The following House Files were introduced:
Skoglund, Mullery and Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 600, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing increased criminal penalties for offenders who commit repeat felony offenses; authorizing consecutive sentences for felony offenses under certain circumstances; providing for the tolling of a stay of sentence while a defendant serves an executed, consecutive sentence; directing the sentencing guidelines commission to modify its policy on permissive consecutive sentencing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.1095, subdivisions 2, 3 and 4; 609.135, subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
McCollum, Gray, Smith, Mahoney and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 601, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing and indexing the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Peterson, Trimble, Kalis and Tuma introduced:
H. F. No. 602, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Madison for infrastructure for the Madison historic preservation and downtown redevelopment program; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Murphy and Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 603, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Proctor to issue an additional on-sale license.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Luther, McCollum and Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 604, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exemption from the MinnesotaCare program four month uninsured requirement; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for children who are part-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256L.04, by adding a subdivision; and 256L.07, subdivisions 2 and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Tuma, Mares, Pugh and Luther introduced:
H. F. No. 605, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a task force on diabetes and schools; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Peterson, Winter, Ness, Finseth and Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 606, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligibility for ethanol producer payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Peterson, Trimble, Tuma and Kalis introduced:
H. F. No. 607, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to the city of Madison for planning of the Madison Historic Preservation and Downtown Redevelopment Program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Rukavina; Larsen, P.; Stang; Westrom and Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 608, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing procedures and criteria for municipal annexation of unincorporated land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 414.031, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Westfall, Finseth and Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 609, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing a hunting season for mourning doves; requiring mourning dove stamps; requiring a report on the impact of the mourning dove season; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.075, by adding a subdivision; and 97A.475, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.731, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Tingelstad and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 610, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of public water supply; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144.382, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Rest and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting certain materials and short-lived items used in metalcasting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Seifert, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 612, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneota; ratifying actions relating to a tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Abrams and Rest introduced:
H. F. No. 613, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise tax; allowing an election to treat all income as business income; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.17, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Davids, Greenfield, Goodno, Haas and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 614, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the reserve corridor for community integrated service networks; modifying the definition of review organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62N.28, subdivision 5; and 145.61, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Bradley, Huntley, Goodno, Boudreau and Greenfield introduced:
H. F. No. 615, A bill for an act relating to health; adding provisions for training and education providers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144A.10, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
McElroy, Milbert, Wilkin, Gerlach and Pawlenty introduced:
H. F. No. 616, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for general obligation debt to prepay special assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.61.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Rukavina; Gunther; Krinkie; Leighton and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 617, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rate of tax on alcoholic beverages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.02, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Abeler; Pawlenty; Carruthers; Westerberg; Pugh; Tingelstad; Hackbarth; Koskinen; Boudreau; Dorman; Vandeveer; Kielkucki; Haas; Lindner; Stanek; Rostberg; Reuter; Erickson; Anderson, B.; Gerlach; Schumacher; Johnson; McElroy; Westfall; Tomassoni; Smith; Anderson, I.; Jennings; Marko; Murphy; Luther; Larsen, P.; Seifert, J.; Dempsey and Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 618, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing additional compensatory revenue for a school district with a substantial enrollment of students eligible for free or reduced price meals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Hackbarth; Schumacher; Hasskamp; Huntley; Larsen, P.; Goodno; Rostberg; Tomassoni; Rukavina; Tunheim; Wenzel; Dehler; Ozment and Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 619, A bill for an act relating to local government; preserving shooting ranges from planning and zoning laws and ordinances; limiting net loss of shooting ranges and providing for relocation costs; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 87A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Orfield introduced:
H. F. No. 620, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for an elected metropolitan council; regulating economic interest statements of candidates and members; regulating contributions to candidates; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.01, subdivision 5; 10A.09, subdivision 6a; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.315; 10A.322, subdivision 1; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 375.09; and 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204D; and 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a, and 3c; Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Fuller, Westerberg, Smith, Skoglund, Stanek, Ozment and Broecker introduced:
H. F. No. 621, A bill for an act relating to public safety; adding flammable and combustible gas to an arson definition; prohibiting plea agreements that reduce an arson in the first degree charge when an automated sprinkler system has limited damage; providing penalties for juveniles who possess or use butane lighters in educational or public assembly occupancies and who use such lighters to ignite fireballs that endanger persons or property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 609.561, subdivision 3; 609.5631, by adding a subdivision; and 609.5632.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Clark, K.; Lindner and Trimble introduced:
H. F. No. 622, A bill for an act relating to data practices; making public the names of elected officials who register property complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Daggett, Jennings, Erhardt and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 623, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; expanding the exemptions for the production of water; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 297A.01, subdivision 16; and 297A.25, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Stanek, Broecker, McGuire, Entenza and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 624, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; modifying the criminal penalties for certain crimes to provide more uniformity; increasing the amount of certain civil penalties for issuance of dishonored checks; creating a pretrial diversion program for writers of dishonored checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 332.50, subdivision 2; 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.535, subdivision 2a; 609.631, subdivision 4; and 609.821, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 628.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 625, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting Grand Rapids Township to hold its general election in November.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Larsen, P.; Murphy; Fuller; Broecker; Stanek and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 626, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for fire code position in the state fire marshal division.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Larsen, P.; Marko; Seifert, J.; Vandeveer and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 627, A bill for an act relating to Washington county; changing the length of the terms of housing and redevelopment authority commissioners; amending Laws 1974, chapter 475, section 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Fuller, Howes, Rifenberg, Skoe and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. No. 628, A bill for an act relating to education; approving maximum effort capital loans for certain school districts; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Mariani; Clark, K., and Wejcman introduced:
H. F. No. 629, A resolution memorializing the United States government to urge the Ethiopian government to respect the human rights of Eritreans in Ethiopa.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Kubly; Juhnke; Seifert, M.; Clark, J., and Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 630, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; increasing maximum allowable length of recreational vehicle combinations to 65 feet; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.81, subdivision 3c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Kubly; Juhnke; Seifert, M.; Clark, J., and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 631, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring school bus to pull off onto shoulder of road to load and unload students where designated by school district; requiring use of stop signal arm and flashing red signals when loading and unloading from the shoulder; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.443, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Kubly, Peterson, Juhnke, Skoe and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 632, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating a rural dispute resolution procedure; appropriating money; amending Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18, as amended; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 40B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Seagren; Broecker; Larsen, P.; Murphy and McGuire introduced:
H. F. No. 633, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; appropriating money for a grant for shelter services for battered women to Cornerstone Advocacy Services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Bradley; Abeler; McCollum; Seifert, J.; Haake and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 634, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing funding for crisis nurseries; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 635, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 253, Goodhue, to start school classes on August 30, 1999.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Paymar and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 636, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring tobacco manufacturers to report hazardous substances in their products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 461.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Paymar, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:
H. F. No. 637, A bill for an act relating to corrections; making changes in the work program at Camp Ripley; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 241.277, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Haas, Lindner, Carruthers and Luther introduced:
H. F. No. 638, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a virtual school district; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Rest, Carlson, Gleason, Osskopp and Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 639, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; lowering the eligibility age for certain elective offices.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Bradley, Rhodes, Greenfield, Goodno and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 640, A bill for an act relating to mental health; modifying membership, duties, and reporting requirements for the state advisory council on mental health; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 245.697.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
McCollum introduced:
H. F. No. 641, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing placement of a plaque in the court of honor to memorialize veterans wounded in combat.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Finseth introduced:
H. F. No. 642, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for the Oklee school district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Bishop; Skoglund; Larsen, P.; Seifert, J., and Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 643, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; providing the same legal rights for all persons under commitment status; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 253B.23, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.165, subdivision 1c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Holsten, Jennings, Ozment, Tomassoni and Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 644, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; requiring heating and ventilating contractors to be licensed; creating an advisory council and prescribing its powers and duties; providing for rulemaking; prescribing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.70, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Tingelstad and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 645, A bill for an act relating to the environment; conforming state requirements for water supply and wastewater treatment operator certification to federal requirements; removing the expiration date of an advisory council; removing obsolete references; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115.71, subdivisions 9a and 10; and 115.741, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Gunther, Mullery, McElroy, Broecker and Trimble introduced:
H. F. No. 646, A bill for an act relating to youth programs; appropriating money for youth intervention program grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Sykora, McGuire, Chaudhary, Nornes and Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 647, A bill for an act relating to child care assistance; increasing the maximum rate of reimbursement; modifying payment requirements; directing the commissioner of children, families, and learning to implement a streamlined payment system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119B.13, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Kielkucki, Sviggum, Pelowski, Mares, Dorn and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 648, A bill for an act relating to education; amending Minnesota state high school league provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 43A.18, subdivision 4a; 128C.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; 128C.12, subdivision 1; and 128C.20.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Rostberg, Davids, Gunther, Greenfield, Leighton, Boudreau, Sykora, Dorn, Rhodes, Kubly, Jaros and Wejcman introduced:
H. F. No. 649, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing standards for employment support programs and services for persons with mental illness; requiring the commissioner of economic security to request funding for employment support services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 268A.13; and 268A.14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Hackbarth, Smith, Schumacher, Boudreau, Broecker, Goodno, Rostberg, Tomassoni, Rukavina, Tunheim, Daggett, Wenzel, Huntley, Dehler, Ozment, Murphy and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 650, A bill for an act relating to land servitudes; exempting owners of certain shooting ranges from liability for certain civil and criminal actions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 500; and 604A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law