INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, January 26, 2011


The following House Files were introduced:

Howes introduced:

H. F. 214, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for certain public safety radio equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.70, subdivision 8.

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

Rukavina and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 215, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; Virginia Fire Department Relief Association; authorizing an administrative consolidation of the relief association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 69.77, subdivisions 1a, 4; 353.01, subdivision 2a; 353.05; 353.06; 353.15, subdivision 1; 353.37, subdivision 1; 353.65, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 353.68, subdivision 1; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.214, subdivision 1; 356.215, subdivisions 8, 11; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.407, subdivision 2; 356.465, subdivision 3; 423A.02, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Benson, J. and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 216, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating the referendum allowance limit; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.17, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Benson, J. and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 217, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the equity revenue formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, subdivision 24.

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

Benson, J. and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 218, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a location equity index; modifying the general education revenue formula; increasing revenue for some school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 126C.01, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Benson, J.; Tillberry and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 219, A bill for an act relating to education finance; reducing school district mandates; allowing additional flexibility; authorizing certain fund transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120A.41; 123A.15, subdivision 5; 123A.32, subdivision 5; 123B.12; 123B.29; 123B.38; 123B.51, subdivision 5; 123B.52, subdivisions 1, 1a; 123B.71, subdivision 12; 123B.79, by adding a subdivision; 123B.80, subdivision 3; 126C.54; 205A.07, subdivisions 3, 3a; 645.13; Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 64.

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

Hancock and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 220, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying definition used to calculate renewable energy standard obligation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 221, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for use of certain funds for Paynesville airport.

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

Gottwalt, Abeler, Mack, Torkelson and Vogel introduced:

H. F. 222, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring guaranteed issue in the individual market; requiring MCHA to reinsure ceded risk on certain health plans; ending additional enrollment in MCHA; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 62A.65, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 62E.10, subdivision 7; 62E.11, subdivision 1; 62E.14, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62A.65, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Scalze introduced:

H. F. 223, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding use of public assistance reporting information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256.01, subdivision 18a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Kelly, Pelowski, Beard, Howes, Hausman, Gauthier, Huntley and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 224, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the port development assistance program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 225, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; limiting number of experimental and special management waters designated for northern pike; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 226, A bill for an act relating to veterans; specifying the county in which a new veterans cemetery must be located; amending Laws 2010, chapter 333, article 2, section 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Carlson and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 227, A bill for an act relating to finance; requiring balanced budget for an additional biennium; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16A.11, subdivisions 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.

Carlson, Ward, Huntley and Peterson, S. introduced:

H. F. 228, A bill for an act relating to pupil transportation; amending seat belt equipment requirements for procurement of school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 169.447, subdivision 2a; 169.685, subdivision 1.

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

Downey, Scott, Kelly and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 229, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing judges to prohibit certain juvenile sex offenders from residing near their victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260B.198, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

McFarlane and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 230, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the alternative teacher pay calculation for intermediate school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.415, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 34.

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

Rukavina, Mahoney, Anzelc and Howes introduced:

H. F. 231, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying eligibility for children of business owners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 268.085, subdivision 9.

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

Kriesel, Daudt, Erickson, Dettmer and McElfatrick introduced:

H. F. 232, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; expanding eligibility for gold star license plates to surviving legal guardians and siblings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1253, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Sanders; Abeler; Barrett; Anderson, S., and Scott introduced:

H. F. 233, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the Department of Human Services to issue a request for proposals for a Medicaid fraud detection and business intelligence contract.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 234, A bill for an act relating to taxation; the city of Rochester; modifying the allowed uses of its local sales tax revenues; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 43, subdivision 3, as amended.

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

Holberg introduced:

H. F. 235, A bill for an act relating to human services; enacting Hannah's Law by modifying cardiopulmonary resuscitation requirements for child care center staff; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 245A.40, subdivision 4.

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

Anzelc and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 236, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exemption from using a licensed well contractor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 237, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing certain persons who are 17 years old to vote in a primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.014, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.