INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 5, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 569, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing Hennepin and Ramsey Counties to impose the existing mortgage registry taxes permanently; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 383A.80, subdivision 4; 383B.80, subdivision 4.

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

Murphy, E.; Abeler; Huntley; Thissen; Thao and Walker introduced:

H. F. 570, A bill for an act relating to human services; adjusting payment rates for a long-term hospital; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.969, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom, Tschumper, Norton, Bigham and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 571, A bill for an act relating to state government; defining best value; changing provisions for acquisition and competitive bidding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16C.02, by adding subdivisions; 16C.03, subdivisions 3, 4, 16, by adding a subdivision; 16C.26, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 16C.27, subdivision 1; 16C.28, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 103D.811, subdivision 3; 103E.505, subdivision 5; 116A.13, subdivision 5; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 160.17, by adding a subdivision; 160.262, by adding a subdivision; 161.32, by adding a subdivision; 161.3412, subdivision 1; 161.38, subdivision 4; 365.37, by adding a subdivision; 374.13; 375.21, by adding a subdivision; 383C.094, by adding a subdivision; 412.311; 429.041, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 458D.21, by adding a subdivision; 469.015, by adding a subdivision; 469.068, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 471.345, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 473.523, by adding a subdivision; 473.756, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hosch, Greiling and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 572, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing mental health provisions for inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 245.462, subdivision 20; 256D.03, subdivision 3.

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

Otremba, Abeler, Hosch, Greiling and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 573, A bill for an act relating to human services; mandating mental health training for foster parents; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

Loeffler, Thissen, Hosch, Greiling and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 574, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing mental health provisions; establishing children's mental health grants; establishing a children's mental health work group; providing grants for trauma-focused, evidence-based practices to children; providing county reimbursement for respite care for children; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.

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

Walker and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 575, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing mental health provisions; authorizing a loan forgiveness program; establishing grants for culturally competent mental health services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245.696, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 576, A bill for an act relating to mental health; authorizing examiners for Minnesota residents in bordering states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245.50, subdivision 5.

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

Hansen, Eken, Juhnke, Hoppe, Otremba, Tingelstad and Welti introduced:

H. F. 577, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for ditch buffers; modifying drainage repair and inspection requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103E.021, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 103E.315, subdivision 8; 103E.321, subdivision 1; 103E.701, by adding a subdivision; 103E.705, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 103E.728, subdivision 2.

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

Abeler, Otremba, Hortman, Erickson, Gottwalt, Moe, Dittrich and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 578, A bill for an act relating to health care access; establishing the MinnesotaCare CMF program; providing coverage through medical benefit accounts and high-deductible health plans; establishing health insurance exchanges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62L.03, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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

Abeler, Thao and Walker introduced:

H. F. 579, A bill for an act relating to MinnesotaCare; modifying covered health services; repealing the limited benefits for certain single adults and households without children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256L.03, subdivision 1; 256L.12, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.035.

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

Dominguez; Greiling; Heidgerken; Mariani; Davnie; Demmer; Faust; Haws; Thao; Hornstein; Peterson, S.; Swails; Slawik; Wagenius; Moe; Bunn; Lillie; Morrow; Loeffler; Tillberry; Johnson; Benson; Winkler; Hilstrom; Slocum; Madore; Simon; Tschumper; Mullery; Dittrich; Paymar; Ward; Morgan; Bigham and Walker introduced:

H. F. 580, A bill for an act relating to education finance; reinstating the after-school enrichment program; providing for grants to improve academic achievement, reduce crime, improve community involvement, and increase character development; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Lenczewski; Peterson, N.; Benson; Erhardt; Slocum; Ruud and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 581, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a feasibility study of an Interstate 494 corridor transit way.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. 582, A bill for an act relating to rural economies; appropriating money for a pilot workforce program.

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

Eken and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 583, A bill for an act relating to the Indian Affairs Council; appropriating money for property acquisition.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 584, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing penalties for metal theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.52, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Bly; Slawik; Murphy, E., and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 585, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding early childhood developmental screening; establishing a developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 124D.13, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Bly, Garofalo and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 586, A bill for an act relating to human services; designating certain nursing facilities in Rice County as metro for purposes of determining reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bly, Fritz, Juhnke and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 587, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying requirements for contested case hearing notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.311, subdivision 2.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 588, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative licensure program for qualified paraprofessionals interested in becoming licensed special education teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.18, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Peterson, A.; Eken and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 589, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; bioenergy development; establishing a bioenergy producer payment program for cellulosic biofuel production; establishing a bioenergy production incentive program; establishing a bioenergy working lands conservation program; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing general obligation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 41A; 103F.

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

Loeffler, Davnie, Marquart, Lenczewski, Demmer, Morrow, Lanning and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 590, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing that the property tax statement must contain additional information on targeting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 591, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the withhold and the number of performance targets for state managed care contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a.

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

Loeffler, McNamara, Hausman, Brynaert, Juhnke, Knuth, Moe, Johnson, Hansen and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 592, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for removal and replacement of diseased shade trees; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 593, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying restrictions on access to public waters wetlands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.235.

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

Otremba; Morgan; Moe; Abeler; Gunther; Emmer; Walker; Gottwalt; Fritz; Sailer; Heidgerken; Peppin; Slawik; Finstad; Murphy, E.; Erickson; Peterson, S.; Lieder; Faust; Urdahl; Tschumper; Huntley; Hosch; Norton and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 594, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying competitive bidding for medical assistance nonemergency medical transportation; specifying criteria for level of need determinations for nonemergency medical transportation; modifying criteria and increasing reimbursement for medical assistance special transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.04, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Laine; Clark; Murphy, E., and Bly introduced:

H. F. 595, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a newborn home visiting program and a home visiting program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145A.

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

Slocum and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 596, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the Office of Educational Accountability through the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.31, subdivision 3.

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

Brown, Faust, Hansen and Welti introduced:

H. F. 597, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; phasing in full funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 15; 126C.12, subdivision 5; 126C.126.

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

Brown, Swails, Heidgerken, Davnie and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 598, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school performance report cards to indicate both the cut score and the corresponding percent of items students must answer correctly at set performance levels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.36, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Brod introduced:

H. F. 599, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Grieving Parents Act; requiring a mother to be notified of burial and cremation options in the case of a miscarriage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Eken; Sertich; Hilty; Carlson; Lieder; Hausman; Peterson, A.; Wagenius; Thao; Lillie; Moe; Solberg; Mariani; Sailer; Knuth; Hansen; Anzelc; Murphy, E.; Haws; Swails; Greiling; Johnson; Clark; Morgan and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 600, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, by adding a section; providing for certain officers to be elected by a majority of the votes cast at the general election for the office.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Walker; Huntley; Welti; Brynaert; Liebling; Sertich; Seifert; Haws; Murphy, E.; Tschumper; Fritz; Loeffler; Juhnke; Bly; Solberg; Otremba; Slawik; Doty; Hornstein; Anzelc; Hamilton; Brod; Thissen; Severson; Abeler; Kelliher; Clark and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 601, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a crisis nursery grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256F.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 602, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for building renovations at the International Wolf Center.

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

Ward and Doty introduced:

H. F. 603, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing sale of state transportation bonds; appropriating money to match federal funds for Mississippi River crossing corridor in or near the city of Brainerd.

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

Laine, Tillberry, Knuth, Tingelstad, Hausman, Hortman, Kranz, Dittrich, Loeffler, Abeler, Scalze and Gardner introduced:

H. F. 604, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to redevelop the Springbrook Nature Center in the city of Fridley; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Walker, Huntley, Sertich, Thissen, Rukavina, Fritz, Thao, Mariani and Clark introduced:

H. F. 605, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying several MFIP and child care provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.12, by adding a subdivision; 256J.24, subdivision 5; 256J.425, subdivisions 3, 4; 256J.49, subdivision 13; 256J.53, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.0631; 256J.24, subdivision 6; 256J.37, subdivisions 3a, 3b.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 606, A bill for an act relating to disaster relief; providing highway improvements; appropriating money.

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

Anzelc, Solberg, Dill and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 607, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for feasibility study for plasma torch gasification facility.

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

DeLaForest introduced:

H. F. 608, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the rates of income taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 2d.

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

Loeffler, Abeler, Thissen, Fritz, Walker, Clark, Tschumper, Otremba and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 609, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying food stamp requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.77; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

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

Atkins, Tillberry, Howes and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 610, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; regulating fees for certain rehabilitation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 176.102, subdivision 2.

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

Anzelc; Solberg; Lillie; Murphy, E., and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 611, A bill for an act relating to labor; protecting certain communication in the workplace between labor organizations and employees; prohibiting certain employer conduct; providing civil remedies; 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 Labor.

Pelowski; Huntley; Murphy, M.; Mariani; Hausman; Paymar and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 612, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for port development assistance.

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

Murphy, M.; Greiling; Slawik; Kranz and Bly introduced:

H. F. 613, A bill for an act relating to education finance; updating appropriations for adult basic education; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 4, subdivision 2.

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

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 614, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 3; by adding an article; providing for a bipartisan legislative redistricting commission.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Walker; Greiling; Mariani; Erhardt; Clark; Tingelstad; Huntley; Slocum; Hansen; Murphy, E.; Solberg; Slawik; Anzelc; Hornstein; Laine; Thissen; Davnie; Benson; Ruud; Kelliher; Sertich; Loeffler; Kranz; Tschumper; Tillberry; Johnson; Hausman and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 615, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 616, A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating ten percent requirement for major political party nomination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 204D.10, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 204D.10, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Dill introduced:

H. F. 617, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the town of Crane Lake in St. Louis County to issue certificates of indebtedness.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Winkler, Berns, Mahoney, Ruth and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 618, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for bioscience business development programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Biosciences and Emerging Technology.

Koenen; Walker; Rukavina; Anderson, B.; Hackbarth; Lieder; Severson; Madore and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 619, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for funding of transportation with transportation certificates of assignment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. 620, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring child protective devices in shopping carts; 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 Labor.

Johnson, Bigham, Mariani, Tschumper and Wollschlager introduced:

H. F. 621, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

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

Zellers and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 622, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; creating an income tax subtraction for certain retired pensioners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Solberg, Hansen, Hilstrom, Greiling, Dittrich and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 623, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring students in grades 1 through 4 to attend language immersion summer school; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Norton, Welti, Brod, Demmer, Hausman, Liebling, Sviggum and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 624, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the phase II expansion of the National Volleyball Center in Rochester.

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

Nornes and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 625, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the MinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 626, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education scholarship program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Kranz, Solberg, Ward and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 627, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending certain benefits to certain members of the Teachers Retirement Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 354.05, subdivision 38; 354.42, subdivisions 2, 3; 354.44, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kranz, Dittrich, Ward, Gardner and Olin introduced:

H. F. 628, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer purchases by credit card; requiring verification of buyer's identity; 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 Labor.

Severson, Dettmer and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 629, A bill for an act relating to the military; veterans' employment; clarifying that a statute ensuring the continuation of state licenses and certificates of registration for any trade, employment, occupation, or profession while soldiers and certain essential employees are engaged in active military service applies to licenses and certificates of registration requiring firearms safety and usage training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.56, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Kahn, Jaros and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 630, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; changing the state and local election voting age from 18 to 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Anzelc, Dill, Eken, Ward, Sailer, Sertich, Solberg and Moe introduced:

H. F. 631, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying sales authority; creating an account; modifying decorative boughs provisions; removing expiration of sustainable forest resources provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026, subdivision 1; 84.0855, subdivisions 1, 2; 88.642, subdivision 1; 88.6435, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89A.11.

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

McNamara, Hansen, Ozment, Garofalo, Dill, Cornish, Tingelstad, Paulsen and Thao introduced:

H. F. 632, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating a state wildlife management area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.133, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sertich, Hosch, Huntley, Thissen, McFarlane, Laine, Abeler and Madore introduced:

H. F. 633, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating health plan coverage for hearing aids; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.675.

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

Norton; Brod; Tschumper; Loeffler; Huntley; Murphy, E.; Thao; Bunn; Fritz; Walker; Erickson; Hamilton; Thissen; Gottwalt; Abeler and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 634, A resolution urging support for and reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

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

Masin, Johnson, Morrow, Abeler, Thissen and Beard introduced:

H. F. 635, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; enacting the Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act; changing certain existing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 237.665; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325F.695.

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

Dittrich, Faust, Ruud, Benson, Tingelstad and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 636, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the definition of participation in a state health care program for certain pediatric dentists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0644.

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

Dittrich, Faust, Ruud, Benson, Tingelstad, Abeler and Simon introduced:

H. F. 637, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing full-day kindergarten; providing a new state aid for certain costs of full-day kindergarten programs; authorizing a sliding scale fee for full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.35; 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.37, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

Tingelstad and Walker introduced:

H. F. 638, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing eligibility requirements for an adoption assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 259.67, subdivision 4.

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

Hortman; Hornstein; Wagenius; Ward; Peterson, A.; Lillie; Masin; Greiling; Scalze; Murphy, E.; Juhnke; Hausman; Nelson; Lieder; Kahn; Loeffler; Liebling; Ruud; Simon; Madore; Slocum; Brynaert; Erhardt; Peterson, N.; Abeler; Laine; Kalin; Tschumper; Sailer; Bly; Jaros; Bigham; Morrow; Davnie and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 639, A bill for an act relating to transportation; enacting strategic initiative to reduce greenhouse emissions from motor vehicles by 30 percent by the year 2030; modifying provisions related to the statewide transportation plan to reflect environmental impacts; requiring legislative report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 174.01, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 174.03, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howes, Moe and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 640, A bill for an act relating to finance; appropriating money for the Walker Area Community Center.

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

Severson and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 641, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for Sauk Rapids Bridge project.

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

Severson and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 642, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing sale of state transportation bonds; appropriating money for Sauk Rapids Bridge project.

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

Hansen, Mariani, Rukavina, Lesch, Clark, Mahoney, Nelson, Walker, Fritz, Johnson, Anzelc, Tschumper and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 643, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; establishing certain rights for workers in the meatpacking industry; providing civil and criminal penalties; establishing the position of meatpacking industry workers rights ombudsman in the Department of Labor and Industry; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179.

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

Huntley, Abeler, Thissen, Norton and Dean introduced:

H. F. 644, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a Health Care Access Fund Oversight Commission; 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.

Otremba, Haws, Hosch, Poppe, Peppin, Tschumper and Eken introduced:

H. F. 645, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; modifying provisions for individuals operating x-ray equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions.

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

Dittrich, Abeler, Ruud, Benson, Tingelstad and Simon introduced:

H. F. 646, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain school district election provisions; eliminating an approval requirement for mail elections; authorizing certain school board primary elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204B.46; 205A.03, subdivision 1; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Dittrich, Ruud, Benson, Tingelstad and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 647, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the residential homestead market value credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.1384, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mahoney, Gunther and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 648, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; making various policy, housekeeping, and style changes to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law; incorporating certain administrative rules into Minnesota Statutes; modifying fraud penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 268.001; 268.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.035, subdivisions 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21a, 23, 23a, 24, 26, 29, 30, by adding a subdivision; 268.042, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 268.043; 268.0435; 268.044, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4; 268.045, subdivision 1; 268.046; 268.047, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 268.051, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 268.052, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 268.0525; 268.053, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 268.057, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10; 268.058; 268.059; 268.0625, subdivisions 4, 5; 268.063; 268.064; 268.065, subdivisions 1, 3; 268.066; 268.067; 268.0675; 268.068; 268.069, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 268.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 3b; 268.084; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13a, 13b, 13c, 16; 268.086, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 268.087; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 10, 11; 268.101; 268.103, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.105, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7; 268.115; 268.125, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 268.131, subdivision 1; 268.135; 268.145, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 268.155; 268.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 4, 5, 6; 268.182, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.184, subdivisions 1, 1a; 268.186; 268.188; 268.19, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 268.192; 268.194, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 268.196, subdivisions 1, 3; 268.20; 268.21; 268.22; 268.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 268.0435; 268.0511; 268.085, subdivision 10; 268.103, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 3315.0210; 3315.0220; 3315.0515; 3315.0520; 3315.0525; 3315.0530, subparts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 3315.0540; 3315.0550; 3315.0910, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 3315.1005, subparts 1, 3; 3315.1315, subpart 4; 3315.2010; 3315.2810, subparts 2, 4.

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

Morgan, Tillberry, Dittrich, Kranz, Garofalo, Brown and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. 649, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the special education excess cost program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 125A.76, subdivision 3; 125A.79, subdivisions 5, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.79, subdivision 6.

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

Juhnke, Faust, Hamilton, Poppe, Magnus, Finstad, Doty, Olin, Heidgerken and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 650, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing no-interest loans for dairy farmers to purchase additional mature dairy cows; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Juhnke, Welti, Hamilton, Magnus, Finstad, Faust, Doty, Olin, Heidgerken and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 651, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing family agricultural revitalization zones (FARMZ); promoting value-added processing agricultural products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.310, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Juhnke, Poppe, Faust, Doty, Welti, Olin and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 652, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for a checkoff for fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment; establishing a Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and program; exempting on-farm storage from fertilizer facility safeguarding and permitting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18C.305, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Anzelc, Hilty, Hausman, Lesch and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 653, A bill for an act relating to utilities; enacting Minnesota Public Utilities Holding Company Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.02, subdivision 4; 216B.49, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Loeffler, McNamara, Hausman, Brynaert, Juhnke, Knuth, Moe, Johnson, Hansen and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 654, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for removal and replacement of diseased shade trees.

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

Huntley; Sviggum; Thissen; DeLaForest; Lillie; Murphy, E.; Loeffler; Thao; Walker; Howes; Hackbarth; Tschumper; Johnson; Jaros; Atkins; Sertich; Eken and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 655, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the medical use of marijuana; providing civil and criminal penalties; establishing application and renewal fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Cornish and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 656, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting local authorities from enforcing traffic regulations with administrative penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.022.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Simon introduced:

H. F. 657, A bill for an act relating to economic development; making technical and housekeeping changes in the Department of Employment and Economic Development; modifying contamination cleanup grant provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 116J.551, subdivision 1; 116J.554, subdivision 2; 116J.555, subdivision 1; 116J.575, subdivisions 1, 1a; 116J.966, subdivision 1; 268A.01, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 268A.085, subdivision 1; 268A.15, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.18, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 658, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing that careless driving resulting in death is a gross misdemeanor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.13, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Slawik; Nornes; Fritz; Poppe; Kranz; Murphy, E., and Laine introduced:

H. F. 659, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care provisions; reducing license fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.10, subdivision 2.

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

Bly, Hilty, Kalin, Hortman, Koenen and Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 660, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring development of an economic strategy to maximize state economic development benefits from the renewable electric energy industry.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 661, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing for speed limit on city streets in rural residential districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.14, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ward, Kahn, Thissen, Hornstein, Hilstrom, Loeffler, Davnie, Clark, Dominguez, Wagenius, Mariani, Hausman, Solberg, Mullery and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 662, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring certain cities to place automatic external defibrillators in police vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.752; 169.753.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Urdahl; Ward; Koenen; Juhnke; Heidgerken; Marquart; Hosch; Abeler; Moe; Hamilton; Brod; Simpson; Shimanski; Ruth; Finstad; Magnus; Cornish; Peterson, A.; Eken; Gunther; Erickson; Nornes; Demmer; Westrom and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 663, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing nursing facility payment rates to the 60th percentile rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bigham; Berns; Anderson, S.; Hilstrom; Smith; Davnie; Winkler; Welti; Abeler and Simon introduced:

H. F. 664, A bill for an act relating to crime; tolling the statute of limitations for the crime of identity theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 628.26.

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

Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 665, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying school bus equipment standards; clarifying pupil transportation requirements; defining multifunctional school activity bus; creating a licensure exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.88, subdivision 12; 123B.90, subdivision 2; 123B.92, subdivision 5; 169.01, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 169.443, by adding a subdivision; 169.447, subdivision 2; 169.4501, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.4502, subdivision 5; 169.4503, subdivisions 13, 20; 171.02, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.321, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.4502, subdivision 15; 169.4503, subdivisions 17, 18, 26.

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

Welti, Heidgerken, Doty, Juhnke, Poppe, Morrow, Wollschlager, Fritz, Eken, Olin, Bly, Tschumper, Urdahl, Shimanski and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 666, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a dairy animal revolving loan program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.06; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Simon, Magnus, Hortman, Garofalo, Hornstein, Hausman, Madore, Slocum, Erhardt and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 667, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring commissioner of transportation to file annual report on major highway projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Garofalo, Morgan, Erickson, Faust, Dittrich, Greiling, McFarlane, Hilstrom and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 668, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the aid payment percentage from 90 percent to 95 percent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 127A.45, subdivision 2.

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

Beard and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 669, A bill for an act relating to environment; allocating a portion of unclaimed lottery prize money to the environment and natural resources trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349A.08, subdivision 5.

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

Liebling, Greiling, Welti, Dittrich, Demmer and Norton introduced:

H. F. 670, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a school district to include energy efficiency improvement projects in its alternative facilities plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.59, subdivisions 1, 2; 216C.37, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Slocum, Thissen, Norton, Welti and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 671, A resolution urging the President and the United States Congress to name the Rochester, Minnesota Veterans Outpatient Clinic in honor of Marine Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Otremba, Hilstrom and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 672, A bill for an act relating to marriage; changing and clarifying certain terms and procedures; requiring certain fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 517.03, subdivision 2; 517.05; 517.07; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 517.10; 517.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Hornstein, Paymar, Wagenius, Lenczewski, Slocum and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 673, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring legislative authorization for certain Metropolitan Airports Commission agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.608, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hornstein, Hilty, Huntley, Clark, Kahn, Wagenius, Dominguez, Greiling, Johnson, Hausman, Davnie, Loeffler, Walker, Jaros and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 674, A resolution opposing escalation of United States troops in Iraq.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Rukavina and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 675, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for higher education and related purposes to the Office of Higher Education, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic, with certain conditions; increasing amounts of matching grants; defining terms; making technical changes; eliminating certain report requirements; eliminating certain Legislative Advisory Commission approval requirements; permitting certain interest rate savings and other agreements; amending certain Pell grant requirements; requiring summary statistics in required reports; repealing certain data sharing and collecting requirements; modifying certain aspects of financial aid programs; establishing a scholarship program for high achieving high school students; establishing the Minnesota GI bill program; requiring reports; prohibiting issuance, manufacture, or use of false or fraudulent academic credentials; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.322, subdivision 3; 135A.031, subdivision 7; 135A.034, subdivision 1; 135A.053, subdivision 2; 135A.14, subdivision 1; 136A.01, subdivision 2; 136A.0411; 136A.08, subdivision 7; 136A.101, subdivisions 4, 5a; 136A.121, subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivision 2; 136A.15, subdivisions 1, 6; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 136A.17, subdivision 1; 136A.1701, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 136A.233, subdivision 3; 136A.62, subdivision 3; 136A.63; 136A.65, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 136A.653; 136A.657, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 136A.66; 136A.67; 136A.68; 136A.69; 136A.71; 136A.861, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 136G.11, subdivision 5; 141.21, subdivisions 1a, 5; 141.25, subdivisions 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12; 141.255, subdivision 2; 141.265, subdivision 2; 141.271, subdivisions 10, 12; 141.28, subdivision 1; 141.35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 141; 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 135A.01; 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 135A.032; 135A.033; 136A.07; 136A.08, subdivision 8; 136A.1702; 136A.61.

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

Ward, Lesch and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 676, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; amending the appearance of restricted licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.07, subdivision 1.

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

Brod introduced:

H. F. 677, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending the time period for JOBZ treatment for biodiesel fuel plants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.312, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Murphy, E.; Norton; Fritz; Abeler; Walker and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 678, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for heart disease and stroke prevention.

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

Morgan, Masin and Beard introduced:

H. F. 679, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; defining concrete pump as special mobile equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.011, subdivision 22.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 680, A bill for an act relating to education finance; indexing all school finance equalizing factors at 150 percent of the state average tax base per pupil; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.591, subdivision 3; 124D.135, subdivision 3; 124D.20, subdivision 5; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 126C.10, subdivisions 13a, 29, 32, 35; 126C.17, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.20, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. 681, A bill for an act relating to property tax; excluding agricultural property from the tax base for school bonded debt levies; providing for valuation of agricultural land based on production value for property tax purposes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 127A.48, subdivision 3; 273.111, subdivision 4; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 473H.10, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 682, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for resident tuition at public postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.08, subdivisions 2, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Huntley; Murphy, E.; Ward; Jaros; Walker; Fritz; Greiling; Lieder; Lillie and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 683, A bill for an act relating to health; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section, affirming that every resident of Minnesota has the right to affordable health care.

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

Paymar, Olin, Haws and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. 684, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for reimbursements to counties for costs associated with housing short-term offenders.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Slawik; Fritz; Murphy, E., and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 685, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a preschool program and home visiting program for children diagnosed with mental illness or developmental delays.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.