The following House Files were introduced:
Kahn and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 4061, A bill for an act relating to human rights; establishing requirements for investigations and fulfillment of statutory functions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 363A.06, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. 4062, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; providing for tax refund on fuel used in certain auxiliary power devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.16, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Jaros; Bly; Moe; Peterson, N., and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 4063, A bill for an act relating to state government; allowing the Indian Affairs Council to conduct meetings by telephone or by electronic means; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 3.922, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 4064, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing tax incentives for green economy businesses; providing for certification of qualified businesses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivision 29; 290.06, subdivision 2c, by adding a subdivision; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.0922, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 297B.03; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; 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.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 4065, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; creating special "Mississippi River" plate; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 4066, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing special license plates for veteran awarded silver star or bronze star medal; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 4067, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing standards for prevention of water contamination by nonferrous metallic mineral mining operations; specifying financial assurance instruments required of nonferrous metallic mineral mining owners; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dittrich; Peterson, S.; Benson and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 4068, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying distribution of permanent school fund payments; setting growth in permanent school fund revenue aside for school technology purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.21, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hamilton and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 4069, A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting excessive co-payments on drugs to treat multiple sclerosis; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. 4070, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for public facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Tillberry introduced:
H. F. 4071, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying safe schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. 4072, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gunther, Thissen, Finstad, Drazkowski, Magnus, Hackbarth, Urdahl, Nornes, Lanning, Cornish, Abeler, Tingelstad and Brod introduced:
H. F. 4073, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income taxes; increasing the long-term care insurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lanning, Solberg, Olin, Koenen and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 4074, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the legislators' forum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin, Sailer, Solberg, Juhnke and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 4075, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing requirements for cattle herds within certain areas; appropriating money to the Board of Animal Health for the buyout of cattle herds in certain areas; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 4076, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying Internet access equity aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125B.26, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Paymar introduced:
H. F. 4077, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the Departments of Public Safety and Corrections.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 4078, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the additional financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; authorizing the issuance of certain obligations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.39, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 4079, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a cost analysis on health care reform plans.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty, Dill and Tschumper introduced:
H. F. 4080, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting environmental learning centers from certain space requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0875.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. 4081, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner to provide certain registry and surveillance information to the public; 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.
Laine and Madore introduced:
H. F. 4082, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring prescription information be kept confidential; 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 and Human Services.
Rukavina, Clark and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 4083, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the use of credit scores, insurance scores, and other credit information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 72A.20, subdivision 36; 72A.499, subdivision 1; 72A.501, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 4084, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring commissioner of transportation to consider insurance standards in road construction; reclassifying certain trucks and vans for vehicle registration purposes; prescribing method of registration of spotter trucks; modifying provisions relating to registration of special mobile equipment; requiring study of complete streets policy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 162.02, by adding a subdivision; 168.011, subdivisions 7, 22, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 1e; 168.28; 168A.01, subdivision 21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 4085, A bill for an act relating to retirement; clarifying certain correctional plan covered positions; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352.91, subdivisions 1, 2, 3c, 3g, 4a; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 352.91, subdivisions 3d, 3e, 3f.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 4086, A bill for an act relating to State Lottery; authorizing the director of the State Lottery to establish video lottery terminals; providing duties and powers to the director of the State Lottery; providing for the use of video lottery revenues; modifying certain lawful gambling taxes; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.94; 297E.02, subdivision 1; 299L.02, subdivision 1; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349.15, subdivision 1, as amended; 349A.01, subdivisions 10, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; 349A.04; 349A.06, subdivisions 1, 5, 8, 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.08, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 349A.09, subdivision 1; 349A.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; 349A.11, subdivision 1; 349A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.651, subdivision 1; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297E.01, subdivision 7; 297E.02, subdivisions 4, 6, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Shimanski; Erickson; Seifert; Cornish; Drazkowski; Ruth; Beard; Anderson, B.; Dettmer; Olson; Emmer; Kohls; Brod; Gottwalt and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 4087, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing English as the official state language; providing for laws concerning illegal immigration; providing for criminal penalties; providing for rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Kahn, Davnie, Clark, Hornstein and Paymar introduced:
H. F. 4088, A bill for an act relating to state and local government; prohibiting certain place names; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Brod introduced:
H. F. 4089, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Legislative Commission on Autism.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 4090, A bill for an act relating to mental health; creating a mental health fatality review team; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Norton introduced:
H. F. 4091, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a health coverage subsidy program for eligible small employers and employees and dependents; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 4092, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, to dedicate a portion of the sales tax on hunting and fishing supplies and equipment to game and fish purposes; establishing the quality wildlife initiative fund and council; repealing sales tax on fur clothing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.61, by adding a subdivision; 297A.94; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 295.60.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 4093, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing fuel-efficient vehicles to be operated on high-occupancy vehicle lanes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 160.93, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 4094, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirements for burning refuse-derived fuel in a solid waste fired boiler; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.90, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.90, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.