INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 1, 2010


The following House Files were introduced:

Davids, Atkins, Zellers and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 3210, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying provisions related to the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 62E.11, subdivision 11; 62E.12; 62E.141.

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

Thissen, Davids, Solberg, Hayden, Olin, Mack, Zellers, Brod, Abeler, Lieder and Reinert introduced:

H. F. 3211, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding community paramedics to the list of community health workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 49.

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. 3212, A bill for an act relating to health-related occupations; providing an exception for continuing education requirements for licensed professional counselors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148B.54, 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.

Bigham introduced:

H. F. 3213, A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending the controlled substance schedules by adding tramadol to schedule IV; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 152.02, subdivision 5.

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

Newton, Ward, Gardner and Bly introduced:

H. F. 3214, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the referendum equalizing factor; eliminating the second tier of referendum equalization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.17, subdivisions 5, 6, 7.

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

Newton and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 3215, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring equal treatment of students eligible for free or reduced price meals; prohibiting certain collection activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.111, by adding subdivisions.

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

Masin, Dittrich, Bunn, Scalze, Jackson, Rosenthal and Swails introduced:

H. F. 3216, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring a report; creating a fast-action economic response team.

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

Ruud and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 3217, A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting excessive enrollee cost-sharing on biologic prescription drugs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Hornstein, Hayden, Clark and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3218, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing transit improvement districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 469.174, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 469.175, subdivision 3; 469.176, subdivision 1b, by adding a subdivision.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 3219, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting fund transfer.

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

Jackson and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 3220, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying the child care assistance programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 119B.025, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivision 4.

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

Holberg introduced:

H. F. 3221, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain town road extinguishment nullification procedures; amending Laws 2008, chapter 287, article 1, section 122.

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

Jackson introduced:

H. F. 3222, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a state-paid refund of certain property tax increases on agricultural property; temporarily reducing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290A.03, subdivision 11; 290A.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 3223, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring wetland notification prior to sale of real property; 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.

Beard introduced:

H. F. 3224, A bill for an act relating to highways; modifying provisions relating to transportation projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.02, by adding subdivisions.

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

Slawik, Jackson and Rosenthal introduced:

H. F. 3225, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying child care assistance provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 3226, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 11, Anoka-Hennepin.

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

Persell and Howes introduced:

H. F. 3227, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring rulemaking to allow spearing on Cass Lake.

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

Rukavina, Gunther and Clark introduced:

H. F. 3228, A bill for an act relating to energy; the environment; creating renewable energy source conversion grant program for municipal utilities and cooperative electric associations; authorizing issuance and sale of bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Abeler, Norton, Anzelc and Bunn introduced:

H. F. 3229, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the state to perform family child care background checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.05, subdivisions 2, 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 245A.10, subdivision 2; 245A.16, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivision 4; 245C.08, subdivision 4; 245C.10, subdivision 5; 245C.17, subdivision 6; 245C.21, subdivision 1a; 245C.23, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245C.11, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 245C.08, subdivision 2.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 3230, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing a moratorium on public access acquisition for public waters without a public access; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.141, subdivision 1.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. 3231, A bill for an act relating to state lands; permitting the exchange of riparian lands within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for nonriparian lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 94.342, by adding a subdivision.

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

Atkins, Eken, Johnson, Fritz and Bly introduced:

H. F. 3232, A bill for an act relating to nuclear waste; creating the Minnesota Nuclear Waste Storage Commission; requiring fees paid by Minnesota ratepayers for permanent storage of high-level radioactive waste to be remitted to the commissioner of homeland security and emergency management; modifying nuclear waste escrow account; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, chapter 201, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116C.

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

Dill, Davnie and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3233, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing sales tax on motor vehicle repair parts and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 3234, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to continuing care policy and technical provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.557, subdivision 9a; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 144.0724, subdivision 11; 256B.0625, subdivision 19c; 256B.0651, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0652, subdivision 6; 256B.0659, subdivisions 10, 11, 21, 30, 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.

Persell introduced:

H. F. 3235, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing city of Bemidji to issue intoxicating liquor license to Bemidji Regional Event Center.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 3236, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; requiring the commissioners of health and human services to provide fiscal and actuarial analysis; appropriating money.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 3237, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing health care eligibility provisions; making changes to individualized education plan requirements; state health access program; children's health insurance reauthorization act; long-term care partnership; asset transfers; community clinics; dental benefits; prior authorization for health services; drug formulary committee; preferred drug list; multisource drugs; administrative uniformity committee; health plans; claims against the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 62A.045; 62Q.80; 62S.24, subdivision 8; 256B.055, subdivision 10; 256B.057, subdivision 1; 256B.0571, subdivision 6; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13c, 13g, 25, 30, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 15C.13; 256B.0571, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivisions 9, 13e, 26; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.0571, subdivision 10; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 3238, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring private-sector health insurance to cover private duty nursing services when an inpatient hospital stay would otherwise be required; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Abeler introduced:

H. F. 3239, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to licensing provisions; modifying background study requirements, disqualifications, and data classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 245A.07, subdivision 2a; 245A.30; 245B.05, subdivision 7; 245C.02, subdivision 18; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245A.04, subdivisions 5, 7; 245A.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 245A.144; 245A.50, subdivision 5; 245C.15, subdivision 2; 245C.20; 245C.22, subdivision 7.

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

Jackson; Anderson, P., and Doty introduced:

H. F. 3240, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; providing sliding scale cargo insurance requirement for household goods carriers based on gross vehicle weight; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.141, subdivisions 1b, 4.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 3241, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Marshall to impose a local sales and use tax, a local lodging tax, and a local food and beverages tax.

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

Falk; Kalin; Anderson, P., and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 3242, A bill for an act relating to annexation; providing for a referendum by petition in an orderly annexation proceeding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 414.031, subdivision 1a, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 3243, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying definition of income in the MinnesotaCare program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256L.01, subdivision 4a.

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

Falk; Kalin; Sterner; Anderson, P., and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 3244, A bill for an act relating to annexation; limiting certain orderly annexation procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 414.0325, subdivision 6.

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

Atkins; Ward; Sterner; Welti; Rosenthal; Doty; Persell; Huntley; Haws; Lillie; Murphy, M., and Tillberry introduced:

H. F. 3245, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating interstate health insurance choice; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V.

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

Liebling, Abeler, Fritz and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3246, A bill for an act relating to human services; chemical dependency treatment; pilot projects; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26, subdivision 3.

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

Anderson, P.; Urdahl and Jackson introduced:

H. F. 3247, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of special retired emergency medical technician license plates; 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.

McFarlane, Nornes and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. 3248, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing as of January 15, 2010, the January 15 deadline by which school districts must reach a collective bargaining agreement or face a state aid penalty; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.05.

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

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 3249, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying wild rice provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 1.148; 84.027, subdivision 13a; 84.028, subdivision 1; 84.0894; 84.091, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.0911; 84.10; 84.111, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 84.15; 84.161; 84D.09, subdivision 2; 84D.10, subdivision 2; 86B.706, subdivision 2; 86B.825, subdivision 2; 97A.015, subdivision 12; 103G.421, subdivision 3; 103G.615, subdivisions 1, 2; 373.33; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 84.027, subdivision 13; 84.105; 103B.3355; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.111, subdivision 5; 84.152, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.

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

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

H. F. 3250, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying authorization of PACE programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 23.

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

Lillie and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 3251, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the sale and termination of portable electronics insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 60K.36, subdivision 2; 60K.38, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 59D.

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

Hosch, Fritz, Abeler and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3252, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain medical assistance asset limits; requiring notice regarding asset requirements in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 3; 256B.057, subdivision 9.

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

Persell, Ward and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 3253, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a pilot program on water quality enhancement.

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

Kelly and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 3254, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying provisions for siting wind energy conversion systems; modifying county authority to enact siting standards for wind energy conversion systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 216B.1691, subdivision 2b; 216F.081.

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

Beard; Olin; Hackbarth; Anderson, P.; Demmer and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 3255, A bill for an act relating to greenhouse gas emissions; repealing a prohibition on constructing coal plants or importing electricity generated from coal unless a statewide plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation is enacted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216H.02, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216H.03.

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

Anderson, P.; Nornes; Jackson; Davids; Gunther and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3256, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of special retired firefighter license plates; 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.

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 3257, A bill for an act relating to clean water; authorizing use of the clean water legacy account to support local inflow and infiltration reduction programs; appropriating money from constitutionally dedicated funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 114D.45, subdivision 3.

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

Beard, Hilty, Holberg, Hansen, Shimanski and Simon introduced:

H. F. 3258, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for certain funds established in the constitution to pay for audit costs incurred by the legislative auditor; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 3259, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying utility's requirement to post notice of impending disconnection of utility services to a rental building due to landlord's failure to pay for service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 504B.215, subdivision 3.

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

Sterner and Masin introduced:

H. F. 3260, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Dakota Future.

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

Sailer, Gardner and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 3261, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying microenergy loan program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 216C.145, subdivisions 3, 5; 216C.146, subdivision 1.

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

Olin introduced:

H. F. 3262, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the compensation program for livestock crippled or destroyed by a gray wolf; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.737, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 3.737, subdivision 1.

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

Hortman introduced:

H. F. 3263, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; modifying provisions governing speed limits in highway work zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.14, subdivision 5d.

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

Hosch introduced:

H. F. 3264, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying personal care assistant services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 6a; 256B.0653, subdivision 3; 256B.0659, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 29, 30.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 3265, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for extension of temporary closure status on underground storage tanks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.49, by adding a subdivision.

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

Murphy, E.; Abeler; Obermueller; Anderson, S.; Otremba; Ruud; Fritz; Thissen and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 3266, A bill for an act relating to health; adjusting pharmacy reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13e.

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

Newton, Brown, Mariani, Greiling, Abeler and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3267, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an advisory task force on school desegregation and integration.

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

Otremba, Doty and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 3268, A bill for an act relating to gambling; establishing video lottery terminals; imposing a tax on and providing for video lottery revenue; modifying certain lawful gambling taxes; modifying conduct of electronic bingo; authorizing gambling control board to establish video pull-tab games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297E.02, subdivision 1; 299L.02, subdivision 1; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349.12, subdivisions 5, 25b, 25c, 25d, by adding subdivisions; 349.151, subdivision 4c, by adding a subdivision; 349.16, subdivision 7; 349.1635, subdivision 1; 349.17, subdivision 8; 349.211, subdivision 1a; 349A.01, subdivisions 10, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; 349A.04; 349A.06, subdivisions 1, 5, 8, 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.08, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 349A.09, subdivision 1; 349A.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; 349A.11, subdivision 1; 349A.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.651, subdivision 1; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4; 609.761, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 297A.94; 349.12, subdivision 12a; 349.15, subdivision 1; 349.17, subdivisions 6, 7; 349.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297E.01, subdivision 7; 297E.02, subdivisions 4, 6, 7.

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

Bunn; Murphy, E., and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 3269, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance dental coverage; modifying eligibility criteria for the critical access dental program; setting criteria for designating and terminating critical access dental providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 9.

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

Mullery and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 3270, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending research credit to individual income tax; making portion of credit refundable; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rosenthal, Sterner and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 3271, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the research credit to individual income tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.068, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.

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

Ruud introduced:

H. F. 3272, A bill for an act relating to health professions; licensing genetic counselors; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147F.

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

Falk introduced:

H. F. 3273, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing portable deer stands to be erected and left unattended on public lands during deer season; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.326.

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

Obermueller and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 3274, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying benefit account requirements for unemployment benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 268.07, subdivision 2.

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

Faust, Juhnke, Magnus, Torkelson, Hamilton, Morrow, Shimanski, Demmer, Gunther and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 3275, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; providing for inspections of vehicles and tanks used to transport anhydrous ammonia; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 221.037, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilstrom and Kohls introduced:

H. F. 3276, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making the crime of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult a registrable offense under the predatory offender registration law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 243.166, subdivision 1b.

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

Simon introduced:

H. F. 3277, A bill for an act relating to commerce; specifying that advertising of deceptive local telephone numbers for floral and locksmith businesses is a deceptive trade practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 325D.46, by adding a subdivision.

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

Garofalo; Holberg; Dettmer; Scott; Buesgens; Murdock; Kohls; Anderson, B.; Nornes; Drazkowski and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. 3278, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; making supplemental appropriations to comply with the commissioner of management and budget's unallotment actions commencing in July 2009; making appropriation reductions and policy changes to agriculture; higher education; energy finance; transportation; economic development; state government; environment and natural resources; public safety; education; state aid, credits, payments, and refunds; and health and human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 103G.705, subdivision 2; 123B.75, subdivision 5; 127A.441; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 13, by adding a subdivision; 256B.76, subdivision 4; 256D.47; 270A.03, subdivision 7; 273.1384, by adding a subdivision; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 6; 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2b; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 252.025, subdivision 7; 256B.056, subdivision 3c; 256B.0659, subdivision 11; 256B.441, subdivision 55; 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256B.76, subdivision 1; 256B.766; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 290C.07; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 3, section 18; article 13, sections 3, subdivision 8, as amended; 4, subdivision 4, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 12, section 21; Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24; article 2, section 67; article 3, section 21; article 4, section 12; article 5, section 13; article 6, section 11; article 7, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967, subdivision 2; 146A.01; 146A.02; 146A.025; 146A.03; 146A.04; 146A.05; 146A.06; 146A.07; 146A.08; 146A.09; 146A.10; 146A.11; 290.06, subdivision 23; 477A.03, subdivision 5.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 3279, A bill for an act relating to health; amending provisions for electronic health record technology; providing for administrative penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 62J.495, subdivisions 1a, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

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

Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 3280, A bill for an act relating to retirement; lump sum volunteer firefighter relief associations; modifying the manner for the calculation of amortization requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 69.772, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3.

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

Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 3281, A bill for an act relating to retirement; volunteer fire relief associations; making various technical corrections; revising break-in-service return to firefighting authorizations; authorizing Minnesota deferred compensation plan service pension transfers; revising payout defaults in survivor benefits; authorizing corrections of certain special fund deposits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 356A.06, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 69.772, subdivision 6; 69.773, subdivision 6; 424A.01, subdivisions 1, 6; 424A.015, by adding a subdivision; 424A.016, subdivisions 4, 7; 424A.02, subdivisions 9, 10; 424A.05, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 424A.001, subdivision 6; Laws 2009, chapter 169, article 10, section 32.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 3282, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring a 24-hour waiting period before consideration of certain conference committee reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 3283, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; changing the timing for payment of compensation to legislators; authorizing payments for additional travel during special sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.099, subdivision 1; 3.103.

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

Kahn, Greiling, Loeffler, Mullery and Clark introduced:

H. F. 3284, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 23; eliminating the governor's item veto authority.

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

Thissen, Swails, Hornstein, Lesch and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 3285, A bill for an act relating to occupational licensing; changing certification for interior designers to licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326.02, subdivision 4b.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 3286, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; authorizing Metropolitan Council best value contracts and procurement for transit vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.129, by adding a subdivision.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. 3287, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting state employees, constitutional officers, and members of the legislature from using public funds to pay for the use of lodging, training, and meeting facilities that make pornographic images available to their patrons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

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

Gardner introduced:

H. F. 3288, A bill for an act relating to clean water and water supply planning; authorizing use of the clean water legacy account to support Metropolitan Council water supply planning activities; eliminating sunset date of the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee; appropriating money from constitutionally dedicated funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.1565, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 114D.45, subdivision 3.

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

Gardner, McNamara, Scalze, Hoppe and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 3289, A bill for an act relating to waters; requiring urban storm water retention pond buffers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3290, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing income tax credits to encourage beginning farmers; modifying the beginning farmer program administered by the Rural Finance Authority; appropriating money for beginning farmer individual development accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.06, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

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

Sailer introduced:

H. F. 3291, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; waiving the supplemental application fee for utility crossings of public lands and waters under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.415, subdivision 6.

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

Davnie, Hornstein, Smith, Wagenius and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 3292, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; authorizing business entity participation for certain energy-related purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383B.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. 3293, A bill for an act relating to residential construction; amending the State Building Code; modifying licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326B.106, by adding a subdivision; 326B.805, by adding a subdivision.

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

Peppin, Downey, Zellers, Kiffmeyer and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 3294, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Sunset Advisory Commission; providing for sunset and review of state agencies; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3D.

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

Faust introduced:

H. F. 3295, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing certain pesticide control provisions; authorizing waiver of a fee; providing for control of bovine tuberculosis; eliminating the native grasses and wildflower seed production and incentive program; authorizing ownership of agricultural land by certain nonprofit corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 18B.31, subdivision 5; 18B.36, subdivision 1; 18B.37, subdivision 4; 28A.082, subdivision 1; 35.244, subdivisions 1, 2; 500.24, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 18B.316, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.231.

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

Wagenius, Paymar and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 3296, A bill for an act relating to finance; establishing an alcohol use health and safety impact fund; imposing an impact fee; providing for interfund transfers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 297G.

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

Thao and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3297, A bill for an act relating to employment; occupational health and safety; requiring that records be kept of the ethnicity of certain injured, sick, or deceased employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.663, subdivision 1.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 3298, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; providing for discharge of a portion of an easement acquired by condemnation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 117.225.

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

Hayden introduced:

H. F. 3299, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; updating provisions on access to certain information; authorizing certain actions by a public authority; requiring a notice; imposing certain duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256.978, subdivision 2; 518A.46, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 548.091, subdivision 3b; 548.092.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. 3300, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending provisions relating to judicial holds in commitment cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 253B.07, subdivision 2b.

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

Peppin, Zellers, Downey, Kiffmeyer and Sanders introduced:

H. F. 3301, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the Department of Revenue to issue a request for proposals for a tax analytics and business intelligence contract.

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

Brod; Downey; Zellers; Loon; Emmer; Kohls; Eastlund; Garofalo; Anderson, S.; Lanning; Demmer; Dettmer; Anderson, B.; Cornish; Drazkowski; Torkelson; Kelly; Mack; Abeler; Dean; Gottwalt; Kiffmeyer and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3302, A bill for an act relating to economic development; encouraging job creation; providing an angel investment credit and a Minnesota business investment company credit; making changes to various income tax provisions; limiting the level of budgeted spending to the amount collected in the prior biennium; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class certification; modifying the limitation provisions governing merchant actions; modifying certain private remedies; modifying environmental permitting and review provisions; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 8.31, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision; 115.07; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.068; 290.0921, subdivisions 1, 3; 541.05; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 19d; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.091, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 290; 297I; 540; 541.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 3303, A bill for an act relating to taconite; restoring the general education aid reduction for certain taconite distributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 298.28, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 12, section 23.

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