INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, March 27, 2008


The following House Files were introduced:

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 4123, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the definition of agricultural purposes for classification of agricultural property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivision 23, as amended.

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

Kalin and Ward introduced:

H. F. 4124, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a subtraction for voluntary firefighter pensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.091, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. 4125, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; establishing an early childhood program for at-risk four-year-olds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.19, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Smith introduced:

H. F. 4126, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing coverage in the public employees police and fire plan for fire inspectors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 353.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Jaros; Rukavina; Mariani; Murphy, M., and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 4127, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; limiting a school district's use of certain lease purchase agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.40, subdivision 6.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 4128, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and sales; increasing income tax rates and reducing the general sales tax rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c, as amended, 2d; 297B.02, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 297A.62, subdivision 1.

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

Garofalo, by request, introduced:

H. F. 4129, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; establishing passenger restrictions for provisional driver's license holders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.055, subdivision 2.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 4130, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing commuter coach service between Rogers and downtown Minneapolis; directing funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.992, subdivision 5, as added; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16A.88, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 4131, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire plan; providing a one-year exemption from reemployed annuitant earnings limitations for certain Metropolitan Airports Commission police officers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kalin and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 4132, A bill for an act relating to retirement; requiring an actuarial cost study of a special retirement plan for postsentencing officers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 4133, A bill for an act relating to public health; requiring information on meningococcal and human papillomavirus vaccines and vaccines for other diseases to be provided; 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.