State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, March 28, 2001


The following House Files were introduced:

Lindner; Rhodes; Clark, K.; Mahoney; Olson; Davids; Walz; Hackbarth; Westerberg; Sertich; Larson and Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 2258, A bill for an act relating to housing; housing finance agency; consolidating supportive housing related programs into the housing trust fund program; consolidating development and redevelopment programs into the economic development and challenge fund program; consolidating the full cycle homeownership services program and the foreclosure prevention and assistance programs; lengthening the time after which a loan under the rehabilitation loan program may be forgiven; eliminating tenant income limits under the home improvement loan program for the owner-occupied rental buildings; authorizing project-based rental assistance in the bridges program; authorizing the aggregation of earnings from investments of moneys appropriated to the agency; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 462A.01; 462A.03, subdivisions 1, 6, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 462A.04, subdivision 6; 462A.05, subdivisions 14, 14a, 16, 22, and 26; 462A.06, subdivisions 1 and 4; 462A.07, subdivisions 10 and 12; 462A.073, subdivision 1; 462A.15; 462A.17, subdivision 3; 462A.20, subdivision 3; 462A.201, subdivisions 2 and 6; 462A.204, subdivision 3; 462A.205, subdivisions 4 and 4a; 462A.209; 462A.2091, subdivision 3; 462A.2093, subdivision 1; 462A.2097; 462A.21, subdivisions 5, 10, and by adding subdivisions; 462A.222, subdivision 1a; 462A.24; and 462A.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; Laws 2000, chapter 488, article 8, section 2, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 462A.201, subdivision 4; 462A.207; 462A.209, subdivision 4; 462A.21, subdivision 17; 462A.221, subdivision 4; 462A.30, subdivision 2; and 462A.33, subdivisions 4, 6, and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Gunther, Harder and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2259, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; providing a rate increase for a nursing home in Martin 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

Gunther, Harder and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2260, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; providing a rate increase for a nursing home in Martin 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

Daggett, Erhardt, Walker and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2261, A bill for an act relating to charitable organizations; exempting certain sales to benefit certain charitable organizations from the sales and use tax; providing that certain employer distributions to persons who have made payroll or retirement deductions for combined charitable organizations are not lotteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.70, subdivision 13; 609.75, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Fuller, Skoe, Lieder, Penas, Solberg and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2262, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Headwaters Science Center in Bemidji; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance

Erickson; Anderson, B., and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2263, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing use of certain tribal identification cards for election day registration purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 201.061, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Walz; Tuma; Johnson, J.; Eastlund; Penas and Jacobson introduced:

H. F. No. 2264, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing mandatory minimum sentences for offenders convicted of certain criminal sexual conduct crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.342, subdivision 2; and 609.343, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Skoe and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2265, A bill for an act relating to libraries; providing a grant for the Fosston public library accessibility project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Jacobson, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 2266, A bill for an act relating to the environment; placing a mandatory deposit on all beverage containers; establishing redemption centers; requiring a report; appropriating money; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Lipman introduced:

H. F. No. 2267, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan agricultural preserves; permitting an exception to the maximum residential density requirement of long-term agricultural land under certain specific conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473H.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Skoe, Howes and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2268, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; including certain small resorts in limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Gunther, Swenson, Bakk, Dorn, Lieder, Rukavina, Sertich, Skoe, Winter and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2269, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing state equalization aid for school district debt service levies and operating referendum revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.17, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Kahn; Skoglund; Clark, J.; Smith and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2270, A bill for an act relating to judgments; providing for the disclosure and satisfaction of certain outstanding judgment debts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 550.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2271, A bill for an act relating to violence; requiring the department of children, families, and learning to prepare a report on effective ways to control juvenile access to violent video games; requiring a scientific study on how violent video games encourage aggressive acts by juveniles.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Abeler, Westerberg, Tingelstad, Bernardy, Koskinen and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2272, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate adjustment for a nursing facility in Anoka county; 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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2273, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; reenacting certain corrective amendments made by Laws 2000, chapter 499, sections 12, 15, 17, and 18, to the last Omnibus Capital Improvements Act, Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 1; section 22, subdivision 3; section 25; and section 26, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2274, A bill for an act relating to family and early childhood education; allowing adult basic education programs to apply for telecommunications access grants; allowing adult basic education programs to apply for telecommunications access revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 125B.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 125B.25, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 13, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Anderson, B.; Cassell; Erickson; Mares; Dehler; Lipman; Gerlach; Osskopp; Marquart; Otremba; Luther; Thompson; Johnson, S.; Paulsen; Johnson, J.; Seifert; Molnau; Davids; Rifenberg; Kuisle; Lindner; Holberg; Olson; Hackbarth; Vandeveer and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 2275, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for instruction in the proper etiquette, display, and respect of the United States flag; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 121A.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Kahn, Osskopp, Kelliher, Ozment, Jennings, Wagenius, Hilty, Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2276, A bill for an act relating to the environment; restricting outdoor light pollution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Jennings and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 2277, A bill for an act relating to education; describing a continual learning plan; ensuring that a pupil enrolled in a learning year program has sufficient time to complete district graduation requirements; establishing a process to correct audit findings; prohibiting a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 124D.128, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 126C.05, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Otremba, Greiling and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2278, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for mental health consulting support to farm families and business operators; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2279, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; city of St. Paul; authorizing special income limits for a housing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2280, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system general state employees retirement plan; authorizing the purchase of service credit as a department of transportation laborer 1 by certain persons.

