State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, April 13, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2391, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the metropolitan council levy limit for general purposes; freezing the levy limit for the livable communities demonstration account; abolishing the levy for the tax base revitalization account; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 473.249, subdivision 1; 473.252, subdivision 2; and 473.253, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 473.252, subdivisions 4 and 5.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2392, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the time for Chisago county to file approval of an aggregate removal tax.

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

Daggett, Harder, Wolf and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2393, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; defining capital equipment to include certain communications equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.01, subdivision 16.

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

McGuire; Hasskamp; Skoglund; Broecker; Stanek; Clark, K.; Mariani; Hausman; Paymar; Lenczewski; Skoe; Rest; Wejcman; Kelliher; Kubly; Folliard; Wagenius; Murphy; Orfield; Luther; Entenza; Koskinen; Biernat; Gray; Dawkins; Holberg; Dehler and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2394, A bill for an act relating to commerce; banning the sale of video games containing graphic violence to children; prohibiting the public showing, display, or other exhibition of video games containing graphic violence in specified places; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325I.

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

McGuire, Hasskamp, Dorn, Dawkins, Dehler and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2395, A bill for an act relating to violence; requiring the department of children, families, and learning to prepare a report on effective ways to control juvenile access to violent video games; requiring a scientific study on how violent video games encourage aggressive acts by juveniles.

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

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2396, A bill for an act relating to the property tax refund; combining the schedules for renters and homeowners; increasing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; and 290A.23, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2a and 2b.

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

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2397, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; establishing rules for pooling by pre-1982 districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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