INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 21, 2007


The following House Files were introduced:

Ruud introduced:

H. F. 2269, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospital reporting of charity care, bad debt, and community benefit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2270, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing a farm co-op health plan pilot project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62H.02.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2271, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to health care services; amending data management; Medicaid reimbursement; providing lead risk assessment services; changing the prepayment demonstration project; general assistance medical care; medical assistance provisions; eligibility requirements; the long-term care partnership program; treatment of assets; covered services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.9507, by adding a subdivision; 256B.055, subdivision 14; 256B.056, subdivisions 2, 11, by adding a subdivision; 256B.057, subdivision 1; 256B.0571, subdivisions 6, 9; 256B.058; 256B.059, subdivisions 1, 1a; 256B.0594; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256B.0625, subdivisions 5a, 5j, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 6, 23, 27; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.035; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.0571, subdivision 8a.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2272, A bill for an act relating to health care; increasing eligibility for single adults and households without children in MinnesotaCare; increasing inpatient hospital benefit limit in MinnesotaCare; repealing the limited benefit set; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 256L.04, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.035.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2273, A bill for an act relating to health care; expanding the definition of dependent coverage to any unmarried child under the age of 25; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62E.02, subdivision 7; 62L.02, subdivision 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.301.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2274, A bill for an act relating to health care; removing the insurance barriers to MinnesotaCare eligibility for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256L.07, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Norton, Welti, Liebling and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 2275, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reimbursement for critical access dental providers; requiring additional staff to be hired to administer the critical access dental program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 256B.76; 256L.11, subdivision 7.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 2276, A bill for an act relating to state observances; designating May 1 as Silver Star Families of America Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

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

Pelowski and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. 2277, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for capital improvements for Memorial Hall at Winona State University; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Welti introduced:

H. F. 2278, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing propane prepurchase program in Department of Commerce; providing consumer protections to delivered-fuel customers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 325E.

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

Doty introduced:

H. F. 2279, A bill for an act relating to retirement; correctional state employees retirement plan; clarifying the current and past coverage for certain Minnesota Correctional Facility-St. Cloud employees.

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

Huntley, Mahoney and Peppin introduced:

H. F. 2280, A bill for an act relating to energy; removing prohibition against issuing certificate of need for nuclear-powered electric generating plant; extending sunset date for Legislative Electric Energy Task Force and requiring it to contract for a study of economic and environmental effects of constructing a nuclear-powered electric generating plant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 216B.243, subdivision 3b; 216C.051, subdivision 9.

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

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 2281, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing a rebate of nonresident tuition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 2282, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a segment of the Stage Coach Trail and Welcome Center in the city of Mantorville.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 2283, A bill for an act relating to education; providing nonpublic school student health services.

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

Demmer introduced:

H. F. 2284, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a segment of the Stagecoach Trail and Welcome Center in the city of Mantorville; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Sertich, Wollschlager, Wagenius, Hansen, Brown, Kelliher, Juhnke, Ozment, Anzelc and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 2285, A bill for an act relating to constitutional amendments; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one percent and dedicating the receipts for natural resource and cultural heritage purposes; creating a natural heritage fund; creating a parks and trails fund; creating a clean water fund; creating a sustainable drinking water fund; creating an arts and cultural heritage fund; establishing the Natural Heritage Enhancement Council; providing for appointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 114D.20, subdivision 6; 114D.30, subdivision 6; 114D.45; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297B.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 97A; 103H; 129D.

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

Rukavina, Dill, Anzelc, Solberg and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 2286, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the distribution of taconite proceeds to school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.28, subdivision 4.

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

Dill, Beard, Lieder and Moe introduced:

H. F. 2287, A bill for an act relating to airports; authorizing local units of government to create airport authorities; authorizing a property tax levy; defining terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 360.031; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 360.

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

Brynaert, Morrow, Brod and Cornish introduced:

H. F. 2288, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Mankato Civic Center Arena and Women's Hockey Development Center.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 2289, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring disclosure of clinical trials for prescription drugs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Sailer, Smith, Nelson, Wagenius, Mahoney, Mariani, Johnson, Bigham, Davnie, Sertich and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 2290, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing penalties for gaining improper access to medical records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 176.178, by adding subdivisions.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. 2291, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing full funding for Telecommunications/Internet access equity aid; appropriating money.

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