The following House Files were introduced:
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 4035, A bill for an act relating to education; providing teacher training for qualified professionals; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Klinzing introduced:
H. F. 4036, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for a study of Minnesota's communications infrastructure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Gunther and Ozment introduced:
H. F. 4037, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; establishing and appropriating money for clean water legacy phosphorus reduction and small community wastewater treatment programs; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116.182, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Erhardt and Peterson, N. introduced:
H. F. 4038, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; indexing the valuation limit for the first tier classification rate on residential homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 4039, A bill for an act relating to higher education; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; making technical changes; granting authority to control receipts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 136F.42, subdivision 1; 136F.71, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 135A.52, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Sykora introduced:
H. F. 4040, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending the funding for certain early literacy activities conducted by ServeMinnesota; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 4041, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; limiting water use permitting fees for aquaculture to no more than $750 per year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 103G.271, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Dempsey introduced:
H. F. 4042, A bill for an act relating to animals; specifying criteria for animal cruelty investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 343.22, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Sailer and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 4043, A bill for an act relating to energy; changing energy conservation investment loan program into a grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.37.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Sykora introduced:
H. F. 4044, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for an approved special education study and report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Ruud introduced:
H. F. 4045, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; modifying alternative minimum taxable income; increasing alternative minimum tax exemption amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.091, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ruud introduced:
H. F. 4046, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and certain legislative employees from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for one year after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Ruud introduced:
H. F. 4047, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; prohibiting per diem payments to members during certain special sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.099, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. 4048, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hermantown; modifying the use of its local sales tax revenues; amending Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 2, section 29, subdivisions 1, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 4049, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing certain remedies for neglect, abuse, and other actions against incapacitated and vulnerable adults; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 524.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 4050, A bill for an act relating to housing; regulating transactions between certain low-income and moderate-income housing developers and local units of government; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 4051, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for trunk highway improvements; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Scalze introduced:
H. F. 4052, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing cities to impose a transportation utility fee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Scalze introduced:
H. F. 4053, A bill for an act relating to intoxicating liquor; raising the fee for off-sale licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 340A.408, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Lenczewski; Peterson, N., and Larson introduced:
H. F. 4054, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds for interchange at marked Interstate Highways 35W and 494; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Krinkie; Lenczewski; Peterson, N.; Zellers and Holberg introduced:
H. F. 4055, A bill for an act relating to taxation; abolishing the metropolitan fiscal disparities law; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473F.001; 473F.01; 473F.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24; 473F.03; 473F.05; 473F.06; 473F.07; 473F.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7a, 8a, 10; 473F.09; 473F.10; 473F.11; 473F.13; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 473F.02, subdivisions 2, 7; 473F.08, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 4056, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a parent-school partnership pilot program to assist children with autism spectrum disorders; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Simon, Paymar, Hornstein and Cybart introduced:
H. F. 4057, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the State Board of Investment to monitor state investments in companies doing business with Sudan and to support shareholder resolutions that require affirmative action to end the crisis in Sudan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 4058, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory in Willmar; 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.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 4059, A bill for an act relating to arts assistance; requiring the Board of the Arts to establish and administer a revolving loan fund to assist rural Minnesota cultural facilities construction projects; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 129D.04, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 4060, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; providing a health insurance credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Olson introduced:
H. F. 4061, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing certain advertising devices to be placed adjacent to roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 173.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 4062, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money and supplementing or reducing appropriations for various economic development and human services programs or activities; making forecast adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16B.61, subdivision 1a; 16B.65, subdivisions 1, 5a; 16B.70, subdivision 2; 119B.03, subdivision 4; 256J.021; 256J.626, subdivision 2; 326.105; 326.992; 327.33, subdivisions 2, 6; 327B.04, subdivision 7; 446A.12, subdivision 1; 471.471, subdivision 4; 518.551, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 446A.073; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 341; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16B.747, subdivision 4; 183.375, subdivision 5; 326.241, subdivision 3; 326.44; 326.52; 326.64; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 183.545, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 4063, A bill for an act relating to the city of Worthington; changing the time for local sales tax referendum amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 44, subdivisions 1, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 4064, A bill for an act relating to local sales and use taxes; requiring revenue sharing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Loeffler, Carlson, Demmer and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4065, A bill for an act relating to education; reporting special education litigation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.75, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Krinkie introduced:
H. F. 4066, A bill for an act relating to railroads; abolishing regional rail authorities in the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 10A.01, subdivision 24; 174.03, subdivision 6a; 275.065, subdivision 3; 398A.03, subdivision 1; 473.399, subdivision 1; 473.3994, subdivision 2; 473.3997; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 398A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 4067, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for reimbursement grants to persons who install E85 pumps.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.