The following House Files were introduced:
Thissen and Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1889, A bill for an act relating to state government; allowing all public employees to buy into the state long-term care insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.318, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 1890, A bill for an act relating to health; extending the approval period for certain nursing home moratorium exception projects; authorizing additional moratorium exceptions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.073, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. 1891, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state agencies to develop policies regarding telecommuting by state employees; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Johnson, Smith, Pelowski and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1892, A bill for an act relating to public employment; modifying definition of supervisory employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 179A.03, subdivision 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Carlson and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 1893, A bill for an act relating to public employment; authorizing retirement incentives.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Loeffler, Solberg, Pelowski and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1894, A bill for an act relating to employment; specifying duties and rights of classified employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Doty introduced:
H. F. 1895, A bill for an act relating to Morrison County; providing a process for making office of county treasurer appointive.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1896, A bill for an act relating to finance; establishing an alcohol health and judicial impact fund; imposing an alcohol health and judicial impact fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 295.75, subdivisions 2, 11; 297G.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 297G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Masin, Morgan, Sterner and Mack introduced:
H. F. 1897, A bill for an act relating to Metropolitan Council; requiring conveyance of land and buildings in Dakota County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 1898, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan area public transit; modifying provisions related to local planning and development of transit and providing of financial assistance to public transit providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 473.382; 473.384, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.384, subdivisions 6, 7; Laws 1997, chapter 159, article 2, section 4, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gottwalt, Zellers, Holberg, Brod, Drazkowski, Shimanski, Beard, Severson, Eastlund, Hamilton and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1899, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for a suspension of the prevailing wage during certain budget deficits; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Jackson introduced:
H. F. 1900, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; removing certain land in the Rum River area from the wild and scenic rivers program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Haws and Bigham introduced:
H. F. 1901, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for the Minnesota youth program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1902, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for items given away; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.68, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1903, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants for disaster readiness and recovery efforts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Severson, by request, Liebling and Haws introduced:
H. F. 1904, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for correctional discharge planning.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1905, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing grants for entrepreneurial and small business assistance; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Loeffler, Reinert, Kahn and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 1906, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting new nonagricultural relative homesteads; reducing class rates for certain residential rental property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 273.124, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Severson introduced:
H. F. 1907, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing recount procedures; requiring certain verification programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 204C.35; 204C.36, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Zellers introduced:
H. F. 1908, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating insurance industry trade practices; regulating the reporting of loss experience data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 72A.20, subdivision 26.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1909, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing base funding for positive abortion alternatives.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1910, A bill for an act relating to capital budget; specifying application of debt management guideline to the outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage sales tax; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 1911, A bill for an act relating to family law; prohibiting withdrawal of denial of a passport restriction based on child support arrearages; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Eastlund introduced:
H. F. 1912, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing suspension of registrations or licenses of off-highway motorcycles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and watercraft in case of payment by dishonored checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.788, by adding a subdivision; 84.798, by adding a subdivision; 84.82, by adding a subdivision; 84.922, by adding a subdivision; 86B.415, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Davnie and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1913, A bill for an act relating to environment; authorizing uses for the Hennepin County solid and hazardous waste fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 1914, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing commissioner of commerce to prepare and plan for receipt of federal stimulus money for investment in energy conservation and efficiency and broadband deployment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty introduced:
H. F. 1915, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing funding for residential energy conservation using federal stimulus funding.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin; Jackson; Anderson, P.; Sterner and Persell introduced:
H. F. 1916, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating advisory task force to study fire protection and first responder services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1917, A bill for an act relating to alcohol; modifying provision relating to wine tastings conducted by exclusive liquor store; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.419, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hornstein, Slocum, Beard, Lieder, Reinert, Hortman, Morrow, Demmer, Kalin and Severson introduced:
H. F. 1918, A bill for an act relating to passenger rail; prescribing duties and powers of commissioner of transportation; requiring report;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thao, Fritz, Smith and Koenen introduced:
H. F. 1919, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, and general assistance medical care coverage of chiropractic services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, 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.
Liebling, Welti, Thissen, Fritz, Huntley and Norton introduced:
H. F. 1920, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the Region 10 Quality Assurance Commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. 1921, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a new well in the city of Benson; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. 1922, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a new well in the city of Benson.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sailer introduced:
H. F. 1923, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending filing date for inclusion of Clearwater County Memorial Hospital in Public Employees Retirement Association; amending Laws 2006, chapter 271, article 5, section 5, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Champion introduced:
H. F. 1924, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing certificates of good conduct and describing the effects of a certificate and eligibility for one; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 364.03, subdivision 3; 364.09; 609A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 611A.06, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 364.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kiffmeyer introduced:
H. F. 1925, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; repealing the 2008 changes to the Green Acres law; providing appointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.111, subdivisions 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 11a, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 6, section 52; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.111, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1926, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants for restorative justice programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1927, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain leased seasonal-recreational land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.19, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 272.0213.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hansen, Eken, Wagenius and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1928, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for high-resolution digital elevation data.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bunn introduced:
H. F. 1929, A bill for an act relating to retirement; waiving general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association annuity repayment requirement for a certain city of Bayport independent contractor.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 1930, A bill for an act relating to data practices; amending the regulation of business screening services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 332.70, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Falk introduced:
H. F. 1931, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to provide a grant to Independent School Districts Nos. 402, Hendricks and 403, Ivanhoe for energy improvement to Lincoln High School.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 1932, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing a grant to a higher education institution for a summer scientific research program for students; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Champion introduced:
H. F. 1933, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a pilot project to provide services to ex-criminal offenders now in the community; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Champion; Mariani; Hayden; Wagenius; Liebling; Anzelc; Hornstein; Davnie; Clark; Abeler; Reinert; Lesch; Paymar; Mullery; Loeffler; Murphy, E.; Thao; Fritz; Knuth and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1934, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing principles for allocation and expenditure of federal stimulus funds; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E. and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1935, A bill for an act relating tohealth care; consolidating MinnesotaCare and medical assistance; streamlining enrollment and eligibility procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 4, 5c, 10; 256L.01, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision; 256L.02, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 8, 13; 256L.05; 256L.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256L.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 256L.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.055, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5, 6, 9, 10, 10b; 256B.056, subdivisions 1c, 3c; 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 1c, 2, 2c, 7, 8; 256L.07, subdivision 7; 256L.15, subdivision 3; 256L.17, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 1936, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a star farms program; establishing the Star Farm Board; appropriating money from the clean water fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Masin by request introduced:
H. F. 1937, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for meals served at certain residential facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.67, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Poppe and Brown introduced:
H. F. 1938, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting construction materials and equipment used to construct the Mower County courts facility; removing an obsolete provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1939, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for Midtown Greenway trail wayfinding signage and kiosks.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brod and Dean introduced:
H. F. 1940, A bill for an act relating to veterans; permitting a dependent returning from active military service to enroll as a dependent in the state employee group insurance program regardless of status as a full-time student; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.23, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Brynaert, Rukavina, Mahoney and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 1941, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for extended employment services for persons with disabilities; establishing purpose and need for extended employment services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Urdahl by request introduced:
H. F. 1942, A bill for an act relating to marriage; establishing a Minnesota divorce reconciliation project; redirecting disposition of a portion of the marriage license fee; requiring participation in a marriage dissolution education program before commencing marriage dissolution proceedings involving minor children; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 517.08, subdivision 1c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; 518.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1943, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for riparian restoration and stream bank stabilization.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch introduced:
H. F. 1944, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota family investment program; appropriating money for supported work.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Masin introduced:
H. F. 1945, A bill for an act relating to taxation; city of Eagan; extending duration and time for certain activities in a tax increment financing district; establishing certain adjustments to original net tax capacity.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 1946, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; providing a limited exemption.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1947, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the statewide Minnesota prescription program; requiring use of tamper-resistant prescription drug forms; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Haws introduced:
H. F. 1948, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing an investment fund for eligible organizations; authorizing loans; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dittrich, Hortman and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1949, A bill for an act relating to taxation; city of Coon Rapids; tax increment financing.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kahn, Solberg, Rosenthal, Howes, Hausman, Lesch, Ward, Paymar, Falk and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 1950, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for digital television conversion.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 1951, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring certain information be provided to patients seeking in vitro fertilization therapy or donating gametes; 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 Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Abeler and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1952, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting fees for hearing aid dispensers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 153A.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slocum and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 1953, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting metropolitan area local governments to impose reasonable area or response time residency requirements for job-related reasons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 415.16, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
Nornes, Westrom and Murdock introduced:
H. F. 1954, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dentists from certain electronic transaction requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.536, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 1955, A bill for an act relating to transit; authorizing temporary transfers from the metropolitan livable communities fund accounts and the right-of-way loan acquisition fund for transit operating deficits; modifying funding sources for metropolitan livable communities fund accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.254, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Loon, Hornstein, Magnus, Severson, Swails, Brod, Doepke, Persell and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 1956, A bill for an act relating to transportation; temporarily allowing hybrid vehicles to be used toll free and on high-occupancy vehicle lanes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Mack and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1957, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing charter school students to participate in extracurricular activities in their resident school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 4; 124D.10, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Juhnke and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 1958, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying certain rulemaking authority; requiring a study; providing for legislative oversight; providing appointments; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Bunn and Swails introduced:
H. F. 1959, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating minimum wage for tipped employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.