The following House Files were introduced:
Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 2381, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; dedicating the sales and use tax receipts equal to a sales and use tax of one-eighth of one percent on taxable sales and uses for water resource purposes; creating a clean water fund; establishing a Clean Waters Council; providing appointments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Urdahl and Newman introduced:
H. F. 2382, A memorial resolution asking the residents of Minnesota for tolerance of different views on animal agriculture production practices; making 2005 the year the Minnesota feedlot war ended, and a new era beginning for Minnesota livestock farmers characterized by peace, love, harmony, and acceptance of diversity.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Seifert and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 2383, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an alternative secondary sparsity calculation; amending Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Demmer, Juhnke, Urdahl, Heidgerken and Peterson, A. introduced:
H. F. 2384, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for verification of school bus drivers' licenses by a certain date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.321, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Davnie and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 2385, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing a low-income apartment property class; restricting market value of certain low-income apartment property based on actual rent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 25; 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.
Davnie and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 2386, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing a low-income apartment property class; restricting market value based on actual rent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 25; 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.
Abeler, Westerberg and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 2387, A bill for an act relating to the city of Ramsey; providing for the creation of a tax increment financing district to provide housing for elderly and disabled persons.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Powell introduced:
H. F. 2388, A bill for an act relating to human services; limiting coverage of gender reassignment surgery under state health care programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 3a; 256D.03, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Powell introduced:
H. F. 2389, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying the Psychology Practice Act; phasing out licensure as a licensed psychological practitioner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 148.89, subdivision 5; 148.90, subdivision 1; 148.907, by adding a subdivision; 148.908, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.909; 148.916, subdivision 2; 148.925, subdivision 6; 148.941, subdivision 2; 148.96, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 2390, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance coverage of circumcision for newborns; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 2391, A bill for an act relating to professional sports stadium funding; requiring implementation of certain drug testing programs for players in sports facilities receiving state funding.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Eken, Moe, Lieder, Koenen, Bernardy, Hornstein and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 2392, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse training; requiring additional training for peace officers, teachers, and school administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 626.8451, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Kohls, Moe and Brod introduced:
H. F. 2393, A bill for an act relating to sales and use tax; allowing exempt occasional sales at flea markets and similar selling events; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.87, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. 2394, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes in MinnesotaCare eligibility determination procedures and in program eligibility criteria; establishing a MinnesotaCare premium surcharge and enrollee accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 256L.01, subdivisions 1a, 5; 256L.05, subdivision 2; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.15, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256L.17, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 2395, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reestablishing a low-income apartment property class; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 25; 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.
Paymar introduced:
H. F. 2396, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing a certain preference in state purchasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16C.16, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Simon, Hortman, Dittrich, Poppe, Hosch, Scalze and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 2397, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing full-day kindergarten; providing a new state aid for certain costs of full-day kindergarten programs; authorizing a sliding scale fee for full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123B.35; 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.37, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Dittrich, Hosch, Westerberg, Abeler, Hortman, Moe and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. 2398, A bill for an act relating to education finance; indexing school funding formula equalizing factors to the growth in tax base; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 126C.01, by adding subdivisions; 126C.10, subdivisions 13a, 29, 32; 126C.17, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Blaine introduced:
H. F. 2399, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer credit reporting agencies; providing for the inspection of, and disclosures related to, files and information maintained by the credit reporting agency; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Blaine introduced:
H. F. 2400, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer credit reports; providing free credit reports to victims of identity theft; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 2401, A bill for an act relating to public safety; adopting certain recommendations of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission and rejecting others.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Mahoney, Kohls and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 2402, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for bioscience marketing activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Abeler and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2403, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the dental health program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Abeler and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2404, 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.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 2405, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the reimbursement rate for a nursing facility in Otter Tail County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.