The following House Files were introduced:
Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 986, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using unmanned aerial cameras to gather evidence in certain circumstances; authorizing civil actions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Selcer, Pelowski, O'Neill, Rosenthal, Pugh, Bernardy, Youakim and Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 987, A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying regulation of postsecondary study abroad programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 5.41, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 988, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; creating an exemption for certain electric generation facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 989, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring assessment of water quality in Black Dog Lake in Dakota County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 990, 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 2014, section 469.190, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 991, A bill for an act relating to building codes; requiring safety protection notice regarding residential fire sprinklers; 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 and Regulatory Reform.
Davids and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 992, A bill for an act relating to fire protection; requiring disclosures regarding compliance with fire sprinkler requirements; 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 and Regulatory Reform.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 993, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying membership and duties of Board of Water and Soil Resources; modifying wetland replacement requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103B.101, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 103G.222, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hertaus; Dehn, R.; Newberger; Considine and Newton introduced:
H. F. 994, A bill for an act relating to public safety; addressing controlled substance crimes by lowering certain threshold amounts, eliminating minimum sentences, expanding the nonviolent controlled substance offender conditional release program, making the stay of adjudication law for low-level offenders mandatory, and directing that savings from these changes be used for treatment and educational programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 152.021; 152.022; 152.023; 152.024, subdivision 3; 152.025; 152.18, subdivision 1; 244.0513, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.026.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Rarick and Sundin introduced:
H. F. 995, A bill for an act relating to local government aid for out-of-home placement costs of children under the Indian Child Welfare Act; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Sundin, Simonson, Hamilton, Mariani, Anzelc and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 996, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing Independent School District No. 91, Barnum, to transfer money between certain community service accounts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Clark; Moran; Dehn, R.; Mariani; Fischer and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 997, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the housing opportunities made equitable (HOME) pilot project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Sundin, Simonson, Anzelc, Rarick and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 998, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for audits and reviews of soil and water conservation districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103C.331, subdivision 16; 103C.401, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 999, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying law enforcement body camera data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.82, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Melin, Lueck, Metsa, Anzelc and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1000, A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting application of wild rice quality standards until certain conditions are met.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dean, M.; Zerwas; Loon; Vogel; Wills; Loonan; Rarick and Anderson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1001, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the definition of resident to exclude days spent in Minnesota for medical treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Rosenthal and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1002, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for interchange access at marked Interstate Highway 494 and East Bush Lake Road; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Laine, Masin, O'Driscoll, Nash, Runbeck, Scott, Sanders, Nelson, Selcer, Youakim, Pugh, Theis, Mullery, Fenton and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1003, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting local governments to donate certain surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Johnson, C.; Considine; Petersburg; Gunther; Torkelson; Vogel and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1004, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Davids and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1005, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the terms for reciprocity with Wisconsin; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 290.081.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wills, Atkins and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 1006, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mississippi River Regional Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Wills, Hansen and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1007, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for Mississippi River Regional Trail.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1008, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying interest rates applicable to timber permit extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.193.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hamilton; Mack; Murphy, E.; Halverson and Baker introduced:
H. F. 1009, A bill for an act relating to human services; setting minimum reimbursement rates under medical assistance for public health nurse home visits; appropriating money for nurse-family partnership programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Zerwas and Laine introduced:
H. F. 1010, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance managed care contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Albright, Mack, Franson, Fischer, Schultz, McDonald, Lohmer, Gruenhagen, Backer, Zerwas, Schoen, Schomacker and Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1011, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting medical assistance coverage for certain mental health services provided by physician assistants in outpatient settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 28a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Dean, M.; Dehn, R., and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 1012, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying residency ratio restrictions for home and community-based settings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.492.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Franson and Laine introduced:
H. F. 1013, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance payment rates for certain health services and therapies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1014, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing limited credit extension to brewers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.308.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Kahn and Freiberg introduced:
H. F. 1015, A bill for an act relating to civil law; authorizing marriage solemnization by atheist and humanist celebrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 517.05; 517.18, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Lillie; Johnson, S.; Lesch; Mahoney; Fischer; Kahn; Isaacson and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 1016, A bill for an act relating to cultural heritage; appropriating money for development and installation of culturally relevant sport courts and fields.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Lillie; Johnson, S.; Lesch; Mahoney; Fischer; Isaacson and Hortman introduced:
