The following House Files were introduced:
Urdahl and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1602, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a civics class for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.024, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Pierson, Albright, Loonan, Backer, Pinto, Fischer, Loeffler, Liebling and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 1603, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the Minnesota family investment program cash assistance payment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.24, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Fenton and Loon introduced:
H. F. 1604, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying the quality rating and improvement system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.142.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Pinto; Considine; Becker-Finn; Sauke; Bly; Pryor; Fischer; Maye Quade; Youakim; Masin; Freiberg; Rosenthal; Carlson, A.; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Lee; Kunesh-Podein; Halverson; Davnie; Ward; Hansen; Murphy, E.; Schultz; Olson; Allen; Flanagan; Wagenius; Slocum; Sundin; Applebaum; Dehn, R.; Bernardy and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1605, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enabling law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 624.713, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Smith, Freiberg, Lesch, Scott, Lucero, O'Driscoll and Carlson, A. introduced:
H. F. 1606, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for data practices training and technical assistance for local units of government through the Information Policy Analysis Division of the Department of Administration.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Haley, Hausman, Hamilton, Gunther, Fabian, Applebaum, Sauke, Flanagan, Kunesh-Podein, Maye Quade and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1607, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing the creation of housing trust funds by local governments; authorizing counties and cities to impose a surcharge on document recording fees for deposit into a housing trust fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 357.18, by adding a subdivision; 357.182, subdivision 2; 508.82, by adding a subdivision; 508A.82, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Smith, Hoppe, Pinto and Loonan introduced:
H. F. 1608, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating unclaimed property; enacting the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act recommended for enactment by the states by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Smith, Hoppe, Pinto, Loonan and Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1609, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; enacting the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, as amended, approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 5.15; 325K.23, subdivision 1; 358.116; 358.50; 359.01, subdivision 5; 507.24, subdivision 2; 508.48; 508A.48; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 358; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 358.41; 358.42; 358.43; 358.44; 358.45; 358.46; 358.47; 358.48; 358.49.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Runbeck and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1610, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; reallocating prior appropriations for metropolitan parks.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Howe and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1611, A bill for an act relating to public safety; fire marshal; revising school inspection schedules and funding; establishing a school facility fire safety loan program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 299F.012, subdivision 1; 299F.47, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.47, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Hoppe, Loonan and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1612, A bill for an act relating to education finance; fully funding pupil transportation services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.20, subdivision 1; 124E.23; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1613, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Public Safety and Emergency Operations Center for Pennington County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1614, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Credit for Reinsurance Model Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 60A.092, subdivisions 6, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1615, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to tribal vital record keeping, cancer reporting system, and the birth defect information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.2215, subdivision 1; 144.2216, subdivision 4; 144.225, subdivisions 2, 2a, 7; 144.69; 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 and Human Services Reform.
Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1616, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring patient consent before health care providers and health plan companies may release data to the commissioner of health for health research and data initiatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62J.321, subdivisions 1, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.293, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1617, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; setting a cap on grant amounts in the local bridge replacement and rehabilitation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.50, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Baker and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1618, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; transferring money for broadband grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Schomacker; Zerwas; Murphy, E.; Liebling; Baker; Hamilton and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 1619, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a contingent, alternate medical assistance payment method for children's hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.969, subdivisions 4b, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 1620, A bill for an act relating to economic development; temporarily modifying the restrictions on use of Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1621, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for forest pest response.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1622, A bill for an act relating to environment; renaming Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to Department of Environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 15.01; 116.01; 116.02, subdivision 5; 116.735; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116.02, subdivision 1; 116.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1623, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding definition of shared time pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.01, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Fenton and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1624, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange project at signed Interstate Highways 94, 494, and 694; authorizing the sale and issuance of trunk highway bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Poston, Bliss and Layman introduced:
H. F. 1625, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public and private sales of certain tax-forfeited lands.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Petersburg and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1626, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota investment fund; appropriating money for the job creation fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Howe; Heintzeman; Theis; Johnson, B., and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1627, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the use of certain flame-retardant chemicals in certain products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 325F.071.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kiel, Poston, Lien, Lueck, Backer and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1628, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; requiring the state to pay the costs of property tax judgments against state-assessed property; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 278.12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Lillie; Johnson, S., and Lee introduced:
H. F. 1629, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to construct a public takraw court.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1630, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; establishing a moratorium on certain guideway projects; requiring a plan that maximizes transit service and operations; requiring planning and a legislative report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 174.93, subdivision 1; 398A.10, subdivision 1; 473.3999; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 174; 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 1631, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain items covered by health plans and for certain durable medical equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.67, subdivisions 7, 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Poston, Franke, Considine, Gunther and Jessup introduced:
H. F. 1632, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring equestrian helmets for youth on certain state land; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Whelan; Knoblach; Grossell; McDonald; Heintzeman; Daniels; Drazkowski; Backer; Dean, M.; Zerwas; Lohmer; Miller; Scott; Pugh; Newberger; Green; Quam; Gunther; Gruenhagen; Franson and Bahr, C. introduced:
H. F. 1633, A bill for an act relating to higher education; imposing requirements for fetal tissue research at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money for a program in ethical fetal tissue research; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Baker, Hamilton, Knoblach, Thissen, Lillie, Daniels, Theis and Christensen introduced:
H. F. 1634, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali arts and cultural heritage programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Kresha and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1635, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for approval of education programs at care and treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.515, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 1636, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 65 in Isanti County as Chip A. Imker Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Pinto introduced:
H. F. 1637, A bill for an act relating to tax-increment financing; modifying the Ford Site Redevelopment District.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
West, Albright, Garofalo, Rarick, Lueck, Dettmer, O'Driscoll, Franke, Cornish, O'Neill, Uglem, Jurgens and Fenton introduced:
H. F. 1638, A bill for an act relating to apprenticeships; appropriating money for a grant to Helmets to Hard Hats.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Peterson, Marquart, Daniels and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1639, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing school districts and charter schools to create innovation zones; establishing a grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Flanagan and Youakim introduced:
H. F. 1640, A bill for an act relating to local government; amending provisions relating to police and firefighters' civil service commissions and employees of police and fire departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 420.03; 420.04; 420.16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
McDonald, Davids and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1641, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; county agricultural societies; providing an exemption to admissions to county fairs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 38.27, by adding a subdivision; 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Becker-Finn; Maye Quade; Murphy, E.; Halverson; Youakim; Olson; Schultz; Koegel and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1642, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting persons from interfering with access to reproductive health services and facilities; establishing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Layman introduced:
H. F. 1643, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; modifying duties of the commissioner; creating a Legislative-Citizen Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116J.424; 298.001, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 298.22, subdivisions 1, 1a, 5a, 6, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions; 298.2211, subdivisions 3, 6; 298.223; 298.227; 298.28, subdivisions 7, 7a, 9c, 9d, 11; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.296; 298.2961; 298.297; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 298.22, subdivision 8; 298.2213; 298.298.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Pryor introduced:
H. F. 1644, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for labeling of certain nonwoven disposable products; 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 Policy and Finance.
Omar introduced:
H. F. 1645, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali Museum of Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1646, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring motor vehicle registration information for permits to carry a pistol; allowing peace officers access to identify permit holders through motor vehicle registration records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 168.0185; 168.346, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.714, subdivisions 3, 6, 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Omar and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1647, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the safe schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Olson, Schultz and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1648, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Lake Superior Zoo.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Haley introduced:
H. F. 1649, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an electronic service delivery documentation system; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Haley introduced:
H. F. 1650, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional event and conference center in Wabasha, for a riverfront revitalization project in Wabasha, and for an expansion of the National Eagle Center in Wabasha; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Heintzeman and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 1651, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing representation requirements for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities search advisory committees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136F.40, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Zerwas and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 1652, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to develop a developmental education reform proposal.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1653, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring health plan companies to include certain providers in-network; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 62K.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
O'Neill; Becker-Finn; Johnson, B.; Hilstrom and Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1654, A bill for an act relating to family law; adding domestic assault by strangulation to list of crimes impacting custody, parenting plans, and parenting time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 518.179, subdivision 2; 631.52, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Swedzinski and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1655, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; creating an exemption for certain materials used in construction of certain aquaculture facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Hertaus, McDonald, Pugh, Petersburg and Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 1656, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for certain highway projects in Hennepin County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Hertaus, McDonald, Pugh, Petersburg and Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 1657, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for certain trunk highway projects in Hennepin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Hamilton, Moran, Mariani and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1658, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the Hmong American Partnership.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anselmo; Loon; Rosenthal; Carlson, A., and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1659, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for transportation management organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Zerwas, Hamilton, Albright, Halverson and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 1660, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a mobile food shelf grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Lee and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1661, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for graduation incentives program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Wills, Maye Quade, Hansen, Hausman, Masin, Urdahl, Lillie, Peterson and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 1662, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Zoological Gardens.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Erickson, Haley, Bernardy, Daniels, Bennett, Urdahl and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1663, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying alternative teacher preparation and compensation programs; creating a Teacher Shortage Task Force; expanding the concurrent enrollment teacher program; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.245, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 10; 122A.414, by adding a subdivision; 122A.415; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 2, 9; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, sections 58; 62, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Drazkowski, Hertaus and Quam introduced:
H. F. 1664, A bill for an act relating to aids to local governments; aid reductions for sanctuary cities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kresha, West, Hoppe, Garofalo and Smith introduced:
H. F. 1665, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting regulation of voice-over-Internet protocol service and Internet protocol-enabled service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 237.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Swedzinski, Metsa, Fabian, Vogel, Loonan and Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 1666, A bill for an act relating to environment; eliminating rulemaking authority pertaining to particulate emissions from silica sand projects; amending Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, section 105.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Peterson and Poston introduced:
H. F. 1667, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; requiring contracts for mixed delivery of services in the voluntary prekindergarten program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Poston introduced:
H. F. 1668, A bill for an act relating to education finance; early childhood education; modifying early learning programs' eligibility to accept scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Pinto; Bly; Sauke; Considine; Becker-Finn; Lee; Ward; Omar; Youakim; Moran; Flanagan; Bernardy; Olson; Maye Quade; Loeffler; Kunesh-Podein; Freiberg; Wagenius; Schultz; Fischer; Johnson, S.; Slocum; Halverson; Mariani; Carlson, A.; Pryor and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 1669, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring criminal background checks for firearm transfers; excepting certain transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.66, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.7132, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Zerwas and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1670, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making the driver diversion program permanent; authorizing proof of insurance provided by courts; amending the uniform traffic ticket; authorizing waiver of criminal surcharge; mandating court appearance for certain driving offenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.791, by adding a subdivision; 169.792, subdivision 7; 169.797, by adding a subdivision; 169.89, subdivision 1; 169.99, subdivision 1c, by adding a subdivision; 171.24, by adding a subdivision; 357.021, subdivision 6; Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Zerwas and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1671, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making the driver diversion program permanent; appropriating money; amending Laws 2009, chapter 59, article 3, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Murphy, M. and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1672, A bill for an act relating to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations; implementing the recommendations of the state auditor's volunteer firefighter working group; updating audit requirements; updating corporate stock requirements; modifying the definition of municipality; providing the option to include emergency medical response volunteers in plan coverage; making various technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 69.051, subdivision 1; 356A.06, subdivision 7; 424A.001, subdivisions 2, 3, 10, by adding a subdivision; 424A.002, subdivision 1; 424A.01, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 424A.015, subdivision 1; 424A.016, subdivision 2; 424A.02, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7; 424A.04, subdivision 1; 424A.07; 424A.091, subdivision 3; 424A.094, subdivision 3; 424A.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. 1673, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying off-highway motorcycle education and training program; modifying provisions of Minnesota Naturalist Corps; modifying invasive species provisions; modifying requirements for designating forest trails; modifying state water trail provisions; modifying water safety requirements; modifying grant, contract, and lease provisions; modifying provisions to take, possess, and transport wildlife; modifying commissioner's duties and authority; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 84.01, by adding a subdivision; 84.791, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.946, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 84.992, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 84D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 84D.04, subdivision 1; 84D.05, subdivision 1; 84D.11, by adding a subdivision; 85.32, subdivision 1; 86B.105; 86B.313, subdivision 1; 86B.501, subdivision 3; 86B.511; 88.523; 89.19, subdivision 2; 89.39; 90.041, subdivision 2; 90.051; 90.14; 90.151, subdivision 1; 90.162; 90.252; 94.343, subdivision 9; 94.344, subdivision 9; 97A.015, subdivisions 39, 43, 45, 52, 53; 97A.045, subdivision 10; 97A.475, subdivision 42; 97B.655, subdivision 1; 97C.601, subdivisions 2, 5; 97C.701, by adding a subdivision; 103G.411; 160.06; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 84.025, subdivision 10; 84.026, subdivision 3; 85.012, subdivision 27b; 86B.313, subdivisions 2, 3; 97C.601, subdivision 3; 97C.701, subdivisions 1a, 6; 97C.705; 97C.711; Minnesota Rules, parts 6256.0200; 6258.0100; 6258.0200; 6258.0300; 6258.0400; 6258.0500; 6258.0600; 6258.0700, subparts 1, 4, 5; 6258.0800; 6258.0900.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. 1674, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county recorder appointive in Marshall County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Green, Quam and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1675, A bill for an act relating to legacy; prohibiting payment of certain indirect costs from legacy funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.127, subdivision 8; 85.53, by adding a subdivision; 97A.056, by adding a subdivision; 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Allen, Clark, Omar, Olson, Slocum, Ward, Metsa, Lee, Mariani, Flanagan and Kunesh-Podein introduced:
H. F. 1676, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the American Indian and Indigenous Peoples Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Allen, Clark, Omar, Slocum, Ward, Lee, Mariani, Flanagan and Kunesh-Podein introduced:
H. F. 1677, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the engraving on a statue of an historic figure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Lee; Pinto; Maye Quade; Dehn, R.; Carlson, A.; Moran; Fischer; Wagenius; Omar; Ward and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1678, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Taylor Hayden Gun Violence Prevention Act; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Koznick introduced:
H. F. 1679, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for additional financing of metropolitan-area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; authorizing the issuance of certain obligations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 473.39, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bennett, Loon, Gruenhagen, Maye Quade, Smith, Hamilton, Nash, Miller, Theis and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1680, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic standards; establishing child sexual abuse prevention programs; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.22, subdivision 2; 120B.23, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Slocum and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1681, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a trustee to oversee the closure of a charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Bliss introduced:
H. F. 1682, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for Veterans' Voices radio programming.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Bliss introduced:
H. F. 1683, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for grants to radio stations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Sandstede, Peterson, Halverson, Youakim, Nelson, Lee, Kunesh-Podein, Sauke, Olson and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 1684, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing appropriations for school readiness programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.16, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Wills, Jurgens, Mariani, Hansen, Lillie and Haley introduced:
H. F. 1685, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for railroad crossing safety improvements for the Mississippi River Regional Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Heintzeman and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 1686, A bill for an act relating to transportation; crediting surcharge on vehicle parking violations to highway user tax distribution fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 357.021, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Layman introduced:
H. F. 1687, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for sanitary and storm sewer facilities in Coleraine, Bovey, and Taconite; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Zerwas, Hamilton, Lee and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 1688, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying length of probation for certain offenses; clarifying that court can grant early termination and discharge of probation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.135, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1689, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting city and town expenditures for city and town historical societies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 138.053.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 1690, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain state lands bordering public water in Lake County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1691, A bill for an act relating to liquor; clarifying off-sale license for microdistilleries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.22, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Hilstrom; Flanagan; Hortman; Dehn, R.; Becker-Finn; Ward and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1692, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring state and local jail and prison inmates to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons; prohibiting the state and counties from contracting with private prisons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 241.01, subdivision 3a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 641.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1693, A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing the Minnesota premium security plan as a state-based reinsurance program administered by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Anderson, S.; Davids; Applebaum; Drazkowski and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a private letter ruling program; limiting assessment authority of the commissioner of revenue; providing expanded authority to abate penalties and taxes; modifying penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 270C.31, by adding a subdivision; 270C.33, by adding subdivisions; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.35, subdivision 4; 289A.40, subdivision 1; 289A.60, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1695, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a program to promote educational stability for students in foster care; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
O'Driscoll, Nelson and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1696, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing the appointment of county recorders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 375.08; 382.01; 382.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Driscoll, Fenton, Nelson and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1697, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing a voting equipment grant program; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 204B.48.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fenton and Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1698, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring lead testing of water in public school buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Moran and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1699, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying allocation and permitted uses of county child protection funds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256M.41, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Moran and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1700, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for culturally competent mental health provider grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Omar and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1701, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying the definition of electronic access data to exclude government employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.15, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.