INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 14, 2012


The following House Files were introduced:

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 2840, A bill for an act relating to education; implementing integration revenue replacement advisory task force recommendations; repurposing integration revenue by establishing the "Achievement and Integration for Minnesota" program to increase student performance and equitable educational opportunities and prepare all students to be effective citizens; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Benson, M. introduced:

H. F. 2841, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring all 911 public safety answering points to provide for emergency medical instruction for certain emergency calls; specifically providing that any expenses related to this change be covered under the current allowable expenditures for 911 funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 403.113, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

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

Wardlow introduced:

H. F. 2842, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting the creation, operation, or existence of a health insurance exchange in Minnesota; enacting the Minnesota Healthcare Marketplace Preservation Act; 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 Regulatory Reform.

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 2843, A bill for an act relating to environment; directing the Environmental Quality Board to amend rules relating to alternative urban areawide review.

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

Champion and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 2844, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for an exemption for the Webber Pool project in the city of Minneapolis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 144.1222, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sanders, Hausman, Howes and Myhra introduced:

H. F. 2845, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for transportation and access improvements to Como Regional Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kahn, Atkins, Morrow, Banaian and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2846, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying membership of the Student Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.031, subdivision 3.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 2847, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making it a crime to falsely report the loss or theft of a firearm; expanding the crime of transferring certain firearms to an ineligible person; making a person convicted of these crimes ineligible to possess a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 609.165, subdivision 1a; 609.505, by adding a subdivision; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Banaian, Gottwalt and Davids introduced:

H. F. 2848, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing certain expenditures of tax increments by the St. Cloud Economic Development Authority; ratifying certain tax increment financing actions.

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

Banaian, Gottwalt and Davids introduced:

H. F. 2849, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the allowable holding period for exempt property held for economic development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 272.02, subdivision 39.

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

Hoppe and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 2850, A bill for an act relating to taxes; income and corporate franchise; modifying the historic structure rehabilitation credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.0681, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; Laws 2010, chapter 216, section 11.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. 2851, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a court facility security grant program; utilizing forfeiture proceeds to fund grant program; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.5315, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Beard introduced:

H. F. 2852, A bill for an act relating to transportation; mass transit; transit fares; establishing a distance-based fare surcharge pilot program for replacement service transit providers.

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

Barrett introduced:

H. F. 2853, A bill for an act relating to legislative procedure; prohibiting final passage of a bill or conference committee report on the day it is received by a body, with certain exceptions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Lanning, Hamilton, Murray, Vogel, Kiel and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 2854, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; establishing a new jobs training program; providing a credit against withholding tax liability; establishing accounts; authorizing administrative rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. 2855, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating collection agency license fees; requiring a reduced fee in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 332.33, subdivision 3.

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

Norton introduced:

H. F. 2856, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a State Board of Education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; 127A.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

Stensrud and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 2857, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; eliminating the Plumbing Board; creating a Plumbing Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.43, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.435, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 326B.435, subdivision 2.

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

Loon; Sanders; Anderson, S.; Davids; Dill; Zellers and Daudt introduced:

H. F. 2858, A bill for an act relating to taxes; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain meals and drinks; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain capital equipment purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.68, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions.

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

Loon, Sanders, Daudt, Gunther and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 2859, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for the application of gratuities in calculating the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 177.24, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 2860, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for fire safety services.

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

McElfatrick introduced:

H. F. 2861, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing municipalities to make grants to emergency medical services agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 465.037.

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

Hancock, Dill and Fabian introduced:

H. F. 2862, A bill for an act relating to civil liability; including noncommercial aviation activities in recreational land use immunities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.21, subdivision 5.

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

Scott; Anderson, S.; Dettmer and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. 2863, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; adding duties to the Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government; providing for fiscal year starting July 1 for the Metropolitan Council; requiring legislative approval of the council's budgets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.8841, subdivisions 7, 8; 473.13, subdivision 1; 473.535.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 2864, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certification and training requirements for performance of certain bridge protective coating work; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 165.

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

Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 2865, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying that physicians must report to the Board of Medical Practice any physician diverting controlled substances for self-administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 147.111, subdivision 4; 214.33, subdivision 1.

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

McDonald, Norton, Barrett, Abeler and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 2866, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a single administrative structure and delivery system for nonemergency medical transportation, a statewide enrollee assessment process, and measures to evaluate the performance and cost-effectiveness of nonemergency medical transportation services; providing appointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256B.0625, by adding subdivisions.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 2867, A bill for an act relating to water; providing a grant amendment for the city of Elk River to allow the beneficial use of wastewater effluent.

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

Lohmer, Dean and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 2868, A bill for an act relating to transportation; municipal state-aid street fund; governing eligibility and apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hansen, Rukavina, Mahoney, Nelson, Melin, Wagenius, Loeffler, Lillie, Kahn and Knuth introduced:

H. F. 2869, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting the state from purchasing products from Crystal Sugar Cooperative or its subsidiaries until a certain date.

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

McNamara and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 2870, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying migratory waterfowl sanctuary and waterfowl feeding and resting area designations; modifying temporary public water drawdown provisions; defining shallow lakes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.095, subdivisions 1, 2; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision; 103G.408.

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

Champion introduced:

H. F. 2871, A bill for an act relating to intoxicating liquor; authorizing the relocation of an existing off-sale liquor license in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 2872, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters.

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

Kahn, Hansen, Carlson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 2873, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for projects at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Leidiger introduced:

H. F. 2874, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.431, subdivision 1a.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2875, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions of grant management; changing control and oversight of the film production jobs program to the commissioner of administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 7; 116U.26.

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

Knuth, Simon, Murray and Atkins introduced:

H. F. 2876, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing financial protection for Minnesota investors who invest through self-directed IRA custodians; requiring registration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 80A.76; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80A.

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

Downey introduced:

H. F. 2877, A bill for an act relating to public safety; drivers' licenses; allowing provisional driver license holder to carry passengers when driving for employment purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.055, subdivision 2.

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

Doepke introduced:

H. F. 2878, A bill for an act relating to education; amending provisions relating to teacher candidates passing a basic skills examination.

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

Vogel introduced:

H. F. 2879, A bill for an act relating to transportation; traffic regulations; allowing certain vehicles carrying sewage to avoid seasonal or weather-related road restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.87, subdivision 6.

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

Mazorol, Morrow and Banaian introduced:

H. F. 2880, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying definition of student for purposes of the statement of immunization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.14, subdivision 1.

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

Winkler introduced:

H. F. 2881, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; modifying requirements for financial statements and audits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 383B.119, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Winkler introduced:

H. F. 2882, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing certain counties to publish the proceedings of the county board on the county's Web site; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 375.12.

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

Gauthier introduced:

H. F. 2883, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions relating to 911 funds to make them available for statewide public safety radio communications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 403.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

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

Rukavina, Hansen and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 2884, A bill for an act relating to the Capitol; requiring the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board to commission a new work of art.

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

Winkler introduced:

H. F. 2885, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; modifying provisions related to certain contributions to political committees or funds, independent expenditures, and campaign expenditures; prohibiting contributions by foreign nationals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 10A.01, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 2886, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; modifying provisions related to foreign operating corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.01, subdivision 19d; 290.17, subdivision 4; 290.21, subdivision 4.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 2887, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the distribution of revenue from the in lieu of sales tax on lottery tickets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.94.

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

LeMieur introduced:

H. F. 2888, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

LeMieur introduced:

H. F. 2889, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing landlords to register to be notified of impending utility disconnections of units in their buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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