INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 31, 2008


The following House Files were introduced:

Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 4134, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for the relocation of an ICF/MR facility in Cottonwood County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 252.291, by adding a subdivision.

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

Otremba and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 4135, A resolution memorializing Congress; requesting Congress to acknowledge that the neurological disorder known as Parkinson's disease can be caused by exposure to Agent Orange and to require that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs offer assistance to United States military members who, while serving their country, have acquired Parkinson's disease through their exposure to Agent Orange.

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

Olin introduced:

H. F. 4136, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a state paid property tax credit for property in bovine tuberculosis management zones in certain cases; appropriating money; 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.

Clark introduced:

H. F. 4137, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of damaging property with graffiti and addressing how liability may be established; requiring local approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 617.90, by adding a subdivision.

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

Olson, Erickson, Emmer, Hackbarth, Buesgens and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 4138, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a rate reduction for individual income tax to offset state transportation tax increases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, 6.

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

Olson, Heidgerken, Erickson, Buesgens, Emmer, Hackbarth and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 4139, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain home sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. 4140, A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting a voter to show on the ballot an intent not to vote for any candidate for an office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 204B.36, subdivision 2; 204D.08, subdivision 3; 204D.14, subdivision 1; 206.90, subdivision 6.

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

Olin introduced:

H. F. 4141, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a state paid property tax credit for property in bovine tuberculosis management zones in certain cases; appropriating money; 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.

Berns introduced:

H. F. 4142, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; modifying the distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.011, subdivision 36, as amended.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 4143, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying health and safety revenue to include elevator repair costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 123B.57, subdivisions 2, 6.

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

Heidgerken introduced:

H. F. 4144, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing smoking shelters for persons smoking outdoors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 144.4167, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bigham and Sertich introduced:

H. F. 4145, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and sales taxes; providing for a film investment credit; exempting motion picture productions from sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.68, subdivision 30; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 4146, A bill for an act relating to local sales taxes; prohibiting the imposition of new local sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297A.99, subdivision 1, as amended.

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

Loeffler, Brown, Olin and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 4147, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; increasing the appropriation for county program aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b.

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