State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, January 11, 2001


The following House Files were introduced:

Abrams, Harder, Sviggum, Leighton and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 67, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to the federal taxation of S corporation financial institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.9725; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.06, subdivision 26; and 290.9726, subdivision 7.

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

Buesgens; Erickson; Eastlund; Kielkucki; Cassell; Holberg; Anderson, B.; Olson; Tingelstad; Lindner; Westerberg; Mulder; Abeler; Hackbarth; Gerlach; Sykora; Wilkin; Seagren; Clark, J.; Mares and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 68, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for military pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Howes; Clark, J.; Workman; Juhnke; Lieder; Skoe; Fuller; Walz and Ruth introduced:

H. F. No. 69, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allocating revenues from motor vehicle sales tax; proposing amendment to Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, by adding a section to require certain portion of revenue from sales tax on motor vehicles be deposited in highway user tax distribution fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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

Seifert and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 70, A bill for an act relating to elections; presidential electors; providing for designation of certain presidential electors and specifying the duties of presidential electors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 208.03; and 208.08.

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

Pawlenty, Cassell, Pelowski, Leppik and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 71, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an evaluation of school districts' financial and academic performance factors to determine the relative "return on investment" in education; directing the commissioner of children, families, and learning to contract with an independent school evaluation services contractor to perform the evaluation; appropriating money.

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

Mares, Marko, Holsten, Slawik and Lipman introduced:

H. F. No. 72, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Washington county.

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

Abrams, Sviggum, Pawlenty, Erhardt and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 73, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a long-term capital gain exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.091, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6.

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

Erhardt, Kuisle, McElroy, Lenczewski, Milbert, Westerberg, Fuller and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 74, 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

Hackbarth, Tingelstad, Westerberg and Eastlund introduced:

H. F. No. 75, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for express transit bus service between downtown Minneapolis and Anoka county highway No. 22.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 76, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; requiring that diesel fuel sold in the state contain a minimum of five percent biodiesel fuel oil by weight; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

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

Peterson, Ness, Juhnke, Wagenius and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 77, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing grants and property tax incentives to motor fuel retailers who install E85 pumps and equipment; requiring the state to buy and operate E85 vehicles when they are available; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C and 41A.

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

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 78, A bill for an act relating to highways; removing designation of natural preservation route from certain segments of county highways in Winona county.

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

Stanek and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 79, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing that machinery and equipment used in the production of nursery stock are exempt as farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.61, subdivision 12.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 80, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring installation of lake level control for Coon Lake.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 81, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing 25 additional licensed part-time peace officers in the Itasca county sheriff's department.

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

Seagren, Mares, Greiling, Kielkucki and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 82, A bill for an act relating to education finance; concentrating a portion of the reserved revenue for staff development on induction and mentorship activities for new teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.61, subdivision 1.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 83, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for design of an addition to the city of Deer River's fire station.

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

Daggett; Abrams; Anderson, I.; Harder and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 84, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical corrections and administrative changes to income and franchise, property, sales and use, petroleum, deed, cigarette and tobacco, liquor, MinnesotaCare, and other taxes; making administrative and technical changes to property tax refund and local government aid provisions; clarifying abandoned personal property sale procedures; providing that certain water service connection fees be paid to the commissioner of health; making technical changes to the Revenue Recapture Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.3831, subdivision 2; 270.06; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 273.072, subdivision 1; 273.1104, subdivision 2; 273.111, subdivision 4; 273.124, subdivision 13; 282.04, subdivision 2; 287.20, subdivision 9; 289A.12, subdivision 3; 289A.50, subdivision 2a; 290.067, subdivisions 2 and 2b; 290.0671, subdivisions 1 and 7; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.35, subdivision 2; 290A.04, subdivision 4; 295.50, subdivisions 3 and 15; 295.52, subdivision 4; 295.57, subdivision 1; 296A.16, subdivision 2; 296A.21, subdivisions 1 and 4; 297A.01, subdivision 3; 297A.25, subdivisions 3 and 11; 297F.16, subdivision 4; 297G.15, subdivision 4; 297G.16, subdivisions 5 and 7; and 477A.011, subdivision 36; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 296A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.095, subdivision 7; 290.23; 290.25; 290.31, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, and 19; 296A.16, subdivision 6; and 297B.032.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 85, A bill for an act relating to local government; the town of Wyoming and the city of Chisago City; exempting the town and the city from a limitation on the duration of reimbursement paid to the town for orderly annexed property.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 86, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for fire and rescue operations support for Interstate park.

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

Koskinen, Biernat, Folliard, Davids, Solberg, Goodwin and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. No. 87, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a period of omitted contributions caused by school district error; requiring a school district contribution.

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

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 88, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for drug task force education measures.

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

Greiling, Mares and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 89, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 623, Roseville.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 90, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting admissions to events sponsored by dancing clubs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 91, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a subtraction for military pensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Daggett, Lenczewski, Boudreau, Nornes, Penas, Harder, Gunther and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 92, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; increasing the maximum long-term care insurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.0672, subdivision 2.

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

Entenza, Ness, Dorn, Abeler, Mares, Marquart, Davnie, Wenzel, Dibble, Hilstrom, Kelliher and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 93, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a school guidance counselor to student ratio; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Haas; Ozment; Osthoff; Kelliher; Anderson, I.; Workman; Boudreau; Gunther; Tingelstad; Howes; Walz; Lipman and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 94, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing penalties for gross overlimit violations of fish and game laws; setting certain restitution values; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.211, by adding a subdivision; 97A.221, subdivision 1; 97A.225, subdivision 1; 97A.255, by adding a subdivision; and 97A.421, by adding a subdivision; 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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 95, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for retroactive payment of bounce-back annuity to certain persons.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 96, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a criminal background check for nonlicensed individuals paid to provide classroom instruction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.03, subdivision 1.

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

Greiling and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 97, A bill for an act relating to health; instructing the revisor of statutes to change a phrase concerning mental illness.

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

Greiling, Hausman, Dehler, Bishop and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 98, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a natural science education coordinator for Como Park.

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

Westerberg, Milbert, Fuller, Mares, Abeler, Tingelstad, Workman and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 99, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a sports conference center.

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

Seifert, Leppik, Dorn and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to higher education; grants; modifying calculation of grant stipends; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.121, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.1211.

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

Dempsey, Pelowski, Molnau, Huntley, Osthoff and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 101, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for port development assistance.

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

Seifert and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 102, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 418, Russell.

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

Jennings, Hilty, Carlson, Eastlund and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 103, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 578, Pine City.

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

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 104, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing fund transfer for independent school district No. 750, Rocori.

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

Jennings, Hilty, Carlson, Eastlund and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 105, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending the disabled access levy for independent school district No. 578, Pine City.

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

Ness, Harder, Finseth, Wenzel and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 106, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing certain members of the Minnesota agriculture education leadership council to designate permanent or temporary replacement members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 41D.01, subdivision 1.

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

McElroy and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 107, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting construction materials used for qualified low-income housing projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.72, by adding a subdivision.

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

Cassell, Nornes, Rhodes, Buesgens, Kielkucki, Daggett, Westrom, Lindner, Otremba, Greiling, Goodwin, Kubly, Sykora, Mulder, Lieder, Mares and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 108, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 297A.991, subdivision 2.

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

Kuisle, Winter, Daggett, Lenczewski and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 109, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a direct sales tax exemption for materials and supplies used to construct certain correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.70, subdivision 2; 297A.71, subdivision 3; and 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.

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

Wagenius, Ozment, Tingelstad, Cassell and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 110, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring a risk evaluation for certain water quality standards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

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

Krinkie, Entenza, Kielkucki, Erickson and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 111, A bill for an act relating to state government; clarifying that executive branch constitutional officers are subject to the code of ethics; prohibiting executive branch constitutional officers from engaging in outside work; adding to the definition of malfeasance for purposes of the recall of elected executive branch officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.38, subdivisions 1, 6, and 7; 211C.01, subdivision 2; and 211C.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 112, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use tax; expanding the uses for the Hermantown local sales tax; amending Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 2, section 29.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act relating to taxes; authorizing the city of Cloquet to impose a local sales tax.

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

McElroy, Gunther, Walz and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 114, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing catalyst grants to promote Internet access in rural Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Luther, Marko, Entenza and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 115, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting certain sales of pets from sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mulder, Huntley, Goodno, Rhodes and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 116, A bill for an act relating to professions; extending the expiration date of the respiratory care practitioner advisory council; providing for cancellation of athletic trainer registration for nonrenewal after two years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 147C.35, subdivision 2; and 148.7809, subdivision 4.

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

Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Holsten; Bakk and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 117, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to construct roads.

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

Kielkucki; Buesgens; Anderson, B.; Dehler; Mares; Erickson and Wilkin introduced:

H. F. No. 118, A resolution memorializing the television networks to actively reduce the amount of violence-laden, sexually explicit material on television programs and to produce television material that promotes wholesome family values and helps to strengthen the family.

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

Harder; Sviggum; Anderson, I.; Pugh; Rifenberg; Fuller; Kuisle; Lieder; Juhnke; Gunther; Westrom; Knoblach; McElroy and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 119, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to federal tax treatment of S corporation financial institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.9725; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 290.06, subdivision 26; and 290.9726, subdivision 7.

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

Bakk and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 120, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying bait provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.341.

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

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 121, A bill for an act relating to elections; presidential electors; providing for designation of certain presidential electors and specifying the duties of presidential electors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 208.03; and 208.08.

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

Skoglund, Mares, Mullery, Murphy, Stanek, Hilstrom, Smith and Johnson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 122, A bill for an act relating to retirement; various retirement plans; authorizing the purchase of service credit for parental or family leaves of absence or breaks in service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 352.01, subdivision 11; 352B.01, subdivision 3; 353.01, subdivision 16; 422A.155; and 423B.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.

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

Juhnke; Kubly; Seifert; Ness; Stang; Westrom; Wenzel; Peterson; Lieder; Skoe; Kalis; Slawik; Carlson; Dorn; Thompson; Biernat; Schumacher; Johnson, S.; Gunther; Dorman; Kuisle; Rifenberg; Davids; Leighton; Solberg; Pelowski; Johnson, R.; Otremba; Marquart; Entenza; Kahn; Sertich and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 123, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; increasing the support level for the tuition and textbook reimbursement program for eligible members of the national guard; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 192.501, subdivision 2.

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

Folliard, Koskinen and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 124, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring home care providers to provide at least 15 days' notice of service termination; increasing state health care program reimbursement rates for home care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 144A.44, subdivision 1.

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