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. 2281, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 2859, Glencoe-Silver Lake; authorizing an additional levy for independent school district No. 2859, Glencoe-Silver Lake.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2282, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting construction materials and equipment for a maintenance facility in the city of Hastings and for improvement of the city hall in the city of Lake City; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding subdivisions; 297A.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Johnson, R.; Kahn; Tingelstad; Wagenius and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2283, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a study of the level of strontium 90 in baby teeth of small children; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2284, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water or wetlands in Hennepin county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2285, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for a prior service credit purchase from the Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; repealing Laws 2000, chapter 461, article 19, section 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Erickson, Penas, Carlson, Dorn and Marquart introduced:

H. F. No. 2286, A bill for an act relating to education; addressing the state's teacher shortage; providing for the mentoring of new teachers in order to improve instruction and retain qualified teachers; improving recruitment of excellent teachers in science, math, industrial technology, and special education and in rural areas; establishing a loan repayment program; providing for rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Smith and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2287, A bill for an act relating to retirement; including certain employees in the correctional employees retirement plan; providing coverage for prior state service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 352.91, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Ness, Finseth, Westrom and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2288, A bill for an act relating to animal feedlots; providing state cost-share money for the expense of certain feedlot environmental reviews; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2289, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for instruction in the proper etiquette, display, and respect of the United States flag; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 121A.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Opatz and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2290, A bill for an act relating to higher education; Minnesota state colleges and universities; providing for acquisition of certain facilities by the board of trustees; modifying source of funding for certain capital improvements at St. Cloud State University; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136F.60, subdivision 2; Laws 2000, chapter 492, article 1, section 3, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance

Skoglund and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2291, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; implementing an automated victim notification system; requiring a report; 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 Crime Prevention

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2292, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to metropolitan council for demonstration pilot project to provide express bus service between downtown Minneapolis and locations outside transit taxing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance

Leighton, Davids, Schumacher and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2293, A bill for an act relating to manufactured homes; clarifying the amount that may be charged to residents for utility services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 327C.04, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development

Clark, K.; Skoglund and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2294, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; regulating preadoption coverage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development

Mullery; Erhardt; Abrams; Paulsen; Lenczewski; Skoglund; Leppik; Smith; Seagren; Kelliher; Rhodes; Hilstrom; Dibble; Clark, K.; Wagenius; Kahn; Carlson; Gleason; Luther and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2295, A bill for an act relating to courts; providing for tax court jurisdiction in certain property tax cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 271.01, subdivision 5; 271.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 2296, A bill for an act relating to family and early childhood education finance; creating a pilot parent education program for parents of children ages five to 18; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Marquart and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2297, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the formula for determining limited market value; extending the sunset date on limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Clark, K.; Gray; Fuller and Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 2298, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing funding for various opportunities industrialization center programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Davnie, Bernardy and Goodwin introduced:

H. F. No. 2299, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the prohibition on rules relating to special education caseloads or number of pupils; establishing a measurement for special education caseloads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125A.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Haas and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2300, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62J.152, subdivisions 1, 7; 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 Policy

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2301, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales of investment coins and bullion; 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

Ness, Skoe, Solberg, Bakk and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 2302, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; limiting hunters to taking one deer annually; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.411, subdivision 3; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97B.301, subdivisions 2, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.485, subdivision 2a; 97B.301, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Huntley, Swapinski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2303, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an exception to the nursing home moratorium; 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 Finance

Kielkucki and Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 2304, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school boards to allow nonpublic school students to be eligible to fully participate in extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 123B.36, subdivision 1; and 123B.49, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Hausman and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2305, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing commissioner of transportation to place directional signs for certain colleges and universities on I-94.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2306, A bill for an act relating to economic development; coordinating drinking water and wastewater funding requests; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 446A.07, subdivisions 4 and 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2307, A bill for an act relating to public employment; extending the probationary period for firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 420.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Kuisle, Rifenberg, Molnau, Ruth and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2308, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting purchases for certain road projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Kuisle, Molnau and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2309, A bill for an act relating to highways; prohibiting the commissioner of transportation from using certain considerations in programming or constructing trunk highway projects.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2310, A bill for an act relating to commerce; banning the sale or rental of certain video games to children; prohibiting the public showing, display, or other exhibition of certain video games in specified places; providing remedies; requiring a study; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2311, A bill for an act relating to education; early childhood developmental screening; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 121A.16; 121A.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 121A.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Walker introduced:

H. F. No. 2312, A bill for an act relating to child protection; changing a presumption in proceedings for termination of parental rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260C.301, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2313, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for tenth grade testing; 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

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2314, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing correctional plan coverage for the director of the Reshape program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 352.91, subdivision 3d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2315, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to assist the St. Cloud police department to purchase crime lab equipment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2316, A bill for an act relating to liens; modifying lien for attorney fees; making clarifying and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 481.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2317, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for a collaborative program for teacher recruitment and development between St. Cloud State University and independent school district No. 742, St. Cloud.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance

Rhodes, Bishop and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2318, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting independent expenditures by political parties on behalf of their own candidates as a condition of receiving a public subsidy; requiring additional public disclosure; changing times and procedures for distribution of certain public subsidies; limiting certain multicandidate expenditures by political parties; changing certain requirements; limiting certain contributions; imposing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 10A.01, subdivision 18; 10A.20, subdivision 6b, by adding a subdivision; 10A.25, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 10A.27, subdivisions 2, 10; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivisions 5, 7, by adding a subdivision; 10A.322; 290.06, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Johnson, R.; Otremba; Dorn; Gunther and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2319, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for the dislocated homemaker program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance