The following House Files were introduced:

Johnson , A.; Swenson, H.; Ness; Carlson and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special-Session chapter 3, article 14, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard, Rhodes, Kelso, Greiling and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 14, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly, Juhnke , And Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 14, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Evans, Stang, Westrom and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 4, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 14, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire, Skoglund, Entenza, Stanek and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the elements of the harassment and stalking crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.749, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel, Winter, Carruthers and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 6, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; reducing the class rate for the first-tier commercial/industrial property; providing for additional state aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 24; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 7, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing vendor payments for recipients of cash assistance in Hennepin county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dawkins, Skoglund, McGuire, Pawlenty and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 8, A bill for an act relating to marriage; authorizing district court referees to solemnize marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 517.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 9, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for qualified charitable contributions; 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.

Jaros and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 10, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring child protective devices in shopping carts; providing remedies and penalties; 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, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 11, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting vitamin and mineral supplements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Carlson, Winter, Long and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 12, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating levy recognition for fiscal year 1997 and thereafter; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.904, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 13, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; providing for the correction of miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies , Ambiguities, unintended results , And technical errors of a noncontroversial nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.035, subdivision 5; 103G.005, subdivision 14a; 103G.2243; 119A.31, subdivision 1; 124A.22, subdivision 13; 256B.431, subdivision 25; 256B.501, subdivision 5d; 366.125; 394.235; and 462.353, subdivision 5; and Laws 1996, chapter 408 , Article 2, section 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jennings, Kelso , And Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 14, A bill for an act relating to education; allocating debt service levies to independent school district No. 2144, Chisago Lakes Area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 15, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing tax on gasoline and special fuel and dedicating revenue from the increase to a major projects account; authorizing issuance of Minnesota trunk highway bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Sviggum, Broecker, Lindner and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 16, A bill for an act relating to marriage; clarifying that only persons of the opposite sex may legally marry; providing that same-sex marriages recognized in other states are not recognized in this state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 517.01; 517.03; 517.08, subdivision 1a; and 517.20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 17, A bill for an act relating to transportation; changing composition of county state-aid screening board; increasing rate of excise tax on gasoline and special fuel; allocating 25 percent of receipts from motor vehicle sales tax to transit assistance fund; proposing constitutional amendment by adding a section to article XIV, to dedicate at least 25 percent of motor vehicle sales tax receipts to transit assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 162.07, subdivision 5; 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Juhnke , As requested, introduced:

H. F. No. 18, A bill for an act relating to the city of Willmar; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 19, A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing commissioner of finance to reimburse trunk highway fund for expenditures incurred by state patrol in providing patrolling services off the trunk highway system in Minneapolis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 20, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring appropriations for operations of state patrol to be from general fund; providing that state's share of traffic and overweight vehicle fines be deposited in general fund; requiring study and report of nonhighway uses of gasoline tax revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 21, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to regulate pistols.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rukavina, Carruthers, Solberg, Smith and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 22, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending police state aid allocation method; appropriating money as 1996 police state aid; ratifying the calculation of certain 1996 police state aid amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 69.021, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 23, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Weaver, Skoglund, Stanek, McGuire and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 24, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that persons convicted of a third violent felony shall be sentenced to life imprisonment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 609.152, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek; Swenson, D.; Weaver and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 25, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; crime prevention; appropriating money for various judicial branch, public safety, children, families , And learning , And corrections crime prevention initiatives and programs , And other related purposes; establishing teen court programs as a sentencing alternative in certain cases involving youthful offenders; providing definitions; specifying program criteria and operating procedures for teen courts; clarifying elements of harassment and stalking crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.749, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; Laws 1996, chapter 412 , Article 4, section 30, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund; Biernat; Swenson, D.; Johnson, R. , And Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 26, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing criminal penalties for assaulting and inflicting demonstrable bodily harm on the driver of a school bus or a public transit vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 27, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; 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 and Human Services.

