INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 16, 2016


The following House Files were introduced:

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 3128, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; requiring notice and other actions before a civil action or arbitration proceeding may be commenced to collect a purchased debt; regulating default judgments; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 544.

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

Kresha, Peterson, Albright, Loon and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 3129, A bill for an act relating to school district insurance; changing PEIP bid requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.6161, subdivision 8.

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

Dean, M.; Lohmer and Whelan introduced:

H. F. 3130, A bill for an act relating to state government; requesting the legislative auditor conduct a review of University of Minnesota research activities that involve the use of fetal tissue; appropriating money.

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

Howe and Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 3131, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the use of certain flame-retardant chemicals in certain products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 325F.071.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3132, A bill for an act relating to education; creating the Teacher Shortage Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 122A.413, subdivision 1; 122A.415; Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 1, section 3, subdivision 28; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivisions 2, 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3133, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a legislative task force to review the legislative auditor's 2016 report on kindergarten through grade 12 teacher licensure and consider how to implement the recommendations.

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

Persell introduced:

H. F. 3134, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring drivers to stop vehicles at the direction of a school bus flagger; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.444, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 3135, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying hunter satisfaction survey requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 97B.063.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3136, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing the maximum permissible employer contribution to a laborers pension fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

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

O'Driscoll and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 3137, A bill for an act relating to volunteer firefighters relief associations; implementing the recommendations of the state auditor's volunteer firefighter working group; addressing various service credit and service pension eligibility issues; updating references to accommodate joint powers fire departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 424A.01, by adding subdivisions; 424A.015, by adding a subdivision; 424B.20, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 424A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 424A.02, subdivision 13.

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

Persell, Rosenthal, Liebling and Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 3138, A bill for an act relating to economic development; promoting initiative foundation business finance activities; appropriating money.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3139, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing additional funding for school districts to pay for higher teacher retirement employer contribution costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 37.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 3140, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending 2014 appropriation for West St. Paul Robert Street crossing; amending Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 17, subdivision 12.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 3141, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain school district reports optional; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.11, subdivision 5.

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

Zerwas introduced:

H. F. 3142, A bill for an act relating to health; amending provisions for the statewide trauma system, home care, hearing instrument dispensers, and food, beverage, and lodging establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.605, subdivision 5; 144.608, subdivision 1; 144A.473, subdivision 2; 144A.475, subdivisions 3, 3b, by adding a subdivision; 144A.4792, subdivision 13; 144A.4799, subdivision 1; 144A.482; 153A.14, subdivisions 2d, 2h; 153A.15, subdivision 2a; 157.15, subdivision 14; 157.16, subdivision 4.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 3143, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing certain holders of an on-sale license to provide catering service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.404, subdivision 12.

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

Urdahl, Kahn and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 3144, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to renovate Pillsbury Hall at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Christensen, Hausman, Nornes and Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 3145, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for network upgrades.

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

Nornes, Hausman, Theis, Backer and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3146, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for higher education asset preservation and replacement at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hornstein, Moran, Flanagan, Lesch and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 3147, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating enhanced penalties for crimes motivated by bias; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3148, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of East Grand Forks to impose a local sales and use tax.

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

Whelan, Erickson, Scott, Bennett, Peterson, Newberger, Lohmer, Lucero, Kiel, Green and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 3149, A bill for an act relating to education; defining parental responsibility in guiding the educational experience of a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120A.22, subdivision 1.

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

Whelan; Mack; Scott; Newberger; Bennett; Heintzeman; Torkelson; Lohmer; Lucero; Kiel; Green; Gruenhagen; Backer; Anderson, C.; Peppin; Miller; O'Neill; McDonald; Nash; Anderson, M.; Franson; Drazkowski; Quam; Theis; Vogel; Hertaus; Dean, M., and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 3150, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the abortion data required to be reported by physicians or facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 145.4131, subdivision 1.

