The following House Files were introduced:
Albright and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 2193, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting recommendations of the workers' compensation advisory council regarding inpatient hospital payments; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 176.136, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 176.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 2194, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for youth employment programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Persell introduced:
H. F. 2195, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; requiring five pilot projects in human services to be financed with pay-for-performance bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Simonson introduced:
H. F. 2196, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; modifying special authority for the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth; amending Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 5, section 17, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lesch and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 2197, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the historic Palace Theater; amending Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2198, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for disparities impact notes on proposed legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Koznick; Barrett; Rarick; Drazkowski; Scott; Dean, M.; McDonald; Lucero and Smith introduced:
H. F. 2199, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying tax rates and brackets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 2d.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lien, Marquart, Poppe and Bly introduced:
H. F. 2200, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing the full amount of tax on an agricultural homestead to qualify for the property tax refund and the special property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290A.03, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Theis and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 2201, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for certain postsecondary student transportation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Knoblach and Theis introduced:
H. F. 2202, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for St. Cloud State University; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 2203, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying refunds for overpayment; allowing the county auditor to issue certificates for refunds for overpayment to apply to future taxes payable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 278.12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lenczewski, Hausman, Youakim, Fischer, Bly, Erhardt and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 2204, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for state trails; 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.
Metsa and Melin introduced:
H. F. 2205, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing for special unemployment benefit assistance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
McDonald and Ward introduced:
H. F. 2206, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying definitions and duties of the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; modifying the Ombudsman Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245.91, subdivisions 4, 6; 245.94, subdivision 1; 245.97, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 2207, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing a grant to expand the Jobs for America's Graduates program in Minneapolis; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Whelan, Pelowski, Heintzeman, Lien and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 2208, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the MnSCU campus autonomy act; clarifying and prescribing the roles of campus authority and system authority in the MnSCU system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136F.06, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Laine; Bly; Liebling; Schultz; Simonson; Considine; Newton; Fischer; Hausman; Mullery; Schoen; Kahn; Murphy, M.; Clark; Pinto; Masin; Hornstein; Moran; Ward; Lien; Slocum; Bernardy; Freiberg; Isaacson; Mahoney; Yarusso; Johnson, C.; Davnie and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 2209, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that all necessary health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan; requesting a 1332 waiver; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 14.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Knoblach, Hilstrom, Pinto and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2210, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; prohibiting use of state funds to expand audio and video coverage in criminal proceedings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 2211, A bill for an act relating to taxes; establishing a state tax credit for MNsure premium payments; repealing the MinnesotaCare program; advancing the repeal date for MinnesotaCare provider taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62V.05, subdivision 5; 256.98, subdivision 1; 256B.021, subdivision 4; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 270B.14, subdivision 1; Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 6, section 97, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.461, subdivision 26; 16A.724, subdivision 3; 62A.046, subdivision 5; 256L.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 7; 256L.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 4a, 5, 6; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 2, 2a, 7, 7a, 7b, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14; 256L.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 3a, 3c, 4, 5, 6; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256L.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; 256L.10; 256L.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 7; 256L.12; 256L.121; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2; 256L.18; 256L.22; 256L.24; 256L.26; 256L.28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dean, M. and Fischer introduced:
H. F. 2212, A bill for an act relating to waters; appropriating money for water supply sustainability study.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 2213, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; modifying rulemaking authority of commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 240.23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.