The following House Files were introduced:
McElroy introduced:
H. F. No. 2115, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the biomedical innovation and commercialization initiative; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
McElroy; Westerberg; Clark, K.; Lindner and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 2116, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing certain obsolete and redundant trade and economic development department programs and duties; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 41A.066; 116J.541; 116J.542; 116J.8755; 116J.9671; 116J.980, subdivision 4; 116J.992.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Rhodes, Lipman, Folliard, Abrams and Goodno introduced:
H. F. No. 2117, A bill for an act relating to human services; excluding the raw food cost adjustment from certain nursing facility rate computations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Haas, Tingelstad, Evans, Greiling and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 2118, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for grants to interregional trunk highway corridor coalitions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 2119, A bill for an act relating to charitable organizations; amending report filing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 309.53, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Dehler and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 2120, A bill for an act relating to public employees; defining public safety police dispatchers as essential employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 179A.03, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Daggett; Anderson, I.; Marquart; Cassell; Skoe; Murphy; Nornes and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 2121, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for valuation and deferment of certain property whose current use and potential alternative use are not the same; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Leppik introduced:
H. F. No. 2122, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting making counterfeit drivers' licenses and identification cards or having instruments and material for counterfeiting drivers' licenses and identification cards; imposing criminal penalties; 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
Sykora, Fuller, Juhnke, Pawlenty and Walker introduced:
H. F. No. 2123, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making appropriations for women's shelters.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Stang, Kalis, Harder, Lieder, Huntley, Kahn, Leppik, Eastlund, Tuma, Dehler, Carlson, Abeler, Dempsey, Daggett and Pawlenty introduced:
H. F. No. 2124, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting additional classroom material; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2125, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing that the education expense credit and deduction apply to certain expenditures for prekindergarten expenses and museum memberships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.0674, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Leppik introduced:
H. F. No. 2126, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing taxpayers to request notices be given to holders of powers of attorney; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Pawlenty, Opatz, Leighton, McElroy and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 2127, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the biomedical innovation and commercialization initiative; providing a tax credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 2128, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of trade and economic development for a grant to the northern counties land use coordinating board.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2129, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing additional on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses for the city of Blaine.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Larson and Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 2130, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the life and health guaranty association; modifying coverages; assessments; rights and duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 61B.19, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 61B.20, subdivisions 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, by adding subdivisions; 61B.22, subdivision 3; 61B.23, subdivisions 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, by adding subdivisions; 61B.24, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 61B.26; 61B.27; 61B.28, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 61B.29.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Mares, Sviggum, Pugh, Rhodes and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2131, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting retired employees to enroll in health coverage under the public employees insurance program during an annual open enrollment period; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 43A.316, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Harder, Kubly, Cassell, Otremba, Smith and Kalis introduced:
H. F. No. 2132, A bill for an act relating to marriage; changing the license fee; providing for a reduced fee for couples who obtain premarital education; providing for disposition of the fee; modifying funding mechanisms for parenting time centers and the MN ENABL program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 517.08, subdivisions 1b and 1c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 2133, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for tax exemptions for a cogeneration electric generation facility using waste tires as a primary fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 297A.25, subdivision 28; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Johnson, J.; Thompson; Erickson; Eastlund; Marquart; Penas and Jacobson introduced:
H. F. No. 2134, A bill for an act relating to education; prescribing certain requirements for statewide tests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120B.30, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Anderson, B.; Erickson; Osskopp; Kuisle; Mulder; Westrom; Lindner; Rifenberg and Olson introduced:
H. F. No. 2135, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; restricting the sale of property acquired by eminent domain to a private person; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 117.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Anderson, B.; Osskopp and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 2136, A bill for an act relating to property rights; providing for the protection of private property rights from state agency actions; requiring the attorney general to develop guidelines to assist state agencies in evaluating proposed actions to determine whether they may constitute a taking; requiring state agencies to follow the guidelines and prepare reports; requiring consideration of the effects of a taking for property tax valuation purposes when determining the value of the property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Johnson, R.; Peterson; Schumacher and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 2137, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for Minnesota farm cooperatives to continue and expand the Minnesota grown food project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Mahoney; Johnson, S., and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 2138, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for construction of Phalen Boulevard.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Winter, Otremba, Kalis, Schumacher and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 2139, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to operate travel information centers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Jaros introduced:
H. F. No. 2140, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a presumption that incarcerative sanctions be imposed only for defendants convicted of crimes of violence or when public safety would otherwise be served; providing for a sentencing hearing to determine imposition of incarcerative or nonincarcerative intermediate sanctions; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to amend the sentencing guidelines consistent with the presumption; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 2141, A bill for an act relating to corrections; allowing the retention of probation fees; appropriating money for county probation reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.272, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Gleason, McElroy, Bernardy, Walker and Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2142, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing the class rate of qualifying low-income rental housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.13, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 2143, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing certain survivor benefits under the public employees retirement association police and fire fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 2144, A bill for an act relating to annexation; limiting annexation of urban towns to certain processes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 368.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. No. 2145, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the older adult services grant program; funding the moratorium exception process; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Milbert and Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 2146, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to the moratorium on the licensure and certification of nursing home beds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Milbert and Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 2147, A bill for an act relating to the city of South St. Paul; declaring that it is a public purpose for the city to transfer a certain parcel of real estate to a private entity for construction of single-family housing.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Holberg, Knoblach, Juhnke, Molnau and Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 2148, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; incorporating federal regulations requiring drug and alcohol testing by motor carriers and for commercial motor vehicle operators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 221.0313.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Evans introduced:
H. F. No. 2149, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money to construct noise barrier on marked trunk highway No. 10 in Mounds View.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Thompson introduced:
H. F. No. 2150, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating nonrenewals of homeowner's insurance; prohibiting various discriminatory practices in automobile and homeowner's insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 65A.29, subdivision 8; 65B.28, subdivision 1; 72A.20, subdivisions 13, 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Hilstrom, Skoglund, Stanek and Fuller introduced:
H. F. No. 2151, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to continue the operation of the Camp Ripley program for at-risk youth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Folliard and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 2152, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hopkins; authorizing the city to impose a food and beverage tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Seifert and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 2153, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the profile of learning portion of the high school graduation rule; amending graduation rule testing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 120B.02; 120B.30, subdivision 1; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 136A.233, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120B.031; Minnesota Rules, chapter 3501.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Kahn, Solberg, Holsten, Workman and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 2154, A bill for an act relating to crimes; repealing the law prohibiting ticket scalping; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.805.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Swenson introduced:
H. F. No. 2155, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying liability of certain investment officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 118A.02, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Howes and Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 2156, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; authorizing legislative assistants for legislators; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Swenson introduced:
H. F. No. 2157, A bill for an act relating to the city of Gaylord; extending the time for approval of a special law relating to a tax increment financing district in the city.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Abrams, McElroy and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 2158, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the annual financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; authorizing the issuance of certain obligations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.39, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Gerlach introduced:
H. F. No. 2159, A bill for an act relating to data privacy; classifying certain data relating to the examination of health maintenance organizations as nonpublic data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62D.14, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Milbert and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 2160, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making certain property tax public hearings optional; requiring a reverse referendum for property tax levy increases in counties and certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 275.07, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Stanek, Workman, Tuma, Pelowski and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 2161, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the State Trooper Theodore "Ted" Foss Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Gray, Smith, Pugh, Skoglund, Walker, Entenza and Swapinski introduced:
H. F. No. 2162, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; requiring physicians to disclose all information regarding any errors in the diagnosis, care, or treatment of their patients or residents; providing civil penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.651, subdivision 9; and 144.652, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Kalis introduced:
H. F. No. 2163, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing a comprehensive approach to the prevention and treatment of compulsive gambling funded by those who profit from gambling operations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 245.982; 609.115, subdivision 9; Laws 1998, chapter 407, article 8, section 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Kahn; Hausman; Workman; Dibble; Clark, K.; Dawkins; Walker and Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 2164, A bill for an act relating to health; enacting the Compassionate Use Act to protect seriously ill patients from prosecution and prison for using medicinal marijuana under a physician's supervision; imposing criminal penalties; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Evans and McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 2165, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for an interconnective pathway system to connect the city of Mounds View with Rice creek.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Jennings and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 2166, A bill for an act relating to historic sites; appropriating money for the North West Company Fur Post.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
McElroy introduced:
H. F. No. 2167, A bill for an act relating to municipal planning; providing standards for a municipality's land use plan and transportation plan; providing standards for planned urban areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 462.352, subdivisions 6, 7, 18, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Vandeveer, Jacobson, Evans, Dempsey and Marko introduced:
H. F. No. 2168, A bill for an act relating to cities; allowing the charter to prohibit members of the governing body of the city from serving on the charter commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 410.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Lieder, Skoe, Molnau and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 2169, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for payments in lieu of taxation for certain wetlands acquired by the department of transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 477A.12; 477A.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 2170, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating disclosures of nonpublic personal information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 72A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Skoe introduced:
H. F. No. 2171, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to support continued Northwest technical college programs on Indian reservations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Clark, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 2172, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting certain nursing facilities from certain therapy services billing requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.433, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 2173, A bill for an act relating to the city of Park Rapids; extending the time period for certain activities in a tax increment financing district in the city.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 2174, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing use of unmarked motor vehicles by investigators of gambling control board and exempting their vehicles from payment of registration tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16B.54, subdivision 2; 168.012, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy