The following House Files were introduced:
Radinovich, Mariani, Newton, Moran and Melin introduced:
H. F. 1600, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying and repealing certain education funding provisions; establishing a general education levy; eliminating existing general education levies; rolling the alternative compensation programs out of general education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 122A.415, by adding subdivisions; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 13a, 13b, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36; 126C.13, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivisions 13a, 13b, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1601, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting fiscal disparities contributions for certain municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 473F.07, subdivision 1; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1602, A bill for an act relating to human rights; establishing Criminal Background Check Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1603, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating the Housing Opportunity Made Equitable (HOME) pilot project; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1604, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring reporting of diverted narcotics or controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.33, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Schomacker and Huntley introduced:
H. F. 1605, A bill for an act relating to health; directing medical education and research funds to the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.692, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Myhra; Moran; Loon; Selcer; Mariani; Mack; Pugh; Laine; Marquart; Erickson, S.; Barrett; Brynaert; Kresha; Gruenhagen; Ward, J.E.; Winkler; Slocum; Zellers; Fabian; Dean, M.; Garofalo; McDonald; Wills; Swedzinski; Woodard; Morgan; Sanders; Kiel; Mullery; Benson, M.; Abeler; O'Driscoll; Schomacker; Quam and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1606, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; establishing focused home visiting grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.17, subdivisions 1, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Simonson introduced:
H. F. 1607, A bill for an act relating to taxation; economic development; providing clarifying authority for political subdivisions imposing and collecting local lodging taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.190, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lien; Davnie; Lenczewski; Simonson; Faust; Mahoney; Davids; Carlson; Johnson, C.; Hamilton; Torkelson; Kiel; Nelson; McNamar; Hansen and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1608, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; modifying the formula and changing the appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 30, 34, 42, by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 477A.03, subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 2a, 19, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42; 477A.013, subdivisions 11, 12; 477A.0133; 477A.0134.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Loeffler; Hausman; Bernardy; Dehn, R.; Fischer; Johnson, S.; Lesch; Davnie; Laine; Clark; Paymar; Slocum; Mahoney; Hansen; Mullery; Lillie; Wagenius; Kahn; Allen; Mariani; Yarusso and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1609, A bill for an act relating to transportation; mass transit finance; providing for equitable transit fares; establishing requirements for bus and bus shelter policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 473.391, by adding subdivisions; 473.408, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 1610, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for construction along marked U.S. Highway 14; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Anzelc and Erickson, R. introduced:
H. F. 1611, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reforestation and forest roads and bridges; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Benson, M.; Scott; Sanders; Franson; McDonald; Runbeck; Dettmer; Pugh; Myhra; Dean, M., and Quam introduced:
H. F. 1612, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring voters to provide picture identification before receiving a ballot; providing for the issuance of voter identification cards at no charge; changing certain canvassing deadlines; requiring certain notice; establishing a procedure for provisional balloting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 171.07, subdivisions 4, 9, by adding a subdivision; 201.061, subdivision 3; 201.12, subdivision 1; 201.221, subdivision 3; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 3; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 204C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections.
Dorholt and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1613, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; exempting bingo halls from combined net receipts tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 297E.02, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Metsa, Erhardt, Beard, O'Neill and Holberg introduced:
H. F. 1614, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing surcharge for all-electric vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, by adding a subdivision; 169.011, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Dorholt, Sawatzky, Simonson, Radinovich, Melin, Lien and Erickson, R. introduced:
H. F. 1615, A bill for an act relating to transportation; transit; reimbursing greater Minnesota transit providers for free transit rides provided to disabled veterans; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Masin and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1616, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; extending temporary authority of the city of Eagan to spend certain tax increments.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lien, Dorholt, FitzSimmons, Nornes, Swedzinski and Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. 1617, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the state grant amount of part-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.101, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Radinovich; Ward, J.E.; Hausman and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 1618, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Loon introduced:
H. F. 1619, A bill for an act relating to tobacco; modifying the definition of cigarette; proposing a study; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 297F.01, subdivision 3; 325D.32, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kahn; Franson; Lillie; Urdahl; McDonald; Wills; Allen; Lesch; O'Driscoll; Murphy, M.; Mariani; Falk; Dorholt; Drazkowski; Dehn, R.; Persell; Metsa; Bly; Runbeck; Clark; Davnie; Newton; Moran; Albright; Selcer; Ward, J.A.; Sawatzky; Masin; Davids; Swedzinski; Peppin; Newberger; Hamilton; Johnson, S., and Beard introduced:
H. F. 1620, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from using drones to gather evidence or other information; prohibiting use of drones by persons; prohibiting the use of drones by a federal agency within the boundaries of the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 624; 634.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Mahoney, Sawatzky, Uglem, Moran, Schoen and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1621, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for FastTRAC.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Nornes and McNamar introduced:
H. F. 1622, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying bond authorizations and appropriations for the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center; amending Laws 2002, chapter 393, section 22, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 20, subdivision 3, as amended; Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 18, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Beard, Hornstein, Erhardt and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1623, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; providing for a subtraction of certain railroad track maintenance expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19b, 19d; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1624, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating a portion of the proceeds of the mortgage registry tax and deed tax to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to be used for creation of affordable housing units.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1625, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rates for low-rate nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.441, subdivision 61.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1626, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rates for nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.441, subdivisions 55, 62.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.