INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, March 10, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Buesgens, Beard, Sviggum, Demmer, Erickson, Holberg, Powell, Wardlow, McNamara, Hoppe, Garofalo, Zellers, Sykora, Cybart, Marquart, Hackbarth, Heidgerken, Lanning, Dorman, Brod, Ozment, Dean, Emmer, Gunther, Severson, Cornish and Ruth introduced:

H. F. 1664, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for lottery gaming machines; authorizing the director of the State Lottery to contract for placement of gaming machines; establishing horse racing purse payments; imposing a tax on gaming machine and card club revenue; providing powers and duties to the director; authorizing blackjack and other card games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.15, subdivision 1; 240.30, subdivision 8; 240.35, subdivision 1; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.10, subdivision 3; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349A.

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

Hackbarth; DeLaForest; Tingelstad; Johnson, S.; Zellers; Abeler; Westerberg; Vandeveer; Hoppe; Greiling; Simon; Smith; Abrams; Wagenius; Loeffler; Davnie; Kelliher; Walker; Kahn; Hausman; Larson; Wardlow; McNamara; Charron; Hansen; Sieben; Klinzing; Slawik; Mahoney; Entenza; Lesch; Latz; Ellison and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 1665, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the operation and maintenance of the Metropolitan Regional Parks System.

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

Severson introduced:

H. F. 1666, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 738, Holdingford.

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

Beard; Erhardt; Johnson, R.; Ruth; Cox and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1667, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing ten-ton vehicle loading under certain circumstances; allowing seven-ton vehicle loading during spring weight restrictions under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.823, subdivision 1; 169.87, subdivision 2.

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

Lesch, Thao, Otremba, Lenczewski, Hausman and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1668, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for clinical trial registration; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Wilkin, Atkins, Davids, Gunther, Kohls, Entenza and Gazelka introduced:

H. F. 1669, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating certain fees, rate filings, and policy renewals and alterations; regulating the collection of certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 60A.08, subdivision 3; 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60A.171, subdivisions 1, 2; 60A.351; 60K.46, subdivision 7; 61A.02, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 62A.02, subdivision 1; 70A.06, subdivision 1; 72A.501, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60A.171, subdivision 4.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. 1670, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying municipal planning requirements for certain nonconformities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462.357, subdivision 1e.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. 1671, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing bonding and appropriating money for highways and transit; modifying allocation of proceeds of motor vehicle sales tax; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, by adding sections; providing for the allocation of revenue of tax on sale of new and used motor vehicles; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. 1672, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; limiting parking in special van-only handicapped parking spaces to vans specially modified for handicapped persons; making clarifying and technical changes; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.345, subdivision 1; 169.346, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Lanning, Penas, Otremba and Dill introduced:

H. F. 1673, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the legislators' forum.

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

Abeler, Carlson, Dempsey and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1674, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing tuition assistance to deaf individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Seifert and Finstad introduced:

H. F. 1675, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing an exception for barber shop registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 154.10, subdivision 2.

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

Finstad introduced:

H. F. 1676, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing levy amount for certain capital levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.40, subdivision 1.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1677, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for establishment and disposition of certain issuing fees and an electronic licensing system commission; creating an account; modifying issuance of snowmobile state trail stickers by agents; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.791, subdivision 2; 84.8205, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.925, subdivision 1; 85.055, subdivision 2; 85.43; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.015, subdivision 7; 97B.025.

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

Westrom, Seifert, Cornish and Finstad introduced:

H. F. 1678, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; modifying the schedule for homeowners and renters; reducing the percent of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290A.04, subdivision 4.

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

Westrom, Seifert, Cornish and Finstad introduced:

H. F. 1679, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; modifying the schedule for homeowners and renters; reducing the percent of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290A.04, subdivision 4.

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

Meslow, Demmer, Abeler, Greiling and Dorn introduced:

H. F. 1680, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for student access to licensed student support services.

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

Penas, Rukavina, Dill and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 1681, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for forest classification for off-highway vehicles; amending Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 167, subdivision 1.

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

Eastlund; Juhnke; Olson; Nelson, P.; Penas; Erickson; Anderson, B.; Soderstrom; Blaine; Otremba; Heidgerken and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 1682, A bill for an act relating to energy; expanding definition of qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41, subdivision 1.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. 1683, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the acquisition of lakeshore with county environmental trust fund resources; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivision 4, as amended.

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

Gazelka introduced:

H. F. 1684, A bill for an act relating to Baxter; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax and issue general obligation bonds.

