The following House Files were introduced:
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 774, A bill for an act relating to human services; recodifying and reorganizing the background study provisions in the Human Services Licensing Act; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f; 245A.041; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Westrom; Anderson, B.; Beard; Juhnke; Gunther; Huntley; Dempsey; Powell; Davids; McNamara; Hackbarth; Stang; Sviggum; Olson, M.; Mahoney and Osterman introduced:
H. F. 775, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the definition of a radioactive waste management facility; specifying the applicability of the renewable development fund; authorizing sufficient dry cask storage capacity to allow the nuclear reactors at the Prairie Island nuclear generation facility to operate until the end of their current licenses; requiring a public utility that owns a nuclear generation facility to seek commission approval for additional storage capacity for spent nuclear fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 116C.71, subdivision 7; 116C.779; 216B.1645, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 776, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis fire relief association; waiving surviving spouse benefit eligibility requirements for spouse of a certain deceased firefighter.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Klinzing, Kuisle, Otto and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 777, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing distribution of the voting equipment grant account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 204B.48, subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 778, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying provisions dealing with distribution of certain pension plan assets or benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 518.58, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Ozment introduced:
H. F. 779, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environmental and natural resources purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for accounts, assessments, and fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 16A.531, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 84.085, subdivision 1; 84.415, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 84D.14; 85.052, subdivision 3; 85.053, subdivision 1; 85A.02, subdivision 17; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 97A.475, subdivisions 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 42; 97B.645, subdivision 7; 103B.231, subdivision 3a; 103B.305, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 103B.311, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 103B.315, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 103B.321, subdivisions 1, 2; 103B.325, subdivisions 1, 2; 103B.331, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 103B.3363, subdivision 3; 103B.3369, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6; 103B.355; 103D.405, subdivision 2; 103G.005, subdivision 10e; 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2242, by adding subdivisions; 103G.271, subdivisions 6, 6a; 103G.611, subdivision 1; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 115.03, by adding subdivisions; 115.073; 115.56, subdivision 4; 115A.0716, subdivision 3; 115A.545, subdivision 2; 115A.9651, subdivision 6; 115B.17, subdivisions 6, 7, 14, 16; 115B.19; 115B.20; 115B.22, subdivision 7; 115B.25, subdivisions 1a, 4; 115B.26; 115B.30; 115B.31, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 115B.32, subdivision 1; 115B.33, subdivision 1; 115B.34; 115B.36; 115B.40, subdivision 4; 115B.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 115B.42, subdivision 2; 115B.421; 115B.445; 115B.48, subdivision 2; 115B.49, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 115D.12, subdivision 2; 116.03, subdivision 2; 116.07, subdivisions 4d, 4h; 116.994; 116C.834, subdivision 1; 116P.02, subdivision 1; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 116P.09, subdivisions 4, 5, 7; 116P.10; 116P.14, subdivision 2; 273.13, subdivision 23; 297A.94; 297F.10, subdivision 1; 297H.13, subdivisions 1, 2; 325E.10, subdivision 1; 469.175, subdivision 7; 473.843, subdivision 2; 473.844, subdivision 1; 473.845, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, 8; 473.846; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 1.31; 1.32; 84.415, subdivisions 1, 3; 89.391; 93.2235; 103B.311, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 103B.315, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7; 103B.321, subdivision 3; 103B.3369, subdivision 3; 103G.222, subdivision 2; 115A.908, subdivision 2; 115B.02, subdivision 1a; 115B.19; 115B.42, subdivision 1; 116P.13; 297H.13, subdivisions 3, 4; 325E.112, subdivisions 2, 3; 325E.113; 473.845, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 6135.0100; 6135.0200; 6135.0300; 6135.0400; 6135.0510; 6135.0610; 6135.0710; 6135.0810; 6135.1000; 6135.1100; 6135.1200; 6135.1300; 6135.1400; 6135.1500; 6135.1600; 6135.1700; 6135.1800; 9300.0010; 9300.0020; 9300.0030; 9300.0040; 9300.0050; 9300.0060; 9300.0070; 9300.0080; 9300.0090; 9300.0100; 9300.0110; 9300.0120; 9300.0130; 9300.0140; 9300.0150; 9300.0160; 9300.0170; 9300.0180; 9300.0190; 9300.0200; 9300.0210.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Wardlow; Anderson, J.; Hausman; Heidgerken and Smith introduced:
H. F. 780, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school districts to pay insurance premiums for teachers on an extended leave of absence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 122A.46, subdivision 9; 354.094, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Seagren and Sykora introduced:
H. F. 781, A bill for an act relating to education; families and early childhood education; kindergarten through grade 12; providing for child care programs, early childhood programs, prevention, self-sufficiency and lifelong learning, general education, other general programs, nonpublic pupil programs, charter schools, desegregation programs, American Indian programs, accountability and reform, programs for special populations, special programs, facilities and technology, nutrition programs, libraries, and state agencies; renaming the department of children, families, and learning to department of education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 15.01; 119A.01, subdivision 2; 119A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 119B.011, subdivisions 8, 10; 119B.12, subdivision 2; 119B.13, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 120A.02; 120A.05, subdivisions 4, 7; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 123B.53, subdivision 4; 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 6; 123B.59, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 123B.75, subdivision 5; 123B.92, subdivision 9; 124D.09, subdivision 13; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 9; 124D.128, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 8; 124D.16, subdivision 6; 124D.20, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding subdivisions; 124D.52, subdivisions 1, 3; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 7; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.86, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 6; 126C.05, subdivisions 8, 14, 15, 17; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 17, 18, by adding subdivisions; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, 13; 126C.40, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 126C.43, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.45; 127A.