Thursday , February 6, 1997
The following House Files were introduced:
Wagenius introduced:
H. F.
No. 435, A bill for an act relating to the environment; amending the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act;
providing for the use of institutional controls to assure protectiveness of cleanup remedies; authorizing the pollution control
agency to enter into certain cleanup settlements; changing a report date; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 115B.02, subdivision 16 , And by adding a subdivision; 115B.17, subdivision
15 , And by adding subdivisions; and 115B.412, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Wagenius introduced:
H. F.
No. 436, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements relating to certain environmental advisory
councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.12; and 473.803, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 473.149, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural
Resources.
Kelso introduced:
H. F.
No. 437, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing the commissioner to award grants to other schools; amending
Laws 1996, chapter 412 , Article 4, section 34, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Opatz introduced:
H. F.
No. 438, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting dentists from the state health care program participation
requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0644.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Leighton, Dawkins, Entenza, Macklin and Sviggum introduced:
H. F.
No. 439, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity from civil liability for persons who preside at
alternative dispute resolution proceedings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Chaudhary, Leighton, Dawkins, Smith and Entenza introduced:
H. F.
No. 440, A bill for an act relating to family support enforcement; adopting changes to the uniform interstate family support
act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518C.101; 518C.205; 518C.207; 518C.304; 518C.305; 518C.306; 518C.307;
518C.501; 518C.605; 518C.606; 518C.611; 518C.612; and 518C.701; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 518C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Orfield , Abrams, Davids, Smith and Pugh introduced:
H. F.
No. 441, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting the revised article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code; regulating
letters of credit; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.1-105; 336.2-512; 336.9-103;
336.9-104; 336.9-105; 336.9-106; 336.9-304; and 336.9-305; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.5-101; 336.5-102;
336.5-103; 336.5-104; 336.5-105; 336.5-106; 336.5-107; 336.5-108; 336.5-109; 336.5-110; 336.5-111; 336.5-112; 336.5-113;
336.5-114; 336.5-115; 336.5-116; and 336.5-117.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Opatz, Knoblach, Schumacher, Wenzel and Stang introduced:
H. F.
No. 442, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the hospital construction moratorium; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.551, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Luther, Haas, Carruthers and Long introduced:
H. F.
No. 443, A bill for an act relating to the Brooklyn Park economic development authority; authorizing the certification of
certain unpaid charges to the Hennepin county auditor with taxes against certain residential townhome and condominium units
for collection as other taxes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
McCollum; Osskopp; Anderson, I.; Marko and Carruthers introduced:
H. F.
No. 444, A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing a program to pay a monetary bonus to veterans of the Persian
Gulf War; imposing a criminal penalty for false application; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Pugh, Milbert, McCollum and Pawlenty introduced:
H. F.
No. 445, A bill for an act relating to the military; adding an exclusion to the tort claims act; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 3.736, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Biernat, Mares, Kielkucki, Seagren and Evans introduced:
H. F.
No. 446, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting issuance of a driver's license to a person under age 18 years
who fails to receive a passing score on the state's high school graduation test; prohibiting issuance of a driver's license to a
person under age 18 years unless the person has graduated from or is attending a secondary school; requiring suspension of a
driver's license when a person under age 18 withdraws from school, is dismissed from school,
or has been habitually truant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.04, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision;
171.043; 171.18, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; and 171.30, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Murphy, Wejcman, Boudreau, Davids and Dorn introduced:
H. F.
No. 447, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plan companies to provide direct access to obstetric and
gynecologic services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Financial Institutions and
Insurance.
Chaudhary, Entenza, Skoglund, Macklin and Biernat introduced:
H. F.
No. 448, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; prohibiting certain unlawful practices against seniors or disabled or
vulnerable persons; suspending the statute of limitations on actions brought by vulnerable adults; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 541.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 513.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Skare, Kinkel, Solberg and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F.
No. 449, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for wind damage mitigation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and
Natural Resources Finance.
Rest, Kahn, Sviggum and McElroy introduced:
H. F.
No. 450, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; increasing membership on the legislative audit commission;
prescribing procedures for rotation of the chair; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.97, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations.
Jennings, Wolf, Pelowski, Delmont and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F.
