INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Saturday, May 19, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Tschumper; Liebling; Doty; Anzelc; Greiling; Bly; Jaros; Norton; Otremba; Mariani; Ward; Laine; Hausman; Madore; Wagenius; Clark; Carlson; Kahn; Slocum; Paymar; Hornstein; Eken; Peterson, A.; Murphy, E.; Hilty; Tillberry; Johnson; Dominguez; Walker; Sailer; Thao and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 2522, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that all necessary health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Care Plan; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.08, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 2523, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to establish a veterans facility in Sauk Centre; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Ward, Haws, Doty, Severson, Dominguez, Wardlow, Howes and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 2524, A bill for an act relating to veterans; including the spouse and children of a resident veteran in the definition of "resident student" for purposes of determining eligibility for state financial aid for higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 136A.101, subdivision 8.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 2525, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional public safety facility in Princeton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Madore; Anderson, B.; Tillberry; Ward; Greiling; Moe and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 2526, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts and charter schools to allow certain pupils with a disability who have not completed the special instruction and services to attend their high school graduation ceremonies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 125A.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.

Moe; Ruud; Peterson, A.; Ozment; Mahoney and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 2527, A bill for an act relating to pollution control; establishing a low-carbon fuel standard to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels in Minnesota by 2020; aligning statutory references to low-carbon energy; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.241, subdivision 6, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Nelson, Hausman, Lanning, Urdahl and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 2528, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for rehabilitation of public housing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. 2529, A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities; providing for fund transfers, general contingent accounts, and tort claims; authorizing sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds for highways and transit facilities; modifying provisions related to driver and vehicle services fees; modifying provisions relating to various transportation-related funds and accounts; providing for treatment and deposit of proceeds of lease and sales taxes on motor vehicles; modifying formula for transit assistance to transit replacement service communities; increasing fees for services of Department of Public Safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.88; 161.04, subdivision 3; 168.017, subdivision 3; 168.12, subdivision 5; 168A.29, subdivision 1; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.07, subdivisions 3a, 11; 171.20, subdivision 4; 297A.70, subdivision 2; 297A.815, by adding a subdivision; 297A.94; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.09; 473.388, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.32.

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

Slawik, Lillie, McFarlane and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2530, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for affordable housing, residences for seniors, and a family shelter in Maplewood.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 2531, A bill for an act relating to firearms; amending the statutory list of persons prohibited from possessing firearms for reasons of mental health, by addition of a cross-reference to federal law; requiring certain state agencies to report to the Legislature on their implementation of statutes mandating the reporting of mental health commitment information for the purposes of determining eligibility for firearms possession; mandating a report to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 624.713, subdivision 1.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 2532, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for renovation of the Hokah City Hall; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 2533, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to the Chatfield Brass Band Lending Library (CBBLL).

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 2534, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Houston County Historical Society Building.

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

Benson; Hausman; Peterson, N.; Carlson; Rukavina; Lieder; Madore; Urdahl; Clark; Wagenius; Scalze; Mahoney; Juhnke; Bly; Lanning; McFarlane; Pelowski; Solberg; Tingelstad; Howes; Murphy, M.; Mariani; Dittrich; Hansen and Dominguez introduced:

H. F. 2535, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for supportive housing for long-term homeless; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lanning, Hansen, Ozment, Eken and McNamara introduced:

H. F. 2536, A bill for an act relating to environment; authorizing establishment of watershed basin management districts with taxing authority; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 103B.151, subdivision 1; 275.066; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 2537, A bill for an act relating to railroads; regulating remote-control operation of trains over highway intersections and bridges and near international border; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 219.383, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.

Madore, Masin, Wardlow, Hansen, Morgan and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 2538, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.

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

Morgan, Atkins, Wardlow, Garofalo and Bigham introduced:

H. F. 2539, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a public safety technology and support center in Dakota County.

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

Hansen, Ozment, Madore, McNamara and Masin introduced:

H. F. 2540, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Robert Street corridor transitway in Dakota County.

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