The following House Files were introduced:
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1464, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school readiness teachers to be licensed; clarifying teacher licensure requirements for early childhood family education programs; clarifying the definition of teacher; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.60, subdivision 1; 124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.15, subdivision 3; 179A.03, subdivision 14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Metsa; Murphy, M., and Melin introduced:
H. F. 1465, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Northeast Regional Correctional Center (NERCC); authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Loonan introduced:
H. F. 1466, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing microdistilleries to make off-sales and self-distribute; authorizing microdistilleries to obtain temporary licenses for social events; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 340A.22, subdivision 1; 340A.404, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Anderson, S.; Freiberg; Carlson; Hornstein and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1467, A bill for an act relating to condemnation; limiting railroad condemnation power in Hennepin County for public safety reasons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Peterson, Davids, Albright and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1468, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding exclusion from human services licensure for school-age programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.03, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 1469, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to marked Trunk Highway 95 in the city of Cambridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 1470, A bill for an act relating to the secretary of state; regulating business fees and filings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.484; 303.19; 304A.301, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 336A.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Metsa and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1471, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Northeast Regional Corrections Center (NERCC); authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
O'Driscoll, Hoppe, Atkins, Vogel, Applebaum and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1472, A bill for an act relating to real property; mortgages; clarifying provisions relating to foreclosure sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 580.07, subdivision 2; 580.30, subdivision 1; 582.25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Torkelson and Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1473, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Lake Redwood reclamation and enhancement project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1474, A bill for an act relating to public finance; providing longer terms for equipment certificates for certain ice arena equipment; increasing limits for owned housing; changing voting requirements for street construction; modifying credit enhancement for school district refunding bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.40, subdivision 1; 126C.55, subdivision 1; 366.095, subdivision 1; 383B.117, subdivision 2; 410.32; 412.301; 446A.086, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 469.034, subdivision 2; 469.101, subdivision 1; 475.58, subdivision 3b; 475.60, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 1475, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage under health plans for certain prescription eyedrops refills; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Persell, Loeffler, Baker, Liebling, Schoen, Zerwas, Fischer and Simonson introduced:
H. F. 1476, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring reports on medications used for the treatment of opioid addiction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 152.126, subdivisions 1, 4; 245A.192, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Uglem, Cornish, Hansen, Green, Hackbarth, Hornstein, Torkelson, Fenton and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1477, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; amending uses of state grants to counties for solid waste reduction and recycling; amending allocation of solid waste management tax revenues; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 115A.557, subdivision 2; 297H.13, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1478, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the base of the metropolitan area sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297A.992, 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.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1479, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; establishing a credit and subtraction for certain contributions for higher education expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1480, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain Board of Teaching provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.07, subdivisions 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Wagenius and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1481, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing no net loss of prairie provisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Albright, Schoen, Garofalo, Melin and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1482, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions in the medical cannabis program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.99, subdivision 1; 152.22, subdivision 4; 152.25, subdivision 1; 152.26; 152.27, subdivisions 2, 6; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.32, subdivision 2; Laws 2014, chapter 311, section 20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Heintzeman; Murphy, M.; Dill; Gunther; Urdahl and Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. 1483, A bill for an act relating to historical societies; creating employment and contracting provisions for historic conservation corps; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 177.43, subdivision 2; 268.035, subdivision 20; 471.59, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1484, A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending harassment restraining order provisions on definitions, jurisdiction, notice, service, and relief; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 609.748.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1485, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing charter schools to give an enrollment preference to children who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.10, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1486, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the criminal justice data communications network; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299C.46, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Hausman; Murphy, E.; Johnson, S.; Mariani; Mahoney; Dean, M.; Davids; Dehn, R., and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1487, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements for the Minnesota Museum of American Art including an integrated education facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Schoen and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1488, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to day training and habilitation providers to implement Olmstead Plan employment goals.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hancock, Torkelson, Dill, McNamara, Hansen and Persell introduced:
H. F. 1489, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying Wetland Conservation Act; requiring rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103B.3355; 103F.612, subdivision 2; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision; 103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.2242, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14; 103G.2251.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Rarick; Torkelson; Johnson, C.; McNamara; Dill; Hansen; Fischer and Persell introduced:
H. F. 1490, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for comprehensive watershed management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103A.206; 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.101, by adding a subdivision; 103C.401, subdivision 1; 103C.501, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Lesch and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1491, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Selcer, McDonald, Masin, Hausman, Hornstein, Bernardy and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1492, A bill for an act relating to accessibility; modifying traffic and parking signs, restroom signs, and digital media; removing the words "handicap" and "disability" from parking and traffic signs and state digital media; requiring modification of symbol indicating accessibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.106, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Loonan, Considine, Howe and Rarick introduced:
H. F. 1493, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting the enforcement of certain restrictive covenants against involuntarily terminated agents; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Howe; O'Driscoll; Theis; Kresha; Heintzeman; Swedzinski; Loonan; Torkelson; Urdahl; Backer; Anderson, P.; Green; Fabian; Baker; Hamilton and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1494, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying groundwater appropriation permit requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.287, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Green; Lohmer; Hancock; Schoen; Zerwas; Fischer; Gruenhagen; Fabian; Johnson, B.; Heintzeman and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1495, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for State Patrol troopers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Schultz, Liebling, Loeffler and Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1496, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the MNsure Board; designating MNsure as a state agency; changing rulemaking provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 15.01; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 62V.02, subdivisions 2, 11; 62V.03; 62V.04; 62V.05; 62V.06; 62V.07; 62V.08; 62V.09; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62V.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Urdahl; Daudt; Ward; Erickson; Miller; Pugh; Swedzinski; Howe; Franson; Cornish; Anderson, S.; Torkelson; Heintzeman; Backer; Kresha; O'Driscoll; Lesch; Lillie; Drazkowski; Dean, M.; Anderson, M., and Green introduced:
H. F. 1497, A bill for an act relating to education; amending state high school graduation requirements; requiring students to demonstrate their knowledge of civics as a condition of receiving a high school diploma; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.02, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.024, subdivision 1; 120B.36, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Runbeck, Albright, Ward, Newton and Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1498, A bill for an act relating to state grants; preventing the state from entering into a grant agreement with grantees disclosing certain information; requiring the attorney general to post federal tax information filed by charitable organizations on the attorney general's charities database Web site; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16B.98, subdivision 5; 309.54, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Schultz; Bly; Johnson, C.; Anderson, P.; Hamilton and Allen introduced:
H. F. 1499, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants and to identify best practices for food hubs and alternative community-based food distribution systems; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Schoen, Zerwas, Lesch and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1500, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for a crime victim support grant.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Anderson, M. and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1501, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; providing for optional community service in lieu of a monetary fine for certain violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.89, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Schultz, Simonson, Sundin and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 1502, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing an intoxicating liquor license for a golf course in Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Barrett introduced:
H. F. 1503, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes concerning the collection and disposal of legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 151.01, by adding a subdivision; 151.37, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Simonson introduced:
H. F. 1504, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for publicly created wetland banking credits; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Newberger and Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. 1505, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the state greenhouse gas emissions goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.8851, subdivision 3; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 216B.2422, subdivisions 2c, 4; 216H.02, subdivision 1; 216H.021, subdivision 1; 216H.07; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216H.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 1506, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain postsecondary credit provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.125; 120B.131; 123A.22, subdivision 4; 123B.31; 124D.09; 124D.091, subdivision 3; 136D.73, subdivision 4c; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Zerwas and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1507, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying definition of equity region; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.10, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1508, A bill for an act relating to retirement; statewide and major local public retirement plans; eliminating various outdated or obsolete allowable service credit provisions; eliminating other outdated date references in pension provisions; clarifying or eliminating other ambiguous retirement provisions; correcting various pension-related headnotes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 352.01, subdivisions 11, 15; 352.021, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 352.029, subdivision 2; 352.22, subdivisions 8, 10; 352.23; 352.75, subdivision 2; 352.87, subdivision 8; 352B.011, subdivision 3; 352B.07; 352B.25; 353.01, subdivisions 2b, 6, 16, 17; 353.017, subdivision 2; 353.46, subdivision 2; 353.64, subdivisions 7a, 8, 9, 10; 353D.071, subdivision 2; 354.05, subdivisions 10, 13, 25; 354.07, subdivision 5; 354.092, subdivision 4; 354.42, subdivision 1a; 354.44, subdivisions 8, 9; 354.45, subdivision 1a; 354.48, subdivision 3; 354.51, subdivisions 1, 5; 354.52, subdivision 4c; 354.55, subdivision 10; 354A.011, subdivision 6; 354A.092; 354A.12, subdivision 3c; 354A.31, subdivision 7; 354A.42; 356.215, subdivisions 1, 18; 356.245; 356.40; 356.405; 356.407, subdivision 1; 356.415, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1d, 1e, 1f; 356.431; 356.62; 356B.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 423A.02, subdivision 1b; 424A.001, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 352.271; 352.75, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; 352.76; 352.91, subdivisions 3a, 3b; 352B.29; 353.83; 353.84; 353.85; 354.146, subdivisions 1, 3; 354.33, subdivisions 5, 6; 354.39; 354.55, subdivisions 13, 16, 17, 18, 19; 354.58; 354A.35, subdivision 2a; 356.42; 356.49, subdivision 2; 424A.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Nash; Pugh; Howe; Hoppe; Bly; Simonson; Albright; Anderson, S.; Scott; Drazkowski; Fabian; Anderson, M.; Johnson, B., and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1509, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing microdistilleries to sell bottles at off-sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.22, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1510, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for restoration of the Champlin Mill Pond; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 1511, A bill for an act relating to public safety; drivers' licenses; making placement of residence addresses on drivers' licenses optional; eliminating the fee charged to change the residence address on a driver's license record; establishing a computerized records system; authorizing Internet access; specifying system access requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.11; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.121.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Peppin, Lucero and Smith introduced:
H. F. 1512, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94 in Dayton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
McNamara and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1513, A bill for an act relating to taxation; minerals; taconite production tax distributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 298.28, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Loonan and Baker introduced:
H. F. 1514, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; clarifying an exemption for certain raffles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 349.166, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Peterson, Hamilton, Davnie, Poppe, Pierson and Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 1515, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Ka Joog for a job skills and workforce development pilot program; appropriating money for grants to expand Takeoff 4-H STEAM for Somali youth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.
Metsa, Anzelc, Melin and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1516, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an economic development center and a mental health facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Norton, Nornes, Christensen, Pelowski and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1517, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring development of a plan to encourage students to finish their degree programs; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
McDonald, Norton, Peterson and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1518, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions governing critical access dental providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.76, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Swedzinski, Hoppe, Anzelc, Atkins, Lillie and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1519, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying provisions relating to gambling managers; providing for certain raffles; increasing prize limits; prescribing local regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 349.12, subdivision 19; 349.167, subdivisions 1, 2; 349.173; 349.181, subdivision 2; 349.211, subdivision 1; 349.213, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1520, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing Legislative Coordinating Commission provisions; clarifying retirement plan coverage for certain part-time legislative employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.225, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 3.303, subdivisions 3, 10; 352.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 352D.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1521, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; clarifying retirement plan coverage for certain part-time legislative employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 352.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 352D.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Neill, Garofalo, Anzelc and Lueck introduced:
H. F. 1522, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing public utility commission approval for rate recovery for natural gas extension projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 1523, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing Minnesota Environmental Contamination Awareness Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115C.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Zerwas; Scott; Halverson; Ward; Smith; Johnson, B.; Vogel; Hoppe and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1524, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating interest on verdicts, awards, and judgments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 549.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Loon; Masin; Nash; Halverson; Smith; Loonan; Anderson, S.; Pugh and Selcer introduced:
H. F. 1525, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying the composition of the Transportation Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.146, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Albright; Masin; Halverson; Mack; Smith; Loon; Loonan; Anderson, S.; Pugh and Selcer introduced:
H. F. 1526, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating funds for a suburban connections demonstration project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Ward, Mariani, Clark, Davnie, Yarusso, Fischer, Youakim and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1527, A bill for an act relating to education; lowering the age of compulsory attendance from seven to six; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120A.22, subdivisions 5, 11; 120A.24, subdivision 1; 121A.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 121A.17, subdivision 5; 125A.02, subdivision 1a; 125A.28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Bernardy, Mariani, Ward, Fischer, Yarusso and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1528, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying advanced placement and international baccalaureate program requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 120B.13, subdivisions 1, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Fenton, Miller, O'Driscoll, Pugh, Lohmer, Nash, Christensen and Wills introduced:
H. F. 1529, A bill for an act relating to education; creating Education Savings Accounts for Students with Special Needs Act; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Rosenthal, Davids, Gunther, Lien, Anzelc, Gruenhagen, Metsa, Hornstein, Simonson, Erhardt and Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1530, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing tax credits to encourage charitable contributions; establishing an endow Minnesota program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Urdahl, Franson, Marquart, Simonson, Lien and O'Neill introduced:
H. F. 1531, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants recommended by the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Atkins and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1532, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring a report regarding the economic impact of noncompete agreements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Allen and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1533, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding general assistance eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256D.01, subdivision 1a; 256D.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.