State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, January 27, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Opatz, Goodno and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 296, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; expanding disability parking privilege to certain pregnant women; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.345, subdivision 2.

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

Carlson and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 297, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing use of expired United States passport as secondary identification for applicant for driver's license, permit, or identification card; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, M., and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 298, A bill for an act relating to the environment; repealing the requirement to obtain a certificate of need for new disposal capacity for mixed municipal solid waste outside the metropolitan area; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.917.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 299, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for state aid to replace the referendum equalization levy after the first year of approval of a referendum; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 126C.17, subdivisions 6 and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Knoblach; Westerberg; Rifenberg; Daggett; Wolf; Wilkin; Osskopp; Erickson; Bradley; Howes; Holberg; Tingelstad; Anderson, B., and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 300, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting partial-birth abortions; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Knoblach; Tingelstad; Anderson, B.; Mares; Howes and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 301, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; fixing the size of the legislature after the 2000 census; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 2.021.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Davids, Huntley, Lieder and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 302, A bill for an act relating to municipal contracting; authorizing ambulance services to participate in shared service purchasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 471.345, subdivision 10.

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

Erhardt and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 303, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending levy limits through taxes payable in 2001; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 275.71, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 3, section 9.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 304, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing the shipment of wild animals that were taken on the northwest angle portion of the Red Lake Indian Reservation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 305, A bill for an act relating to the environment; appropriating money for waste management purposes.

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

Workman, Paulsen and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 306, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water or natural wetlands in Hennepin county.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 307, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing administrative regions of the high school league to contract with private auditors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.12, subdivision 1.

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

Seifert, M.; Reuter and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 308, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; campaign finance; prohibiting a candidate who accepts a public campaign subsidy from accepting contributions from lobbyists, political funds, or political committees other than political party units; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.27, by adding a subdivision; and 10A.322, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Haas, Haake and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 309, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62J.152, subdivisions 1 and 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

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

Knoblach; Wenzel; Pawlenty; Smith; Cassell; Seifert, J.; Larsen, P.; Erickson; Clark, J.; Westerberg; Dorman; Rostberg; Haake; Paulsen; Wilkin; Storm; Dempsey; Abeler; Buesgens; Gerlach; Reuter; Fuller; Daggett; Rifenberg; Howes; Kielkucki; Hackbarth; Boudreau; Stanek; Osskopp; Seifert, M.; Vandeveer; Leppik and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 310, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing protection for disclosure of job reference information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 311, A bill for an act relating to health; abolishing the health care access fund; repealing the insurance premiums tax on health maintenance organizations and nonprofit health service plan corporations; phasing out health care taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 62R.24; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 295.52, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, subdivision 86b; 16A.724; 16A.76; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256L.02, subdivision 4; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; and 295.59;

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

Hasskamp, Schumacher, Smith, Bradley and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 312, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

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

McElroy, Tingelstad, Marko and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 313, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for nonvoting members to serve on the metropolitan council; expanding the membership of the transportation advisory board; requesting the legislative audit commission to direct a study of the 1994 merger of metropolitan agencies into the metropolitan council; appropriating money for grants to local governments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 473.123, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; and 473.146, subdivision 4.

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

Entenza, Paymar, Davids and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 314, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of St. Paul to issue temporary intoxicating liquor licenses to Macalester college.

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

Tomassoni, Mares, Dempsey, Nornes and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 315, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a declining pupil unit aid by adjusting the definition of a pupil unit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Rostberg; Hackbarth; Hilty; Anderson, I., and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 316, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for National Weather Service transmitters.

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

Osskopp, Molnau, Tuma, Wenzel and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 317, A bill for an act relating to education; abolishing the profile of learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 120B.02; 120B.04; 120B.30, subdivision 1; 120B.31, subdivision 4; and 136A.233, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 120B.03; and 120B.05; Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0300; 3501.0310; 3501.0320; 3501.0330; 3501.0340; 3501.0350; 3501.0360; 3501.0370; 3501.0380; 3501.0390; 3501.0400; 3501.0410; 3501.0420; 3501.0430; 3501.0440; 3501.0441; 3501.0442; 3501.0443; 3501.0444; 3501.0445; 3501.0446; 3501.0447; 3501.0448; 3501.0449; 3501.0450; 3501.0460; 3501.0461; 3501.0462; 3501.0463; 3501.0464; 3501.0465; 3501.0466; 3501.0467; 3501.0468; and 3501.0469.

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

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting taking a wild animal with a firearm within 500 feet of an occupied building on public land without permission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.001, subdivision 7.

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

Wagenius, Stanek, Smith, Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 319, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice information; establishing a public-private task force to develop a plan to create and implement an integrated criminal justice information system in Hennepin county and statewide; authorizing the supreme court to award aid to counties and judicial districts to develop and implement these integration plans; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299C and 477A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Opatz, Seagren, Mares and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 320, A bill for an act relating to education; defining state expectations for schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120B.35.

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

Lindner, Cassell, Abeler, Otremba and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 321, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school district residents to participate in extracurricular activities sponsored by the resident school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.49, subdivision 4.

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

Mulder, Winter, Harder, Gunther and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 322, A bill for an act relating to utilities; clarifying requirement for electric energy installed capacity generated by wind energy conversion systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.2423, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

McElroy; Larsen, P.; Dempsey and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 323, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for the size of the senate and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 2.021.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Jennings and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 324, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; providing an exemption for certain machinery and equipment used by ski areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Paulsen; Broecker; Krinkie; Seifert, M., and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 325, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting candidates from accepting certain contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 10A.27, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Winter, Johnson, Carlson, Tunheim and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 326, A bill for an act relating to education funding; clarifying a grant to independent school district No. 330, Heron Lake-Okabena; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Winter, Carlson, Tunheim, Greiling and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 327, A bill for an act relating to education funding; authorizing a grant to independent school district No. 330, Heron Lake-Okabena; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Juhnke and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 328, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring documents relating to contracts for the construction, improvement, and repair of trunk highways to express measurements in the English system of measurement only; 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 Policy

Folliard, Davids, Paulsen, Entenza and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 329, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting the advertisement of misleading business names or telephone numbers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325F.69, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Dempsey, McCollum and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 330, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Mississippi river parkway commission.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Greiling, Tingelstad, Storm, Wagenius and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 331, A bill for an act relating to employment; extending the length of employee leave in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 181.941, subdivisions 1 and 2; 181.9412, subdivision 2; and 181.943.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Mulder, Huntley, Boudreau and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 332, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; continuing cost-based reimbursement to certain health care facilities for an additional three years; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.0625, subdivision 30.

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

Buesgens, Greiling, Cassell and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 333, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a board for educational administrators; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.164; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, and 8; 122A.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122A.21; 122A.23; 122A.27, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5; 123A.21, subdivision 5; 123B.03, subdivision 1; 125A.67, subdivision 2; 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, subdivisions 1 and 3; 214.12, subdivision 1; and proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Winter, Munger, Peterson and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 334, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant and a loan to the city of Tracy for a sewer separation project to deal with combined sewer overflow; authorizing state bonds.

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

Dempsey, Holberg and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 335, A bill for an act relating to crimes; imposing felony penalties on certain repeat violators of DWI laws; requiring sentencing guidelines commission to give felony DWI convictions the weight of one criminal history point; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 169.121, subdivisions 3 and 3e; 169.129, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 360.0752, subdivisions 1 and 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Leppik, Greiling, Rhodes, Hilty and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 336, A bill for an act relating to the state high school league; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 128C.01, subdivision 4; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; 128C.03; 128C.12, subdivision 1; 128C.20, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Kahn; Anderson, I.; McCollum; Greenfield; Munger; Dawkins; Johnson; Mullery; Gleason; Rest; McGuire; Hilty; Paymar and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 337, A resolution memorializing the United States Senate to take prompt action in the case of the impeachment of President Clinton.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration

Larsen, P.; Broecker; Holberg; Paymar and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 338, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating emergency management grant program; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 12.03, by adding a subdivision; 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

Hasskamp, Schumacher, Pugh, Smith, Bradley and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 339, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting partial-birth abortions; providing criminal and civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a year-round school/extended week or day grant for independent school district No. 200, Hastings.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Hasskamp, Schumacher, Pugh, Smith and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 341, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Rostberg, Rhodes, Ness, Mulder and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 342, A bill for an act relating to professions; establishing the board of licensed professional mental health counseling; requiring professional mental health counselors to be licensed; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 148A.01, subdivision 5; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.04, subdivision 3; and 609.341, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.

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

Hilty, Jennings, Rostberg, Erickson and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 343, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring the department of trade and economic development to review planning for and feasibility of a technology corridor; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to accept federal money for construction of a technology center at Pine technical college.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating to young people; appropriating money for youth outreach services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy