The following House Files were introduced:
Tingelstad, Mahoney and Samuelson introduced:
H. F. 2192, A bill for an act relating to adoption; requiring the commissioner of human services to adopt certain rules.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Cox, Moe, Kahn, Ozment, Tingelstad and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 2193, A bill for an act relating to environment; imposing limits on mercury emissions for coal-fired electric generating facilities; creating a grant program to research mercury reduction technologies for taconite processing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116.915, subdivision 3; 116.925, subdivision 2; 216B.1692, subdivisions 1, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; 298.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 2194, A bill for an act relating to environment; imposing limits on mercury emissions for coal-fired electric generating facilities; creating a grant program to research mercury reduction technologies for taconite processing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116.915, subdivision 3; 116.925, subdivision 2; 216B.1692, subdivisions 1, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; 298.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 2195, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring motor vehicle headlamps and taillamps to be illuminated at all times vehicle is operated on highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.48.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Charron and Smith introduced:
H. F. 2196, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a period of prior employment as a public defender.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 2197, A bill for an act relating to levy limits; imposing levy limits on counties and certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 275.71, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; repealing section 275.71, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mariani, Greiling, Hornstein, Walker, Wardlow, Meslow, Heidgerken and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 2198, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the pupil transportation formulas for charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.10, subdivision 16; 124D.11, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Johnson, R.; Dorn; Moe; Greiling; Sailer and Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 2199, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the suicide prevention program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Sertich introduced:
H. F. 2200, A bill for an act relating to highways; exempting Floodwood safety rest area from restriction on food and beverage sales.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2201, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; classifying certain appraisals as private or nonpublic data; amending provisions relating to appraisals; specifying when a party may challenge public purpose, necessity, or authority; clarifying relocation benefits; specifying procedures for use of eminent domain to acquire property for transfer to nongovernmental entities without the power of eminent domain; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.44, subdivision 3; 117.036; 117.055; 117.075, by adding a subdivision; 117.52, subdivision 1; 117.521, subdivision 1; 163.12, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 469.012, subdivision 1g; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Hilty, Kahn, Lesch, Mahoney, Simon and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 2202, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting certain public officials from serving as officers of principal campaign committees or candidate committees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Samuelson, Abeler, Powell, Walker and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2203, A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing the recommendations of the tripartisan Long-Term Care Task Force; reducing excess capacity of nursing facility beds; allocating resultant savings to home and community-based services for elderly persons and family caregivers; expanding home and community-based services for elderly persons and family caregivers; establishing a demonstration project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Ruth, Cybart, Kahn, Cox, Mullery and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2204, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; allowing a subtraction for active military service compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ruth; Gunther; Cornish; Johnson, R., and Dorn introduced:
H. F. 2205, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for rural transit services in southern Minnesota; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Bernardy, Goodwin, Westerberg, Tingelstad and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 2206, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to redevelop the Springbrook Nature Center in the city of Fridley; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 2207, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring withholding; conforming with certain federal income tax changes; prohibiting government contracts with certain vendors; providing for taxation of liquor and rented vehicles; modifying certain sales tax exemptions; defining "direct business" for purposes of insurance taxes; modifying the homestead market value credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16C.03, by adding a subdivision; 273.1384, subdivision 1; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.20, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivisions 19, as amended, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 31; 290.032, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.92, by adding a subdivision; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 15; 297A.68, subdivisions 2, 5; 297I.01, by adding a subdivision; 471.345, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 12, section 95; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 295.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 2208, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund; permitting a service credit purchase for prior city employment as a permit employee.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
McNamara introduced:
H. F. 2209, A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the requirement that certain school districts reserve revenue for cooperative programs; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123A.27.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Peterson, A.; Koenen; Otremba; Juhnke and Eken introduced:
H. F. 2210, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing a mechanism for farmers to reserve seed from an agricultural crop for purposes of planting in subsequent crop years; authorizing a fee; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 21.81, by adding subdivisions; 21.87; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 2211, A bill for an act relating to water; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to obtain permits for construction activities in watershed districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103D.345, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Tingelstad, Loeffler, Severson and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 2212, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota sesquicentennial; establishing a Sesquicentennial Commission; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Carlson, Goodwin and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 2213, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring disclosures of certain payments; requiring disclosure of and limiting certain charges to the uninsured; limiting provider recourse; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. 2214, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring commissioner of public safety to adopt rules to protect victims of identity theft from invalid criminal suspicion; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 2215, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a funding mechanism for rewarding excellent education results; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2216, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; raising maximum notary fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 357.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 2217, A bill for an act relating to local lodging taxes; allowing Hubbard County to impose the local lodging tax and prohibiting municipalities located within the county from imposing a separate tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 2218, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the compensation of licensees; requiring disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60K.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 2219, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit from the public employees police and fire fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
McNamara and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 2220, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing an aggregate resource preservation property tax program; providing a classification for property containing certain unmined aggregate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dorman and Peterson, N. introduced:
H. F. 2221, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; eliminating the exemption for clothing; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.67, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2222, A bill for an act relating to state government; encouraging state agencies to use open-source software; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2223, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to fund the Criminal Gang Strike Force.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 2224, A bill for an act relating to higher education; amending the Minnesota academic excellence scholarship; clarifying tuition benefits for senior citizens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 135A.30, subdivisions 1, 4; 135A.52, subdivisions 1, 2; 136F.32, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Cox, Carlson, Wardlow and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 2225, A bill for an act relating to education finance; limiting a resident school district's obligation to charter schools for unreimbursed special education costs; requiring the state to pay 70 percent of a charter school's remaining special education costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.11, subdivision 5; 125A.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 125A.79, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lanning and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 2226, A bill for an act relating to elections; extending the deadline for submitting voter registration applications; clarifying documents acceptable to prove residence; specifying form of voter registration application; authorizing registered voters to withhold their name from the public information list; requiring notice to individuals whose civil rights have been restored; regulating conduct and requiring training of polling place challengers; adding to the Voter's Bill of Rights; allowing ex-felons to leave a polling place and return; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.155; 204C.06, subdivision 2; 204C.07, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 204C.08, subdivision 1a; 204C.12, subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.