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

Moe, Carlson, Dill and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1685, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring funding for the early childhood family education program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.135, subdivision 1.

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

Moe, Dill and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1686, A bill for an act relating to education finance; defining a locally controlled process for establishing hazardous traffic condition pupil transportation zones; authorizing a levy for certain hazardous pupil transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123B.88, by adding a subdivision; 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Moe; Peterson, S.; Carlson; Dill and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1687, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing transportation aid for school districts that provide full-day, every day kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nelson, P.; Samuelson and Ruth introduced:

H. F. 1688, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating the Clean Water Legacy Act; providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for Minnesota's surface waters in accordance with section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes chapter 446A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.

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

Simpson and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1689, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing the use of an optical scope for hunting with a muzzleloader; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97B.031, subdivision 5.

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

Abrams, Krinkie, Atkins, Lenczewski and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 1690, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; modifying the definition of the taxable estate; increasing the exemption amount; allowing Minnesota qualified terminable interest property elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 291.005, subdivision 1; 291.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.

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

Westrom; Juhnke; Peterson, A., and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 1691, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the construction date requirement applicable to a property tax exemption for a biomass electric generation facility; extending the duration of a sales tax exemption on construction materials for a biomass electric generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 272.02, subdivision 47; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 67.

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

Peterson, N.; Rukavina; Kahn and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. 1692, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating compensation plans of the State Board of Investment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 11A.04; 11A.07, subdivision 4; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.18, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Thao and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1693, A bill for an act relating to public safety; crime prevention; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to fund a grant to the St. Paul Police Department's Special Investigation Unit's Asian Gang Task Force.

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

Thao; Mahoney; Meslow; Johnson, S., and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1694, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an Asian community center in St. Paul; authorizing state bonds.

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

Sykora; Sviggum; Greiling; Cybart; Marquart; Klinzing; Davnie; Mariani; Ruud; Dittrich; Scalze; Johnson, R.; Nornes; Simpson and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 1695, A bill for an act relating to higher education; changing the method for recommending regent candidates to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.0245, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

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

Sieben, Rukavina and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 1696, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a prescription drug discount program; appropriating money; 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 Policy and Finance.

Dill, Ozment, Nornes and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 1697, A bill for an act relating to higher education; authorizing transfer of funds from the mineral research account to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents; appropriating money.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 1698, A bill for an act relating to the port authority of Winona; extending the duration of a tax increment district.

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

Cox introduced:

H. F. 1699, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing a licensing change in Scott County to an existing ICF/MR; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 252.28, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cox introduced:

H. F. 1700, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; imposing petty misdemeanor penalty for certain motor vehicle hit-and-run offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cox introduced:

H. F. 1701, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; requiring certain applicants for license renewal to pass examinations; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13, subdivision 2.

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

Smith, Mullery, Lieder, Murphy, Tingelstad, Beard, Davids, Juhnke, Entenza, Abeler, Hausman, Hosch, Hansen, Kelliher, Larson, Ozment, Cornish, Ruth, Lanning, Dorman, Rukavina, Soderstrom and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1702, A bill for an act relating to railroads; prohibiting railroad company from obstructing treatment of railroad worker injured on the job or from disciplining or threatening to discipline injured railroad employee for requesting treatment or first aid; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

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

Smith, Mullery, Lieder, Murphy, Tingelstad, Beard, Davids, Juhnke, Entenza, Abeler, Hausman, Hosch, Hansen, Kelliher, Larson, Ozment, Cornish, Ruth, Dorman, Rukavina, Soderstrom and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1703, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a crime for a railroad or a person employed by a railroad to obstruct the treatment of a railroad worker injured on the job or to discipline or threaten to discipline the railroad employee injured on the job for requesting treatment or first aid; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Demmer, Bradley, Welti, Liebling and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 1704, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing state limited English proficiency aid by including pupils with less than seven years of average daily memberships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.59, subdivision 2.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 1705, A bill for an act relating to family law; reforming the law relating to marriage dissolution, child custody, child support, maintenance, and property division; making style and form changes; changing certain child support, residence change, and pension distribution provisions; classifying certain data; clarifying and improving certain procedures and support enforcement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 518.002; 518.003, subdivisions 1, 3; 518.005, subdivision 3; 518.01; 518.02; 518.03; 518.04; 518.05; 518.055; 518.06; 518.07; 518.09; 518.091, subdivision 1; 518.10; 518.11; 518.12; 518.13; 518.131; 518.14; 518.148; 518.155; 518.156; 518.157; 518.165; 518.166; 518.167, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 518.168; 518.17; 518.1705, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 9; 518.175; 518.1751, subdivisions 1b, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3; 518.1752; 518.176; 518.177; 518.178; 518.179, subdivision 1; 518.18; 518.191, subdivision 1; 518.195, subdivisions 2, 3; 518.24; 518.25; 518.27; 518.54; 518.55; 518.551; 518.5513; 518.552; 518.553; 518.57; 518.575, subdivision 1; 518.58; 518.581; 518.582, subdivisions 1, 2; 518.5852; 518.5853; 518.61; 518.6111; 518.612; 518.614; 518.616; 518.617; 518.619; 518.64; 518.641; 518.646; 518.65; 519.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518.171.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 1706, A bill for an act relating to retirement; implementing the recommendations of the Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association working group of the state auditor; modifying the trigger date for filing financial reports; revising the per firefighter financing requirements for monthly benefit service pensions; modifying the options for crediting interest on deferred service pensions; clarifying the deferred service pension options available to defined contribution plans; providing for the crediting of service during military service leaves; requiring the amortization of experience losses; clarifying the compliance requirements for the qualification for fire state aid; modifying a limit on mutual fund investments; clarifying corporate stock and exchange-traded funds investment authority; modifying the municipal representation requirements on relief association governing boards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 69.051, subdivisions 1, 1a; 69.771; 69.772, subdivisions 3, 4; 69.773, subdivisions 4, 5; 69.775; 356A.06, subdivision 7; 424A.02, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 424A.04, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 424A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Abeler and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 1707, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; allowing sale of malt liquor under wine license issued to Lyric Arts Company for the Main Street Stage Theatre in Anoka; amending Laws 2000, chapter 440, section 10.

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

Krinkie, Holberg, Olson, Newman and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 1708, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for counties to contract with commissioner of transportation to maintain trunk highways; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Lesch, Soderstrom, Hansen, Atkins, Sieben, Latz, Brod, Newman, Mahoney, Lillie, Bernardy and Peterson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1709, A bill for an act relating to crimes; modifying where sex offenders may reside upon release from confinement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 244.052, subdivision 4a.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1710, A bill for an act relating to communications; creating a broadband revolving loan fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1711, A bill for an act relating to radioactive waste; imposing a fee for transportation of radioactive waste or material; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116C.731, subdivision 3.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1712, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for a Community Corrections Act subsidy for Scott County.

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

Krinkie introduced:

H. F. 1713, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; eliminating the sunset of a solar energy exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.67, subdivision 29.

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

Kahn; Tingelstad; Walker; Sieben; Hosch; Hoppe; Johnson, R.; Lillie; Welti; Johnson, S.; Wardlow; Peterson, N.; Peterson, A.; Lieder; Fritz; Murphy; Hilty; Solberg; Kelliher; Davnie; Greiling; Mullery; Carlson; Pelowski; Mahoney; Hausman; Loeffler; Clark and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 1714, A bill for an act relating to state government; Department of Administration; requiring the design and construction of memorials to Coya Knutson on the Capitol grounds and in the city of Oklee; appropriating money.

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

Ellison introduced:

H. F. 1715, A bill for an act relating to the judiciary; expanding eligibility for expungements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609A.02, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609A.02, subdivision 2.

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

Hamilton, Magnus and Samuelson introduced:

H. F. 1716, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the reimbursement rate for a nursing facility in Jackson County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Emmer; Buesgens; Sykora; Johnson, J.; Erickson and Dean introduced:

H. F. 1717, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring persons under 18 years of age to attend school as a requirement for possessing a driver's permit or license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.32, subdivisions 1, 3, 8, 9; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3; 260A.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 171.

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

Demmer and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 1718, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting school board from contracting to limit superintendent authority to assign teachers and administrators; providing for school district superintendent authority to assign teachers and administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123B.09, subdivision 8; 123B.143, subdivision 1.

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

Klinzing, Paulsen, Erickson, Sykora, Buesgens and Dean introduced:

H. F. 1719, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for high school reform; providing for an educational planning and assessment program, advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees and teacher stipends, and a college-level examination program; replacing the basic skills tests with the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 120B.02; 120B.13, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; 124D.66, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Holberg, Meslow, Atkins, Severson and Brod introduced:

H. F. 1720, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitation period for civil actions for personal injury based on sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 541.073.

