INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 5, 2008


The following House Files were introduced:

Howes introduced:

H. F. 3818, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to the smoking ban by adding definitions and an exception and requiring posted signs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.413, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 144.4167, by adding subdivisions.

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

Fritz and Doty introduced:

H. F. 3819, A bill for an act relating to human services; studying insurance coverage for long-term care workers; requiring a mandated report; appropriating money.

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

Walker and Clark introduced:

H. F. 3820, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance asset limits for individuals and families; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.056, subdivision 3.

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

Clark, Walker and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3821, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; extending the duration of certain tax increment financing districts; providing for distribution of their increments; limiting changes to the neighborhood revitalization program governance structure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 469.1781; 469.1831, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dominguez, Atkins, Lillie, Zellers and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 3822, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating motor vehicle insurance adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 72B.092, subdivision 1.

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

Lillie, Atkins, Zellers and Simpson introduced:

H. F. 3823, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting automobile insurers from owning repair facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. 3824, A bill for an act relating to accountants; reducing hours required for continuing education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326A.02, subdivision 5.

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

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 3825, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; permitting injured employees a civil remedy if an employer violated safety laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 176.031.

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

Davnie, Anzelc, Hornstein, Knuth and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 3826, A bill for an act relating to occupations; creating the Board of Thermal System Insulation; licensing contractors; requiring rules; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326C.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. 3827, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; requiring commissioner of public safety to include information and questions relating to pupil transportation safety in driver's manual and examination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.13, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hosch, Atkins, Mahoney and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 3828, A bill for an act relating to construction professions; creating a Board of Residential Construction; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 326.87, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 10, 21; 326.91, subdivision 1; 326B.02, subdivisions 2, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

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

Atkins and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 3829, A bill for an act relating to alcohol; making technical changes to State Fair provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 340A.412, subdivision 4.

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

Laine introduced:

H. F. 3830, A bill for an act relating to homeless programs; allowing providers to impose requirements on clients and requiring consistency in program guidelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.29.

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

Magnus introduced:

H. F. 3831, A bill for an act relating to Rock County; providing a process for making certain offices appointive in Rock County.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Peppin, Ward, Shimanski, Drazkowski, Dettmer and Westrom introduced:

H. F. 3832, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing credits for purchase or modification of vehicles to accommodate people with disabilities, for modification or improvement to homes of people with disabilities, and for family caregivers; appropriating money; 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.

Erhardt and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 3833, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; amending requirements for household goods motor carriers, including changes from system of permits to registration; removing language governing obsolete permits; making conforming and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.013, subdivision 1e; 174.64, subdivisions 2, 4; 174.66; 221.011, subdivisions 8, 23, by adding a subdivision; 221.025; 221.026; 221.031, subdivision 1; 221.036, subdivisions 1, 3; 221.131; 221.132; 221.141, subdivision 4; 221.185; 221.221, subdivision 3; 221.291, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 174.65; 221.011, subdivisions 24, 25, 28, 29, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45; 221.0252, subdivision 7; 221.072; 221.111; 221.121; 221.122; 221.123; 221.131, subdivisions 2a, 3; 221.141, subdivision 6; 221.151; 221.152; 221.153, subdivisions 1, 2; 221.161; 221.171; 221.172, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 221.296, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

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

Murphy, E.; Ruud and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. 3834, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for pharmacy practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 151.01, subdivision 27.

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

Tschumper introduced:

H. F. 3835, A bill for an act relating to transportation; defining medium-speed electric vehicles; requiring medium-speed electric vehicles to be registered and titled; identifying roads on which medium-speed electric vehicles may be operated; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168.011, subdivision 7; 168A.05, subdivision 9; 169.01, by adding a subdivision; 169.224.

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

Rukavina; Murphy, M.; Clark; Mahoney and Slocum introduced:

H. F. 3836, A bill for an act relating to state employees; modifying the vacation donation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 43A.1815.

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

Buesgens, Erickson, Emmer, Hackbarth and Demmer introduced:

H. F. 3837, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring continuing contract teachers to make an election under their collective bargaining agreement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122.

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

Berns introduced:

H. F. 3838, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying invasive species provisions; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84D.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 84D.13, subdivisions 4, 5.

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

Lillie, Atkins and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 3839, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating residential mortgage originators and services; verifying the borrower's ability to pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 58.13, subdivision 1.

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

Gunther, Cornish and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 3840, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending limitations on supplemental retirement plans; providing an additional exception to the restriction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

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

Hosch, Juhnke, Marquart, Ward, Olin, Eken and Dill introduced:

H. F. 3841, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for fishing contest permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.081, subdivision 3.

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

Peppin introduced:

H. F. 3842, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating gasoline sales below cost; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325D.01, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 325D.01, subdivisions 11, 12; 325D.71.

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

Brynaert, Hilty and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. 3843, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring certain amount of solar-produced energy under renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a.

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

Scalze and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 3844, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a prescription drug bulk purchasing program; requiring the commissioner to draft legislation and implementation plan; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

Bly introduced:

H. F. 3845, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending funding opportunities for contract alternative schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.69, subdivision 1.

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

Ward introduced:

H. F. 3846, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in taxable market value for homesteads owned by certain persons age 65 years or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 273.11, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 273.121; 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy, E.; Ward; Lesch; Norton and Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3847, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for demonstration grants to prevent sexual violence.

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

Bunn, Scalze, Dittrich, Simon, Laine and Swails introduced:

H. F. 3848, A bill for an act relating to real estate; adjusting the statute of repose for homeowner warranty claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 541.051, subdivision 4.

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

Simon introduced:

H. F. 3849, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; permitting passengers on a multipassenger bicycle to consume; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.35, subdivision 6.

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

Paymar and Smith introduced:

H. F. 3850, A bill for an act relating to courts; limiting testimony of domestic abuse advocates without consent of victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 595.02, subdivision 1.

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

Zellers introduced:

H. F. 3851, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating unlawful trade practices, deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, and false statements in advertising; modifying private remedies; providing for the application and construction of these acts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 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.

DeLaForest introduced:

H. F. 3852, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class certification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.

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

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 3853, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; requiring posting of winners for bar bingo; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 349.17, subdivision 7.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 3854, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; allowing racetracks outside of the seven-county metro area; allowing these racetracks to operate card clubs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 240.05, subdivision 1; 240.10; 240.13, subdivisions 1, 5; 240.30, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240.

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

Lanning and Marquart introduced:

H. F. 3855, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a regional emerging investment fund credit and a seed capital investment credit; imposing duties on the commissioner of employment and economic development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.06, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

Knuth introduced:

H. F. 3856, A bill for an act relating to the city of New Brighton; authorizing tax increment financing.

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

Sailer, Heidgerken, Eken and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 3857, A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing utilities to make conservation improvement expenditures for certain solar energy projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 216B.241, by adding a subdivision.

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

Knuth introduced:

H. F. 3858, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for outdoor education as an elective standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 120B.022, subdivision 1.

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

Thao introduced:

H. F. 3859, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying law on expungement of criminal records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609A.01; 609A.02, subdivision 3; 609A.03, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609A.02.

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

Thao introduced:

H. F. 3860, A bill for an act relating to data practices; regulating business screening services; providing civil penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 332.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 3861, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for grants to mitigate sewer inflow and infiltration in the metropolitan area.

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

Paymar introduced:

H. F. 3862, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing prisoners facing civil commitment in certain cases to elect to remain confined in state correctional facilities beyond their scheduled release date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 244.05, subdivision 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 244.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Thissen introduced:

H. F. 3863, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing automatic enforcement of official traffic-control devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.01, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

Atkins and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 3864, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing licensing standards for collision repair shops; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 72B.092, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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