INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 12, 2018


The following House Files were introduced:

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 3594, A bill for an act relating to education finance; strengthening the Increase Teachers of Color Act; seeking to increase the percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teachers in Minnesota above four percent and the percentage of diverse teacher candidates above ten percent by 2020; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.70, as amended; 124D.862, subdivision 6; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57, subdivisions 23, 27.

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

Wills, Loon, Marquart and Theis introduced:

H. F. 3595, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing school districts to use long-term facilities maintenance revenue programs for physical modifications enhancing school facility safety; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.595, as amended; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 14, subdivision 3.

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

Franke and Baker introduced:

H. F. 3596, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying requirement that a dispenser of a controlled substance must require the person purchasing the controlled substance to present a valid photographic identification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 152.11, subdivision 2d.

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

Daniels introduced:

H. F. 3597, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing teacher candidates to obtain a Tier 3 license without passing basic skills exams; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 122A.183, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 122A.184, subdivision 1; 122A.185, subdivision 1.

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

Olson, Schultz and Murphy, M. introduced:

H. F. 3598, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain construction materials for redevelopment of the site of the former Duluth Central High School; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Wills, Loon and Theis introduced:

H. F. 3599, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the safe schools levy; linking the portion of the levy available for intermediate school districts to the school district per pupil allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.44.

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

Loon, Omar, Fenton, Neu and Lee introduced:

H. F. 3600, A bill for an act relating to education; requesting legislative auditor compare revenue generation and spending between school districts and charter schools; requiring a report.

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

Clark; Dehn, R., and Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3601, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing MFIP and general assistance cash grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256D.01, subdivision 1a; 256J.24, subdivision 5.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 3602, A bill for an act relating to waters; allowing use of aquatic current devices to remove aquatic plants; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.615, by adding a subdivision.

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

Loon introduced:

H. F. 3603, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying watershed district planning requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 103D.401, subdivision 3; 103D.405, subdivision 4.

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

Lesch and Baker introduced:

H. F. 3604, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an exemption to pharmacy practice for certain investigation activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.26; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.

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

Baker and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3605, A bill for an act relating to child care; authorizing grants to local communities to increase child care providers; appropriating money; requiring a report.

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

Christensen, Heintzeman and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 3606, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting counties, cities, and towns from regulating auxiliary containers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Green, Drazkowski and Poston introduced:

H. F. 3607, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring monitoring for nitrogen on certain state lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103H.175, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pugh; Dehn, R., and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 3608, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying Hennepin County competitive bidding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 383B.145, by adding a subdivision.

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

Nash, Freiberg, West, Davnie, Zerwas, Drazkowski and Runbeck introduced:

H. F. 3609, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for alternative Web site publication; providing for Web publication of sample ballots for the state primary and general elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 204D.09, subdivision 2; 204D.16; 205.16, subdivision 2; 331A.12.

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

Johnson, B. and Grossell introduced:

H. F. 3610, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enhancing the penalty for assaulting a police officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 1.

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

Grossell and Johnson, B. introduced:

H. F. 3611, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to issue firearms to peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 626.8452, subdivision 1.

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

Fenton, Daudt and Peppin introduced:

H. F. 3612, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioners of human services and employment and economic development to review certain data related to federal SNAP waivers.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 3613, A bill for an act relating to human services; reforming welfare provisions; imposing asset limits; requiring probation officers to provide a list of probationers who test positive for illegal substances to welfare fraud division; modifying EBT card requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256.987, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.056, subdivisions 3, 7a; 256D.024, subdivision 3; 256D.0515; 256D.0516, subdivision 2; 256J.26, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.056, subdivision 3c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256D; 256J.

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

Rosenthal, Dettmer, Lee, Lien, Poston, Becker-Finn, Hilstrom, Pryor and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 3614, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; establishing a Minnesota honor guard account; authorizing gambling revenue to be used for honor guards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 297E.02, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

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

Howe and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 3615, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for training and licensing of wildland firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 88.10, by adding a subdivision.

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

Albright and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 3616, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; appropriating money for the suburb-to-suburb transit project.

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

Albright introduced:

H. F. 3617, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; modifying the financial assistance amount provided to replacement transit service providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 473.388, subdivision 4.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3618, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying the membership and terms of the Destination Medical Center's governing board; requiring the medical business entity to conduct community needs assessments and provide community benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 469.40, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 469.41, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Lesch and Baker introduced:

H. F. 3619, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a task force to study algorithms for public health and safety.

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

Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3620, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Office of Enterprise Sustainability; making Department of Administration technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16C.05, subdivision 2; 16C.19; 16C.36; 138.31, by adding a subdivision; 138.34; 138.40, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 138.666; 138.667; 138.763, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 138.081, subdivisions 2, 3; 138.665, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3621, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of St. Paul for a track at Highwood Hills Park.

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. 3622, A bill for an act relating to insurance; changing accreditation and certification requirements for reinsurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; 60A.092; 60A.093; 60A.096; 60A.097; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

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

Bliss, Metsa, Thissen, Nash, Gunther, Heintzeman and Lien introduced:

H. F. 3623, A bill for an act relating to state government; setting compensation for lottery retailers in law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.16.

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

Scott introduced:

H. F. 3624, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the default duration of a patient consent to release of health records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144.293, subdivision 4.

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

Pierson, Kresha, Baker, Moran and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 3625, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the Department of Transportation to study transportation for unaccompanied minors for accessing mental health services; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Bennett, Moran, Kresha, Nash, Slocum, Baker, Zerwas and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 3626, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a foster care sibling bill of rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.

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

Wills, Halverson, Baker, Zerwas, Moran and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 3627, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner to update the 2007 legislative report on runaway and homeless youth.

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

Newberger introduced:

H. F. 3628, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; requiring a Northstar Link commuter bus stop in the city of Clear Lake;

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

Bliss, Franson, Flanagan, Sandstede and Kresha introduced:

H. F. 3629, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying background study fees for child care programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 245C.10, subdivision 9a.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 3630, A bill for an act relating to public safety; criminalizing sexual contact between peace officers and persons under custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1.

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

Howe, Loonan, Petersburg and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 3631, A bill for an act relating to automobile insurance; clarifying that volunteer drivers receiving funding from the public transit participation program are not for hire; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 65B.15, subdivision 1; 65B.43, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 65B.47, subdivision 1a; 65B.472, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3632, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for two job training facilities in St. Paul; 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.

Fenton, Lillie and Jessup introduced:

H. F. 3633, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Battle Creek winter recreation area; 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.

Daniels introduced:

H. F. 3634, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at South Central College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 3635, A bill for an act relating to public safety; criminalizing the dissemination of personal information about law enforcement officials in certain circumstances; 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.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 3636, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; voiding a waiver of liability for ordinary negligence involving a consumer service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 604.055, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 3637, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 3638, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

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

Albright; Johnson, S.; Peppin; Pelowski and Nash introduced:

H. F. 3639, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to fund cyber security programs at Metropolitan State University.

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

Albright and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 3640, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying temporary license suspensions and background checks for certain health-related professions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 214.075, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6; 214.077; 214.10, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 364.09; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.075, subdivision 8.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 3641, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the family medical account program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Poston introduced:

H. F. 3642, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing a process for making certain offices appointive in Wadena County.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 3643, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to provide grants for the purchase and distribution of prescription drug deactivation and disposal products; appropriating money.

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

Albright; Nornes; Johnson, S., and Lucero introduced:

H. F. 3644, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a cybersecurity operations center at Metro State University; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Swedzinski, Hansen and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 3645, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for grants for shooting sports facilities.

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

Poppe introduced:

H. F. 3646, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain nonprofit conservation clubs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 3647, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to construct an interchange at marked Trunk Highway 36 and County State-Aid Highway 15; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lueck introduced:

H. F. 3648, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying snowmobile education and training requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.86, subdivision 1.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 3649, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for restoring and enhancing wild-rice waters.

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

Kresha and Baker introduced:

H. F. 3650, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for opioid abuse pilot prevention project and e-learning guided practice model.

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

Whelan, Uglem, Bernardy and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 3651, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a highway-rail grade separation project in Ramsey; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Moran, Pierson and Hausman introduced:

H. F. 3652, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing a grant to Lifetrack Resources for building maintenance; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Lucero introduced:

H. F. 3653, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying requirements for recipient access to documentation of personal care assistance services or support services provided; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.0659, subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 256B.85, subdivision 15.

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

Koegel, Nornes, Kunesh-Podein, Ward, Masin, Slocum, Baker and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 3654, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a collegiate recovery grant program in the Office of Higher Education; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Lesch; Carlson, L.; Masin and Kunesh-Podein introduced:

H. F. 3655, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for gender-neutral terms.

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

Anderson, S.; Loon; Koznick; McDonald and Wills introduced:

H. F. 3656, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; providing for federal conformity for certain tax provisions; reducing individual income tax rates; modifying treatment of certain expensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.06, subdivision 2c; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 31; 290.0131, subdivision 10; 290.0133, subdivision 12; 290A.03, subdivision 15.

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

Zerwas, Mariani, Lesch and Omar introduced:

H. F. 3657, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying expense reimbursement for bomb disposal units; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299C.063, subdivision 2.

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

Wagenius, Lee, Ecklund, Slocum and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3658, A bill for an act relating to education finance; funding universal voluntary prekindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124D.15, subdivisions 1, 3a; 124D.151, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 124D.151, subdivisions 5, 6; 124D.165, subdivision 3.

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

Franke and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 3659, A bill for an act relating to environment; implementing terms of recent settlement between state and 3M Company; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.155, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.

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

Fenton, Franke and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 3660, A bill for an act relating to environment; implementing terms of recent settlement between state and 3M Company; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116.155, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.

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

Franke, Baker, Lillie, Dettmer and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 3661, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to public television and community radio for the Beyond Opioids Project.

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

Bliss, Anselmo, Scott, Smith and Franke introduced:

H. F. 3662, A bill for an act relating to state government; limiting attorney fees in certain circumstances; 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 Government Finance.

Haley introduced:

H. F. 3663, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying household pets allowed in family day care homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Moran; Pugh; Lee; Fenton; Nash; Swedzinski; Dehn, R.; Jessup and Bliss introduced:

H. F. 3664, A bill for an act relating to cosmetology; exempting hair braiders from cosmetology registration requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 155A.25, subdivision 1a; 155A.28, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 155A.28, subdivisions 1, 3, 4.

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

Lohmer, Poston, Drazkowski, Pugh, Whelan and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 3665, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring display of national motto in school buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Fabian introduced:

H. F. 3666, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirements for recycling electronic devices; modifying terms of certain loan program; requiring rulemaking for disposal facility certificates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 115A.1310, subdivision 12b; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318, subdivisions 1, 2; 116.993, subdivisions 2, 6.

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

Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 3667, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying Sunday off-sale hours; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.

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

Mariani, Bly and Lee introduced:

H. F. 3668, A bill for an act relating to education; extending deadline to implement tiered licensure; amending Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, sections 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 36.

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

Hoppe and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3669, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for enforcement and reimbursement for responses to prevent wildlife diseases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 35.92, by adding a subdivision; 97A.045, subdivision 1.

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

Hausman; Wagenius; Dehn, R.; Olson and Schultz introduced:

H. F. 3670, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for passenger rail projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kunesh-Podein and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 3671, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; transportation; appropriating money for improvements to a segment of marked Trunk Highway 65 in Columbia Heights.

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

Johnson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3672, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the credit for past military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.0677, subdivisions 1a, 2.

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

Daniels, Petersburg, Howe, Slocum and Johnson, C. introduced:

H. F. 3673, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain selection process requirements in providing state financial assistance for public transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.24, by adding a subdivision.

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

O'Neill introduced:

H. F. 3674, A bill for an act relating to state personnel; requiring certain information about collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wagenius, Franke, Hamilton, Hausman, Hansen, Nelson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3675, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for grants to public school districts for solar energy systems; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Jessup; Barr, R.; Anselmo; Layman; Haley; Bliss; West; Becker-Finn; Hilstrom; Loon; Franke; Jurgens; Fenton; Kunesh-Podein and Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 3676, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating reimbursement grants for audits of the physical security of public school campuses.

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

Lesch, O'Neill, Zerwas and Youakim introduced:

H. F. 3677, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying compensation for exonerated persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 590.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7; 611.365, subdivisions 2, 3; 611.367; 611.368.

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

Pugh; Murphy, E.; Howe and Clark introduced:

H. F. 3678, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing a voluntary nursing registration renewal fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.243, by adding a subdivision.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 3679, A bill for an act relating to waters; requiring state to cover costs of certain wells; 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 and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. 3680, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing graduate registered physician licensure; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.

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

Runbeck introduced:

H. F. 3681, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying frequency of the transit financial activity review of Metropolitan Council transportation division by the legislative auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 3.972, subdivision 4.

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

Runbeck introduced:

H. F. 3682, A bill for an act relating to transportation; eliminating the Counties Transit Improvement Board; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297A.993, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 3.972, subdivision 4; 398A.10, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.992, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 297A.992, subdivision 10a.

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

Runbeck introduced:

H. F. 3683, A bill for an act relating to pet and companion animals; requiring submittal of dangerous dog registration to the Board of Animal Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 347.51, subdivision 2.

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

West introduced:

H. F. 3684, A bill for an act relating to wages; clarifying the calculation of gambling sales for determining small or large employer status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 177.24, by adding a subdivision.

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

Albright and Smith introduced:

H. F. 3685, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the definition of public utility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216B.02, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Vogel; O'Driscoll; Murphy, M.; Peterson; Thissen and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3686, A bill for an act relating to retirement; retirement systems generally; requiring annual stress testing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.

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

Maye Quade and Wills introduced:

H. F. 3687, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Apple Valley Red Line 147th Street Station skyway project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

O'Driscoll, Hilstrom and Vogel introduced:

H. F. 3688, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the energy improvements program; providing consumer protections for residential property assessed clean energy (PACE) loans; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 45.011, subdivision 1; 46.04, subdivision 1; 46.131, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 216C.435, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 216C.436, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 290B.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 46.131, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.435, subdivision 5.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3689, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to birth defect information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.2215, subdivision 1; 144.2216, subdivision 4.

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

Pugh, Moran, Runbeck, O'Driscoll and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 3690, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 200.

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

Davnie, Maye Quade and Lee introduced:

H. F. 3691, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the homestead valuation exclusion for disabled veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Jessup and Ward introduced:

H. F. 3692, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring screening for dyslexia; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 120B.12, subdivision 2.

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

Smith, Fabian, O'Neill, Zerwas, Loonan, Miller, Lucero, Garofalo, Howe and Pugh introduced:

H. F. 3693, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating liability and vicarious liability for trespass to critical infrastructure; creating a crime for recruiting or educating individuals to trespass on or damage critical infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609.594, subdivision 2; 609.6055, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Gruenhagen, Loonan and Backer introduced:

H. F. 3694, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health carriers to offer one health plan that is an any willing provider option; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K.

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

Rosenthal; Dettmer; Lee; Poston; Becker-Finn; Hilstrom; Pryor; Carlson, A., and Maye Quade introduced:

H. F. 3695, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing the commissioner of veterans affairs to contract with certain individuals and entities to provide alternative treatment options for certain veterans; authorizing rulemaking authority; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.

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

Rosenthal, Schultz, Franson, Maye Quade, Zerwas and Halverson introduced:

H. F. 3696, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the list of certifying organizations for doulas to be included on the Minnesota doula registry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 148.995, subdivision 2.

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

Carlson, A.; Franke; Ward; Carlson, L.; Hertaus; Sauke; Murphy, M.; Youakim; Kunesh-Podein; Loeffler and Lee introduced:

H. F. 3697, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school board policy on student deaths; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 3698, A bill for an act relating to infrastructure development; authorizing public-private partnerships for certain infrastructure projects; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 3699, A bill for an act relating to commerce; real property sales; providing well disclosure requests; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103I.235, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 513.

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

Loon introduced:

H. F. 3700, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; exempting paddleboards from watercraft licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 86B.301, subdivision 2.

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

Loonan introduced:

H. F. 3701, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating certain rates and payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 47.59, subdivisions 3, 6, 9a.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 3702, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing counties to increase speed limits on county roads from 55 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.14, subdivision 5.

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

Barr, R.; Koznick; Anselmo; Peterson; Jessup and Loon introduced:

H. F. 3703, A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing revision of the statewide highway investment plan to prioritize certain mobility investments.

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

Layman, Franson, Flanagan, Kiel and Kresha introduced:

H. F. 3704, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing Child Care Regulation Advisory Group; requiring a report.

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

Lesch and Baker introduced:

H. F. 3705, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for pharmacy licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 151.19, subdivision 1.

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

Albright, Backer, Haley, Zerwas, Kiel, Gruenhagen, Franson, Halverson, Poppe and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 3706, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a separate chapter for county-based purchasing plans operating under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.692; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62A.045; 62M.06, subdivision 1; 62Q.80, subdivision 2; 62U.01, subdivision 8; 125A.023, subdivision 3; 245.4682, subdivision 3; 246.50, subdivision 11; 253B.045, subdivision 5; 256.015, subdivision 1; 256B.042, subdivision 1; 256B.056, subdivision 6; 256B.0625, subdivision 9; 256B.0631, subdivision 1; 256B.37, subdivision 2; 256B.69, subdivisions 2, 3a, 5a, 5i, 6b, 9a, 9c, 9d, 26; 256B.694; 256B.756, subdivision 3; 256B.77, subdivision 3; 256L.01, subdivision 7; 256L.12, subdivision 9; 256L.121, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, sections 3.972, subdivision 2b; 256B.6925, subdivision 4; 256B.76, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.761; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.692, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 7, 8, 9; Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 256B.692, subdivision 6.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3707, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the definition of sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2017 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivision 2.

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

O'Neill, Haley, Newberger, Rarick, Peppin and Bahr, C. introduced:

H. F. 3708, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a carbon reduction facility designation for certain large electric generating facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Jurgens and Franke introduced:

H. F. 3709, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for testing private wells in the east metropolitan area for contamination from PFCs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 3710, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax; tax increment financing; abatements; local government aid; authorizing the city of Duluth to create a regional exchange district for development purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 3711, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax; tax increment financing; abatements; local government aid; authorizing the city of Duluth to create a regional exchange district for development purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Franke, Clark, Hausman and Uglem introduced:

H. F. 3712, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for phase 1 of a career and employment center 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 Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Anderson, S.; Garofalo; Pugh and Anselmo introduced:

H. F. 3713, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant from the Minnesota Investment Fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Gunther and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 3714, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development infrastructure program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.

Zerwas, Daniels and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 3715, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain licensing provisions for dentists; clarifying faculty licensure; creating emeritus licensure; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 150A.06, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 150A.091, by adding subdivisions.

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

Moran, Mariani, Mahoney and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 3716, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the RiverCentre parking facility in St. Paul; 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.

Johnson, S.; Hausman; Mariani and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 3717, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to remove and replace the Third Street/Kellogg Boulevard bridge in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bly, Mariani and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 3718, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for students in alternative programs.

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

Hamilton; Anderson, P.; Metsa; Sundin; Fabian and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 3719, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying eligibility requirements for the renewable chemical production incentive program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41A.17, subdivision 1.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3720, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; excluding from coverage temporary employees of the city of St. Paul and Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, who are covered by the Minnesota Laborers Pension Fund; allowing a coverage election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 353.01, subdivision 2b.

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

Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 3721, A bill for an act relating to attorney general; prohibiting contingent fee arrangements with outside counsel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 8.065; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 8.10.

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

Fenton, Daudt and Peppin introduced:

H. F. 3722, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring commissioner of human services to seek a federal waiver to establish a work and community engagement requirement for certain medical assistance enrollees.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 3723, A bill for an act relating to public employment; prohibiting exclusive representatives from requiring political contributions; prohibiting the state from facilitating payroll deductions for political purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16A.133; 179A.06, subdivisions 3, 6; 181.06, by adding a subdivision; 181.063; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 3724, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Legislative Advisory Committee to review MNLARS appropriation; appropriating money.

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