The following House Files were introduced:
Abeler and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 2456, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to fund the University of Minnesota's U special kids program; eliminating the expiration date for section 256B.075; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.075, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.075, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Krinkie, Howes and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 2457, A bill for an act relating to levy limits; imposing levy limits on counties and certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 275.70, subdivision 5; 275.71, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 275.71, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 2458, A bill for an act relating to education; providing increased funding for child care assistance, early childhood family education programs, general community education, adult basic education, special education, and the general education formula allowance; suspending and reducing certain fees relating to child care; imposing a temporary individual income tax surtax; providing grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.13, by adding a subdivision; 124D.135, subdivision 1; 124D.20, subdivision 3; 124D.52, subdivision 3; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 4; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 6; 126C.10, subdivision 2; 245A.10, by adding a subdivision; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; repealing Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 9, section 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Zellers and Holberg introduced:
H. F. 2459, A bill for an act relating to consumer fraud; modifying private remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 8.31, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Krinkie; Johnson, J.; DeLaForest and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 2460, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing punitive damages if news media violates a promise to protect a confidential source; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 595.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Holberg, Ruth and Magnus introduced:
H. F. 2461, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities; authorizing issuance of trunk highway bonds; providing for general contingent accounts and tort claims; modifying provision for handling state mail; modifying vehicle registration plate, tax, and fee provisions and providing for definitions; modifying motor vehicle, traffic regulation, driver's license, and driving record provisions relating to commercial motor vehicles; proposing amendments to Minnesota Constitution to allocate proceeds of taxes on sales of motor vehicles and motor fuels; increasing or modifying fees for motor vehicle transfers and driver and vehicle services; allowing state transportation funds to be used for design and preliminary engineering of bridges in smaller cities; authorizing billing for highway sign program and establishing special account; modifying apportionments for county state-aid highways; increasing amount deductible from county state-aid highway fund for administrative costs; redefining recreational vehicle combination to include certain combinations hauling horse trailers and related vehicles; increasing maximum gross weight for certain vehicles and combinations hauling livestock on noninterstate trunk highways; modifying driver's license and permit provisions; providing a bidding exception for certain federally subsidized transit facilities; providing for metropolitan transit operations and funding; permitting development of bus rapid transit in Cedar Avenue transit corridor; providing for the speed limit on marked Interstate Highway 35E; requiring discontinuance of insurance verification sampling program until modified and providing remedies for charged violations; establishing accounts; abolishing statewide bicycle registration program; requiring reports; making technical and clarifying revisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 16B.49; 115A.908, subdivision 1; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 162.08, subdivision 3; 168.011, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 25, by adding subdivisions; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 8; 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.091, subdivision 1; 168.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 168.12; 168.123, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 168.1235; 168.124; 168.125; 168.1255; 168.127, subdivision 6; 168.128; 168.129; 168.1291; 168.1293; 168.1296; 168.1297; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.16; 168.27, subdivision 11; 168.31, subdivision 5; 168.33; 168.345, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.381; 168.54, subdivisions 4, 5; 168A.152, subdivision 2; 168A.29; 168A.31; 169.01, subdivisions 75, 76, 78; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.14, by adding a subdivision; 169.81, subdivision 3c; 169.824, subdivision 2; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169A.52, subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 16; 171.01, subdivisions 22, 35, 47, by adding a subdivision; 171.02; 171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.06, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.061, subdivision 4; 171.07, subdivision 11; 171.09; 171.12, subdivisions 3, 6; 171.13, subdivisions 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 171.20, subdivision 4; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; 171.36; 174.50, by adding a subdivision; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 469.015, subdivision 4; 473.446, subdivision 3; 473.4461; 473F.08, subdivision 3b; 609.855, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 160; 168; 171; 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision 19; 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.105, subdivision 6; 168.15, subdivision 2; 168.231; 168.345, subdivisions 3, 4; 168C.01; 168C.02; 168C.03; 168C.04; 168C.05; 168C.06; 168C.07; 168C.08; 168C.09; 168C.10; 168C.11; 168C.12; 168C.13; 169.99, subdivision 1b; 170.23; 171.12, subdivision 8; 171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; 171.185; Minnesota Rules, parts 7407.0100; 7407.0200; 7407.0300; 7407.0400; 7407.0500; 7407.0600; 7407.0700; 7407.0800; 7407.0900; 7407.1000; 7407.1100; 7407.1200; 7407.1300; 7503.2400.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.