Skoglund; Biernat; Swenson, D.; Johnson, R. , And Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 28, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing criminal penalties for knowingly committing an "interference with privacy" offense in the presence of a minor under age 16; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.746, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund; Biernat; Swenson, D.; Weaver and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 29, A bill for an act relating to corrections; imposing criminal penalties for probationers and parolees from other states who reside in Minnesota without permission under the interstate compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statues, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pawlenty and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 30, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4 , And Article V, sections 2 and 4; placing limits on the terms of office of legislators and executive officers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Skoglund, Biernat, Mullery, Weaver and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 31, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; allowing arrest and detention in lieu of citation and release for chronic misdemeanor offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pawlenty and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 32, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; providing for the legislature to meet in regular session only in the odd-numbered year.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Koppendrayer, Sviggum, Seagren and Betterman introduced:

H. F. No. 33, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide testing; providing for site-based financing and site merit pay; providing for tax deductions and credit; providing for expanded charter school law; providing for expanded interdistrict open enrollment and post-secondary enrollment options; providing for technology; providing for finance reform; providing for school board contracting; providing for a statewide education information system; modifying teacher licensure; modifying PELRA; providing for laboratory schools; providing for education investment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.465, subdivision 3; 120.062, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, 9 , And 11; 120.064, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 5, and 8; 121.611, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; 123.35, by adding subdivisions; 124.17, subdivisions 1d, 1e , And by adding subdivisions; 124.175; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226, subdivision 10; 124.248, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6c , And 6d; 124.312, subdivisions 4 and 5; 124.313; 124.314, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.3201, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 124.323, subdivision 1; 124A.036, subdivisions 5 and 6; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 13a, 13b , And by adding a subdivision; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 124A.28; 126.22, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 179A.16, by adding a subdivision; 179A.17, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 19a and 19b; and 290.091, subdivisions 2 and 6; amending Laws 1996 Chapter 412 , Article 12, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 121; 123; 124; 136A; 179A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.611, subdivision 3; 123.951; 124.223; 124.225, subdivisions 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 8a , And 8k; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6b, 6c , And 9; 124.311; 124.312; 124.313; 124.314; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.02, subdivision 24; 124A.22, subdivisions 2a, 4, 4a , And 4b; and 134.46; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Haas, Bradley and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 34, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to spending on health care services; providing for monitoring the rate of growth of health care spending; modifying the integrated service network act; providing for the cancellation of recodification efforts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.951, subdivision 5; 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 7 , And 9; 62J.041, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 62J.042; 62N.01, subdivision 1; 62N.22; 62N.23; 62N.26; 62N.40; 62Q.