INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, April 18, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Nelson, P. introduced:

H. F. 2432, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; exempting rowing sculls from license requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 86B.301, subdivision 2.

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

Walker introduced:

H. F. 2433, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equality of rights under the law for men and women.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.

Meslow introduced:

H. F. 2434, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for research on issues related to sexual crimes.

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

Lenczewski, Poppe, Fritz, Murphy, Moe, Greiling and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 2435, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing inflationary and family size adjustments to the dependent care credit and the working family credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b; 290.0671, subdivision 1.

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

Brod, Sviggum, Simpson, Davids, Zellers, Urdahl, Finstad, Seifert, Dorman, Demmer, Magnus and Blaine introduced:

H. F. 2436, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; providing that agricultural land will be valued based on production value for property tax purposes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 127A.48, subdivision 3; 273.111, subdivision 4; 473H.10, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in chapter 273.

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

Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2437, A bill for an act relating to local government; placing a moratorium on annexations by order and annexations by ordinance of areas of 60 acres or less; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 414.031, by adding a subdivision; 414.033, by adding a subdivision.

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

Abeler, Thissen, Huntley and Powell introduced:

H. F. 2438, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring implementation of cost-containment initiatives; modifying requirements for health plan companies and health plans; requiring disclosure of information to consumers; establishing a cancer drug repository program; requiring reporting of acquired infections; modifying requirement for health-related boards and health care providers; establishing evidence-based guideline and health promotion initiatives; requiring studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 45.0135, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 62D.145, subdivision 2; 62E.05, subdivision 2; 62E.08, subdivision 1; 62J.43; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62Q.17; 62Q.64; 62Q.75; 72A.201, subdivision 4; 144.335, subdivision 3a; 145A.12, by adding subdivisions; 151.214, subdivision 1; 295.582; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62M; 62Q; 65B; 144; 144E; 145; 151; 214; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 62E.035; 62Q.095.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care Cost Containment Division.

Abeler and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 2439, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing coordinated care safety net programs to provide cost-effective services to uninsured and low-income persons with chronic disease; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Mariani, Ellison, Clark, Otremba, Fritz, Thao, Walker, Goodwin, Mahoney and Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 2440, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to study the health impacts of pesticides on migrant agricultural workers; appropriating money.

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

Davids, Blaine, Gunther, Urdahl, Penas, Cornish and Magnus introduced:

H. F. 2441, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a statutory appropriation for value-added agricultural projects; creating an agricultural farm to market account; providing for the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of town roads serving the needs of livestock operations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 17.101, by adding a subdivision; 41A.09, subdivision 3a.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 2442, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing school districts flexibility to transfer unused debt service revenue for general purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 475.61, subdivision 4.

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

Nelson, P. introduced:

H. F. 2443, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for an alternative annexation process; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 414.031; 414.033.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 2444, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; allowing a sales tax exemption for construction of Rockville Fire Hall; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gazelka, Davids and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 2445, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring certain disclosures from insurance producers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60K.46, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.

Gunther, Paymar and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 2446, A bill for an act relating to job training; providing for training to implement the Ford Motor Company Ford Production System at the Twin Cities Ford Assembly Plant; appropriating money.

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