INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, April 27, 2011


The following House Files were introduced:

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1580, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting four-day week plans for school calendars; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.10, subdivision 13; 124D.12; 124D.126, subdivision 2.

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

Anderson, P. and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 1581, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Pope/Douglas Solid Waste Management Facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1582, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care assistance provider rate differential for accreditation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 1583, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying disposition of certain revenue; modifying license requirements and fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.411, subdivision 1; 97A.435, subdivision 2; 97A.451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.301, subdivision 3; 97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3a.

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

Dean and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 1584, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a contingent reduction in the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 295.52, by adding a subdivision; 297I.05, subdivision 5.

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

Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 1585, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a limited exception to the 180-day good faith effort required before asking the Minnesota State High School League to arrange an interscholastic conference membership.

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

McDonald, Gruenhagen, Cornish, Leidiger, LeMieur, Lohmer and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. 1586, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions relating to allocation of funds for motorcycle safety education program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 121A.36.

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

Runbeck introduced:

H. F. 1587, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; rotation of assessors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 273.08.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1588, A bill for an act relating to highways; modifying provisions relating to toll lanes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 160.845; 160.93, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 160.93, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Benson, J. introduced:

H. F. 1589, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to acquire land within the statutory boundaries of Crow Wing State Park.

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

Knuth; Abeler; Melin; Greene; Hortman; Gauthier; Morrow; Fritz; Wagenius; Hansen; Brynaert; Murphy, E.; Greiling and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 1590, A bill for an act relating to public health; requiring reporting by manufacturers of children's products that contain harmful chemicals; specifying treatment of harmful chemicals that are trade secrets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.7411, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1591, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting limited use of laser sights by visually impaired hunters; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, by adding a subdivision.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1592, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; permitting use of lights by licensed protective agents under certain escort circumstances; amending powers of licensed protective agents; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 169.64, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 169.86, subdivision 3b; 326.338, subdivision 4.

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

Scalze introduced:

H. F. 1593, A bill for an act relating to public health; reducing human exposure to arsenic; prohibiting sale and purchase of certain products containing arsenic; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 25.

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

Westrom, Banaian, Vogel and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 1594, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to enact legislation encouraging domestic oil drilling.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Murdock, Davids, Cornish and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 1595, A bill for an act relating to real estate; providing process for unaffixing manufactured home from real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 168A.01, by adding a subdivision; 168A.02, subdivision 3; 168A.04, subdivision 1; 168A.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b; 168A.141, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 1596, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying local water management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 103B.101, by adding a subdivision; 103B.311, subdivision 4; 103B.3369.

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

Kiffmeyer; Benson, M.; Zellers; Garofalo; Dean; Daudt; Erickson; Myhra; Shimanski; Howes; Drazkowski; Gruenhagen; Swedzinski; Lohmer; Anderson, B.; Torkelson; Kiel; Mazorol; Gottwalt; Downey; Vogel; Kieffer; Fabian; Crawford; Woodard; Wardlow; LeMieur; Cornish; Leidiger; Quam; Doepke; Barrett; Anderson, P., and Davids introduced:

H. F. 1597, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; requiring voters to present photographic identification; providing photographic identification to voters at no charge; requiring equal verification standards for all voters.

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