The following House Files were introduced:
Murphy; Stanek; Larsen, P.; Smith and Skoglund introduced:
H. F. No. 245, A bill for an act relating to underage drinking; increasing penalties for a person, other than a retailer, to furnish alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 if the underage person causes or suffers death or great bodily harm as a result of intoxication; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.701, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Kahn; Greenfield; Huntley; Clark, K., and Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 246, A bill for an act relating to crime; repealing laws criminalizing sexual conduct between or involving consenting adults; making conforming changes to other laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 260.015, subdivision 21; 609.131, subdivision 2; 609.153, subdivision 1; 609.322, subdivision 1a; 609.3241; and 609.3242, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.293; 609.294; 609.324, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 609.34; and 609.36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Entenza, Biernat, Mares, Seagren and Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing grants for the collaborative urban educator program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Hasskamp, Howes and Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 248, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting location of a branch bank in the town of Crooked Lake under certain conditions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Sviggum introduced:
H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions relating to appointment of members of the iron range resources and rehabilitation board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.22, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Abrams, Bishop, Van Dellen, Haas and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 250, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; and 270B.14, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, subdivision 86b; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; and 295.59.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Rifenberg, Davids, Juhnke, Wenzel and Harder introduced:
H. F. No. 251, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting agricultural loans from the mortgage registry tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 287.04, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Westfall, Daggett, Nornes and Finseth introduced:
H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the sales and use tax rate and the sales tax on motor vehicle rate for a period of one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Westfall; Anderson, B.; Finseth and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 253, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating a board of natural resources; transferring certain powers and duties of the commissioner to board of natural resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.027, subdivision 2; 84.029, subdivision 2; 84.03; 84.033; 84.035, subdivisions 8 and 10; 84.0895, subdivisions 3 and 7; 84.45; 84.80, subdivision 1; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.942, subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.944; 84A.55, subdivisions 9 and 11; 84A.56; 85.052, subdivision 1; 86B.205, subdivision 9; 88.09; 89.002; 89.01, subdivision 2; 89.032; 89.19; 90.041, subdivision 2; 92.06, subdivision 4; 92.35; 92.45; 93.47, subdivisions 2 and 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4a; 97A.101, subdivision 2; 97A.141, subdivision 4; 97A.145; 97C.205; 97C.211, subdivision 2; 103B.511, subdivision 1; 103B.531, subdivision 3; 103F.155; 103F.221, subdivision 2; 103F.325, subdivision 4; 103F.335, subdivisions 1 and 2; 103F.601, subdivision 1; 103G.121, subdivision 2; 103G.315, subdivisions 3 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Hasskamp and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 254, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the general rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; reducing income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 297A.02, subdivision 1; 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297A.47.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying dates for removing fish or dark houses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.355, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Kahn, Smith, Ozment, Rhodes and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 256, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions relating to the Minneapolis firefighters relief association.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Howes, Wenzel, Fuller and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 257, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Mississippi headwaters board.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Munger, Huntley, Jaros and Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 258, A bill for an act relating to the Western Lake Superior sanitary district; modifying board members' compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 458D.03, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Munger, Huntley, Jaros and Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 259, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for an environmental study at a cement plant site in the city of Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Kielkucki, Ness, Cassell, Molnau and Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 260, A bill for an act relating to education funding; clarifying the date necessary to calculate the reorganization operating debt levy for independent school district No. 2687, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Entenza; Stanek; Larsen, P.; Mahoney and Broecker introduced:
H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to underage drinking; increasing penalties for a person, other than a retailer, to furnish alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 if the underage person causes or suffers death or great bodily harm as a result of intoxication; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.701, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Entenza; Stanek; Larsen, P.; Chaudhary and Broecker introduced:
H. F. No. 262, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; eliminating requirement to hold DWI-related vehicle forfeiture proceeding at same time as implied consent hearing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.1217, subdivision 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Gerlach, Pugh, Stanek, Fuller and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing criminal penalties for manufacturing, distributing, selling, or possessing counterfeited intellectual property; providing for forfeiture of these items; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.531, subdivision 1; and 609.902, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Stanek and Lindner introduced:
H. F. No. 264, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to expand capacity on a segment of marked interstate highway No. I-94.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Daggett introduced:
H. F. No. 265, A bill for an act relating to individual income taxation; allowing the deduction for wagering losses in computing alternative minimum tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Kahn, Greenfield, Rukavina, Jaros, Krinkie, Solberg, Osskopp, Dehler, Jennings, Dawkins and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. No. 266, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; regulating hours of sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 340A.504, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6; and 340A.509.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Westerberg; Knoblach; Harder; Anderson, I.; Vandeveer; Kielkucki; Daggett; Broecker; Haas; Kuisle; Clark, J., and Storm introduced:
H. F. No. 267, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Ness, Biernat, Mares, Seagren, Johnson, Rostberg, Cassell, Abeler, Erickson, Entenza, Carlson and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 268, A bill for an act relating to education; reinstating funding for summer school; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Ness; Storm; Kalis; Mares; Erickson; Cassell; Mulder; Rostberg; Seifert, M.; Clark, J.; Harder; Tuma; Swenson; Kielkucki; Daggett; Dehler; Westfall and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 269, A bill for an act relating to education funding; creating an equity aid component of general education revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Osskopp; Davids and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 270, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting a maximum lifetime benefit limit on certain policies of the Minnesota comprehensive health insurance plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62E.12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Abrams and Rest introduced:
H. F. No. 271, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; providing for an income tax rebate in 1999; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Abrams, Pelowski and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 272, A bill for an act relating to elections; defining certain terms; changing the name of the state partisan primary to the state party nominating election; requiring candidates to demonstrate party support before being listed on a party's ballot; moving the state party nominating election and primary from September to June; changing certain procedures, terms, and deadlines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.255, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.31, subdivision 6; 10A.321; 10A.322, subdivision 1; 10A.323; 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 202A.14, subdivision 1; 204B.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 204B.09, subdivision 1; 204B.10, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 204B.11, subdivision 2; 204B.12, subdivision 1; 204B.33; 204D.03, subdivision 1; and 204D.08, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Munger, Smith, Jaros, Huntley and Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 273, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the sales and use tax exemption for biosolids processing equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, subdivision 73.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Hasskamp; Seifert, M., and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 274, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a grant applicant to appeal the commissioner's finding that the applicant has failed to meet grant criteria; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 127A.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Stang introduced:
H. F. No. 275, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Stearns county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Leighton introduced:
H. F. No. 276, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Mower county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Jaros introduced:
H. F. No. 277, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297A.47.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Entenza; Stanek; Broecker; Larsen, P., and Skoe introduced:
H. F. No. 278, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing a felony penalty for certain repeat violators of the driving while impaired laws; requiring that felony violators be incarcerated in local correctional facilities; providing mandatory minimum penalties for these felony violations; repealing statutory references to enhanced gross misdemeanor crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 169.121, subdivisions 3 and 3e; 169.129, subdivision 2; 244.20; 388.051, subdivision 1; 609.02, subdivision 2; 609.105, subdivision 3; and 609.135, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.02, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Westfall; Rhodes; Anderson, B., and Gleason introduced:
H. F. No. 279, A bill for an act relating to veterans; changing the Veterans Preference Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 197.46.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Schumacher and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 280, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Sherburne county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Leppik; Greiling; Rifenberg; Carruthers; Rhodes; Seifert M.; Dehler and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the legislative coordinating commission to appoint a bicameral group to review administrative rules; specifying certain duties of the group; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.841; and 3.842, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Greiling, Schumacher, Mares, Abeler and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 282, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing program grants for gifted and talented students; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Anderson, B.; Olson; Schumacher; Hackbarth; Lindner; Tingelstad; Dehler and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 283, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a certain debt service levy rate for independent school district No. 728, Elk River.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Winter, Peterson, Wenzel, Kubly, Juhnke, Skoe, Chaudhary, Opatz, Otremba, Leighton, Pugh, Hasskamp, Tunheim, Solberg, Dorn, Jennings, Lieder and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 284, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for a farm and small business loan guarantee program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Haake, Krinkie, Broecker and Chaudhary introduced:
H. F. No. 285, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land in Ramsey county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Cassell, Nornes, Westrom and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 286, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Douglas county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Sviggum introduced:
H. F. No. 287, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for a unicameral legislature; changing article IV; article VIII, sections 1 and 6; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; providing by statute for a legislature of 99 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Rostberg, Wenzel, Hackbarth, Tingelstad and Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 288, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Minnesota pollution control agency for equipment purchase and distribution, planning, and response training relating to emergency spill response on the Mississippi river.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Rest; Pugh; Winter; McCollum; Hilty; Gray; Dawkins; Folliard; Dorn; Jaros; Peterson; Carlson; Huntley; Kubly; Otremba; Entenza; Larson, D.; Mahoney; Lenczewski; Koskinen and Clark, K., introduced:
H. F. No. 289, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing a sales tax rebate; providing a permanent procedure for tax rebates; providing for deposit of tobacco settlement proceeds; abolishing certain accounts; converting capital project financing from general fund cash to general obligation bonding; authorizing spending for public purposes; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; and 16A.1521.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Anderson, I.; Tomassoni and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 290, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing Minnesota's elementary and secondary school system by providing all school district operating funds through state aids; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 122A.62, subdivision 3; 123A.39, subdivision 3; 123A.41, subdivision 4; 123A.444; 123A.485, subdivisions 1 and 3; 123A.67, subdivision 3; 123A.73, subdivisions 9 and 12; 123A.76; 123B.53, subdivisions 4 and 5; 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivisions 1, 3, and 5; 123B.59, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7; 123B.61; 123B.62; 123B.64, subdivision 2; 124D.135, subdivisions 1 and 6; 124D.20, subdivision 1; 124D.22, subdivision 2; 124D.56, subdivision 1; 124D.86, subdivision 5; 126C.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 126C.14; 126C.40, subdivision 4; 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 126C.42, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 126C.43, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; 126C.44; and 126C.45; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.57, subdivisions 6 and 7; 123B.59, subdivision 5; 123B.64, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124D.135, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124D.20, subdivisions 5, 6, and 7; 124D.56, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124D.86, subdivision 4; 126C.10, subdivisions 10, 11, 21, and 22; and 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Folliard introduced:
H. F. No. 291, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of prior service credit in the teachers retirement association.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Wenzel and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 292, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for the assessment of certain platted property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.11, subdivision 14, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Daggett, Dempsey, Lenczewski, Marko and Larsen, P., introduced:
H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act relating to fees; reducing notary commission recording fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 357.021, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Broecker, Paymar, Entenza, Holberg and Larsen, P., introduced:
H. F. No. 294, A bill for an act relating to disasters; providing for aid to political subdivisions for certain extraordinary disaster expenses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Winter; Murphy; Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Kalis; Kubly; Peterson; Juhnke; Mahoney; Schumacher; Folliard; Otremba; Gleason; Rest; Wejcman; Hasskamp; McGuire; Opatz; Wenzel; Solberg; Tunheim; Dawkins; Dorn; Jennings; Lieder; Munger; Gray; Orfield; Carlson; Hausman; Carruthers; Luther; Skoglund and Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 295, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the board of firefighter training and education; establishing a firefighter training reimbursement program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299N.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention