INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 19, 2014


The following House Files were introduced:

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 3173, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring government entities to obtain search warrants before obtaining certain types of personal identifying information on an individual; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626A.28, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626A.28, subdivision 2.

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

Pugh; Newberger; Lohmer; McDonald; Erickson, S.; Woodard; Franson; Scott; Myhra; Runbeck and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 3174, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing parental rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3175, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a health impact assessment; requiring a report.

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

Yarusso, Fischer, Lillie and Isaacson introduced:

H. F. 3176, A bill for an act relating to transportation; sales and use tax; amending allocation requirements for the metropolitan area transportation sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297A.992, subdivision 6.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 3177, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing nursing facility and home and community-based service provider payment adjustments related to compliance with the federal Affordable Care Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 3178, A bill for an act relating to school board elections; providing a process to dissolve election districts without entering into a consolidation or cooperation and combination plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 205A.12, subdivision 7.

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

Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 3179, A bill for an act relating to debt collection; requiring that a debt collection agency or an individual debt collector create and maintain certain records of its contacts with alleged debtors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 332.37.

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

Dorholt and McNamar introduced:

H. F. 3180, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership program.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 3181, A bill for an act relating to higher education; making various policy, clarifying, and technical changes to provisions related to state student aid, student loan programs, scholarships, and other higher education-related provisions; authorizing incentive gifts; authorizing the Office of Higher Education to refinance student loans in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 16C.075; 136A.01, by adding a subdivision; 136A.103; 136A.16, subdivision 2; 136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7, 12; 136A.1702; 136A.1785; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.127, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 9b, 10, 10a, 11; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.127, subdivisions 5, 14; Minnesota Rules, parts 4830.0120; 4830.0130; 4830.0140; 4830.0150; 4830.0160; 4830.0170; 4830.0180; 4830.0190; 4830.0195; 4850.0010; 4850.0011, subparts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11a, 12, 12a, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24a, 25, 26, 26a, 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d, 28e, 28f, 29, 30; 4850.0012; 4850.0014; 4850.0015; 4850.0016; 4850.0017; 4850.0018; 4850.0020; 4850.0021; 4850.0022; 4850.0024.

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

FitzSimmons introduced:

H. F. 3182, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding school district eligibility for location equity revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e.

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

Radinovich; Persell; Ward, J.E.; Urdahl and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 3183, A bill for an act relating to tourism; transferring money for a grant to the Mille Lacs Tourism Council.

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

FitzSimmons and Loon introduced:

H. F. 3184, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the refill of a growler; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 340A.301, subdivision 6d.

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

FitzSimmons and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3185, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding school district eligibility for location equity revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e.

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

Wills, Dettmer, Newton, Persell, Howe, Scott and Kresha introduced:

H. F. 3186, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying disabled veteran's credit and definition of disabled veteran for purposes of the veteran's preference; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 197.455, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 3187, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for pollinator habitat in state parks and along state trails.

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

Morgan, Bly, Faust and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3188, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Hansen, Kiel, McNamara, Torkelson and Bly introduced:

H. F. 3189, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the wetland replacement program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nelson; Simonson; Anzelc; Lien; Marquart; Melin; Dorholt; Rosenthal; Morgan; Yarusso; Dill; Peppin; Leidiger; Pugh; Daudt; Urdahl; Gunther; Hertaus; Myhra; Gruenhagen; Erickson, S.; Quam; O'Driscoll; Uglem; Dean, M.; Runbeck; Drazkowski; Lohmer; Garofalo; Hackbarth; Johnson, B.; Nornes; Kelly; McDonald and Woodard introduced:

H. F. 3190, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; prohibiting mandatory fire sprinkler installation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 299F.011, by adding a subdivision; 326B.809.

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

Rosenthal, Erhardt and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 3191, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 3192, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the classification procedure for property that is part homestead and part commercial-industrial; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.124, subdivision 11.

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

Torkelson, Swedzinski, Gruenhagen and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 3193, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; clarifying that the Minnesota Valley Railroad Track Rehabilitation appropriations may be used to rehabilitate bridges as an allowable use; amending Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 16, subdivision 5; Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 5.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 3194, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying exemptions for qualified data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 297A.68, subdivision 42.

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

Anderson, M. introduced:

H. F. 3195, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure for Wadena; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fischer, Selcer and Rosenthal introduced:

H. F. 3196, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting trapping of wolves; increasing the penalty for violations related to wolves; prohibiting baiting wolves; prohibiting the use of snares to take wild animals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 97A.075, subdivision 7; 97A.331, subdivision 6; 97A.475, subdivision 20; 97B.085, subdivision 3; 97B.647, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 97B.928, subdivision 1; 97B.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 97B.421; 97B.625, subdivision 2; 97B.631, subdivision 2.

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

Metsa, Melin and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 3197, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for Floodwood rest area maintenance.

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

Erickson, S.; Newberger and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 3198, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for Mille Lacs tourism; appropriating money.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3199, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing a prohibition against employing bilingual and ESL teachers to replace a presently employed teacher who otherwise would not be replaced; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.19, subdivision 3.

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

Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 3200, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the working family credit phaseout for married filers to conform to the Internal Revenue Code; increasing the maximum allowed credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290.0671, subdivisions 1, 7.

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

Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 3201, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the voluntary relationship defense for criminal sexual conduct crimes; amending definition of mentally incapacitated; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 609.341, subdivision 7; 609.345, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.349.

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

Gruenhagen and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3202, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Silver Lake Auditorium; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 3203, A bill for an act relating to energy; biodiesel fuel; exempting certain diesel generators from the requirement to use biodiesel fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.77, subdivision 3.

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

Erickson, R. introduced:

H. F. 3204, A bill for an act relating to courts; setting standards for expert witnesses in certain procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 595.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Metsa and Melin introduced:

H. F. 3205, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying an existing microenergy loan program to include certain community energy projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 216C.145; 216C.146, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 3206, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; imposing limitations and moratorium on electronic advertising devices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

Swedzinski and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 3207, A bill for an act relating to state lottery; advertising; requiring warnings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 349A.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Slocum introduced:

H. F. 3208, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land.

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

Barrett and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 3209, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; designating "Trooper Glen Skalman Memorial Highway"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Norton, Liebling, Lenczewski and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3210, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for intercity passenger rail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 3211, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; establishing additional games; creating licensing requirements; requiring rules; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 349.12, subdivision 24, by adding subdivisions; 349.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 3212, A bill for an act relating to health; creating the Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission; requiring report.

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

Dorholt and Lien introduced:

H. F. 3213, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the cost of attendance calculation for purposes of the Minnesota GI bill program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 3214, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; changing the authority of the Compensation Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Huntley and Norton introduced:

H. F. 3215, A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government; making changes to provisions relating to the Department of Health, Northstar Care for Children program, continuing care, community first services and supports, health care, and chemical dependency; modifying the hospital payment system; modifying provisions governing background studies and home and community-based services standards; setting fees; providing rate increases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivision 4; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 245C.33, subdivisions 1, 4; 252.451, subdivision 2; 254B.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9685, subdivisions 1, 1a; 256.9686, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 6a, 9, 10, 14, 17, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0625, subdivision 30; 256B.199; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256I.05, subdivision 2; 257.85, subdivision 11; 260C.212, subdivision 1; 260C.515, subdivision 4; 260C.611; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 245.8251; 245A.042, subdivision 3; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivisions 3, 4b, 8b, 11, 15b, 29, 34, 34a, by adding a subdivision; 245D.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5; 245D.051; 245D.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 245D.071, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 245D.081, subdivision 2; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 4a; 245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245D.10, subdivision 3; 245D.11, subdivision 2; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.055, subdivision 1; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 7; 256B.4912, subdivision 1; 256B.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, by adding subdivisions; 256N.02, by adding a subdivision; 256N.21, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256N.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 256N.23, subdivisions 1, 4; 256N.24, subdivisions 9, 10; 256N.25, subdivisions 2, 3; 256N.26, subdivision 1; 256N.27, subdivision 4; Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 7, section 49; article 14, section 2, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245.825, subdivisions 1, 1b; 256.969, subdivisions 8b, 9a, 9b, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28; 256.9695, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 245D.02, subdivisions 2b, 2c, 3b, 5a, 8a, 15a, 15b, 23b, 28, 29, 34a; 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8; 245D.061, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 256N.26, subdivision 7; Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2700; 9525.2810.

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

Huntley and Norton introduced:

H. F. 3216, A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government; making changes to provisions relating to the Department of Health, Northstar Care for Children program, continuing care, community first services and supports, health care, and chemical dependency; modifying the hospital payment system; modifying provisions governing background studies and home and community-based services standards; setting fees; providing rate increases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.46, subdivision 4; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 245C.33, subdivisions 1, 4; 252.451, subdivision 2; 254B.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9685, subdivisions 1, 1a; 256.9686, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 6a, 9, 10, 14, 17, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0625, subdivision 30; 256B.199; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256I.05, subdivision 2; 257.85, subdivision 11; 260C.212, subdivision 1; 260C.515, subdivision 4; 260C.611; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 245.8251; 245A.042, subdivision 3; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivisions 3, 4b, 8b, 11, 15b, 29, 34, 34a, by adding a subdivision; 245D.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5; 245D.051; 245D.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 245D.071, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 245D.081, subdivision 2; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 4a; 245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245D.10, subdivision 3; 245D.11, subdivision 2; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.055, subdivision 1; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 7; 256B.4912, subdivision 1; 256B.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, by adding subdivisions; 256N.02, by adding a subdivision; 256N.21, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256N.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 256N.23, subdivisions 1, 4; 256N.24, subdivisions 9, 10; 256N.25, subdivisions 2, 3; 256N.26, subdivision 1; 256N.27, subdivision 4; Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 7, section 49; article 14, section 2, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 245.825, subdivisions 1, 1b; 256.969, subdivisions 8b, 9a, 9b, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28; 256.9695, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 245D.02, subdivisions 2b, 2c, 3b, 5a, 8a, 15a, 15b, 23b, 28, 29, 34a; 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8; 245D.061, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 256N.26, subdivision 7; Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2700; 9525.2810.

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

Schoen introduced:

H. F. 3217, A bill for an act relating to commerce; defining certain unlawful trade practices; modifying certain regulations related to the practice of advanced practice nursing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 148.171, subdivisions 5, 10, 11, 13, 21; 148.235, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4, 4a, 4b; 325D.11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 148.171, subdivision 6; 148.235, subdivision 6.

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