The following House Files were introduced:
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 125, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying licensure requirements for foreign-trained dentists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 150A.06, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 126, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for a nursing home in Morrison county; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Mulder introduced:
H. F. No. 127, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exemption to some nursing home assistants from disqualification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.04, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for nursing facility technology rooms; appropriating money; 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
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to the city of Fergus Falls; authorizing the city to impose a lodging tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Dawkins, Gleason, Larson and Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to animals; changing disposition of certain animals; providing for preservation of certain evidence; changing regulation of certain dogs; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 343.12; 343.235, subdivisions 1 and 3; 347.50; 347.51, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding subdivisions; 347.52; 347.53; 347.54, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 347.55; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 343; 347; and 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 347.51, subdivisions 2a, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; and 347.54, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Erhardt, Dempsey, Greiling, Leppik, Swenson, Otremba and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 131, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare provider tax; repealing premium tax for certain health plan companies; requiring pass-through of savings to consumers; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; providing for financial management of MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 297I.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 62Q; and 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 16A.76; 62T.10; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; 295.59; and 297I.05, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to highways; creating a traffic-impacted metropolitan city street account in the county state-aid highway fund and providing for its allocation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 162.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 133, A bill for an act relating to local government aids; increasing the city aid base and the maximum aid for certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Tingelstad and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 134, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota state retirement system; authorizing the purchase of service credit for prior state highway department employment as a full-time right-of-way agency trainee.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Wagenius, Goodno, Tingelstad, Abeler and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 135, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a risk evaluation for certain safe drinking water standards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Fuller; Ozment; Murphy; Johnson, S., and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 136, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for deposit of certain fees in a state fire marshal account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 299M.10; and 299M.11, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Erhardt, Paulsen, Holberg, Sykora and Seagren introduced:
H. F. No. 137, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring local approval of the physical design component of commuter rail corridor plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 174.86, subdivisions 2 and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Abeler; Cassell; Westerberg; Koskinen; Vandeveer; Haas; Tingelstad; Anderson, B.; Lindner; Erickson; Otremba; Schumacher; Greiling and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 138, A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying capital improvements to Anoka-Hennepin technical college; amending Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Seagren, Mares, Greiling, Goodwin and Ness introduced:
H. F. No. 139, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a best practices grant for intermediate school districts Nos. 287, 916, and 917; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 140, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; authorizing state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Mulder, Abeler, McGuire, Sykora and Slawik introduced:
H. F. No. 141, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for early childhood family education.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 142, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota state retirement system; authorizing a purchase of prior service credit for part-time employment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Carlson, Pugh, Thompson, Slawik and Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 143, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Koskinen; Entenza; Evans; Greiling; Stanek; Goodwin; Bernardy; Thompson; Johnson, S.; Biernat and Luther introduced:
H. F. No. 144, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension to conduct periodic background checks on managers of rental real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 299C.68, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and 299C.69.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Abrams, Sykora, Holsten, Bishop and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 145, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for site preparation and construction of a multiuse water access on Lake Minnetonka.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Abrams, Sykora, Holsten, Bishop and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 146, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for site preparation and construction of a multiuse water access on Lake Minnetonka.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Carlson, Pugh, Thompson, Marquart and Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 147, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Paulsen and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 148, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for social security income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Pawlenty, Abrams, Finseth, Wenzel and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 149, A bill for an act relating to food; regulating the serving, selling, and labeling of certain religion-sanctioned food; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 31.661; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Kahn; Kelliher; Kalis; Wagenius; Winter; McGuire; Dawkins; Swapinski; Otremba; Johnson, R.; Clark, K.; Dibble; Peterson; Hausman; Dorn; Greiling; Pugh; Juhnke; Evans; Rukavina; Leighton; Hilty; Johnson, S.; Schumacher; Walker; Goodwin; Solberg; Skoglund and Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 150, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; regulating the use of genetically modified organisms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 18F.01; and 18F.02, subdivisions 2a, 5, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Juhnke, Finseth, Peterson, Penas, Skoe, Dorman, Kubly, Bakk, Lieder, Kalis, Sviggum, Davids, Ruth, Walz and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 151, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing counties to authorize payment for services up to the statewide maximum rate for services provided under the alternative care and specified home and community-based waivered services programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256B.0913, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision; and 256B.49, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Lieder; Molnau; Kalis; Anderson, I.; Skoe; Kubly; Marquart; Howes; Schumacher; Winter; Juhnke; Finseth; Kuisle and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 152, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the issuance of state transportation bonds for local bridges; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 153, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing additional on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses for the city of Elk River.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Ness introduced:
H. F. No. 154, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Meeker county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Anderson, I.; Bernardy; Pugh; Mares and Milbert introduced:
H. F. No. 155, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing Minnesota's elementary and secondary school system by providing all school district operating funds through state aids; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123A.39, subdivision 3; 123A.41, subdivision 4; 123A.444; 123A.485, subdivisions 1 and 3; 123A.67, subdivision 3; 123A.73, subdivisions 9 and 12; 123A.76; 123B.53, subdivisions 4 and 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 3, and 5; 123B.59, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7; 123B.61; 123B.62; 124D.135, subdivisions 1 and 6; 124D.20, subdivision 1; 124D.22, subdivision 2; 124D.56, subdivision 1; 124D.86, subdivision 5; 126C.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 126C.14; 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 126C.42, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 126C.43, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 126C.44; and 126C.45; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.57, subdivisions 4 and 7; 123B.59, subdivision 5; 123B.64, subdivision 3; 124D.135, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124D.20, subdivisions 5, 6, and 7; 124D.56, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124D.86, subdivision 4; 126C.10, subdivisions 10, 11, 21, and 22; and 126C.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Seifert and Harder introduced:
H. F. No. 156, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing an exception for barber shop registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 154.10, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Bakk, Rukavina, Davids, Sertich and Stang introduced:
H. F. No. 157, A bill for an act relating to unemployment compensation; providing extra benefits for certain employees of LTV Mining and certain of its suppliers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Gleason, Gray, Walker, Evans, Thompson, Dawkins, Hausman, Wasiluk, Luther, Mahoney, Milbert, Hilstrom, Lenczewski, Winter, Pugh and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 158, A bill for an act relating to property tax refund; increasing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 159, A bill for an act relating to state employees; requiring health coverage for state employees to permit unrestricted choice of health care provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 43A.23, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 160, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, changing article IV, section 23; providing for veto override sessions of the legislature.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 161, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for the organization of the house of representatives in case of tie vote for a house officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 162, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing counties to conduct advisory elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 375.18, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Seagren introduced:
H. F. No. 163, A bill for an act relating to retirement; granting a full year of service credit to certain members of the Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association for years in which the members fell five or fewer days short of full service.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Wasiluk introduced:
H. F. No. 164, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Wasiluk introduced:
H. F. No. 165, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; imposing criminal penalties for killing or harming animals trained to assist persons with disabilities; requiring the payment of restitution by these offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Wasiluk; Daggett; Anderson, I.; Winter; Luther; Dorn and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 166, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 297A.991, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Luther introduced:
H. F. No. 167, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for class size reduction for the upper elementary and secondary grades; adjusting the maximum class size ratios for grades 2 through 12; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 126C.05, subdivision 1; and 126C.12, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Folliard, Abrams, Leppik, Erhardt and Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 168, A bill for an act relating to education finance; including a growth factor in the referendum revenue cap; restoring the original referendum revenue cap percentage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.17, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 169, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant to independent school district No. 2534, Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian, for a contract deadline penalty; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Leighton introduced:
H. F. No. 170, A bill for an act relating to driver's licenses; permitting courts to stay adjudication of certain driving after suspension, revocation, and cancellation cases on condition that the driver obtain reinstatement of driving privileges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.24, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Mulder and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 171, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending the disabled access levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.58, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Mares and Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 172, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of Mahtomedi to provide housing assistance to get local daytime paramedic service.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 173, A bill for an act relating to state government; revising provisions governing compensation of boards and advisory groups; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 15.059, subdivision 3; 15.0575, subdivision 3; and 214.09, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 174, A bill for an act relating to partition fences; limiting the application of certain procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 344.03, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 344.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Ozment, Fuller, Murphy, Stanek and Skoglund introduced:
H. F. No. 175, A bill for an act relating to fire safety; requiring the state fire marshal to adopt rules for fire retardant standards for cigarettes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention