INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 11, 2013


The following House Files were introduced:

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1389, A bill for an act relating to state government; adding the Office of Enterprise Technology (OET) to certain provisions and changing certain OET provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3D.14; 15.06, subdivision 1; 16E.04, subdivision 2; 16E.18, subdivision 8; 43A.08, subdivision 1a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15.06, subdivision 1a.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1390, A bill for an act relating to state government; updating provisions in the Geospatial Information Office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.30, subdivisions 7, 8, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.30, subdivisions 4, 5.

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

Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 1391, A bill for an act relating to jobs; creating a collaborative job-based education and apprenticeship program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 178A.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1392, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating funds for youth workforce development grants.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1393, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for youth employment programs.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1394, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding the sales tax base and reducing the rate; providing a low-income tax credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 295.53, subdivision 1; 295.58; 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 14a, 21, 25, 27, 38, by adding subdivisions; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.63; 297A.66, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 297A.67, subdivisions 5, 23; 297A.68, subdivisions 10, 19, by adding a subdivision; 297A.69, subdivision 2; 297A.70, subdivision 13; 297A.83, subdivision 3; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 297A.61, subdivision 45; 297A.67, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13a, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29; 297A.70, subdivisions 10, 14, 16; 297A.71, subdivisions 12, 22.

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

Dehn, R.; Clark and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1395, A bill for an act relating to human services; removing residency ratio restrictions for home and community-based services waiver and general assistance recipients; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256B.492; 256D.44, subdivision 5.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1396, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; providing that school bus stop-signal arm violations be placed on the uniform fine schedule.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1397, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing that the criminal and traffic surcharge applies to non-court-ordered diversion programs; directing city or county treasurer to collect and transmit surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.021, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1398, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; imposing a court technology fee on civil court filings; creating a special revenue account; appropriating funds to the Supreme Court; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.021, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1399, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; creating a graduated filing fee based on the amount in controversy for conciliation court actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 357.022.

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

Paymar introduced:

H. F. 1400, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying certain provisions regarding domestic abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 518B.01, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 609.2242, subdivision 2; 609.748, subdivision 6; 629.75, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 634.20.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1401, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant to Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, for community engagement and empowerment.

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

Ward, J.A.; Schoen; Kieffer; Fischer; Wagenius and Selcer introduced:

H. F. 1402, A bill for an act relating to public health; appropriating money to study perfluorochemical levels.

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

Ward, J.A.; Fischer; Selcer; Moran; Halverson; Rosenthal; Erickson, R.; Faust and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 1403, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the maximum amount of the building lease levy from $150 to $175 per pupil; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.40, subdivision 1.

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

Abeler introduced:

H. F. 1404, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting providers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or medical supplies from the Medicare payment limit and the Medicare enrollment requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 31; 256B.767.

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

Sawatzky; Atkins; Anzelc; Benson, M.; Fritz and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1405, A bill for an act relating to gambling; appropriating money for problem gambling.

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

Radinovich; Newton; Isaacson; Davnie; Moran; Bly; Anzelc; Erickson, R., and Melin introduced:

H. F. 1406, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating education advancement revenue; reducing the operating referendum; reducing property taxes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 1407, A bill for an act relating to education finance; simplifying the allocation of contracted pupil transportation expenses across categories; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.92, subdivision 5.

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

Hansen and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 1408, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring soil and water conservation district supervisors to be elected by supervisor districts in the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103C.311, subdivision 2.

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

Nelson, Mahoney and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1409, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System, permitting legislators to transfer to general state employees retirement plan coverage rather than retain unclassified state employees retirement program coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 352.01, subdivision 2a; 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. 1410, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; permitting deferred members from the general employees retirement plan, correctional employees retirement plan, and the State Patrol retirement plan to vote in board elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.03, subdivisions 1, 1a.

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

Masin, Newton and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 1411, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing retired teachers to work as behind-the-wheel instructors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.48, subdivision 3.

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

Fritz and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 1412, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing nursing facility rate adjustments for sprinkler system costs and elevator costs.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. 1413, A bill for an act relating to technology accessibility; creating an advisory committee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16E.0475.

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

Howe, Simonson and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 1414, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying payment of wages and payroll and payroll deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.06, subdivision 2; 181.101.

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

Allen introduced:

H. F. 1415, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; creating a cause of action for sex trafficking victims; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1416, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; amending certain legislative routes of the trunk highway system; removing certain legislative routes from the trunk highway system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.115, subdivision 229, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 1417, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Windom to impose sales and use and excise taxes.

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

Moran introduced:

H. F. 1418, A bill for an act relating to education; state government; creating a Department of Early Care and Education; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

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

Allen introduced:

H. F. 1419, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying critical access dental provider requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.76, subdivision 4.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. 1420, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing a pilot project for conducting elections using electronic roster technology; creating the Electronic Roster Task Force; appropriating money.

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

Persell, Newton, Dettmer, Simon and Howe introduced:

H. F. 1421, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for public broadcasting.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1422, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying requirements for providers of home and community-based services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245D.06, subdivision 1; 245D.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hansen; Wagenius; Ward, J.A.; Atkins; Johnson, S.; Sawatzky; Falk and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1423, A bill for an act relating to the environment; prohibiting the use and sale of certain coal tar products; appropriating money from the clean water fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.201.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1424, A bill for an act relating to state government; adding engineering staff to the list of employees the commissioner may establish special salary rates to attract and retain; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 4.

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

Falk, Metsa, Peppin, Green and Newberger introduced:

H. F. 1425, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for effect of orderly annexation agreement; limiting the annexation by ordinance of certain parcels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 414.0325, subdivision 6; 414.033, by adding a subdivision.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. 1426, A bill for an act relating to the city of Taylors Falls; authorizing the city of Taylors Falls to establish and exercise border city development zone powers; appropriating money.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. 1427, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the commissioner of education to seek federal approval to modify the multiple measurements rating to fairly calculate graduation rates in districts and schools serving eligible students with disabilities ages 18 to 21.

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

Kahn; Dehn, R.; Loeffler; Lillie; Hornstein and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 1428, A bill for an act relating to the budget forecast; allowing spending estimates to include inflation adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.103, subdivision 1a.

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

Bernardy, Marquart, Savick, Selcer, Bly and Ward, J.A. introduced:

H. F. 1429, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the Minnesota reading corps program; appropriating money.

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

Bernardy, Hausman, Laine, Lenczewski and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 1430, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the transit capital improvement program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Mahoney and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 1431, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing tax exemption for qualified data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.68, subdivision 42.

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

Savick introduced:

H. F. 1432, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; providing a tax credit to employers that employ qualified veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. 1433, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; increasing state aid by up to $10,000,000 annually; increasing employee and employer contributions; requiring employer contributions for reemployed annuitants; requiring a 180-day separation to qualify for a retirement annuity; requiring forfeiture of reemployed annuitant accounts by post-June 30, 2013, retirees; increasing accrual rates on post-June 30, 2014, service; revising early retirement factors; moving the Teachers Retirement Association aid authorization to a new section; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 354A.011, subdivision 21; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a, 3c, 7, by adding a subdivision; 354A.31, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 354A.35, subdivision 2; 356.47, subdivision 1; 423A.02, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354.

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

Hansen; Ward, J.A.; Kahn; Benson, J., and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 1434, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for operation and maintenance of metropolitan regional parks.

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

Winkler; Marquart; Ward, J.A.; Morgan; Poppe and Dorholt introduced:

H. F. 1435, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a Minnesota Learning Commons Consortium; 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 Policy.

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 1436, A bill for an act relating to the military; appropriating money for a grant to support activities related to the commissioning of the USS Minnesota.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 1437, A bill for an act relating to taxation; city of Forest Lake; extending duration of Forest Lake Economic Development Authority; authorizing use of tax increment financing; extending authority.

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

Newton, O'Driscoll, Abeler and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1438, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting payment of minerals management costs from permanent school trust fund land proceeds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 93.22, subdivision 1; 93.2236.

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

Newton, O'Driscoll, Abeler and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1439, A bill for an act relating to state lands; limiting costs that may be assessed against permanent school trust lands; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.125, subdivision 5.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1440, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; expanding the definition of domestic corporations to include certain foreign corporations incorporated in or doing business in tax havens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 290.17, subdivision 4.

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

Persell; Johnson, S.; Clark; Anzelc; Erickson, R.; Schoen and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 1441, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying the definitions of occupational disease and personal injury; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 176.011, subdivisions 15, 16.

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

Hansen; Ward, J.E.; Persell and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 1442, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing aquatic invasive species decal requirements and fees; establishing civil penalties; eliminating aquatic invasive species trailer decal requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.15, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.13.

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

Halverson introduced:

H. F. 1443, A bill for an act relating to state government; excluding certain income and assets from counting toward income and asset limits for certain programs.

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

Hornstein, Abeler, Hortman and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1444, A bill for an act relating to transportation; defining project for metropolitan area regional railroad authorities' contributions toward capital costs of light rail transit or commuter rail project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 398A.10, by adding a subdivision.

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

Clark; Dehn, R.; Allen and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 1445, A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing a health housing grant program; appropriating money for health housing grants and lead poisoning prevention activities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Radinovich and Ward, J.E. introduced:

H. F. 1446, A bill for an act relating to food safety; establishing an exception for certain chili or soup cook-off events; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 157.22.

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

Abeler; Ward, J.A., and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1447, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearings; requiring the use of NETStudy for background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4; 119B.125, subdivision 1b; 168.012, subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 5, 11; 245A.06, subdivision 1; 245A.07, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivisions 2a, 5a; 245A.146, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245A.65, subdivision 1; 245A.66, subdivision 1; 245B.02, subdivision 10; 245B.04; 245B.05, subdivisions 1, 7; 245B.07, subdivisions 5, 9, 10; 245C.04; 245C.05, subdivision 6; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245C.16, subdivision 1; 245C.20, subdivision 1; 245C.22, subdivision 1; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245C.24, subdivision 2; 245C.28, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.29, subdivision 2; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 18d; 256.045, subdivision 3b; 268.19, subdivision 1; 471.346; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245B.02, subdivision 8a; 245B.07, subdivision 7a.

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

Norton introduced:

H. F. 1448, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment methodologies for home and community-based services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256B.4912, subdivisions 2, 3; 256B.4913.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Erhardt, Hornstein, Hortman, Bly, Anzelc, Newton and Sawatzky introduced:

H. F. 1449, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending various provisions related to transportation finance and taxes; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 163.051; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 168.31, by adding a subdivision; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 296A.083, subdivision 3; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 3; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 297A.94; 297A.992, subdivisions 2, 6; 297A.993, subdivision 1; 297B.01, subdivisions 14, 16; 297B.02, subdivision 3; 297B.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.

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

Dehn, R.; Hornstein; Allen and Bly introduced:

H. F. 1450, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for public utility franchise agreements; authorizing municipalities to charge certain public utility fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.36.

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

Winkler introduced:

H. F. 1451, A bill for an act relating to transportation; bridges; providing for disposition of remnant steel of I-35W bridge; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Clark and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 1452, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Harriet Tubman Center East; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clark and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 1453, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a regional safety service center.

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

Dehn, R. and Clark introduced:

H. F. 1454, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the state grant amount of part-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.

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

Brynaert; Johnson, C., and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1455, A bill for an act relating to local government; making the Blue Earth County library board advisory to the county board.

