The following House Files were introduced:
West introduced:
H. F. 3948, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing use of a trailer to tow overdimensional loads in certain instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299D.085, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Runbeck; Petersburg; Barr, R., and Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 3949, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; requiring counties to seek voter approval for new or increased transportation sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.993, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. 3950, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring an informed consent form to prescribe psychotropic medications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.12, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. 3951, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to create and maintain a centralized register of individuals who voluntarily choose to be ineligible to purchase firearms for a self-determined period of time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 624.7131, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9; 624.7132, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 13; 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 Security Policy and Finance.
Loon introduced:
H. F. 3952, A bill for an act relating to courts; requesting creation of a task force to assess expanding use of audio and audio-visual recording of court proceedings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Slocum, Lee, Bly and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 3953, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions related to transfer of firearms and ammunition and to eligibility to possess firearm; limiting or prohibiting possession of certain firearms and firearm accessories; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.87, subdivision 2; 97B.031, by adding a subdivision; 609.66, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; 609.67, subdivision 1; 624.712, subdivisions 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 624.713, subdivisions 1a, 3; 624.7131, subdivisions 1, 4, 7; 624.7132, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, by adding subdivisions; 624.7141; 624.7161, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.711; 624.7131, subdivision 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 10, 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Dehn, R.; Becker-Finn; Lee; Moran; Clark; Schultz; Omar; Hausman; Hornstein; Thissen; Considine; Flanagan; Applebaum; Davnie; Rosenthal; Bly; Loeffler and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 3954, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons; establishing a semiautomatic military-style assault weapon buyback program; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 624.712, subdivision 7; 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 Security Policy and Finance.
Ward; Zerwas; Pinto; Flanagan; Uglem; Thissen; Carlson, A.; Jurgens and Franke introduced:
H. F. 3955, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding vehicle forfeiture in prostitution offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.324, subdivision 5; 609.5312, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Olson, Schultz and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 3956, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Duluth Steam Plant; 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.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. 3957, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying restrictions on local government loan repayment funds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 3958, A bill for an act relating to court fees; amending the fee to renew a judgment on consumer credit transactions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 357.021, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 3959, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying disbursement of surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders; distribution of surcharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 357.021, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 3960, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying external peer review requirements for certain standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115.035.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Haley introduced:
H. F. 3961, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing certain mixed uses in Welch in Goodhue County; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3962, A bill for an act relating to animals; classifying certain data collected by the Board of Animal Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.643, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3963, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to correct safety, energy, and operational efficiency problems at the Department of Agriculture/Department of Health Laboratory Building; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Hertaus introduced:
H. F. 3964, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for job skills training for recently released inmates.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Backer introduced:
H. F. 3965, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting policies that limit mowing or haying of trunk highway right-of-way unless approved by law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.2715.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3966, A bill for an act relating to energy; expanding purposes for energy conservation loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 462A.05, subdivision 14b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3967, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the workforce housing program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 3968, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the redevelopment grant and demolition loan programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anselmo introduced:
H. F. 3969, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Edina to issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
McDonald introduced:
H. F. 3970, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional park in Montrose; 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.
McDonald and Nash introduced:
H. F. 3971, A bill for an act relating to education finance; enhancing equalization aid; increasing state aid for the debt service equalization aid program and the operating referendum revenue program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.17, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Nash introduced:
H. F. 3972, A bill for an act relating to liquor; clarifying the citation of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.901.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Moran and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 3973, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act; creating an African American Child Welfare Oversight Council; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Omar introduced:
H. F. 3974, A bill for an act relating to marriage; eliminating provisions allowing marriages by minors; requiring proof of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 517.02; 517.03, subdivision 1; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Loeffler, Freiberg and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 3975, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grant funds to Hennepin County to recruit foster families; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Maye Quade, Davids and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3976, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting prepared food used in certain nonprofit food programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hamilton; Anselmo; Barr, R.; Loon and Fenton introduced:
H. F. 3977, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing that bee and apiary solar farms are an agricultural use for purposes of mandatory review of certain state agency actions; modifying requirements for a solar generation site claimed to provide habitat beneficial to birds and pollinators; providing that a bee and apiary solar farm is an agricultural use for purposes of a metropolitan agricultural preserve; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 17.81, subdivision 4; 216B.1642; 473H.02, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 473H.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 3978, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing state contractor licensee to perform radon mitigation work; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.4961, by adding a subdivision; 326B.805, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 3979, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the state primary to be held on the same day as the presidential nomination primary in calendar year 2020; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 3980, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a freight rail economic development program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 222.49; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 222.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Anderson, P. and Backer introduced:
H. F. 3981, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring MnDOT to conduct a pilot project to incorporate crumb rubber in asphalt mix; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Anderson, P. and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 3982, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing registration and use of certain decommissioned military vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 168.10, subdivision 1h.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Anderson, P. and Backer introduced:
H. F. 3983, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for construction of an interchange near the city of Glenwood; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 3984, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying appointment of counsel in juvenile court; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 260C.163, subdivisions 3, 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Daniels introduced:
H. F. 3985, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide affordable textbooks for a percentage of courses; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136F.58, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. 3986, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing "Lions Clubs International" special license plates; 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 Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
McDonald, Gruenhagen, Lesch, Munson and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 3987, A bill for an act relating to the military; authorizing resident hunting and fishing licenses to be issued to active military members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.465, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Layman, Lueck, Metsa, Sandstede, Ecklund and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 3988, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for academic and applied research at the Natural Resources Research Institute; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
McDonald, Gruenhagen, Zerwas, Munson and Davids introduced:
H. F. 3989, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; reducing rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.0921, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kunesh-Podein; Bly; Murphy, M.; Sandstede and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 3990, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a deadline for teacher contracts; imposing a penalty for late contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Peterson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3991, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the innovation research zone pilot program; amending Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Heintzeman introduced:
H. F. 3992, A bill for an act relating to environment; ensuring that Mississippi Headwaters Board has certification jurisdiction over headwaters area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103F.361, subdivision 2; 103F.363, subdivision 1; 103F.365, by adding a subdivision; 103F.371; 103F.373, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Baker and Vogel introduced:
H. F. 3993, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing an energy conservation utility stakeholder group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 216B.241, subdivision 1d.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Green, Fabian and Grossell introduced:
H. F. 3994, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying permitting process for certain pipelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216G.02, 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.
Carlson, L. and Schultz introduced:
H. F. 3995, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; providing for various state subtractions and credits and nonconformity to certain federal tax items; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 290.0132, by adding subdivisions; 290.0134, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 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.
Gunther, Maye Quade and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 3996, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the energy improvements program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 216C.435, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; 216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.436, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Nash introduced:
H. F. 3997, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying motorcycle operating requirements for individuals possessing a two-wheeled vehicle instruction permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.974, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Pelowski, Davids, Hausman and Franke introduced:
H. F. 3998, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for development of the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) second train.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Clark and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 3999, A bill for an act relating to mining; modifying financial assurance requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 93.49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Schultz, Nelson, Freiberg, Masin, Halverson, Liebling and Lee introduced:
H. F. 4000, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a redistricting commission to adopt congressional and legislative district boundaries following each federal decennial census.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Allen introduced:
H. F. 4001, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to issue an on-sale intoxicating liquor license.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 4002, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school boards to adopt student mobile device policies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Runbeck and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 4003, A bill for an act relating to waters; temporarily prohibiting enforcement of certain water appropriation permit conditions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Runbeck and Koznick introduced:
H. F. 4004, A bill for an act relating to transportation; defining operating costs for purposes of the state share of light rail operating costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.3994, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 4005, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to make insulin available to uninsured individuals through volume purchase; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Zerwas, Lesch and Grossell introduced:
H. F. 4006, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a bail enforcement agent license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 629.63; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 4007, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing certain trunk highway system mowing and haying authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 160.232.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 4008, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a moratorium on permits to mow or hay trunk highway rights-of-way.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 4009, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for aggregate mapping.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 4010, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a benchmark for electronic prescribing; requiring corrective action plans for prescribers who do not meet the benchmark; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62J.497, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Newberger introduced:
H. F. 4011, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying bow fishing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.376, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Layman and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 4012, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the pathway to preservations trades program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Carlson, L. and Freiberg introduced:
H. F. 4013, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for sales to certain nonprofit organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 297A.70, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dehn, R.; Zerwas; Loon; Ward; Pinto and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 4014, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Mama's Bus pilot project to provide parent and child bonding and literacy for incarcerated women and their children; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 4015, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing school districts to use long-term facilities maintenance revenue for projects that increase the safety and security of school facilities; establishing a supplemental aid program to pay a portion of the costs for school district projects that increase the safety and security of school facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 4016, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of management and budget to maintain a Web site that permits persons to make gifts to the state online; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.013, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Theis introduced:
H. F. 4017, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding registered nurse evaluations as a covered home care service under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0651, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.0652, subdivisions 3a, 11; 256B.85, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 256B.0653, subdivisions 2, 6; 256B.0915, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 4018, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to statutory provisions affecting older and vulnerable adults; modifying the Minnesota Health Records Act and the health care bill of rights; modifying regulation of nursing homes, home care providers, housing with services establishments, and assisted living services; modifying requirements for reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults; establishing an advisory task force; requiring reports; providing for access to information and data sharing; imposing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.6501, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 144.651, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, by adding subdivisions; 144A.10, subdivision 1; 144A.44; 144A.441; 144A.442; 144A.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 144A.474, subdivisions 1, 2, 8, 9; 144A.4791, subdivision 10; 144A.53, subdivisions 1, 4; 144D.01, subdivision 1; 144D.02; 144D.04, by adding a subdivision; 144G.01, subdivision 1; 325F.71; 609.2231, subdivision 8; 626.557, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 10b, 12b, 14, 17; 626.5572, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 144A.474, subdivision 11; 144D.04, subdivision 2; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 144D; 144G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.021.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 4019, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to statutory provisions affecting older and vulnerable adults; modifying the health care bill of rights; modifying regulation of nursing homes, home care providers, housing with services establishments, and assisted living services; modifying requirements for reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults; establishing an advisory task force; requiring reports; providing for access to information and data sharing; imposing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.651, subdivisions 2, 14, 16, 20, by adding subdivisions; 144A.44; 325F.71; 609.2231, subdivision 8; 626.557, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 10b, 12b, 14, 17; 626.5572, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256.045, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144G.03, subdivision 6; 256.021.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Ward and Davids introduced:
H. F. 4020, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; allowing a credit for donations to certain youth intervention organizations; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 290; 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ward; Dehn, R.; O'Neill and Franke introduced:
H. F. 4021, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; juveniles; addressing predatory offender registration of juveniles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 243.166, subdivisions 1b, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Quam and Green introduced:
H. F. 4022, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring use of facial recognition technology as part of the driver's license and Minnesota identification card application process; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Howe introduced:
H. F. 4023, A bill for an act relating to the State Fire Code; requiring inspections by the state fire marshal of places of public accommodation; creating a dedicated account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.391, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 4024, A bill for an act relating to emergency and public safety communications; establishing training requirements for 911 telecommunicators and dispatchers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 403.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Bliss introduced:
H. F. 4025, A bill for an act relating to education finance; broadening the natural disaster debt service equalization aid program to assist school districts with a high percentage of property excluded from the tax rolls; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 123B.535; 127A.49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 4026, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the safe schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 4027, A bill for an act relating to real property; modifying requirements for an action based on mortgage foreclosure dual tracking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 582.043, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 4028, A bill for an act relating to environment; restricting application of certain storm water rules.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. 4029, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; modifying provisions on aid for certain transportation wetlands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 477A.11, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Petersburg introduced:
H. F. 4030, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Zerwas; Liebling; Murphy, E., and Pierson introduced:
H. F. 4031, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing child protection grant allocation to counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256M.41, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Gunther, Schomacker and Baker introduced:
H. F. 4032, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing a greater Minnesota child care facility capital grant program; appropriating money for grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 4033, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for sustainable child care in rural Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 4034, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the city of Two Harbors' local option sales tax authority; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 45, subdivisions 1, 3, as amended, 4, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Jurgens introduced:
H. F. 4035, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for preservation and rehabilitation of the historically designated Hastings City Hall; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
McDonald introduced:
H. F. 4036, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a reduction in the state workforce; creating an early retirement program; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; limiting the level of budgeted spending to the amount collected in the prior biennium; prohibiting bonus payments for public employees; reducing salaries of state employees and elected officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15A.086; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
McDonald, Zerwas and Bahr, C. introduced:
H. F. 4037, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; modifying prohibitions on certain gifts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 10A.071, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 4038, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring approval from the commissioner of commerce before the University of Minnesota can offer a university-sponsored student health benefit plan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 4039, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring employers to provide seats for employees; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 4040, A bill for an act relating to judicial salaries; adjusting basis for determining salary for judges of Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 15A.083, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 4041, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating autonomous vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.011, by adding subdivisions; 169.13, subdivision 3; 169.18, subdivision 8; 169.468, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Nelson and Sandstede introduced:
H. F. 4042, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; changing the state and local election voting age from 18 to 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 4043, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending funds available for a workforce development training program; amending Laws 2017, chapter 94, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Considine introduced:
H. F. 4044, A bill for an act relating to public safety; including the transfer of all bodily fluids in the crime of assaulting secure treatment facility personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Olson, Schultz and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 4045, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a task force to facilitate person-centered innovation in health and human services through a statewide expansion of telepresence platform access and collaboration; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Rarick introduced:
H. F. 4046, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring investor-owned utilities to include in integrated resource plans an assessment of energy storage systems; requiring a cost-benefit analysis of energy storage systems; requiring consideration of energy storage deployment targets; appropriating money; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, 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.
Fenton, Peppin, Daudt, Zerwas, Hortman, Halverson, Loon, Swedzinski, Pugh, Slocum, Lillie and Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 4047, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating certain coverage exclusions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 4048, A bill for an act relating to arts and culture; appropriating money for the Chinese garden in Phalen Park.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. 4049, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the Minnesota Bond Allocation Act related to housing bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 474A.02, by adding subdivisions; 474A.03, subdivision 1; 474A.04, subdivision 1a; 474A.061, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 4, by adding subdivisions; 474A.062; 474A.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 474A.131, subdivisions 1, 1b, 2; 474A.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Lee; Clark; Dehn, R.; Omar and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 4050, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring notice to the tenants of the sale of certain residential rental property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 4051, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner to adopt rules for driver's education programs and the driver's manual on safe interactions with law enforcement officials and safely responding to emergencies; establishing the Driver's Education Content Task Force; appropriating money; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 171.0701, subdivision 1; 171.0705, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Carlson, A. introduced:
H. F. 4052, A bill for an act relating to waters; allowing watershed district to establish principal place of business outside the watershed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103D.321, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Youakim and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 4053, A bill for an act relating to human rights; changing reasonable accommodation provisions in Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 363A.08, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Youakim and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 4054, A bill for an act relating to human rights; changing statutory provisions to conform with Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256C.02.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 4055, A bill for an act relating to health; adding and modifying definitions; changing licensing requirements for businesses regulated by the Board of Pharmacy; clarifying requirements for compounding; changing provisions related to the manufacture and wholesale distribution of drugs; clarifying grounds for disciplinary action; prohibiting certain interactions between practitioners and pharmacists and pharmacies; repealing obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.999, subdivision 3; 151.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 151.071, subdivision 2; 151.14; 151.15; 151.18; 151.19, subdivisions 1, 3; 151.252, subdivisions 1, 1a; 151.253, by adding a subdivision; 151.43; 151.44; 151.46; 151.47; 151.49; 151.50; 152.02, subdivision 6; 152.13; 295.50, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 295.51, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 151.32; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 151.061; 151.13, subdivision 2; 151.19, subdivision 4; 151.27; 151.42; 151.51; 151.55; Minnesota Rules, part 6800.1600.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Metsa introduced:
H. F. 4056, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for campground and related facility improvements in Gilbert; 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.
Sandstede introduced:
H. F. 4057, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property taxes; modifying the application due date for the disabled veterans homestead exclusion; providing refunds for taxes paid in 2017 or 2018 by certain qualifying veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.