The following House Files were introduced:
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1512, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; amending the city revenue need measure and the final city aid calculation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 45; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1513, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
McDonald; Albright; Lucero; Newberger; Loonan; Runbeck; Bahr, C., and Poston introduced:
H. F. 1514, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; prohibiting the Metropolitan Council from expanding beyond the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.123, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1515, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate tax; conforming to the federal exclusion amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 289A.10, subdivision 1; 291.016, subdivision 3; 291.03, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 289A.10, subdivision 1a; 289A.12, subdivision 18; 289A.18, subdivision 3a; 289A.20, subdivision 3a; 291.03, subdivisions 8, 9, 10, 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1516, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county recorder appointive in Morrison County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1517, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing measures to assess the quality of health care services offered by health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62U.02; 256B.072.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
West, O'Neill, Howe and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1518, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting secure electronic storage of certain records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.33, subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
West, Fenton, Howe and Nash introduced:
H. F. 1519, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying the business hours of county license bureaus; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 373.38.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Lesch and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1520, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting private precharge programs; correcting references; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 629.366, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Lesch and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1521, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; authorizing a local unit of government to assess costs to large retail stores for excessive consumption of law enforcement services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 617.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Allen and Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1522, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing group residential housing beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.04, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Anselmo, Rosenthal, Haley, Erickson, Poston, Mariani, Bennett and Loon introduced:
H. F. 1523, A bill for an act relating to education; encouraging Minnesota school districts to implement certain science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational programming with grant funding under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Sundin; Ecklund; Murphy, M.; Bly; Pelowski and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1524, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the process for electing members of the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; providing for recommendations by congressional district legislative delegation; providing for weighted election of certain candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 137.0245, subdivisions 1, 4; 137.0246, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1525, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting information blocking by health care providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bliss, Poston, Franke and Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. 1526, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; appropriating money for a grant to the Veterans Journey Home.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Bliss, Poston, Franke, Maye Quade and Becker-Finn introduced:
H. F. 1527, A bill for an act relating to the military; modifying uses of Support Our Troops account money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 190.19, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1528, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the wastewater treatment facility in Windom; 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.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 1529, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions related to remedial postsecondary enrollment options courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivisions 9, 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Scott and Nash introduced:
H. F. 1530, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for any task force to comply with the Open Meeting Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.055, by adding a subdivision; 13D.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Lueck, Swedzinski, Heintzeman and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1531, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for forestry management.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1532, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying home health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; 256B.0653, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Lee and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1533, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for trail connections and Mississippi River access 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 and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Clark, Hamilton, Baker and Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1534, A bill for an act relating to human services; developing specialized opioid addiction treatment programs; modifying the wholesale drug distributor tax; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 254B.03, by adding a subdivision; 295.50, by adding a subdivision; 295.52, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Fabian; Davids; Clark; Kiel; Marquart; Anderson, P.; Baker and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1535, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the workforce and affordable housing program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.38.
