The following House Files were introduced:
Jacobson; Abrams; Pawlenty; Lipman; Howes; Johnson, J.; Sviggum; Wolf; Fuller; Eastlund; Penas; Ruth and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing individual income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; and 469.1734, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Walz; Abrams; Ruth; Sviggum; Johnson, J.; Fuller; Jacobson; Eastlund; Penas; Howes and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the automatic rebate mechanism; providing for payment of a sales tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16A.1522, subdivisions 2 and 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Penas, Seagren, Ruth, Eastlund, Walz, Fuller, Howes and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the definition of equity revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivisions 24, 25, and 27; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 28.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Abrams; Goodno; Bradley; Johnson, J.; Jacobson and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 4, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare premium and provider taxes; requiring pass-through of savings to consumers; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; providing for contingent penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 297I.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 16A.76; 62T.10; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; 295.59; and 297I.05, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Penas, Finseth, Ruth, Eastlund and Walz introduced:
H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the education agricultural credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.1832, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Howes, Goodno, Eastlund, Ruth, Penas, Bradley and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 6, A bill for an act relating to human services; raising the income limit for the prescription drug program; requiring enrollees to satisfy monthly deductibles based on a sliding scale; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.955, subdivisions 2a and 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Eastlund, Goodno, Howes, Bradley, Walz, Penas and Ruth introduced:
H. F. No. 7, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing rate adjustments for nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation and related conditions, and direct care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, subdivision 4; and 256B.501, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Ruth, Seagren, Penas, Eastlund and Walz introduced:
H. F. No. 8, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring funding for secondary vocational programming; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.453, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 5, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Ruth, Walz, Penas, Eastlund, Westerberg, Workman, Westrom and Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 9, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XIV; dedicating all revenue from the sales tax on motor vehicles to the highway user tax distribution fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Johnson, J.; Abrams; Jacobson; Lipman and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 10, A bill for an act relating to individual income taxation; allowing an exclusion for capital gains; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Westerberg, Walz, Penas, Eastlund, Ruth, Molnau, Workman and Westrom introduced:
H. F. No. 11, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIV; dedicating not less than 32 percent of revenue from the sales tax on motor vehicles to the highway user tax distribution fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Lipman, Westerberg and Jacobson introduced:
H. F. No. 12, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article IV; requiring a three-fifths vote to enact a law imposing or increasing taxes, fees, or surcharges.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Abeler, Goodno, Huntley, Bradley, Otremba, Seagren, Sykora, Luther and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 13, A bill for an act relating to human services; raising the income limit for the prescription drug program; requiring enrollees to satisfy monthly deductibles based on a sliding scale; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.955, subdivisions 2a and 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Bradley, Huntley, Haas, Otremba, Mulder, Rifenberg, Goodno, Bishop, Holberg, Lindner, Wilkin, Nornes, Wolf, Abeler, Boudreau, Ruth, Westerberg, Leppik, Rhodes and Daggett introduced:
H. F. No. 14, A bill for an act relating to health; crediting tobacco settlement revenues to the health care access fund; eliminating the MinnesotaCare provider taxes and the premium tax on nonprofit health plan companies on a contingent basis; requiring pass-through of savings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 295.52, by adding a subdivision; 297I.05, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; and 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Pawlenty, Abrams, Daggett and McElroy introduced:
H. F. No. 15, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the subtraction for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Pelowski and Rifenberg introduced:
H. F. No. 16, A bill for an act relating to local government; adding authority to transfer personal property to nonprofit corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 471.85.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Pelowski and Rifenberg introduced:
H. F. No. 17, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the department of human services to develop a plan to distribute all chemical dependency funding directly to the counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 254B.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Mares, Milbert, Westerberg, Hausman, Howes, McGuire and Ness introduced:
H. F. No. 18, A bill for an act relating to the amateur sports commission; authorizing grants for development of new soccer fields; establishing criteria for grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 19, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing limited driver's license to be issued without waiting period under limiting conditions; modifying, conforming, and reorganizing provisions governing limited driver's license waiting periods; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.30, subdivisions 2 and 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 171.30, subdivisions 2a, 2b, and 2c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 20, A bill for an act relating to youth intervention programs; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 21, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting toll charges for intrastate long distance calls; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 22, A bill for an act relating to community education; providing for youth programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Mullery and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 23, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing and appropriating money for certain nontraditional career assistance training programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256J.02, subdivision 2; and 268.0122, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 24, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for persons with continuation coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 25, A bill for an act relating to state finance; changing the fiscal biennium to begin with even-numbered years; providing that expenditures of federal money must be approved by the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16A.011, subdivision 6; and 16A.152, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Pawlenty and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 26, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; providing that the location of financial accounts may not be considered in determining residency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Haas, Lenczewski and Luther introduced:
H. F. No. 27, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating a task force to review outdoor noise standards.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 28, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring medical directors for health maintenance organizations; establishing liability for health treatment decisions and policies; establishing requirements for physicians performing utilization review; requiring annual disclosure of utilization review criteria; modifying the definition of practice of medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62D.02, by adding subdivisions; 62M.09, subdivisions 2, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 62M.10, subdivision 7; and 147.081, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 29, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating fees and charges imposed on account holders and others; requiring lifeline checking accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 9.031, subdivision 13; 47.61, by adding a subdivision; 47.64, by adding a subdivision; 47.76; 48.512, subdivision 7; 50.17, subdivision 11; 51A.21, subdivision 28; 118A.02, subdivision 1; 427.01; and 427.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 427; and 469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 30, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; allowing city attorneys to prosecute the crime of contributing to delinquency of a minor; increasing the penalty for certain thefts and for contributing to the delinquency of a minor under certain circumstances; directing an aggravating factor to the sentencing guidelines commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 260B.425, subdivisions 1 and 2; 609.035, by adding a subdivision; 609.494, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; and 609.52, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 31, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a definition of medically necessary care for health plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Wenzel; Anderson, I., and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 32, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; reducing the general rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.62, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Gleason, Paymar, Wagenius and Dibble introduced:
H. F. No. 33, A bill for an act relating to public expenditures; prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for airline tickets for flights landing or taking off during nighttime hours; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Seifert, Pelowski, Mares, Carlson, Rhodes, Fuller, Buesgens, Goodno, Leppik, Cassell, Sykora, Seagren, Paulsen, Stang, Kahn and Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 34, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing certain candidates to complete their teacher preparation program under current licensure rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Wasiluk, Hausman, Murphy and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 35, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 36, A bill for an act relating to employment; extending parenting leave requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 181.941, subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
McElroy, Kuisle, Molnau and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 37, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; abolishing statutes that define trackless trolley car, that regulate driving through rough country, and that prohibit employment by passenger carriers of persons addicted to liquor; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169.01, subdivision 18; 169.38; and 169.901.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 38, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for Osseo municipal state-aid street funding.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 39, A bill for an act relating to state employees; permitting retired state employees to purchase group long-term care insurance through the coverage offered to active state employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 43A.318, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Mullery and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 40, A bill for an act relating to banks; limiting a financial intermediary's service charge to an issuer of a check in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 48.512, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Mullery and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 41, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to encourage women to enter nontraditional careers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Wenzel; Erickson; Anderson, I.; Otremba; Kielkucki and Walz introduced:
H. F. No. 42, 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
Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 43, A bill for an act relating to education finance; granting an inflationary increase in operating referendum revenue allowances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.17, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance