The following House Files were introduced:
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3516, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring increasing proportion of new motor vehicles sold to be flexible-fuel vehicles; providing for recovery by utilities of installation costs for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle infrastructure; requiring notice of state's procurement policy in bid documents; establishing task force to accelerate purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; establishing commission to develop incentive package for re-use of St. Paul's Ford plant; requiring Public Utilities Commission to open investigative proceeding and to order utility to conduct a study; appropriating money for a grant; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 80E; 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 3517, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a drinking water grant to the city of Elizabeth; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3518, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing the commissioner of education to waive the General Education Development (GED) test fee under certain circumstances; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.55; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 4, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Simpson introduced:
H. F. 3519, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical, policy, and clarifying changes to taxes and tax-related provisions; conforming to streamlined sales tax provisions; changing the taconite production tax; providing for administration of certain fees, aids, tax titles, and tax sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 273.1384, subdivision 2; 273.1398, subdivision 3; 281.23, subdivision 9; 290.17, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 3; 297A.61, subdivisions 12, 17, by adding subdivisions; 297A.63; 297A.668, subdivision 6; 297A.669, subdivision 11; 297A.67, subdivisions 4, 5, 14, 25, 27; 297A.68, subdivision 3; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 13, 14, 15; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 7; 297F.01, by adding a subdivision; 297G.01, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 298.223, subdivision 3; 298.225, subdivision 2; 298.227; 298.28, as amended; 298.285; 477A.014, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 115B.49, subdivision 4; 270C.01, subdivision 4; 270C.304; 270C.33, subdivision 4; 270C.57, subdivision 3; 270C.67, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 271.12; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 25; 273.1384, subdivision 1; 284.07; 289A.121, subdivision 5; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivision 6; 297A.68, subdivisions 2, 5, 37, 38, 40, 41; 297A.72, subdivision 2; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 297A.815, subdivision 1; 298.24, subdivision 1; Laws 1990, chapter 604, article 8, section 13, subdivision 4; Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 5, sections 20, subdivision 2; 21, subdivision 3; 22, subdivision 2; Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 4, section 17, subdivision 2; Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 5, sections 24, subdivision 3; 25, subdivision 3; 26, subdivision 3; Laws 2005, chapter 152, article 1, section 39, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 287; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.68, subdivisions 15, 18; 298.28, subdivision 11a; Minnesota Rules, parts 8130.0400, subpart 3; 8130.4800, subparts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 8130.5100; 8130.5400; 8130.5800, subpart 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Magnus, Davids, Hamilton and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 3520, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the value of agricultural homestead land that is subject to a reduced class rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cybart introduced:
H. F. 3521, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying that unauthorized racing is considered reckless driving; prohibiting exhibition driving; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Knoblach, Solberg, Sykora, Bradley and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3522, A bill for an act relating to forecast adjustments; making forecast adjustments for prekindergarten through grade 12, early childhood, family, and adult education, and human services programs; providing for human services savings; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; article 2, section 84, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10; article 3, section 18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; article 4, section 25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 5, section 17, subdivisions 2, 3; article 6, section 1, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 7, section 20, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 8, section 8, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; article 9, section 4, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Erhardt, Abrams, Atkins, Davnie and Latz introduced:
H. F. 3523, A bill for an act relating to taxation; converting the transit pass credit to a refund and extending it to additional employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Welti and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 3524, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; modifying the definition of small city; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.174, subdivision 27.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Simpson, Cox and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 3525, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; recodifying and modifying construction codes and licensing provisions; modifying the State Building Code; providing penalties for enforcement; instructing the revisor to renumber statutory provisions; amending amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16B.60, subdivisions 4, 7, 8, 11; 16B.61, as amended; 16B.615, subdivision 4; 16B.617; 16B.6175; 16B.63; 16B.65; 16B.70; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16B.735; 16B.74, subdivision 2; 16B.744; 16B.745, subdivisions 1, 4; 16B.747; 16B.748; 16B.76; 31.175; 103I.621, subdivision 3; 136F.61; 144.99, subdivision 1; 175.16, subdivision 1; 183.38; 183.39, subdivision 1; 183.411, subdivision 2; 183.45; 183.46; 183.465; 183.466; 183.48; 183.501; 183.505; 183.51, as amended; 183.54, subdivisions 1, 3; 183.56; 183.59; 183.60; 183.61, subdivisions 2, 4; 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, subdivision 3; 299F.011, subdivision 1; 325E.58; 326.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6e, 6f, 6g, 6j, 6k, 7, 8, 9; 326.241; 326.242, as amended; 326.243; 326.244, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 326.2441, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 10, 11; 326.245; 326.247; 326.248; 326.37; 326.38; 326.39; 326.40; 326.401; 326.405; 326.42, as amended; 326.46; 326.461, by adding subdivisions; 326.47, subdivisions 1, 6; 326.48; 326.50; 326.57, subdivision 1; 326.58; 326.59; 326.60; 326.601; 326.61, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 326.62; 326.65; 326.83, subdivisions 6, 7, 11, 18, 19, 20; 326.84; 326.841; 326.842; 326.86; 326.87; 326.88; 326.89; 326.90, subdivision 1; 326.91, subdivision 1; 326.92; 326.921; 326.93; 326.94; 326.95, subdivision 2; 326.96; 326.97; 326.992; 327.20, subdivision 1; 327.31, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, by adding a subdivision; 327.32, subdivision 8; 327.33, subdivisions 2, 6, 7; 327.34, subdivision 3; 327.35, subdivisions 1, 2; 327A.01, subdivision 2; 327B.01, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 17, by adding subdivisions; 327B.04, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 8; 363A.40, subdivision 1; 462.357, subdivision 6a; 462A.07, subdivision 8; 471.465; 471.466; 471.467; 471.471; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 16B.04, subdivision 2; 144.122; 183.42; 183.545, by adding a subdivision; 183.57, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6; 214.04, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16B.665; 16B.747, subdivision 4; 45.027, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 11, 12; 183.001; 183.02; 183.375, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 183.