INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 23, 2015


The following House Files were introduced:

Scott; Lucero; Gruenhagen; Schoen; Dean, M.; Koznick; Runbeck and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 1109, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying requirements related to access to and transfer of MNsure data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.06, subdivisions 5, 8.

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

Fischer, Isaacson, Mariani and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1110, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing grants for water conservation programming in Minnesota schools; appropriating money.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1111, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing a program for the issuance of state appropriation bonds; appropriating money for the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System; authorizing the sale and issuance of appropriation bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Norton introduced:

H. F. 1112, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring driving only vehicles with ignition interlock as a condition of pretrial release and probation for DWI; requiring the use of ignition interlock for all DWI and CVO offenders to become relicensed; amending DWI revocation and cancellation periods; requiring ignition interlock devices be equipped with a camera and GPS; amending ignition interlock licensing; amending licensing reinstatement fees for DWI; amending penalties for driving without a license after a DWI; appropriating funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 169A.283, subdivision 1; 169A.44, subdivision 1; 169A.52, subdivisions 3, 4; 169A.54, subdivision 1; 169A.55, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 171.24, by adding a subdivision; 171.29; 171.30, subdivisions 1, 2a, 5; 171.306, subdivisions 2, 4; 299A.705, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169A.54, subdivision 2.

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

Hansen, Wagenius, Hornstein and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1113, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying membership of Clean Water Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 114D.30, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 1114, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System; authorizing the purchase of allowable service credit for excluded pre-1995 seasonal Department of Revenue employment.

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

Franson; Davids; Anderson, P.; Clark; Schultz; Simonson and Bly introduced:

H. F. 1115, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing exemptions from and modifying definitions for the Minnesota seed law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 21.81, subdivision 26; 21.87.

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

Zerwas, Cornish and Considine introduced:

H. F. 1116, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying rules for restrictions on transfer for divided lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.16, subdivision 2; 272.162.

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

Bly and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 1117, A bill for an act relating to municipal power agencies; requiring municipal power agencies to comply with the data practices act and open meeting law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 453.54, by adding subdivisions.

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

Hoppe, Swedzinski, Lillie and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 1118, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing brewpubs to sell malt liquor to licensed wholesalers for distribution to retail licensees of the State Fair.

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

Hertaus, Davids, Applebaum, Newberger, Albright, Lueck, Erickson, Pugh and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1119, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the definition of a resident; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivision 7.

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

Gunther, Atkins, Mahoney and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1120, A bill for an act relating to commerce; specifying certain criteria for issuance or renewal of CPA firm permits; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326A.05, subdivision 4.

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

Sanders introduced:

H. F. 1121, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit from the public employees retirement association for omitted service.

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

Zerwas, Schoen, Hamilton and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 1122, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an intensive pediatric care category for home care nursing services; increasing payment rate for home care nursing services; requiring additional revenue be spent on patient-specific training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0654, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 1123, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; modifying definitions; clarifying interfund loan requirements; providing technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 469.174, subdivision 14; 469.176, subdivision 4; 469.1763, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 469.178, subdivision 7.

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

Schoen and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1124, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for predesign of renovation of the Peace Officers Memorial in the Capitol area; 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.

Simonson; Gunther; Mahoney; Johnson, C., and Considine introduced:

H. F. 1125, A bill for an act relating to economic development; job creation; appropriating money for the small business development center program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Simonson, Schultz, Melin and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1126, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating funds to the community offender reentry program.

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

Loon, Sanders, Atkins, Applebaum, Lillie, Davnie, Newberger and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 1127, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; providing for savings promotion raffles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 48.15, subdivision 1; 52.04, subdivision 1; 325F.755, subdivision 6; 609.75, by adding subdivisions; 609.761, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.75, subdivision 13.

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

Scott; Anderson, S.; Erhardt; Rosenthal and Selcer introduced:

H. F. 1128, A bill for an act relating to human rights; providing a small business exemption from unfair discriminatory practices in employment based on familial status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 363A.20, subdivision 1.

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

Lohmer and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1129, A bill for an act relating to child protection; making complaint or charge data on teachers who resign or are terminated public; requiring the release of certain personnel data on school employees to other schools; providing for certain definitions of maltreatment of minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.43, subdivisions 2, 16; 626.556, subdivision 2.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1130, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for a grant to Farmamerica the Minnesota agricultural interpretive center.

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

Rarick and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 1131, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a road and bridge project in Sandstone; 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.

Gunther, Uglem, Garofalo, Newberger and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 1132, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing exemptions for nonprofit animal shelters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Newberger introduced:

H. F. 1133, A bill for an act relating to energy; repealing a provision requiring planning a transition to an all-renewable energy future for Minnesota; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.8852.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 1134, A bill for an act relating to education; granting teaching licensee to public postsecondary faculty experienced teaching subjects for which secondary and postsecondary credits are available; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4.

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

Sanders introduced:

H. F. 1135, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating guaranteed asset protection waivers; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 59D.

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

Dean, M.; Moran; Baker; Gunther; Simonson; Isaacson and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 1136, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for performance-based grants; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Hornstein, Clark, Allen, Carlson and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1137, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Lake Street Transit Station; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clark; Franson; Schultz; Simonson; Davids; Allen; Loeffler; Murphy, M.; Moran; Davnie; Mariani; Johnson, S.; Murphy, E., and Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 1138, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing exemptions from and modifying definitions for the Minnesota Seed Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 21.81, subdivision 26; 21.87.

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

Moran; Murphy, E.; Melin; Simonson; Schultz; Hansen; Bly; Davnie; Johnson, C.; Lien; Allen; Laine; Loeffler; Winkler; Clark; Johnson, S.; Dehn, R.; Erhardt; Kahn; Pinto; Hornstein; Masin; Lillie; Hilstrom; Ward; Sundin; Applebaum; Isaacson; Metsa; Considine; Bernardy; Mariani and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 1139, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring fair scheduling of employee's hours; requiring predictability pay; imposing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 177.27, subdivisions 4, 7; 181.032; 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.

Schoen; Hilstrom; Murphy, E.; Atkins; Hamilton; Lien and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 1140, A bill for an act relating to public safety; accounting for untested sexual assault test kits; requiring a report.

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

Schoen, Garofalo, Isaacson, Hansen, Persell, Lillie, Atkins and Lien introduced:

H. F. 1141, A bill for an act relating to health; adding chronic and intractable pain as a qualifying medical condition in the medical cannabis registry program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.22, subdivision 14; repealing Laws 2014, chapter 311, section 20.

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

Kahn; Mullery; McDonald; Mahoney; Loeffler; Dehn, R.; Applebaum; Fischer and Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 1142, A bill for an act relating to real property; defining certain residential property rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.

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

Lucero, Lesch, Simonson, Scott and Pugh introduced:

H. F. 1143, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting the recording of driver's license or other identification card information in connection with a sale of goods or services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1144, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the election of Metropolitan Council members; eliminating the Grant Evaluation and Ranking System; providing for redesignating the Metropolitan Council as the Metropolitan Planning Organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.09, subdivision 6a; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.315; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4a; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 290.06, subdivision 23; 297A.992, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 473.146, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204D; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a; Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.

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

Dean, M.; Zerwas; Dehn, R.; Lohmer and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1145, A bill for an act relating to chemical dependency; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for grants for chemical dependency prevention programs.

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

Uglem, Newton, Fenton, Freiberg, Scott, Smith, Sanders, Hortman, Carlson, Norton, Whelan and Bennett introduced:

H. F. 1146, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making compensatory pilot project revenue permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 4.

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

Norton introduced:

H. F. 1147, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing enhanced debt service equalization for school districts in certain unique situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.535; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123A.44; 123A.441; 123A.442; 123A.443.

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

McDonald, Mariani, Clark, Fischer, Nornes, Metsa, Bernardy and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 1148, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to implement Olmstead Plan training.

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

Gunther, Mahoney, Hamilton and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 1149, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Urdahl and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1150, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the process for determining whether a student at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities requires remedial education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

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

Zerwas, Schoen, McDonald, Liebling, Peterson, Norton and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 1151, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance coverage and reimbursement for dental services; authorizing development of a new dental reimbursement system; convening a work group on oral health system administrative simplification; covering basic dental screenings performed by dental hygienists and dental therapists; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256B.0625, subdivisions 9, 14; 256B.76, subdivision 2.

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

Daniels, Christensen, Schomacker and Yarusso introduced:

H. F. 1152, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commissioner of health to review the vaccine stock supplies of home care agencies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1153, A bill for an act relating to health; including brain development in required services under the family home visiting program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145A.17, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1154, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying requirements for screening reports of child maltreatment; requiring documentation in family assessment cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.556, subdivisions 7, 10.

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

Zerwas and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1155, A bill for an act relating to data practices; providing for sharing of data within human services and health care systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.46, subdivisions 2, 7; 144.293, subdivision 5; 245.467, subdivision 6; 245.4876, subdivision 7.

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

Peterson, Schultz, Franson, Melin, Fischer, Zerwas, Allen, Isaacson, Moran and Laine introduced:

H. F. 1156, A bill for an act relating to health; creating licensing for the practice of clinical lactation services; establishing fees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Freiberg; Carlson; Dehn, R.; Nelson and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1157, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring an environmental impact statement prior to construction for certain rail projects connecting track.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 1158, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation grants; 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.

Nash, Atkins and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 1159, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulation; providing for an aerodynamic device exclusion for certain motor vehicle length limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.81, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sanders and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1160, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending regulations governing commercial motor vehicle inspection reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.782, subdivisions 1, 2, 4.

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

Fabian; Johnson, C.; Gunther; Hamilton and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 1161, A bill for an act relating to pollution control; providing for permitting of private truck wash facilities operated as part of feedlot operation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 7.

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

Dill, Fabian and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 1162, A bill for an act relating to state lands; exempting university land from the prohibition on selling lands bordering public waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 92.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Zerwas, Cornish, McNamara, Drazkowski and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1163, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for issuance of school bus driver's license endorsement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.321, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions.

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

Zerwas, Cornish, McNamara, Drazkowski and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1164, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for commercial motor vehicle road test for school bus endorsement; modifying provisions relating to third-party testing for school bus companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

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

Murphy, E.; Erhardt; Selcer; Ward; Fischer; Loeffler; Davnie; Hornstein; Winkler; Laine; Hortman; Halverson; Youakim; Schoen; Bernardy; Freiberg; Schultz; Rosenthal; Moran and Simonson introduced:

H. F. 1165, A bill for an act relating to health; changing employee benefits; regulating insurance; providing for disclosure of benefit information by certain employers; providing for enforcement; providing religious exemptions; requiring health plans to cover contraceptive methods, sterilization, and related medical services, patient education, and counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.27, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 181.

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

Hornstein; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Murphy, E.; Davnie; Urdahl; Anzelc; Nelson; Masin; Hansen; Newton; Mahoney; Winkler; Sundin; Carlson; Hilstrom; Kahn; Ward; Clark; Bernardy; Isaacson; Pelowski; Poppe; Lillie; Johnson, C.; Hortman; Lien; Applebaum; Atkins; Metsa; Dehn, R.; Murphy, M.; Persell; Bly and Yarusso introduced:

H. F. 1166, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring two-person crew on trains carrying freight; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

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

Atkins, McNamara, Sanders and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1167, A bill for an act relating to public safety; motor vehicles; permitting secure electronic storage of certain records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.33, subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 3.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 1168, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying penalty for certain firearms possession; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.041.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Schomacker and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1169, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting Independent School District No. 2904, Tracy, Independent School District No. 2689, Pipestone, and Independent School District No. 330, Heron Lake-Okabena, to start the school year before Labor Day.

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

Bennett, Davids, Selcer, Mariani and Loon introduced:

H. F. 1170, A bill for an act relating to education; postsecondary; providing a teacher shortage loan forgiveness program; authorizing rulemaking; 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 Education Innovation Policy.

Lesch, Garofalo, Persell, Mariani, Rosenthal, Laine, Newton, Freiberg and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1171, A bill for an act relating to elections; enacting the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 208.

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

Gunther, Mahoney, Isaacson and O'Neill introduced:

H. F. 1172, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 1173, A bill for an act relating to water; providing exemption from wetland replacement requirements for certain impacts related to mining; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2241, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1174, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating property and casualty policies; prohibiting an exclusion; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

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

Mahoney, Gunther and Lien introduced:

H. F. 1175, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for loans and grants for revitalization and restoration of brownfields.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Hoppe, Atkins, Anzelc, Dettmer and Davids introduced:

H. F. 1176, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying lawful gambling taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297E.01, by adding a subdivision; 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 6; 297E.06, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howe introduced:

H. F. 1177, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money to design and construct a memorial honoring South Vietnamese veterans.

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

Howe introduced:

H. F. 1178, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money to design and construct a memorial honoring Khmer veterans of Cambodia.

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

Schomacker, Nelson, Erickson, Dill, Runbeck, Pugh and Nash introduced:

H. F. 1179, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the appointment of specified county offices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 375.08; 375A.10, subdivision 5; 375A.12, subdivision 2; 382.01; 382.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375A.

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

O'Neill, Zerwas, Hilstrom, Newberger and Schoen introduced:

H. F. 1180, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; appropriating money to the trial courts for expansion of specialty courts.

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

Laine; Bly; Fischer; Schultz; Pinto; Moran; Liebling; Yarusso; Simonson; Mullery; Lien; Johnson, C.; Ward; Murphy, M.; Kahn; Persell; Considine; Freiberg; Metsa; Hansen; Melin; Newton; Bernardy; Clark; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Dehn, R.; Hornstein; Isaacson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1181, A bill for an act relating to health; preparing for a Minnesota innovation waiver under section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act; developing a health care system that best serves Minnesotans; requiring a cost analysis; appropriating money.

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

Anderson, S.; Kahn; Zerwas; Ward and Dill introduced:

H. F. 1182, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring applications for hunting and fishing licenses to allow applicant to be organ donor and make cash contributions for public education regarding anatomical gifts; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.075, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1183, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating e-cigarettes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.413, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.414, subdivision 5.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1184, A bill for an act relating to marriage; authorizing certain mayors to perform civil marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04.

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

Atkins, Newton and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1185, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing tax rates for lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 6.

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

Lueck, Anzelc, Melin, Dill and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 1186, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; exempting mining companies from electrical licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.33, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.