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Bill Summaries: 2011–2012

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Bill summaries are prepared by Legislative Analysts of the nonpartisan House Research Department for the benefit of House members and the general public. Generally, summaries are only prepared for bills that have been scheduled for public hearings. Users are cautioned to review the language of the bill itself rather than relying entirely on information provided by the summary.

Updated versions of bill summaries reflect amendments to a bill adopted in committee or on the House or Senate floor. All versions of bill summaries, both most recent and previous, are available.

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Bill                Latest VersionSubjectVersions     
HF 1Second engrossmentEnvironmental review and permittingAll versions
HF 2Second engrossmentZero-based budgeting; sunset processAll versions
HF 31st engrossmentAlternative teacher preparation program and limited term teaching licenseAll versions
HF 42nd engrossmentReduction in state workforceAll versions
HF 6Second engrossmentSex Offender SentencingAll versions
HF 7First engrossmentLocal government mandates repealedAll versions
HF 8Third engrossmentHealthy Minnesota Contribution ProgramAll versions
HF 10As introducedBusiness tax reductions
HF 11As introducedResearch and Development Credit
HF 12First committee engrossment with H0012A22 amendmentAgricultural property taxation; Green AcresAll versions
HF 15As IntroducedPartial income tax subtraction for military retirement pay; $6,000 limit
HF 16As IntroducedFishing with Two Lines
HF 18As IntroducedExpands the sales tax exemption for farm machinery
HF 19As introducedNursing Facility Rate Adjustment
HF 22Delete everything amendment H0022DE2Property taxation; classification of certain inns located in small cities
HF 31As IntroducedDrivers Given Priority to Take Deer Killed in Motor Vehicle Collisions
HF 32First engrossmentGovernmental tort liability limitsAll versions
HF 40As introducedLifelong learning account program
HF 42Conference committee report (CCRHF0042A)Tax Omnibus BillAll versions
HF 49As introducedFergus Falls local sales tax
HF 50First engrossmentVeterans; creating a license plate for women veteransAll versions
HF 52First engrossmentLocal government, zoning variancesAll versions
HF 54As IntroducedAgricultural property taxation; Green Acres
HF 552nd engrossmentState landsAll versions
HF 56First EngrossmentUSERRA; Waiver of State ImmunityAll versions
HF 57Conference Committee ReportSynthetic marijuanaAll versions
HF 633rd engrossmentTeacher licensure provisionsAll versions
HF 66First engrossmentPolitical contribution refund and tax check-off repealAll versions
HF 67As IntroducedState budget
HF 68As IntroducedCareless driving
HF 71As IntroducedOperating Capital Revenue Uses Expanded
HF 72As IntroducedEnergy
HF 77As introducedEstablishing Grant Programs for Healthy Communities and Circles of Support
HF 79Third engrossmentIncome tax federal conformity, tax year 2010 only; repeal of refund delayAll versions
HF 80As IntroducedAnnual special permit for waterfront structures
HF 82Delete everything amendment (H0082DE1)Income tax subtraction for military retirement pay; phased inAll versions
HF 88As IntroducedSafe Schools Levy; Maintenance of Effort Requirement Repealed
HF 89Third engrossmentVoter IdentificationAll versions
HF 92As IntroducedRepeal of January collective bargaining agreement deadline and aid penalty
HF 93As IntroducedArianna Celeste MacNamara Memorial Bridge
HF 99As IntroducedVeterans; property tax; exempting property of veteran service organizations
HF 102First EngrossmentMinnesota Science and Technology ProgramAll versions
HF 103First engrossmentUnemployment insuranceAll versions
HF 105As IntroducedVeterans; appropriations; disabled veterans rest camp
HF 106As IntroducedProviding a sales tax exemption for water used in public safety
HF 107As IntroducedSpear Fishing - Slot Limits for Northerns Removed
HF 108As IntroducedIncome tax checkoff for contributions for multiple sclerosis research and assistance
HF 110As IntroducedPension Commission membership
HF 112As introducedTaylors Falls -- border city development zone authority
HF 113First engrossmentExemption from MinnesotaCare Provider TaxAll versions
HF 115As IntroducedRepeal of January collective bargaining agreement deadline and aid penalty
HF 117As IntroducedGrant program to fund high school counseling services
HF 122Second engrossmentDental plan provider agreementsAll versions
HF 1251st engrossmentSalary freeze; 2011 appropriation reductionsAll versions
HF 126As IntroducedHigher education base reductions
HF 127As IntroducedState employee salary freeze
HF 128As IntroducedAppropriations reductions
HF 1291st engrossmentPermanently enacts state revenues savings initiatives enacted temporarily during the 2010 session and conforms to federal income tax changesAll versions
HF 130Conference committee reportState budget reductionsAll versions
HF 1331st engrossmentTrial placements at the Minnesota Academies for the Deaf and BlindAll versions
HF 135First EngrossmentLocal authority to regulate wellsAll versions
HF 1411st engrossmentPublic safety dogsAll versions
HF 142As IntroducedAgricultural property taxation; Green Acres
HF 143As IntroducedAllowing Glenwood Township to impose an aggregate materials tax
HF 148As IntroducedAgricultural property taxation; Green Acres
HF 1511st engrossmentPosting predatory offender information on the InternetAll versions
HF 152As IntroducedCriminal possession and sale of identification documents
HF 155As IntroducedRepeals general levy limits
HF 156As introducedProperty taxation; seasonal recreational property
HF 161Delete everything amendment (H0161DE2)Public safety; firearms; repealing Minnesota's permit-to-purchase requirement
HF 164As IntroducedIncome tax subtraction for military retirement pay
HF 166As IntroducedLead poisoning prevention
HF 171Delete everything amendment (H0171DE2)Electronic Benefit Transfers and Residency Requirements
HF 1731st engrossmentSunset of state agenciesAll versions
HF 174Third engrossmentDOR for tax compliance contractAll versions
HF 180As IntroducedLocation of Criminal Prosecutions
HF 182First engrossmentWater Rulemaking Moratorium and StudyAll versions
HF 183As IntroducedRequiring teacher candidates to pass a basic skills test before being granted an initial teaching license
HF 185As introducedEnvironmental penalties
HF 186Second engrossmentVeterans; Drivers License Renewal RequirementsAll versions
HF 191First EngrossmentConsolidation of state agency information systems and servicesAll versions
HF 1921st engrossmentReinventing Government Employment Act
HF 194As introducedCapital investment, report on jobs created or retained
HF 197As introducedNonresident Off-Road Vehicle State Trail Pass
HF 1991st engrossmentFreedom of choice in health careAll versions
HF 200First engrossmentAlzheimer's Disease ReportingAll versions
HF 201As IntroducedProhibiting Use of State Health Care Program Funding for Abortions
HF 202As IntroducedCorporate franchise tax - single sales apportionment
HF 2031st engrossmentLegislative approval of rulesAll versions
HF 2061st engrossmentPermenant School Fund Advisory Committee membershpAll versions
HF 207As IntroducedMinerals management costs
HF 210Fourth engrossmentElectionsAll versions
HF 211Second engrossmentOmnibus torts billAll versions
HF 212As IntroducedPELRA definition of public employee
HF 221As introducedPaynesville airport
HF 222Delete-everything amendment (H0222DE3)Health insurance
HF 225As IntroducedLimiting Northern Pike Experimental and Special Management Waters
HF 226First engrossmentVeterans cemetery sitingAll versions
HF 229First engrossmentJuvenile sex offender -- residency restrictionAll versions
HF 232As IntroducedVeterans; Gold Star License Plate eligibility expanded
HF 233As introducedIdentification of Improper Medicaid PaymentsAll versions
HF 235First engrossmentHannah's lawAll versions
HF 239As introducedICF/MR Rate Increase
HF 240The delete everything amendment (H0240DE8)Veterans; homestead market value exclusion for certain disabled veteransAll versions
HF 242As IntroducedSpear Fishing on Cass Lake
HF 247First engrossmentVoluntary contributions to the state through the income tax systemAll versions
HF 248As introducedRepeal of law relating to Section 125 plans
HF 2501st engrossmentClaims against the stateAll versions
HF 253As introducedRepeal the June accelerated tax payments
HF 254As IntroducedAlternative Facilities Levy
HF 257As IntroducedEarly graduation incentive program for high school students
HF 2581st engrossmentModifies revenue recapture for licensed ambulance servicesAll versions
HF 259As introducedMississippi River Management Plan
HF 262Second engrossmentCommunity paramedicsAll versions
HF 264First engrossmentCivil immunity; weight gain from food consumptionAll versions
HF 269First engrossmentQualified economic offer for teachersAll versions
HF 272As introducedNursing Facility Rate Adjustment
HF 273First engrossmentEnrollment options for students in low-performing schoolsAll versions
HF 274As amended by author's amendment (H0274A1)Estate tax -- small business and farm exemption
HF 2811st engrossmentState Primary Canvassing
HF 288First engrossmentTax credit for investments in startup and emerging businessesAll versions
HF 289As introducedBusiness taxes
HF 290As introducedFederal conformity; foreign operating corporations
HF 2921st committee engrossmentParenting plansAll versions
HF 293As introducedAnnandale Tactical Training Center
HF 297As IntroducedConsolidation of state information technology systems and services
HF 299Second engrossmentState Agency Value Initiative (SAVI)All versions
HF 300First engrossmentSpecifying the content of the early childhood screening program noticeAll versions
HF 301As IntroducedOperating capital revenue uses
HF 305As IntroducedAuthorizing a bank branch in Northern Township
HF 306As IntroducedJuvenile offenses: age of adult certification/EJJ
HF 308As introducedTaconite Revenue; State Aid Reductions Restored
HF 311As introducedSupplemental contracts with providers
HF 315As introducedLong-term care provider rate increases
HF 317As introducedCity of Ramsey -- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
HF 322Delete everything amendment (H0322DE3)Children's Equal and Shared Parenting ActAll versions
