The following House Files were introduced:
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 1628, A bill for an act relating to state government; revising provisions relating to proceeds from sales of state surplus property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.23, subdivisions 4, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 1629, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for revenue from legislative public information publications and from legislative media productions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Thissen; Nelson, M., and Larson introduced:
H. F. 1630, A bill for an act relating to debtor creditor relations; increasing the amount of the homestead exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 510.02.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sykora introduced:
H. F. 1631, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing the $20 general income disregard in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.056, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Larson, Beard, Thissen, Lenczewski, Knoblach and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 1632, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; requiring the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission to submit proposed budgets to the legislative committees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473.13, by adding a subdivision; 473.661, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Larson, Beard, Thissen, Lenczewski, Krinkie and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 1633, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for transition to fiscal year budgets for the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Metropolitan Council; requiring legislative approval of the commission's and the council's budgets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.661, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Clark and Walker introduced:
H. F. 1634, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the new chance program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Huntley; Hortman; Liebling; Mahoney; Kelliher; Lillie; Sertich; Peterson, A.; Lesch; Loeffler; Nelson, M.; Thao; Sieben; Juhnke; Entenza; Fritz; Koenen; Otremba; Poppe; Johnson, R.; Atkins; Latz; Sailer; Goodwin; Simon; Eken; Solberg; Scalze; Peterson, S.; Mariani; Ruud; Dittrich; Lieder; Welti and Moe introduced:
H. F. 1635, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing individuals and small employers to elect to purchase state health coverage at their own expense; allowing individuals and small employers to purchase MinnesotaCare coverage at full cost; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.27, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256L.02, by adding a subdivision; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 7a, by adding subdivisions; 256L.05, subdivisions 1, 3a; 256L.07; 256L.09, by adding a subdivision; 256L.15, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 256L.17, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Hornstein and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1636, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; modifying the definition of allowable service to include time on strike; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 352.01, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Liebling; Abrams; Pelowski; Olson; Heidgerken; Johnson, R.; Sailer and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1637, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring legislative fiscal notes for nonbinding resolutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Peppin and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 1638, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for constructing interchange on marked Interstate Highway 94 and Hennepin County Highway 101.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Hoppe, Westrom, Thissen, Westerberg, Atkins and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 1639, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for basic services regulation of telephone companies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Magnus, Simpson, Lenczewski, Marquart and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1640, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying provisions relating to job opportunity building zones and biotechnology and health sciences industry zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 272.02, subdivision 64; 289A.56, by adding a subdivision; 297A.68, subdivisions 37, 38; 469.310, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 469.316; 469.317; 469.319, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 469.320, subdivision 3; 469.330, subdivision 11; 469.337; 469.340, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 272.02, subdivision 65; 477A.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Olson introduced:
H. F. 1641, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing local bonding for personal rapid transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 475.51, by adding a subdivision; 475.52, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Finstad, Otremba, Bradley, Huntley and Penas introduced:
H. F. 1642, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for rural pharmacy preservation; establishing a rural pharmacy grant program; modifying the rural loan forgiveness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.1501, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Sieben, Pelowski, Cox, Abeler, Murphy, Kahn, Ruud, Gunther and Cybart introduced:
H. F. 1643, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting certain marketing practices related to credit cards marketed to certain students; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 1644, A bill for an act relating to real estate appraisers; modifying oversight, licensing, and certification provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 5; 82B.06.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Simpson; Westrom; Juhnke; Peterson, A., and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1645, A bill for an act relating to energy; reducing the length of state permitting processes for electric transmission lines; allowing for automatic cost recovery for certain electric transmission facilities; providing options for easement payments for electric transmission lines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116C.63, subdivision 3; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2411, subdivision 1; 216B.243, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116C; 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Ruud, Dittrich, Greiling and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1646, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to comply with the schools interoperability framework specifications; establishing a working group.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Charron introduced:
H. F. 1647, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money and authorizing issuance of state bonds for highway 5 safety improvements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Abeler and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 1648, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit in the Teachers Retirement Association.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 1649, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 750, Rocori.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Ruth, Gunther, Gazelka and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1650, A bill for an act relating to cosmetology; providing for the transfer of regulatory oversight; modifying regulatory provisions; providing conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 154.18; 154.22; 155A.03, subdivision 4a; 155A.04; 155A.045, subdivision 1; 155A.08, subdivision 1; 155A.135; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 155A.03, subdivision 13; 155A.06; Minnesota Rules, part 2100.9300, subpart 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Seifert and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 1651, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Inventors Congress.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Peterson, S.; Dittrich; Sailer; Carlson; Nelson, M.; Ruud; Lenczewski; Larson; Loeffler; Welti and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 1652, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the learning year record system from a pupil unit basis to a credit basis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.128, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Johnson, R.; Davids; Peterson, A.; Koenen; Otremba and Fritz introduced:
H. F. 1653, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture information exchange program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Johnson, R.; Juhnke; Brod; Gunther and Welti introduced:
H. F. 1654, A bill for an act relating to the environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103E.701, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Kohls, Sviggum, Lenczewski, Brod, DeLaForest and Zellers introduced:
H. F. 1655, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; broadening the definition of "corporation"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 211B.15, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Solberg; Anderson, I., and Moe introduced:
H. F. 1656, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for regional education districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123A.24, subdivision 2; 275.066; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Mullery; Peterson, S., and Moe introduced:
H. F. 1657, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for health insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1658, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting discrimination in auto insurance based upon geographic location within the Twin Cities metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 72A.20, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1659, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; repealing authority for the commissioner to suspend driver's licenses as a result of mailed demands for proof of motor vehicle insurance; providing for remedial measures for victims; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.796, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Krinkie introduced:
H. F. 1660, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the truth in taxation provisions; adding a taxpayer satisfaction survey; eliminating certain required public hearings and newspaper advertisements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 275.065, subdivisions 1c, 3, 4, 7, by adding subdivisions; 275.07, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 275.065, subdivisions 5a, 6, 6b, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Olson; Otremba; Abeler; Anderson, B.; Westerberg; Sykora; Vandeveer; Cornish; Ozment; Soderstrom; Peppin; Severson; Marquart; Eken; Koenen; Beard; Eastlund; Erickson; Knoblach; Meslow; Paulsen; Urdahl; Seifert; Demmer and Peterson, N. introduced:
H. F. 1661, A bill for an act relating to education; promoting character development education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 120B.23; 121A.03, subdivision 1; 121A.47, subdivision 14; 121A.55; 123A.06, subdivision 1; 126C.44; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 1662, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for student outreach.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Bernardy, Latz and Simon introduced:
H. F. 1663, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a pilot program for paying the additional cost of school breakfast and lunch special diets based on religious beliefs of students; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.