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State Representative Paul Anderson
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4317
For more information contact: House GOP Communications 651-296-5520
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
News From Representative Anderson
On Thursday the House passed HF 1766 off of the House floor. This bill says that if a union were to form among child care providers, dues to a union could not be deducted from child care subsidy payments sent out from the state.
The Tort Reform bills were passed by the Senate this week and are now headed to the governor’s desk for his signature. These bills will help Minnesota businesses and will help them save on unnecessary litigation costs. Unfortunately the governor vetoed them on Friday.
The reforms include:
• Senate File 530 lowers the prejudgment interest rate on awards and judgments from the current (and elevated) 10% flat rate to a market-driven rate with a floor of four percent.
• Senate File 149 enacts class action lawsuit reforms, including the authorizing an appeal of right for the certification of a class action before expensive discovery costs are incurred. It also increases the conciliation court jurisdictional limit from $7,500 to $10,000 and raises the cap for consumer credit claims from $4,000 to $5,000.
• Senate File 373 shortens Minnesota's general statute of limitations from six years to four years.
• Senate File 429 requires courts to consider the reasonableness of attorney fees in relation to the amount of damages awarded, and the amount of damages sought compared to the amount of damages awarded.
We also heard in the House Agriculture Committee today, HF 539, a bill pertaining to horses being classified as agricultural in regard to property tax classification. There was discussion on the use of the term "intensive production" and whether or not a minimum of ten acres must be included in a parcel of land to qualify for the agricultural designation. The bill was held over for further debate.
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Sincerely,
Paul
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