HF 323First engrossmentReal estate broker price opinionsAll versions
HF 327As introducedMicrodistilleries
HF 328As introducedElbow Lake seaplane base
HF 329As introducedProhibiting the use of public resources for advocacy
HF 332As IntroducedNo net increase in state land
HF 336As introducedAllow all cities to impose a local sales tax with an LGA offset
HF 337As amended by author's amendment (H0337A1)Tax Increment Financing (TIF) -- excluding county levies
HF 338As introducedProhibition of new tax increment financing (TIF) activities
HF 339First engrossmentEstablishes process for negotiating teacher contracts; prohibits teachers from strikingAll versions
HF 341As IntroducedSchool aid payments; state cash flow borrowing
HF 342First EngrossmentManufactured Home InspectionsAll versions
HF 343Delete-everything amendment (H0343DE1)Enhancing prevention of use of money transfers in fraudulent transactions
HF 346As IntroducedOperating capital account fund transfers
HF 347First engrossmentMotor vehicle and driver's license filing feesAll versions
HF 348As IntroducedDecoys in Public Waters
HF 3551st engrossmentReducing home school mandatesAll versions
HF 358As introducedImmigration enforcement
HF 359As amended by the H0359DE1 amendmentModifies the tax treatment of motor vehicle repair paints and supplies
HF 360First engrossmentDeclaring that school districts are not required to serve students without disabilities from other states who are placed in state residential facilitiesAll versions
HF 361As IntroducedFleeing peace officers
HF 362Delete everything amendment (H0362DE1)Common interest community association records
HF 364As introducedDetoxification
HF 367As IntroducedMunicipal laboratories
HF 369As introducedCapital investment, return on investment analysis
HF 370As IntroducedYouth intervention programs
HF 371First engrossmentPublic Employees Insurance ProgramAll versions
HF 377As IntroducedHutchinson local sales tax
HF 378As introducedFor-profit graduate education
HF 382As introducedReceiverships and Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors
HF 383First engrossmentRadiation Therapy Facility Construction MoratoriumAll versions
HF 384As IntroducedVeterans Higher Education Assistance Program (campus vet reps)
HF 387As IntroducedDriver's license reinstatement diversion program
HF 389As amended by H0389A2Local government, interim planning ordinances, municipal development contractsAll versions
HF 392As introducedSchool bus crossing arm
HF 393As IntroducedEliminate the early sales tax remittances for all months except June
HF 394As IntroducedExpanding the sales tax exemption for public radio systems
HF 395As introducedReal estate law technical changes
HF 398As amended by H0398A3Changing the state-local government fiscal relationship
HF 405As IntroducedYouthbuild
HF 407As IntroducedSchool aid payments; state cash flow borrowing
HF 410As amended by the H0410A1 amendmentPhased-in income tax exemption for social security benefits
HF 418First engrossmentBack Office Consolidation ActAll versions
HF 419As IntroducedCombining State Departments and Agencies
HF 429First engrossmentAnoka County, bonding for public safety systemsAll versions
HF 434As introducedPetrofund
HF 435As IntroducedManagement of permanent school fund
HF 439As introducedPrison Assaults
HF 440First engrossmentOmnibus judiciary billAll versions
HF 441First engrossmentTelephone feesAll versions
HF 442As IntroducedStaff Development Revenue Reserve Repealed
HF 444As introducedUniform Commercial Code, Article 9
HF 445As introducedTax increment financing -- market rate housing developments
HF 446As amended with author's amendment (H0446DE2)Jobs credit
HF 447First engrossmentVulnerable adultsAll versions
HF 448As introducedSales of brand-exclusive clothes at off-sale site
HF 449As introducedRepeals 2% contractor withholding requirement
HF 451First engrossmentIncome tax federal conformity, tax year 2010 onlyAll versions
HF 459As introducedDeputy John J. Liebenstein Memorial Highway
HF 460As introducedFire sprinklers/single family homes
HF 462As introducedNurse Licensure Compact
HF 464As introducedTeacher collective bargaining agreements
HF 465As introducedSafe at Home; protective orders
HF 466As IntroducedVeterans; homelessness grant
HF 467Second engrossmentPrison GardensAll versions
HF 468As IntroducedProhibiting certain expenditures of state funds
HF 469First engrossmentHarassment restraining ordersAll versions
HF 471As IntroducedOutdoor Heritage Fund appropriation
HF 473First engrossmentSpousal maintenanceAll versions
HF 474As introducedFire Safety Account
HF 479As IntroducedControlled substances
HF 480As IntroducedElectronic Prescribing Requirements
HF 481Delete-everything amendment A11-0139Property and Local Tax Division ReportAll versions
HF 482As IntroducedMortuary Science
HF 485As introducedSales tax exemption for the Minnesota State High School League
HF 493First engrossmentMotor vehicle provisionsAll versions
HF 495As introducedNational Popular Vote Interstate Compact
HF 497As IntroducedCreation of health insurance exchange
HF 498As IntroducedNo net loss of hunting lands
 

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