The following House Files were introduced:

Swenson, D.; Skoglund; Weaver; Stanek and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1193, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing suspension of a vehicle's registration in certain circumstances; requiring a form to be provided in a vehicle's certificate of title and completed under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.11, subdivision 3; 168.17; 168A.05, subdivision 5; and 168A.10, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Carlson, Carruthers, Pelowski, Sviggum and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1194, A bill for an act relating to education; excluding certain assets from consideration in financial aid; proposing a new formula for determining state grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.101, by adding a subdivision; and 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9a, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Jaros, Munger and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1195, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to negotiate to prevent erosion and loss of old growth forest.

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

Weaver , Abrams, McGuire, Delmont and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1196, A bill for an act relating to elections; voter registration public information lists; allowing certain voters to prevent public dissemination of their residence addresses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.091, subdivision 4.

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

Weaver; Tingelstad; Swenson, D.; McGuire and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1197, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; county attorney administrative subpoena power; authorizing administrative subpoena of the records of certain computer networks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 388.23, subdivision 1.

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

Weaver , Abrams, McGuire and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1198, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; political contribution refunds; making public the names of individuals who obtain such a refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivision 23.

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

Peterson, Davids, Hilty, Tunheim and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1199, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing that the Minnesota housing finance agency may not establish different income limits for applicants based on their geographic location; appropriating money for the development of computer software; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.03, subdivision 10.

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

Pugh and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1200, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; coordinating legislative districts and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

Jaros, Chaudhary, Orfield, Delmont and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1201, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for simulated elections for minors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Tuma, Boudreau, Rifenberg, Weaver and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1202, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; increasing the penalties for violation of a harassment restraining order; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.748, subdivision 6.

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

Peterson, Leighton, Tomassoni, Westfall and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1203, A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money for the design and planning of an upper Minnesota valley regional visitors center.

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

Stang, Harder, Trimble, Kuisle and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1204, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing well water testing requirements for certain grade A milk producers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 32.394, subdivision 11.

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

Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1205, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; clarifying the coverage for Lyme disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.265, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy; Johnson , A. , And Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1206, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for physical fitness equipment contingent upon a private in-kind contribution.

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

Paymar, Sviggum and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1207, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing limits on liability of certain private corrections treatment facilities that receive patients under court or administrative order; 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.

Rostberg, Munger, Osthoff, Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1208, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for community forest improvement grants.

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

Sviggum, Munger, Bishop and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1209, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Stagecoach trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kraus, Koppendrayer, Kelso, Weaver and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1210, A bill for an act relating to education; further examining a year-round school/extended week or day pilot program; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money.

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

Huntley, Greenfield, Boudreau, Goodno and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1211, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to assist deaf-blind persons.

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

Johnson, R.; Skoglund; Hilty; Weaver and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1212, A bill for an act relating to crime; making it an assault in the fourth degree for certain mentally ill and dangerous or sexually dangerous or sexual psychopathic persons to assault department of human service employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1213, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing a land transfer.

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

Koppendrayer, Juhnke, Molnau, Peterson and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1214, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing crow hunting season; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.731, subdivision 3.

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

Mullery; Leighton; Anderson, I. , And Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1215, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; clarifying that the Consumer Fraud Act applies to loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.68, subdivision 2.

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

Entenza, Seagren, Kelso, Leighton and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1216, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing funding for limited English proficiency programs; removing the statewide revenue cap; lowering the student instructor ratio; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.273, subdivisions 1d and 1g; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.273, subdivision 1f.

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

Larsen; Johnson , A.; Slawik; Broecker and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1217, A bill for an act relating to education; discontinuing the referendum allowance reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2725, subdivision 16; 124A.22, subdivision 8; and 298.28, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.03, subdivision 3b.

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

Van Dellen, Weaver and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1218, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; conforming the laws involving the sale and possession of heroin to those involving cocaine; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.021, subdivisions 1 and 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 152.023, subdivision 2.

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

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1219, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; amending the government tort liability law by creating a presumption that a peace officer is acting within the scope of employment during the period of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 466.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1220, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing a 30-day minimum incarceration penalty on minors who unlawfully possess pistols; limiting public assistance benefits to individuals convicted of felonies; increasing sentences for persons who commit felonies for the benefit of a criminal gang; repealing the statutory definition of criminal gang; expanding the obstruction of justice crime to include persons who flee on foot from a peace officer; seeking federal waivers; providing funding for gang resistance education training; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9354, by adding a subdivision; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256D.05, by adding a subdivision; 260.185, subdivision 1a; 609.229, subdivision 3; 609.50, subdivision 1; and 624.713, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 1.

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

Kahn, Knight, Solberg, Carruthers and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1221, A bill for an act relating to legislature; changing the membership of the legislative commissions on pensions and retirement and Minnesota resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.85, subdivision 3; and 116P.05, subdivision 1.

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

Milbert , Abrams and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1222, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a reverse referendum for property tax levy increases in counties and certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; and 275.07, subdivision 1.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1223, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; changing notice period relating to impounded vehicles in custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168B.06, subdivision 1.

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

Kinkel and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1224, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; exempting vehicles carrying liquefied petroleum gas for home delivery from seasonal weight restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.87, by adding a subdivision.

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

Milbert , Abrams, Van Dellen, Jaros and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1225, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for contributions to neighborhood assistance programs; 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.

Broecker, Murphy, Pugh, Stanek and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1226, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for a grant for a pilot project involving an enhanced probation law enforcement community partnership; appropriating money.

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

Swenson, D.; Smith; Evans; Weaver and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1227, A bill for an act relating to property; creating a civil cause of action for graffiti vandalism; authorizing the release to certain crime victims of the names of a juvenile's parents or legal guardians; increasing the limit of civil penalties applicable to parents of a juvenile who willfully and maliciously damages property or injures people; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.84, subdivision 5a; and 540.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.

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

Trimble, Clark and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1228, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a position for a special language employee in the department of labor and industry.

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

Biernat, Skoglund, Wagenius, Stanek and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1229, A bill for an act relating to crime victims and witnesses; authorizing prosecutors to elect not to disclose a crime victim's or witness's home or employment address or telephone number under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611A.035.

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

Johnson, R. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1230, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the purchase of service credit in the teachers retirement association; providing an exemption from certain payment deadlines for certain members of the teachers retirement association.

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

Ness; Mares; Swenson, D.; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1231, A bill for an act relating to education; empowering teachers; providing attendance options to students dismissed from school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.063; and 125.12, subdivision 14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127.

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

Lieder, Westfall and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1232, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending the wild rice watershed district levy; amending Laws 1992, chapter 511 , Article 2, section 52.

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

Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler, Stang and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1233, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the St. Cloud Hospital/Mayo family practice residency program.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1234, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing statute and rules relating to film rentals by the department of public safety; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.01, subdivision 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 7419.0100; 7419.0200; 7419.0300; 7419.0400; 7419.0500; 7419.0600; 7419.0700; and 7419.0800.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1235, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; making technical correction to ensure vehicle driver is held liable for knowingly driving vehicle without insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.797, subdivision 3.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1236, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing evidentiary use of accident reports by peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.09, subdivision 13.

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

Dawkins, Hausman, Osthoff, Carruthers and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1237, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

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

Greenfield , Abrams and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1238, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; certifying registered nurse anesthetists; 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.

Hasskamp, Bettermann, Kinkel, Pawlenty and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1239, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting increases in market value for residential property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

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

Pugh, Tompkins, Dempsey, Wolf and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1240, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a minimum reimbursement to Dakota county to continue client education, enrollment , And advocacy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.69, subdivision 21.

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

Pugh, McGuire, Pawlenty, Stanek and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1241, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a school-based probation program in Hennepin, Ramsey , And Dakota counties; appropriating money.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1242, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the continuation and expansion of Minnesota ENABL; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.9256.

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

Tingelstad, Finseth and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1243, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing local road authorities to issue annual overwidth permits for certain snow plowing vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.86, by adding a subdivision.

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

McCollum, Pawlenty, Vickerman, Winter and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1244, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; clarifying definitions; strengthening enforcement powers; facilitating reports of last-minute contributions; clarifying campaign finance requirements; requiring return of public subsidies under certain conditions; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 7 and 10b; 10A.03, subdivision 3; 10A.04, subdivisions 5 and 7; 10A.065, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.08; 10A.09, subdivision 7; 10A.14, subdivision 4; 10A.15, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 10A.20, subdivisions 3, 5, 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 10A.23; 10A.25, subdivision 10 , And by adding a subdivision; 10A.27, subdivision 12; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivisions 7 and 10; 10A.315; 10A.322, subdivisions 1 and 4; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 10A.34; 211A.02, subdivision 2; 211A.12; 211B.04; and 211B.06, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.09, subdivision 3; and 10A.21, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Hasskamp, Kelso, Kahn, Bettermann and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1245, A bill for an act relating to education; specifying certain budget conditions for women's athletics; amending Laws 1995, chapter 212 , Article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; 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 introduced:

H. F. No. 1246, A bill for an act relating to utilization review organizations; requiring a peer of the treating mental health or substance abuse provider to review a utilization review organization's determination not to certify a mental health or substance abuse service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62M.09, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support modification; permitting retroactive modification of child support in additional circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.64, subdivision 2.

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

Wejcman, Greenfield, Vickerman, Koskinen and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1248, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota board on aging; clarifying and expanding certain activities of the ombudsman for older Minnesotans statewide; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9741, subdivision 6; 256.9742; and 256.9744, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1249, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing certain Red Wing facility employees to be included in a temporary retirement election provision; extending the deadline for employees to elect retirement coverage; authorizing certain correctional employees who transfer between retirement plans to obtain prior state credit; extending period of previous state service from which prior service may be elected by six months; extending the time to elect to transfer to corrections plan to allow department and employees to plan retirement better; amending Laws 1996, chapter 408 , Article 8, sections 21; 22, subdivision 1; and 24.

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

Sykora, Clark, McElroy, Daggett and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1250, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a reduced class rate of certain low-income housing which is new construction or rehabilitated; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25; 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.