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. 1536, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1537, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; authorizing a county to abate the penalty for late payment of property taxes in certain instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 279.01, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Smith; Scott; Dehn, R., and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 1538, A bill for an act relating to real property; amending the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act to provide for construction defect claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 515B.1-103; 515B.3-102; 515B.3-107; 515B.3-111; 515B.4-1021; 515B.4-113; 515B.4-116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Drazkowski and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1539, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing deputy registrars to issue duplicate certificates of title for motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168A.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1540, A bill for an act relating to state government; economic development; establishing a private letter ruling program; modifying tax assessment and penalty provisions; providing a small business tax collection refund; providing funding for small business development; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 270C.33, by adding a subdivision; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 289A.60, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270C; 297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1541, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring compliance with certain accessibility standards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Smith, Fischer, Swedzinski, Kresha and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1542, A bill for an act relating to human rights; amending notice provisions for actions involving architectural barriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 363A.331, subdivisions 2, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Smith, Peppin, Hortman, Nelson, Uglem, Jessup, Hilstrom, Koegel and West introduced:
H. F. 1543, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for modifications to a marked Trunk Highway 610 interchange project; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Pugh and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1544, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying requirements for a government entity denying access to data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1545, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending Food Safety and Defense Task Force; modifying definition of animals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 28A.21, subdivision 6; 31A.02, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1546, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a pedestrian walkway adjacent to White Bear Lake and marked Trunk Highway 244 in the cities of Dellwood and Mahtomedi.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Layman, Ecklund, Lueck and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1547, A bill for an act relating to taxation; Sustainable Forest Incentive Act; modifying definitions, eligibility requirements, and applications; providing for monitoring by the Department of Natural Resources; modifying length of required covenant, calculation of payment, and withdrawal procedures; providing for transfer of ownership; modifying penalties for removal from program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290C.01; 290C.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 290C.03; 290C.04; 290C.05; 290C.055; 290C.07; 290C.08, subdivision 1; 290C.10; 290C.11; 290C.13, subdivision 6; Laws 2016, chapter 187, section 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290C.02, subdivisions 5, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Baker introduced:
H. F. 1548, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing rebates for propane vehicles and fueling stations; establishing a rebate program with the Department of Commerce; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Christensen introduced:
H. F. 1549, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school board proceedings to be posted online; modifying referendum notice requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 123B.09, subdivision 10; 126C.17, subdivision 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.09, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Backer, Marquart, Poppe, Gruenhagen, Swedzinski, Hamilton and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1550, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for funding of municipal roads; amending allocation and distribution of certain funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.152, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 2; 162.145, subdivision 3; 168.301, subdivision 3; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 297A.94; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Green introduced:
H. F. 1551, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in property value for homesteads owned by persons age 65 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 273.11, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 273.121, subdivision 1; 276.04, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gruenhagen and Hertaus introduced:
H. F. 1552, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a family medical account program; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 1553, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance requirements and payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 17b, 18d, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1554, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring health plan companies to offer enrollees choice in primary care providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62Q.57.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Ecklund and Sandstede introduced:
H. F. 1555, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing for cancellation of tax forfeiture in certain circumstances in St. Louis County; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Anderson, P.; Hertaus and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1556, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying restrictions on land transfer or division; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 272.162.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1557, A bill for an act relating to water; prohibiting recording of restoration or replacement orders under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.2372, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Kresha; Anderson, S.; Loonan; Erickson; Peterson and Loon introduced:
H. F. 1558, A bill for an act relating to school district insurance; regulating coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 471.6161, subdivision 8; 471.617, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Dean, M.; Schomacker and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 1559, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain hospital rate and reimbursement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256.9686, subdivision 8; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2b, 3a, 3c, 4b, 8, 8c, 9, 12; 256B.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1560, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing forest management plan for Sand Dunes State Forest; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hamilton, Zerwas, Albright, Liebling and Backer introduced:
H. F. 1561, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing mental health practitioners to provide telemedicine services; eliminating the medical assistance limit on telemedicine encounters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62A.671, subdivision 6; 256B.0625, subdivision 3b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Wagenius and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1562, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; extending the five-year rule for a tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Rosenthal, Dettmer and Poston introduced:
H. F. 1563, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; appropriating money to fund a grant to Equine Innovations for its veteran horsepower program to provide equine therapy to veterans suffering from trauma and PTSD.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1564, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for home visiting services for pregnant and parenting teens.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Backer introduced:
H. F. 1565, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Pryor; Halverson; Maye Quade; Carlson, A.; Rosenthal; Youakim and Lee introduced:
H. F. 1566, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; modifying the schedules for the homestead credit state refund and the property tax refund for renters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Swedzinski; Hamilton; Anderson, P.; Sundin; Bliss and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 1567, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying prairie and grasslands public grazing program; requiring fencing on certain lands; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.972; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hoppe, Gunther, Cornish, Lillie, Hausman and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1568, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for RIM and other conservation purposes; 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.
