INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, March 17, 2015


The following House Files were introduced:

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1937, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the sale of powdered alcohol for one year; requiring agency testimony on the impact of powdered alcohol on law enforcement and public health.

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

Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1938, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying the workers' compensation self-insurance program; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 79A.01, by adding subdivisions; 79A.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 79A.04, subdivisions 1, 3a; 79A.09, subdivisions 1, 4; 79A.12, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79A.

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

Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 1939, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing a Health Care Innovation Task Force; appropriating money.

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

Simonson introduced:

H. F. 1940, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; expanding the trespass crime to include trespassing on a school bus; imposing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.605, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wills introduced:

H. F. 1941, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota State Council on Disability.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. 1942, A resolution memorializing Congress and the President of the United States to provide funding to maintain and restore the Officers' Club building located on the grounds of the historic Fort Snelling and to provide additional funding to support the valuable services that the 934th Airlift Wing provides to military officers, military families, and civilians at the Officers' Club.

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

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1943, A bill for an act relating to health; amending the quality of care complaint process; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 1944, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for early termination of an agricultural preserve under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473H.09.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 1945, A bill for an act relating to the city of Wayzata; tax increment financing; extending the five-year rule for Tax Increment Financing District 3.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1946, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Public Radio.

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

Atkins and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1947, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; permitting payment in cash for used wireless communications devices in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.319, subdivision 4.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 1948, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing fine for certain traffic violations around school buses; requiring violator to attend driver improvement clinic; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.444, subdivision 2.

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

Whelan, Miller, Nash, Drazkowski, Lohmer, Pugh, Gunther, Hancock, Heintzeman, Gruenhagen, Wills and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 1949, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a school board to publicly inform parents of a decision to keep available instructional materials a parent considers harmful to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.20.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 1950, A bill for an act relating to economic development; Destination Medical Center; providing restrictions for certain use of city funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.43, by adding a subdivision.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 1951, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing rate-regulated cooperative associations to file for Public Utilities Commission review adjustments for property taxes and other costs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

Koznick, Peterson and Loonan introduced:

H. F. 1952, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; authorizing the Nonprofit Insurance Trust to self-insure for purposes of health benefits insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62H.01; 471.617, subdivision 2.

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

Kiel, Gunther and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 1953, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for community action grants.

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

Hausman, Peppin and Melin introduced:

H. F. 1954, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a Minnesota Stillbirth Task Force.

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

Urdahl and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 1955, A bill for an act relating to education; reaffirming the importance of teacher mentorship programs; making modifications to taxable income; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 122A.40, subdivision 8; 122A.41, subdivision 5; 122A.60, subdivision 1a; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 122A.70; 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Urdahl and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 1956, A bill for an act relating to education; making school year-long student teaching programs part of teacher preparation; requiring a report on a tax credit for student teachers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4.

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

Youakim, Davnie, Selcer, Davids, Lien, Halverson, Baker and Loon introduced:

H. F. 1957, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring the commissioner of revenue to implement a free electronic filing system for individual income tax returns; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270C.

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

Slocum and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1958, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying the limitations on the use of credit information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 72A.20, subdivision 36.

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

Youakim introduced:

H. F. 1959, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating an Office of Ombudsman for common interest communities; creating a common interest community court calendar program; providing for resolution of common interest community disputes; requiring alternative dispute resolution in certain cases; providing for recovery of attorney fees; increasing recording fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 357.18, subdivision 1; 508.82, subdivision 1; 508A.82, subdivision 1; 515B.3-106; 515B.4-116; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 45; 484; 515B.

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

Pierson introduced:

H. F. 1960, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of lodging establishment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 157.15, subdivision 8.

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

Hortman and Schultz introduced:

H. F. 1961, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting the commissioner of health to use the all-payer claims data to compile public use files of summary data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62U.04, subdivision 11.

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

Runbeck and Simonson introduced:

H. F. 1962, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing recall elections for school board members; eliminating the authority of a school board to remove members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 351.14, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 351.15; 351.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 351.18; 351.19, subdivision 4; 351.20; 351.21; 351.22, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.09, subdivision 9; 128D.14.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1963, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for equipment grants to Minnesota Public Radio.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 1964, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying nursing facility operating payment rates for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1965, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying definition for purposes of certain educational assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.75, subdivision 1.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1966, A bill for an act relating to higher education; removing obsolete language; exempting certain Office of Higher Education student loan contracts from E-Verify program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.32, subdivision 6; 16C.075.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1967, A bill for an act relating to camping licenses; creating an exemption for special event recreational camping areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.14, subdivision 9.

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

Hackbarth, Pugh, Hausman, Torkelson, Hansen, Hornstein, Fischer and Uglem introduced:

H. F. 1968, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for remediating land contamination.

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

Vogel introduced:

H. F. 1969, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring legislative approval of housing incentives and allocations by the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 473.145; 473.254, subdivisions 2, 3a.