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

McNamar; Simonson; Erickson, R.; Nornes and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1456, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying statutory speed limit; allowing residents and property owners to petition for engineering and traffic investigation of speed along trunk highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Metsa, Anzelc, Melin, Simonson, Persell, Sundin and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 1457, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic standards requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.021, subdivision 1.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 1458, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the general education revenue formula; increasing revenue for some school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 2c.

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

Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 1459, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; changing shared work provisions; modifying benefits; creating CLIMB; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116L.17, by adding a subdivision; 268.136, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 268.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

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

McNamar introduced:

H. F. 1460, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a grant for energy efficiency improvements.

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

Radinovich; Ward, J.E., and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 1461, A bill for an act relating to education; aligning high school graduation exams with college readiness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a.

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

Fritz and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1462, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rates for a certain children's hospital; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, by adding a subdivision.

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

Morgan and Ward, J.A. introduced:

H. F. 1463, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to dental licensing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 150A.06, subdivision 3; 150A.091, subdivision 16; 150A.10, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Simonson and Rosenthal introduced:

H. F. 1464, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for selling or possessing a synthetic drug look-alike substance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Dettmer, Newton, Daudt, Gunther, Woodard, Scott, O'Driscoll, Sanders, Schomacker, Abeler, Nornes, Persell, Lesch and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 1465, A bill for an act relating to veterans; making changes to various provisions related to veterans; modifying certain provisions related to veterans income tax issues; making changes to the GI Bill; modifying county veteran service officer grants; appropriating money for the Gold Star Program and to certain veterans service organizations; providing civil immunity for participation in the yellow ribbon program in certain situations; providing a military retirement pay subtraction; providing a veterans jobs tax credit; making honor guard funding permanent; authorizing a special veterans license plate; creating a special lottery game for veterans; designating the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol of the state's commitment to military service members who have lost their lives in service to our country; establishing a presumption of rehabilitation through a person's honorable military service following a prior offense; extending the market value exclusion for surviving spouses; appropriating money for a new veterans cemetery; authorizing American Indian veterans plaque; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.09, subdivision 9; 197.608, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 197.791, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 273.13, subdivision 34; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.0677, subdivisions 1a, 2; 290.091, subdivision 2; 364.03, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; 192; 196; 197; 290; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.608, subdivision 2a.

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

Scott, Newton and Benson, M. introduced:

H. F. 1466, A bill for an act relating to public safety; firearms silencers; authorizing federally licensed firearms and ammunition manufacturers to possess firearms silencers for the purpose of testing or selling the silencers or the firearms and ammunition tested with them to government agencies, military, and other federally licensed firearms and ammunition manufacturers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.66, subdivision 1h.

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

Scott, O'Neill and Franson introduced:

H. F. 1467, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing a factor for determining the amount of attorney fees awarded in certain actions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 1468, A bill for an act relating to education finance; permitting Independent School District No. 831, Forest Lake, to participate in the alternative facilities revenue program; amending Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 25, as amended.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 1469, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Advocating Change Together.

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

Moran introduced:

H. F. 1470, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support; allowing a public authority to discontinue child support services in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 518A.60.

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

Dehn, R. and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1471, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for a pilot project to coordinate community violence prevention programs for African-American children; appropriating money.

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

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 1472, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing watercraft surcharges; requiring restrictions on use of St. Anthony Falls locks and dams to be pursued; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 86B.415, subdivision 7.

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

Clark, Mariani, Bly, Masin and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1473, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a pilot project for peer-to-peer supports; appropriating money.

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

Loeffler and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 1474, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; permitting the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to recreate Hall's Island in the Mississippi River.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. 1475, A bill for an act relating to human rights; providing for expansion of duties under the Human Rights Act; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. 1476, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing grants to promote the safety and welfare of East African women in Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Clark, Allen and Laine introduced:

H. F. 1477, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the cancer surveillance system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.3806, subdivision 14; 144.671.

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

Allen, Clark and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1478, A resolution memorializing the United States Secretary of Interior to designate the Coldwater Springs area as a traditional cultural property.

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

Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 1479, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a comprehensive asthma care plan.

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