The following House Files were introduced:
Hilty, Solberg, Davids, Dempsey and Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 496, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying sales regulations for farm wineries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.315, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Rest, Greiling and Seifert, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 497, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for a runoff election if no candidate for certain offices at a state general or special election receives a majority of the votes cast; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.25, subdivision 2; 204B.35, subdivision 4; and 204C.33, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 498, A bill for an act relating to MinnesotaCare tax; clarifying the definition of patient services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 295.50, subdivisions 4 and 9b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Seifert, J.; Goodno; Bradley; Huntley; Greenfield; Mariani; Koskinen; Haas; Nornes; Pugh; Wejcman; Dorn; Jennings; Otremba; Lieder; Paymar; Boudreau; Sykora; Rhodes; Holsten; Gray; Mulder; Bishop; Mares; Solberg; Vandeveer; Olson; Carruthers; Seagren and Wilkin introduced:
H. F. No. 499, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing reimbursement increases to certain health care providers; authorizing pay increases for certain employees; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Mulder, Goodno, Huntley, Bradley, Boudreau, Skoe, Storm, Kuisle, Howes, Juhnke, Lieder, Dorn, Tomassoni, Fuller and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. No. 500, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing prepaid medical assistance and prepaid general assistance medical care program contract rates for nonmetropolitan counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.69, subdivision 5b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 501, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for an inactive status of licensed beds in nursing homes; establishing a two-year moratorium on certain nursing facility monetary penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144.122; 144A.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256B.0911, subdivision 6; and 256B.431, subdivisions 2r, 3a, and 22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 502, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Wabasha county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 503, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Little Fork for a community center, recreation complex, and general grandstand.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Skoe and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 504, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a new facility for Pine Point school and for a community center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Swenson, Munger, Hausman, Howes and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 505, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing subagents to retain a commission on the sale of sporting licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.485, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Greiling, Rest and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 506, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain special primaries and elections to be conducted by mail; changing certain election schedules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 204D.19, subdivisions 1 and 2; 204D.20, subdivision 1; 204D.21, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.22, subdivision 3; and 204D.23, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204D.19, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Daggett; Milbert; Pawlenty; Sviggum; Pugh; Hasskamp; Dorman; Kuisle; Rukavina; Wolf; Jennings; Mares; Solberg; Van Dellen; Osskopp; Carruthers; Rhodes; Tomassoni; Boudreau; Rest; Rifenberg; Ozment; Lenczewski; Clark, J.; Johnson; Nornes; McCollum; Harder; Haake; Otremba; Westfall; Leighton; Storm; Larson, D., and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 507, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rates of the taxes on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, and 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Van Dellen, Pugh, Erhardt, Paulsen, Hackbarth and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 508, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a reduced class rate for certain property bordering public waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Swenson, Erickson, Rostberg, Westrom and Westfall introduced:
H. F. No. 509, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for shared savings loans for demonstration projects of manure digester technology; requiring purchase of energy from manure waste methane recovery systems; providing rebates; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.115, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Biernat and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 510, A bill for an act relating to child support; eliminating the administrative process for child and medical support orders; providing for the appointment of family law magistrates to handle child and medical support and related family law proceedings; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 357.021, subdivision 1a; 518.551, subdivisions 12, 13, and 14; 518.575, subdivision 1; and 518.616, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 484; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 518.5511; and 518.5512.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Erhardt, Daggett, Jennings, Kuisle, Hasskamp, Westfall and Westrom introduced:
H. F. No. 511, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; requiring a truth in taxation hearing for hospital districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, and 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Koskinen, Huntley, McCollum, Dorn and Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 512, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding eligibility and eliminating the funding cap for the senior drug program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.955, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; Laws 1997, chapter 225, article 4, section 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Mares, Holsten, McCollum, Broecker and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. No. 513, A bill for an act relating to recreation; appropriating money for a regional trail.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Chaudhary, Koskinen, Abeler, Vandeveer and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 514, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for an alternative method of describing real property for some purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Koskinen, Johnson, Abeler, Chaudhary and Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. No. 515, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for alternative numbering of certain recorded and filed documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 386.31; and 508.38.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Opatz, Stang, Schumacher, Erickson and Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 516, A bill for an act relating to education funding; increasing equity in Minnesota's school finance system; increasing the general education formula allowance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding a subdivision; 126C.17, subdivision 5; and 127A.51.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Skoe and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 517, A bill for an act relating to taxation; advancing the dates for sending notices of proposed property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 275.065, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Seifert, J.; Leighton; Pugh and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 518, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; enacting the Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 553A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Sykora, Leppik, Greiling, Paulsen and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 519, A bill for an act relating to education; recognizing cost of living differences among school districts; creating an index; adjusting the general education formula allowance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 126C.05, by adding a subdivision; and 126C.10, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 520, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities for projects at Winona State University.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Seagren, Kielkucki, Greiling, Erickson, Mares and Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 521, A bill for an act relating to education; providing additional funds for facility and operating expenditures for the Minnesota Valley Academy and Synergy Residential Academy; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
McCollum introduced:
H. F. No. 522, A bill for an act relating to the military; establishing a program of tuition and textbook reimbursement grants for members of federal armed forces reserve components; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Rest and McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 523, A bill for an act relating to children; requiring the state to make a cash investment for each child in the state; restricting the use of the amount invested; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
McCollum; Seifert, J.; Greiling and Broecker introduced:
H. F. No. 524, A bill for an act relating to historic sites; providing a grant to the city of Maplewood to relocate certain historic farm buildings; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Westerberg, Vandeveer, Abeler and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 525, A bill for an act relating to Anoka county; providing for city administration of the dangerous dog registration system.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Mullery, Orfield and Larsen, P., introduced:
H. F. No. 526, A bill for an act relating to the Minneapolis park and recreation board; providing for the appointment of various employees; amending Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 1, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Clark, K.; Gunther; Mullery; Stanek and Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 527, A bill for an act relating to summer youth employment; appropriating money for learn to earn and community initiative programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Westrom, Westfall, Kuisle, Stang, Lieder, Juhnke, Nornes, Westerberg and Swenson introduced:
H. F. No. 528, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring department of transportation specifications for underground storage tanks to include certain types of fiberglass and steel tanks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 529, A bill for an act relating to employee relations; improving state employee access to medical clinics; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.23, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy