The following House Files were introduced:
Daudt and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1281, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a legislative budget office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.98; 3.987, subdivision 1; 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.
Knoblach, McDonald and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1282, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the election of state legislators without political party designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 204D.08, subdivisions 4, 6; 204D.13, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Peterson, Slocum, Mariani and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 1283, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for grants to teacher-powered schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.045, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 1284, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for grants to assisted living facilities for assistive technology.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Whelan, Pugh, Lucero, Hansen, Hilstrom, Heintzeman, McDonald, Lien and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1285, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring disclosures in certain materials disseminated by public postsecondary institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen, Vogel, Barrett, McDonald and Pierson introduced:
H. F. 1286, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing continued health insurance coverage to families of noncareer firefighters who die in the line of duty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.465, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen; Dean, M.; McDonald and Franson introduced:
H. F. 1287, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a report on the treatment of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kahn, Metsa, Newton and Schultz introduced:
H. F. 1288, A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting individuals who are at least 16 years of age to register to vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.061, subdivision 1; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hackbarth; Dill; Nash; Metsa; Newberger; Lucero; Anderson, M.; Cornish; Heintzeman; Gruenhagen; Franson; Johnson, B.; McDonald; Whelan; Theis; Fabian; Uglem; Pugh; Atkins; Albright; Zerwas; Swedzinski; Rarick; Melin; Anzelc and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1289, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article I; protecting the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Loonan and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1290, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing funding for the insurance fraud prevention account; ending the annual transfer of money from the automobile theft prevention program to the general fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 45.0135, subdivision 6; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 297I.11, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Nash and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1291, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; considering county attorney as attorney for any town in which a violation occurs for purposes of allocation of court fines, penalties, and forfeitures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 484.90, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Nelson; Mahoney; Murphy, M., and Johnson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1292, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; permitting legislators to transfer to general state employees retirement plan coverage rather than retain unclassified state employees retirement program coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 352.01, subdivision 2a; 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1293, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; recodifying certain liquor statutes relating to brewers and other providers of alcoholic beverages; providing definitions; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.22; 340A.301; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Freiberg, Winkler, Anzelc, Kahn, Lillie, Heintzeman, Metsa and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1294, A bill for an act relating to the arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 1295, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring drivers to move a lane over when passing parked utility company vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.18, subdivision 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1296, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a grant to Stearns County for administrative funding to support a service provider serving veterans.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Uglem, Isaacson, Nash and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1297, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying the membership of the nominating committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.123, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
McNamara, Davids, Cornish, Nelson, Loeffler, Lillie and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1298, A bill for an act relating to state government; ratifying a labor agreement for individual providers of direct support services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Masin, Davids and Wills introduced:
H. F. 1299, A bill for an act relating to the city of Eagan; tax increment financing; amending Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 6, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hornstein; Hausman; Erhardt; Mahoney; Isaacson; Moran; Johnson, S.; Lesch; Yarusso; Mariani; Murphy, E.; Anzelc; Davnie; Hortman; Carlson; Pinto; Wagenius; Clark; Simonson; Youakim; Rosenthal; Sundin; Slocum; Winkler; Applebaum; Selcer; Lien; Murphy, M.; Melin; Anderson, S.; Nelson; Kahn; Mullery and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1300, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; taxation; modifying allocation of motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.815, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Nornes, Lien, Ward, Bly and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1301, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the child and dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3; 290.0674, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.067, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy, E. and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1302, A bill for an act relating to insurance; amending provisions relating to health coverage for school district employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.6161, subdivisions 3, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Mack introduced:
H. F. 1303, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying health plan contracting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62Q.733, subdivision 3; 62Q.735, subdivisions 2, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bernardy, Davids and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1304, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing medical assistance coverage for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients used for weight loss; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13d.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bernardy; Davids; Johnson, B., and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1305, A bill for an act relating to commerce; allowing an owner of a collector vehicle to exclude a member of the household from auto insurance coverage with respect to that vehicle; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Bernardy; Davids; Nornes; Scott; Johnson, B.; O'Neill; Lien; Bly; Davnie and Loon introduced:
H. F. 1306, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to establish a transfer curriculum; 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 Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Davids, Youakim, Scott, Nornes and Bly introduced:
H. F. 1307, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing valuation exclusion for certain improvements to residential and apartment property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.11, subdivision 16, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Howe introduced:
H. F. 1308, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing sale and issuance of general obligation bonds for local roads and bridges; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1309, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Johnson, S.; Hausman; Mahoney; Murphy, E.; Mariani; Pinto; Ward and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1310, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the reconstruction of the Kellogg-Third Street bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state transportation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1311, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the exemption for local government purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.70, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1312, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to support the healthy Minnesota initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1313, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to support clinical medical research and establish and hire medical discovery teams; requesting a report to the legislature.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1314, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting faculty members and resident dentists to enroll as medical assistance providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Garofalo, Hortman, Baker, Scott, Mahoney and Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 1315, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing performance-based, multiyear rate plans; providing for competitive rate schedules for energy-intensive trade-exposed electric utility customers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.16, subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 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.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 1316, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; requiring the commissioner of commerce to seek federal approval to allow small businesses health care tax credit for enrollment occurring in small group health plans outside of MNsure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Fischer, Selcer and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1317, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting trapping and baiting wolves; prohibiting use of snares to take wild animals; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 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 subdivisions; 97B.928, subdivision 1; 97B.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.421.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Metsa introduced:
H. F. 1318, A bill for an act relating to taxation; minerals; making clarifying changes to laws administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; modifying funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.53, subdivision 1; 273.1341; 273.1342; 273.1391, subdivision 2; 298.018; 298.22, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 8, 10, 11; 298.221; 298.2211, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 298.2213, subdivision 3; 298.2214, subdivisions 1, 3; 298.222; 298.223; 298.225, subdivision 2; 298.227; 298.28, subdivisions 4, 7, 7a, 9a, 9b, 9d, 11, 15; 298.282, subdivision 1; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.293; 298.294; 298.296, subdivision 2; 298.2961, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.298.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1319, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; eliminating dedication of certain license revenue for wolf management and monitoring; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
O'Neill; Gunther; Heintzeman; Schomacker; Mahoney; Johnson, S., and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 1320, A bill for an act relating to energy; conservation; modifying eligibility for energy conservation plans; establishing a Made in Minnesota energy storage system rebate program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.241, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen; Quam; Pelowski; Nornes; Dean, M., and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 1321, A bill for an act relating to human services; phasing out nursing facility rate equalization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256B.433, subdivision 3; 256B.48, subdivisions 1, 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
McDonald, Drazkowski, Gruenhagen, Franson, Davids, Urdahl and Pierson introduced:
H. F. 1322, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; creating an exemption for purchases of certain herbicides; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Rarick and Sundin introduced:
H. F. 1323, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money from the clean water fund for wastewater treatment system planning.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Backer and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1324, A bill for an act relating to volunteer firefighters; expanding areas eligible for aid; making the program ongoing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 69.022, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 69.022, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Green, Hancock, Newberger and Lueck introduced:
H. F. 1325, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying certain tax-forfeited land sale requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 85.012, subdivision 1; 282.01, subdivision 3; 282.011, subdivision 1; 282.018, subdivision 1; 282.02; 459.06, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1326, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying public entity purchasing requirements; modifying recycling and solid waste provisions; modifying subsurface sewage treatment systems provisions; modifying compensable losses due to harmful substances; modifying eligibility for certain grants; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16C.073, subdivision 2; 115.55, subdivision 1; 115.56, subdivision 2; 115A.03, subdivisions 25b, 25c, by adding a subdivision; 115A.1310, subdivision 15; 115A.1415, subdivision 1; 115A.93, subdivisions 1, 3; 115A.94, subdivision 3; 115B.34, subdivision 2; 446A.073, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 473.8441.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Torkelson, Hansen, Dill and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1327, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying funding of soil and water conservation districts; providing that county levies for soil and water conservation districts are special taxing district levies; appropriating money for soil and water conservation district grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 275.066; 275.07, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1328, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating conservation easement stewardship accounts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 103B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.68.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1329, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying invasive species provisions; providing for temporary water surface use controls in construction areas; modifying state park permit provisions; regulating wake surfing; modifying life jacket requirements; modifying requirements for fire training; modifying auxiliary forest provisions; modifying forest bough account; modifying recreational vehicle transfer requirements; modifying authority to issue water use permits; providing civil penalties; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 84.788, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.84; 84.922, subdivision 4; 84D.01, subdivisions 13, 15, 17, 18; 84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.06; 84D.10, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision 1; 84D.12, subdivisions 1, 3; 84D.13, subdivisions 4, 5; 84D.15, subdivision 3; 85.054, subdivision 12; 86B.201, by adding a subdivision; 86B.313, subdivisions 1, 4; 86B.315; 88.17, subdivision 3; 88.49, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11; 88.491, subdivision 2; 88.50; 88.51, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 88.523; 88.53, subdivisions 1, 2; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 103G.271, subdivision 5; 282.011, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; 282.013.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Loonan and Koznick introduced:
H. F. 1330, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring a ten-year transit capital improvement program instead of a three-year program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.39, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Davids; Hausman; Murphy, M.; Norton and Pierson introduced:
H. F. 1331, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Chatfield Center for the Arts; 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.
Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1332, A bill for an act relating to courts; increasing mandatory retirement age for judges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 490.121, subdivision 21d.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Scott; Dehn, R.; Schoen and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1333, A bill for an act relating to civil law; allowing for termination of awards based on the cohabitation of the obligee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.39, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Quam, Drazkowski, Pugh and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1334, A bill for an act relating to transportation; crediting surcharge on vehicle parking violations to highway user tax distribution fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 357.021, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1335, A bill for an act relating to taxation; energy; allowing income tax credits for renewable energy production and energy investment; providing for rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Schultz, Winkler, Applebaum, Pinto, Youakim and Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 1336, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; establishing districting principles for legislative and congressional plans; providing for appointment of a commission to recommend the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 2.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 2.031.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kiel; Dill; Petersburg; Anderson, P.; Swedzinski and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1337, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute to increase capacity for rural economic development.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1338, A bill for an act relating to insurance; repealing the Minnesota comprehensive health insurance annual contributing member assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62E.11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Freiberg, Lesch, Youakim, O'Driscoll and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1339, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for data practices training and technical assistance for local units of government through the Information Policy Analysis Division of the Department of Administration.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Wills, Clark and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1340, A bill for an act relating to manufactured homes; park lot rentals; making changes to the manufactured home relocation trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327C.095, subdivisions 12, 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Pierson; Daniels; Theis; McDonald; Murphy, M., and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1341, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division; appropriating money for services for people who are deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 1342, A bill for an act relating to property; regulating property transfers; enacting amendments to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for enactment by the states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 513.41; 513.42; 513.43; 513.44; 513.45; 513.46; 513.47; 513.48; 513.51; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 513.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1343, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; safety and placement; providing for the emancipation of minors in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518A.39, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Schultz; Simonson; Murphy, M.; Sundin; Yarusso; Rarick and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 1344, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for the Duluth Children's Museum; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1345, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring exclusive representative for personal care attendants to notify members of certain terms; requiring exclusive representative to allow personal care attendants to terminate membership with 30-day notice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.52, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1346, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a bridge over signed Interstate Highway 94 in St. Paul as John Alleman Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Fenton, Loon and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1347, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing an alternative teacher preparation grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Lesch, Hausman and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 1348, A bill for an act relating to family law; establishing a cooperative private divorce program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Hansen and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1349, A bill for an act relating to drainage; modifying redetermination of drainage system benefit requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.351, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Norton introduced:
H. F. 1350, A bill for an act relating to human services; regulating nonemergency medical transportation providers; modifying payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 17a, 18a, 18e; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 24, section 45, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Norton; Dean, M.; Lohmer; Fischer and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1351, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying foster care licensing for individuals with autism; amending Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 5, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Lohmer, Davnie, Barrett, Wills and Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1352, A bill for an act relating to civil law; providing education requirements for marriage dissolution and legal separation proceeding; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518.157.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Laine; Moran; Anderson, S.; Mullery; Mariani and Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1353, A bill for an act relating to state government; revising laws governing Minnesota ethnic councils; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.9223; 3.9225; 3.9226.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hackbarth, Davids and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 1354, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring active firefighter deaths to be reported to the state fire marshal; providing continued health insurance coverage to families of noncareer firefighters who die in the line of duty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.465, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 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 Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 1355, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of chemicals to control curly-leaf pondweed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.615, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Green, Gunther and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1356, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing alternative wetland mitigation options in greater than 80 percent areas; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Persell, Scott and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1357, A bill for an act relating to civil law; requiring certificates of dissolution; adding requirements to the certificate of dissolution form; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 518.148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
O'Driscoll, Nelson and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1358, A bill for an act relating to local government; adding to the definition of "energy conservation measure" in the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 471.345, subdivision 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1359, A bill for an act relating to counties; repealing the requirement for appointment of an overseer of roads in unorganized territories of a county; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 375.23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kahn; Loeffler; Wagenius; Dehn, R.; Davnie and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1360, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money from the state transportation fund for repair and rehabilitation of the 10th Avenue bridge in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1361, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enabling law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm; requiring the commissioner of human services to create and maintain a centralized register of individuals who voluntarily wish to be ineligible to purchase firearms for a self-determined period of time; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245.041; 624.713, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7132, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.714, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 214; 245.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1362, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; modifying audit requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.017, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Franson and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1363, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tobacco; modifying the sale of cigarette stamps; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297F.08, subdivisions 5, 7, 8; 297F.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hornstein, Clark and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1364, A bill for an act relating to human rights; providing compliance oversight for human rights claims; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 363A.06, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Fenton; Sanders; Daudt; Kahn; Christensen; Loonan; Wills; Anderson, P.; Rarick; Runbeck; Nash; Swedzinski; Cornish; Pinto; Applebaum; Theis and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1365, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary from August to June; changing the date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 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.
