INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 16, 2009


The following House Files were introduced:

Slocum and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 783, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; according status of emergency vehicle to vehicle operated by protective agent for escorting funeral procession or oversized loads; making technical correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.011, subdivision 3; 326.338, subdivision 4; 326.3382, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Newton, Ward, Anzelc, Eken, Kalin, Slawik, Swails, Fritz, Ruud, Obermueller and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 784, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the state reimbursement for reduced price school lunch meals from 12 to 52 cents per meal; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.111, subdivision 1.

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

Thissen, Rukavina, Bly, Obermueller, Atkins, Brynaert, Poppe, Slocum, Fritz, Gardner, Abeler and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 785, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a grant to a nonprofit organization to work on behalf of licensed vendors to coordinate responses to solicitations or other requests and to increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

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

Norton, Fritz, Hosch, Gottwalt, Rukavina, Falk, Morrow, Welti, Emmer, Faust, Olin, Haws, Gunther, Anzelc, Solberg, Urdahl, Masin, Murdock, Ruud, Otremba and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 786, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting use of broker or coordinator to manage nonemergency medical transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Loeffler and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 787, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Father Hennepin Regional Park in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Thissen, Carlson, Lanning, Lesch, Hosch, Brod, Kohls, Winkler, Slawik, Downey, Seifert and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 788, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an equity and opportunity in education tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c; 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.

Knuth introduced:

H. F. 789, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying provisions relating to deadline for rate determination by Public Utilities Commission; making clarifying correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.16, subdivisions 2, 7b.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. 790, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a comprehensive child welfare quality assurance system; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257.

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

Simon introduced:

H. F. 791, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing exemptions for construction purchases for St. Louis Park fire stations and municipal service center building; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivision 1.

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

Hilstrom, Cornish and Olin introduced:

H. F. 792, A bill for an act relating to crimes; including possession of machine guns and short-barreled shotguns to list of crimes against a person for registration under the Predatory Offender Registration Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 243.167, subdivision 1.

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

Juhnke and Otremba introduced:

H. F. 793, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; updating terms of certain loan programs; abolishing the family farm security program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.115, subdivision 2; 41B.039, subdivision 2; 41B.04, subdivision 8; 41B.042, subdivision 4; 41B.043, subdivision 1b; 41B.045, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 41.51; 41.52; 41.53; 41.55; 41.56; 41.57; 41.58; 41.59; 41.60; 41.61; 41.62; 41.63; 41.65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Anderson, B. and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 794, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing the number of members of the senate and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 2.031, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Brynaert, Morrow and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 795, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 77, Mankato.

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

Morrow; Kelliher; Simon; Murphy, E.; Ward; Hornstein; Bigham; Hausman and Kalin introduced:

H. F. 796, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale of Minnesota First bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Emmer; Anderson, B.; Doty; Jackson; Kiffmeyer; Eastlund; Juhnke and Otremba introduced:

H. F. 797, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying that horses and other equines are livestock and raising them is an agricultural pursuit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 798, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Motor Vehicle Feebate Task Force and program; appropriating funds from gifts and grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Davnie, Mahoney, Carlson, Brod, Winkler and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 799, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for qualified business ventures in Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 800, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying law on use of force in defense of home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by force; extending the rights available to a person in his or her dwelling to a person defending against entry of his or her occupied vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.065.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 801, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying laws regarding state reports and documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.195, subdivisions 1, 3; 3.302, subdivision 3; 6.72, subdivision 1; 11A.17, subdivision 11; 16A.27, subdivision 2; 214.07, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 802, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting hospital payment for certain hospital-acquired conditions and certain treatments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.969, by adding a subdivision.

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

Slocum, Mahoney, Simon, Mullery, Rukavina and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 803, A bill for an act relating to integrity and fairness in medical examinations; regulating certain medical examinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 65B.56, subdivision 1; 176.136, subdivision 1c; 176.155, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Thissen, Champion, Hilstrom, Mullery, Morrow and Jackson introduced:

H. F. 804, A bill for an act relating to probate; modifying provisions governing guardians and conservators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 524.5-102, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 524.5-304; 524.5-309; 524.5-310; 524.5-316; 524.5-317; 524.5-406; 524.5-409; 524.5-413; 524.5-414; 524.5-420; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 524.

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

Nornes, Murdock and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 805, A bill for an act relating to taxation; job opportunity building zones; extending the allowance of tax benefits in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.312, subdivision 5.

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

Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 806, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing charter schools to lease or purchase district buildings; authorizing use of state money to purchase land and buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.51, subdivision 5; 124D.10, subdivision 17; 124D.11, subdivision 7.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 807, A bill for an act relating to commerce; eliminating the prohibition on gasoline sales below cost; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325D.01, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 325D.01, subdivisions 11, 12; 325D.71.

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

Gardner by request introduced:

H. F. 808, A bill for an act relating to human services; intermediate care facility rate increase; appropriating money.

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

Hornstein, Beard, Abeler, Davnie, Greiling and Clark introduced:

H. F. 809, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing discount metropolitan transit passes to charitable organizations; requiring report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.408, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.387, subdivision 3.

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

Urdahl and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 810, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring feasibility study of transit service in Little Crow transit way; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.03, subdivision 1a.

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

Davids, Mahoney and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 811, A bill for an act relating to insurance; increasing maximum dollar amounts on protection for policyholders of insolvent life and health insurance companies to provide greater comparability with limits of federal deposit insurance of bank accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 61B.19, subdivisions 4, 6; 61B.28, subdivision 8.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 812, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting local authorities from enforcing criminal provisions with administrative penalties; clarifying the application of the criminal and traffic offender surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 357.021, subdivision 6; 609.095.

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

Johnson, Anzelc, Mullery, Howes, Abeler, Bigham, Simon, Thao, Hayden, Davnie, Nelson, Knuth, Lillie, Bly, Champion, Fritz and Smith introduced:

H. F. 813, A bill for an act relating to labor and employment; regulating trucking industry classifications of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, subdivision 25b.

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

Urdahl and Smith introduced:

H. F. 814, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing a bounce-back annuity when marriage dissolution decree revokes joint and survivor annuity form; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518.58, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Beard, Bly, Kohls, Brod and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 815, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Scott County Regional Public Safety Training Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lenczewski and Seifert introduced:

H. F. 816, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and certain legislative employees from lobbying for legislative or administrative action for one year after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kahn; Murphy, E.; Paymar; Reinert; Huntley; Loeffler and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 817, A bill for an act relating to elections; expanding requirements for postsecondary institutions to report resident student information to the secretary of state for voter registration purposes; requiring enhanced access to voter registration records and records of returned absentee ballots on the World Wide Web; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, by adding a subdivision; 203B.08, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hilstrom, Thao, Kohls, Mullery, Holberg, Bigham, Haws, Nelson, Lesch, Thissen and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 818, A bill for an act relating to vulnerable adults; authorizing disclosure of financial records in connection with financial exploitation investigations; modifying procedures and duties for reporting and investigating maltreatment; specifying duties of financial institutions in cases alleging financial exploitation; modifying the crime of financial exploitation; imposing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13A.02, subdivision 1; 13A.04, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 4b; 299A.61, subdivision 1; 388.23, subdivision 1; 609.2335; 609.52, subdivision 3; 611A.033; 626.557, subdivisions 4, 5, 9, 9b, 9e, by adding subdivisions; 626.5572, subdivisions 5, 21; 628.26.

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

Atkins, Zellers, Morrow, Johnson, Lillie, Falk and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 819, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting certain unfair Internet ticket sales by original sellers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Hausman; Lesch; Murphy, M., and Sterner introduced:

H. F. 820, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Como Zoo.

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

Morrow, Brynaert, Gunther, Hamilton, Seifert, Cornish, Magnus and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 821, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Rural Policy and Development Center.

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

Lesch, Wagenius, Newton, Kahn, Falk, Atkins, Tillberry, Hilstrom, Norton, Solberg and Jackson introduced:

H. F. 822, A bill for an act relating to education; reforming financial and academic requirements for charter schools; providing for civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 122A.25, subdivision 2; 124D.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 6, 6a, 11, 15, by adding a subdivision; 609.455.

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

Norton; Juhnke; Jackson; Severson; Huntley; Dean; Ruud; Fritz; Murphy, E.; Solberg; Thao; Davids; Peppin; Otremba; Slawik and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 823, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing licensure and practice limitations for dental therapist; establishing fees for dental therapist; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 150A.01, by adding a subdivision; 150A.05, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 150A.06, subdivisions 2d, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 150A.08, subdivisions 1, 3a, 5; 150A.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10; 150A.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 150A.11, subdivision 4; 150A.12; 151.01, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 150A.061.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 824, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for disaster preparedness and relief efforts.

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

Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 825, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating a voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 11A.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 69.011, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 69.021, subdivisions 7, 9; 69.031, subdivisions 1, 5; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.96, subdivision 1; 424A.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Murphy, E.; Ruud; Thissen and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 826, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting non-Medicare home care agencies to provide alternative care services; eliminating the customized living rate cap; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0913, subdivision 5a; 256B.0915, subdivision 3e.

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

Hausman, Scalze, Johnson, Thao and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. 827, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying distribution of sale proceeds when state bond financed property is sold; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.695, subdivision 3.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 828, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for Robert Street corridor transitway in Dakota County.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 829, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing penalties for metal theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.52, subdivision 3.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 830, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; expanding the definition of agricultural products in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

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

Hosch, Haws, Faust and Morrow introduced:

H. F. 831, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for materials used in township roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.70, subdivision 3.

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

Lenczewski, Rosenthal and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 832, A bill for an act relating to gambling; prohibiting location of a state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in Bloomington unless the voters of the city have approved the facility in a referendum.

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

McFarlane, Lillie and Kalin introduced:

H. F. 833, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Rush Line Corridor Transit Way; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kohls, Downey, Gottwalt, Drazkowski and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 834, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a state employee suggestion system for making state government less costly or more efficient; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 835, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating liability for livestock activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 604A.12, subdivision 2.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 836, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; amending speed limits on certain town roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.14, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 837, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; exempting from the definition of household income the amount of any military disability pay received by a veteran from the federal government; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 838, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for agricultural nutrient research.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 839, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; appropriating money.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 840, A resolution memorializing Congress to oppose federal legislation that interferes with a state's ability to direct the transport or processing of horses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 841, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; eliminating the sunset of the farmer-lender mediation law; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 583.215.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Olin, Sailer, Lieder and Seifert introduced:

H. F. 842, A bill for an act relating to health; making technical changes for emergency medical services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144E.101, subdivisions 6, 7.

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

Slocum, Brod, Swails, Drazkowski, Kelly, Peppin, Greiling, Hamilton, McNamara, Bigham, Scott, Kiffmeyer, Murdock, Holberg, Tillberry, Marquart, Morgan, Downey, Kohls, Thissen, Champion, Zellers, Mack, Dettmer, Carlson, Smith, Gottwalt, Hosch, Atkins, Hayden, Severson, Eastlund and Bly introduced:

H. F. 843, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing charter school students to participate in the extracurricular activities of their resident district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 124D.10, subdivision 8.

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

Brod, Kohls, Lenczewski, Simon and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 844, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the permitted time to file certain claims for refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 270C.56, subdivision 3; 289A.40, subdivision 1.

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

Emmer, Dill and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 845, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing personal property tax exemption for biomass electrical generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lieder, Hausman, Hornstein, Solberg, Juhnke, Morrow, Urdahl, Magnus and Beard introduced:

H. F. 846, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for rail service improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rukavina and Anzelc introduced:

H. F. 847, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for extension of water and sanitary sewer to a proposed energy park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Brynaert, Greiling and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 848, A bill for an act relating to employment and economic development; funding employment support services for persons with mental illness; appropriating money.

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

Haws, Gottwalt, Welti, Ward and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 849, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying health care program renewal notice requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.962, subdivision 7.

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

Haws and Olin introduced:

H. F. 850, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing counties to exceed levy limits to cover costs of confining sex offenders subject to civil commitment proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 275.70, subdivision 5.

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

Haws, Gottwalt and Hosch introduced:

H. F. 851, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to acquire land for the St. Cloud Regional Airport.

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

Kahn and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 852, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 853, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for reconstructing marked Trunk Highway 14 between Dodge Center and Owatonna.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 854, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; limiting customer liability for unauthorized use of lost or stolen cellular phones; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Hausman, Rukavina, Carlson and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 855, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for asset preservation at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Emmer, Brod, Kiffmeyer, Zellers, Gottwalt and Downey introduced:

H. F. 856, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing medical assistance providers to repackage and reprice services; establishing a health opportunity account demonstration project for medical assistance enrollees; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop and seek federal approval for a medical assistance reform demonstration project; establishing a MinnesotaCare voucher demonstration project; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop proposals and a timetable for the reform and restructuring of state health care programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0754, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256B; 256L.

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

Emmer, Drazkowski, Zellers and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 857, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring drug screening for MFIP eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.15, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 858, A bill for an act relating to waters; providing for temporary drawdown of public waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Rukavina, Nornes and Bly introduced:

H. F. 859, A bill for an act relating to higher education; capital improvements; appropriating money for higher education asset preservation and replacement; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Rukavina, Nornes and Bly introduced:

H. F. 860, A bill for an act relating to higher education; eliminating requirement that meetings to nominate candidates for regent of the University of Minnesota be one week apart; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 137.0246.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.

Rukavina, Nornes and Bly introduced:

H. F. 861, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the regent nomination joint committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 137.0246, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.

Hilty introduced:

H. F. 862, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring annual legislative report on adequacy of electric transmission infrastructure; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Hilty introduced:

H. F. 863, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing carry forward of excess energy savings by power companies; requiring study of conservation improvement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.241, subdivision 1c.

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

Hilty introduced:

H. F. 864, A bill for an act relating to energy; directing Legislative Energy Commission to analyze state energy standards for certain appliances.

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

Welti introduced:

H. F. 865, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a state trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Hosch, Kelliher, Abeler, Sertich, Bigham, Davids, Gunther, Thao, Thissen, Anzelc, Urdahl, Huntley, Obermueller, Ward, Peterson and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 866, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring school districts to obtain employee health coverage through the public employees insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 43A.316, subdivisions 9, 10, by adding subdivisions; 62E.02, subdivision 23; 62E.10, subdivision 1; 62E.11, subdivision 5; 297I.05, subdivision 5.

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

Davnie, Simon, Abeler, Davids, Thissen, Morgan, Slocum and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 867, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating self-insurance pools providing health coverage to local government employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123A.21, subdivisions 7, 9, 12; 471.617, subdivision 4.

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

Mahoney, Lanning and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 868, A bill for an act relating to economic development; expanding bioscience business development public infrastructure grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, subdivisions 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.

Rukavina, Nornes and Bly introduced:

H. F. 869, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for state membership in the Midwest Higher Education Compact; appropriating money.

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

Reinert, Huntley, Dill and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 870, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district by the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth that is exempt from the five-year rule.

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

Rukavina, Nornes and Bly introduced:

H. F. 871, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to report on certain financial transactions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.

Marquart, Lanning, Loeffler, Brod, Kelliher, Clark, Davids, Downey, Olin, Slocum, Nornes, Norton, Mahoney, Kalin, Hansen, Knuth, Brynaert, Morrow, Lieder, Doty, Scalze, Gardner, Davnie, Poppe, Sailer and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 872, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing clarification for eligibility for property tax exemption for institutions of public charity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 272.02, subdivision 7.

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

Marquart, Pelowski, Kahn, Hansen, Olin and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 873, 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 State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hortman, by request, Jackson and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 874, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; rejecting a statutory interpretation found in an advisory opinion issued by commissioner of administration in 2008.

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

Hortman, Newton, Dittrich and Ward introduced:

H. F. 875, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the state requirement for pupil transportation for elementary pupils; authorizing a levy to pay for certain transportation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.88, subdivision 1; 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hortman and Morgan introduced:

H. F. 876, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a public residential high school for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Hortman; Murphy, E.; Poppe and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 877, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing a grant program for idling reduction technology purchases; appropriating money; 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 Policy and Oversight.

Hortman introduced:

H. F. 878, A bill for an act relating to transportation; adding provision governing relocation of highway centerline; modifying provisions relating to county state-aid highways and municipal state-aid streets; regulating placement of advertising devices; providing procedures for plats of lands abutting state rail bank property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 161.16, by adding a subdivision; 162.06, subdivision 5; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.09, subdivision 4; 162.12, subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivision 2; 173.02, by adding subdivisions; 173.16, subdivision 4; 505.03, subdivision 2.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 879, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying definition of agricultural products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 880, A bill for an act relating to waters; requiring watershed districts and watershed management organizations to submit information to counties; requiring county approval of levies and fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103B.211, subdivision 1; 103B.231, subdivision 14; 103B.241, by adding a subdivision; 103D.351; 103D.911, subdivision 2; 103D.915, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Champion introduced:

H. F. 881, A bill for an act relating to elections; restoring the civil rights of an individual upon release from incarceration; requiring notice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 201.014, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 201.091, by adding a subdivision; 201.155; 203B.02, subdivision 1; 204C.08, subdivision 1a; 609.165, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 630; 631.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Champion, Hayden, Thao and Clark introduced:

H. F. 882, A bill for an act relating to civil liability; limiting admission of criminal history evidence in actions against private employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Champion, Hayden, Thao, Davnie, Clark, Paymar, Knuth, Persell, Mariani, Hornstein, Anzelc, Hortman and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 883, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring collection and analysis of race and other data during traffic stops by law enforcement; requiring reports; requiring improvement plans; requiring law enforcement business cards; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.871, subdivision 6; 626.9517, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 884, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a medical supplies and equipment purchasing alliance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 885, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy, technical, administrative, and clarifying changes to various taxes and tax-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16D.16, subdivision 2; 126C.21, subdivision 4; 126C.48, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 16; 270C.446, subdivisions 2, 5; 270C.56, subdivision 1; 273.11, subdivision 23; 273.111, subdivision 4; 273.1115, subdivision 2; 273.113, subdivisions 1, 2; 273.1231, subdivision 8; 273.124, subdivisions 13, 21; 273.13, subdivisions 23, 25, 33; 273.33, subdivision 2; 273.37, subdivision 2; 274.13, subdivision 2; 274.135, subdivision 3; 274.14; 274.175; 275.70, subdivision 5; 275.71, subdivision 4; 282.01, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, by adding a subdivision; 287.04; 287.05, by adding a subdivision; 287.22; 287.2205; 287.25; 289A.08, subdivision 3; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.19, subdivision 4; 289A.38, subdivision 7; 289A.41; 289A.60, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290A.10; 290A.14; 290C.06; 290C.07; 295.56; 295.57, subdivision 5; 296A.21, subdivision 1; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 4; 297A.992, subdivision 2; 297A.993, subdivision 1; 297E.02, subdivision 4; 297E.06, by adding a subdivision; 297E.11, subdivision 1; 297F.09, subdivision 7; 297G.09, subdivision 6; 297I.30, by adding a subdivision; 297I.35, subdivision 2; 298.28, subdivisions 4, 11; 473.843, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 42; 477A.013, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 282.01, subdivisions 1b, 9, 10, 11; 287.26; 287.27, subdivision 1; 297A.67, subdivision 24; 298.28, subdivisions 11a, 13; Minnesota Rules, parts 8009.3000; 8115.0200; 8115.0300; 8115.0400; 8115.0500; 8115.0600; 8115.1000; 8115.1100; 8115.1200; 8115.1300; 8115.1400; 8115.1500; 8115.1600; 8115.1700; 8115.1800; 8115.1900; 8115.2000; 8115.2100; 8115.2200; 8115.2300; 8115.2400; 8115.2500; 8115.2600; 8115.2700; 8115.2800; 8115.2900; 8115.3000; 8115.4000; 8115.4100; 8115.4200; 8115.4300; 8115.4400; 8115.4500; 8115.4600; 8115.4700; 8115.4800; 8115.4900; 8115.5000; 8115.5100; 8115.5200; 8115.5300; 8115.5400; 8115.5500; 8115.5600; 8115.5700; 8115.5800; 8115.5900; 8115.6000; 8115.6100; 8115.6200; 8115.6300; 8115.6400; 8115.9900.

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

Solberg and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 886, A bill for an act relating to the state budget; exempting allocation of general fund balance at end of fiscal year 2009.

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

Lesch and Morrow introduced:

H. F. 887, A bill for an act relating to child support; requiring collection service fees to be paid by obligor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518A.51.

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

Anderson, B.; Hackbarth; Slocum; Kiffmeyer; Rukavina and Severson introduced:

H. F. 888, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for funding of transportation infrastructure projects through the cooperation of state-chartered banks; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Haws, Gottwalt, Scalze, Doty, Westrom and Reinert introduced:

H. F. 889, A bill for an act relating to libraries; authorizing a county law library to be located outside of the courthouse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 134A.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Simon; Lesch; Murphy, E.; Swails; Thissen and Bigham introduced:

H. F. 890, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying and clarifying provisions governing parentage presumptions and right to custody; providing for prebirth parentage orders or judgments in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 257.54; 257.541, subdivision 1; 257.55, subdivision 1; 257.57, subdivision 5.

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

Champion, Hayden, Thao, Jackson, Davnie, Clark and Persell introduced:

H. F. 891, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding and modifying the expungement law; authorizing courts to modify or suspend collateral sanctions under certain circumstances; limiting the situations in which a juvenile delinquency criminal record is publicly available; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 260B.171, subdivisions 4, 5; 609.135, by adding a subdivision; 609A.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 609A.03, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609A.

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

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 892, A bill for an act relating to public defense; providing for public defender representation for juveniles, children in need of protection, and other persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 260C.163, subdivision 3; 260C.331, subdivision 3; 611.14; 611.16; 611.18.

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

Kahn; Murphy, E.; Loeffler; Winkler; Thao; Hausman; Greiling; Mariani; Wagenius; Clark; Hornstein; Davnie; Lesch; Bly; Liebling; Laine; Slocum; Hilty; Hayden; Johnson; Ruud; Huntley; Paymar and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 893, A bill for an act relating to marriage; providing for gender-neutral marriage laws; enacting the Marriage and Family Protection Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 363A.27; 517.01; 517.03, subdivision 1; 517.08, subdivision 1a; 517.09.

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

Atkins, Hilty, Tillberry, Hansen, Bigham, Davids, Morrow, Johnson, Lillie, Falk, Mahoney, Zellers, Slocum and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 894, A bill for an act relating to nuclear waste; requiring commissioner of commerce to collect and hold in escrow fees paid by Minnesota ratepayers for permanent repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste; amending Laws 1997, chapter 201, section 1.

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

Eken, Greiling, Mariani, Slocum and Swails introduced:

H. F. 895, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a grant program to allow rural school districts to share services; appropriating money.

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

Hortman, Dittrich, Ruud, Newton and Ward introduced:

H. F. 896, A bill for an act relating to education finance; defining a locally controlled process for establishing hazardous traffic condition pupil transportation zones; authorizing a levy for certain hazardous pupil transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Slocum, Simon and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 897, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing charter schools to lease district buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.10, subdivision 17.

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

Hornstein, Liebling, Brynaert, Hansen, Nelson, Bigham and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 898, A bill for an act relating to environment; adding greenhouse gas reduction goals and strategies to various state and metropolitan programs and plans; establishing goals for per capita reduction in vehicle miles traveled to reduce greenhouse gases; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103B.3355; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 123B.70, subdivision 1; 123B.71, subdivision 9; 473.121, by adding a subdivision; 473.145; 473.146, by adding a subdivision; 473.25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116C; 174; 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Hausman, Champion and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 899, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying transportation goals; providing for reduction of vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 174.01, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Juhnke, Masin, Hornstein, Eken, Hansen, Lillie, Atkins, Fritz, Clark, Urdahl and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 900, A bill for an act relating to pesticides; regulating application by railroads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 18B.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Emmer, Zellers and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 901, A bill for an act relating to genetic information; specifying how genetic information may be used; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.386; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Emmer, Zellers and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 902, A bill for an act relating to genetic material; creating a property interest in human biological specimens and limiting the use of such specimens; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Mullery and Jackson introduced:

H. F. 903, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; modifying provisions relating to foreclosure consultants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325N.01.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 904, A bill for an act relating to real estate appraisers; requiring prompt payment for appraisal reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82B.

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

Doty, Otremba, Koenen, Juhnke, Severson, Dettmer and Haws introduced:

H. F. 905, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing for acceptance of certain services by commissioner of military affairs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 190.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Hornstein, Greiling, Mariani, Ruud, Hayden, Mahoney, Morgan, Anzelc, Davnie, Hansen, Clark, Kelliher, Slocum, Loeffler, Slawik and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 906, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a responsible family life and sexuality education program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 121A.23.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 907, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.

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

Urdahl, Atkins and Davids introduced:

H. F. 908, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing for one year extensions of shared work plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.135, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Kohls and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. 909, A bill for an act relating to human services; deleting the requirement that Carver County is required to repay for certain expenditures under the waivered service program for persons with developmental disabilities; appropriating money; amending Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 20, section 37, as amended.

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

Hortman, Newton and Lanning introduced:

H. F. 910, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; modifying fees; regulating commissions and notarial stamps and seals; providing clarifications; providing for the accommodations of physical limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 357.021, subdivision 2; 358.15; 358.47; 359.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 359.02; 359.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 359.061; 359.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 357; 359; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 357.17; 359.05.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Ward, Doty, Brown, Westrom and Swails introduced:

H. F. 911, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for equity in telecommunications/Internet access.

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