State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 20, 1997


The following House Files were introduced:

Koskinen, Garcia and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 795, A bill for an act relating to child care assistance; modifying the priority for assistance under the basic sliding fee program; providing for the continuation of basic sliding fee assistance across counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.03, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Delmont, Jefferson, Kahn, Osthoff and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions governing deferred compensation in the Minnesota state retirement system; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.96, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6.

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

Clark, Rhodes, Luther and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 797, A bill for an act relating to early childhood learning and protection facilities; clarifying grant limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.917.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 798, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; providing a penalty for unpaid judgments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.13.

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

Winter, Harder, Seifert, Peterson and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 799, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the taxation of certain wind energy conversion systems; permitting the recovery through rates of certain property tax payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; and section 272.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

McElroy and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 800, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; establishing the legislative capital investment commission; providing for legislative consideration of state capital needs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Garcia, Koskinen, Carruthers, Leighton and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 801, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the application of certain employment laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.09; 43A.05, subdivision 5; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 177.23, subdivision 6; 179A.03, subdivision 15; and 363.073, subdivision 1.

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

Carruthers, Carlson, Milbert , Abrams and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 802, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing an income tax credit for gifts by individuals to institutions of higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 803, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Marshall for flood control; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Milbert, Van Dellen, Opatz, Rest and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to local government; regulating the amount a local government unit may charge for issuing a building permit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

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

Swenson, D.; Broecker; Clark; Gunther and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 805, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for grants to youth intervention programs; appropriating money.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 806, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; clarifying status of fish as agricultural products for purposes of classification as agricultural land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

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

Olson, E.; Macklin; Johnson , A.; Daggett and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 807, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.075; 287.08; 287.28; 287.37; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 477A.05, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; and 515B.1-105; Laws 1996, chapter 471 , Article 3, section 49.

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

Long; Macklin; Olson, E.; Daggett and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 808, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to income and withholding taxes, sales and use taxes, MinnesotaCare taxes , And tax collections; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 116.07, subdivision 10; 270.02, subdivision 3; 270.063; 270.10, subdivision 5; 270.101, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 270.271, by adding a subdivision; 270.273, subdivision 2; 270.276, subdivision 2; 270.67, subdivision 2; 270.68, subdivision 1; 270.69, subdivision 11; 270.701, subdivisions 2 and 5; 270.708, subdivision 1; 270.721; 270.73, subdivision 1; 270A.07, subdivision 1; 271.06, subdivision 2; 271.08, subdivision 1; 271.10, subdivision 2; 287.31, subdivision 1; 287.37; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.08, subdivisions 3 and 7; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 289A.26, subdivisions 2, 3, 6 , And 7; 289A.31, subdivisions 1, 5 , And 7; 289A.36, subdivision 4; 289A.37, subdivision 1; 289A.40, subdivisions 1 and 2; 289A.60, subdivision 15; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19c, 19d , And 31; 290.095, subdivision 3; 290.35, subdivision 2; 291.005, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 6 , And 14; 295.52, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 4; 295.55, subdivision 2; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 15, and by adding a subdivision; 297A.041; 297A.07, subdivision 3; 297A.09; 297A.24, by adding a subdivision; 297A.25, subdivisions 2, 7, 12 , And 41; 297A.45, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 297B.035, subdivision 3; 297B.11; 297E.04, subdivision 3; 298.01, subdivision 4c; 299F.21; 349.12, subdivision 26a; and 349.163, subdivision 8; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 10, section 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270; 287; and 290.

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

Winter, Mulder, Jaros, Otremba and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 809, A bill for an act relating to economic development; regulating regional development commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462.381; 462.383; 462.384, subdivision 5; 462.385; 462.386, subdivision 1; 462.387; 462.388; 462.389, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 462.39, subdivisions 2 and 3; 462.391, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 462.393; 462.394; 462.396; and 462.398; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462.384, subdivision 7; 462.385, subdivision 2; 462.389, subdivision 5; 462.391, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; and 462.392.

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

Wolf, Delmont and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 810, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying bond requirements for certain search firms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 184.30, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Entenza, Greenfield, Trimble, Gunther and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 811, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for use by nonprofit organizations for certain technical assistance.

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

Dawkins, Wagenius and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 812, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; local performance aid; modifying eligibility requirements; allowing for participation by school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.05.

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

Huntley, Jennings and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to gambling; appropriating money for a grant to an adolescent prevention program in St. Louis county.

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

Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 814, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting reprisals by any person; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.03, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 815, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; requiring fiscal disparities contributions to be made from the increment district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.175, subdivision 5; and 469.177, subdivision 3.

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

Finseth, Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 816, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing the city of East Grand Forks to extend the duration of a tax increment financing district.

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

Mariani, McGuire, Carlson and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 817, A bill for an act relating to state government; foodshelf program; appropriating money.

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

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 818, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; excluding services performed by certain coin-operated car washes from the definition of a sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

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

Wagenius, Entenza, Biernat and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 819, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for first-grade preparedness; appropriating money for the first-grade preparedness program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

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

Dehler, Koppendrayer and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 820, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting guidance and counseling services to be provided at nonpublic schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.935, subdivision 2.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 821, A bill for an act relating to gambling; regulating gambling at retail liquor establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pugh, Knoblach, Carruthers, Pawlenty and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 822, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity for certain background reference checks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Jennings, Delmont and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 823, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for private pay rates of short-stays for nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.434, subdivision 5.

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

Dorn, Haas, Greenfield, Long and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 824, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the status of the comprehensive health association under medical assistance and general assistance medical care; clarifying eligibility; opening the process for selecting a writing carrier; permitting contributing members to offset assessments against premium taxes; eliminating the four-month waiting period under MinnesotaCare for association enrollees; modifying coverage for medical assistance enrollees; transferring insurance premium tax revenue to the general fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62A.045; 62E.02, subdivisions 13 and 18; 62E.04, subdivision 8; 62E.11, by adding a subdivision; 62E.13, subdivision 2; 256.9357, subdivision 3; 256B.056, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; and 295.58.

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

Mulder and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 825, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; adopting federal provisions providing for medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19 and 31; and 291.005, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Bradley, Wejcman, Boudreau and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 826, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting audiologists and speech-language pathologists from certification and certain other requirements for hearing instrument dispensers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.5195, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; and 153A.18; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 153A.14, subdivision 2a.

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

Tomassoni, Winter, Holsten, Boudreau and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 827, A bill for an act relating to the University of Minnesota; establishing a center for research on grapes and wine; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297C.08; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

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

Huntley, Jennings, Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 828, A bill for an act relating to health; redefining the role of the health technology advisory committee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 19a; 62J.152; and 62J.156.

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

Solberg, Kahn, Finseth and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 829, A bill for an act relating to meetings of governmental bodies; authorizing meetings by electronic means if certain criteria are met; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.055, by adding a subdivision; and 471.705, subdivision 1.

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

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 830, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the use of peer review data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.64, subdivision 1; and 147.111, subdivision 4.

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

Biernat, Koppendrayer, Entenza, Seagren and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 831, A bill for an act relating to education; ensuring equitable funding provisions for alternative education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 4; 124C.45, subdivision 1a; and 126.23, subdivision 1.

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

Pugh; McGuire; Swenson, D.; Skoglund and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 832, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; requiring certification of expert review in actions against certain professionals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 544.

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

Biernat, Dawkins and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 833, A bill for an act relating to family law; requiring appointment of guardians ad litem in certain cases; clarifying liability of a spouse for debt incurred by the other spouse; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.179, subdivision 1; and 519.05.

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

Clark, Mullery, Trimble, Jefferson and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 834, A bill for an act relating to housing; eliminating the funding limit on Youthbuild grants; permitting the agency to use part of the appropriation for administrative costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.362, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Delmont, Sekhon, Koskinen and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 835, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating an exception for a separate annual audit of a county operated day training and habilitation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.46, subdivision 10.

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

Evans, Mullery, Clark, Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 836, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for technical assistance and loan administration assistance for microenterprise 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 Economic Development and International Trade.

Munger, Leppik, Orfield, Wagenius and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 837, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements for toxic pollution prevention plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115D.07, subdivision 2; and 115D.08.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 838, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for certain regulation in areas about to be orderly annexed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.0325, subdivision 5.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 839, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; making it a misdemeanor to possess a small amount of marijuana or to possess drug paraphernalia in a school zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.027, subdivision 4; and 152.092.

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

Wagenius, Tingelstad, Long, Osthoff and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 840, A bill for an act relating to environment; authorizing reimbursements under the petroleum tank release cleanup program for corrective actions at petroleum contaminated sites which are not associated with a release from a tank; extending the authority of the commissioner of the pollution control agency to issue liability assurances in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115C.02, subdivision 1; 115C.03, subdivision 9; 115C.08, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 115C.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115C.

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

Dehler, Peterson, Molnau, Schumacher and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 841, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing for driver's license and state identification card to bear firearms safety designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 842, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a LUTRAQ alternative analysis for any metropolitan area principal arterial capacity expansion project; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Clark, Kinkel, Jefferson, Kahn and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 843, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing an advisory task force on lead hazard reduction; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rest, Mares, McGuire and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 844, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a birth defects information system; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.2215; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; and 144.

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

Leighton and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 845, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; providing felony penalties for certain repeat violations of the DWI law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivisions 3 and 3a; and 169.129.

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

Leighton, McGuire and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 846, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying the delayed discovery rule governing the statute of limitations for damages due to sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.073.

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

Entenza, Tomassoni, Ness, Biernat and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 847, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the school lunch program.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 848, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money to expand sentencing to service programs.

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

Weaver, Biernat, Stanek, Leighton and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 849, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying certain requirement for operating emergency vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.17.

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

Weaver, Mares and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 850, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the increase in age requirements for compulsory instruction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.105.

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

Folliard, Greenfield, Wejcman and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 851, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the New Chance program; appropriating money; 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.

McGuire, Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 852, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; appropriating money for an environmental education consortium.

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

Clark, Peterson, Jennings and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 853, A bill for an act relating to utilities; expanding the telephone assistance program to provide assistance to low-income families with children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.70, subdivisions 4a and 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Clark, Jennings and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 854, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; authorizing creation of telecommunication services purchasing cooperatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.065; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 308A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 855, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying the definition of property owner; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.011, subdivision 5.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 856, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; defining which members are subject to the legislators' retirement law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3A.

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

Rhodes, Mahon, Garcia, Entenza and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 857, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the metropolitan council cost allocation system for wastewater services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.511, subdivision 4; and 473.517, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Huntley, Carruthers, Jennings, Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 858, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating health plans; providing for certain disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 3; 62J.041; and 62J.042, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 859, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental goods and services from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivision 4; and 295.53, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins, Stanek, McGuire, Murphy and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 860, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring the department of corrections to reimburse counties for the costs incurred by counties in apprehending and confining certain individuals under the department's supervision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.271; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

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

Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Bradley and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 861, A bill for an act relating to health professions; establishing licensure requirements for part-time practitioners of psychology and for emeritus registrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.89, subdivision 4; and 148.96, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Jennings and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 862, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for physical therapy, occupational therapy , And speech-language services.

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

Macklin, Biernat, McGuire, Larsen and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 863, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

McGuire, Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 864, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions relating to the board of social work; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 50; 148B.01, subdivisions 4 and 7; 148B.03; 148B.04, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 148B.06, subdivision 3; 148B.07; 148B.08, subdivision 2; 148B.18, subdivisions 4, 5, 11 , And by adding subdivisions; 148B.19, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 148B.20, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 148B.21, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 148B.215; 148B.22, by adding a subdivision; 148B.26, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 148B.27, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 148B.28, subdivisions 1 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148B.01, subdivision 3; 148B.18, subdivisions 6 and 7; 148B.19, subdivision 3; and 148B.23.

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

Schumacher, Seagren, Jennings, Larsen and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 865, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; abolishing the apportionment of joint and several liability in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

Milbert, McCollum, Osthoff, Pawlenty and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 866, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing its size; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Delmont and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 867, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.48, subdivision 6.

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

Anderson, I.; Rest; Mahon; Lieder and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 868, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for the payment of a monetary bonus to veterans of the Persian Gulf War; establishing the bonus program; authorizing the sale of state bonds; imposing a penalty; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Rest, Schumacher and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 869, A bill for an act relating to local government; increasing the per diem reimbursement for members of the Minnesota municipal board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.01, subdivision 6a.

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

Kahn, Pelowski, Goodno, Wenzel and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 870, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting use of state time, property, or equipment for certain electronic communication; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.38, subdivision 4.

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

Hilty, Kinkel, Kahn, Tuma and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 871, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; providing for the electronic conduct of state business; authorizing the commissioner of administration to approve digital signatures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.05, subdivision 2; and 16B.467.

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

Seagren, Entenza and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 872, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 127.26; 127.27, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 127.281; 127.29; 127.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 127.31, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 13, 14 , And 15; 127.311; 127.32; 127.33; 127.36; 127.37; and 127.38; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 127.31, subdivision 6.

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

Pugh, Marko, Lieder, McElroy and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 873, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a major transportation projects fund; prescribing eligibility of projects for the fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Knoblach, Osthoff, Rukavina, Kahn and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 874, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring new procedures for water quality standards review; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Tunheim; Anderson, I.; Otremba; Tompkins and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 875, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health insurers to cover care provided by any licensed provider willing to serve the insurer's enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Erhardt, Macklin, Rest and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 876, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing provisions providing for the property tax refund on the property tax statement; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.12, subdivision 11; 276.012; 290A.055; and 290A.26; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

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

Tompkins, Wenzel, Trimble, Milbert and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 877, A bill for an act relating to education; extending residency for appropriation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 135A.031, subdivision 2.

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

Bettermann, Paulsen, Dehler, Tuma and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 878, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for education and related purposes to the higher education services office, board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, board of regents of the University of Minnesota , And the Mayo medical foundation, with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.121, subdivisions 5 and 9a; Laws 1996, chapters 395, section 4; and 463, section 2, subdivision 6.

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

Seagren, Entenza and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 879, A bill for an act relating to education; changing revenue formulas for adult basic education; appropriating money for adult basic education and adult graduation aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 4; 124.26, subdivision 2; and 124.2601, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6.

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

Hausman, Munger, Hilty and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 880, A bill for an act relating to the environment; reactivating and reorganizing the nuclear waste council; modifying provisions relating to dry cask storage of nuclear waste; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116C.711, subdivisions 1 and 2; 116C.712, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; and 116C.771; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.80.

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

Seagren and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 881, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting health maintenance organizations to provide coverage supplemental to medical savings accounts on the same basis as other insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.02, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Dawkins, Mariani, Nornes, Luther and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 882, A bill for an act relating to services to children and families; establishing a pilot program to provide stipends to neighborhood organizations for the delivery of certain services to children and families; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119A.

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

Stang, Kahn and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 883, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing retirement options for certain employees of the Melrose hospital and Pine Villa.

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

McElroy, Kelso, Sykora, Koppendrayer and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 884, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school districts to include attendance information on secondary student transcripts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greenfield, Carruthers, Tompkins, Weaver and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 885, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a state board of physical therapy; requiring rulemaking; providing licensing requirements for physical therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.46, subdivision 2; 148.66; 148.67; 148.70; 148.705; 148.71; 148.72, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 148.73; 148.74; 148.75; 148.76; 148.78; and 214.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Milbert, Carruthers, Jennings, Pugh and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 886, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; providing for the licensure of opticians by the commissioner of health; requiring rulemaking; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 887, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; changing the classification of certain golf course property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Peterson and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 888, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an adult farm management levy for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

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

Evans, Delmont, McElroy, Kubly and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 889, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for changes in rights of parties to mobile home park rentals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 327C.07, subdivision 2; and 327C.09, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.