The following House Files were introduced:

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 36, 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 Committeeon Education.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 37, 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 Committeeon Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 38, 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 Committeeon Education.

Knoblach, Reuter, Kuisle, Rifenberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 39, 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 Committeeon Education.

Leppik, Rhodes, Wagenius, Lieder and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 40, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; providing for Under-21 Minnesota indentification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.06, subdivision 2; and 171.07, subdivisions 3 and 4.

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

Seifert, Bettermann, Westfall and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 41, 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 Committeeon Judiciary.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 42, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for debt service aid for independent school district No. 238, Mabel-Canton.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 43, A bill for an act relating to education; exempting high school league tournament admissions from the sales tax on admissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, subdivision 30.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 44, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

Sviggum, Paulsen, Biernat and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 45, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; providing for a single regular session of the legislature in each odd-numbered year.

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

Sviggum, Seifert and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 46, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the election of members of the state legislature without party designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.27, subdivision 4; 10A.275, subdivision 3; 10A.31, subdivisions 5 and 12; 10A.315; 204D.08, subdivisions 4 and 6; 204D.13, subdivision 1; and 204D.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Daggett, McGuire, Dawkins, Weaver and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 47, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying the definition of domestic abuse for purposes of evaluating the best interests of a child in a custody determination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.17, subdivision 1.

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

Holsten, Stang, Tingelstad, Westfall and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 48, A bill for an act relating to elections; Ethics in Government Act; requiring payment of any late filing fees or civil fines as a condition of eligibility for a public subsidy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Swenson, D.; Murphy; Skoglund; Krinkie and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 49, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring a minimum of 50 percent of capacity in multiple occupancy in medium security institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53.

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

Jaros, Trimble, Bishop, Gunther and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 50, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for trade and economic development officers to be placed in tourism offices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.01, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time andreferred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Leppik, McGuire, Smith and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 51, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; requiring certain notices regarding real property and debt transfers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

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

Greiling, McElroy, Knoblach and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 52, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article V, sections 1, 3 , And 4; article VIII, section 2; article XI, sections 7 and 8; abolishing the office of state treasurer; transferring or repealing the powers, responsibilities , And duties of the state treasurer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.011, subdivision 1; and 11A.03.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 53, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 2, Hill City; providing for the repayment of a debt service loan; forgiving a general education fund balance reduction; appropriating money.

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

Murphy, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 54, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and Minnesota state retirement system; authorizing a special repayment of previous member contribution refunds by certain former pension plan members.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 55, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to seek federal law changes related to the frequency of physician evaluations and to the use of the minimum data set in nursing homes.

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

Kahn; Solberg; Davids; Anderson, I. , And Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 56, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for the use, validity, and security of electronic signatures and messages transmitted in commerce; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325K.

The bill was read for the first time and referredto the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Sviggum, Kielkucki and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 57, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to provide for a unicameral legislature; changing article IV; article V, sections 3 and 5; article VIII, section 1; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; providing by law for a unicameral legislature of 135 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 58, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring notification of placement or adoption of a child to the other birth parent; requiring background checks for adoption; requiring affidavits for an emergency order requiring updates to adoption study; defining content of postplacement assessment and report; permitting court-ordered grandparent visitation with an adopted child; recognition of adoption which occurred in a foreign country; defining when adoption records shall become public records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245A.04, subdivision 10; 257.022, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 259.20, subdivision 2; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.24, subdivision 2a; 259.41; 259.47, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, 8 , And 10; 259.53, subdivision 2; 259.55, subdivision 1; 259.59, subdivision 1; 259.67, subdivision 7; 259.79, subdivision 3; 259.83, subdivision 3; and 259.89, subdivisions 1, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.47, subdivision 9.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 59, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, changing article IV; article V, sections 3 and 5; article VIII, section 1; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; providing for a unicameral legislature of 102 to 135 representatives.

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