INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, March 13, 2003


The following House Files were introduced:

Seifert; Finstad; Holberg; Demmer; Blaine; Nelson, C.; Borrell; Beard; Olson, M.; Buesgens; Cornish; Soderstrom; Simpson; Wardlow; Anderson, J.; Zellers; Nelson, P.; Samuelson; Ruth; Gunther; Ozment; Penas; Bradley; Dorman; Tingelstad; Gerlach; Wilkin; Lindner; Nornes; Osterman; Sykora; Severson; Howes; Brod and Abrams introduced:

H. F. 826, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying requirements for students to receive state financial aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

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

Severson, Knoblach, Rhodes and Smith introduced:

H. F. 827, A bill for an act relating to the capital area architectural and planning board; revising the text of its enabling law to remove redundant and obsolete language, to simplify grammar and syntax, and to improve the style of language without changing meaning; making conforming changes; providing revisor instructions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 15.50.

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

Paymar and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 828, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general employees retirement plan of the public employees retirement association; including the St. Paul port authority in retirement coverage; authorizing purchases of prior service credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 353.01, subdivisions 2d, 6.

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

Urdahl; Carlson; Eken; Olsen, S., and Klinzing introduced:

H. F. 829, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for evaluation of probationary teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 122A.40, subdivision 5.

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

Kahn, Rhodes, Jaros and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 830, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the state lottery to offer games involving sports wagering and sports wagering pools; authorizing sports bookmaking under licenses issued by the director of the state lottery; imposing a tax on licensed sports bookmaking; creating a Minnesota active recreation fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.02, subdivision 3; 349A.04; 349A.06, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11; 349A.08; 349A.09; 349A.10, subdivisions 4 and 5; 349A.11, subdivision 1; 349A.12; 349A.13; 609.75, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

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

Gunther, Sertich, Mahoney, Davids and Dorman introduced:

H. F. 831, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying provisions to increase the solvency of the trust fund; making policy and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 268.035, subdivisions 15, 23; 268.044, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 268.051, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 268.052, subdivision 1; 268.057, subdivision 5; 268.067; 268.07, subdivision 2; 268.085, subdivision 3; 268.086, subdivision 2; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 11; 268.105, subdivision 7; 268.18, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3315.1015, subpart 4.

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

Seifert and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. 832, A bill for an act relating to labor; repealing the state prevailing wage requirements and related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 119A.46, subdivision 6; 246.141; 473.606, subdivision 5; 473I.03, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 116J.871; 123B.71, subdivision 2; 177.41; 177.42; 177.43; 177.435; 177.44; 471.345, subdivision 7.

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

Hilty, Nornes, Carlson, Stang and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 833, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing baccalaureate programs at Fond du Lac tribal and community college; providing for a memorandum of understanding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 136F.12.

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

Slawik; Vandeveer; Hausman; Nelson, P., and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 834, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; establishing 25-mile per hour speed limit in school zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 169.01, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivisions 2, 5, 5a.

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

Samuelson and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. 835, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a severance levy for independent school district No. 14, Fridley.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. 836, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of trunk highway bonds; appropriating money for the interchange project for highway I-94 at Century Avenue and McKnight Road in Ramsey county.

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

Olson, M.; Stang and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 837, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing the Clearwater river watershed district to charge for facilities for disposing sewage, industrial waste, or other wastes.

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

Krinkie; Kuisle; Holberg; Anderson, B.; Adolphson; Wilkin and Jacobson introduced:

H. F. 838, 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 Policy.

Nelson, M. and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 839, A bill for an act relating to retirement; allowing city managers to revoke elections to be excluded from membership in the public employees retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 353.028, subdivision 2.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. 840, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for the sale of timber on tax-forfeited land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 282.04, subdivision 1.

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

Fuller introduced:

H. F. 841, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association general plan; authorizing a Bemidji city council member to terminate plan coverage.

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

Zellers introduced:

H. F. 842, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing 12 additional on-sale liquor licenses in Maple Grove.

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

Seifert; Pelowski; Dorn; Opatz; Kuisle; Kielkucki; Erhardt; Kelliher; Jaros; Strachan; Krinkie; Hackbarth; Abeler; Erickson; Kahn; Jacobson; Solberg; Lipman; Olsen, S.; Rhodes; Thissen; Koenen; Eastlund; Anderson, B.; Greiling; Smith; Hoppe; Klinzing; Urdahl; Vandeveer; DeLaForest; Adolphson; Haas; Powell and Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 843, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying requirements for students to receive state financial aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

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

Smith, Murphy, Urdahl, Rhodes and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 844, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; first class city teacher fund associations; various other plans; making full actuarial value service credit purchase provisions in teachers retirement association, first class city teacher fund associations, Minnesota state retirement system, public employees retirement association, and various other plans permanent rather than temporary provisions; amending Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 12, section 20, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 356.55, subdivision 7; Laws 1999, chapter 222, article 16, section 16, as amended; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 10, article 6, sections 16; 21, as amended.

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

Abrams, Adolphson, Ellison, Lenczewski, Hilstrom, Hornstein, Kelliher, Sykora, Seagren, Zellers, Clark and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. 845, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; removing its medical center and its health maintenance organization from certain contracting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 383B.217, subdivision 7.

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

Adolphson; Kuisle; Juhnke; Kohls; Lieder; Dill; Koenen; Holberg; Eastlund; Buesgens; Sviggum; Krinkie; Demmer; Heidgerken; Seifert; Severson; Finstad; Hackbarth; Nelson, M.; Erhardt; Penas; Lindgren; Westerberg; Slawik; Kielkucki; Wilkin; Davids; Magnus; Harder; Gerlach; Olson, M., and Swenson introduced:

H. F. 846, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; modifying replacement ratios for public transportation projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 103G.222, subdivision 1.

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

Anderson, B.; Greiling; Thao and Bradley introduced:

H. F. 847, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for certain access to health records by family members of patients receiving mental health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.335, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lipman introduced:

H. F. 848, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money and authorizing issuance of state bonds for highway 5 safety improvements.

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

Walz, Gunther, Mahoney, Davids, Smith and Murphy introduced:

H. F. 849, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing funding for the displaced homemaker program by increasing the marriage license fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 517.08, subdivisions 1b, 1c.

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

Brod introduced:

H. F. 850, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to enter into an agreement for local management of the Rush river wayside unit of the Minnesota Valley state recreation area.

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

Stang; Johnson, J.; Walz; Gunther; Pugh; Davids and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 851, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle sales and distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 80E.12; 80E.135.

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

Lipman, Davids, Kohls, Gunther and Biernat introduced:

H. F. 852, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle retail installment sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 168.66, subdivision 14; 168.71, subdivision 2; 168.75.

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

Magnus, Kuisle and Peterson introduced:

H. F. 853, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing issuance of $1,000,000 in state bonds for a grant program for replacement of official traffic control signs on town roads; appropriating money.

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

Rhodes, Davids, Haas, Mahoney, Cornish and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 854, A bill for an act relating to regulated occupations; requiring certain mechanical contractors to give bond to the state; authorizing a filing fee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

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

Abeler, Biernat, Carlson, Urdahl and Meslow introduced:

H. F. 855, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing substitute teachers to attain continuing contract or tenure status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 122A.44, subdivision 2.

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

Dempsey and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. 856, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; extending deadline for certain teachers to elect retirement coverage for Minnesota state colleges and universities system service.

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

Koenen, Juhnke, Heidgerken, Urdahl and Peterson introduced:

H. F. 857, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a center for agricultural innovation in the city of Olivia.

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

Howes and Lindgren introduced:

H. F. 858, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to the moratorium on nursing home beds for a facility in Hubbard county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

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

Lindgren; Fuller; Dill; Anderson, I.; Ozment; Simpson; Hackbarth; Cornish; Penas and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 859, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for the sale of state timber; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 90.01, by adding a subdivision; 90.101; 90.121; 90.14; 90.151, subdivisions 1, 2; 90.161, subdivision 1; 90.173; 90.191, subdivisions 3, 4; 90.251, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 90.

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

Gunther, Rukavina, Finstad, Juhnke, Davids, Sertich and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 860, A bill for an act relating to energy; exempting small municipal utilities from certain conservation reporting requirements; authorizing use of conservation funds for refurbishing municipal district heating and cooling systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 216B.241, subdivision 1b.

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

Otremba, Eken, Juhnke, Hoppe, Seifert and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 861, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; eliminating a livestock development provision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 17.101, subdivision 6.

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

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 862, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing that state grants are not available to students attending private, for-profit institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136A.101, subdivisions 4, 7; 136A.121, subdivision 2.

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

Peterson, Otto, Hoppe, Wasiluk and Lindgren introduced:

H. F. 863, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for rerefined motor oils; providing an exemption for certain recycled paper; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 297A.67, subdivision 18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Stang; Pelowski; Nelson, C.; Nornes and Meslow introduced:

H. F. 864, A bill for an act relating to higher education; making changes to the higher education services office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136A.03; 136A.031, subdivisions 2, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 15A.081, subdivision 7b; 136A.011; 136A.031, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 136A.07.

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

Powell introduced:

H. F. 865, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the board of psychology to require an independent examination of a practitioner; classifying such information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.383, subdivision 8; 148.941, by adding a subdivision.

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

Powell introduced:

H. F. 866, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for psychologist emeritus registration; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Powell introduced:

H. F. 867, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to supervised practice by a psychologist; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 148.925, subdivision 1.

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

Powell introduced:

H. F. 868, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the definition of the practice of psychology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 148.89, subdivision 5.

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

Brod and Davids introduced:

H. F. 869, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the rural challenge grant program; increasing the amount that may be used to administer the contamination cleanup grant program; transferring world trade center duties; eliminating a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 17.101, subdivision 1; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 116J.415, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11; 116J.955, subdivision 2; 116J.966, subdivision 1; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.598, subdivision 2; 116J.411, subdivision 3; 116J.415, subdivisions 6, 9, 10; 116J.9665.

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

Fuller, Walz and Lindgren introduced:

H. F. 870, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing temporary exemption from seasonal weight limits for certain vehicles operated by individual sewage treatment system pumpers.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 871, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for certification of eligibility for disability benefits by a licensed psychologist; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 352.95, subdivision 4; 354.48, subdivisions 4, 6, 6a; 354A.36, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Anderson, J. introduced:

H. F. 872, A bill for an act relating to higher education; higher education services office; making various clarifying, conforming, technical, and other changes to reciprocity agreements, state grants, fees, and the Minnesota college savings plan; increasing revenue bond limit for the higher education facilities authority; clarifying use of certain learn and earn money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 124D.42, subdivision 3; 136A.08, subdivision 3; 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, subdivisions 6, 7; 136A.1211; 136A.171; 136A.69; 136G.01; 136G.03, by adding subdivisions; 136G.05, subdivisions 4, 5, 10; 136G.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9; 136G.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 9, 13; 136G.13, subdivision 3; 299A.45, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136A.124; 136G.03, subdivision 25.

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

Dorman; Nornes; Nelson, P., and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 873, A bill for an act relating to counties; allowing counties to have a private certified public accountant examine its books; removing the mandate of audits by the state auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 6.55; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 6.48.

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

Otremba, Koenen, Eken, Marquart, Juhnke and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 874, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the definition of gross income for MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256L.01, subdivision 4.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. 875, A bill for an act relating to levies; allowing levies to exceed charter limits as property tax aids decrease; 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.

Pugh and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 876, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare provider taxes; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; requiring pass-through of savings to purchasers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.4963, subdivision 2; 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2, 3; 270B.14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; 295.59.

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

Otremba; Juhnke; Anderson, I.; Eken and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 877, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Knoblach, by request, introduced:

H. F. 878, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting the tattooing of minors; providing an exception; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 879, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying certain housing and real property benefit data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 13.462, subdivision 2.

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

Kuisle introduced:

H. F. 880, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for independent school district No. 806, Elgin-Millville.

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

Kielkucki and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 881, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the Minnesota state high school league to adopt a policy on corporate sponsorships; repealing league provisions that prohibit certain commercial relations, subject the league to budget instructions from the finance commissioner, permit the state board of investment to invest nonretirement funds of the league and direct the commissioner of children, families, and learning to annually review league information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 128C.02, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 128C.01, subdivision 5; 128C.02, subdivision 8; 128C.13.

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

Cox, Ozment, Howes, Clark and Larson introduced:

H. F. 882, A bill for an act relating to the environment; prohibiting the placement in mixed municipal solid waste of electronic products with cathode ray tubes; establishing a process for a list of electronic products complying with certain standards for recovery and recycling; providing immunity for certain anticompetitive conduct for manufacturers that participate in collection and management programs for waste electronic products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

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

Wilkin, Wardlow, Powell, Seagren, Larson, Thissen, Holberg, Pugh and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. 883, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the confirmation of the chair of the metropolitan airports commission by the senate; clarifying the terms of office of the members of the metropolitan airports commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.601, subdivision 4; 473.604, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pelowski; Thao; Nelson, M.; Carlson; Marquart; Lieder; McNamara; Magnus; Harder; Walz; Fuller; Westrom; Bernardy and Dill introduced:

H. F. 884, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying requirements for students to receive state financial aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 136A.121, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, Westrom, Abeler, Heidgerken, Finstad and Otremba introduced:

H. F. 885, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain food establishments from certain equipment design and construction rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 157.011, by adding a subdivision.

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

Holberg, Buesgens, Hilstrom, Powell and Abrams introduced:

H. F. 886, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; requiring an analysis of the costs of regional improvements included in the long-range policy plans for metropolitan agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 473.146, subdivision 1; 473.147, subdivision 1.

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

Abeler, Thao, Otremba, Boudreau, Wilkin, Hilty, Holberg and Smith introduced:

H. F. 887, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring certain information related to immunizations to be provided; modifying record keeping requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 121A.15, subdivision 3a.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 888, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing that the adult court has jurisdiction over traffic offenses committed by juveniles age 16 and above; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 260B.007, subdivisions 3, 6, 16; 260B.101, subdivision 1; 260B.103, subdivision 1; 260B.105, subdivision 3; 260B.171, subdivision 5; 260B.225, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 260C.007, subdivision 11.

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

Hilstrom; Holberg; Nelson, M.; Magnus; Peterson; Hausman; Ruth; Lieder; Goodwin; Kelliher; Olson, M.; Sieben; Mariani; Carlson; Krinkie; Davids; Slawik; Wasiluk; Wagenius; Johnson, S.; Ellison; Adolphson; Otto and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 889, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for local approval process for certain capital improvement projects for which real property will be acquired by eminent domain; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Smith, Rhodes, Lenczewski and Murphy introduced:

H. F. 890, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system and public employees retirement association; modifying various definitions in the public employees retirement association; making clarifications to disability benefit and reemployed annuitant provisions in the public employees retirement association; providing for disposition of pension assets after death of certain employees in the Minnesota state retirement system and public employees retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 353.01, subdivisions 2b, 10, 12a, 12b; 353.33, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 6b, 7; 353.37, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 352F; 353F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 353.01, subdivision 38; 353.33, subdivision 5b.

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

Nelson, C. introduced:

H. F. 891, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; suspending ethanol producer payments to certain producers after majority ownership of a plant is transferred; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther, Davids, Pelowski, Solberg, Peterson, Beard, Simpson, Juhnke and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 892, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; deregulating independent telephone companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 237.01, subdivision 3; 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.

Howes, Kuisle, Erhardt, Lieder and Magnus introduced:

H. F. 893, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; removing sunset clauses on provisions relating to gross weight of utility vehicles; amending Laws 2000, chapter 433, section 4.

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

Pugh, Davids, Simpson and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. 894, A bill for an act relating to property; modifying provisions relating to certificates of title to manufactured homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 168A.141.

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

Kuisle introduced:

H. F. 895, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; providing for access to appraisal data by property owners; providing for appraisal costs and attorney fees; establishing appraisal and negotiation requirements before eminent domain proceedings for transportation purposes may be commenced; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 13.44, subdivision 3; 117.085; 117.175, subdivision 2; 117.232, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.

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

Johnson, J. introduced:

H. F. 896, A bill for an act relating to employment; school conference and activity leave; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 181.9412, subdivision 2.

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

Erickson, Kielkucki, Carlson, Greiling and Sykora introduced:

H. F. 897, A bill for an act relating to libraries; establishing a Minnesota state library board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 134.001, by adding a subdivision; 134.22; 134.32; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.

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

Thissen, Rhodes and Seifert introduced:

H. F. 898, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; authorizing inverse condemnation by a business when a governmental entity occupies the market; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.

