The following House Files were introduced:
Loeffler and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1627, A bill for an act relating to constitutional parks and trails legacy funding; providing for use and application of parks and trails funding for Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard acquisition; amending Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1628, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; increasing property tax class rates on utility property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.13, subdivision 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Faust introduced:
H. F. 1629, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; clarifying responsibilities for state tree nurseries; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 89.36, subdivision 1; 89.37, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Faust and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1630, A bill for an act relating to agriculture finance; allocating appropriations for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program for fiscal years 2014 and 2015; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.12, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1631, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating March 31 as Cesar Chavez Legislative Day; 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.
Sawatzky introduced:
H. F. 1632, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring continued operation of the Minnesota Specialty Health Systems facility in Willmar.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1633, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Winona State University to create an education village; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Falk introduced:
H. F. 1634, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying sparsity revenue for a school district that has ended an academic pairing agreement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 8a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Allen introduced:
H. F. 1635, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; limiting taxable valuation for class 4d property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1636, A bill for an act relating to transportation; highways; establishing requirements concerning extension of marked Trunk Highway 610.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Erickson, R. introduced:
H. F. 1637, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying wetland replacement requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2242, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Lien, Marquart, Kiel and McNamar introduced:
H. F. 1638, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for an annual adjustment in the rate of the disparity reduction credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 273.1398, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Scott introduced:
H. F. 1639, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying class rates for residential nonhomestead property; eliminating class 4bb from classification of property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 123A.455, subdivision 1; 273.11, subdivision 22; 273.13, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Scott, Beard and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1640, A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the size limitation on hydropower sources that may satisfy the renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Policy.
Sawatzky introduced:
H. F. 1641, A bill for an act relating to parks; appropriating money for Sibley State Park.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 1642, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring that forensic laboratories be accredited and that information related to this be posted on the Internet; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Bernardy, Davnie, Sawatzky, Simon, Abeler and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1643, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a funding formula for school district teacher evaluation activities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Bernardy and Laine introduced:
H. F. 1644, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for a managed lane on a segment of marked Interstate Highway 35W; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Bernardy, Marquart, Abeler, Mariani, Davnie, Laine and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1645, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing full funding for the college concurrent enrollment program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 124D.091; 126C.20.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Melin, Anzelc, Dill, Metsa and Radinovich introduced:
H. F. 1646, A bill for an act relating to taxation; taconite production taxation; modifying the distribution of the proceeds of the tax; imposing a supplemental tax rate to finance a reserve fund; modifying the computation of the homestead credit; authorizing the issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 273.135, subdivision 2; 298.225, subdivision 2; 298.24, by adding a subdivision; 298.28, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 298.293; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 298.227; 298.28, subdivision 9a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Loeffler and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1647, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the property tax refund for renters; extending income eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2a, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Bernardy; Persell; Ward, J.E.; Howe; Sawatzky and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1648, A bill for an act relating to veterans' civil rights; requiring the legislative auditor to audit the hiring of veterans in public employment; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1649, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; authorizing the state, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and cities to adopt a program requiring certain hiring practices in construction and services contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136F.581, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C; 137; 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries.