INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, February 7, 2013


The following House Files were introduced:

Hamilton; Faust; Petersburg; Swedzinski; Benson, M.; Nornes; FitzSimmons; Albright; Schomacker; Anderson, P.; Cornish; Kiel; Howe; Fabian and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 407, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program.

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

Norton; Abeler; Loeffler; Huntley; Morgan; Fritz; Halverson; Davids; Allen; Peppin; Laine; Moran; Anderson, S.; Hamilton; Erhardt; Anzelc; Ward, J.E.; Zellers; Mariani; Isaacson; Mahoney and Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 408, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying dental reimbursement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.76, subdivision 2.

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

Norton; Davids; Benson, M.; Liebling; Mahoney; Daudt; Hansen; Halverson and Quam introduced:

H. F. 409, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a medical center development authority and providing for its organization, powers, and duties; providing for medical center development districts; authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations by the authority; authorizing city bonds; authorizing state assistance; providing for tax increment financing within a medical center development district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 272.02, subdivision 39; 469.174, subdivision 8; 469.176, subdivisions 1b, 4c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 410, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; authorizing a victim's estate to request or enforce an order for restitution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 411, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for forfeiture of money used or intended for use to facilitate a prostitution or sex trafficking offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.5312, subdivision 1.

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

Falk; Hortman; Bly; Atkins; Hansen; Kahn; Hornstein; Johnson, S.; Hausman and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 412, A bill for an act relating to lobbying reports; amending the reporting requirements for lobbying expenses for certain procedures at the Public Utilities Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.04, subdivision 6.

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

Dill; Davids; Persell; Anderson, P.; Fabian; Erickson, R.; Melin; Anzelc and Radinovich introduced:

H. F. 413, A bill for an act relating to local aid payments; providing for inflation adjustments to payments in lieu of taxes for certain natural resource lands; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.12, subdivision 1; 477A.14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 414, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the month of April as Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

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

Moran introduced:

H. F. 415, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying an exception to the transfer prohibition for medical assistance eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0595, subdivisions 1, 4; Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 1, section 17, as amended.

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

Radinovich, Anzelc, Morgan, Newton, Mariani, Davnie, Slocum and Melin introduced:

H. F. 416, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an annual minimum increase in the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 417, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; permitting the use of muffler cutouts and bypasses in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.521, subdivision 1.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 418, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for public water access restrooms.

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

Drazkowski; Davids; Anderson, M.; Scott; Cornish; O'Neill; Pugh; Newberger; Green; Albright; Lohmer; Peppin; Benson, M.; Petersburg; Uglem; FitzSimmons; Beard and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 419, A bill for an act relating to public safety; firearms; providing that any new federal law designed to ban or limit any personal firearm, magazine, accessory, or ammunition or to require the registration of any firearm or firearm owner shall be unenforceable; providing for criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 420, A bill for an act relating to retirement; allowing termination of certain survivor designations in public pension plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.

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

Quam and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 421, A bill for an act relating to energy; hydroelectric energy; establishing a revolving loan fund to facilitate the dredging of lakes to improve water flow for hydroelectric projects; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116C.779, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Quam and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 422, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money from the clean water fund for the removal of sedimentation from Lake Zumbro.

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

Quam; Kresha; Hackbarth; Erickson, S.; Torkelson; Fabian; Drazkowski; Hamilton; Swedzinski and Benson, M. introduced:

H. F. 423, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing sponsored agriculture education community experts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Masin introduced:

H. F. 424, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing American Red Cross special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Hansen, Davids and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 425, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for scientific and natural areas acquisition and for acquisition of easements in wellhead protection areas; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Davnie, Lillie, Davids, Dill and Paymar introduced:

H. F. 426, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the imposition of sales tax on motor vehicle paint and materials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.61, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Laine; Ward, J.E.; Loeffler; Brynaert; Bernardy; Clark; Bly; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Masin; McNamar; Anzelc; Fritz; Slocum; Benson, J.; Melin; Erhardt; Allen; Winkler and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 427, A bill for an act relating to health records; decreasing the cost a provider may charge a patient for copying records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.292, subdivision 6.

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

Anzelc; Ward, J.E.; Cornish; Gunther; Brynaert and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 428, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding exemption for public safety radio communication systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.70, subdivision 8.

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

Norton, Huntley and Quam introduced:

H. F. 429, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; providing for a Nurse Licensure Compact; providing for appointments; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Hortman; Lenczewski; Carlson; Liebling; Mariani; Winkler; Atkins; Murphy, E.; Fritz; Mahoney and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 430, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the family economic security act; increasing minimum wage rates; modifying child care assistance; providing a new child care tax credit; expanding the working family tax credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 119B.02, subdivision 1; 119B.03, subdivision 9; 119B.035, subdivision 1; 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 4a; 177.23, subdivision 7; 177.24, subdivision 1; 177.27, subdivisions 7, 8; 256.017, subdivision 9; 290.0671, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 119B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 8; 119B.09, subdivision 3; 177.23, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

Dorholt and Howe introduced:

H. F. 431, A bill for an act relating to education finance; permitting a onetime fund transfer for Independent School District No. 742, St. Cloud.

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

Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 432, A bill for an act relating to education finance; reinstating integration revenue; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 2, section 51.

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

Allen; Laine; Moran; Dehn, R.; Clark; Davnie; Mariani; Bly; Hornstein; Benson, J.; Slocum; Newton; Hausman; Lesch; Kahn; Mahoney; Huntley and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 433, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the cash portion of the Minnesota family investment program transitional standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.24, subdivision 5.

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