INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, March 15, 2012


The following House Files were introduced:

Quam introduced:

H. F. 2890, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing funding for a pilot project designed to increase the efficiency and efficacy of instructional services through mobile technologies; appropriating money.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 2891, A bill for an act relating to state government; making certain employee compensation plan changes.

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

Davnie; Murphy, E.; Kahn; Liebling; Simon; Carlson and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 2892, A bill for an act relating to data privacy; prohibiting the use of Social Security numbers in certain health records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 325E.59, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 144.

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

Lanning introduced:

H. F. 2893, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county auditor-treasurer appointive in Clay County.

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

Bills and Kriesel introduced:

H. F. 2894, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying payment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 176.101, subdivision 4; 353.656, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Norton and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 2895, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a Rochester-Twin Cities High-Speed Passenger Rail project, and for passenger rail facilities.

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

Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 2896, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring a modification to the sex offender sentencing grid.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2897, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements attendant to construction on marked Trunk Highway 44 in Caledonia.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2898, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation to pay the costs of improvements necessitated by construction on marked Trunk Highway 44 in Caledonia.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2899, A resolution memorializing Congress to pass the Marketplace Equity Act or the Marketplace Fairness Act.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 2900, A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; modifying requirement relating to home relocation trust fund balance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 327C.095, subdivision 12.

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

Huntley; Murphy, E.; Loeffler; Hosch and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 2901, A bill for an act relating to state government; making adjustments to health and human services appropriations; making changes to health care and continuing care; modifying program eligibility requirements; making changes to human services licensing and provider screening; establishing fees and modifying fee schedules; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.056, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 256B.056, subdivision 3; 256B.057, subdivision 9; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0659, subdivisions 11, 28; 256B.49, subdivision 15; 256B.69, subdivision 5c; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 7, sections 52; 54; article 10, section 3, subdivision 3.

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

Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 2902, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility rate increase for a specified facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lohmer and Dean introduced:

H. F. 2903, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for city costs of St. Croix River bridge project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 2904, A bill for an act relating to finance; requiring the appointment of at least one member of the minority party in the house of representatives and the senate to any conference committee appointed to resolve differences in a major appropriation bill; suspending compensation of legislators until certain major budget bills have been enacted; requiring legislators and the governor to mediate their differences after adjournment of the annual legislative session in an odd-numbered year if the governor vetoes a major appropriation bill; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 16A.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. 2905, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a waiver application from No Child Left Behind; modifying enforcement of education statutes.

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

Beard, Shimanski, Gauthier, Hornstein and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 2906, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending provisions governing the safe at home program and driver's licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 5B.03, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 5B.05; 171.06, subdivisions 3, 3a, by adding a subdivision.

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

Franson and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 2907, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; allowing a credit for uncompensated medical care provided by physicians; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mahoney, Melin, Gunther and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. 2908, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.

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

McElfatrick; Dettmer; Anderson, B.; O'Driscoll; Leidiger and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 2909, A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the purposes for the Minnesota GI Bill program to include apprenticeships and on-the-job training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 197.791, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Murdock and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 2910, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating Lester as the official soil of the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Greiling; Murphy, E.; Huntley; Hosch and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 2911, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring development of outreach, public education, and screening for maternal depression; expanding medical assistance eligibility for pregnant women and infants; requiring the commissioner of human services to provide technical assistance related to maternal depression screening and referrals; adding parenting skills to adult rehabilitative mental health services; expanding Minnesota health care program outreach; providing appointments; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 119B.03, subdivision 3; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 125A.27, subdivision 11; 145.906; 145A.17, subdivisions 1, 8, by adding a subdivision; 214.12, by adding a subdivision; 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; 256B.055, subdivisions 5, 6; 256B.057, subdivision 1; 256B.0623, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 10, section 3, subdivision 4; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256J.24, subdivision 6.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 2912, A bill for an act relating to commerce; motor vehicles; amending regulation of scrap metal processing; requiring proof of ownership or hold period for vehicles purchased for scrap; creating the automated property system; creating criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 168.27, subdivisions 1a, 19a, 23, 24; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 2; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 8, 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A.

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