Peterson, Thissen and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1569, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to electronic voting systems; permitting alternative printed ballot styles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 204B.35, by adding a subdivision; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 206.80; 206.86, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Albright and Masin introduced:
H. F. 1570, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; appropriating money for the suburb-to-suburb transit demonstration project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1571, A bill for an act relating to health; making statutory changes for the study on long-term care services and supports; appropriating money for gap analysis in long-term care services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144A.351; Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 15, section 2, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Grossell; Swedzinski; Lohmer; Cornish; Franson; Dean, M.; Howe; Miller; Haley; Newberger; Zerwas; Nash; Bahr, C.; Hoppe; Drazkowski; Smith; Fabian; Green; Johnson, B.; Loonan; Rarick; Dettmer; Daniels; Scott and Poston introduced:
H. F. 1572, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating stays of adjudication and stays of imposition in criminal sexual conduct cases; requiring sex offenders to serve lifetime conditional release or probation; establishing intensive probation for certain sex offenders; increasing penalties for child pornography offenses; creating mandatory minimum sentences; directing the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to modify the sex offender grid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 244.195, subdivision 1; 253D.22; 401.01, subdivision 2; 609.095; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.2231, subdivision 3a; 609.342, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.343, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.344, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.345, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.3451, subdivision 3; 609.3455, subdivisions 7, 8, by adding subdivisions; 617.246, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 617.247, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.342, subdivision 3; 609.343, subdivision 3; 609.344, subdivision 3; 609.345, subdivision 3; 609.3455, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Urdahl and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1573, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Lueck and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1574, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring a person authorized to issue hunting and fishing licenses to issue licenses to certain disabled residents without charging a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Omar; Davnie; Haley; Murphy, E.; Hamilton; Baker; Applebaum; Bernardy; Marquart; Lien; Pelowski; Pryor and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1575, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for the summer academic enrichment program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Omar; Moran; Hornstein; Lee; Flanagan; Murphy, E.; Dehn, R.; Hamilton; Fischer; Applebaum; Bernardy; Davnie and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1576, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making Minnesota a sanctuary state for immigration enforcement purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Omar; Pinto; Sandstede; Halverson; Flanagan; Murphy, E.; Hamilton; Baker; Applebaum; Bernardy and Pryor introduced:
H. F. 1577, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring postsecondary educational institutions to provide certain information to pregnant students and student parents; establishing a state grant program to fund activities and services to support pregnant students and student parents at postsecondary educational institutions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1578, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; establishing a grant program to support career development; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116L; 136A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Grossell introduced:
H. F. 1579, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing for a shorter processing time to reimburse sheriff expenses to transport convicted or adjudicated persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 243.17, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1580, A bill for an act relating to education; making policy and technical changes for charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.05, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 124E.06, subdivision 7; 124E.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 124E.10, by adding a subdivision; 124E.11; 124E.16; 124E.17, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.05, subdivision 2; 124E.10, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1581, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying enforcement and penalty provisions; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97A.201, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97A.301, subdivision 1; 97A.338; 97A.420, subdivision 1; 97A.421, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Marquart, Lien and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1582, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation projects in the Buffalo-Red River Watershed; 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.
