The following House Files were introduced:
Boudreau introduced:
H. F. 1383, A bill for an act relating to health; restricting the construction of radiation therapy facilities; 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 and Human Services Policy.
Powell introduced:
H. F. 1384, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying definition of cremation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 149A.02, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Lenczewski and Seagren introduced:
H. F. 1385, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; the metropolitan fiscal disparities program; providing a fiscal disparities adjustment for operating subsidies of light rail transit systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 473F.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Krinkie, Lanning, Brod and Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1386, A bill for an act relating to public employment; providing phased retirement and voluntary unpaid leave options to local public employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Kielkucki and Sykora introduced:
H. F. 1387, A bill for an act relating to education; giving preference to the nonpublic school site for instruction for children with a disability who attend the nonpublic school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.19, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Otto and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 1388, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing state bonds for improvements to Washington county state-aid highway 8 and Anoka county state-aid highway 14; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1389, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a plan to secure medical assistance for mental health services provided in out-of-home placement settings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Lindgren introduced:
H. F. 1390, A bill for an act relating to the city of Park Rapids; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, I. and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 1391, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the governor to appoint the executive secretary of the board of electricity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 326.241, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 1392, A bill for an act relating to cities; allowing the charter to prohibit members of the governing body of the city from serving on the charter commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 410.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Magnus, Harder, Seifert and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1393, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the corporate status of Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc. for purposes of certain federal tax law.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fuller; Strachan; Walz; Smith; Lindgren; Meslow; Powell; Simpson; Anderson, J.; Murphy and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1394, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a grant program for cities for teams to contain, clean-up, and preserve evidence at clandestine methamphetamine labs; requiring a local match; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1395, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying passenger vehicle registration tax depreciation schedule and removing maximum taxes; increasing motor fuel taxes; providing for distribution of certain county state-aid highway funds; authorizing ten-year imposition of one-half cent sales tax for transportation in certain counties if authorized in a regional referendum; authorizing sale of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Smith, Davnie and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1396, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for special assessments for reinspections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 429.101, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hilty; Rukavina; Walker; Kahn; Ellison; Jaros; Mariani; Clark; Goodwin; Sertich; Nelson, M., and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1397, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article 13, by adding a section; defining the term "person."
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Hilty and Boudreau introduced:
H. F. 1398, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying immunization requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 121A.15, subdivisions 3, 3a; 135A.14, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Lenczewski and Opatz introduced:
H. F. 1399, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; economic disclosure; requiring disclosures concerning immediate family members and certain contracts and other arrangements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 10A.09, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Lieder and Eken introduced:
H. F. 1400, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 628, Plummer.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Cox and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1401, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying regulation of phosphorus and cleaning agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 116.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1402, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement association; authorizing a certain prior Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association member to repay a refund without interest.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1403, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; prohibiting further construction of power lines in Sunfish Lake, Inver Grove Heights, Mendota Heights, and South St. Paul until environmental impact statements have been completed.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Seagren introduced:
H. F. 1404, A bill for an act relating to education finance; removing obsolete language from the definition of general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 126C.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Huntley, Tingelstad, Abeler and Sykora introduced:
H. F. 1405, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring an analysis of management options for school trust land in the boundary waters canoe area; temporarily suspending the disposal of school trust land in the boundary waters canoe area.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 1406, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for the appointment of a commissioner to fill a vacancy until the next general election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 375.101, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 375.101, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1407, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying the temporary practice requirements for alcohol and drug counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 148C.04, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Abrams, Lanning, Lenczewski, Kuisle and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1408, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing sale of tax liens; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 280A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Blaine introduced:
H. F. 1409, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; increasing the penalty for certain interference with privacy offenses; providing a penalty for engaging in a pattern of conduct involving interference with privacy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 609.746, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Kelliher, Cox, Peterson, Hoppe and Otto introduced:
H. F. 1410, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for energy conversion grants to schools.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries.
Walker, Hilty, Greiling, Kahn and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1411, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for a universal health care system that provides affordable access to high quality medical care for all Minnesotans; requiring a focus on preventive care and early intervention; providing comprehensive benefits; reducing costs through prevention, efficiency, and elimination of bureaucracy; directing the commissioner of health to prepare a plan to be implemented by 2010; 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 and Human Services Policy.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1412, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing the teachers retirement association to use a salary for pension purposes for a certain teacher which is in excess of actual earnings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Otto, Vandeveer and Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 1413, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the mandate for three additional days of student instruction or staff development training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 120A.41.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.