INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Friday, May 27, 2005


The following House Files were introduced:

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 16, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing application for disability benefits from the Minnesota State Retirement System, notwithstanding a deadline.

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

Eken; Peterson, A., and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 17, A bill for an act relating to finance; directing revisor of statutes to change term "tax" to "fee" in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.

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

Atkins and Johnson, J. introduced:

H. F. 18, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating false and deceptive commercial electronic mail messages; prescribing criminal penalties; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Westerberg, Gunther, Penas, Buesgens, Severson, Brod, Zellers, Cornish, McNamara, Erickson, Tingelstad, Samuelson, Gazelka, Beard, Heidgerken, Sviggum and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 19, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the operation of lottery gaming machines and the conduct of other nonlottery games at a gaming facility; licensing and regulating the gaming facility; imposing a gaming transaction fee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.135; 240.30, subdivision 1; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.04; 349A.10, subdivisions 3, 6; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 299L; 349A.

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

Westerberg; Abeler; Hortman; Nelson, P.; Severson; Hamilton; Brod; Demmer; Gunther; Cornish; Magnus; Nornes; Dempsey; Tingelstad; Hoppe; Beard; Urdahl; Bernardy; Dittrich and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 20, A bill for an act relating to stadiums; requiring certain government and football officials to negotiate and develop an agreement for the construction, financing, and operation of a new professional football stadium.

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

Westerberg, Abeler, Gunther, Tingelstad, Beard, Hamilton, Finstad, Magnus and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 21, A bill for an act relating to stadiums; providing for the financing of a football stadium in Anoka County; creating a stadium authority; authorizing the county to levy and collect certain taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J.

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

Cox, Hausman, McNamara, Kelliher, Erhardt, Moe, Kahn, Hortman and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 22, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for the recovery and recycling of waste electronic products; providing penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116H.

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

Hilty; Solberg; Juhnke; Rukavina; Carlson; Mullery; Nelson, M.; Murphy; Lesch; Paymar; Sertich; Hornstein; Ellison; Mahoney; Fritz; Johnson, S., and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 23, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for salary supplements.

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

Carlson, Greiling, Solberg, Dorn, Hilty and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 24, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the basic formula allowance; restoring early childhood family education program revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Carlson; Greiling; Solberg; Dorn; Peterson, S., and Mullery introduced:

H. F. 25, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing voluntary full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Johnson, R.; Dorn; Greiling and Sykora introduced:

H. F. 26, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing St. Peter school district to use health and safety revenue for an energy recovery system.

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

Ellison and Walker introduced:

H. F. 27, A resolution memorializing the Governor to proclaim June 9, 2005, as National Black Philanthropy Day in the State of Minnesota.

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