Peterson, Flanagan, Loeffler and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1583, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying basic sliding fee child care funding priorities and allocation formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.03, subdivisions 4, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Quam, Pierson, Davids, Sauke and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 1584, A bill for an act relating to the city of Rochester; modifying the use of tax increment for a district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 1585, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing four uniform election dates each year; requiring special elections to be held on one of the four uniform dates; requiring counties to administer school elections; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103B.545, subdivision 2; 123A.46, subdivision 12; 123A.48, subdivisions 14, 15; 123B.63, subdivision 3; 126C.17, subdivision 11; 126C.69, subdivision 11; 128D.05, subdivision 2; 200.02, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 3, 6; 201.225, subdivisions 1, 6; 201.27, subdivision 2; 203B.01, subdivision 2; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.05, subdivision 2; 203B.085; 203B.11, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.15; 204B.181, subdivision 2; 204B.25, subdivision 4; 204B.29; 204B.32; 204B.40; 204B.46; 204C.08, subdivision 4; 204C.20, subdivision 4; 204C.25; 204C.26, subdivision 3; 204C.27; 204C.28, subdivision 3; 204C.29, subdivision 1; 204C.36, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 205.07, subdivision 3; 205.10, by adding a subdivision; 205A.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 205A.04, subdivision 3; 205A.05, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 205A.055, subdivision 2; 205A.06, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 5; 205A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b; 205A.08, subdivision 5; 205A.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 209.021, subdivision 3; 211B.11, subdivision 1; 216B.46; 365A.06, subdivision 2; 367.33, subdivision 1; 375.101, subdivision 1; 375B.07, subdivision 2; 375B.10; 383B.031, subdivision 1; 383E.24, subdivision 7; 410.10, subdivision 1; 447.32, subdivision 2; 475.59; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 201.096; 205.10, subdivision 3; 205A.09; 205A.10, subdivision 5; 205A.11, subdivisions 2, 3; 205A.12, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 1586, A bill for an act relating to elections; consolidating practice of challenges due to guardianship, incompetence, felony conviction, and noncitizenship; requiring secretary of state to update voter status in the statewide voter registration system; requiring notice of a change in voter status; providing for a process to contest a change in voter status; establishing a provisional ballot system; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.6905, subdivision 33; 13.841, subdivision 3; 13.851, subdivision 10; 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 201.091, subdivision 4; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivisions 1, 3; 204C.14, subdivision 1; 241.065, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 201.15; 201.155; 201.157; 201.158.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Johnson, S.; Mahoney and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1587, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing a grant to the Progressive Center for Education and Economic Development, Inc.; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Theis, Petersburg and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1588, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Carlson, A. introduced:
H. F. 1589, A bill for an act relating to transportation; clarifying window glazing exceptions for limousines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.71, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Moran; Dehn, R.; Lee; Omar; Johnson, S., and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1590, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring professional liability insurance for peace officers; requiring motor vehicle registration information for permits to carry a pistol; allowing peace officers access to identify permit holders through motor vehicle registration records; requiring outside agencies to investigate peace officer-involved incidents that result in great bodily harm or death; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.736, subdivision 9a; 8.01; 168.0185; 168.346, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.714, subdivisions 3, 6, 7a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Moran; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Mahoney and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1591, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a grant to the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hoppe, Moran, Nornes, Lillie, Mahoney, Gunther, Fischer, West, Mariani, Thissen and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 1592, A bill for an act relating to stadiums; providing for a Major League Soccer stadium in St. Paul; providing certain tax exemptions; 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.
Theis, Erickson, Franson, Swedzinski, Bennett, O'Driscoll, Fenton, Kresha and Heintzeman introduced:
H. F. 1593, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing public school students to attend courses at nonpublic schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.22, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Theis and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 1594, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for road and infrastructure improvements in the city of St. Cloud; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Knoblach, Newberger and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1595, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county recorder appointive in Sherburne County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Scott; Lucero; Nash; Bahr, C.; Schultz; Thissen and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1596, A bill for an act relating to data practices; delaying expiration of the legislative commission on data practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.8843, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Howe, O'Driscoll, Theis and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 1597, A bill for an act relating to veterans; removing state veterans cemetery burial fee for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 197.236, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Howe introduced:
H. F. 1598, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a program for the release of certain inmates; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 244.09, subdivision 7; 244.101, 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 Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Carlson, L.; Freiberg; Davids and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1599, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for Social Security benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0131, by adding a subdivision; 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, Koznick, Christensen and Fenton introduced:
H. F. 1600, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the state general levy on commercial-industrial property; eliminating the inflator in the state general levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 1601, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; expanding the trespass crime to include trespassing on a school bus; imposing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.605, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.