H. F. 1017, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for culturally relevant sport courts and fields; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Kiel, Hamilton and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1018, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses and permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 171.02, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, subdivision 3; 171.07, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1019, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an expansion of existing solid waste and recyclable material facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Erhardt, Torkelson and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1020, A bill for an act relating to local government; creating municipal street improvement districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 435.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Christensen, Loonan, Howe and Whelan introduced:
H. F. 1021, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring permission to enter all privately owned land for outdoor recreation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.001, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Christensen, Nornes and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1022, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying child care grant eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 136A.125, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Hamilton, Gunther and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1023, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants for employment services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, or hard-of-hearing.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Erickson and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1024, A bill for an act relating to education; providing training and technical assistance to school districts to reduce use of seclusion and restraint; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1025, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Northside Economic Opportunity Network.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1026, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; modifying municipal enforcement requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.121, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Garofalo, Rosenthal, Lien, Hamilton, Norton and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1027, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the minimum wage for certain employees receiving gratuities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anderson, M.; Heintzeman; Dettmer and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1028, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for military retirement pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1029, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements in the city of St. James; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Anderson, M. and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1030, A bill for an act relating to taxation; abolishing withholding taxes on wages; providing for payment of estimated taxes on wages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 289A.20, subdivision 2; 289A.31, subdivision 5; 289A.38, subdivision 14; 289A.50, subdivision 3; 289A.60, subdivision 11; 290.92, subdivisions 1, 2a, 4a, 9, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29; 290.9201, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 289A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 270B.06, subdivision 3; 289A.63, subdivision 5; 290.92, subdivisions 3, 5, 5a, 10, 16, 19, 30.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, M.; Franson and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1031, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing catch and release angling without license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.445, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Anderson, M. and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1032, A bill for an act relating to liquor; abolishing classification of 3.2 percent malt liquor; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 340A.101, subdivision 19; 340A.403; 340A.408, subdivision 1; 340A.411; 340A.412, subdivision 6; 340A.504, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Freiberg, Carlson and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1033, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to rehabilitate or replace the Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope Joint Water Commission water supply line and for a grant to the city of Robbinsdale to replace adjacent sanitary sewer and water lines; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 1034, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for Parent Aware.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 1035, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the Minnesota Security Hospital.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Baker, Mack, Gruenhagen, Schoen, Lohmer, Backer, Zerwas, Schomacker, Albright and Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1036, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying provisions related to physician assistants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 147A.01, subdivisions 17a, 23; 147A.20, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 147A.01, subdivision 5; 147A.20, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1037, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; adjusting distribution levies for the Iron Range fiscal disparities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 276A.06, subdivisions 3, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Baker; Dean, M.; Zerwas; Backer; Hoppe; Fischer and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1038, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Selcer, Davids, Erhardt, Rosenthal and Barrett introduced:
H. F. 1039, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; extending the date after which certain taxable gifts are included in the Minnesota taxable estate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 291.016, subdivision 2; Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 3, section 3; repealing Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 4, section 21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Winkler, Freiberg and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1040, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street and highway intersection improvements in the city of Golden Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Carlson, Freiberg and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1041, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood damage reduction measures in the DeCola Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Winkler, Freiberg and Carlson introduced:
H. F. 1042, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a community center in Golden Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1043, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the city of Hugo's storm water handling systems projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anderson, S.; Loon and Loonan introduced:
H. F. 1044, A bill for an act relating to commerce; repealing prohibition on municipality issuing more than one off-sale license to any one person or place; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.412, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Wills, Mariani and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1045, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1046, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Emergency Management Training Facility at Camp Ripley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Whelan; Mack; Pelowski; Lohmer; Lucero; Miller; Rarick; Nash; Wills; Scott; Theis; Pugh; Knoblach; Urdahl; Smith; Hancock; Vogel; Anderson, S.; Dean, M.; Albright; Pierson; Backer; Baker; Uglem; Bennett; Peterson; Zerwas; Gruenhagen; Kelly; Franson; Garofalo; Quam and Peppin introduced:
H. F. 1047, A bill for an act relating to health; creating the Born Alive Infants Protection Act; providing for civil remedies and protections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 145.423.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hertaus; Pugh; Atkins; Anderson, M., and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 1048, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing fair repair requirements for manufacturers of digital electronic products; 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 Regulatory Reform.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1049, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for block grants to soil and water conservation districts.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1050, A bill for an act relating to education; education finance; authorizing a reverse referendum for school board-approved revenue authority under certain circumstances; prohibiting public school employees from using public funds and resources to advocate to pass, elect, or defeat a political candidate, ballot question, or pending legislation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.17, subdivision 9a; 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 Innovation Policy.