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

Paulsen, Smith, Cornish and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1721, A bill for an act relating to public employers; modifying public employer reimbursement for compensation paid to certain firefighters and peace officers; creating a panel to evaluate claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 214.04, subdivision 1; 299A.465, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1722, A bill for an act relating to employment; barring certain employers from bidding on state contracts; requiring construction employers to develop and implement written safety and health plans for each construction project; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 182.651, by adding subdivisions; 182.66, subdivision 1; 182.666, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 182.667, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C; 182.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1723, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the crime of providing false information to law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.505.

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

Mullery and Clark introduced:

H. F. 1724, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring indeterminate life sentences for certain egregious first degree criminal sexual conduct offenses; requiring indeterminate life sentences for repeat sex offenses; creating the crime of sixth degree criminal sexual conduct; modifying the patterned sex offender sentencing law; making necessary technical and conforming statutory changes; directing the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to modify the Sentencing Guidelines; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 14.03, subdivision 3; 243.166, subdivision 1; 244.05, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7; 244.052, subdivision 3; 609.108, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 609.109, subdivisions 2, 5, 7; 609.117, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.1351; 609.341, by adding subdivisions; 609.342, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.343, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.344, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.345, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.347; 609.3471; 609.348; 609.353; 631.045; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, subdivision 2.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1725, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; providing that certain violent offenders consent to on-demand searches as a condition of being released on probation, supervised release, or parole; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 244.05, by adding a subdivision; 609.135, by adding a subdivision.

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

Blaine introduced:

H. F. 1726, A bill for an act relating to pesticides; removing the requirement that certain applicators keep records of pesticide applications; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.37, subdivision 2.

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

Beard; Sykora; Kahn; Severson; Johnson, J.; Paulsen and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 1727, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing off-sale wine licenses for supermarkets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.408, subdivision 3; 340A.412, subdivision 3; 340A.413, subdivision 5; 340A.503, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Beard; Thissen; Hoppe; Anderson, I.; Zellers; Larson; Gunther; Atkins and Powell introduced:

H. F. 1728, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for basic services regulation of telephone companies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Nornes, Hausman, Poppe, Mariani and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1729, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for electronic waste recycling; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 114D.

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

Beard, Erhardt, Lieder, Abeler, Entenza, Hausman, Gunther, Simpson, Ozment, Cox, Dempsey, Hansen, Sieben, Mullery, Rukavina, Juhnke, Hornstein, Goodwin and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 1730, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to support Amtrak funding.

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

Lanning; Dorman; Lenczewski; Brod; Dill; Simpson; Johnson, S.; Jaros and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1731, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for expenditures for historic structure rehabilitation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Blaine and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 1732, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing certain loan provisions; establishing a loan program; changing certain livestock zoning regulations; paying for town road repairs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 41B.046, subdivision 5; 41B.049, subdivision 2; 174.52, subdivisions 4, 5; 394.25, subdivision 3c; 462.355, subdivision 4; 462.358, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 41B.046, subdivision 3.

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

Kahn, Sieben, Abeler, Greiling, Davnie, Fritz, Murphy, Ruud, Carlson, Mahoney, Hausman, Loeffler, Clark, Lenczewski, Paymar, Huntley and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 1733, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act to include facility-acquired infection rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 144.7063, by adding a subdivision; 144.7065, subdivisions 1, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 144.7067.

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

Kahn, Mahoney, Hausman, Kelliher, Loeffler, Clark, Paymar, Huntley, Bernardy and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 1734, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing state policy for stem cell research; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 137; 145.

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

Erhardt; Lieder; Tingelstad; Hausman; Nornes; Beard; Nelson, P.; Hornstein; Cox; Larson; Lillie and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1735, A bill for an act relating to transportation; imposing a sales tax within the metropolitan area with the proceeds dedicated to metropolitan transportation and transit improvements and services; providing for allocation of revenues for the motor vehicle sales tax; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 1736, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited lands in St. Louis County.

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

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 1737, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.

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

Murphy, Smith, Ozment, Wardlow and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 1738, A bill for an act relating to retirement; higher education individual retirement account plan; permitting up to five years to elect between defined benefit and defined contribution plan coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 354B.21, subdivisions 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.

Peterson, S.; Welti; Simon; Lillie and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1739, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring funding for limited English proficiency programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.59, subdivision 2.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. 1740, A bill for an act relating to crimes; eliminating a certain penalty; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 145.412, subdivision 1.

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

Thao, Wilkin, Bradley, Samuelson, Peppin, Dean, Finstad, Emmer, Abeler and Walker introduced:

H. F. 1741, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing supplemental rate for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256I.05, subdivision 1e.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1742, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of public safety to determine whether hunting licensees are ineligible to possess a firearm and, if so, to notify specified governmental officials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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