The following House Files were introduced:
Slawik, Lieder, Swails, Norton and Ruth introduced:
H. F. 2080, A bill for an act relating to libraries; providing access to the Electronic Library for Minnesota; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 2081, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing for retired employee health benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.41, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Peterson, A. and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 2082, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver's license provisions relating to alcohol-abstinence restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 171.09, subdivision 1; 171.12, subdivision 6; 171.30, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Rukavina and Clark introduced:
H. F. 2083, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing remedies and enforcement for the prevailing wage law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, 9, 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2084, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; modifying petty misdemeanor offense for violating parking regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 2085, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the quantum opportunities program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2086, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of marginal cost pupil units and equalized debt service levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 126C.05, subdivisions 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gottwalt, Eastlund and Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 2087, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to fully inform parents of their ability to refuse an early childhood developmental screening because of conscientiously held beliefs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.17, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Bly, Slocum, Eken and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 2088, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing schools to use an interdisciplinary teaching and learning program model; providing for an interdisciplinary teaching license; providing for rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Hackbarth and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 2089, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing pupil unit count for certain growing school districts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ward and Bigham introduced:
H. F. 2090, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting requirements related to backflow prevention in recreational camping areas; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. 2091, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the transfer of certain medical assistance appropriations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Simpson introduced:
H. F. 2092, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; providing a sales tax exemption of materials and supplies used in constructing wastewater treatment facility in the city of New York Mills; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, B., by request introduced:
H. F. 2093, A bill for an act relating to the city of Clearwater; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Koenen; Peterson, A.; Juhnke; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Magnus and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2094, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for grants to schools and public buildings installing heating units that use biomass; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Eastlund; Erickson; Anderson, B., and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 2095, A bill for an act relating to veterans; broadening the eligibility criteria for peace officer reciprocity licensing exam to include certain persons in active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 626.8517.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Eastlund; Wardlow; Anderson, B., and Olson introduced:
H. F. 2096, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; providing a valuation exclusion for homesteads of certain disabled military veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. 2097, A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating service disconnections by public utilities during winter; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.095.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. 2098, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for certain pension benefits upon privatization of the Lakeview Nursing Home in Gaylord; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 353F.02, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Morrow, Gardner, Urdahl, Haws and Jaros introduced:
H. F. 2099, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Historical Society; appropriating money for a grant-in-aid program for county and local historical societies.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Clark, Wagenius, Madore, Atkins and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 2100, A bill for an act relating to public health; protecting reproductive health and the health of children; prohibiting Bisphenol-A and Phthalates in products for young children; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2101, A bill for an act relating to waters; appropriating money to the Faribault Soil and Water Conservation District.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 2102, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Lilydale to impose a food and beverage tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Simpson, Lanning and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 2103, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; providing a sales tax exemption for construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 2104, A bill for an act relating to Cook County; authorizing local lodging and admissions taxes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Abeler and Thao introduced:
H. F. 2105, A bill for an act relating to health-related licensing; establishing licensure requirements for foreign trained professional counselors; adding professional counselors as a professional service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 319B.02, subdivision 19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 148; 148B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Gottwalt and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 2106, A bill for an act relating to income taxes; providing a subtraction for contributions to a qualified section 529 college savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Masin, Bly, Sertich, Laine and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 2107, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; setting certain goals; providing for a broadband policy director and advisory board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 237.011; 237.082; 237.16, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 2108, A bill for an act relating to taxation; payment in lieu of taxes; allowing a town that incorporates into a city to continue receiving certain payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.061, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, E.; Thao; Fritz; Brod; Abeler; Huntley; Walker; Bunn; Otremba; Tschumper; Ruud and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 2109, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure for medical laboratory science professionals; creating the Board of Medical Laboratory Science; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Lieder, Morrow and Ruth introduced:
H. F. 2110, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Greater Minnesota transit; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 2111, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an MFIP pilot program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc, Huntley, Abeler and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 2112, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the medical assistance payment rates for dental services provided to children; requiring a report on provider taxes paid by dental providers and payments made to dental providers from the health care access fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.76.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Moe, Ward, Kahn, Simon, Winkler, Wollschlager and Gardner introduced:
H. F. 2113, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for management of state grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 2114, A bill for an act relating to health; classifying certain data as private; requiring informed consent for birth defects information; making available a visit by a public health nurse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 144.2215, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Olin, Paymar, Hilstrom and Smith introduced:
H. F. 2115, A resolution memorializing Congress to enact legislation to extend federal entitlement eligibility to unadjudicated individuals held in local facilities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Lieder and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 2116, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; regulating gross vehicle weights and axle weights of vehicles and combinations of vehicles; amending allowable weight limits on certain routes; amending permit fees and requirements; authorizing permits for certain vehicles and combinations of vehicles; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 169.826, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 169.8261; 169.828, subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivisions 1a, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Berns and Madore introduced:
H. F. 2117, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the Department of Administration.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Norton introduced:
H. F. 2118, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting smoking near entrances to public places; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.414, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. 2119, A bill for an act relating to elections; specifying campaign finance reporting requirements and limiting the carryforward allowance for certain county commissioner and city council candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.09, subdivision 1; 10A.257, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 2120, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money to study air quality in residential neighborhoods exposed to air pollution from takeoffs and landings at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Laine introduced:
H. F. 2121, A bill for an act relating to the city of Fridley; authorizing a tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Brod introduced:
H. F. 2122, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; removing the maximum from the homeowner refund; implementing an income phaseout for the special refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2h, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, E. and Thao introduced:
H. F. 2123, A bill for an act relating to historic preservation; appropriating money for a grant to the Hmong Studies Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M., by request introduced:
H. F. 2124, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending certain correctional employee disability benefit provisions; defining terms; amending age limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352.95, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., by request introduced:
H. F. 2125, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending filing deadlines; requiring certain written applications; amending disability benefit provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 352.113, subdivision 4; 352.95, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 352B.10, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., by request introduced:
H. F. 2126, A bill for an act relating to retirement; establishing dates for full funding for certain retirement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 356.215, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 2127, A bill for an act relating to employment and economic development; appropriating money for the Metropolitan Economic Development Association.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M., by request introduced:
H. F. 2128, A bill for an act relating to retirement; adding staff of the Public Employees Retirement Association as eligible to participate in the postretirement option; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.346, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Wardlow and Masin introduced:
H. F. 2129, A bill for an act relating to the city of Eagan; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 2130, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association general plan; authorizing a late application for disability benefits for a former employee.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Urdahl and Shimanski introduced:
H. F. 2131, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales taxes; eliminating a restriction on the exemption for an electrical cooperative located in Meeker County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.68, subdivision 37.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gottwalt, Berns, Dettmer, Sviggum, Severson and Dean introduced:
H. F. 2132, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing income tax checkoffs to provide additional funding for kindergarten through grade 12 education, health care, higher education, early childhood and family education, and state parks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Olin and Haws introduced:
H. F. 2133, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for state's share of costs of precommitment detention of persons under civil commitment law.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 2134, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying and modifying the limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse against a minor; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 541.073.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.