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

Ward, Fenton, Uglem, Howe, Fischer, Theis and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 1970, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; limiting the distribution of paper copies of legislative materials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Nash, Pugh, Uglem and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1971, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring approval before implementation of the Thrive MSP 2040 metropolitan development guide; requiring revision after local government input.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 1972, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making miscellaneous corrections to laws, statutes, and rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 5.25, subdivision 5; 13.321, subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; 13.3806, subdivision 1b; 13.381, subdivision 14a; 13.461, subdivisions 3, 7a; 13.602, subdivision 2; 13.681, by adding a subdivision; 13.72, subdivision 12; 13.871, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 16A.126, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 16D.04, subdivision 1; 81A.04, subdivision 1; 82.67, subdivision 3; 82.72, subdivision 3; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116L.146; 119A.50, subdivision 3; 120A.41; 122A.23, subdivision 2; 122A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.61, subdivision 1; 124D.10, subdivision 4; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 124D.861, subdivision 3; 125A.79, subdivisions 4, 8; 127A.441; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.0724, subdivision 4; 144.227, subdivision 1; 144A.10, subdivision 16; 161.3209, subdivision 3; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 169.781, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.12, subdivision 8; 241.332, subdivision 2; 241.335, subdivision 2; 241.336, subdivision 3; 244.05, subdivision 5; 245.466, subdivision 3a; 245.4871, subdivision 13; 245.4874, subdivision 1; 245.4877; 245.493, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 245A.191; 245A.192, subdivision 11; 245A.50, subdivision 4; 245C.03, subdivision 2; 245C.22, subdivision 5; 245D.061, subdivision 1; 253B.07, subdivision 7; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256.01, subdivision 14b; 256.969, subdivisions 8, 23; 256B.0654, subdivision 2b; 256B.199; 256B.76, subdivision 4; 256J.14; 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.61; 260B.185, subdivision 1; 268.046, subdivision 1; 297A.68, subdivision 2; 297E.02, subdivision 6; 299C.61, subdivision 4; 299F.01, subdivision 2; 299L.02, subdivision 5; 299L.07, subdivision 5; 322C.0102, subdivision 6; 325D.40, subdivision 2; 325E.028, subdivision 4; 326B.04, subdivision 2; 403.09, subdivision 3; 412.014; 466A.01, subdivision 6; 471.87; 473.604, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivisions 30, 30a, 42; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.015; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2c; 477A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.19, subdivisions 4, 5; 480A.09, subdivision 2; 518B.01, subdivision 4; 572A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.106, subdivision 2; 609.19, subdivision 1; 609.223, subdivision 2; 609.266; 609.531, subdivision 1; 626.556, subdivision 3c; 626.8463, subdivision 1; 626.8555; 629.725; Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 8, section 40; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.381, subdivision 17; 13.46, subdivision 13; 13.681, subdivision 7; 126C.01, subdivision 9; 239.001; 256B.0625, subdivision 50; 273.111, subdivision 9a; 469.1816; Laws 2014, chapter 228, article 1, section 2; Laws 2014, chapter 291, article 10, section 4; article 11, sections 15; 16; 21; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 25, section 11; article 28, section 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 4900.3401; 8710.3000, subpart 5; 8710.3200, subpart 6; 8710.3310, subpart 5; 8710.3320, subpart 5; 8710.3330, subpart 5; 8710.3340, subpart 5; 8710.4000, subpart 5; 8710.4050, subpart 5; 8710.4200, subpart 5; 8710.4250, subpart 5; 8710.4300, subpart 5; 8710.4310, subpart 5; 8710.4320, subpart 5; 8710.4400, subpart 5; 8710.4450, subpart 5; 8710.4500, subpart 5; 8710.4550, subpart 5; 8710.4600, subpart 5; 8710.4650, subpart 5; 8710.4700, subpart 5; 8710.4750, subpart 9; 8710.4800, subpart 5; 8710.4850, subpart 5; 8710.4900, subpart 5; 8710.4950, subpart 9.

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

Mariani and Moran introduced:

H. F. 1973, A bill for an act relating to education; recruiting, educating, and licensing underrepresented student populations to teach in elementary and secondary schools and to work with young children; providing a tax credit for expenses related to completing a teacher preparation program; providing grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A; 290.

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

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1974, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; establishing districting principles for legislative and congressional plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2.

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

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1975, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring policies and procedures that certain entities in the executive branch and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must follow when investigating an entity's own employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16A.06, by adding a subdivision; 136F.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Albright and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 1976, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying electronic transactions; authorizing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 176.135, by adding a subdivision; 176.221, subdivision 8.

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

Vogel introduced:

H. F. 1977, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to allow builders flexibility in the methods used to achieve the energy reduction goals of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.118.

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

Pugh, Franson, Allen, Gruenhagen and Whelan introduced:

H. F. 1978, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring certain health care providers to report adverse vaccination events and disclose certain information; 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.

Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 1979, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a task force on no-fault automobile insurance reform issues; providing legislative appointments; requiring a report.

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

Petersburg and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 1980, A bill for an act relating to transportation; adding a condition for approval of drainage permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 160.20, subdivision 4.

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

Fenton, Nash, Pugh and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1981, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing provisional voter registration in a polling place on election day; providing a process for provisional balloting; eliminating vouching as an authorized proof of residence; providing for early voting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.054, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 4; 201.1611, subdivision 1; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 203B.001; 203B.01, by adding a subdivision; 203B.03, subdivision 1; 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.081; 203B.085; 203B.121, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 204B.28, subdivision 2; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 3; 204C.14, subdivision 1; 206.82, subdivision 1; 206.83; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 203B; 204C; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939.

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

Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 1982, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax data; modifying disclosure to the commissioner of human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 270B.14, subdivision 1.

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