No. 451, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; limiting local regulation of telecommunications companies;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Entenza introduced:
H. F.
No. 452, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for federal land used for cottage and
camp purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 272.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
McCollum, Commers, Rostberg, Folliard and Milbert introduced:
H. F.
No. 453, A bill for an act relating to the military; changing certain military requirements, procedures , And duties;
clarifying certain language; changing armory provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 190.02; 190.05, by
adding subdivisions; 190.07; 190.16, subdivision 2; 190.25, subdivision 1; 192.19; 192.20; 192.23; 192.37; 192.38, subdivision
1; 192.40; 192.49, subdivisions 1 and 2; 193.142, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 193.143; 193.144,
subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; 193.145, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 5; 193.148; and 193.29, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 190.13; 190.29; 192.36; 192.435; 192.44; 192.45; 192.46; 192.47; and 192.51, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Johnson , A.; Farrell; Workman; Winter and Finseth introduced:
H. F.
No. 454, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing issuance and display of single license plate for collector
vehicles and vehicles that meet collector vehicle requirements but are used for general transportation purposes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c , And 1d; and 169.79.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Transit.
Huntley, Greenfield and Otremba introduced:
H. F.
No. 455, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the provisions for the nursing home medical assistance certification
moratorium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.071, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4a; and
144A.073, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Milbert, McElroy, Ozment, Commers and Macklin introduced:
H. F.
No. 456, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for the service of certain real estate tax redemption notices;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 281.13; 281.23, subdivision 6; 281.273; and 281.276.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F.
No. 457, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing advance payment when required by federal government for
transportation project; providing for payment for costs of certain culverts when abutting landowner is a road authority;
removing and transferring jurisdiction of certain highways; requiring owners of certain bridges to inventory and regularly
inspect their bridges; clarifying inspection requirement for toll and other bridges; providing for
contingent appropriation to commissioner of transportation under certain circumstances; changing and repealing statutes
regulating railroads to conform to federal law and federal preemption of certain regulated practices; transferring remaining
duties and powers relating to regulating railroads from transportation regulation board to commissioner of transportation;
providing that commissioner of transportation may provide assistance for municipalities' air transportation services, with costs
paid from state airports fund; modifying contractor bond requirements for transportation projects costing less
than $75,000 or relating to the installation of certain capital equipment; extending procurement pilot project for department of
transportation; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited and acquired land that borders public water or natural wetlands
in Hennepin county; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.18, subdivision 1; 161.115,
subdivisions 38, 56 , And 87; 165.03; 174A.06; 218.031, subdivision 2; 218.041, subdivisions 4 and 6; 219.074, subdivision 2;
219.384, subdivision 2; 219.98; 360.015, by adding a subdivision; 360.017, subdivision 1;
360.305, by adding a subdivision; and 574.26, subdivision 1a; and Laws 1995, chapter 248, article 13, section 4, subdivision 2;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
161.115, subdivision 57; 161.122; 218.021; 218.025; 218.031, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , And 10; 218.041,
subdivisions 1, 2, 7 , And 8; 219.383, subdivisions 1 and 2; 219.558; 219.559; 219.56; 219.681; 219.69; 219.691; 219.692;
219.695; 219.70; 219.71; 219.741; 219.743; 219.751; 219.755; 219.85; 219.97, subdivisions 6
and 7; and 222.633.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Transit.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F.
No. 458, A bill for an act relating to transportation; preserving exempt rules of department of transportation; clarifying that
specific service signs may be placed at certain intersections of trunk highways; defining residential roadway; defining daytime
and nighttime; correcting obsolete reference; repealing deadline requirement for noise barriers on trunk highway No. 280
project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.387; 160.292, subdivision 5;
169.01, subdivision 81 , And by adding subdivisions; 169.14, subdivision 5d; and 174.51, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1994,
chapter 635, article 1, section 35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Transit.
Rest, Goodno and Garcia introduced:
H. F.
No. 459, A bill for an act relating to cities; providing for annexation; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 414A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 414.01; 414.011; 414.012; 414.02; 414.031; 414.0325; 414.033;
414.035; 414.036; 414.041; 414.051; 414.06; 414.061; 414.063; 414.065; 414.067; 414.07; 414.08; and 414.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Orfield and Pawlenty introduced:
H. F.
No. 460, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent care credit; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Osskopp, Osthoff and Solberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 461, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Wabasha to be used for
the American Bald Eagle Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and
Natural Resources Finance.
Erhardt, Commers and Paulsen introduced:
H. F.
No. 462, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to Article IV; requiring
a three-fifths vote for increases in taxes on income or sales.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Kubly, Juhnke, Peterson, Kuisle and Wenzel introduced:
H. F.
No. 463, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding services provided by the Passing on the Farm Center;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.985.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Vickerman, Murphy, Stanek and Kubly introduced:
H. F.
No. 464, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; authorizing the Lower Sioux Indian community to exercise law
enforcement authority; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Jaros, Munger, Dawkins, Clark and Erhardt introduced:
H. F.
No. 465, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; permitting riparian owners to petition for county restrictions on motorboat
use; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.205, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 86B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural
Resources.
Erhardt, Rhodes and Macklin introduced:
H. F.
No. 466, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting materials used in providing taxable services;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Rostberg; Stang; Johnson, R. , And Westfall introduced:
H. F.
No. 467, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until
the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural
Resources.
Peterson, Hilty, Kubly, Davids and Carlson introduced:
H. F.
No. 468, A bill for an act relating to education; removing minimum school district size requirements to be eligible for debt
service equalization aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Otremba and Daggett introduced:
H. F.
No. 469, A bill for an act relating to hospital districts; authorizing hospital districts to operate assisted living facilities;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 447.33, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Erhardt, Bradley, Sykora and Knoblach introduced:
H. F.
No. 470, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; changing article IV, section 4 , And
article V, section 1, providing limits for legislative and executive service.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Delmont, Seifert, Jennings, Wolf and Vickerman introduced:
H. F.
No. 471, A bill for an act relating to gambling; giving the gambling control board authority to issue or renew, or not revoke
, A license in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.155, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Bishop; Skoglund; Swenson, D.; Murphy and Solberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 472, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring the commissioner of public safety to award grants to local
governmental units to reimburse them for costs incurred in implementing community notification for released sex offenders;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Chaudhary, Garcia, Rest and Dehler introduced:
H. F.
No. 473, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; permitting the metropolitan council to operate preventive
health and employee recognition programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.129, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Kalis introduced:
H. F.
No. 474, A bill for an act relating to education; qualifying independent school district No. 2835,
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, for debt service equalization aid.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Kalis, Winter, Sviggum, Reuter and Carruthers introduced:
H. F.
No. 475, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for operating grants to Farmamerica.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and
Natural Resources Finance.
Kalis, Reuter, Sviggum, Winter and Carruthers introduced:
H. F.
No. 476, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Minnesota historical society for a grant to
Farmamerica.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Economic
Development and International Trade.
Rest and Skare introduced:
H. F.
No. 477, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing county commissioners from the Minnesota municipal
board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.01, subdivisions 2, 5 , And 6a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Wagenius introduced:
H. F.
No. 478, A bill for an act relating to state finance; providing that SCORE block grants that are withheld may be carried
forward by the office of environmental assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.557, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and
Natural Resources Finance.
Farrell; Mariani; Murphy; Swenson, D. , And Broecker introduced:
H. F.
No. 479, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing the commissioner of economic security to award grants
to first-class cities for certain crime prevention programs; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Economic
Development and International Trade.
Westrom, Van Dellen and Bradley introduced:
H. F.
No. 480, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide testing; appropriating money; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Erhardt, Harder, Broecker and Van Dellen introduced:
H. F.
No. 481, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting the lottery from adopting advertising intended to induce
participation in the lottery; prohibiting advertising the lottery as a form of entertainment; reducing the percentage of gross
revenues that the lottery may spend on advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.09, subdivision 2; and
349A.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Farrell, Winter, Slawik, Pelowski and Skoglund introduced:
H. F.
No. 482, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a criminal gang council and strike force to develop and
implement a strategy to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by criminal gangs throughout the state; authorizing the
council to make various grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Olson, E.; Schumacher; Dehler and Rest introduced:
H. F.
No. 483, A bill for an act relating to towns; authorizing the charging and collection of certain service charges; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Skoglund, Pawlenty, Weaver, Leighton and Mullery introduced:
H. F.
No. 484, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing state correctional officers to carry firearms in the performance
of official duties when authorized by the commissioner of corrections; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 243.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Tingelstad, Boudreau, McCollum, Delmont and Mulder introduced:
