INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 18, 2009


The following House Files were introduced:

Kahn and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 1821, A bill for an act relating to genetic information; specifying how genetic information is to be treated; requiring informed consent prior to collecting genetic information and biological specimens; classifying data collection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.3805, by adding a subdivision; 13.384, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 144.69; 299C.155, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.386; Minnesota Rules, part 4606.3306.

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

Sailer and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 1822, A bill for an act relating to health; providing immunity from liability for volunteer dentists under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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. 1823, A bill for an act relating to religious corporations; permitting a church benefits board to act as a trustee of a trust; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 317A.909.

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

Severson, Otremba, Koenen, Olin, Kiffmeyer and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. 1824, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Constitution; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; providing that a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Minnesota.

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

Urdahl, Gardner, Seifert, Koenen, Beard, Kelly and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 1825, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to repeal the federal legislation of 1863 ordering the removal of Dakota people from Minnesota and the Dakotas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Severson and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. 1826, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, section 8, to require all vacancies in the office of judge to be elected; excluding a judge's unfinished term of office from allowable service for retirement; permitting judges to retire at the end of the term in which the judge reaches the age of 70; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 490.121, subdivisions 4, 21d.

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

Paymar, Hilstrom and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1827, A bill for an act relating to courts; enforcing judicial sanctions, including fines, fees, and surcharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 2.724, subdivisions 2, 3; 86B.705, subdivision 2; 134A.09, subdivision 2a; 134A.10, subdivision 3; 152.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.0262, subdivision 1; 169A.20, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 169A.284; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 357.021, subdivision 6; 364.08; 480.15, by adding a subdivision; 484.85; 484.90, subdivision 6; 491A.02, subdivision 9; 525.091, subdivision 1; 550.011; 609.10, subdivision 1; 609.101, subdivision 4; 609.125, subdivision 1; 609.131, subdivision 3; 609.135, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 631.48; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 152.025, subdivision 3; 152.0262, subdivision 2; 484.90, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 487.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 609.135, subdivision 8.

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

Hornstein, Nelson, Winkler, Benson and Clark introduced:

H. F. 1828, A bill for an act relating to municipal planning; authorizing amendments to a municipal comprehensive plan for affordable housing to be approved by a simple majority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.355, subdivision 3.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1829, A bill for an act relating to real property; regulating contracts for deed and rental purchase agreements; providing attorney fees and other remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 504B.285, subdivision 1; 507.235, subdivisions 1, 2; 559.205; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 559.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1830, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rates for hospitals located within the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.969, by adding a subdivision.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1831, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying performance withholds for managed care plans serving state health care program enrollees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.12, subdivision 9.

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. 1832, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the state medical review team process; requiring an annual report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256B.055, subdivision 7; 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.

Beard introduced:

H. F. 1833, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the marked Trunk Highway 169 Corridor Transit Way; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Thissen, Hilstrom, Nelson and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1834, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; regulating the practice of plumbing; regulating work on medical gas systems; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. 1835, A bill for an act relating to higher education; setting the living and miscellaneous expense allowance for the state grant program.

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

Sertich, Anzelc, Rukavina, Gunther and Beard introduced:

H. F. 1836, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring amendment to contract entered into under biomass mandate and allowing cost recovery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.2424, subdivision 5a.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1837, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; enacting the Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Persell and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1838, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Paul Bunyan State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hilstrom and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 1839, A bill for an act relating to health and human services; requiring the commissioners of health and human services to provide notice to cities of certain residential programs' licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144D.03, by adding a subdivision; 245A.11, subdivision 4, 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.

Davids introduced:

H. F. 1840, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for renovation of the Lanesboro dam.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. 1841, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying provision relating to driver's license suspension; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 171.18, subdivision 1.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1842, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the State Capitol Building; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Jackson introduced:

H. F. 1843, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing the city of Milaca to establish street improvement districts and apportion street improvement fees within district; requiring adoption of street improvement plan; authorizing collection of fees.

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. 1844, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for restorative justice-based diversion programs; 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 Policy and Oversight.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1845, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring that certain enrollees select a primary care clinic with clinicians who are certified as health care homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0751, subdivision 7.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. 1846, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Chisholm for sanitary sewer and related infrastructure improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. 1847, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for oral chemotherapy medications and intravenously administered chemotherapy medications; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Newton introduced:

H. F. 1848, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing a lifetime spearing license and lifetime angling and spearing license; adding spearing to the lifetime sporting license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.473, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding subdivisions; 97A.4742, subdivision 1.

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

Nelson, Marquart, Lanning and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 1849, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing, extending, or modifying certain mandates upon local governmental units; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 6.80, by adding a subdivision; 211B.37; 306.243, by adding a subdivision; 326B.145; 344.18; 375.12, subdivision 2; 375.17, subdivision 1; 382.265; 384.151, subdivision 1a; 385.373, subdivision 1a; 386.015, subdivision 2; 387.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 429.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 469.015; 471.999; 473.862; 508.12, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 15.435; 373.42; 384.151, subdivisions 1, 3; 385.373, subdivisions 1, 3; 386.015, subdivisions 1, 4; 387.20, subdivision 4; 471.661.

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

Haws introduced:

H. F. 1850, A bill for an act relating to state government; reorganizing the administration of various training and employment functions; transferring various responsibilities to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1851, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for enforcement of prevailing wages.

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

Knuth, Kahn and Kalin introduced:

H. F. 1852, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending period during which renewable energy payment incentives may be paid; directing payments to other projects from projects whose eligibility to receive payments expires; appropriating money for incentive payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116C.779, subdivision 2.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1853, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating various licenses, forms, coverages, marketing practices, and records; classifying certain data; providing for the coordination of health insurance benefits; prescribing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.716, by adding a subdivision; 45.011, subdivision 1; 45.0135, subdivision 7; 58.02, subdivision 17; 59B.01; 60A.08, by adding a subdivision; 60A.198, subdivisions 1, 3; 60A.205, subdivision 1; 60A.2085, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, 8; 60A.23, subdivision 8; 60A.235; 60A.32; 60K.365; 62A.011, subdivision 3; 62A.136; 62A.315; 62A.316; 62L.02, subdivision 26; 62M.05, subdivision 3a; 65A.27, subdivision 1; 67A.191, subdivision 2; 72A.139, subdivision 2; 72A.20, subdivision 15; 82.31, subdivision 4; 82B.08, by adding a subdivision; 82B.20, subdivision 2; 256B.0571, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 72A; 82B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 70A.07; 79.56, subdivision 4; 325E.311; 325E.312; 325E.313; 325E.314; 325E.315; 325E.316; Minnesota Rules, parts 2742.0100; 2742.0200; 2742.0300; 2742.0400; 2742.0500.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. 1854, A bill for an act relating to capital improvement; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Hibbing to renovate three fire stations in the city.

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

Thao and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 1855, A bill for an act relating to occupations; changing provisions for athletic trainers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148.7802, subdivisions 3, 6, 9, by adding a subdivision; 148.7803, subdivision 1; 148.7806; 148.7807; 148.7808, subdivision 4; 148.7813, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.7802, subdivisions 4, 5.

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

Swails and McFarlane introduced:

H. F. 1856, A bill for an act relating to pupil transportation; authorizing a school district to report actual costs instead of allocated costs for contracted services; clarifying certain field trip costs; broadening resident district involvement when a student is placed in another district for care and treatment; increasing the maximum weight of a type A-I school bus; modifying seat back and tailpipe equipment standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.92, subdivisions 1, 5; 125A.15; 125A.51; 169.011, subdivision 71; 169.443, subdivision 9; 169.4501, subdivision 1; 169.4503, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 169.454, subdivision 13; 169A.03, subdivision 23; 171.01, subdivision 22; 171.02, subdivisions 2, 2a; 171.321, subdivisions 1, 4, 5.

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

Pelowski, Poppe and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 1857, A bill for an act relating to rulemaking; authorizing notice by electronic mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 14.07, subdivision 6; 14.14, subdivision 1a; 14.22, subdivision 1; 14.389, subdivision 2; 14.3895, subdivision 3.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1858, A bill for an act relating to public safety; recodifying and restructuring the law on expungements of criminal records; expanding eligibility for expungements; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 609A.01; 609A.02; 609A.03.

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

Bigham and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1859, A bill for an act relating to state government; merging Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services and the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, subdivision 1; 326.32, subdivisions 2, 3; 326.3361, subdivision 4; 626.842, subdivision 2; 626.843, subdivision 1; 626.845; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326.32, subdivision 11; 326.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 326.3311; 326.3321; 326.3331.

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

Ruud introduced:

H. F. 1860, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating the use of lasers, intense pulsed light devices, and radio frequency devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 147.081, subdivision 3; 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 Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Champion, Solberg, Zellers, Hausman, Kelliher and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 1861, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Minnesota Shubert Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bly and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. 1862, A bill for an act relating to energy cooperatives; authorizing the formation of distributed generation cooperatives; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 308A.

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

Bly introduced:

H. F. 1863, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; exempting certain facilities from fees for solid waste disposal; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.921.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. 1864, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Hibbing for street reconstruction; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gottwalt, Gardner, Brod, Peppin, Dean, Shimanski, Urdahl, Kelly, Torkelson, Dettmer, Drazkowski, Kiffmeyer, Mack, Abeler, Davids and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. 1865, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the provision of MinnesotaCare services; establishing requirements for healthy Minnesota plans; establishing healthy Minnesota accounts for certain MinnesotaCare enrollees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256L.01, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 256L.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256L.03, subdivisions 1b, 5; 256L.12, subdivision 6.

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

Sertich introduced:

H. F. 1866, A bill for an act relating to capital improvement; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Hibbing to renovate the city public library.

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

Anderson, S.; Zellers and Peppin introduced:

H. F. 1867, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for adding a lane to a portion of Interstate Highway 494; authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1868, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing parents or guardians to designate a person to attend a school conference; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.

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

Faust and Hilty introduced:

H. F. 1869, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of bonds; appropriating money for an entrepreneurship and technology business incubator.

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

Dettmer, Cornish, Nornes, Drazkowski, Murdock, Kelly and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. 1870, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Constitution; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; providing that a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Minnesota.

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

Drazkowski, Gottwalt, Shimanski, Kiffmeyer and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 1871, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Constitution; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; providing that a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Minnesota.

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

Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1872, A bill for an act relating to trade regulations; providing for construction of the Minnesota Unlawful Trade Practices Act, Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act, and False Statement in Advertisement Act; modifying private remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 8.31, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision; 325D.09; 325D.16; 325D.46, subdivision 1; 325D.47; 325F.67; 325F.69, by adding subdivisions.

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

Lillie, Davids and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 1873, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for state trail rehabilitation; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Drazkowski, Shimanski, Dettmer and Kelly introduced:

H. F. 1874, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13, by adding subdivisions; 290A.19.

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

McNamara, Juhnke, Magnus, Solberg and Dill introduced:

H. F. 1875, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying environmental review requirements; exempting certain projects that are subject to standards from environmental review; requiring project proposers to prepare environmental impact statements and environmental assessment worksheets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116D.04, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 3a, 6a, 10, by adding a subdivision; 116D.045.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1876, A bill for an act relating to data practices; regulating employment and training data; classifying data; defining terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.47, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4.

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

Hackbarth, Juhnke, Magnus, Hamilton and Dill introduced:

H. F. 1877, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring an analysis of state air quality, hazardous waste, and water quality standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.07, subdivision 2.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 1878, A bill for an act relating to taxation; the city of Medina; authorizing extension of time for certain activities in tax increment financing district.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 1879, A bill for an act relating to taxation; the city of Mound; tax increment financing.

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

Severson and Newton introduced:

H. F. 1880, A bill for an act relating to veterans; requiring an interview for veterans listed as meeting minimum qualifications and claiming veterans preference for positions of state government employment; applying to state civil service certain removal provisions in current local government law; requiring a report of certain state employment statistics pertaining to veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 43A.11, subdivision 7; 197.455, subdivision 1.

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

Hackbarth, Cornish, Zellers, Drazkowski and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 1881, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing hunters', anglers', and trappers' bill of rights; proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, articles I and XIII to protect the right to arms and the right to wear fur and display game; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to ensure hunting and fishing access; establishing a program to allow public walk-in access on private property; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; 97A.083; 97B.001, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A.

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

Winkler, Kalin, Hortman, Simon and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 1882, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; modifying the definition of a legislative day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.012.

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

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1883, A bill for an act relating to the state agricultural society; eliminating the maximum limit on its bonded debt and the sunset on the authority to issue bonds; modifying the authorized investments of debt service funds; requiring notification of the commissioner of finance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 37.31, subdivisions 1, 7; 37.33, subdivision 3; 37.34; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 37.31, subdivision 7.

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

Anderson, S.; Reinert; Davids and Magnus introduced:

H. F. 1884, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring designation of state land for use by veterans.

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

Dittrich, Hortman and Newton introduced:

H. F. 1885, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; appropriating money for a specific purpose; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 1886, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Feeding Minnesota Task Force; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.

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

Mullery by request introduced:

H. F. 1887, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for rehabilitation of vacant and abandoned housing due to foreclosure crisis; protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the community through appropriate police powers; providing legal process to appoint receivers for abandoned properties and recovery of funds expended to bring property up to code; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 463.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1888, A bill for an act relating to economic development; amending definitions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 469.201, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 11; 469.202, subdivisions 2, 3; 469.203; 469.204, subdivisions 2, 3; 469.205, subdivision 2.

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