The following House Files were introduced:
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1664, A bill for an act relating to taxation; MNsure; providing a contingent credit for health insurance coverage; requiring the state to transition to a federally facilitated exchange; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62V.01; 62V.02; 62V.03; 62V.04; 62V.05; 62V.06; 62V.07; 62V.08; 62V.09; 62V.10; 62V.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1665, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing the MinnesotaCare program; requiring health carriers to offer MinnesotaCare II plans; providing cost-sharing reductions and premium subsidies for MinnesotaCare II enrollees; making conforming changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62V.05, by adding a subdivision; 256.98, subdivision 1; 256B.021, subdivision 4; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 270B.14, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.461, subdivision 26; 16A.724, subdivision 3; 62A.046, subdivision 5; 256L.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 7; 256L.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 5, 6; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 2, 2a, 7, 7a, 7b, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14; 256L.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 3a, 3c, 4, 5, 6; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256L.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; 256L.10; 256L.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 7; 256L.12; 256L.121; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2; 256L.18; 256L.22; 256L.24; 256L.26; 256L.28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Simonson introduced:
H. F. 1666, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain tax-forfeited lands in St. Louis County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1667, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Arrowhead Regional Health and Wellness Center in Hermantown; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Theis introduced:
H. F. 1668, A bill for an act relating to administrative hearings; requiring transfer of costs incurred for certain hearings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Considine; Johnson, C.; Gunther; O'Driscoll and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 1669, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing drive-away in-transit license plates; classifying certain data; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 168.053, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168.346, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Howe introduced:
H. F. 1670, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating franchises; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 80C.06, subdivision 5; 80C.14, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Drazkowski and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 1671, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax levies; allowing a reverse referendum under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.07, subdivision 1; 276.04, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1672, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a general education development (GED) services initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 1673, A bill for an act relating to veterans; repealing commissioner of veterans affairs guardianship program; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 196.051.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Sundin and Rarick introduced:
H. F. 1674, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying procedures for creation, annexation, detachment, and dissolution of sanitary districts; modifying filing and hearing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 442A.04, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9; 442A.05, subdivisions 2, 4, 9, 10; 442A.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 9, 10; 442A.07, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9; 442A.08; 442A.13, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Laine introduced:
H. F. 1675, A bill for an act relating to health; changing a quarantine provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.4196, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 1676, A bill for an act relating to education; youth development; establishing an educational partnership fund; 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 Education Innovation Policy.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 1677, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for human services policy modifications; authorizing the use of unmarked vehicles by tobacco inspector staff; modifying requirements for background study expenses; modifying cost of care requirements for persons committed by tribal courts; requiring compliance with the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act; continuing a council; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.012, subdivision 1; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 253B.212, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 260C.168; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Hortman introduced:
H. F. 1678, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the renewable energy standard; enhancing the energy assurance and emergency conservation plan; establishing a petroleum end user program; modifying energy auditor standards; modifying eligibility for various siting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 216B.1691, subdivision 2a; 216C.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 216C.31; 216E.01, subdivision 5; 216E.021; 216E.03, subdivision 3; 216E.05, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216C; 216E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216C.15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Yarusso, Zerwas, Davnie, Uglem, Freiberg, Drazkowski, Hertaus and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1679, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for alternative Web site publication; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 331A.12, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Erhardt and Sundin introduced:
H. F. 1680, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; amending various provisions related to transportation finance; modifying certain taxes; allocating certain revenues from the general fund; amending certain base appropriations; imposing a gross receipts tax on motor fuels; making appropriations; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97A.055, subdivision 2; 161.53; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 168.381, subdivision 4; 296A.061; 296A.11; 296A.12; 296A.16; 296A.18, subdivisions 6a, 7; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 297A.94; 297A.992, subdivision 2; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 296A; 435; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.60.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Dehn, R.; Hornstein and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1681, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements along Penn Avenue in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 1682, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; repealing aquatic invasive species prevention program requirements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 84D.13, subdivision 9; 86B.13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Bernardy, Selcer, Masin and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1683, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting cell phone use for drivers under age 18; requiring drivers to use a provisional driver's license until age 18; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 169.475, subdivision 2; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.055, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1684, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the executive branch to maintain no more than one supervisory employee for every 15 employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 43A.046.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Loeffler and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1685, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the re-creation of Hall's Island in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1686, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; making the public body liable for unpaid costs when there is no performance or payment bond; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 574.26, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1687, A bill for an act relating to marriage; authorizing legislators to perform civil marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1688, A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the statute of limitations for a minor child filing a claim under the Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 363A.07, subdivision 3; 363A.28, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1689, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring sexual assault and sexual harassment policies to contain an affirmative consent standard; encouraging good-faith reporting of incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence; requiring sexual harassment and sexual violence outreach and prevention; establishing a grant program to create a consent curriculum for middle and high school students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.15, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1690, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for construction of a regional emergency services facility in Windom; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1691, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for construction of a regional ice arena in Windom; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1692, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing charter school students to participate in the extracurricular activities of their resident district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 124D.10, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Atkins and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1693, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying unclaimed property requirements; modifying the commissioner's duties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 345.42, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Barrett, Mahoney, Gunther and Norton introduced:
H. F. 1694, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the legislative auditor to evaluate economic development incentive programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Neill, Mahoney and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1695, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting recommendations of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council; making federal conformity, policy, and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 268.035, subdivisions 6, 21b, 26, 30; 268.051, subdivision 7; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 10; 268.105, subdivisions 3, 7; 268.136, subdivision 1; 268.188; 268.194, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.042, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen and Quam introduced:
H. F. 1696, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health plans to be offered anytime during the calendar year; providing requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Moran, Mariani, Allen and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 1697, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for family literacy services and a high school community action program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1698, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the requirements for class 1c property; modifying the treatment of leased seasonal-recreational land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.0213; 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1699, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; modifying the Safe Patient Handling Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 182.6552, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Moran and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1700, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; requiring expungement of records when there is judgment for the tenant or a settlement in an eviction action; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 504B.345, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Moran and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1701, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; clarifying the authorization to expunge court records in an eviction action; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 484.014, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1702, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; modifying the extended employment program for persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 268A.01, subdivisions 6, 10, 13, by adding subdivisions; 268A.03; 268A.06; 268A.07; 268A.085; 268A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 268A.01, subdivisions 9, 14; 268A.15, subdivisions 1a, 3a, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Vogel and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1703, A bill for an act relating to taxation; Tax Court; making conforming changes; clarifying appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 271.08, subdivision 1; 271.21, subdivision 2; Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Youakim introduced:
H. F. 1704, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying eligibility for grants from revenue generated by lottery in lieu tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.94.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1705, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing a state general tax refund for certain businesses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.
Drazkowski, Dill, McNamara, Metsa, Kahn, Fabian, Franson, McDonald and Nash introduced:
H. F. 1706, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing an outdoor heritage trust fund account; providing trust fund payments to counties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97A.056, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 477A.10; 477A.11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Drazkowski, Dill, McNamara, Metsa, Kahn, Fabian, Franson, Nash and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 1707, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing an environment and natural resources trust fund payment account; providing trust fund payments to counties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116P.02, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 477A.10; 477A.11, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Uglem; Runbeck; Newton; Wills; Barrett; Nash; Zerwas; Scott; Peterson; Whelan; Anderson, S.; Lohmer; Fenton; Pugh; Newberger and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1708, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; changing the composition and role of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Murphy, M.; Davnie; Anzelc and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1709, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for full-service community schools; 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 Education Innovation Policy.
Hilstrom, Schoen and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1710, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring state and local jail and prison inmates to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons; prohibiting the state and counties from contracting with private prisons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.01, subdivision 3a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 641.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Hilstrom and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1711, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating funds for additional correctional workers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Quam and Barrett introduced:
H. F. 1712, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing commissioner of education to help coordinate school crisis response teams; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 1713, A bill for an act relating to transportation; data practices; classifying data pertaining to certain construction project schedules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.72, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Pierson, Mack and Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1714, A bill for an act relating to health; changing the expiration date for e-Health Advisory Committee, the Trauma Advisory Council, and the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62J.495, subdivision 2; 144.608, subdivision 2; 145.8811, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 1715, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying various provisions impacting or enforced by the Department of Transportation; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 160.20, subdivision 4; 160.266, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding subdivisions; 161.321, subdivisions 2a, 2c, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Applebaum, Nornes, Pelowski and Lien introduced:
H. F. 1716, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a refundable credit for student loan interest; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Johnson, C.; Gunther; Cornish and Considine introduced:
H. F. 1717, A bill for an act relating to retirement; including membership of certain Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging employees in the Public Employees Retirement Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Nash, Hilstrom and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1718, A bill for an act relating to corrections; repealing the old Interstate Compact for Juveniles; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 260.51; 260.53.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Sanders and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1719, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of a street in the city of Blaine; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Koznick, Smith, Peppin and Petersburg introduced:
H. F. 1720, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring funds from nonstate and nonfederal sources for certain monuments maintained by the Department of Transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.139.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1721, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing energy conservation to count towards a utility's renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Lien, Kahn and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1722, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for translated driver's examination materials.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1723, A bill for an act relating to state government; adopting public-private partnership agreements concerning public buildings and public infrastructure; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fenton and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1724, A bill for an act relating to campaign practices; modifying provisions relating to campaign practices hearings; clarifying noncommercial signs exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 211B.045; 211B.34, subdivisions 1, 2; 211B.35, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Christensen and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1725, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting electronic filing for hearings in contested cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 14.58.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.