Allen introduced:
H. F. 1366, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to nonprofit providers of community-based mental health services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 1367, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for capital gains income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kresha, Loonan, O'Driscoll, Loon, Erickson, Christensen and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1368, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; prekindergarten educational programs; providing a tax credit for contributions to qualified foundations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Kresha, Loonan, O'Driscoll, Loon, Erickson and Christensen introduced:
H. F. 1369, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an equity and opportunity in education tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Smith, Scott, Hoppe, Gruenhagen, Zerwas and Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 1370, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class certification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Anderson, M.; Drazkowski; Anderson, P., and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1371, A bill for an act relating to the State Lottery; dedicating certain net proceeds for local roads and bridges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349A.10, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1372, A bill for an act relating to trusts; providing for animal care; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 501B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1373, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing sentence of life imprisonment for juveniles certified as adults and convicted of first-degree murder; authorizing sentence review hearings for juveniles certified as adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4, 5; 609.106, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Wills and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1374, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a multidisability teaching license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Wills and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1375, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a multidisability teaching license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.09, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Barrett introduced:
H. F. 1376, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the schedules of controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Pierson, Poppe, Hamilton, Bly and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1377, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant to Second Harvest Heartland.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 1378, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing funding for a lab to market accelerator; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.241, subdivision 1e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1379, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; occupational safety and health administration; repealing a requirement relating to platform manlifts; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5205.0580, subpart 21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Barrett introduced:
H. F. 1380, A bill for an act relating to transportation; proposing a constitutional amendment to allocate motor vehicle sales tax revenue exclusively to fund roads; proposing amendments to Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 5, 12, and 13; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16A.88, subdivision 1; 297B.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Baker introduced:
H. F. 1381, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; requiring premium rates for health insurance coverage offered through MNsure to be available to the public 30 days before open enrollment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62A.02, subdivisions 2, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Backer, Zerwas, Loeffler and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1382, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to the Minnesota State Council on Disability.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1383, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to unseal expunged criminal records for prospective teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 123B.03, subdivisions 1, 1a; 609A.03, subdivision 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Erickson, Mariani and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1384, A bill for an act relating to education; recodifying charter school statutes; making technical corrections; removing obsolete and duplicative provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 124D.10, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 8; 124D.11, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Howe, Kresha, Newberger and Hertaus introduced:
H. F. 1385, A bill for an act relating to public employment; prohibiting bonus payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 15A.086.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Johnson, C.; Hamilton; Torkelson and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1386, A bill for an act relating to economic development; agriculture; appropriating money for the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. 1387, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring signatures on political party petitions to be collected in the year the petition is filed; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 200.02, subdivisions 7, 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1388, A bill for an act relating to state and local government; adding to requirement of access to a public body's journal under the Open Meeting Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13D.01, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Persell, Marquart and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1389, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the transportation sparsity formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 1390, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying certain pupil unit provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.05, subdivisions 8, 15; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Urdahl, Erickson, Marquart and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1391, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for College Possible; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Bennett, Erickson, Pierson, Urdahl and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1392, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain student assessment provisions; reducing the number of required state tests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.02, subdivision 2; 120B.11, subdivision 1a; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a; Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 2, section 20, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.128.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
McDonald, Gruenhagen, Franson, Davids, Uglem, Vogel, Lohmer and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1393, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the definition of resident; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fabian and Albright introduced:
H. F. 1394, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying the duties of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens' Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116.02; 116.03, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivisions 7, 8, 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1395, A bill for an act relating to energy; increasing and extending the renewable energy standard to 2030; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1396, A bill for an act relating to education; examining and developing statewide swimming resources; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1397, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing amortization of certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462.357, subdivision 1c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1398, A bill for an act relating to health; amending the lead poisoning prevention act; amending landlord requirements for renting residential property; creating the Dustin Luke Shields Act; amending radon and lead disclosure requirements; providing a property tax benefit for lead hazard reductions; providing a civil cause of action; appropriating funds for lead and healthy homes grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.9501, subdivision 2; 273.11, by adding a subdivision; 504B.001, subdivision 14; 504B.161, subdivision 1; 513.57; 513.61; 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.
Anderson, S.; Sanders; Hausman; Slocum and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1399, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing some transfers of wine between commonly owned liquor stores; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.412, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.