plan.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 613, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for terms for members of the Red Wing Port Authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.081, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Kelly and Norton introduced:
H. F. 614, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating dental laboratories; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Buesgens, Simon, Beard, Leidiger and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 615, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver education requirements for obtaining an instruction permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.05, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Gunther and Davids introduced:
H. F. 616, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing exemption from property taxation of personal property of an electric generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Woodard, McFarlane and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 617, A bill for an act relating to education; aligning AmeriCorps Innovation to federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.36; 124D.38, subdivision 3; 124D.39; 124D.40; 124D.42, subdivision 6; 124D.44; 124D.45, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.38, subdivisions 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Beard, Dill and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 618, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying and clarifying provisions related to innovative energy projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1694.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dill and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 619, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; removing deer, moose, and elk stand height restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.325; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dill and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 620, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing use of a drum while baiting bear; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dill and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 621, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a coyote and beaver conflict management option; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 348.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. 622, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory at the University of Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Dill and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 623, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying bear hunting license drawing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.405.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 624, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Clair A. Nelson Memorial Forest; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 625, A bill for an act relating to civil law; providing certain liability protections for those grazing livestock on state land; 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.
Anderson, P. and Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 626, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for ethanol blender pump grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance.
Howes, Gunther, Anzelc, Zellers, Persell, Ward, LeMieur, Murdock, Hancock, Nornes, Garofalo and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. 627, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting pre-Labor Day start date for flexible learning year programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120A.40; 124D.126, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 628, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing penalties for employers hiring illegal immigrants; adding documents that are included in the crime of aggravated forgery; increasing penalty for aggravated forgery; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 609.281, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.282, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.321, subdivision 7a; 609.625, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 629, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; allowing certain expenditures by nonprofit community-service organizations to be considered charitable contributions to qualify for a reduced property tax classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 273.13, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Benson, M.; Lenczewski; Runbeck; Quam; Drazkowski and Lanning introduced:
H. F. 630, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing a valuation exclusion for certain improvements to homestead properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 273.11, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 631, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited land.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 632, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; allowing limited transfer of restricted plumber licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.475, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Benson, M.; Banaian; Lohmer; Scott and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 633, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; allowing capital equipment exemption at time of purchase; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 297A.68, subdivision 5; 297A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Tillberry introduced:
H. F. 634, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for trunk highway improvement; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 635, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; eliminating Department of Natural Resources programs that duplicate private market activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 636, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the time period in which an offender is considered to be in a position of authority over a victim for purposes of the criminal sexual conduct laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 609.341, subdivision 10; 609.342, subdivision 1; 609.343, subdivision 1; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski; Kelly; Downey; Urdahl; Benson, M.; Quam and Scott introduced:
H. F. 637, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying an exemption to the food, beverage, and lodging establishments statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 157.22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Myhra, Erickson, Garofalo, Crawford, Loon, Barrett and Woodard introduced:
H. F. 638, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a school grading system; creating a school recognition program; modifying school report cards; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120B.36, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Kiel and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 639, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an aviation maintenance expansion project at Northland Community and Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Slocum, Cornish, Smith, Johnson, Slawik and Gauthier introduced:
H. F. 640, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring background checks for individuals appointed to coroner or medical examiner staff; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 390.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Slocum; Benson, J.; Slawik; Mariani; Greiling and Gauthier introduced:
H. F. 641, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring cultural competency training for teachers and school administrators seeking to renew their professional license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 122A.14, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Slocum, Cornish, Smith, Johnson, Slawik, Gauthier and Fritz introduced:
H. F. 642, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for a child certified as an adult to be detained in a juvenile facility prior to trial and verdict; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260B.125, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Slawik introduced:
H. F. 643, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Oak Park Heights pedestrian tunnel; 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.
Simon, Slocum and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 644, A bill for an act relating to assisted reproduction; modifying certain provisions related to determinations of paternity and maternity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 257.54; 257.541, subdivision 1; 257.55, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 645, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing grant program for collaborative activities to reduce unemployment among minority populations; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Davnie, Moran, Wagenius, Loeffler, Greiling and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 646, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a right to reproductive privacy; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.