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 62Q.106; 62Q.45, subdivision 2; 256.9363, subdivision 1; and 256.9657, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.041, subdivision 7; 62J.37; 62N.01, subdivision 2; 62N.02, subdivisions 4b, 4c, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , And 12; 62N.03; 62N.04; 62N.05; 62N.06; 62N.065; 62N.071; 62N.072; 62N.073; 62N.074; 62N.076; 62N.077; 62N.078; 62N.10; 62N.11; 62N.12; 62N.13; 62N.14; 62N.15; 62N.17; 62N.18; 62N.24; 62N.26; 62N.38, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; and 62Q.41; Laws 1994, chapter 625 , Article 5, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Weaver, Dawkins and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 35, A bill for an act relating to Minnesota Statutes; correcting erroneous, ambiguous, And omitted text and obsolete references; eliminating certain redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; making miscellaneous technical corrections to statutes and other laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.873, subdivisions 5 and 7; 9.041, subdivision 2; 10A.323; 13.99, subdivision 38b; 14.62, subdivision 3; 15.0591, subdivision 2; 15.441, subdivision 1; 15.471, subdivision 1; 16A.276; 16A.672, subdivisions 2 and 5; 17.138, subdivision 2; 17.451, subdivision 1; 18.023, subdivision 3; 18B.33, subdivision 1; 18C.121, subdivision 1; 18C.575, subdivision 1; 18E.03, subdivision 4; 19.51, subdivision 1; 25.31; 25.32; 25.33; 25.34; 25.36; 25.37; 25.39; 25.40; 25.41; 25.42; 25.43; 25.47, subdivision 2; 27.13; 27.14; 27.19; 27.20; 31.874; 32.078; 32.481, subdivision 1; 32.532; 32.71, subdivision 1; 41.53, subdivision 2; 41A.09, subdivision 4; 45.027, subdivision 1; 60A.15; 62N.05, subdivision 1; 62N.24; 65A.16; 65A.17; 65A.18; 65A.19; 65A.22; 65A.23; 65A.24; 84.027, subdivision 13; 92.46, subdivision 1; 103I.341, subdivision 1; 103I.535, subdivision 9; 115A.10; 115A.11, subdivision 1b; 115A.12; 115A.9651, subdivision 1; 115B.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 115B.39, subdivision 2; 115B.412, subdivision 5; 115B.42, subdivision 2; 116.07, subdivisions 4b and 10; 116C.91, subdivision 1; 116J.75, subdivision 1; 119A.04, subdivision 5; 119A.13, subdivisions 3 and 4; 119A.26, subdivision 2; 119b.17; subdivision 3; 120.062, subdivision 12; 120.075, subdivision 5; 120.0751, subdivision 6; 120.0752, subdivision 4; 121.15, subdivision 1; 121.1601, subdivision 3; 121.912, subdivision 1; 124.155, subdivision 2; 124.248, subdivision 3; 124.2725, subdivision 11; 124.3201, subdivisions 1 and 2b; 124.321, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.322, subdivisions 1a and 5; 124.323, subdivision 1; 124.574, subdivision 7; 124.91, subdivision 1; 124.918, subdivision 8; 124A.036, subdivision 5; 124A.225, subdivision 2; 124A.26, subdivision 1; 124A.711, subdivision 2; 124C.60, subdivisions 1 and 3; 126.22, subdivision 7; 126.51, subdivision 1; 126.72, subdivision 2; 136A.172; 136A.173; 136A.174; 136A.175; 136A.176; 136A.177; 136A.178; 136D.94; 144.056; 144.062; 144.092; 144A.073, subdivision 3; 144A.33, subdivision 5; 144A.53, subdivision 1; 144A.54, subdivisions 1 and 2; 145.894; 147A.13, subdivision 1; 148.235, subdivision 4; 148B.23, subdivision 3; 148C.11, subdivision 3; 152.02, subdivision 13; 152.21, subdivision 3; 153A.19, subdivision 2; 161.10; 161.1419, subdivision 7; 168.129, subdivision 1; 169.145; 176.081, subdivision 1; 176.108; 176.1351, subdivisions 5 and 6; 176.1812, subdivision 7; 176.83, subdivision 5; 179A.03, subdivisions 7 and 14; 179A.06, subdivision 2; 179A.09, subdivision 3; 181.14; 181.15; 181.16; 182.676; 183.57, subdivision 2; 192.551; 197.133; 197.447; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.07, subdivision 1; 214.13, subdivision 5; 216C.35; 223.19; 237.70, subdivision 7; 237.711; 241.01, subdivision 3a; 242.56, subdivision 3; 244.09, subdivisions 7 and 13; 244.13, subdivision 3; 244.17, subdivision 2; 245.462, subdivision 16; 245.4881, subdivision 2; 245.4886, subdivision 2; 245.62, subdivisions 2 and 4; 245.69, subdivision 2; 245.697, subdivisions 2 and 3; 246.06; 246.64, subdivision 3; 252.035; 252.275, subdivision 6; 252.291, subdivisions 3 and 5; 252.40; 252.41, subdivision 1; 252.43; 252.46, subdivision 1; 252.50, subdivision 6; 254A.16, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.016; 256.736, subdivisions 3a and 7; 256.7365, subdivision 7; 256.82, subdivision 4; 256.9742, subdivision 1; 256B.04, subdivision 2; 256B.092, subdivision 6; 256B.49, subdivision 2; 256D.03, subdivision 7; 256D.04; 256E.04, subdivision 1; 256F.04, subdivision 3; 257.072, subdivision 5; 257.0755, subdivision 1; 257.0768, subdivision 1; 257.0769; 257.41; 259.71, subdivision 5; 260.152, subdivisions 2, 3, And 6; 260.161, subdivision 3; 260.181, subdivision 3a; 268.0122, subdivision 5; 268.0124; 268.03; 268.15, subdivision 3; 268.361, subdivision 1; 268.90, subdivision 3; 270A.09, subdivision 3; 272.12; 273.1398, subdivision 1; 279.01, subdivision 3; 280.05; 280.28, subdivision 2; 280.33; 280.35; 281.16; 281.32; 282.07; 284.04; 290.091, subdivision 6; 290.171; 297A.259; 299C.11; 299F.051, subdivision 3; 299F.46, subdivision 1; 299L.02, subdivision 1; 325F.84, subdivision 1; 326.2421, subdivision 2; 327A.08; 345.48, subdivision 1; 349.19, subdivision 2a; 353.64, subdivision 2; 353C.02; 354.66, subdivision 4; 360.013, subdivision 20; 360.015, subdivision 17; 363.05, subdivision 1; 383A.43, subdivision 6; 383B.78, subdivision 3; 383D.35; 390.35; 412.191, subdivision 1; 412.581; 412.631; 422A.01, subdivision 18; 427.02; 435.27; 458.40; 458A.08; 462A.03, subdivision 10; 462A.07, subdivision 7; 463.01; 465.15; 465.20; 466.03, subdivision 6d; 469.078, subdivision 1; 469.141, subdivision 3; 469.173, subdivision 7; 469.183, subdivision 4; 471.9981, subdivision 1; 473.1623, subdivisions 3, 4, And 5; 473.206; 473.208; 473.3994, subdivision 9; 473.598, subdivision 3; 473.638, subdivision 2; 473.859, subdivision 2; 475.51, subdivision 9; 475.53, subdivision 1; 475.57; 475.61, subdivision 2; 480.242, subdivision 2; 500.24, subdivision 3; 508A.01, subdivision 3; 524.2-402; 525.152, subdivisions 1, 2, And 3; 609.101, subdivision 4; 611.216, subdivision 3; 611.25, subdivision 3; 611A.56, subdivision 1; 626.843; 626.845; 626.846; 626.847; 626.851; and 626.88; Laws 1995 chapter 220, section 7, subdivision 3; and Laws 1996, chapter 310, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 35; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.922, subdivision 9; 13.99, subdivisions 21d and 24a; 15.475; 16B.87, subdivision 4; 17.452, subdivision 3; 115A.03, subdivision 16; 116D.11, subdivision 4; 116J.975; 124.2442; 124.245; 124.3202; 126.78, subdivision 5; 144.95, subdivision 9; 145A.12, subdivision 6; 148.578; 174.23, subdivision 5; 196.22, subdivision 4; 216C.06, subdivisions 10 and 11; 246.57, subdivision 2; 254B.03, subdivision 8; 256B.04, subdivision 11; 256B.0629, subdivision 3; 256F.11, subdivision 3; 256F.12, subdivision 5; 260.152, subdivision 7; 325F.98; 388.24, subdivision 5; 466.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 471A.02, subdivisions 2 and 15; 473.638, subdivision 1; 473.639; 494.05, subdivision 3; 611.27, subdivision 14; and 611A.75; Laws 1988, chapter 495, section 1; Laws 1989, chapters 209, Article 2, section 42; and 282, Article 3, section 28; Laws 1991, chapter 292, Article 2, section 2; Laws 1993, chapter 286, section 1; Laws 1994, chapters 411, section 4; and 416, Article 1, sections 47, 51, And 56; Laws 1995, chapters 171, sections 54 and 56; and 186, section 26; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, Article 13, section 2; and Laws 1996, chapters 414, Article 1, section 30; and 471, Article 11, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.