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 10, 13, 14, 14a, 16; 268.052, subdivisions 2, 4; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 64; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124D; 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 119A.01, subdivision 1; 119A.46; 120B.23; 122A.62; 122A.64; 122A.65; 123B.59, subdivisions 6, 7; 124D.09, subdivision 15; 124D.115; 124D.1156; 124D.118; 124D.17; 124D.21; 124D.221; 124D.54; 124D.89; 125A.79, subdivision 2; 126C.01, subdivision 9; 126C.05, subdivision 12; 126C.10, subdivision 5; 126C.445; 126C.455; Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 8, section 20, subdivision 2, as amended; Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 2, section 36, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 2, section 70.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Seagren introduced:
H. F. 782, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the department of children, families, and learning administrative amendment and repeal of certain statutory provisions relating to kindergarten through grade 12; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 12.21, subdivision 3; 120A.05, subdivision 9; 122A.63, subdivision 3; 123A.06, subdivision 3; 123A.18, subdivision 2; 123A.73, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.51, subdivisions 3, 4; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.63, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 123B.91, subdivision 1; 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 3; 124D.09, subdivisions 9, 10, 16; 124D.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.135, subdivision 8; 124D.16, subdivision 6; 124D.19, subdivision 3; 124D.20, subdivision 5; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 124D.454, subdivisions 2, 8, 10, by adding a subdivision; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.86, subdivisions 1a, 3, 6; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivision 6; 126C.15, subdivision 1; 126C.17, subdivisions 7a, 9; 126C.21, subdivision 3; 126C.42, subdivision 1; 126C.48, subdivision 3; 126C.63, subdivisions 5, 8; 126C.69, subdivisions 2, 9; 127A.47, subdivisions 7, 8; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 128D.11, subdivision 8; 169.26, subdivision 3; 169.973, subdivision 1; 178.02, subdivision 1; 273.138, subdivision 6; 298.28, subdivision 4; 475.61, subdivision 4; Laws 1965, chapter 705, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 123A.73, subdivisions 7, 10, 11; 123B.81, subdivision 6; 124D.65, subdivision 4; 124D.84, subdivision 2; 125A.023, subdivision 5; 125A.47; 125B.11; 126C.01, subdivision 4; 126C.14; 127A.41, subdivision 6; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 6, article 5, section 12, as amended; Minnesota Rules, parts 3500.0600; 3520.0400; 3520.1400; 3520.3300; 3530.1500; 3530.2700; 3530.4400; 3530.4500; 3530.4700; 3545.2100; 3545.2200; 3545.2400; 3545.2500; 3545.2600; 3545.3008; 3545.3010; 3545.3018; 3545.3020; 3550.0100.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Magnus, Peterson, Seifert, Harder and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 783, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for floodplain management.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Powell, Smith, Fuller and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 784, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting interfering with emergency communications; prescribing 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 Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Buesgens, Hornstein and Adolphson introduced:
H. F. 785, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; eliminating certain reporting requirements; abolishing the metropolitan parks and open space commission; providing for the direct charging by the metropolitan council of industrial dischargers for certain wastewater treatment user fees; removing an obsolete requirement for metropolitan school districts to submit capital improvement plans to the metropolitan council for review; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 352.01, subdivision 2a; 473.121, subdivision 5a; 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.143, subdivision 1; 473.147; 473.313, subdivision 2; 473.315, subdivision 1; 473.333; 473.351, subdivision 3; 473.517, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.121, subdivision 12; 473.1623; 473.301, subdivision 4; 473.303; 473.704, subdivision 19; 473.863.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Holberg, Westerberg, Hausman, Hornstein and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 786, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for liability under the one call excavation notice system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 216D.06, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Entenza and Davids introduced:
H. F. 787, A bill for an act relating to fire safety; requiring certain places of public assembly to have automatic sprinkler systems and prohibiting those places from conducting fireworks displays; imposing a surcharge on fire insurance policies and appropriating money raised by the surcharge to the state fire marshal; authorizing the state fire marshal to impose civil penalties for fire safety violations; imposing criminal and civil penalties; authorizing the adoption of rules; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Walker; Rukavina; Thao; Johnson, S.; Mariani; Ellison and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 788, A bill for an act relating to child welfare; eliminating certain permanency review requirements for children under age eight; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 260C.301, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 260C.201, subdivision 11a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Hoppe, Hackbarth, Gunther, Dill, Howes, Soderstrom, Wasiluk, Cornish, Haas, Lindgren and Simpson introduced:
H. F. 789, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying game and migratory waterfowl refuge provisions; providing for suspension of game and fish license and permit privileges under certain circumstances; modifying certain game license provisions; modifying certain fish possession restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 97A.085, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 97A.095, subdivisions 1, 2; 97A.421, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 4; 97B.721; 97C.401, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Hoppe; Hackbarth; Dill; Peterson; Lindgren; Koenen; Cornish; Nelson, M., and Larson introduced:
H. F. 790, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying shooting hours for migratory game birds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 97B.075.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Kielkucki; Lesch; Boudreau; Thissen; Olsen, S.; Knoblach and Samuelson introduced:
H. F. 791, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain requirements and procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 5.08; 15.0597, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 15.0599, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 201.061, subdivision 3; 201.071, subdivision 3; 201.161; 201.171; 201.221, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.085; 203B.125; 203B.13, by adding a subdivision; 204B.06, subdivision 1; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.16, subdivision 3; 204B.18, subdivision 1; 204B.19, subdivisions 1, 6; 204B.21, subdivisions 1, 2; 204B.22, by adding a subdivision; 204B.37; 204B.41; 204C.06, by adding a subdivision; 204C.12, subdivision 4; 204C.20, subdivision 2; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.35, subdivision 1; 204C.36, subdivisions 1, 3; 204C.361; 204D.27, subdivision 11; 205.02, subdivision 1; 205.075, by adding a subdivision; 205.16, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 205.185, subdivisions 2, 3; 205A.02; 205A.07, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 206.81; 351.01, subdivision 4; 365.51, subdivision 3; 367.12; 414.041, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Tingelstad and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 792, A bill for an act relating to assisted reproduction; authorizing gestational surrogacy agreements; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Gerlach, by request, introduced:
H. F. 793, A bill for an act relating to public employees; instituting a freeze on salaries and wage rates for government employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Gunther, Juhnke, Ozment, Peterson and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. 794, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an education telecommunications fund; providing support for kindergarten through grade 12 schools and public library telecommunications networks; providing for an access fee; appropriating money; proprosing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Hornstein, Holberg, Seagren, Thissen, Strachan, Larson and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 795, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the department of transportation and the metropolitan council to conduct a study of bus rapid transit on I-35W between Minneapolis and Lakeville; requiring creation of a study advisory committee; specifying membership; requiring a report of recommendations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Holberg, Beard, Wilkin and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 796, A bill for an act relating to public employees; modifying the definition of essential employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 179A.03, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 797, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for a planned closure rate adjustment for certain nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.437, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Anderson, J.; Wardlow; Sykora; Heidgerken and Olson, M. introduced:
H. F. 798, A bill for an act relating to education; regarding notification to teachers that are in contact with students with histories of violent behavior; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 121A.64.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Otremba, Thao, Otto, Eken, Thissen, Wasiluk, Mullery, Peterson, Juhnke, Murphy, Dill and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 799, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating the prescription drug rebate program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Hackbarth, Davids, Gunther and Blaine introduced:
H. F. 800, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating permitted fireworks; authorizing certain licensing fees; limiting local regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 624.20, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Wasiluk and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 801, A bill for an act relating to public libraries; requiring a hearing before closing a public library; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Mullery, Carlson, Hilstrom, Rhodes, Latz, Hornstein and Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 802, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; clarifying the authority of the county housing and redevelopment authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 383B.77, subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Johnson, S.; Ozment; Ellison; Wagenius; Cox; Mahoney; Mariani; Thao and Walker introduced:
H. F. 803, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring certain coal-fired power plants to install pollution control equipment by 2010; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Solberg; Dill; Anderson, I., and Howes introduced:
H. F. 804, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; regulating gross weights on vehicles and combinations hauling raw or unfinished farm or forest products under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Severson introduced:
H. F. 805, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for land acquisition to enable increased operations at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Kielkucki and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 806, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing limits on certain liability of certain nonprofit corporations providing day training and habilitation services for adults with mental retardation or daytime developmental achievement center services for children with mental retardation and related conditions or securing or maintaining homes for dependent and neglected 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.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 807, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; prohibiting distorted photographs of candidates in campaign materials; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Dill, Hoppe, Juhnke, Peterson and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 808, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing that in certain cases authorized representatives of entities possessing a permit to use radio equipment capable of receiving police emergency transmissions may use and possess the equipment without a permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 299C.37, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Abrams, Pugh, Knoblach, Lenczewski and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 809, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for exemption from sales and use taxes on certain delivery or distribution charges for direct mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 297A.61, by adding a subdivision; 297A.68, subdivision 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Howes, Dill, Penas, Hackbarth and Ozment introduced:
