The following House Files were introduced:
Abeler, Walker, Greiling and Mariani introduced:
H. F. No. 3479, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in the medical assistance prepayment demonstration project; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.69, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Abeler, Bernardy, Workman, Vandeveer, Tingelstad and Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 3480, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting market value growth on all property; phasing in the market value of new improvements; eliminating the current phase-out of limited market value; making limited market value permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Walker introduced:
H. F. No. 3481, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending the time for emergency assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256J.48, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Huntley and Mulder introduced:
H. F. No. 3482, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating tanning facilities; requiring consent by a parent or guardian of a person under the age of 18 before initial exposure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 325H.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Vandeveer, Opatz and Paymar introduced:
H. F. No. 3483, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing local zoning authorities to impose certain restrictions on outdoor advertising devices in zoned commercial or industrial areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 173.16, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 3484, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; strengthening regulation of payday loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 47.60.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 3485, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing certain seasonal, agriculture-related business signs to be placed in state highway right-of-way; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Clark, J.; Tuma; Murphy; Stanek; Skoglund and Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 3486, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; specifying minimum sentences for first through fourth degree criminal sexual conduct crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.342, subdivision 2; 609.343, subdivision 2; 609.344, subdivision 2; 609.345, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Davnie, Mares, Bernardy, Swapinski and Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 3487, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a task force to examine and make recommendations about eliminating violence, discrimination, intimidation, and harassment against Minnesota youth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Kelliher, Otremba, Cassell and Wasiluk introduced:
H. F. No. 3488, A bill for an act relating to the environment; clarifying and increasing regulation of pesticide use; increasing pesticide registration application fees; classifying restricted-use pesticide records as public data; expanding the definition of pollutant; increasing the scope of groundwater monitoring; creating a task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 18B.02; 18B.04; 18B.064; 18B.26, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 18B.37, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 103H.005, subdivision 11; 103H.151, subdivision 4; 103H.175, by adding a subdivision; 103H.251; 103H.275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 3489, A bill for an act relating to child protection; clarifying the child's rights and status as a party in child protection proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260C.163, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Mullery, by request, introduced:
H. F. No. 3490, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring parked vehicle to be parallel with curb; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.35, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 3491, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing certain cities to include not more than 200 parcels in a housing replacement district; amending Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 5, section 45, subdivision 1, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 3492, A bill for an act relating to insurance; making certain changes involving the joint underwriting association's procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62F.04, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62F.04, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Abeler and Clark, K., introduced:
H. F. No. 3493, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage of acupuncture services by certain group policies and subscriber contracts; requiring claim determinations regarding acupuncture services to be made or reviewed by acupuncture practitioners; requiring reporting on referrals to acupuncture practitioners and reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62A.15, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 3494, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for a verdict of guilty but mentally ill; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.02, subdivision 5; 609.1095, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 630.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 3495, A bill for an act relating to Nobles county; permitting the appointment of the auditor-treasurer and recorder.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 3496, A bill for an act relating to gambling; prohibiting location of state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in a city in which the governing body has adopted a resolution of disapproval.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Davids, Larson, Entenza, Leighton and Westerberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3497, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a division of insurance fraud prevention within the department of commerce to investigate and prosecute insurance fraud; providing new grounds for revocation of a chiropractic license for the employment of runners, cappers, or steerers; requiring chiropractors to disclose their financial interest before referrals to any health care provider; establishing removal from arbitration for allegations of fraud; appropriating money; prescribing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 60A.951, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 60A.952, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 60A.953; 65B.525, by adding a subdivision; 168A.40, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 148.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 45; 60A; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 175.16, subdivision 2; 299A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Harder, Jennings and Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 3498, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; promoting competition within the local exchange marketplace; requiring structural separation of retail and wholesale activities of large incumbent local exchange carriers into affiliated companies; providing criteria for structural separation and continuing operations of the affiliates, including standards of conduct applicable to the resulting separate affiliates, in conducting business with new entrants; providing for approval by public utilities commission of certain transactions; providing for implementation and enforcement by commission and department of commerce; defining certain terms; requiring the completion of structural separation by a date certain; 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
Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 3499, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing a retroactive effective date for St. Paul civil service separation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Kuisle and Bradley introduced:
H. F. No. 3500, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring commissioner of public safety to adopt rules establishing certification program to train and qualify towing and recovery vehicle operators to recover vehicles under extraordinary conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 3501, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the equalizing factor in the debt service equalization program for independent school district No. 2071, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 3502, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the equalizing factor in the debt service equalization program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 123B.53, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Daggett; Dorman; Abrams; Anderson, I.; Milbert; Gunther; Sviggum; Lenczewski and Holsten introduced:
H. F. No. 3503, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting certain bakery products and certain food sold in bulk or requiring cooking by the consumer to prevent food borne illness from sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297A.61, subdivision 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Goodno introduced:
H. F. No. 3504, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing hearing procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Marko introduced:
H. F. No. 3505, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting body piercing services for a person under 18 without parental consent; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Ozment and Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 3506, A bill for an act relating to auditing; modifying certain state and local auditing procedures and reporting practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 115A.929; 609.5315, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 6.77.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Abeler and Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 3507, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding provisions for emergency license requirements for emergency foster care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 245A.035, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Tingelstad and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. No. 3508, A bill for an act relating to health; providing protection of drinking water, air, and land from chemicals found to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 3509, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; housing and redevelopment authority officers; adding an exception to conflict of interest provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 471.88, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Dorman introduced:
H. F. No. 3510, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Albert Lea to impose a local sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Mulder introduced:
H. F. No. 3511, A bill for an act relating to Rock county; permitting the appointment of the auditor-treasurer and recorder.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Cassell introduced:
H. F. No. 3512, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for a land exchange with city of Garfield.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Blaine; Walz; Erickson; Anderson, I.; Eastlund and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 3513, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing education-related protections for certain persons called to active military service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Blaine and Walz introduced:
H. F. No. 3514, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing certain conditions and exceptions for a new class I rest area on state highway No. 371 between Brainerd and Little Falls.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 3515, A bill for an act relating to Murray county; permitting the appointment of the county recorder.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Osskopp, Swapinski, Mahoney, Jaros and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 3516, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions relating to electricians; adding power limited licensing classifications; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 326.01, subdivisions 5, 6d, 6g, by adding subdivisions; 326.241, subdivision 1; 326.242, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 7, 8, 10, 12, by adding subdivisions; 326.2421, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 9; 326.244, subdivisions 1a, 2, 5, 6; 326.245; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 326.243.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Otremba, Mulder, Wilkin, Kubly, Goodno, Juhnke, Holberg and Rifenberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3517, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the allocation of family planning special projects grants; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 145.925, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Krinkie; Holberg; Howes; Buesgens; Fuller; Vandeveer; Anderson, B.; Kielkucki; Gerlach; Kuisle; Lindner; Olson; Erickson and Eastlund introduced:
H. F. No. 3518, A bill for an act relating to the building code; providing the method for inspection of certain residential buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 3519, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying the application of recyclable material container requirements for public entities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115A.151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Mullery and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 3520, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; modifying provisions relating to applicant screening fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 504B.173, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Harder, Seifert, Mulder and Clark, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 3521, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for choice of residential treatment facility; allowing medical assistance to reimburse facilities in border states for residential services for children with severe emotional disturbance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 245.4882, subdivision 1; 256B.0945, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Dorman, Harder, Abrams, Kuisle and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 3522, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; providing nexus rules for affiliated companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.66, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 297A.66, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 3523, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the department of children, families, and learning to study the efficacy of American Indian education programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 3524, A bill for an act relating to accessibility of buildings; clarifying provisions relating to accessible entrances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.61, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Holberg and Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 3525, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring all highways in national highway system be subject to same final construction plan procedures as interstate highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 161.165, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Entenza, Jaros, Swapinski and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 3526, A bill for an act relating to education finance; extending the levy for retired employee health benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 126C.41, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 3527, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying timber sale provisions on tax-forfeited land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section 282.04, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Workman; Clark, J., and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 3528, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for issuance by road authorities in the metropolitan area of permits for certain vehicles during certain periods in which seasonal weight restrictions are in effect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.87, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Abeler, Carlson, Greiling and Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 3529, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring teacher and community expert display of license or credential; limiting nonlicensed community expert teaching; providing for an optional credential for community experts; increasing grant amounts to promote teaching standards; providing for rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 122A.22; 122A.25, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 22, as amended; 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
Abeler, Carlson, Cassell, Ness and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 3530, A bill for an act relating to education; imposing an alternate bargaining deadline for districts and teachers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 3531, A bill for an act relating to state employment; modifying the statewide affirmative action program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.02, subdivision 6a, by adding subdivisions; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 43A.191.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Krinkie, Abeler and Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 3532, A bill for an act relating to real property; specifying limitation of actions based on breach of statutory home warranties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 541.051, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 3533, A bill for an act relating to children; child protection proceedings; marriage dissolution; requiring criminal background checks for court services personnel and individuals who supervise parenting time; increasing the penalty for a false report of child abuse; reducing the immunity of child protection workers; requiring the use of certain guidelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.507; 626.561, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, sections 626.556, subdivisions 10, 10b; 626.559, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Molnau, Rukavina, Workman, Winter, Ruth and Holberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3534, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; prohibiting the department of public safety from using trooper's enforcement activity as a measure of performance; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299D.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Anderson, I., and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3535, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of land in Itasca county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Sviggum introduced:
H. F. No. 3536, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association police and fire plan; authorizing survivor benefit for the survivor of a deceased member.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Rhodes and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 3537, A bill for an act relating to public employment labor relations; extending the expiration of an interest arbitration provision governing firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 179A.16, subdivision 7a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Haas, Hilstrom and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 3538, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for school districts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 3539, A bill for an act relating to family law; clarifying procedures for certain counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 518.17, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Gray, McGuire and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 3540, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain provisions on restoration of civil rights and eligibility to vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 201.014, subdivision 2; 609.165, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.165, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Seagren, Huntley, Dorn and Jaros introduced:
H. F. No. 3541, A bill for an act relating to education finance; adjusting the referendum transfer for independent school district No. 709, Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance