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Bill Summaries: 2007–2008

Bill summaries are prepared by Legislative Analysts of the nonpartisan Minnesota House Research Department for House members, staff, and the general public. Generally, summaries are only prepared for bills that have been scheduled for public hearings.

Multiple versions of a bill summary reflects amendments to the bill that were adopted in committee or on the House or Senate floor. All versions of bill summaries, both most recent and previous, are available.

Our strong suggestion is that readers review the language of the bill itself rather than relying entirely on information in the summary.

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BillLatest SummarySubjectPrior Summaries
HF 501As introducedExpiration date for radiation therapy facility construction 
HF 5031st engrossmentInternet sexual solicitation/communication with childrenAll versions
HF 504As introducedProhibiting electronic forms of bullying 
HF 505Unofficial engrossmentRestraining orders/Internet and other computer systemsAll versions
HF 5061st engrossmentDomestic abuse no contact orderAll versions
HF 5121st engrossmentGift card regulationAll versions
HF 517As introducedInformation reporting -- contractor payments 
HF 521As introducedVeteran's Day 
HF 5241st engrossmentCampaign finance reporting; "electioneering communication"All versions
HF 528As introducedTowed vehicle contents 
HF 5291st engrossmentInsurance and Medical Assistance coverage of elemental formulaAll versions
HF 531As introducedScott County, library board 
HF 5323rd engrossmentContracts entered into by military personnelAll versions
HF 533As introducedVeterans educational assistance; reimbursement 
HF 535As introducedAgricultural-based bioscience training and testing 
HF 536As introducedProviding a valuation reduction for certain energy-efficient commercial property 
HF 537As introducedRunaway and homeless youth 
HF 539As introducedTrunk highway route correction; turnback 
HF 5411st committee engrossmentOutlawing posing as another person to harass or defameAll versions
HF 543As introducedGifted and talented revenue expanded 
HF 546As introducedPrivatization transportation contracts 
HF 548As introducedState professional/technical service contracts; recall list 
HF 549As introducedState special education funding for charter schools 
HF 550As introducedCollege courses in high school 
HF 551As introducedMilitary; income tax 
HF 554As introducedMemorial resolution/Employee Free Choice Act 
HF 555As introducedIncreasing funding for community education youth service program 
HF 5561st engrossmentDisclosure of airport zoning regulationsAll versions
HF 557As introducedMayoral representation on the Metropolitan Airports Commission 
HF 558As introducedShared superintendent aid 
HF 5621st engrossmentTown road replacement programAll versions
HF 568As introducedTax credits for beginning farmers 
HF 569As introducedHennepin and Ramsey counties mortgage registry and deed tax 
HF 570As introducedLong-term hospital payment rates 
HF 5711st engrossmentGovernment purchasing and contracting, best valueAll versions
HF 574As introducedChildren's mental health 
HF 576As introducedMental health; bordering states 
HF 5771st engrossmentDitch buffer billAll versions
HF 578As amended by H0578A1MinnesotaCare CMF Program 
HF 580As introducedAfter-school enrichment programs 
HF 584Unofficial engrossmentMetal theft penaltiesAll versions
HF 585Delete everything amendmentEarly childhood screening and assessmentAll versions
HF 586As introducedDesignation of nursing facilities as metro 
HF 5892nd engrossmentCellulosic energy productionAll versions
HF 590As introducedSpecial property tax refund information on property tax statement 
HF 5941st engrossmentMA nonemergency medical transportationAll versions
HF 5951st engrossmentFamily home visiting programAll versions
HF 597As introducedVoluntary, full-day kindergarten phased in over four years 
HF 5992nd engrossmentGrieving Parents ActAll versions
HF 601As introducedCrisis nurseries 
HF 6051st engrossmentMFIP, food support, and child care assistance programsAll versions
HF 607As introducedSolid waste 
HF 608As introducedIncome tax rate reduction (middle rate) 
HF 609As introducedFood stamps 
HF 6112nd engrossmentWorkplace communicationsAll versions
HF 612As introducedPort development assistance program 
HF 6131st engrossmentModifying appropriations for Adult Basic EducationAll versions
HF 6152nd engrossmentComprehensive family life and sexuality education programsAll versions
HF 616As introducedVote-threshold requirement in primary elections 
HF 617As introducedCrane Lake certificates of indebtedness 
HF 618As introducedBioscience business development 
HF 622As introducedIndividual income tax subtraction for certain retirement income 
HF 623As introducedSummer elementary school language immersion program 
HF 625As introducedMinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement 
HF 626As introducedACHIEVE scholarship 
HF 633As introducedInsurance coverage of hearing aids 
HF 634As introducedMemorial resolution -- SCHIP reauthorization 
HF 6351st engrossment, as amended by author's H0635A9Consumer protection for wireless customersAll versions
HF 6361st engrossmentPediatric dentistry and state program participation requirementAll versions
HF 637As introducedFull-day kindergarten funded on a sliding scale basis 
HF 638As introducedAdoption assistance program 
HF 6391st committee engrossmentGreenhouse gas emissionsAll versions
HF 6431st engrossmentRights of workers in meatpacking industryAll versions
HF 644As introducedHealth Care Access Fund Oversight Commission 
HF 645As introducedOperating X-ray equipment 
HF 6461st engrossmentSchool district electionsAll versions
HF 647As introducedProperty taxation; increasing the market value homestead credit 
HF 6482nd engrossmentUnemployment Insurance Advisory Council billAll versions
HF 649As introducedSpecial education revenue 
HF 651As introducedFamily Agricultural Revitalization Zones (FARMZ) 
HF 6552nd committee engrossmentMedical use of marijuanaAll versions
HF 656As introducedTraffic regulations and administrative penalites 
HF 657As introducedDEED policy bill 
HF 659As introducedChild care license fees 
HF 660As introducedEnergy policy 
HF 661As introducedSpeed limit on city streets in rural residential districts 
HF 665As introducedSchool bus standards 
HF 6661st engrossmentLoans for dairy animalsAll versions
HF 6671st engrossmentMajor highway projects reporting requirementAll versions
HF 668As introducedState aid percentage for school district state aid payments 
HF 670As introducedEnergy conservation in schools 
HF 673As introducedLegislative authorization of certain MAC agreements required 
HF 675As introducedGovernor's higher education bill 
HF 6761st committee engrossmentRestricted driver's license appearanceAll versions
HF 677As introducedJOBZ incentives extension 
HF 678As introducedAppropriation for heart disease and stroke prevention 
HF 679As introducedSpecial mobile equipment 
HF 680As introducedReducing school district levies 
HF 681As introduced, with author's amendment H0681A1Property taxation on agricultural landAll versions
HF 683As introducedConstitutional amendment -- affordable health care 
HF 684As introducedShort-term offender funding 
HF 685As introducedHome visiting program appropriation 
HF 688As introducedAppropriation for Emergency Medical Services Board 
HF 690As amended with S.F. 302, second engrossmentDWI and criminal vehicular operationAll versions
HF 6932nd engrossmentDriver's license reinstatement installment paymentsAll versions
HF 694As introducedDeclining pupil aid 
HF 695As amended in committeeLeading poisoning preventionAll versions
HF 696As introducedLead abatement program 
HF 699As amended by H0699A3Juvenile offenses; age of adult certification 
HF 701As introducedMankato district transportation headquarters 
HF 703As introducedAuthorizing a levey for certain retirement and severance cost for school districts that participated in the Cooperative Secondary Facilities Program 
HF 704As introducedIncome tax credit for K-12 and higher education tuition 
HF 705As introducedMR/RC Waiver, Family Support Grants, and SILS Appropriations 
HF 7061st engrossmentModifies the MA-EPD ProgramAll versions
HF 707As introducedDental access for persons with disabilities 
HF 7081st engrossmentModifying Medicare Part D, ombudsman for managed care, and MnDHO provisionsAll versions
HF 710As introducedSustainable agriculture demonstration grants 
HF 7122nd engrossmentSafe Patient Handling ActAll versions
HF 715As introducedTruth-in-taxation study 
HF 716As introducedReducing the percent of June tax revenues remitted on an accelerated basis 
HF 717As introducedSingle sales apportionment 
HF 718As introducedIncome tax federal conformity, including section 179 expensing and retiree prescription drug benefits 
HF 7191st engrossmentClair A. Nelson Memorial Forest; tax-forfeited proceeds 
HF 7211st engrossmentLong-term care initiativesAll versions
HF 722As introducedRegulating resident tuition 
HF 724As introducedFamily homeless prevention and assistance program 
HF 7251st engrossmentProviding Assistive Technology for People with DisabilitiesAll versions
HF 726As introducedMinnesota Community Action Grants 
HF 727As introducedMA waivered services programs 
HF 729As introducedProhibiting contracts with certain entities 
HF 730As introducedSpecial license plate provisions 
HF 732As introducedIncome tax subtractions for military pay and military pensions 
HF 735As introducedMnDOT agency provisions 
HF 736As introducedChanging the name of an award and incentive program 
HF 737As introducedMental health; high risk children 
HF 738As introducedEarly intervention services for chemically dependent pregnant women 
HF 7401st committee engrossmentPrice gougingAll versions
HF 743As introducedNontraditional careers for women 
HF 744As introducedGranting employment leave to allow certain individuals to attend school conferences 
HF 746As introducedFamily stabilization services program and work participation bonus 
HF 747As introducedCitizenship credit 
HF 7481st engrossmentAdministering naturopathic medications in schoolsAll versions

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