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

Pierson, Quam and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3151, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Rochester International Airport; 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.

Swedzinski, Urdahl, Hausman, Marquart, Backer, Miller, Baker and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 3152, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an equipment grant to public television.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3153, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for veterinary diagnostic laboratory equipment.

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

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3154, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to develop new animal health information technology.

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

Backer and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 3155, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying eligibility requirements for the corridors of commerce program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.088, subdivision 4.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 3156, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, by adding a section; creating a dedicated fund for long-term care services; closing a tax loophole by levying a tax on individuals with income not taxed for Social Security purposes to fund long-term care services; dedicating revenues; providing for the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of human services to propose implementing legislation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Considine introduced:

H. F. 3157, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of disability plate to owner of motorized bicycle under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.021, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Ecklund and Metsa introduced:

H. F. 3158, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Black Beach campground in Silver Bay; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Backer; Anderson, P., and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 3159, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying definitions pertaining to buffer requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 103F.48, subdivision 1.

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

Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 3160, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying night vision possession restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97B.045, subdivision 3; 97B.086.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3161, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure improvements in East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hancock and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 3162, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion of the Northwest Angle School in Warroad; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Selcer; Halverson; Youakim; Rosenthal; Johnson, C.; Lien; Allen; Simonson; Schultz; Mullery; Laine; Murphy, E.; Masin; Bernardy; Hornstein; Loeffler and Pinto introduced:

H. F. 3163, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the working family income tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 290.0671, subdivision 1.

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

Johnson, B. introduced:

H. F. 3164, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for improvements to marked Trunk Highway 95 in the city of Cambridge.

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

Fenton introduced:

H. F. 3165, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing an alternative teacher preparation grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Loon and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3166, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an educator licensure account in the special revenue fund; clarifying duties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 122A.14, subdivision 9; 122A.18, subdivisions 7c, 8; 122A.21, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.21, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Dettmer, Howe, Erickson, Pugh, Bly, Carlson and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 3167, A bill for an act relating to education; encouraging character development education to include a focus on Congressional Medal of Honor recipients; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.232.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3168, A bill for an act relating to state government; correcting a cross-reference in the 2015 appropriation for the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations; amending Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 3169, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the operating payment rate for certain nonprofit nursing facilities in border cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 66.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Pierson introduced:

H. F. 3170, A bill for an act relating to human services; positive supports; legislatively approving Minnesota Rules, chapter 9544; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245.8251, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 252.275, subdivision 1a; 253B.03, subdivisions 1, 6a; 256B.0659, subdivision 3; 256B.0951, subdivision 5; 256B.097, subdivision 4; 256B.77, subdivision 17; 626.5572, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245.825, subdivisions 1, 1b.

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

Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3171, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reimbursement rates for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and home and community-based services providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.5012, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.

Lueck and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 3172, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to the University of Minnesota for mineral research; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Anderson, P.; Hausman and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3173, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a plant growth research facility at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 3174, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; eliminating state fee for all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile safety training courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.925, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Anderson, C.; Kelly and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 3175, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring criminal history background checks for driving instructor license applicants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.35.

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

Kelly introduced:

H. F. 3176, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for additional financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; authorizing the issuance of certain obligations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pinto, Knoblach, Moran, Flanagan, Kiel and Loon introduced:

H. F. 3177, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to study and report on disparities faced by women of color, American Indian women, and low-income women in accessing prenatal care; appropriating money.

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

Anzelc, Mahoney, Ecklund, Rosenthal, Lien and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 3178, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying tax liability of employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.051, by adding a subdivision.

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

Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3179, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the sale and possession of firearms designed to look like a mobile communications device; 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 and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Hortman and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3180, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring fire safety compliance for solar panels installed at schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.57, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 3, subdivision 6.

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

Theis and Loonan introduced:

H. F. 3181, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; mandating coverage for audiological rehabilitation counseling; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Swedzinski, Hamilton, Kiel and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 3182, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for AURI facilities improvement; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kiel, Schultz, Backer, Lien and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 3183, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for systemwide academic and student experience investments on University of Minnesota campuses; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Franson and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 3184, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the industrial hemp pilot program.

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

Franson and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 3185, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the industrial hemp pilot program.

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

Swedzinski; Nornes; Anderson, P.; Torkelson; Hamilton; Kresha and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 3186, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a grain credit contract indemnity program; increasing bond amounts for licensed grain buyers; dedicating a portion of sales tax revenue derived from the sale of grain bins; eliminating the sales tax on grain bins; establishing a gross receipts tax for grain bins to fund the indemnity payments if program funding falls below a threshold amount; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 223.15; 223.16, subdivision 1; 223.17, subdivision 4; 223.19; 297A.61, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 223; 295.

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

Petersburg, Gunther and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 3187, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring security freezes on credit reports regarding minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13C.016, subdivisions 2, 8.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 3188, A bill for an act relating to state government; clarifying provisions in the information and telecommunications technology systems and services account; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16E.21.

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

Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 3189, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; providing for grants for freight railroad preservation and improvement; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.50, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dean, M. introduced:

H. F. 3190, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for grants for freight railroad preservation and improvement; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 222.50, by adding a subdivision.

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

Miller; Dean, M.; Zerwas; Allen and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 3191, A bill for an act relating to safe harbor for sexually exploited youth; expanding eligibility for safe harbor services to youth age 24 and younger; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 145.4716, subdivision 2; 609.3241; Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 14, sections 2, subdivision 5, as amended; 3, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Pinto, Miller and Fenton introduced:

H. F. 3192, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for sex trafficking investigation grants.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 3193, A bill for an act relating to corrections; excluding medical treatment for mental health from inmate co-payment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 243.212.

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

Flanagan; Persell; Fischer; Mullery; Moran; Loeffler; Pinto; Allen; Murphy, E., and Clark introduced:

H. F. 3194, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the at-home infant care program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 119B.035, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Fenton, Sanders, Pugh, Runbeck and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 3195, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; prohibiting certain contributions by dissolving campaign committees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.27, subdivision 9.

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

Fenton, Sanders, Nash, Pugh and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 3196, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; prohibiting transfer of a principal campaign committee registration to another candidate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 10A.105, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 10A.14, subdivision 1.

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

Kahn, Hornstein, Loeffler and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3197, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing reallocation of prior appropriations to leverage federal funds.

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

Whelan and Scott introduced:

H. F. 3198, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for release of certain state reversionary interest.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Albright introduced:

H. F. 3199, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the office of ombudsman for long-term care, mental health treatment services, and miscellaneous policy provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245A.11, subdivision 2a; 256.974; 256.9741, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 256.9742; 256B.0622, as amended; 256B.0947, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 256.01, subdivision 12a; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; 402A.18, subdivision 3.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3200, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the state value-added growth model; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.35, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lueck introduced:

H. F. 3201, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying provisions for sales and exchanges of state land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 92.115, by adding a subdivision; 94.3495, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 94.10, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Masin introduced:

H. F. 3202, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; modifying tax increment financing authority for the city of Burnsville; amending Laws 2008, chapter 154, article 9, section 21, subdivision 2.

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

Nornes and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3203, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; prohibiting participation in clinical drug trials by persons subject to emergency admission or apprehend and hold orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 253B.05, subdivision 1; 253B.07, subdivision 2b.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3204, A bill for an act relating to education; reformatting, making technical, grammatical corrections, and correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text in certain charter school provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 124E.01; 124E.02; 124E.03; 124E.05; 124E.06; 124E.07; 124E.08; 124E.10; 124E.12; 124E.13; 124E.15; 124E.16; 124E.17; 124E.22; 124E.24; 124E.25; 124E.26.

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

Smith and Koznick introduced:

H. F. 3205, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing for parity in tax treatment of food sold through vending machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.67, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 3206, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; removing deer license revenue transfer for wolf management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Anderson, M. and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 3207, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting commissioner from expanding muskellunge waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Hackbarth, Scott, Heintzeman, Peterson and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3208, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying blaze orange hunting requirements to allow blaze pink; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.071.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Hackbarth, Heintzeman and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3209, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting adoption of rules limiting use of lead shot; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Baker, Gunther, Hoppe, Considine and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 3210, A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money to Explore Minnesota Tourism for an event destination pilot project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Hoppe, Loonan, Atkins, Hackbarth and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 3211, A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel horse racing; authorizing advance deposit wagering; providing for horse-racing revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 240.08, subdivision 1; 240.13, subdivision 4; 240.15, subdivision 2; 240.25, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 240.01, by adding subdivisions; 240.08, subdivision 2; 240.10; 240.15, subdivisions 1, 6; 240.22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240.

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

Kahn and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 3212, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of public housing in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kahn; Carlson; Johnson, S., and Pierson introduced:

H. F. 3213, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting an agency from procuring supplies or services from persons that fail to disclose as required by federal law information relating to conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries; requiring an agency to provide notice of the prohibition in any solicitation for supplies or services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

Kahn; Carlson; Johnson, S., and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 3214, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the postsecondary correctional education program for prison inmates; appropriating money to the Department of Corrections.

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

Kahn; Johnson, S., and Dehn, R. introduced:

H. F. 3215, A bill for an act relating to education; codifying the Minnesota State High School League gender identity policy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 128C.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kahn, Carlson and Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3216, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying securities transaction fees; appropriating money for student loan refinancing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 80A.65, subdivision 1; 136A.1704.

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

Theis and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 3217, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for development of Friedrich Regional Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schultz, Mullery, Laine, Liebling, Freiberg and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 3218, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a comprehensive health care workforce council and workforce plan; appropriating money; 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 Reform.

Schultz, Mullery, Freiberg and Laine introduced:

H. F. 3219, A bill for an act relating to health care; seeking federal approval to offer an alternative open enrollment period within the individual health market and MinnesotaCare.

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

Lohmer, Gruenhagen, Whelan, Scott and Pugh introduced:

H. F. 3220, A bill for an act relating to civil law; regulating the use of parenting consultants in family court cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518.1751, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Newberger introduced:

H. F. 3221, A bill for an act relating to metals; requiring feasibility study of extracting rare earth metals from fly ash resulting from coal combustion; appropriating money.

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

Newberger introduced:

H. F. 3222, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring certificate of good standing from state committee of a political party prior to certain appointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15.0597, by adding a subdivision.

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

Miller; Cornish; Daudt; Baker; Swedzinski; Davids; Urdahl; Johnson, B.; McNamara; Dettmer; Petersburg; Green; Gunther; Pugh; Fabian; Nornes; Albright; Daniels; Backer; Torkelson; Anderson, P.; Runbeck and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3223, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the commissioner of corrections to house offenders in nonpublicly owned facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.01, subdivision 3a.

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

Hilstrom; Nelson; Lesch; Newton; Applebaum; Rosenthal; Selcer; Fischer; Thissen; Halverson; Hortman; Carlson; Ward; Marquart; Clark; Masin; Mahoney; Anzelc; Ecklund; Metsa; Simonson; Laine; Johnson, C.; Persell; Davnie; Kahn; Murphy, E.; Lillie; Lien; Schultz and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. 3224, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; appropriating money for veterans support including support for domestic abuse prevention, mental health services, chemical abuse treatment, veterans homelessness prevention, compensation to honor guards, and veterans courts; providing a veterans nursing home tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Liebling; Schultz; Norton; Poppe; Considine; Johnson, C.; Davids; Quam and Pierson introduced:

H. F. 3225, A bill for an act relating to insurance; making the state of Minnesota a single geographic rating area for purposes of setting premium rates for individual health plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62A.65, subdivision 3.

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

Liebling, Kahn, Fischer, Schultz and Bly introduced:

H. F. 3226, A bill for an act relating to judges; eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 490.121, subdivision 21d; 490.125.

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

Liebling, Schultz, Loeffler, Mullery, Atkins, Laine and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 3227, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; establishing a governance structure for the Minnesota eligibility technology system; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V.

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

Murphy, E.; Schultz; Halverson; Mullery; Atkins; Yarusso; Laine and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 3228, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; requesting an evaluation of MNsure's 2016 open enrollment operations and performance.

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

Persell, Liebling and Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 3229, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for tribal education liaisons.

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

Zerwas, Halverson and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 3230, A bill for an act relating to health care; appropriating money to provide subsidies to federally qualified health centers.

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

Anderson, P.; Hamilton and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 3231, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; making various policy and technical changes to agricultural-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 18B.345; 28A.085, subdivision 1; 31.122; 31.94; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 18B.37, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Nash, Pugh and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 3232, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Pierson introduced:

H. F. 3233, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for concurrent enrollment teacher training; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.091, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lucero introduced:

H. F. 3234, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a minimum revenue guarantee for low revenue school districts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1.

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

Backer; Lueck; Heintzeman; Newberger; Miller; Gunther; Kiel; Fabian; Baker; Swedzinski; Anderson, P.; Urdahl; Rarick; Hamilton; Howe and Franson introduced:

H. F. 3235, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the medical assistance payment rates for emergency ambulance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a.

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

Pinto, Zerwas, Moran, Flanagan and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3236, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for grants for safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supplies.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 3237, A bill for an act relating to higher education; making various technical and policy changes to higher education-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 136A.1791, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; Laws 2015, chapter 69, article 3, section 20, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Metsa, Ecklund, Schultz, Anzelc and Melin introduced:

H. F. 3238, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying provisions for sale of certain tax-forfeited leased lands; authorizing sale and exchange of certain state land; amending Laws 2012, chapter 236, section 28, subdivisions 2, 5, 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. 3239, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for education partnership pilot grants; increasing base level funding for the Northside Achievement Zone and the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood; appropriating money; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 26; article 10, section 3, subdivisions 6, 7.

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

Carlson and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 3240, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the cash flow adjustment for certain charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.45, subdivision 6a.

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

Albright introduced:

H. F. 3241, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for eligible health professional training sites; appropriating money; 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 Reform.

Gunther, Backer, Davids, Mahoney and Newberger introduced:

H. F. 3242, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Gunther, Backer and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3243, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for rural career counseling coordinators.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.

Freiberg, Franson, Thissen and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 3244, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying continuing education requirements for certain health professionals; providing coverage for certain acupuncture services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 214.12, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Loonan and Newton introduced:

H. F. 3245, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating public adjusters; modifying the definition of a public adjuster to include certain persons who negotiate on behalf of an insured or urge or encourage an insured to file a claim for loss or damages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 72B.02, subdivision 6.

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

Loonan, Newton and Howe introduced:

H. F. 3246, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating no-fault auto benefits; requiring the deduction of basic economic loss benefits previously provided; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 65B.44, subdivision 5; 65B.51, by adding a subdivision.

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

Loonan; Davids; Albright; Theis; Petersburg; Green; Johnson, B.; Rarick; Uglem; Anderson, C.; Baker; Newton and Considine introduced:

H. F. 3247, A bill for an act relating to no-fault auto insurance; regulating basic economic loss benefits; preventing double recovery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65B.44, subdivision 1.

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

Dean, M.; Persell; Zerwas and Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 3248, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the White Earth Band of Ojibwe child welfare services.

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

Dean, M.; Persell; Zerwas and Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 3249, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe.

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

Persell; Mullery; Johnson, C., and Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 3250, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 3251, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the amount the propane education research council may assess; amending Laws 2001, chapter 130, section 3.

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