The following House Files were introduced:
Franson, Allen and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1258, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program to increase organ donation among underserved communities; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Backer; Lien; Marquart; Anderson, P., and Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1259, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing early education services for certain students from adjoining states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 121A.17, subdivision 5; 124D.041, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.165, subdivision 2; 125A.03.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1260, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions of the Cosmetology Examiners Board; making changes to licensing provisions; increasing license fees; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 155A.21; 155A.23, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions; 155A.24, subdivision 2; 155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 5, by adding subdivisions; 155A.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 5a; 155A.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 155A.30, subdivisions 5, 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1261, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating rulemaking by state agencies; providing process requirements for rules that have substantial economic impact; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 14.02, by adding a subdivision; 14.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 14.116; 14.127; 14.131; 14.388, subdivision 2; 14.389, subdivision 2; 14.44; 14.45.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hackbarth, Hoppe and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1262, A bill for an act relating to transportation; commercially navigable waters; creating an upriver business grant program for businesses affected by the closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam; modifying the transportation economic development program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 174.12, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1263, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a video resource grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Rosenthal, Garofalo, Zerwas, Slocum, Selcer, Allen and Freiberg introduced:
H. F. 1264, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage under health plans for acupuncture services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 1265, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; providing dedicated aid to certain cities to fund transportation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 477A.013, by adding a subdivision; 477A.03, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Hausman and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1266, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Hennepin Center for the Arts; amending Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Pinto; Hansen; Johnson, S.; Lillie; Fischer; Murphy, E.; Lesch; Moran; Hausman; Atkins and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1267, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for predesign and design of an environmental learning center in Crosby Farms Regional Park; 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.
Davids, Sanders and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1268, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting individuals to contract with an insurance producer to advocate on the individual's behalf with respect to health coverage with an insurance company; regulating payment of commissions by issuers of qualified health plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 60K.31, by adding subdivisions; 60K.48, by adding a subdivision; 60K.49, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62V.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Davids, Newton, Simonson and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 1269, A bill for an act relating to military officers; providing for reimbursement grants to local units of government for public safety personnel on authorized leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 190.16, by adding a subdivision; 192.26, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Urdahl and Lucero introduced:
H. F. 1270, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring public high school students to take the Minnesota comprehensive assessments in order to graduate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.02, subdivision 2; 120B.023, subdivision 1; 120B.30, subdivision 1; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 124D.861, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Quam, Allen, Mack, Loeffler and Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1271, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256I.04, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Mack, Schomacker, Halverson and Quam introduced:
H. F. 1272, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying human services licensing actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245A.06, by adding a subdivision; 245A.07, by adding a subdivision; 245A.08, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 626.557, subdivision 12b; 626.5572, subdivision 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hansen, Atkins and Wills introduced:
H. F. 1273, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Big Rivers 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.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1274, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting use of lead shot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 97B.031, by adding a subdivision; 97B.041.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Lucero and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1275, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for county assessors to determine land value for Green Acres; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 273.111, subdivision 4; 273.114, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Winkler, Hansen, Wagenius, Persell and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1276, A bill for an act relating to environment; regulating chemicals of high concern in children's products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.7411, subdivision 8; 116.9401; 116.9402; 116.9403; 116.9405; 116.9406; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Gruenhagen, Moran, Schomacker, Nornes and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1277, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a Council on International Medical Graduates; appropriating money; 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 Reform.
Persell; Gunther; Mahoney; Murphy, M., and Bly introduced:
H. F. 1278, A bill for an act relating to rural economic development; creating an organic agriculture financing program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Schoen, Fenton, McNamara and Ward introduced:
H. F. 1279, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying the appropriation of general obligation bond proceeds for the HERO project; amending Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1280, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing jurisdictions to adopt ranked-choice voting; establishing procedures for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 205.13, subdivision 2; 206.83; 206.89, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 206; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.