The following House Files were introduced:
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 2025, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; authorizing the purchase of prior service credit for a leave of absence as an employee organization business agent.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 2026, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; authorizing the purchase of prior service credit for a leave of absence as an employee organization business agent.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Walker, Sailer, Moe and Clark introduced:
H. F. 2027, A bill for an act relating to human services; reinstating certain American Indian advisory councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 254A.035, subdivision 2; 254A.04; 260.835.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 2028, A bill for an act relating to Pope County; providing a process for making certain offices appointive in Pope County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Holberg and Smith introduced:
H. F. 2029, A bill for an act relating to crimes; defining appropriate agency for purposes of the forfeiture law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.531, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 2030, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting mandatory disclosure of a person's Social Security number as a condition of receiving a service or product; providing exceptions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 2031, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; excluding police officers of the University of Minnesota from the public employees police and fire fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 353.64, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs.
Ellison introduced:
H. F. 2032, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making it a crime to loiter with intent to participate in prostitution; appropriating money for pilot projects to reduce homelessness; repealing the vagrancy crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.725.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Ellison introduced:
H. F. 2033, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; amending the city formula; providing for a dedication of a portion of the money; adjusting the appropriation for city aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Cornish, Gunther and Dorn introduced:
H. F. 2034, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Riverbend Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Nelson, P. introduced:
H. F. 2035, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing commissioner of public safety to remove from department records certain old liens on passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168A.20, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Samuelson, Abeler, Fritz and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 2036, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to review and update the curriculum for training nursing assistants and home health aides.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Ruth introduced:
H. F. 2037, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; clarifying that drivers are prohibited from driving vehicles onto shoulder to pass on the right; making other clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.18, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Westrom, Otremba, Simpson and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 2038, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that "agricultural products" includes certain short rotation trees for purposes of the agricultural property tax classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids; Finstad; Nelson, P.; Brod; Blaine; Marquart and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 2039, A bill for an act relating to data practices; agricultural data; classifying certain information relating to feedlots and animal premises as nonpublic data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.643, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Magnus introduced:
H. F. 2040, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing nine-member county economic development authority boards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.1082, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Heidgerken, Newman, Koenen, Severson, Otremba and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 2041, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school milk to be provided in single service plastic containers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.118, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2042, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; eliminating the Project Riverbend Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 103F.387; 103F.389, subdivision 2; 103F.391; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 103F.383, subdivisions 1, 2; 103F.385; 103F.389, subdivisions 3, 4; 103F.393.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 2043, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of marginal cost pupil units and equalized debt service levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.05, subdivisions 5, 6; 123B.53, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Finstad introduced:
H. F. 2044, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the regulatory and administrative expenses of the Minnesota Racing Commission.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Welti; Juhnke; Heidgerken; Koenen; Peterson, A.; Lieder; Otremba; Pelowski; Urdahl; Poppe; Hansen; Scalze; Fritz; Johnson, R.; Magnus and Finstad introduced:
H. F. 2045, A bill for an act relating to ethanol fuels; establishing a program of small grants to stimulate research on improved combustion of agriculturally derived ethanol in motor vehicle engines; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 41A.09, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Krinkie, Lenczewski and Abrams introduced:
H. F. 2046, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income, corporate franchise, property tax refund, and estate; conforming provisions to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, as amended, 19a, 19b, 31; 290.032, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 15; 291.005, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Krinkie and Holberg introduced:
H. F. 2047, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for the creation of special taxing districts to capture property tax increments to finance operating costs of light rail transit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A.; Koenen and Eken introduced:
H. F. 2048, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying rates; providing a credit for nursing home residents; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 2d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Carlson and Latz introduced:
