INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, May 17, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Severson, Haws, Wardlow, Dettmer and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 2492, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for issuance of certain hunting and fishing licenses to eligible veterans without payment of fees; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97A; 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Clark; Walker; Huntley; Murphy, E.; Thao; Abeler; Thissen; Loeffler and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 2493, A bill for an act relating to human services; regulating sober houses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 504B.001, subdivision 7; 626.5572, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 254A; 462; 504B.

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

Severson, Haws, Wardlow, Dettmer and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 2494, A bill for an act relating to family law; prohibiting a court from considering a parent's military status when determining or modifying a legal or physical custody order for a child or determining or modifying parenting time orders upon a parent's discharge from active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 257C.04, by adding a subdivision; 518.003, by adding a subdivision; 518.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 518.175, by adding a subdivision; 518.18; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Kranz, Hortman, Demmer, Tillberry, Moe, Ward and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 2495, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for public ice facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 2496, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to upgrade the electrical system of the Yellow Medicine County Agriculture and Transportation Museum.

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

Eken introduced:

H. F. 2497, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 9; authorizing a council to establish salaries for legislators; changing the composition of the Citizen Compensation Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Sailer, Howes and Eken introduced:

H. F. 2498, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for renovation of the historic courthouse building in Hubbard County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 2499, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing for uniform regulatory treatment of telecommunications services for business customers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 237.411, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 237.411, subdivision 2.

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

Buesgens; Hackbarth; Zellers; Anderson, B., and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 2500, A bill for an act relating to taxation; temporarily suspending imposition of the gasoline and special fuel tax.

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

Jaros, Kahn, Erhardt, Pelowski, Huntley and Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 2501, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting the taking of mourning doves; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97A.015, subdivision 24; 97B.731, by adding a subdivision.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. 2502, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax; providing an exemption for materials and supplies used in the construction of police and fire stations in St. Cloud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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