H. F.
No. 485, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying lead inspection provisions; providing for the expiration of certain
advisory and work groups; modifying vital statistics provisions; modifying asbestos abatement provisions; modifying provisions
relating to traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury notification and data; modifying licensing requirements for elderly
housing with services; modifying provisions for hearings related to permitting, licensing,
registration , And certification; modifying revocation and suspension provisions for permits, licenses, registration , And
certifications; modifying provisions for testing infants for inborn metabolic errors; modifying medical education and research
costs trust fund provisions; requiring conformance with federal regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
62J.15, by adding a subdivision; 62J.69, subdivision 1; 62Q.03, subdivision 5a; 144.125; 144.212, by adding subdivisions;
144.215, subdivision 1; 144.218; 144.664, subdivision 3; 144.665; 144.672, subdivision 1; 144.9501,
subdivision 29 , And by adding a subdivision; 144.9504, subdivision 2; 144.9506, subdivisions 1 and 5; 144.99, subdivisions 9
and 10; 144D.06; 257.73; 326.71, subdivisions 4 and 6; 326.72, subdivision 2; 326.74; 326.76; 326.78, subdivision 1; and
326.785; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4600.3900.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Haas, Pugh, McGuire, Weaver and Westrom introduced:
H. F.
No. 486, A bill for an act relating to corrections; barring adult inmates in state correctional facilities, county jails,
workhouses , And workfarms from access to Internet and computer on-line services; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 234; and 641.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Greenfield introduced:
H. F.
No. 487, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing the hospital surcharge tax for medical assistance; increasing
the MinnesotaCare surcharge tax on hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by
adding a subdivision; 295.51, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 1 and 1b; 295.53, subdivisions 3 and 5; 295.54, subdivision
1; 295.58; and 295.582; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9657,
subdivision 2; and 295.54, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Rest, Carlson, Tompkins and Kahn introduced:
H. F.
No. 488, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit in the Minnesota state retirement
system, the teachers retirement association , And first-class city teachers retirement fund associations for voluntary service
under federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.27; 354.53; and 354A.093.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations.
Murphy, Winter and Bakk introduced:
H. F.
No. 489, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing an exclusion for capital gain from the sale of property
used as a principal residence; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Koppendrayer, Tingelstad, Wenzel and Ozment introduced:
H. F.
No. 490, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing a physician assistant advisory council; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Koppendrayer, Tingelstad, Wenzel and Ozment introduced:
H. F.
No. 491, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; permitting physician assistants to render emergency care without
physician supervision; granting immunity to physician assistants who render emergency care; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, section 147A.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Knoblach and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F.
No. 492, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; fixing the size of the legislature after the 2000 census; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Rostberg and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 493, A bill for an act relating to elections; reallocating certain election expenses; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204B.32.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Rostberg; Anderson, B. , And Dehler introduced:
H. F.
No. 494, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing the size of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Osskopp, McCollum, Milbert and Sviggum introduced:
H. F.
No. 495, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing certain expenditures of gambling funds for the acquisition of
property to replace property under threat of acquisition by eminent domain; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.12,
subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Slawik, Pelowski, Holsten, Davids and Dorn introduced:
H. F.
No. 496, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a financial data collection system for ambulance services;
requiring a report to the legislature; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Rest, Winter and McElroy introduced:
H. F.
No. 497, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the proposed property tax notices; requiring
additional information on the truth in taxation newspaper advertisements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a , And by adding a subdivision; and 276.04, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Taxes.
Greenfield introduced:
H. F.
No. 498, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying the use of the designation "physician"; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
McCollum introduced:
H. F.
No. 499, A bill for an act relating to professions; providing for certain exemptions to the physician's licensure surcharge;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.01, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Pugh; Swenson, D.; McGuire; Murphy and Broecker introduced:
H. F.
No. 500, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; permitting government agencies that provide documents to the
public defender to charge a reasonable copying fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611.271.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Evans, Winter, Rukavina, Broecker and McGuire introduced:
H. F.
No. 501, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to renovate the Laurentian Environmental
Learning Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and
Natural Resources Finance.
Opatz, Biernat, Skoglund, Larsen and Bishop introduced:
H. F.
No. 502, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting punitive damages in cases involving products or devices
approved by the FDA; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 549.20, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Olson, E.; Schumacher and Mulder introduced:
H. F.
No. 503, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating a beaver damage control board; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural
Resources.
Murphy, Skoglund, Broecker, Pugh and Swenson, D., introduced:
H. F.
No. 504, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; defining probation; clarifying jurisdiction of probation service
providers; requiring reports and reviews; requiring policies to be adopted; requiring probation service providers to collect and
maintain certain information; creating a work group; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.311, subdivision 1; and
609.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
244.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Westrom and Westfall introduced:
H. F.
No. 505, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; providing limits on
service as a legislator.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Swenson, D.; Mares; Seagren; Greiling and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F.
No. 506, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating school bus safety, equipment , And drivers; regulating
disbursal of student transportation safety reserved revenue; changing school bus safety week requirements; requiring school
districts to develop requirements for student conduct on school buses; providing for selective reporting by school districts of
school bus accidents and incidents; making technical changes; imposing penalties; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.799, subdivision 1; 123.7991, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.01,
subdivision 6; 169.1211, subdivision 1; 169.435, subdivision 2; 169.443, subdivision 3; 169.447, subdivision 6 , And by adding
a subdivision; 169.4501, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.4502, subdivisions 2, 7, 11 , And by adding subdivisions; 169.4503,
subdivisions 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.4504, subdivision 1 , And by adding a
subdivision; 169.451, subdivision 4; 169.452; 171.321, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision;
and 171.3215, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.4502, subdivisions 6 and 9; 169.4503,
subdivisions 3, 8, 9, 11, 12 , And 22; and 169.454, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Transit.
Olson, E.; Schumacher; Dehler; Mulder and Kuisle introduced:
H. F.
No. 507, A bill for an act relating to partition fences; making the state and counties responsible for a share of costs of
certain fences; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 344.03, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:
H. F.
No. 508, A bill for an act relating to restraint of trade; making it unlawful for a competitor to operate a taconite company
over which it does not have control; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325D.53, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Murphy, Macklin, Stanek, Pugh and Skoglund introduced:
H. F.
No. 509, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for persons who use or attempt to
use deadly force against a peace officer who is engaged in official duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.221.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Rest, Goodno, Opatz, Garcia and Mahon introduced:
H. F.
No. 510, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing additional procedures for waste management and
treatment in certain unincorporated areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115.49, subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Otremba, Tunheim, Vickerman, Mulder and Jennings introduced:
H. F.
No. 511, A bill for an act relating to rural health; designating a sole community hospital as an essential community
provider; ensuring rural representation on the health care commission; establishing a demonstration project for rural hospital
consolidation and cooperation; establishing a grant and loan program to rural hospitals for capital improvements; repealing the
physician license surcharge; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections
62J.05, subdivision 2; 62Q.19, subdivision 1; 144.1465; 144.147, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; and 144.1484, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.01,
subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Rest, Orfield, Pugh and Macklin introduced:
H. F.
No. 512, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing bankruptcy filing; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Koskinen, Wejcman, Garcia and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F.
No. 513, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing authority to consolidate nonentitlement grant programs;
modifying the prompt payment provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.124, subdivision 4b; 245.03,
subdivision 2; and 256F.11, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Wejcman, Greenfield and Clark introduced:
H. F.
No. 514, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Evans, Chaudhary, Greiling, Pawlenty and Hausman introduced:
H. F.
No. 515, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco;
providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for
sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 461.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Goodno, Rest, McElroy, Opatz and Garcia introduced:
H. F.
No. 516, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting development in unincorporated areas; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Clark, Rhodes, Evans, Kubly and Mariani introduced:
H. F.
No. 517, A bill for an act relating to housing programs; modifying eligibility for accessibility loans; authorizing equity
take-out loans for section 236 rental property; clarifying eligible projects under the housing trust fund; modifying eligible uses
of the mortgage foreclosure prevention and emergency rental assistance program; repealing the special needs housing for
homeless persons program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.38, subdivision 7;
462A.05, subdivisions 14d, 30, 39 , And by adding a subdivision; 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.207, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 ,
And 6; 462A.21, subdivision 12a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.39; 462A.05, subdivision 20; and 462A.21,
subdivisions 4k, 12 , And 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Economic
Development and International Trade.
Entenza, Boudreau, Westrom, Leighton and Kahn introduced:
H. F.
No. 518, A bill for an act relating to the legislative coordinating commission; providing sign language interpreters for
meetings with legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.303, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Governmental Operations.
Mares and Carlson introduced:
H. F.
No. 519, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring health and physical education instruction; including health
education in teacher preparation programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.101, subdivision 6; and 125.05,
subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Education.
Rest, Goodno, Opatz, Garcia and Mahon introduced:
H. F.
No. 520, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for joint planning in certain instances; providing aid for
certain joint planning annexations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1398, subdivision 2; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 368.01; 368.015; 368.85; and 394.33,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Wejcman introduced:
H. F.
No. 521, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing supplementary rates for certain group residential housing;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Greenfield, Wejcman, Goodno and Huntley introduced:
H. F.
No. 522, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the applicant background study process for licensed health care and
human services programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.057, subdivision 1; and 245A.04, subdivision 3;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Johnson , A.; Carlson and Kelso introduced:
H. F.
No. 523, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First
Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Tunheim introduced:
H. F.
No. 524, A bill for an act relating to liquor; requiring a permit for importing malt liquor to a central warehouse or holding
area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Tunheim introduced:
H. F.
No. 525, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying liability insurance requirements for liquor retailers; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.409, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Entenza, Broecker, Larsen and Skoglund introduced:
H. F.
No. 526, A bill for an act relating to animals; increasing certain penalties for cruelty to animals; defining acts or omissions
constituting cruelty or abuse; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.20, subdivision 3 ,
And by adding subdivisions; 343.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 10 , And by adding subdivisions; and 343.27; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 1996, sections 343.21, subdivision 9; and 346.57.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
McCollum introduced:
H. F.
No. 527, A bill for an act relating to veterans; changing certain employment rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
section 197.46.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
McCollum introduced:
H. F.
No. 528, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Labor-Management Relations.
McCollum introduced:
H. F.
No. 529, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to construct pedestrian-bicycle
overpass on marked trunk highway No. 36 in North St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Transit.
Dawkins, Stanek and Paymar introduced:
H. F.
No. 530, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for weed and seed grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Pawlenty and Entenza introduced:
H. F.
No. 531, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for consideration of exposure to tobacco smoke in custody and
visitation decisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.17, subdivision 1; and 518.175, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Rest introduced:
H. F.
No. 532, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; allowing certain towns and cities to transfer their local board of
review duties and responsibilities to the county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 271.01, subdivision 5; 273.121;
274.01; and 274.13, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
McGuire, Greenfield, Murphy, Mulder and Ness introduced:
H. F.
No. 533, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco;
providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for
sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 461.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Pugh, Stanek and Dorn introduced:
H. F.
No. 534, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions pertaining to commitment proceedings; changing
provisions for state liens for cost of care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.42, subdivision 2; 55.10, subdivision
4; 246B.01, subdivisions 3 and 4; 253B.02, subdivisions 18a, 18b , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.16, subdivision 1;
253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 9 , And 14; 253B.19, subdivisions 2 and
3; 256.015, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 256B.042, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 256B.37, subdivision 1; 514.71; 514.980,
subdivision 2; 514.981, subdivision 2; 514.982, subdivisions 1 and 2; 514.985; 524.1-201; 524.3-801; 524.3-1004; and
524.3-1201.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Juhnke, Kuisle, Stang, Rifenberg and Wenzel introduced:
H. F.
No. 535, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; conforming certain food rules with federal regulations; eliminating a
requirement concerning llamas; regulating raising of bison; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 31.101; 31.102,
subdivision 1; 31.103, subdivision 1; and 31.104; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.456, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Juhnke, Harder and Wenzel introduced:
H. F.
No. 536, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; making changes in the Minnesota Commercial Feed Law; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 25.31; 25.32; 25.33, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 9, 20 , And by adding subdivisions; 25.35; 25.36;
25.37; 25.38; 25.39; 25.41; subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 25; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 25.34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Jennings, Ozment and Greiling introduced:
H. F.
No. 537, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; adding a high voltage transmission line that crosses the state boundary
to the definition of a large energy facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Knoblach, Kalis, Leighton, Clark and Krinkie introduced:
H. F.
No. 538, A resolution memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to mitigate the economic competition
among the states that has resulted from the adoption of targeted business incentive programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Economic
Development and International Trade.
Bishop, Bakk, Greiling, Davids and Holsten introduced:
H. F.
No. 539, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until
the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural
Resources.
Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Goodno and Wejcman introduced:
H. F.
No. 540, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the reimbursement rate for home care services;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services.
Bishop, Skoglund, Entenza, Macklin and Weaver introduced:
H. F.
No. 541, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying certain provisions in the law governing community
notification of the release of sex offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 244.052, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Rest, Goodno and Garcia introduced:
H. F.
No. 542, A bill for an act relating to local government; transferring authority for incorporations, detachments, And
annexations to the office of strategic and long-range planning and the office of administrative hearings; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.03, subdivision 2; 414.01, subdivisions 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, And by adding a
subdivision; 414.011, subdivisions 7 and 8; 414.012; 414.02; 414.031; 414.0325; 414.033;
414.035; 414.036; 414.041; 414.051; 414.06; 414.061; 414.063; 414.067; 414.07; and 414.09; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1996, sections 414.01, subdivisions 2, 5, 6a, 7a, 8, 10, 11, And 12; 414.0325, subdivision 1a; 414.033, subdivision 3; and
414.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Local Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.