The following House Files were introduced:
Abrams, Lenczewski, Brod, Lanning and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1254, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the income tax subtraction for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Smith, Thissen, Wardlow and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1255, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting judges to purchase service credit for an authorized leave; requiring specified payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 490.121, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Liebling, Marquart, Mullery, Moe and Welti introduced:
H. F. 1256, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a provider rate differential for accreditation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1257, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; advancing various dates for the notices of proposed property taxes and public hearings in the truth in taxation process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 275.065, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 3, 6, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1258, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing local governments to charge a fee to provide mosquito abatement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18G.14, subdivisions 12, 16, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Moe, Solberg and Eken introduced:
H. F. 1259, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for Minnesota Online.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1260, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; permitting injured employees a civil remedy if an employer willfully or repeatedly violated safety laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 182.666, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1261, A bill for an act relating to integrity and fairness in medical examinations; regulating certain medical examinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 65B.56, subdivision 1; 176.136, subdivision 1c; 176.155, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Dittrich, Hosch, Moe and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1262, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring predatory offender registration for offenders without primary addresses; changing other provisions of the predatory offender registration law; providing for community notification for out-of-state offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 243.166; 243.167; 244.052, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 244.10, subdivision 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 243.166, subdivisions 1, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Newman introduced:
H. F. 1263, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting certain liability of certain nonprofit providers of services to adults and children with mental retardation and related conditions and certain nonprofit corporations formed to provide homes for children; 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 Elections.
Anderson, I.; Juhnke; Rukavina; Marquart and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 1264, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article X; establishing a property taxpayers' trust fund and dedicating the revenues raised from 1-1/4 cent of the general sales tax revenue exclusively to paying property tax relief.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Newman introduced:
H. F. 1265, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying payment from the county of responsibility for temporary confinement under the Civil Commitment Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 253B.045, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Bradley; Samuelson; Huntley; Smith; Anderson, B.; Loeffler; Greiling; Solberg; Poppe; Fritz; Murphy; Otremba; Lenczewski; Liebling; Lillie; Hausman; Tingelstad; Mullery; Slawik; Walker and Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 1266, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying discharge plans for offenders with serious and persistent mental illness; clarifying eligibility for medical assistance for offenders released for work release; authorizing commissioner of corrections to enter into a purchasing pool for prescription drugs; allocating housing funds for projects that provide employment support; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 241.01, by adding a subdivision; 244.054; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Demmer, Bradley, Welti, Liebling, Huntley and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 1267, A bill for an act relating to special service districts; delaying a special law requirement until 2010; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 428A.101.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Walker introduced:
H. F. 1268, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying access to certified death records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.225, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Sertich, Westerberg, Clark and Gazelka introduced:
H. F. 1269, A bill for an act relating to housing; the Housing Finance Agency; appropriating money to the family homeless prevention and assistance program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Penas introduced:
H. F. 1270, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing state transportation funds to be used for design and preliminary engineering of bridges in smaller cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.50, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Seifert; Johnson, J.; Krinkie; Hoppe and Sykora introduced:
H. F. 1271, A bill for an act relating to employment; amending the definition of prevailing wage rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.42, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Ruth and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 1272, A bill for an act relating to professional firms; including marriage and family therapy in the definition of professional services; allowing marriage and family therapists to practice professional services in combination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 319B.02, subdivision 19; 319B.40.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Demmer, Buesgens, Sviggum, Sykora, Erickson, Powell and Olson introduced:
H. F. 1273, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting negotiation of teacher contracts during the school year; repealing the January 15 penalty for failing to settle teacher contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Peterson, S.; Carlson; Slawik; Fritz; Lillie and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1274, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting unauthorized removal of campaign material; providing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Sykora, Charron and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1275, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Minnesota Humanities Commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1276, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; authorizing placement of disabled veteran status on drivers' licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1277, A bill for an act relating to professions; changing interior designer certification to licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 326.02, subdivisions 1, 3a, 4b, 5; 326.03, subdivisions 1, 4; 326.031; 326.04; 326.05; 326.09; 326.10, subdivisions 1, 2a, 8, 9; 326.105; 326.107, subdivision 1; 326.11, subdivision 1; 326.111; 326.12; 326.13; 326.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Sieben; Hornstein; Johnson, S., and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 1278, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing a refundable credit for adoption expenses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Heidgerken, Marquart, Urdahl, Newman and Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 1279, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a task force to study section-based school finance formulas.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Larson, Hornstein, Thissen and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 1280, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Airports Commission; restricting further construction at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport until certain conditions are met.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Magnus, Newman, Dill, Jaros, Finstad, Demmer, Abrams, Seifert, DeLaForest, Blaine, Hoppe, Dorman and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 1281, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; restricting differential between maximum and minimum speed limits on controlled-access highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.14, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Magnus, Marquart, Hamilton, Dorman, Gunther, Zellers, Cornish, Simpson, Heidgerken, Urdahl, Lanning, Demmer, Ozment, Blaine, Davids, Newman and Brod introduced:
H. F. 1282, A bill for an act relating to agriculturally derived fuels; authorizing a study by the reliability administrator in the Department of Commerce to determine technical and economic aspects of using biodiesel fuel as a home heating fuel; requiring a report to the legislature.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Abeler, Meslow, Dittrich and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 1283, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying pupil units for certain students; increasing the formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.05, subdivisions 8, 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1284, A bill for an act relating to local sales taxes; allowing cities to impose a local sales tax if certain criteria are met; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 477A.016.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Carlson and Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1285, A bill for an act relating to education; restoring funding for area learning center pupils; increasing the age of eligible pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123A.06, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivisions 8, 15; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 1286, A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing geothermal energy incentives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Welti, Sviggum and Dempsey introduced:
H. F. 1287, A bill for an act relating to Wabasha County; authorizing any city in Wabasha County to build a jail and criminal justice center; authorizing the Wabasha County sheriff to keep office in a city outside the county seat.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Ellison introduced:
H. F. 1288, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; repealing authorization to suspend driver's license for nonpayment of support; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 171.19; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.30, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 171.12, subdivision 3b; 171.186; 518.551, subdivision 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Ellison introduced:
H. F. 1289, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring suspension of driver's license for 30 days if defendant convicted of theft of gasoline; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Westerberg introduced:
H. F. 1290, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing cities to impose a transportation utility fee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Erickson and Blaine introduced:
H. F. 1291, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a high-resolution digital elevation and flood plain management mapping pilot project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Peterson, A.; Koenen; Otremba; Eken and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 1292, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; directing the commissioner of agriculture to make lump sum payments for catch-up ethanol producer payments; providing for the timely appropriation of money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Howes, Dill, Hackbarth, Hoppe and Moe introduced:
H. F. 1293, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing two-way operation of snowmobiles on either side of local road right-of-way when authorized by local road authorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.87, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Abeler; Johnson, S.; Tingelstad; Hosch and Seifert introduced:
H. F. 1294, A bill for an act relating to health; recodifying statutes and rules relating to social work; authorizing rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.383, subdivision 10; 13.411, subdivision 5; 144.335, subdivision 1; 144A.46, subdivision 2; 147.09; 214.01, subdivision 2; 245.462, subdivision 18; 245.4871, subdivision 27; 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 256J.08, subdivision 73a; 319B.02, subdivision 19; 319B.40; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 148B.18; 148B.185; 148B.19; 148B.20; 148B.21; 148B.215; 148B.22; 148B.224; 148B.225; 148B.226; 148B.24; 148B.25; 148B.26; 148B.27; 148B.28; 148B.281; 148B.282; 148B.283; 148B.284; 148B.285; 148B.286; 148B.287; 148B.288; 148B.289; Minnesota Rules, parts 8740.0100; 8740.0110; 8740.0120; 8740.0122; 8740.0130; 8740.0155; 8740.0185; 8740.0187; 8740.0200; 8740.0240; 8740.0260; 8740.0285; 8740.0300; 8740.0310; 8740.0315; 8740.0320; 8740.0325; 8740.0330; 8740.0335; 8740.0340; 8740.0345.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Abrams; Smith; Johnson, J.; Slawik; Paymar and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1295, A bill for an act relating to courts; clarifying the life span and interest rate of foreign judgments; providing for the docketing and payment in United States dollars of judgments on foreign-money claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 548.27; 548.46.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Meslow, Wardlow, Abeler, Carlson and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 1296, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring funding for certain early childhood education programs; assuring access to full-day kindergarten for at-risk students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 126C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Beard; Thissen; Peterson, N.; Tingelstad and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1297, A bill for an act relating to elections; clarifying definition of campaign expenditure; making certain exceptions to the ban on gifts to public officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 10A.01, subdivision 9; 10A.071, subdivision 3; 471.895, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Johnson, J.; Hornstein; Opatz; Emmer; Cox and Newman introduced:
H. F. 1298, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; prohibiting children under the age of 17 from renting or purchasing certain video games; providing penalties; 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 Policy and Finance.
Clark, Wagenius and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1299, A bill for an act relating to environment; banning certain substances after a certain date; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Greiling; Huntley; Kahn; Solberg; Sertich; Mahoney; Kelliher; Nelson, M.; Davnie; Hornstein; Hilstrom; Latz; Paymar; Mariani; Bernardy; Johnson, S.; Hilty; Entenza; Goodwin; Jaros and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1300, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Walker; Dorman; Erhardt; Tingelstad; Huntley; Wagenius; Thissen; Gunther; Samuelson; Sertich; Mahoney; Dorn; Atkins; Ellison; Sieben; Kahn; Kelliher; Nelson, M.; Solberg; Davnie; Slawik; Loeffler; Hornstein; Hansen; Hilstrom; Latz; Greiling; Paymar; Mariani; Bernardy; Poppe; Johnson, S.; Peterson, S.; Johnson, R., and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 1301, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Abeler; Urdahl; Huntley; Clark; Johnson, J.; Samuelson; Thao and Walker introduced:
H. F. 1302, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a lead hazard reduction project to reduce and prevent lead poisoning in Minnesota's children.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Dean introduced:
H. F. 1303, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the commissioner of education to approve up to five charitable organizations as charter school sponsors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1304, A bill for an act relating to taxes; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, by adding a section; allowing a reverse referendum to rescind increases in certain state tax revenues; allowing a refund of rescinded revenue increases; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1305, A bill for an act relating to education; providing school boards an option when hiring superintendents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.143, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1306, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for reimbursement grants to persons who install E85 pumps.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Erickson, Abeler, Finstad, Powell, Huntley and Soderstrom introduced:
H. F. 1307, A bill for an act relating to health; providing a temporary rate increase to allow a nursing facility in Princeton to recover costs incurred as a result of the nursing facility survey process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1308, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital projects to enable the reuse of Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; conveying certain surplus state land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245.036.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Lanning, Howes, Eken, Penas and Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 1309, A bill for an act relating to local government; increasing compensation of watershed district managers; providing for board elections; clarifying who can enter onto land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 103D.225, subdivision 4; 103D.315, subdivisions 6, 8; 103D.335, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Sykora, Greiling, Eken, Klinzing and Meslow introduced:
H. F. 1310, A bill for an act relating to education funding; appropriating money for the Minnesota Learning Resource Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Paymar; Erhardt; Hausman; Nelson, P.; Greiling; Kahn; Wagenius and Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 1311, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting taking mourning doves; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 97A.015, subdivision 24; 97B.731, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Bradley, Demmer, Liebling and Welti introduced:
H. F. 1312, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing locally developed school district programs for gifted and talented students; making permanent funding for gifted and talented programs a component of general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 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 Policy and Reform.
Abeler; Johnson, R.; Huntley and Samuelson introduced:
H. F. 1313, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding the definition of mental health professional; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 245.462, subdivision 18; 245.4871, subdivision 27; 256B.0623, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Davids, Abeler and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 1314, A bill for an act relating to taxation; gross receipts; providing a credit to health care providers for services to state health program recipients; providing for responsibilities of third-party purchasers; authorizing itemization of tax on certain billings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 295.54, by adding a subdivision; 295.582.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Opatz, Sieben, Pelowski, Eken, Hornstein, Koenen, Dorn, Marquart, Bernardy, Greiling, Dittrich and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1315, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; proposing lowering the age of eligibility to hold office.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 1316, A bill for an act relating to public employment; including public safety radio communications operators in the definition of essential employee; creating the public safety radio communications operator unit; providing for transition to the new unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 179A.03, subdivision 7; 179A.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 1317, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing billing for highway sign program and establishing special account; increasing amount deductible from county state-aid highway fund for administrative costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 162.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Atkins, Garofalo, Wilkin, Mullery and Powell introduced:
H. F. 1318, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating false and deceptive commercial electronic mail messages; prescribing criminal penalties; providing remedies; 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 Financial Institutions.
Beard, Westrom, Hilty, Hoppe and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 1319, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; changing requirements for granting additional cable franchises; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 238.08, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1320, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; modifying regional park district provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 383B.68, subdivisions 2, 4; 383B.703; 383B.71; 383B.73, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 1321, A bill for an act relating to civil law; reforming and recodifying the law relating to marriage dissolution, child custody, child support, maintenance, and property division; changing a fee; making style and form changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 357.021, by adding a subdivision; 518.002; 518.003, subdivisions 1, 3; 518.005; 518.01; 518.02; 518.03; 518.04; 518.05; 518.055; 518.06; 518.07; 518.09; 518.091, subdivision 1; 518.10; 518.11; 518.12; 518.13; 518.131; 518.14, subdivision 1; 518.148; 518.155; 518.156; 518.157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 518.165; 518.166; 518.167, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 518.168; 518.1705, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 8, 9; 518.175; 518.1751, subdivisions 1b, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3; 518.1752; 518.176; 518.177; 518.178; 518.179, subdivision 1; 518.18; 518.191, subdivision 1; 518.195, subdivisions 2, 3; 518.24; 518.25; 518.27; 518.54, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8; 518.55; 518.552; 518.58; 518.581; 518.582; 518.612; 518.619; 518.62; 518.64, subdivisions 1, 2; 518.641; 518.642; 518.646; 518.65; 518.68, subdivision 1; 519.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 517A; 517B; 517C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518.111; 518.14, subdivision 2; 518.171; 518.24; 518.255; 518.54, subdivisions 2, 4a, 13, 14; 518.55, subdivision 4; 518.551; 518.5513; 518.553; 518.57; 518.575; 518.585; 518.5851; 518.5852; 518.5853; 518.61; 518.6111; 518.614; 518.615; 518.616; 518.617; 518.618; 518.6195; 518.6196; 518.62; 518.64, subdivisions 4, 4a, 5; 518.68.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Smith; Murphy; Paulsen; Bradley; Sykora; Tingelstad; Meslow; Knoblach; Mahoney; Abeler; Peterson, N.; Urdahl; Peppin; Magnus; Hoppe; Ruth; Nornes; Dill and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 1322, A bill for an act relating to family law; reforming and recodifying the law relating to marriage dissolution, child custody, child support, maintenance, and property division; changing a fee; making style and form changes; changing certain child support, residence change and pension distribution provisions; classifying certain data; requiring additional information; clarifying and improving certain procedures and support enforcement provisions; carifying a funding provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 357.021, by adding a subdivision; 518.002; 518.003, subdivisions 1, 3; 518.005; 518.01; 518.02; 518.03; 518.04; 518.05; 518.055; 518.06; 518.07; 518.09; 518.091; 518.10; 518.11; 518.12; 518.13; 518.131; 518.14, subdivision 1; 518.148; 518.155; 518.156; 518.157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 518.165; 518.166; 518.167, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 518.168; 518.1705, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 8, 9; 518.175; 518.1751, subdivisions 1b, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3; 518.1752; 518.176; 518.177; 518.178; 518.179, subdivision 1; 518.18; 518.191, subdivision 1; 518.195, subdivisions 2, 3; 518.24; 518.25; 518.27; 518.54, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8; 518.55; 518.552; 518.58; 518.581; 518.582; 518.612; 518.619; 518.62; 518.64, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 518.641; 518.642; 518.646; 518.65; 518.68, subdivision 1; 519.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 517A; 517B; 517C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518.111; 518.14, subdivision 2; 518.17, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 6; 518.171; 518.1752; 518.185; 518.24; 518.255; 518.54, subdivisions 2, 4a, 13, 14; 518.55, subdivision 4; 518.551, subdivisions 1, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13a, 14, 15; 518.5513; 518.553; 518.57; 518.575; 518.585; 518.5851; 518.5852; 518.5853; 518.61; 518.6111; 518.614; 518.615; 518.616; 518.617; 518.618; 518.6195; 518.6196; 518.62; 518.64, subdivisions 4, 4a, 5; 518.68.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Sykora, Klinzing, Demmer, Newman and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1323, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for kindergarten through grade 12 education and early childhood and family education including general education, other general programs, education excellence, special programs, facilities and technology, nutrition, libraries, early childhood family support, community education and prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, and state agencies; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.321, by adding a subdivision; 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; 120A.22, subdivision 12; 120B.02; 120B.13, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; 121A.17, subdivision 1; 121A.19; 122A.12, subdivision 2; 122A.413; 122A.414; 122A.415, subdivisions 1, 3; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123A.24, subdivision 2; 123A.27; 123A.485, subdivision 2; 123B.09, subdivision 8; 123B.143, subdivision 1; 123B.42, subdivision 3; 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 5, 9; 124D.081, subdivision 6; 124D.09, subdivision 13; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8; 124D.15, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, by adding subdivisions; 124D.16, subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.66, subdivision 3; 124D.83, subdivision 2; 124D.86, subdivision 3; 124D.88, subdivision 4; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.51; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions; 126C.01, subdivision 7; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 13a, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, by adding subdivisions; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13; 126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.457; 126C.48, by adding a subdivision; 126C.63, subdivisions 5, 8; 127A.45, subdivision 11; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8; 127A.49, subdivision 2; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3; 171.30, subdivision 1; 260A.03; 290.01, subdivision 19c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; 122A; 123A; 123B; 124D; 125B; 171; 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 122A.415, subdivision 2; 122A.60; 123A.39, subdivision 3; 123B.05; 124D.15, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13; 124D.16, subdivisions 1, 4; 126C.12; 126C.41, subdivision 5; 126C.43, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.44; 126C.445; 126C.45; 126C.455; 127A.50; Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 5, section 28; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 31; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 87; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 53, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Kohls; DeLaForest; Nelson, P.; Opatz; Seifert; Brod and Dean introduced:
H. F. 1324, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; reducing the limitation period for bringing certain actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 541.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
DeLaForest; Johnson, J.; Seifert; Dean; Brod and Paulsen introduced:
H. F. 1325, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class certification in a civil action; specifying required damages in order to be a member of a class; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Abeler, Heidgerken, Pelowski, Opatz and Cox introduced:
H. F. 1326, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a loan forgiveness program account and program for certain teachers; 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 Policy and Reform.
Johnson, S.; Hoppe; Mariani and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1327, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for the consumptive use of groundwater.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Howes, Hausman, Cox, Moe and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 1328, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending the availability of the off-highway vehicle damage account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.780.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Slawik; Greiling; Clark; Lanning; Nornes; Poppe; Hansen; Sailer; Hortman; Ruud; Walker; Fritz; Johnson, S.; Thissen; Simon; Mahoney; Sertich; Wardlow; Peterson, A.; Liebling and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 1329, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the child care assistance income eligibility provisions; establishing a provider rate differential for accreditation; temporarily suspending child care license fees; modifying the child care assistance parent fee schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.13, by adding a subdivision; 245A.10, by adding a subdivision; repealing Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 9, section 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 1330, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring rulemaking to limit the use of allergenic latex in food and beverage service establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 157.011, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 1331, A bill for an act relating to family law; parenting time expeditors; giving the district court ongoing jurisdiction of expeditor fees; permitting an expeditor to communicate with the court about a parenting time dispute; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.1751, subdivisions 2a, 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Peterson, A.; Westrom; Hilty; Cox and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1332, A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating tariffs for certain community-based wind energy developments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Dempsey introduced:
H. F. 1333, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Wabasha to establish a port authority commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1334, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying certain exemptions for an iron nugget production scale demonstration facility; amending Laws 2004, chapter 220, section 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Koenen introduced:
H. F. 1335, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for a nursing facility in Renville County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Huntley and Finstad introduced:
H. F. 1336, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing hospital payment adjustment provision for diagnostic-related group payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256.969, subdivision 26; 256B.195, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1337, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all dwellings; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Zellers; Simpson; Lenczewski; Davnie; Brod; Soderstrom; Atkins; Beard; Finstad; Nelson, P.; Knoblach; Peppin; Davids; Sieben; Sertich; Jaros; Eken; Peterson, A.; Bernardy; Rukavina; Lesch and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 1338, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating tobacco products delivery sales; providing enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297F.01, by adding a subdivision; 297F.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297F; 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Kahn, Krinkie, Lesch, Hornstein and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 1339, A bill for an act relating to the state; appointing a poet laureate; appropriating gift or grant money received; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Tingelstad and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 1340, A bill for an act relating to state government; adding an ex officio member to the Indian Affairs Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.922, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Peterson, N.; Sviggum and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 1341, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating compensation plans of the State Board of Investment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 11A.04; 11A.07, subdivision 4; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.18, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 1342, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for construction of overpass on I-35; authorizing issuance of state trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 1343, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to Anoka County State-Aid Highway 14; authorizing issuance of general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Westrom, Juhnke, Powell, Thissen and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1344, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring establishment and adoption of community-based energy development tariffs; modifying provisions relating to renewable energy resources and objectives; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 216B.1645, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2425, subdivision 7; 216B.243, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1345, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring reporting of job movement throughout Minnesota prompted by business subsidies; requiring reporting under the state dislocated worker program and the unemployment insurance program about the termination and outsourcing of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116J.994, subdivisions 7, 9; 116L.17, subdivision 2; 268.044, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1346, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring reporting under the state dislocated worker program and the unemployment insurance program about termination and outsourcing of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116L.17, subdivision 2; 268.044, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Gunther, Westrom, Lanning, Zellers, Simpson, Powell, Thissen, Beard, Huntley, Hackbarth, Atkins and Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 1347, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for automatic recovery of electricity transmission costs; amending certification requirements for high-voltage transmission lines; establishing stakeholder group to study state certification and routing processes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 216B.16, by adding subdivisions; 216B.243, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Marquart, Heidgerken, Lanning, Bernardy and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 1348, A bill for an act relating to education; revising the eligibility for the alternative facilities bonding and levy program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.59, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Abeler; Thao; Sviggum; Powell; Thissen; Hausman; Eken; Simon; Hilstrom; Hansen; Mahoney; Gunther; Peterson, S.; Bernardy; Latz; Cybart; Peterson, A.; Mariani; Demmer; Ruth; Urdahl; Carlson; Johnson, J.; Sykora; Wardlow; Peterson, N.; Solberg; Juhnke; Johnson, S.; Otremba; Emmer and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1349, A bill for an act relating to health; removing the expiration date for radiation therapy facility construction limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.5509.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Dorman, Tingelstad, Lesch, Dorn and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1350, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; repealing the classification of service cooperative claims data; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.203.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 1351, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; providing for two-year driving permits; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.05, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 1352, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions regulating motor vehicle and driver applications and records; modifying vehicle accident reports and procedures, including provision for vehicle accident "long arm" statute; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.346; 168A.04, by adding a subdivision; 169.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, by adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.12, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.09, subdivision 10; 170.55.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.