INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, February 13, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Hilstrom and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 921, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income; providing a credit for tree-planting expenses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Thissen, Huntley, Brod, Hosch and Walker introduced:

H. F. 922, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing mental health provisions; authorizing provider rate increases; changing mental health services coverage by medical assistance; implementing evidence-based practice; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.038; 256B.0623, subdivisions 2, 8, 12; 256B.0625, subdivisions 38, 43, 46, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0943, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 5g, 5h; 256B.761; 256B.763; 256L.12, subdivision 9a.

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

Hornstein; Walker; Anderson, B., and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 923, A bill for an act relating to mental health; creating a mental health fatality review team; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Dominguez, Rukavina, Sertich, Nelson, Fritz and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 924, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating unpaid work for cash assistance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 925, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.1691.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Peterson, A. introduced:

H. F. 926, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money to study septic systems' impact on the environment and provide technical assistance.

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

Hortman and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 927, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the equalizing factor on the equity, transition, and referendum revenue programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.10, subdivisions 29, 32; 126C.17, subdivision 6.

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

Dill; Jaros; Eken; Rukavina; Peterson, A.; Seifert and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 928, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales taxes; specifying that sales of targets to shooting ranges are a sale of property for resale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.61, subdivision 4.

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

Ruud and Benson introduced:

H. F. 929, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax; providing a sales tax exemption for materials and supplies used in the construction of a water treatment facility in Minnetonka.

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

Dean, Paulsen, Holberg, DeLaForest, Westrom, Zellers, Dettmer, Urdahl, Peppin and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 930, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for health insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 931, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; prohibiting certain predatory lending practices; prescribing criminal penalties; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 58.13, subdivision 1; 58.137, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58; 82B.

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

Hilstrom and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 932, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to provide a grant to the Northwest Hennepin Family Center in Brooklyn Center.

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

Tillberry and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 933, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating vehicle protection products; establishing registration and oversight requirements; requiring certain disclosures; providing remedies and penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 59C.

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

Clark; Tingelstad; Ruud; Atkins; Gardner; Winkler; Peterson, A.; Mahoney; Mullery; Murphy, E.; Anzelc; Hornstein; Hansen; Davnie; Knuth; Tillberry; Dominguez; Walker; Eken; Johnson and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 934, A bill for an act relating to the environment; restricting the manufacture and sale of certain polybrominated diphenyl ethers; requiring a report; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Scalze, Hilstrom, Beard and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 935, A bill for an act relating to local government; renaming the Metropolitan Intercounty Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 353.01, subdivision 6; 383D.48; 471.61, subdivision 1.

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

Hornstein; Walker; Anderson, B., and Greiling introduced:

H. F. 936, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; creating a crisis intervention team state council; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Brynaert, Gunther, Morrow, Poppe, Abeler, Norton and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 937, A bill for an act relating to capital improvement; appropriating money for Minnesota State University, Mankato, Trafton Hall phase 2, authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hortman, Moe, Abeler, McFarlane, Rukavina, Heidgerken, Nornes, Gunther, Bly, Poppe and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 938, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing tuition stability at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

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

Kranz, Johnson, Slocum, Abeler and Benson introduced:

H. F. 939, A bill for an act relating to housing; adjusting deed tax percentage; providing rental housing assistance; establishing a housing account for leverage opportunity; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 287.21, subdivision 1; 462A.201, by adding a subdivision; 462A.33, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 940, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an advisory task force to examine and make recommendations about the interrelationship between schools' educational mission and competitive extracurricular programs for students.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 941, A bill for an act relating to education; making some transfer students under the state's open enrollment program ineligible for postseason tournament competitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.03, subdivision 6.

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

Davnie, Clark, Thissen, Walker, Huntley, Liebling, Moe, Tschumper and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 942, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for an HIV information and referral service.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 943, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; limiting the deemed dividend deduction for foreign operating corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.17, subdivision 4.

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

Juhnke and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 944, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants to promote fishing.

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

Juhnke and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 945, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; creating an endowment account to promote fishing opportunities; appropriating money; 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 and Natural Resources.

Lieder; Erhardt; Peterson, N.; Hortman and Madore introduced:

H. F. 946, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing motor fuel tax rates and providing for annual adjustments; expanding authority of counties to levy wheelage taxes; increasing base tax on passenger automobiles; authorizing counties to impose sales tax for transportation purposes; authorizing cities and counties to impose transportation impact fees; authorizing issuance of state trunk highway bonds for trunk highway improvements; authorizing issuance of state transportation bonds for construction and reconstruction of key local bridges; modifying distribution of county state-aid highway fund; exempting certain criteria from Administrative Procedure Act; making clarifying changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 162.07, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 163.051; 168.013, subdivision 1a; 174.52, subdivision 5; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 296A; 297A; 426.

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

Howes introduced:

H. F. 947, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting local government requirements for use of certain nonconforming lots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 394.36, by adding a subdivision; 462.357, subdivision 1e.

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

Moe, Ward, Hansen, Wollschlager, Morrow, Brynaert, Doty, Faust, Kalin and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 948, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying the clean water legacy account; modifying deposit of lottery net proceeds; appropriating money for clean water; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 114D.45, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision 5.

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

Moe, Ward, Hansen, Wollschlager, Morrow, Doty, Kalin and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 949, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a great outdoors and clean water fund; creating a Great Outdoors Council; modifying the Clean Water Council; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 114D.30, by adding a subdivision; 114D.45, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 114D.30, subdivision 2.

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