INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, April 11, 2016


The following House Files were introduced:

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 3869, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing a state general tax refund for certain businesses; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Urdahl and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 3870, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for production of a documentary on the State Capitol restoration.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3871, A bill for an act relating to education; pursuing strategies to prevent over-enrolling minority students and English learners in special education, dismissing more minority students than other students with disabilities, or placing more minority students than other students in settings other than general education classrooms; emphasizing cultural competency; establishing a working group to examine the over-representation of minority students and English learners identified as needing special education or subject to dismissal from school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.12, subdivision 1; 121A.55; 122A.06, subdivision 4; 125A.56; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 125A.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.

Metsa and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 3872, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment improvements to serve Keewatin; 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, Cornish, Atkins, Hoppe, Halverson and Zerwas introduced:

H. F. 3873, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying occupational disease provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 176.011, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 3874, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for a prison employment program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 3875, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain insurance information requirements for motorcycles; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 169.798, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.

Metsa and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3876, A bill for an act relating to the city of Virginia; allowing the city to impose a local sales tax to fund renovation and expansion of the Miners Memorial Building.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Newton introduced:

H. F. 3877, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing school technology and facilities aid to school districts and charter schools; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

Anderson, P. and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3878, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; providing a credit for combined heat and power systems; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 3879, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an asset test under medical assistance for adults without children; requiring the commissioner of human services to seek federal approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.056, subdivision 3c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3880, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing special veterans' plate designs for certain expeditionary medals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168.123, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.

Schultz introduced:

H. F. 3881, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; seeking federal waiver to allow individual consumers the opportunity to obtain coverage through the state employees group insurance plan (SEGIP).

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 3882, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; providing funding for the labor education advancement program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 3883, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure repair and replacements in Madelia; 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.

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 3884, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for certain traps; requiring certain permission for traps and snares set; requiring reporting; requiring license forfeiture for certain violations; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97A.421, subdivision 1; 97B.903; 97B.931, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97B.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 3885, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a critical incident review process for peace officer involved shootings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.553, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 3886, A bill for an act relating to water; establishing Human Right to Water Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.

Flanagan introduced:

H. F. 3887, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for constructing and operating a child care facility on the Capitol complex; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3888, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying certain agriculture-related provisions; making clarifying and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.117, subdivision 11a; 41A.12, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 41A.14, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 41A.15, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 41A.16, subdivision 1; 41A.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.18, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 4; 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 3889, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for environment; modifying certain account provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.845, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 3890, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for natural resources; modifying wild rice license requirements; modifying prior appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.091, subdivision 2; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 3, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.