The following House Files were introduced:

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2076, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing rights and duties in relation to consumer reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13C.001, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2077, A bill for an act relating to taxation; deed tax; exempting marriage dissolution decrees or instruments made pursuant to these decrees from imposition of the tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 287.22.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2078, A bill for an act relating to Itasca county; providing a total exemption for construction materials purchased for use in constructing improvements to a county jail and courthouse.

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

Solberg, Finseth, Long, Bishop and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2079, A bill for an act relating to public finance; clarifying a duty relating to expenditure forecasts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.103, subdivision 1.

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

Knoblach, Stang and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2080, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to an ICF/MR in Stearns or Sherburne county.

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

Rest, Dawkins and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2081, A bill for an act relating to finance; providing for school funding; changing property class rates; expanding the property tax refund program; providing a property tax refund to certain businesses; providing for truth in budgeting; modifying aids to local governments; exempting sales of certain construction materials; imposing a future schools facilities fee; changing the calculation of fiscal disparities; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.103, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122.247, subdivision 3; 122.45, subdivision 3a; 122.531, subdivisions 4a and 9; 122.533; 122.535, subdivision 6; 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124.239, subdivision 5; 124.2601, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.2713, subdivision 1; 124.2714; 124.2715, subdivision 1; 124.2716, subdivision 2; 124.2725, subdivisions 2, 6, 13 , And 14; 124.2726, subdivisions 1 and 3; 124.2727, subdivision 6a; 124.312, subdivision 5; 124.313; 124.4945; 124.83, subdivision 3; 124.91, subdivisions 1, 2, 5 , And 7; 124.912, subdivisions 1, 3, 6 , And 7; 124.914, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 124.918, subdivision 8; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 124A.292, subdivision 2; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 8; 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 290A.04, subdivisions 2 and 6; 297A.15, by adding a subdivision; 297A.25, by adding a subdivision; 298.28, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.177, subdivisions 1a and 3; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 477A.011, subdivisions 20, 35, 37 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 477A.014, by adding a subdivision; and 477A.03, subdivisions 2 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 281A; and 477A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2134; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 7f, 8a, 8k, 8l, 8m, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226; 124.2442; 124.2601, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6; 124.2711, subdivisions 2a and 3; 124.2713, subdivisions 6, 6a, 6b , And 7; 124.2715, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.2716, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124.2725, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 7; 124.2727, subdivisions 6b, 6c , And 9; 124.314, subdivision 2; 124.321; 124.91, subdivision 4; 124.912, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d , And 13e; 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 124A.26, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.292, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a , And 5; 124A.71; 124A.711; 124A.72; 124A.73; 273.13, subdivision 32; 276A.06, subdivision 9; 473F.08, subdivision 8a; 477A.014, subdivision 5; and 477A.05; Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.

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

Murphy, Bakk, Hilty and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2082, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to reimburse Carlton county for expenses related to a criminal prosecution.

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

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2083, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a career information system; modifying name of secondary vocational education to school-to-work activities; providing for a lifework development plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.574, subdivisions 1, 2d, 5, 6 , And 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126.

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

Mariani, Farrell and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2084, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to collect and disseminate data regarding health and nutrition of migrant farmworkers; directing the state demographer to collect and report on population trends and population estimates for migrant farmworkers; establishing a migrant farmworker health advisory committee; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Mullery, Westrom, Clark, Mahon and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2085, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; limiting fees charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2086, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting certified hearing instrument dispensers to perform audiologic evaluations that are covered hearing aid services under the medical assistance, general assistance medical care , And MinnesotaCare programs.

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

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2087, A bill for an act relating to Stevens county; extending 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.

Jennings, McElroy and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2088, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; providing an exemption for certain machinery and equipment used by ski areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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