The following House Files were introduced:
Eastlund, Rukavina, McFarlane, Brynaert, Ruth, Erickson, Gunther and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 3628, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a common course numbering system for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division.
Slocum; Bly; Peterson, S.; Swails; Heidgerken; Greiling and Madore introduced:
H. F. 3629, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a temporary, three-year appeals process for high school seniors who do not receive a passing score on the state GRAD test; directing the education commissioner to evaluate this process and make recommendations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.36, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. 3630, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing that a contract for commuter rail may not include tort immunity for a class I railroad; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.82.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
DeLaForest and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 3631, A bill for an act relating to commerce; removing the statutory prohibition against certain sales of motor vehicles on Sunday; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
DeLaForest introduced:
H. F. 3632, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, section 1, by adding a section; article XI, sections 4, 6, 7; prohibiting the imposition of ad valorem taxes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Swails, Bunn, Benson, Brown and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 3633, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing course preparation and continuing education requirements for school administrators and teachers working with gifted and talented students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 122A.14, by adding subdivisions; 122A.18, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 3634, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Adolescent Treatment Center-Winnebago (ATCW); authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch, Eken, Fritz, Finstad and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3635, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing additional rate adjustments for nursing facilities and community-based long-term care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.434, subdivision 19; Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 7, section 71.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch; Murphy, E.; Eken; Fritz; Erickson and Finstad introduced:
H. F. 3636, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the phase-in of rebased nursing facility operating cost payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivisions 1, 55.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Madore, Bly, Greiling, Laine and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 3637, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Madore, Bly, Laine, Hausman and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3638, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Madore, Laine, Bly, Slocum, Hausman and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3639, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; requiring a mandated report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Madore; Anderson, B.; Nornes and Gardner introduced:
H. F. 3640, A bill for an act relating to the Board of Medical Practice; changing criteria for removal from the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147.01, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 3641, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; mandating classification of Mississippi Headwaters State Forest.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Madore, Laine, Bly, Hausman and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3642, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Poppe, Erickson, Moe, McNamara and Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 3643, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying licensing requirements for individual sewage treatment system professionals;amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 115.56, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Hornstein, Huntley and Howes introduced:
H. F. 3644, A bill for an act relating to local government; extending and changing the terms of guaranteed energy savings contracts under the uniform municipal contracting law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 471.345, subdivision 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 3645, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying certification of proposed levies for purposes of truth in taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 275.065, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 3646, A bill for an act relating to local government; changing the contract threshold amounts subject to certain requirements of the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103E.705, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 471.345, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 471.345, subdivisions 3a, 4a, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
McNamara and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 3647, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money to Independent School District No. 200, Hastings, for school bus leasing expenses.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 3648, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to nursing home moratorium provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144A.073, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 3649, A bill for an act relating to health; changing information required for filing a complaint with a health plan company; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62Q.69, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Zellers; Paulsen; DeLaForest; Atkins; Lillie; Dean; Bigham; Murphy, M.; Kahn; Hilty; Hilstrom; Hosch; Simpson; Dettmer; Drazkowski and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 3650, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting retail sales of toys that have been recalled for safety reasons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 3651, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing commissioner discretion in revoking or suspending a nursing home license under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144A.11, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 3652, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions for nursing facility case mix classifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.0724, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. 3653, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions governing the operation of public pools, spas, and swimming pools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.1222, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. 3654, A bill for an act relating to health; creating the Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 145A.04, by adding subdivisions; 145A.06, by adding subdivisions; 176.011, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Liebling, Laine, Tschumper, Thissen, Scalze and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3655, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish and administer a universal prescription drug program and prescription drug bulk purchasing program; establishing a dedicated fund; appropriating money from the dedicated fund to the commissioner; requiring mandated reports; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. 3656, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption of materials, supplies, and equipment used in constructing a wastewater treatment facility in the city of Fountain; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hoppe and Kohls introduced:
H. F. 3657, A bill for an act relating to Carver County; making the library board advisory to the county board.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Slawik introduced:
H. F. 3658, A bill for an act relating to health; changing enrollment requirements for MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Benson and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3659, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying sponsor fees assessed to charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.10, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dettmer, Gottwalt, Haws and Simpson introduced:
H. F. 3660, A bill for an act relating to the military; prohibiting discrimination in employment against the immediate family member of any service member; permitting civil actions; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 3661, A bill for an act relating to energy; creating coordinated process for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216H.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 3662, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for a public hearing and public testimony before making an appointment to fill a vacancy on a county board or city council; changing the time period in which an appointment may be made; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 375.101, by adding a subdivision; 412.02, subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 375.101, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hilty; Murphy, M.; Kahn and Kalin introduced:
H. F. 3663, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers on certain campaign communications; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 3664, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying the dates and times fish houses, dark houses, and other shelters may be left on the ice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 3665, A bill for an act relating to state auditor; requiring employees and officers of local public pension plans to report unlawful actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.456, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Dean introduced:
H. F. 3666, A bill for an act relating to transportation; restricting weight limits on the Stillwater Lift Bridge.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 3667, A bill for an act relating to data practices; permitting data sharing between the Department of Education and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Severson, Haws, Wardlow, Tingelstad and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 3668, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; allowing a subtraction for military retirement benefits; 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.
Kalin; Hilty; Peterson, A.; Sailer; Beard and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 3669, A bill for an act relating to energy; creating program for government energy conservation investments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C; repealing Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 2, section 30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and Haws introduced:
H. F. 3670, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring screening of certain defendants in criminal cases for posttraumatic stress disorder; authorizing mitigated dispositions for certain offenders suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder who receive treatment; requiring legislative reports and the collection of summary data; requiring the preparation and distribution of an informational pamphlet; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Norton; Liebling; Murphy, E.; Thissen and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 3671, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing reimbursements to primary care physicians; determining areas of the state in need of primary care physicians; appropriating money for primary care education initiatives; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Severson, Haws, Wardlow, Dettmer, Koenen, Shimanski and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 3672, A bill for an act relating to veterans; designating July 27 as Korean War Veterans Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Murphy, M., by request,; Huntley; Jaros; Thissen and Smith introduced:
H. F. 3673, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund Association; extending the rule of 90 benefit tier to post-1989 hires; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 354A.011, subdivision 15a; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 2a; 354A.31, subdivisions 1, 4a, 6, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Otremba and Simpson introduced:
H. F. 3674, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a highway overpass in the city of Staples; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 3675, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying fish house licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivisions 4, 7a; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.355, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 3676, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing possession and daily limits for northern pike; authorizing spearing of northern pike statewide; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.401, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Hortman introduced:
H. F. 3677, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring manufacturers of fluorescent or high-intensity discharge lamps to organize collection and recycling programs for household generators; providing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.7411, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216B.241, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 3678, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing a nonresident to take fish by spearing from a dark house; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Magnus, Gunther, Simpson and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 3679, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing motor fuel and sales tax exemptions for providers of special transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 296A.07, subdivision 4; 296A.08, subdivision 3; 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Westrom introduced:
H. F. 3680, A bill for an act relating to transportation; regulating registration and operation of mini trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.011, subdivision 7; 168A.03, subdivision 1; 169.01, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Kahn, DeLaForest, Berns and Thao introduced:
H. F. 3681, A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing off-sale intoxicating liquor sales on Sunday; removing the statutory prohibition against certain sales of motor vehicles on Sunday; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.504, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Kahn, DeLaForest, Berns and Thao introduced:
H. F. 3682, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing off-sale intoxicating liquor sales on Sunday; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 3683, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for an e-charging service; requiring fingerprinting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.871, by adding a subdivision; 299C.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Slocum; Murphy, E.; Hornstein and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 3684, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for the Hennepin-Carver Workforce Investment Board.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Moe introduced:
H. F. 3685, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying toxic chemical release reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299K.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Tingelstad, Dettmer, Haws, Koenen and Severson introduced:
H. F. 3686, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing for a stay of certain proceedings against the businesses of National Guard and reserve members who have been mobilized into active military service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 3687, A bill for an act relating to state lands; requiring private sale of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Cass County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Dominguez and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 3688, 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 Labor.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 3689, A bill for an act relating to state government; reestablishing the Health Care Peer Review Committee relating to quality of care and treatment of offenders; reestablishing advisory committees for the Minnesota Breeders fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.021, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 240.18, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 133, article 2, section 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Kalin, Paymar and Mullery introduced:
H. F. 3690, A bill for an act relating to corrections; making technical corrections and amendments to certain youth correction, county jail, adult offender supervision, and fingerprinting provisions; changing date for annual report of Advisory Council on Interstate Adult Offender Supervision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 241.301; 243.1606, subdivision 3; 609.117, subdivision 3; 641.09; 641.18; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 242.193, subdivision 1; 242.39; 260B.241; 260C.207.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Anzelc and Dill introduced:
H. F. 3691, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a task force and requiring a plan for the management of the Rainy/Lake of the Woods Watershed; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Loeffler, Kahn and Dominguez introduced:
H. F. 3692, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the creation of a nonprofit riverfront revitalization corporation; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Masin introduced:
H. F. 3693, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of special veteran contribution plate for motorcycles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 3694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; repealing a property classification for certain low-income housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivision 25; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.128.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 3695, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of tax-forfeited land in Clearwater County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. 3696, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association; permitting the purchase of service credit for Hennepin County elected service.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Tschumper introduced:
H. F. 3697, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; providing a sales tax exemption of materials, supplies, and equipment used in constructing wastewater treatment facility in the city of Fountain; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 3698, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equalizing factors and threshold rates in the debt service equalization program; improving ability of school districts to improve school buildings and facilities; reducing property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 3699, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for discretionary partial recounts; specifying certain recount and postelection review procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204C.35, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 204C.36, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 206.89, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 3700, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing districting principles for legislative and congressional plans; providing for appointment of a commission to recommend the boundaries of legislative and congressional districts; limiting redistricting to once per decade; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 2.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 2.031.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 3701, A bill for an act relating to public safety; classifying background check data on individuals as private; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.87, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Kalin and Swails introduced:
H. F. 3702, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for assessment and payment of certain costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 211B.37.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 3703, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting the use of a broker or coordinator for dispatching nonemergency medical transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Bunn, Ruth, Mahoney, Winkler, Berns, Peppin and Masin introduced:
H. F. 3704, A bill for an act relating to taxation; franchise; modifying the credit for increasing research activities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 3705, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Severson introduced:
H. F. 3706, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; repealing surcharge for special veteran license plates; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.123, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hortman, Gunther, Mahoney, Ruth and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 3707, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for industry sector training initiatives.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3708, A bill for an act relating to health; changing licensing requirements for certain health professions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.512, subdivisions 10b, 20; 148.5161, subdivisions 2, 3; 148.5175; 148.519, subdivision 3; 148.5194, subdivisions 7, 8; 148.5195, subdivision 3; 148.6425; 148.6428; 148.6440; 148.6443, subdivisions 1, 3; 148.6445, subdivision 11; 153A.13, subdivision 4; 153A.14, subdivisions 2i, 4a, 11; 153A.175; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 148.515, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Koenen introduced:
H. F. 3709, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain surplus state land bordering public water in Chippewa County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Huntley; Thissen; Murphy, M.; Jaros and Bunn introduced:
H. F. 3710, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting hospital records to be transferred to electronic image; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 145.30; 145.31; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 145.32, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 3711, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing the standard of evidence in a disqualification to clear and convincing evidence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 245C.29, subdivision 2; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 245C.14, subdivision 1; 245C.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245C.24, subdivision 3; 245C.27, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Walker introduced:
H. F. 3712, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying eligibility for the MFIP consolidated fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256J.626, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. 3713, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for the amount of duty disability pension for injured police officers and firefighters; requiring employers to make reasonable efforts to provide less hazardous duty for injured employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 353.031, by adding a subdivision; 353.656, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 3714, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the substitution of a prescription for an immunosuppressant drug; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 151.21, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. 3715, A bill for an act relating to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations; allowing for an increase in the maximum service pension amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 424A.02, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Ozment, Smith and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 3716, A bill for an act relating to firefighters; adding duties to the Board of Firefighter Standards and Training; authorizing rulemaking; creating licensing standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 299F.012, subdivision 2; 299N.01; 299N.02, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299N.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Kalin; Hilty; Knuth; Ozment; Peterson, A.; Gunther; Bly and Morrow introduced:
H. F. 3717, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring advance notice to certain local units of government of intent to file certificate of need for construction of large energy facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.243, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3718, A bill for an act relating to energy; proposing the Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008; providing for a voluntary inventory of business energy use; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. 3719, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying requirements for county-based purchasing plans; removing exemptions from the premium tax and provider surcharge; requiring a study of county-based purchasing and taxpayer risk; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256.9657, subdivision 3; 256B.692, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 297I.05, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Wollschlager introduced:
H. F. 3720, A bill for an act relating to human services; designating certain nursing facilities in Goodhue County as metro for purposes of determining reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dittrich, Ward, Swails, Ruud, Scalze, Moe, Knuth, Benson and Masin introduced:
H. F. 3721, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurers to offer small employers the option to purchase certain flexible benefits plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62L.056.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Rukavina, Doty, Olin, Mahoney and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 3722, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing for extended unemployment benefits under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 268.115, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. 3723, A bill for an act relating to local government finance; permitting Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to retain proceeds from the condemnation of park lands necessary for the reconstruction and expansion of marked Interstate Highway 35W at the Mississippi River.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Zellers introduced:
H. F. 3724, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing that certain misdemeanor traffic offenses do not constitute grounds for revocation or suspension of a person's driver's license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.13, subdivision 2; 169.791, subdivisions 2, 6; 169.792, subdivision 7; 169.89, subdivision 1; 169A.35, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 171.08; 171.24, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Hornstein and Madore introduced:
H. F. 3725, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing urban partnership agreements to provide for user fees for use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes and dynamic shoulder lanes; exempting commissioner of transportation from rulemaking regarding urban partnership agreements, toll facilities, and final layouts for highways; imposing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 160.02, by adding a subdivision; 169.01, subdivision 31, by adding a subdivision; 169.306; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hornstein, Haws, Davnie, Brown and Brynaert introduced:
H. F. 3726, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; limiting use of wireless communications devices while operating a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Madore, Ruth, Ward and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 3727, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; establishing minimum requirements for city's permit program for long-term disability parking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.346, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Paulsen, Greiling, McFarlane, Garofalo, Erickson and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. 3728, A bill for an act relating to education; supporting new and existing K-12 world languages programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Hilty, Hornstein, Magnus, Wagenius and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 3729, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing Legislative Energy Commission; abolishing Legislative Electric Energy Task Force; making conforming correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.2424, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.051, subdivisions 3, 4a, 6, 7, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216C.051, subdivisions 2, 8a, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.
Kalin, Slawik, Lieder, Slocum and Swails introduced:
H. F. 3730, A bill for an act relating to libraries; providing for access to electronic library for Minnesota databases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Walker and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3731, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a responsible family life and sexuality education program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Slawik introduced:
H. F. 3732, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an Office of Early Learning; creating school readiness assessments; reducing the basic sliding fee waiting list; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Peterson, S.; Ward; Tillberry; Slocum and Laine introduced:
H. F. 3733, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying alternative teacher professional pay system provisions and establishing oversight; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 122A.414, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 3734, A bill for an act relating to public schools; requiring the Department of Education to examine educational programs throughout Minnesota to determine if a general, uniform, thorough, and efficient system of public schools exists; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Kalin introduced:
H. F. 3735, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions of the Commission of Deaf, Deaf-blind and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256C.28, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Masin introduced:
H. F. 3736, A bill for an act relating to mortuary science; changing a provision for the transportation of dead human bodies; allowing use of funeral conveyance requested by decedent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 149A.80, subdivision 1; 149A.93, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Solberg, Carlson, Juhnke and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 3737, A bill for an act relating to finance; improving access to budget information by members of the legislature; requiring a forecast of cash flow for the general fund; providing deadline for modifying budget after February forecast; specifying format for detailed budget estimates of expenditures; imposing deadline for notice of deficiency requests; providing for an increase in the budget reserve; eliminating obsolete requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.885, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 13.605, subdivision 1; 16A.10, by adding a subdivision; 16A.11, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.152, subdivision 1b; 16A.1522, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slawik introduced:
H. F. 3738, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; proposing a grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Rukavina, Westrom and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 3739, A bill for an act relating to communications; repealing a sunset provision; repealing Laws 2005, chapter 81, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Swails and Bunn introduced:
H. F. 3740, A bill for an act relating to physical therapists; creating an exemption from the examination requirement for licensure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Dettmer, Severson, Haws, Koenen and Simpson introduced:
H. F. 3741, A bill for an act relating to power of attorney; changing certain requirements and the statutory short form; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 523.23, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Poppe, Erickson, Hansen, Olson and Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 3742, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; requiring accreditation of subsurface sewage treatment system training programs offered by private sponsors.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Nelson; Peterson, S.; Bigham; Davnie and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 3743, A bill for an act relating to teacher retirement savings; requiring collective bargaining over the number of tax-sheltered annuity vendors a school district permits for payroll deduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.02, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.