INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 20, 2017


The following House Files were introduced:

Swedzinski and Baker introduced:

H. F. 2449, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; appropriating money to pay the state-level funding match for the federal E-rate program for broadband in schools.

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

Liebling, Pierson, Flanagan and Olson introduced:

H. F. 2450, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for a grant to the Council on Minnesotans of African Heritage.

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

Omar introduced:

H. F. 2451, A bill for an act relating to elections; increasing the number of voters an individual may assist in marking a ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 204C.15, subdivision 1.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 2452, A bill for an act relating to human rights; amending notice provisions for actions involving architectural barriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 363A.331, subdivisions 2, 5.

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

Fenton introduced:

H. F. 2453, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Gateway Corridor Busway; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 2454, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; requiring the commissioner of revenue to implement a free electronic filing system for individual income tax returns; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270C.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 2455, A bill for an act relating to the Public Utilities Commission; providing for legislative appointments to the Public Utilities Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216A.03, 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.

Baker and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 2456, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying levy authority of watershed districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103D.905, subdivision 9.

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

Clark; Hamilton; Gunther; Anderson, P., and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2457, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute for identifying roads, streets, parking areas, and trails to seal with soy-based sealant.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 2458, A bill for an act relating to state government; exempting the state and its political subdivisions from daylight savings time; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Franson and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 2459, A bill for an act relating to state government employees; establishing a hiring preference for individuals receiving MFIP or basic sliding fee assistance; 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.

Maye Quade and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 2460, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for cost recovery for certain utility activities concerning alternative-fuel vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.16, 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.

Koznick; Anderson, S.; Scott; Pugh; McDonald and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 2461, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; modifying the schedule for the homestead credit state refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Koznick and Peterson introduced:

H. F. 2462, A bill for an act relating to transportation; extending the Metro Mobility service area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.386, subdivision 3.

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

Zerwas; Dean, M.; Schomacker; Albright; Heintzeman; Cornish; Gruenhagen; Scott; Newberger; Lucero; Anderson, S.; Peppin; Grossell; Rarick; Miller; Poston; O'Neill; Lohmer; Bennett; Davids; Pugh; Fabian; Nash; Pelowski; Johnson, B.; Loeffler; Murphy, E.; Baker; Bahr, C.; Wills; Backer; Drazkowski; McDonald; Kresha and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 2463, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the commissioner of health to levy certain penalties against medical cannabis manufacturers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 152.25, by adding a subdivision; 152.33, by adding a subdivision.

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

Loonan, Davids and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 2464, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring providers to provide patients with written estimates of charges; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62J.823.

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

Considine introduced:

H. F. 2465, A bill for an act relating to marriage; recognizing certain marriages between persons of the same sex under prior law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 517.01.

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

Loon and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 2466, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a research-supported, computer-based educational program that uses singing to improve the reading ability of students in grades 2 through 5.

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

Poston and Green introduced:

H. F. 2467, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for corridors of commerce program selection.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2468, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements governing colocation of light rail transit and freight rail operations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.3994, by adding a subdivision.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 2469, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing minor consent for HPV vaccinations; 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.

Kunesh-Podein, Metsa, Flanagan and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 2470, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing a grant for drug abuse prevention instruction; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 2471, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of long-term facilities maintenance revenue; clarifying the allowed uses of long-term facilities maintenance revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 10.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 2472, A bill for an act relating to State Board of Investment; mandating a report on the impact of climate change on the fossil fuel investments currently held by the State Board of Investment.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. 2473, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting work restrictions based on high school attendance for employees age 18 and older; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Flanagan and Ward introduced:

H. F. 2474, A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) scholarship and education incentives amount; appropriating money for TEACH program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.128, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 2475, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting appointment to the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer Board of members of the governing bodies of participating municipalities; amending Laws 2009, chapter 122, section 3, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Anselmo introduced:

H. F. 2476, A bill for an act relating to commerce; lowering certain business registration fees; modifying sales tax and employee withholding requirements for small employers; defining employees of small employers as independent contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 290.92, subdivision 1; 322C.0201, by adding a subdivision; 333.055, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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