INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, February 9, 2011


The following House Files were introduced:

Poppe introduced:

H. F. 409, A bill for an act relating to retirement; specifying coverage for certain Minnesota State Colleges and Universities employees; requiring employer to provide certain notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 354B.21, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lohmer, Buesgens, Swedzinski, McElfatrick and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 410, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing a subtraction for social security benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Morrow, Koenen, Swedzinski and Beard introduced:

H. F. 411, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority; authorizing sale and issuance of general obligation bonds.

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

Gruenhagen, Barrett, Lohmer, McDonald and McElfatrick introduced:

H. F. 412, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring increases in managed care and county-based purchasing plan provider payment rates; requiring plans to use generally accepted accounting principles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.69, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gruenhagen, Runbeck, Lohmer, Quam and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 413, A bill for an act relating to environment; repealing state goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.8851, subdivision 3; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 216H.021, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216C.055; 216H.02; 216H.07.

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

Hoppe, Atkins, Johnson, Loon and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 414, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting access stimulation charges; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Kath introduced:

H. F. 415, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating funds for marked Trunk Highway 14 construction.

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

Kath introduced:

H. F. 416, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain requirements concerning construction on marked Trunk Highway 14.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 417, A bill for an act relating to public health; providing regulation of commercial breeders to protect public health and animal welfare; requiring registration; establishing fees; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; 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 Reform.

Downey, Mazorol, Dettmer, Hancock and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 418, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing the Back Office Consolidation Act; centralizing accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services, human resources, and payroll functions in the Department of Administration; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Downey, Mazorol, Dettmer, Urdahl and Hancock introduced:

H. F. 419, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing the number of departments in the executive branch; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1a.

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

Woodard and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 420, A bill for an act relating to education finance; streamlining the health and safety revenue program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.57.

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

Rukavina, Eken and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 421, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing special plates for retired firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.12, subdivision 2b, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rukavina, Eken and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 422, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing standards for issuing any special license plates for vehicles; authorizing special eagle scout plates; 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 and Finance.

Dill introduced:

H. F. 423, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for an all-terrain vehicle trail in Lake County.

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

Scott introduced:

H. F. 424, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing certain remedies for neglect, abuse, and other actions against incapacitated and vulnerable adults; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Peppin, Erickson, Gottwalt and Kiffmeyer introduced:

H. F. 425, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying MFIP work activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256J.49, subdivision 13.

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

Peppin, Erickson, Gottwalt and Kiffmeyer introduced:

H. F. 426, A bill for an act relating to insurance; establishing a moratorium on implementation of new mandated health benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62J.26, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cornish, Hamilton, Gunther and Kath introduced:

H. F. 427, A bill for an act relating to history and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Legacy Funding Division.

Anderson, P. and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 428, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; conforming to the federal extension of marriage penalty relief in the standard deduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

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

Dettmer; Tillberry; Sanders; Knuth; Dittrich; Petersen, B.; Daudt; Abeler; Hortman and Scott introduced:

H. F. 429, A bill for an act relating to local government; expanding authority of Anoka County to finance costs of countywide public safety improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383E.21.

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

McElfatrick; Drazkowski; Wardlow; Fabian; Anderson, B.; Shimanski; Gruenhagen; Lohmer; Dean; Dill and Franson introduced:

H. F. 430, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article I; providing for right of individuals to keep and bear arms.

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

Beard and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 431, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; eliminating magnification restriction for scopes on muzzleloaders used by visually impaired hunters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5.

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

Smith, Paymar, Cornish and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 432, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing local correctional officers disciplinary interview rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 641.

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

Smith, Paymar and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 433, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring sheriffs to report injuries to jailers to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 641.

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

Hackbarth, Hilty and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 434, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying eligibility for reimbursement from petroleum tank release cleanup fund; extending sunset date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 115C.09, subdivision 3c; 115C.13.

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

Dittrich; Downey; Rukavina; Persell; Brynaert; Anderson, P.; Murphy, M.; Winkler; Ward; Anzelc; Morrow; Scalze; Loeffler and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 435, A bill for an act relating to the permanent school fund; creating an independent authority to manage, supervise, and administer Minnesota's permanent school trust lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16A.06, subdivision 11; 16A.125, subdivision 5; 84.027, subdivision 18; 84.085, subdivision 1; 92.12, subdivision 1; 92.121; 92.13; 93.2236; 94.342, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 128E.

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

Smith and Greene introduced:

H. F. 436, A bill for an act relating to evidence; limiting the availability of certain evidence arising from a collaborative law process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 595.02, subdivision 1.

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

Rukavina, Howes, Nornes and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 437, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for facilities for the Iron Range engineering program at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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