H. F. 810, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for certain state land acquisition; modifying the Mississippi whitewater trail; modifying provisions of the outdoor recreation system; establishing a mineral coordinating committee; adding to and deleting from state parks, state recreation areas, state forests, and wildlife management areas; authorizing sales of certain surplus state land in St. Louis and Beltrami counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 85.013, subdivision 1; 85.0156, subdivision 1; 86A.04; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Stang, Davids, Sviggum, Lenczewski, Peterson and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. 811, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing duration extensions to eliminate deficits caused by the 2001 property tax changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 469.1792, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Clark, Abeler, Seagren, Entenza, Goodwin and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 812, A resolution respectfully requesting the governor to apologize on behalf of citizens of the state to all persons with mental illness and developmental and other disabilities who have been wrongfully committed to state institutions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Davnie, Carlson, Bernardy, Goodwin and Eken introduced:
H. F. 813, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money to promote professional teaching standards; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 22, subdivision 4, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Davnie, Thissen, Sertich and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 814, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating nonrenewals of homeowner's insurance; prohibiting various discriminatory practices in automobile and homeowner's insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 65A.29, subdivision 8; 65B.28, subdivision 1; 72A.20, subdivisions 13, 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 815, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property tax; requiring payments to compensate taxing jurisdictions for lost property tax base when real property is acquired by a governmental entity and becomes tax exempt; 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.
Thissen, Pugh, Wagenius, Larson and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 816, A bill for an act relating to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; providing for the impact of expansion of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; authorizing airport mitigation planning and the establishment of airport impact zones in the cities of Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Richfield, and St. Paul; creating an airport impact mitigation fund in the state treasury; authorizing certain related activities by the department of trade and economic development; authorizing a metropolitan area credit enhancement program including a contingent metropolitan area property tax levy; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Mahoney, Gunther, Sertich and Dorman introduced:
H. F. 817, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; eliminating certain responsibilities of the commissioner of health; increasing penalty limits for certain violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 182.65, subdivision 2; 182.656, subdivision 1; 182.66, subdivision 2; 182.666, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Tingelstad, Hausman and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 818, A bill for an act relating to parentage; modifying provisions regarding parentage of a child conceived through artificial insemination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 257.56.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Bradley; Nelson, C.; Demmer and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. 819, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for capital improvements at University Center Rochester; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Buesgens and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 820, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to assign a student to an area learning center; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 121A.55; 124D.128, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Paulsen, Meslow, Murphy, Smith and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 821, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing reporting procedures and venue for identity theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.527, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Buesgens and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 822, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing for direct judicial review of district exclusion and expulsion decisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 121A.50; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 121A.49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Cornish, Ozment, Hackbarth, Gunther, Dill, Haas, Lindgren, Simpson, Finstad, Soderstrom and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 823, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying commissioner's authority relating to employees, gifts, and grants; modifying provisions of the state parks working capital fund; modifying application provisions for certain licenses; providing for reciprocity of certain safety courses; modifying certain county reimbursement provisions; modifying identification provisions for fish and dark houses; eliminating requirement to publish pamphlet form of laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 84.01, subdivision 3; 84.026; 84.085, subdivision 1; 84.82, subdivision 2; 84.862, by adding a subdivision; 85.22, by adding a subdivision; 86B.401, subdivision 1; 97A.065, subdivision 2; 97C.355, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 97A.051, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, part 6262.0100, subpart 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Peterson and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 824, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Prairie Farm Preservation Education and Exhibit Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Peterson, Koenen, Juhnke, Eken and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 825, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; restricting sales of ethanol plants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41A.09, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.