H. F. 2049, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for expenditures for postsecondary tuition and related expenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, B. and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 2050, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying access to health care records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144.335, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Ruud, Solberg and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 2051, A bill for an act relating to state government; specifying balances in certain internal service funds; providing for transfer of certain amounts to the general fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.48, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Abeler and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 2052, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing an equalized aid and levy for certain unfunded pupil transportation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Abeler, Thissen and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2053, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a coroner or medical examiner to be notified of a death of a nursing home patient; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 149A.90, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Severson, Knoblach, Opatz and Hosch introduced:
H. F. 2054, A bill for an act relating to St. Cloud area cities; authorizing local option sales taxes; modifying the use of revenues.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Latz, Hackbarth and Ozment introduced:
H. F. 2055, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring tax preparers to notify clients of the nongame wildlife checkoff; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 270.30, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Peterson, A.; Juhnke; Dill and Thao introduced:
H. F. 2056, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; indexing tax rate for gasoline and special fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 296A.07, by adding a subdivision; 296A.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. 2057, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring installation of a fare collection system on Hiawatha light rail transit line.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Ruth introduced:
H. F. 2058, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing Knights of Columbus special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Davids; Gunther; Simpson; Lanning; Dill; Heidgerken; Urdahl; Marquart; Dorman; Cornish; Peterson, A.; Nornes; Moe; Hosch; Welti; Poppe; Liebling; Johnson, R.; Anderson, I., and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 2059, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing education funding; modifying the local government aid formula and increasing the program's appropriation; eliminating the dedication of a portion of motor vehicle sales tax proceeds to transit; authorizing either a local sales tax or a property tax levy for transit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.10, by adding a subdivision; 174.24, subdivision 3b; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 473.388, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 473.446, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 36; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Liebling; Peterson, N., and Hosch introduced:
H. F. 2060, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing a land use advisory council; providing its duties; removing certain limits on property-owner-petitioned annexation if certain conditions are met; providing for alternative annexation procedures for cities in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 414.033, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Lanning; Poppe; Paymar; Hornstein; Peterson, N.; Hosch and Scalze introduced:
H. F. 2061, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting urban development on unincorporated property that abuts a municipality in certain cases; extending city land use controls in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 462.357, subdivision 1; 462.358, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 2062, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for the admissibility of evidence of use or failure to use seat belts; regulating actions involving certain insurance practices; authorizing direct actions and imposing direct liability on certain insurers in certain actions; regulating recovery in certain actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 169.685, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 72A; 540; 604.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Elections.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 2063, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying motor vehicle, traffic regulation, and driver's license provisions relating to commercial motor vehicles; making technical and clarifying changes; modifying definitions of recreational vehicle, motor home, state, and tank vehicle; prohibiting issuance of identification card to holder of driving instruction permit; modifying driver's license classifications, restrictions, exceptions, and exemptions; modifying driver records provisions; incorporating federal regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 168.011, subdivision 25; 169.01, subdivision 75; 169A.52, subdivision 3; 171.01, subdivisions 22, 47, by adding a subdivision; 171.02; 171.03; 171.04, subdivision 2; 171.09; 171.12, subdivision 3; 171.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 169.99, subdivision 1b; 171.12, subdivision 6; 171.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4b; Minnesota Rules, part 7503.2400.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Holberg introduced:
H. F. 2064, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for CriMNet data definitions; providing public defender access to criminal justice data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 13.03, subdivision 4; 299C.65, by adding a subdivision; 611.272; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Finance.
Clark, Eken, Hilty and Moe introduced:
H. F. 2065, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a Native Language Eminence Credentialing Task Force.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy and Reform.
Clark, Mariani, Pelowski, Opatz and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 2066, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report on health care costs for University of Minnesota employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Clark, Ellison, Walker and Otremba introduced:
H. F. 2067, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring development of an environmental justice tracking system; 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 Policy and Finance.
Clark, Walker, Slawik and Sertich introduced:
H. F. 2068, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for youth programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance.
Dorman; Marquart; Peterson, A.; Urdahl; Heidgerken; Moe; Hosch; Poppe; Johnson, R.; Welti and Sailer introduced:
H. F. 2069, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing education funding; eliminating the dedication of a portion of motor vehicle sales tax proceeds to transit; authorizing a property tax levy for transit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.10, by adding a subdivision; 174.24, subdivision 3b; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 473.388, subdivisions 4, 7; 473.446, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.