State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 10, 1997


The following House Files were introduced:

Entenza, Carlson and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 543, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the department of children, families , And learning to assist in establishing an accountability mechanism that measures program outcomes and impact; establishing a working group; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Kahn, Hausman, Trimble, Osthoff and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 544, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing partial funding for moving a steam plant away from the Mississippi river; appropriating money.

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

Haas, Van Dellen, McElroy and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 545, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297A.47.

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

Daggett, Jennings, Bradley, Greenfield and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 546, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring employers to report access to employer-subsidized insurance on W-2 forms for purposes of determining eligibility under the MinnesotaCare program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9355, subdivision 2; and 289A.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Solberg, Kalis, Bishop, Knoblach and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 547, A bill for an act relating to corrections; amending the appropriation to build a close-custody correctional facility of at least 800 beds; providing that the new facility shall be at level four; deleting certain construction bid requirements; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 16, subdivision 3.

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

Westrom and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 548, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article IV to provide for initiative and referendum; providing procedures for initiative and referendum; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.20, by adding a subdivision; 204C.19, subdivision 2; 204C.27; 204C.33; 204D.11, by adding a subdivision; 204D.15; 204D.16; and 204D.165; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3B.

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

Mulder, Stang and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 549, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; making the exemption for used farm machinery permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

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

Rukavina, Bakk and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 550, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing commissioner of transportation to erect signs showing the way to the town of Embarrass.

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

Sekhon; Munger; Olson, E.; Leppik and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 551, A bill for an act relating to state land; modifying provisions for the establishment of boundary lines; modifying provisions relating to the sale of trust lands; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to pay certain outstanding real estate taxes and assessments; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to transfer improvements on state-owned land; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to sell certain land; authorizing the private sale of certain land; authorizing the sale of certain surplus land for recreational purposes; providing for disposition of certain lakeshore leased lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.0273; 92.06, subdivisions 1 and 4; 92.16, subdivision 1; and 94.10, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 92; and 94.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Entenza, Long and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 552, A bill for an act relating to human rights; directing the department of human rights to study discrimination in rental housing; appropriating money.

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

Mulder and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 553, 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.

Vickerman, Koppendrayer, Jennings, Murphy and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 554, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for indemnification of members of team of science advisors studying ground voltage; amending Laws 1996, chapter 452, section 20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Goodno, Greenfield, Boudreau, McCollum and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 555, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the isolation and detention of persons with active tuberculosis who pose an endangerment to the public health; establishing standards and procedures for isolation and detention; requiring reporting by licensed health professionals; 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.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 556, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for unique identifiers for health care providers, group purchasers , And patients; modifying birth data provisions; limiting access to certified copies of birth and death certificates; requiring standardized format for birth and death certificates; extending date of commissioner's access to fetal, infant , And maternal death data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.54; 144.215, by adding subdivisions; 144.225, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; and 145.90, subdivision 2.

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

Tuma, Pugh, Mariani, Seagren and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 557, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school districts to hire nonlicensed teachers without board of teaching approval; providing for background checks for nonlicensed teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.611, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.611, subdivision 3.

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

Weaver, Haas, Stanek, Bradley and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 558, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting partial-birth abortions; providing criminal penalties; 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.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 559, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article 1, by adding a section; affirming the right of citizens to hunt or take game and fish.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tuma, Ozment, Leighton and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 560, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing for arbitration of disputes regarding apportionment of liability when an insurer has agreed to pay benefits under a temporary order; amending the rate of interest payable upon reimbursements of certain payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.191, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

McElroy, Farrell, Commers and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 561, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for the size of the senate and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021.

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

Abrams, Folliard, Greiling, Leppik and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 562, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing state aid to pay for a fiscal year 1998 levy adjustment resulting from the repeal of the K-12 appropriations caps; appropriating money.

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

Bradley, Mulder, Bishop, Kuisle and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 563, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the tax rate on the gross revenues of hospitals and health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9352, subdivision 3; 295.52; 295.53, subdivisions 3 and 4; 295.54, subdivision 2; and 295.582.

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

Olson, E.; Daggett; Lieder and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 564, A bill for an act relating to Becker county; authorizing an economic development authority.

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

Luther, Koskinen, Evans, Larsen and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 565, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring background studies on individuals who provide transportation services to patients and residents of health care facilities licensed by the departments of health and human services; requiring criminal background checks on individuals who provide transportation services to elderly, handicapped , And other individuals with special transportation needs through contracts with the metropolitan council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.057, subdivision 1; 245A.04, subdivision 3; and 473.386, subdivision 2.

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

Solberg; Anderson, I. , And Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 566, A bill for an act relating to the board of government innovation and cooperation; extending an exemption from enforcement of law granted by the board during calendar year 1996; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.797, subdivision 5a.

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

Milbert, Garcia, Bakk, Erhardt and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 567, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting materials used in providing taxable services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Delmont, Macklin, Smith, Jefferson and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 568, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing the maximum pension amounts for monthly and lump sum service pensions for volunteer firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 424A.02, subdivision 3.

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

Juhnke, Westrom, Molnau and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 569, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing grain bank license requirements; repealing the interstate compact on agricultural grain marketing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 236.02, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 236A.01; and 236A.02.

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

Skare, Rifenberg, Westrom and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 570, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; making the exemption for used farm machinery permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

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

Kalis; Anderson, I.; Davids; Tomassoni and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 571, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the sale of certain qualified long-term care insurance policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 61A.072, subdivisions 1 and 4; 62A.011, subdivision 3; 62A.31, subdivision 6; 62A.48, by adding a subdivision; 62A.50, by adding a subdivision; and 62L.02, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62S.

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

Luther, Carruthers, Haas, Lindner and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 572, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a formula for low-income concentration grant aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

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

Luther, Carruthers, Haas, Lindner and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 573, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for low-income concentration grants.

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

Luther, Carruthers, Haas, Lindner and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 574, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing independent school district No. 279, Osseo, to levy a tax to provide instructional services for at-risk children.

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

Weaver, Kelso, Koppendrayer, Greiling and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 575, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring pornography blocking software for schools.

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

Greiling, Seagren, Entenza, Evans and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 576, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing district flexibility in using learning and development revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.225, subdivision 4.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 577, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special license plates and exemption from registration taxation for veterans formerly missing in action; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.031; 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 and Transit.

Kubly, Harder, Gunther, Kuisle and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 578, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; setting expiration dates for certain advisory committees and commissions; adding a member to the food safety advisory committee; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.136; 17.49, subdivision 1; and 28A.20, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 579, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the exemption for independent school district No. 169, Badger, from a reduction in general education revenue; amending Laws 1991, chapter 265 , Article 1, section 30 , As amended.

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

Tunheim, Schumacher, Ness and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 580, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing snowmobile registration fees; increasing unrefunded gasoline tax revenues attributable to snowmobiles; providing an appropriation for snowmobile grants-in-aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.82, subdivision 3; and 296.16, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 581, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for a unicameral legislature; changing article IV; article VIII, section 1; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 582, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota humanities commission; allowing rentals to offset certain costs; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 72 , As amended.

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

McGuire and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 583, A bill for an act relating to privacy; modifying a provision governing access to identity of unwed mothers by family services collaboratives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.225, subdivision 2.

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

Greiling, Seagren, Schumacher, Biernat and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 584, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for expanded charter school law; providing for expanded interdistrict open enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.062, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, and 11; 120.064, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 5, 8, 20a, 21, and by adding a subdivision; 121.611; and 124.248, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding subdivisions.

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

Stang, Dehler and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 585, 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.

Stang, Rifenberg, Seifert, Dehler and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 586, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article 1, by adding a section; affirming the right of citizens to hunt or take game and fish.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bradley, Jennings, Haas, Otremba and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 587, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing medical assistance and general assistance medical care eligibility requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 1b , And 2; and 256D.03, subdivision 3.

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

Bradley, Jennings, Haas, Otremba and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 588, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring ineligibility for MinnesotaCare enrollees who exceed income guidelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9357, subdivision 1.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 589, A bill for an act relating to the city of Moorhead; requiring a majority vote for the city to construct a new telephone exchange where one already exists.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Osskopp and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 590, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; allowing gasoline to be sold at retail below cost; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325D.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 591, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation to transfer certain easements to the city of Faribault.

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

McElroy, Clark, Trimble, Dempsey and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 592, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for affordable neighborhood design and development initiative.

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

Milbert, Skoglund, Hasskamp and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 593, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring conduit funds to register with the ethical practices board, to have a treasurer , And to not commingle funds; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, by adding a subdivision; 10A.14, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 10A.20, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Rhodes and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 594, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing the commissioner of administration to contract with the University of Minnesota center for transportation studies for a study of freeway ramp meters in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

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

Rhodes and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 595, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; providing for a property tax freeze for certain homeowners aged 65 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.214, subdivision 2; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; and 276.04, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 596, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; restricting the use of certain radios and other sound-producing devices in or on motor vehicles; prescribing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

Tomassoni, Jaros, Orfield, Schumacher and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 597, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the supplemental revenue reduction; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 1, section 56.

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

Jaros, Tomassoni, Orfield, Schumacher and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 598, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing the debt service equalization program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 3; and 124.961.

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

Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 599, A bill for an act relating to historic preservation; appropriating money to the Minnesota historical society for a grant to the city of Bemidji for purchase of a historic railroad depot and its conversion to a historical museum and facility.

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

Dempsey, Osskopp, Sviggum and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 600, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.

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

Wenzel; Swenson, H.; Sviggum; Juhnke and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 601, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing boundary commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.79.

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

Trimble, Dempsey, Mullery, Pugh and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 602, A bill for an act relating to transportation; extending life of Mississippi river parkway commission to June 30, 2001; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.1419, subdivision 8.

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

Lieder, Peterson and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 603, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for state road operations in fiscal year 1997.

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

Lieder; Olson, E.; Finseth and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 604, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the determination of sparsity for debt service aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 2.

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

Bradley and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 605, A bill for an act relating to the contractual alternative payment demonstration project for community-based services with persons with mental retardation or related condition; 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.

Stanek, McGuire, Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 606, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; requiring law enforcement agencies to do background investigations for applicants for employment as peace officers; requiring employers to disclose personnel records for law enforcement background investigations; providing immunity for employers who disclose information to law enforcement; requiring notice to the POST board when a background investigation is initiated; authorizing sharing of data on subjects of background investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.41, subdivision 2a; 13.43, by adding a subdivision; 604A.31, subdivision 3; and 626.845, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 607, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the Minnesota homework helpline; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 608, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for the general legislative and administrative expenses of state government; authorizing and providing appropriations for payment of veterans service bonus; creating certain contingent accounts and accounts for the payment of tort claims; appropriating money for certain retirement plans; modifying budget deadlines; modifying provisions related to the management of state property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.11, subdivisions 1 and 3c; 16B.24, subdivision 5; 16B.70, subdivision 2; 176.611, by adding subdivisions; 327.33, subdivision 2; 327B.04, subdivision 7; 356.865, subdivision 3; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivisions 2 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.

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

Erhardt, Broecker, Lieder and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 609, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring vehicle buyer to notify registrar of motor vehicles of vehicle transfer within ten days; imposing fees and penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.101, subdivision 2; and 168.15, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168A.10, subdivision 6.

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

Macklin, Sviggum, McElroy and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 610, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; changing membership of the legislative audit commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.97, subdivision 2.

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

Tompkins, Vickerman, Boudreau, Tingelstad and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 611, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain advisory councils and committees from expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.881, subdivision 1; and 145A.10, subdivision 10.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 612, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; enacting the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 553A.

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

Pugh, McCollum, Delmont, Jennings and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 613, A bill for an act relating to gambling; permitting tournaments or contests involving certain card games; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.761, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 614, A bill for an act relating to firearms; authorizing procedures for the possession of firearms silencer and muffling devices by certain persons and entities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.66, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; and 609.67, subdivision 4.

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

Kinkel, Mares, Opatz, Weaver and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 615, A bill for an act relating to education; offering licensed kindergarten through grade 12 teachers a multiyear employment contract and public post-secondary education waivers as an alternative to continuing employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 125.12, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; and 125.17, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Skoglund, Weaver, Opatz, Delmont and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 616, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for mandatory testing for HIV or hepatitis B when a correctional guard experiences a significant exposure while engaged in official duties; providing for consecutive sentencing when a prison inmate commits an assault while in prison; clarifying that the crime of fourth degree assault includes assaults involving the transfer of an infectious agent for a communicable disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.761, subdivision 5; 609.15, subdivision 1; and 609.2231, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Weaver; Skoglund; Pugh; Swenson, D. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 617, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; juvenile records; providing for disclosure to the victim of the name of the subject of a delinquent petition; expanding the authority of law enforcement to exchange juvenile records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.161, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Ness, Greiling, Rukavina, Osthoff and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 618, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for periodic repeal of administrative rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

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

Weaver, Skoglund, Stanek, Pugh and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 619, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring court-ordered restitution to be paid before payment of fines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.10; 609.125; and 611A.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 620, A bill for an act relating to human rights; specifying certain duties of the commissioner; specifying privacy of certain data; providing for reimbursement of certain costs and attorney's fees; requiring certain press releases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 363.05, subdivision 1; 363.061, subdivision 2; 363.071, subdivision 7; and 363.14, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

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

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 621, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; reserving first weekend of special deer hunt seasons for hunters under age 16; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.311.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 622, A bill for an act relating to human services; including provisions for agency management; children's programs; basic health care programs; medical assistance and general assistance medical care; long-term care; state-operated services; mental health and developmentally disabled; MinnesotaCare; child support enforcement; assistance to families; health department; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 62D.04, subdivision 5; 62E.14, by adding a subdivision; 103I.101, subdivision 6; 103I.208; 103I.401, subdivision 1; 144.0721, subdivision 3; 144.121, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; 144.223; 144.226, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 153A.17; 157.16, subdivision 3; 245.4882, subdivision 5; 245.493, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 245.652, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 246.0135; 246.02, subdivision 2; 252.025, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 252.32, subdivisions 1a, 3, 3a, 3c , And 5; 254.04; 254B.02, subdivisions 1 and 3; 254B.03, subdivision 1; 254B.09, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 7; 256.01, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b, 4, 5, 7 , And 8; 256.476, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 256.82, by adding a subdivision; 256.87, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.9353, subdivisions 3 and 7; 256.9355, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 256.9356, subdivision 2; 256.9357, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256.9358, subdivisions 1 and 7; 256.9363, subdivision 7; 256.969, subdivision 1; 256.9695, subdivision 1; 256.978, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256.979, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.9791, subdivision 1; 256.9792, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256.998, subdivisions 1, 6, 7, and 9; 256B.02, by adding a subdivision; 256B.037, subdivision 2; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivisions 4, 5, 7 , And by adding subdivisions; 256B.061; 256B.0625, subdivisions 13 and 15; 256B.0626; 256B.0911, subdivision 7; 256B.0913, subdivisions 5 and 15; 256B.0915, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.421, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, subdivisions 3 and 4; 256B.49, subdivision 1; 256B.69, subdivisions 4, 6 , And by adding subdivisions; 256D.03, subdivisions 3 and 3b; 256E.115; 256G.05, subdivision 2; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; 256I.05, subdivision 1a; 257.57, subdivision 2; 257.62, subdivisions 1 and 2; 257.66, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 257.70; 257.75, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5 , And 7; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 295.51, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 1 and 1b; 295.53, subdivisions 3 and 5; 295.54, subdivision 1; 295.58; 295.582; 299C.46, subdivision 3; 393.07, subdivision 2; 466.01, subdivision 1; 469.155, subdivision 4; 471.59, subdivision 11; 517.08, subdivision 1c; 518.005, by adding a subdivision; 518.10; 518.148, subdivision 2; 518.171, subdivisions 1 and 4; 518.54, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 518.551, subdivisions 12, 13 , And by adding a subdivision; 518.5511, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 518.5512, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 518.611, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12 , And by adding subdivisions; 518.616, by adding a subdivision; 518.64, subdivision 2; 518.68, subdivision 2; 518C.101; 518C.204; 518C.205; 518C.207; 518C.301; 518C.304; 518C.305; 518C.310; 518C.401; 518C.501; 518C.603; 518C.605; 518C.608; 518C.611; 518C.612; 626.558, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 626.559, subdivision 5; Laws 1995, chapter 207 , Article 8, section 41, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 256; 256B; 518; and 518C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.35; 252.32, subdivision 4; 256.74; 256.9657, subdivision 2; 256.979, subdivision 9; 256B.0625, subdivision 13b; 256B.501, subdivision 5c; 295.54, subdivision 2; 469.154, subdivision 6; 518.5511, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; 518.611, subdivision 1; 518.613; 518C.502; and 518C.9011.

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

Solberg, by request , And Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 623, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing tax relief area revenue distribution; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 276A.01; 276A.02; 276A.03; 276A.04; 276A.05; 276A.06; 276A.07; 276A.08; and 276A.09.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 624, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; delaying the tax relief area revenue distribution for two years; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 276A.02, subdivision 1; 276A.03; 276A.04; and 276A.06, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 5; Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 11, section 20.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 625, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; modifying the taconite tax relief area fiscal disparities program; establishing the tax base revitalization trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 4; and 276A.06, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 276A.

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

Luther, Sykora and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 626, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying execution and consent requirements for designated parent agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.07, subdivision 11; and 257A.01, subdivision 2.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 627, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing uniform rules for the low-income rental housing class; reducing the class rate for apartments and nonhomestead residential properties; imposing penalties; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.124, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 25; 273.1398, subdivision 1a; 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13; 290A.19; 469.040, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; and 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1317; 273.1318; and 290A.03, subdivisions 12a and 14.

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

McElroy, Delmont, Wolf and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 628, A bill for an act relating to utilities; allowing city to purchase all electricity needed for its operations from any electric utility providing service within the city; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Erhardt, Van Dellen and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 629, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for the exemption of replacement capital equipment from the sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.01, subdivision 16; and 297A.02, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.01, subdivision 20; and 297A.15, subdivision 5.

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

Rukavina, Bakk and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 630, A bill for an act relating to public employment; requiring notice before dissolution of certain self insured employee benefit plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.617, subdivision 4.

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

Folliard, Rhodes and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 631, A bill for an act relating to public administration; changing the terms and conditions of a state appropriation; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 12.

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

Solberg, Davids, Bakk and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 632, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying the requirements for a program for environmental learning centers; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 23, subdivision 28 , As amended; and Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 7, subdivision 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Murphy, Tomassoni and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 633, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax deferral for senior citizens who meet income requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 275.065, subdivision 3; and 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B.

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

Larsen, Farrell, Kahn, Osthoff and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 634, A bill for an act relating to regulated professions; adding two members to the board of electricity; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.241, subdivision 1.

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

Entenza, McElroy, McGuire, Krinkie and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 635, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing North Star as government on-line service and information initiative, with oversight provided by Minnesota office of technology; establishing the information and telecommunications technology community resource development initiative; implementing MNCard projects for demonstrating and utilizing "smart card" technology and uses; providing for fees and accounts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237B.

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

Pugh, Luther, Long, Garcia and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 636, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the class rate that applies to certain rental residential property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Abrams, Folliard and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 637, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minnetonka; authorizing expenditures for certain housing activities upon early decertification of a housing tax increment financing district; authorizing a housing development account.

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

Abrams; Anderson, I.; Davids and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 638, A bill for an act relating to insurance; transferring regulatory authority for health maintenance organizations to the commissioner of commerce; requiring the commissioner of health to advise and assist; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60B.02; 60B.03, subdivision 2; 60B.15; 60B.20; 60G.01, subdivisions 2 and 4; 62D.01, subdivision 2; 62D.02, subdivision 3; 62D.03, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 62D.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 62D.05, subdivision 6; 62D.06, subdivision 2; 62D.07, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 10; 62D.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 62D.09, subdivisions 1 and 8; 62D.10, subdivision 4; 62D.11, subdivisions 1b, 2 , And 3; 62D.12, subdivisions 1, 2, and 9; 62D.121, subdivisions 3a and 7; 62D.14, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 62D.15, subdivisions 1 and 4; 62D.16, subdivisions 1 and 2; 62D.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; 62D.18, subdivisions 1 and 7; 62D.19; 62D.20, subdivision 1; 62D.21; 62D.211; 62D.22, subdivisions 4 and 10; 62D.24; 62D.30, subdivisions 1 and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.03, subdivision 2; and 62D.18.

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

Rest; Macklin; Anderson, I.; Goodno and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 639, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing property tax reform; providing for a state takeover of K-12 education costs; setting state property tax rates; providing that school operating referenda will be levied as an income tax surtax; modifying class rates for local property taxation; reforming the property tax treatment of low-income housing; expanding the property tax refund program; providing the truth-in-budgeting program; modifying state property tax aid programs; imposing and changing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 122.247, subdivision 3; 122.45, subdivision 3a; 122.531, subdivisions 4a and 9; 122.533; 122.535, subdivision 6; 124.239, subdivision 5; 124.2601, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.2713, subdivision 1; 124.2714; 124.2715, subdivision 1; 124.2716, subdivision 2; 124.2725, subdivisions 2, 6, 13 , And 14; 124.2726, subdivisions 1 and 3; 124.2727, subdivision 6a; 124.312, subdivision 5; 124.313; 124.3201, subdivision 1; 124.4945; 124.574, subdivision 2c; 124.83, subdivision 3; 124.91, subdivisions 1, 2, 5 , And 7; 124.912, subdivisions 1, 3, 6 , And 7; 124.914, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 124.918, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.292, subdivision 2; 271.01, subdivision 5; 273.11, subdivision 1a; 273.121; 273.124, subdivisions 13, 14 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 1, 21b, 22, 23, 24, 25 , And by adding subdivisions; 273.135, subdivision 2; 273.1391, subdivision 2; 273.1398, subdivision 6; 274.01; 274.13, by adding subdivisions; 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.01, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 16; 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, and 7; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 11 , And 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2h , And 6; 290A.07, subdivision 1; 290A.19; 298.24, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 473F.02, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 24; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And 6; 477A.011, subdivisions 20, 35, 37 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124A; 273; 290; 462A; and 477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2134; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 7f, 8a, 8k, 8l, 8m, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226; 124.2442; 124.2601, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6; 124.2711, subdivisions 2a and 3; 124.2713, subdivisions 6, 6a, 6b , And 7; 124.2715, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.2716, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124.2725, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 7; 124.2727, subdivisions 6b, 6c , And 9; 124.314, subdivision 2; 124.321; 124.91, subdivision 4; 124.912, subdivision 2; 124A.029; 124A.03, subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, 2, 2a, 2b, 3b , And 3c; 124A.0311; 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d , And 13e; 124A.23, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 124A.26, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.292, subdivisions 3 and 4; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a , And 5; 124A.71; 124A.711; 124A.72; 124A.73; 270B.12, subdivision 11; 273.13, subdivisions 21a, 31 , And 32; 273.1315; 273.1317; 273.1318; 273.1398, subdivisions 2, 2c, 2d, 3 , And 3a; 273.1399; 273.166; 275.02; 275.08, subdivisions 1c and 1d; 275.61; 276.012; 276A.06, subdivision 9; 290A.03, subdivisions 12a and 14; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 290A.055; 290A.07, subdivisions 2a and 3; 290A.26; and 473F.08, subdivision 8a; Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31; and Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 4 , As amended.

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

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 640, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Nashwauk to own and operate a gas utility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.