INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, May 1, 2008


The following House Files were introduced:

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. 4228, A bill for an act relating to public finance; allocating additional tax-exempt bonding authority; clarifying application of certain rent restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 474A.047, subdivision 1.

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

Paulsen and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. 4229, A bill for an act relating to health; setting policy goals for health care reform; providing health insurance reform; establishing health savings accounts for state employees; setting spending targets for health and human services programs; establishing the MinnesotaCare CMF program; modifying procedures for assessing MinnesotaCare taxes; making changes in the tax treatment of premiums and medical expenditures; increasing a tax credit for long-term care insurance; limiting punitive damages and attorney fees for certain medical liability claims; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 62J.2930, by adding a subdivision; 290.0672, subdivision 2; 295.52, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 43A; 62J; 62Q; 256; 256L; 290; 604.

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