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 183.44, subdivisions 2, 3; 183.52; 183.54, subdivision 2; 183.61, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6; 326.01, subdivisions 6h, 10, 11, 12, 13; 326.242, subdivisions 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g, 9h, 9i, 9j, 9k, 10; 326.244, subdivision 6; 326.246; 326.2461; 326.41; 326.44; 326.45; 326.461, subdivision 3; 326.47, subdivisions 2, 5; 326.51; 326.52; 326.521; 326.64; 326.83, subdivisions 3, 4, 12, 13; 326.85; 326.875; 326.91, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 326.945; 326.975, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2, 3; 326.98; 326.991; 327B.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 183.41, subdivision 4; 183.44, subdivision 1; 183.545, subdivision 9; 326.975, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 2809.0230; 2891.0010; 2891.0030; 3800.2650; 3800.3580; 3800.3590; 3800.3630; 3800.3750; 3800.3835; 4715.5600; 4715.5900; 4717.7000, subpart 1, item I; 5225.8600, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 5230.0010; 5230.0020; 5230.0040.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 3526, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing an expedited process for the judicial review of financing statements; establishing civil and criminal liability for fraudulent or otherwise improper financing statements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 609.749, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 545; 604; 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Cornish, Howes, Hosch, Buesgens, Tingelstad and Dill introduced:
H. F. 3527, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying membership of the Board of Water and Soil Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103B.101, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Demmer, Peppin, Hoppe and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 3528, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the length of the school year by five weeks; repealing the Labor Day start; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120A.41; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120A.40.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 3529, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying terms related to the statewide public safety radio system; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 403.21, subdivisions 2, 7; 403.34, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 403.22; 403.23; 403.24; 403.25; 403.26; 403.28; 403.29; 403.30, subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Simpson, Moe and Howes introduced:
H. F. 3530, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a sales tax refund for certain resort expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Seifert, Finstad and Magnus introduced:
H. F. 3531, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending the Casey Jones State Trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.015, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 3532, A bill for an act relating to public safety; changing a requirement concerning combined local access surcharges; modifying requirements for 911 system service contracts; modifying reporting requirement of wireless 911 service providers; modifying provisions relating to payments for recurring 911 system costs; modifying provisions relating to 911 system cost accounting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 237.49; 403.08, subdivision 7; 403.11, subdivisions 3b, 3c; 403.113, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 403.025, subdivision 7; 403.05, subdivision 3; 403.11, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a; 403.113, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 403.08, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 3533, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the Brainerd Regional Treatment Center laundry services to be maintained or expanded; allowing Brainerd Regional Treatment Center employees and service units to bid on certain service contracts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Klinzing and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 3534, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an advisory task force to recommend options for accelerated K-12 science and mathematics programs throughout Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Lanning and Eken introduced:
H. F. 3535, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Wild Rice Watershed District for a flood hazard prevention study.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Ruth, Clark, Gunther, Walker and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 3536, A bill for an act relating to occupations; registration required for hair braiding; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 155A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Zellers, Lanning, Simpson, Howes and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 3537, A bill for an act relating to taxes; equalizing the health impact fee and excise tax on other tobacco products; clarifying the application of the tobacco use health impact fee on other tobacco products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297F.05, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256.9658, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 3538, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying crib safety requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245A.146, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Demmer introduced:
H. F. 3539, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating outdoor consumer fireworks displays by individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Meslow; Johnson, J.; Hilstrom; Murphy and Smith introduced:
H. F. 3540, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the career offender sentencing law; recodifying the patterned offender sentencing law; removing the sunset provision for Blakely hearing provisions and applying these provisions to other sentencing enhancements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.11, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 244.10, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 609.1095, subdivision 4; 609.3455, subdivisions 4, 8, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 16, sections 3; 4; 5; 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 609.108, subdivision 5; 609.109, subdivisions 1, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 609.108, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6, 7; 609.109, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Westrom and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 3541, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring reports to and by the Public Utilities Commission regarding heating customers of certain utilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Westrom, Atkins and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 3542, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring certain gas utilities to prepare and implement service reconnection plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Eastlund and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 3543, A bill for an act relating to education finance; including certain special education fiscal agents in the list of cooperative special education service providers eligible for a waiver; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 125A.11, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Penas introduced:
H. F. 3544, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds for the Department of Transportation radio tower in Roseau County; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Westrom, Otremba and Simpson introduced:
H. F. 3545, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Alexandria Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Penas and Davids introduced:
H. F. 3546, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a beef cattle diagnostic team pilot project in nine counties; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Severson introduced:
H. F. 3547, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds; appropriating money for central Minnesota science initiative projects.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 3548, A bill for an act relating to education; integrating instruction about the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities into student learning and teacher preparation and licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.024; 122A.09, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Ellison introduced:
H. F. 3549, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to issue a license to the Minnesota Book and Literary Arts Building, Inc.; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Garofalo, Dorman, Gunther and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 3550, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds; appropriating money for the city of Farmington sewer and water infrastructure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Howes, Gunther, Thissen, Samuelson, Ruud, Clark and Fritz introduced:
H. F. 3551, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating overtime for certain nurses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.275, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Kohls, Bradley, Welti, Liebling and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 3552, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for biotechnology and medical genomics research.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 3553, A bill for an act relating to taxation; regulating the cancellation of assessments related to tax-forfeited lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 282.07.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 3554, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the acquisition of undeveloped land from the St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners by the city of Centerville for lake access preservation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. 3555, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of governmental unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 145.925, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Powell introduced:
H. F. 3556, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for I-35W Bus Rapid Transit; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Bradley introduced:
H. F. 3557, A bill for an act relating to human services; delaying implementation of certain personal care assistant documentation and reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256B.0655, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Goodwin, Loeffler, Mullery, Rukavina and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 3558, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating statutory housing warranties; clarifying the legislature's intent that the warranties remain unaffected by corporate dissolution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 302A.781, by adding a subdivision; 322B.863, by adding a subdivision; 327A.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 3559, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating statutory housing warranties; modifying remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 327A.05.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 3560, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting a pharmacist from refusing to dispense legend drugs; providing disciplinary action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Severson introduced:
H. F. 3561, A bill for an act relating to biotechnology zones; authorizing the designation of additional biotechnology and health sciences industry zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.334, subdivisions 1, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 3562, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for the conversion of vehicles to operate using alternative fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 3563, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a subtraction from federal taxable income for taxpayers who place an alternative fuel vehicle into service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Emmer, Huntley and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 3564, A bill for an act relating to human services; specifying criteria for coverage of medical assistance special transportation services; increasing special transportation reimbursement rates; extending the prohibition on the use of brokers or coordinators to manage special transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 12, section 93, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Eastlund and Ellison introduced:
H. F. 3565, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the medical director of the Department of Corrections to make health care decisions for inmates under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Clark and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 3566, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; governing use of tribal identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Olson introduced:
H. F. 3567, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring analysis of various transit modes before proceeding with the Central Corridor Transit Way; amending Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 19, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Jaros, Hilty, Clark, Atkins and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 3568, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a state living wage; imposing a tax on employers that do not pay a living wage to their employees; using the proceeds of the tax to increase the amounts of working family tax credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 289A.01; 290.0671, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 295.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 3569, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; providing contribution limits for judicial candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10A.27, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Welti, Liebling, Demmer, Greiling, Sykora, Loeffler and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 3570, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the process for districts to follow when obtaining integration revenue; emphasizing integration activities that lead to measurable goals; requiring the Department of Education to provide model integration plans and other assistance to school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivisions 1a, 4, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.86, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Koenen introduced:
H. F. 3571, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for heritage trails; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Entenza, Smith, Murphy and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 3572, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing reimbursement for local bomb squads for out-of-area calls for assistance; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Davnie, Mahoney, Paymar and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 3573, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating a blighted housing rehabilitation program; providing for transfer of possession or ownership of nuisance properties to nonprofit housing organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 463.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 3574, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a grant to Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake, for school construction costs and related improvements; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lesch and Entenza introduced:
H. F. 3575, A bill for an act relating to taxes; income; allowing a subtraction for members of the foreign service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hosch, Heidgerken, Dittrich, Lillie and Haws introduced:
H. F. 3576, A bill for an act relating to legislative organization; requiring various changes in legislative procedures and meeting times; prohibiting per diem payments to legislators during special sessions called due to failure of the legislature to pass major budget bills; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 3.099, subdivision 1; 16A.103, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Kelliher, Haws, Ruud, Dittrich, Greiling, Clark, Larson and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 3577, A bill for an act relating to education finance; adding a program growth factor for regular special education; increasing regular special education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 4; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 3578, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a pilot project to encourage the licensure of foreign-trained physicians in Minnesota; appropriating money for a pilot program to encourage the licensure of foreign-trained physicians.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.