The following House Files were introduced:
Beard and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. 1414, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing commissioner of transportation to enter into lease agreements for highway rest areas; depositing money in special revenue fund; appropriating money for highway rest stop program; requiring commissioner to report to legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 160.28, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Gerlach introduced:
H. F. 1415, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for expiration of certain groups; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 1.34, subdivision 1; 3.922, subdivision 3; 3.9223, subdivision 1; 3.9225, subdivision 1; 3.9226, subdivision 1; 15.50, subdivision 1; 116J.421, subdivision 2; 116L.03, subdivision 2; 116O.03, subdivision 2; 116O.09, subdivision 1a; 116O.091, subdivision 7; 125B.21; 136F.03, subdivision 2; 137.0245, subdivision 2; 138.763, subdivision 1; 174.55, subdivision 2; 175.007, subdivision 1; 198.002, subdivision 6; 240A.02, subdivision 1; 290.173; 299C.65, subdivision 2; 299E.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Urdahl, Severson, Demmer, Zellers and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1416, A bill for an act relating to transportation; imposing surcharge on fines for littering by throwing cigarettes from a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 169.42, subdivisions 1, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Peterson, Juhnke and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 1417, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting certain camp fees; amend Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 297A.70, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sviggum introduced:
H. F. 1418, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the reimbursement rate for hospital services provided to a polio patient; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Jaros introduced:
H. F. 1419, A bill for an act relating to taxes; amending exemptions and subtractions for income tax; adjusting rates for income tax; modifying gasoline and fuel excise tax rates; imposing the sales tax on certain services; reducing the rates of the sales tax and sales tax on motor vehicles; abolishing certain sales tax exemptions; increasing cigarette and tobacco tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 19d; 290.05, subdivision 1; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 2d; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.82, subdivision 4; 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.09, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 290.01, subdivision 19e; 290.068; 290.191, subdivision 4; 297A.68, subdivisions 11, 30; 297A.69, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1420, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; requiring a moratorium on use permits for large retail stores; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Zellers introduced:
H. F. 1421, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing state bonds for Central Avenue and Jefferson Highway project in Osseo.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Carlson, Latz, Fuller, Seifert and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1422, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying financial aid for postsecondary students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136A.101, subdivision 4; 136A.121, subdivision 6; 136A.125, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.232; 136A.233; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136A; 136F; 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136A.1211; 136A.122.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Eken, Lieder, Penas and Lindgren introduced:
H. F. 1423, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Marsh Creek flood mitigation project in the Wild Rice River watershed district in Mahnomen county; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1424, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use tax; expanding the uses for the Hermantown local sales tax; amending Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 2, section 29.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Holberg, Smith and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 1425, A bill for an act relating to judgments; regulating stays of execution on money judgments; limiting bond amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 550.36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Dorman introduced:
H. F. 1426, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; making technical changes; freezing the medical fee schedule conversion factor for one year; instructing the commissioner of commerce to establish a surcharge rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 79A.12, subdivision 2; 176.081, subdivision 1; 176.092, subdivision 1a; 176.129, subdivisions 1b, 2a; 176.135, subdivision 7; 176.136, subdivision 1a; 176.231, subdivision 5; 176.391, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Bernardy and Abrams introduced:
H. F. 1427, A bill for an act relating to public finance; validating bonds issued by Anoka county for public safety radio improvements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Goodwin, Clark, Hilty, Mariani and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1428, A bill for an act relating to foodshelves; appropriating money for certain foodshelf programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Borrell introduced:
H. F. 1429, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting local government from providing services or goods that are provided by private business; repealing authority for municipal liquor stores; requiring a study by the state auditor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Smith and Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1430, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system general plan, correctional plan, legislators plan, state patrol plan, judges plan, and various other plans covered by combined service annuity provisions; enhancing legislators plan service-in-more-than-one-fund provision; expanding use of combined service annuity provision by retirees of public safety plans; expanding entitlement to dependent child benefits in legislators plan and state patrol plan; creating financial incentives for Minnesota state retirement system general plan disabilitants to return to work; clarifying disability definitions in various plans; requiring disabilitant study; permitting earlier retirement in elected state officers plan and judges plan; reducing early retirement penalties in judges plan; clarifying Minnesota state retirement system excluded employee provision; requiring daily compounding of refund interest in various plans; enhancing judges plan refund interest rate; creating six year term certain annuity in Minnesota state retirement system general plan and unclassified plan; revising unclassified plan payout options; revising state patrol plan dependent child benefits; creating account in Minnesota state retirement system funded by increased unclassified plan employer contributions to reimburse Minnesota state retirement system general plan for losses from transfers from unclassified plan to general plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 3A.01, subdivision 2; 3A.03, subdivision 2; 3A.12, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivisions 2b, 13; 352.113, by adding a subdivision; 352.12, subdivisions 1, 2a, 6, 7, 8, 11; 352.22, subdivisions 2, 3; 352.95, subdivisions 1, 2; 352B.01, subdivisions 10, 11; 352B.10; 352B.105; 352B.11, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 352C.031, subdivision 2; 352D.02, subdivision 3; 352D.04, subdivision 2; 352D.065, subdivision 2; 352D.075, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 356.30, subdivision 1; 356.441; 490.121, subdivision 10; 490.124, subdivisions 3, 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 352.01, subdivision 13a; 352D.02, subdivision 5; 490.11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Stang introduced:
H. F. 1431, A bill for an act relating to higher education; Minnesota state colleges and universities; making various clarifying, technical, and conforming changes; making changes to benefit provisions; expanding purchasing and contracting authority; providing for treatment of certain easements; authorizing the board of trustees to accept and manage federal money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 136F.40, subdivision 2; 136F.45, subdivision 1; 136F.581, subdivisions 1, 2; 136F.59, subdivision 3; 136F.60, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 135A.033; 135A.053, subdivision 2; 136F.13; 136F.56; 136F.582; 136F.59, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Ozment, Smith, Murphy and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. 1432, A bill for an act relating to state employment; providing voluntary unpaid leave options and early retirement incentives to state employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Wasiluk introduced:
H. F. 1433, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing "rule of 85" retirement for certain teachers retirement association members.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Goodwin introduced:
H. F. 1434, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an automatic external defibrillator acquisition and distribution program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Demmer introduced:
H. F. 1435, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association police and fire plan; authorizing survivor benefit for the survivor of a deceased member.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Jacobson and Wasiluk introduced:
H. F. 1436, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; separately stating county library levies on tax statements and truth in taxation notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish, Cox, Borrell, Demmer and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 1437, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring disclosures by certain persons conducting polls; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Ozment, by request, introduced:
H. F. 1438, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain personal property at an electric generation facility is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ozment, by request, introduced:
H. F. 1439, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain personal property at an electric generation facility is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Johnson, S. and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1440, A bill for an act relating to health; enacting the Compassionate Use Act to protect seriously ill patients from prosecution and prison for using medicinal marijuana under a physician's supervision; imposing criminal penalties; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 1441, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing for deposit of revenue from lawful gambling into a lawful gambling revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 297E.02, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Krinkie and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. 1442, A bill for an act relating to local government aids; reducing aids to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 477A.011, subdivision 36, by adding subdivisions; 477A.0132; 477A.03, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hilty, Rhodes and Entenza introduced:
H. F. 1443, A bill for an act relating to elections; moving the date of precinct caucuses from the first Tuesday in March to the third Tuesday in February; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 202A.14, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Bradley and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 1444, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing medical assistance coverage for some over-the-counter drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.