The following House Files were introduced:
Kahn, Loeffler and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 4010, A bill for an act relating to urban riverfronts; requiring a model ordinance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 4011, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing penalties for employers hiring illegal immigrants; adding documents that are included in the crime of aggravated forgery; increasing penalty for aggravated forgery; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.281, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.282, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.321, subdivision 7a; 609.625, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 4012, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; providing for the Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Extension Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 583.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 4013, A bill for an act relating to public employment; changing the definition of a confidential employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 179A.03, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Fritz, Ruth and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 4014, A bill for an act relating to Steele County; authorizing transfer of nursing home and assisted living facility and related assets to nonprofit corporation and acquisition of membership interest in nonprofit corporation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 4015, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; directing the Metropolitan Airports Commission to enforce certain covenants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 4016, A bill for an act relating to Metropolitan Airports Commission; requiring environmental planning; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. 4017, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the Northwest Minnesota Multicounty Housing and Redevelopment Authority to levy certain taxes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4018, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying school debt provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 123B.14, subdivision 7; 123B.77, subdivision 3; 123B.81, subdivisions 3, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 123B.81, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4019, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the referendum ballot language in cases of renewal of referendum authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.17, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 4020, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring certain practices by assessors; requiring a statement on truth in taxation notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.03, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 275.065, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 4021, A bill for an act relating to finance; temporarily prohibiting the Pollution Control Agency from establishing or holding stakeholder groups or meetings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 4022, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an aggregate resource preservation property tax; changing criminal penalties provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 273.13, subdivision 23; 298.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Solberg, Holberg, Carlson and Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 4023, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; making forecast adjustments for health, human services, and education; appropriating money; amending Laws 2007, chapter 146, article 1, section 24, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; article 2, section 46, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 9; article 3, section 24, subdivisions 3, 4; article 4, section 16, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 8; article 5, section 13, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 9, section 17, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lenczewski and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 4024, A bill for an act relating to waters; providing for temporary drawdown of public waters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Drazkowski, Gottwalt, Wardlow, Shimanski and Demmer introduced:
H. F. 4025, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a cost-savings initiative suggestion program for state employees; using the cost savings to fund road improvements; creating a transportation endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 43A; 160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Cornish and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. 4026, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating the outdoor heritage fund; providing for disposition of certain receipts; creating the Sportsman's Stakeholders Council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 4027, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the waste pesticide collection program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.065, subdivision 2; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, sections 23; 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 4028, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying restrictions on the operation of off-highway vehicles; modifying off-highway vehicle damage account; providing for seizure and forfeiture of certain off-highway vehicles; requiring certain off-highway vehicle violations to be added to the driving record of the violator; modifying civil penalties; modifying off-road vehicle account receipts and disposition; requiring plates on all-terrain vehicles; providing for revocation of registration; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.773, subdivision 1; 84.775, subdivision 1; 84.797, subdivisions 6, 12; 84.802; 84.803; 84.804, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 84.922, subdivision 2; 84.928, subdivision 2; 97A.315, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 84.780; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.796; 84.805; 296A.18, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 84.929.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Howes introduced:
H. F. 4029, A bill for an act relating to contracts; requiring prompt payment to construction subcontractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 337.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Ruth introduced:
H. F. 4030, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring carbon monoxide detectors in fish houses and dark houses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Norton, Thissen, Abeler, Paulsen and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. 4031, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating health policy claims practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 72A.201, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Howes, Rukavina, Otremba, Emmer and Solberg introduced:
H. F. 4032, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to the smoking ban by adding definitions and an exception and requiring posted signs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.413, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 144.4167, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 4033, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating Curt Eastlund Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Hausman; Fritz; Solberg; Murphy, M.; Dill; Haws; Doty; Koenen; Nornes; Lieder; Juhnke; Kahn; Greiling and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 4034, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing base funding for living-at-home/block nurse programs; transferring funds from the community service grant program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Emmer, Brod, Zellers and Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 4035, A bill for an act relating to commerce; reforming no-fault auto insurance; prohibiting an injured person from collecting noneconomic damages in certain circumstances; modifying arbitration procedures; prohibiting balance billing by health care providers; clarifying civil liability with respect to recovery of medical and health care expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 65B.44, subdivision 2; 65B.51, subdivisions 1, 3; 65B.525, subdivision 1; 65B.54, by adding a subdivision; 604.01, by adding a subdivision; 604.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Demmer introduced:
H. F. 4036, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing state grants to leverage quality improvements in K-12 education; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 4037, A bill for an act relating to Jackson County; providing a process for making the office of county auditor-treasurer appointive.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Olin, Juhnke, Eken, Sailer and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 4038, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for control of bovine tuberculosis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 35.244.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Slawik introduced:
H. F. 4039, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting use of deceptive names of candidates, political committees, and political funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 4040, A bill for an act relating to real estate; clarifying and supplementing prohibitions on certain disclosure requirements in the sale of residential real estate; providing requirements for home inspectors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 82.41, subdivision 13; 513.55; 513.57, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 82.22, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 4041, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 4042, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying an ombudsman for managed care provision; modifying Medicare special needs plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.031, subdivision 6; 256B.69, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. 4043, A bill for an act relating to health; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section, providing for freedom of choice in health care.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Peterson, S.; Mariani and Peterson, N. introduced:
H. F. 4044, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing regional pupil transportation centers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123B; 179A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Olin introduced:
H. F. 4045, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying the threshold amounts for certain contracting procedures under the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.345, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 471.345, subdivisions 3a, 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Hortman; Murphy, E., and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4046, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring manufacturers to recycle beverage containers; providing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.7411, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Hortman; Murphy, E., and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4047, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring a deposit on beverage containers; requiring labeling of beverage containers; providing for refunds of the deposit on containers returned; requiring payment of unclaimed deposits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.7411, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Hortman and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 4048, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; prohibiting placing beverage containers in solid waste; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Laine, Slawik and Bly introduced:
H. F. 4049, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that all necessary health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and inspector general for the Minnesota Health Plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 14.03, subdivision 2; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Laine, Liebling, Otremba and Bly introduced:
H. F. 4050, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a pilot program to cover the uninsured in certain counties through a county-based purchaser; appropriating money; 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.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 4051, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; establishing a pilot program to collect and process used paint.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 4052, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for a match for FEMA money for natural disaster assistance payments; reducing appropriations for the courts, public defenders, public safety, corrections, human rights, and other criminal justice agencies; amending Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Wardlow; Peterson, S.; Mariani; Urdahl; Heidgerken; Slawik; Dittrich; Ruud and Swails introduced:
H. F. 4053, A bill for an act relating to education; compelling children under seven who enroll in first grade in public school to remain enrolled; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.22, subdivisions 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Dettmer, Hackbarth, Gunther, Cornish and Haws introduced:
H. F. 4054, A bill for an act relating to public health; prohibiting the Board of Medical Practice from bringing a disciplinary action against a physician for prescribing, administering, or dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease; 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.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 4055, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring report on mitigating effects of transportation construction projects on small businesses.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn, Loeffler and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 4056, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting the use of synthetic turf on certain athletic fields; requiring the commissioner of health to study the impacts of the use of crumb rubber; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. 4057, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying seasons and limits for certain game fish; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 97C.001, subdivision 3; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 97C.401, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 4058, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of extended time revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Erhardt; Kelliher; Kahn; Sertich; Hornstein; Clark; Greiling; Anzelc; Walker; Loeffler; Davnie; Thao; Atkins; Hansen; Paymar; Winkler; Thissen; Moe; Lesch; Johnson; Slocum; Nelson; Peterson, S.; Murphy, E.; Lillie; Ruud; Peterson, A.; Mariani and Tschumper introduced:
H. F. 4059, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a right to reproductive privacy; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Knuth; Hilty; Brynaert; Bly; Peterson, A.; Ruud; Slocum; Hansen and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 4060, A resolution memorializing the governor to incorporate certain principles into a Regional Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Cap and Trade Accord.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.