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

Dorman, Magnus, Harder, Westrom, Davids, Demmer, Gunther, Urdahl, Blaine, Finstad, Heidgerken and Lindgren introduced:

H. F. 899, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring that certain gasoline to contain ten percent denatured ethanol; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 239.791, subdivision 1.

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

Howes, Lindgren and Fuller introduced:

H. F. 900, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying procedures for the approval of nursing facility wage and benefit distribution plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.431, subdivision 34.

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

Thao, Abeler and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. 901, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for certain outpatient rehabilitation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.76.

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

DeLaForest; Kuisle; Holberg; Erhardt; Adolphson; Nelson, P.; Eastlund; Westerberg; Anderson, B., and Ruth introduced:

H. F. 902, A bill for an act relating to highways; prohibiting expenditures of money from dedicated highway funds to purchase native grass seeds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

Cornish, Tingelstad, Wagenius and Ozment introduced:

H. F. 903, A bill for an act relating to the environment; increasing the license fee for individual sewage treatment system contractors; imposing a surcharge; requiring a report; increasing the number of positions administering the individual sewage treatment system program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 115.56, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

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

Bradley introduced:

H. F. 904, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to public assistance programs, health care programs, continuing care for persons with disabilities, and children's services; establishing the Community Services Act; changing estate recovery provisions for medical assistance; modifying local public health grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 16A.724; 62J.692, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.19, subdivision 1; 69.021, subdivision 11; 144.1222, by adding a subdivision; 144.125; 144.128; 144.1483; 144.1488, subdivision 4; 144.1491, subdivision 1; 144.1502, subdivision 4; 144.551, subdivision 1; 144A.4605, subdivision 4; 144E.11, subdivision 6; 145.88; 145.881, subdivision 2; 145.882, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, by adding a subdivision; 145.883, subdivisions 1, 9; 145A.02, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 145A.06, subdivision 1; 145A.09, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 145A.10, subdivisions 2, 10, by adding a subdivision; 145A.11, subdivisions 2, 4; 145A.12, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 145A.13, by adding a subdivision; 145A.14, subdivision 2; 147A.08; 148.5194, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 148.6445, subdivision 7; 153A.17; 245.4874; 245A.10; 245B.06, subdivision 8; 246.54; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 252.46, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.476, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 11; 256.935, subdivision 1; 256.955, subdivision 2a; 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivisions 2b, 3a; 256.9754, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 256.984, subdivision 1; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 1c; 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 1b, 2, 3b, 9; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.061; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0635, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.0913, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12; 256B.0915, subdivision 3; 256B.0945, subdivisions 2, 4; 256B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 256B.19, subdivisions 1, 1d; 256B.195, subdivision 4; 256B.32, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivisions 2r, 23, 32, 36, by adding subdivisions; 256B.434, subdivision 4; 256B.48, subdivision 1; 256B.501, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5015; 256B.69, subdivisions 2, 4, 5c, by adding a subdivision; 256B.75; 256B.76; 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 256D.06, subdivision 2; 256D.46, subdivisions 1, 3; 256D.48, subdivision 1; 256E.081, subdivision 3; 256F.10, subdivision 6; 256G.05, subdivision 2; 256I.02; 256I.04, subdivision 3; 256I.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 7c; 256J.01, subdivision 5; 256J.02, subdivision 2; 256J.08, subdivisions 35, 65, 82, 85, by adding subdivisions; 256J.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 8, 10; 256J.14; 256J.20, subdivision 3; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.24, subdivisions 3, 5, 6, 7, 10; 256J.30, subdivision 9; 256J.32, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a, by adding a subdivision; 256J.37, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 256J.38, subdivisions 3, 4; 256J.42, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 256J.425, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7; 256J.45, subdivision 2; 256J.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 256J.49, subdivisions 4, 5, 9, 13, by adding subdivisions; 256J.50, subdivisions 1, 8, 9, 10; 256J.51, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256J.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 256J.54, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 256J.55, subdivisions 1, 2; 256J.56; 256J.57; 256J.62, subdivision 9; 256J.645, subdivision 3; 256J.66, subdivision 2; 256J.67, subdivisions 1, 3; 256J.69, subdivision 2; 256J.75, subdivision 3; 256J.751, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 256L.02, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 256L.04, subdivision 1; 256L.05, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3c, 4; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256L.09, subdivision 4; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 259.67, subdivision 4; 260B.157, subdivision 1; 260B.176, subdivision 2; 260B.178, subdivision 1; 260B.193, subdivision 2; 260B.235, subdivision 6; 261.063; 295.55, subdivision 2; 295.58; 326.42; 393.07, subdivision 10; 514.981, subdivision 6; 518.551, subdivision 7; 518.6111, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 16; 524.3-805; Laws 1997, chapter 203, article 9, section 21, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 145; 145A; 148C; 256B; 256D; 256I; 256J; 514; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 62J.694, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 144.126; 144.1484; 144.1494; 144.1495; 144.1496; 144.1497; 144.395, subdivisions 1, 2; 144.396; 144.401; 144.9507, subdivision 3; 144A.36; 144A.38; 145.56, subdivision 2; 145.882, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8; 145.883, subdivisions 4, 7; 145.884; 145.885; 145.886; 145.888; 145.889; 145.890; 145.9266, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; 145.928, subdivision 9; 145A.02, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 145A.10, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; 145A.11, subdivision 3; 145A.12, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 145A.14, subdivisions 3, 4; 145A.17, subdivision 2; 148.5194, subdivision 3a; 148.6445, subdivision 9; 245.4712, subdivision 2; 245.4886; 245.496; 254A.17; 256.955, subdivision 8; 256.973; 256.9752; 256.9753; 256.976; 256.977; 256.9772; 256B.055, subdivision 10a; 256B.057, subdivision 1b; 256B.0625, subdivisions 5a, 35, 36; 256B.0917; 256B.0928; 256B.0945, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 256B.095; 256B.0951; 256B.0952; 256B.0953; 256B.0954; 256B.0955; 256B.195, subdivision 5; 256B.437, subdivision 2; 256B.5013, subdivision 4; 256E.01; 256E.02; 256E.03; 256E.04; 256E.05; 256E.06; 256E.07; 256E.08; 256E.081; 256E.09; 256E.10; 256E.11; 256E.115; 256E.12; 256E.13; 256E.14; 256E.15; 256F.01; 256F.02; 256F.03; 256F.04; 256F.05; 256F.06; 256F.07; 256F.08; 256F.10, subdivision 7; 256F.11; 256F.12; 256F.14; 256J.02, subdivision 3; 256J.08, subdivisions 28, 70; 256J.24, subdivision 8; 256J.30, subdivision 10; 256J.462; 256J.47; 256J.48; 256J.49, subdivisions 1a, 2, 6, 7; 256J.50, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 5, 7; 256J.52, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 9; 256J.55, subdivision 5; 256J.62, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a, 4, 6, 7, 8; 256J.625; 256J.655; 256J.74, subdivision 3; 256J.751, subdivisions 3, 4; 256J.76; 256K.30; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 256L.04, subdivision 9; 257.075; 257.81; 260.152; 626.562; Laws 1988, chapter 689, article 2, section 251; Laws 2000, chapter 488, article 10, section 29; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 13, section 24; Minnesota Rules, parts 4736.0010; 4736.0020; 4736.0030; 4736.0040; 4736.0050; 4736.0060; 4736.0070; 4736.0080; 4736.0090; 4736.0120; 4736.0130; 4763.0100; 4763.0110; 4763.0125; 4763.0135; 4763.0140; 4763.0150; 4763.0160; 4763.0170; 4763.0180; 4763.0190; 4763.0205; 4763.0215; 4763.0220; 4763.0230; 4763.0240; 4763.0250; 4763.0260; 4763.0270; 4763.0285; 4763.0295; 4763.0300; 9505.0324; 9505.0326; 9505.0327; 9545.2000; 9545.2010; 9545.2020; 9545.2030; 9545.2040; 9550.0010; 9550.0020; 9550.0030; 9550.0040; 9550.0050; 9550.0060; 9550.0070; 9550.0080; 9550.0090; 9550.0091; 9550.0092; 9550.0093.

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

Bradley introduced:

H. F. 905, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for child care, Minnesota Economic Opportunity grants, and food shelves; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 119B.12, subdivision 2; 119B.13, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 119A.46.

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