State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 3, 1997


The following House Files were introduced:

Hasskamp, Milbert, Solberg, Vickerman and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1088, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing towns to rotate names of candidates on town ballots; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205.17, subdivision 1.

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

Garcia, Chaudhary, Evans and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1089, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; including certain homestead property value in the metropolitan areawide tax base; subjecting certain homestead property value to the areawide tax rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473F.02, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 473F.05; 473F.07, subdivision 1; and 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 6, 8a , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1090, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; providing a nursing facility rate exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 25.

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

Mullery, Kubly, Clark, Dempsey and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1091, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for home equity conversion counseling.

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

Mullery, Clark, Stanek, Trimble and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1092, A bill for an act relating to summer youth employment; appropriating money for learn to earn programs.

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

Macklin, Greiling, Milbert, Pawlenty and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1093, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing the electors of a metropolitan town to move the town election from March to November; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205.075, subdivision 2.

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

Boudreau; Swenson, D.; Entenza; Skoglund and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1094, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; doubling the driver's license revocation periods applicable to persons who violate DWI laws while having a blood alcohol content of 0.20 or greater; authorizing the imposition of a penalty assessment against those persons of up to $1,000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.123, subdivision 4; and 171.30, by adding a subdivision.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1095, A bill for an act relating to the University of Minnesota; providing for the selection of candidates for the board of regents; providing for associate regents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.0245, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Westfall, Seifert, Jennings, Otremba and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1096, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting a drug felon from receiving cash assistance under TANF and general assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Garcia, Skoglund, Wejcman, Stanek and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1097, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring the use of surveillance cameras for crime prevention; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299G.

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

Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1098, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters in Washington county to the city of Hugo.

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

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1099, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire plan; authorizing a certain current retiree or the retiree's surviving spouse to elect a joint and survivor retirement annuity in lieu of a single life retirement annuity.

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

Tuma; Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Chaudhary and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1100, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying powers and duties of the higher education services office; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 126.56, subdivisions 2, 4a , And 7; 136A.01, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 136A.03; 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 7, 9a , And by adding a subdivision; 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.136, subdivision 2; 136A.15, by adding a subdivision; 136A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 136A.171; 136A.173, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 5; 136A.174; and 136A.175, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Swenson, D.; Mares; Broecker; Larsen and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1101, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; enhancing funding for pupil transportation; removing the referendum subtraction; including lease payments in the calculation of debt service equalization aid; lengthening the school year; lowering the age of compulsory instruction; reestablishing a separate capital fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.101, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 120.105; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7b, 7d , And 8a; 124.226, subdivisions 4 and 9; 124.2725, subdivision 16; 124.95, subdivision 1; 124.961; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2 , As amended, 8 , And 13b; 124A.225, subdivision 4; and 298.28, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.225, subdivisions 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a , And 10; 124A.03, subdivisions 3b and 3c; and 124A.22, subdivisions 10, 11, 11a, 12, 13 , And 13a.

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

Leighton, Leppik and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1102, A bill for an act relating to the environment; revising the plan for the collection and recycling of used motor oil and filters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.112, subdivision 2; Laws 1996, chapter 351, section 2.

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

Van Dellen and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1103, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing classification rates; providing an education homestead credit; requiring certain information on property tax statement; providing a property tax refund for persons over 65; requiring referenda to increase levies in certain instances; providing for a state tax refund in certain instances; limiting the general education levy growth rate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.102, by adding a subdivision; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , And 31; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a , And 6; 275.07, by adding subdivisions; 276.04, subdivision 2; and 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; and 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 32.

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

Leppik, Sykora, Greiling, Opatz and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1104, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a citizen's regent candidate advisory council; removing the requirement for a student on the University of Minnesota board of regents; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.0245; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.023.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1105, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 544, Fergus Falls.

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

Leighton, Orfield and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1106, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; requiring employers to recognize a representative of employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179.16, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

Tuma; Tunheim; Johnson , A.; Seagren and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1107, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the Options Plus pilot program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 3, section 11, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5.

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

Bettermann and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1108, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; exempting a district for a tourism facility in Douglas county from certain restrictions under general law.

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

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

H. F. No. 1109, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; specifying that the prosecution may reply in rebuttal to the closing argument of the defense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 631.07.

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

Rukavina, Leighton, Mullery and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1110, A bill for an act relating to employment; increasing the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.24, subdivision 1.

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

Weaver, Lieder, Molnau, Kraus and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1111, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing a trailer carrying an off-highway motorcycle, off-road vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle to be drawn as part of a recreational vehicle combination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.01, subdivision 78; and 169.81, subdivision 3c.

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

Pelowski and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1112, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article IV, sections 4 and 12; lengthening the term of office of representatives and senators; requiring staggered election of representatives and senators; reducing the number of the days the legislature can meet; changing the deadline for adjournment; reducing the size of the legislature; 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.

Luther, Rukavina, Jefferson, Stanek and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1113, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the intergovernmental information systems advisory council for certain grants to law enforcement agencies.

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

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1114, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for technology improvements at the Minnesota state academies.

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

Tunheim, Paymar, Entenza and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1115, A bill for an act relating to occupations; requiring sign contractors to be licensed by the state; authorizing the commissioner of commerce to adopt rules; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.70, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326A.

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

Sekhon, Lieder, Tunheim, Rifenberg and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1116, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions relating to the board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience , And interior design; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.02, by adding a subdivision; 326.03, subdivision 1; 326.04; 326.05; 326.06; 326.07; 326.09; 326.10, subdivisions 2 and 7; 326.12, by adding a subdivision; and 326.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.08.

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

Greenfield, Huntley and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1117, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to nursing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.181, subdivision 1; 148.212; 148.231, subdivision 5; 148.235, by adding subdivisions; 148.261, subdivision 1; 148.262, subdivision 2; 148.281, subdivision 1; and 364.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Sekhon and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1118, A bill for an act relating to water; authorizing a state general permit for water appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103G.271, subdivision 1.

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

Clark, Rhodes, Kalis, Orfield and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1119, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; clarifying grant matching requirements for the Jungle Theatre in Minneapolis; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 24, subdivision 8.

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

Tomassoni, Ness, Schumacher, Greiling and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1120, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for multicounty, multitype library systems.

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

Delmont, McGuire, Sykora, Mariani and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1121, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing child development education loans; providing funding for child care provider training initiatives; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Finseth, Murphy, Bakk and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1122, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting persons 65 years of age or older to hunt big game or turkey with a crossbow; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97B.035, subdivision 1; and 97B.106.

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

Delmont, Murphy, Jennings, Wolf and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1123, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; establishing the practices of slamming and loading as consumer fraud; providing penalties and remedies; making permanent the requirement to disclose local telecommunications service options; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.121; 237.16, subdivision 5; and 237.5799; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Schumacher, Koppendrayer, Ness, Kelso and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1124, A bill for an act relating to education; amending the distribution formula for library grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 134.35.

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

Murphy, Huntley and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1125, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for Minnesota undergraduate college and university scholarship trusts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; and 135A.

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

Jennings, Leppik, Delmont, Sviggum and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1126, A bill for an act relating to the environment; repealing the hazardous products labeling law; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.9523.

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

Kahn, Jefferson, Murphy, Smith and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1127, A bill for an act relating to retirement; various individual retirement account plans; making various administrative changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354D.02, subdivision 2; 354D.06; and 354D.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 5.

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

Kahn, Goodno, Murphy, Mares and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1128, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain modifications of employer and employee contributions to the higher education supplemental retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354C.12, subdivision 1; and by adding a subdivision.

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

Kahn, Goodno, Murphy, Mares and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1129, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for full employer and employee contributions to the teachers retirement association for teachers on sabbatical leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.092, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.092, subdivision 2.

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

Kahn, Goodno, Murphy, Mares and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1130, A bill for an act relating to retirement; making administrative changes to the higher education individual retirement account plan and the supplemental retirement plan; creating an advisory committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354B.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 354C.12, subdivision 4; and 354C.14.

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

Bradley, Pelowski, Rifenberg, Osskopp and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1131, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an alternative quality assurance pilot project in southeastern Minnesota for persons with developmental disabilities; establishing a regional quality assurance commission; prescribing commission duties; appropriating money; 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.

Ness, Carlson, Pelowski and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1132, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the provision of certain technical education diplomas and certificates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136F.32.

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

Kielkucki, Mahon, Wenzel, Skare and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1133, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for the planning of a Hubert H. Humphrey museum at Waverly, Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Knight and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 1134, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; modifying department of administration authority for elevator regulation, the building code, leases , And other administrative matters; modifying licensure provisions for manufactured home installers; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.24, subdivisions 6 and 6a; 16B.482; 16B.50; 16B.54, subdivision 8; 16B.61, subdivision 1a; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16B.747, subdivision 3; 16B.748; and 326.841; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.072, subdivision 3; 15.171; 15.172; 15.173; 15.174; and 16B.88, subdivision 6.

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

McCollum, Leppik, Pugh, Wejcman and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1135, A bill for an act relating to health; licensing massage therapists and Oriental bodywork therapists; authorizing rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 144.335, subdivision 1; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.23, subdivision 1; and 604A.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D.

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

Biernat, Leighton and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1136, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying grant award procedure of community crime prevention programs; establishing the learn and earn graduation incentives grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126.

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

Lieder, Tunheim, Finseth, Goodno and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1137, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing a grant to the Red river basin board; appropriating money.

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

Lieder, Tunheim, Skare, Daggett and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1138, A bill for an act relating to emergency snow removal; providing for private assistance and assumption of liability associated with the assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 160.21, subdivision 4.

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

Lieder, Tunheim and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1139, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting use of revenue for independent school district Nos. 561, Goodridge; and 600, Fisher.

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

Orfield and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1140, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; modifying the definition of independent expenditure; providing for electronic filing of campaign reports; increasing the proportion of a candidate's spending limits that can be obtained from the state campaign fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10b; 10A.02, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 3; and 10A.31, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 7.

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

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1141, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent care credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1142, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for construction of an interpretive display in the Thief Lake wildlife management area.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1143, A bill for an act relating to counties; modifying the requirement for certain counties that the county financial statement be published in two newspapers of general circulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 375.17, subdivision 3.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1144, A bill for an act relating to county officers; authorizing the county board to assign certain duties of the county auditor and treasurer; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375A.

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

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1145, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; eliminating the financial responsibility of court administrators for deputy registrars who are not public officials and who issue drivers' licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.06, subdivision 4.

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

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1146, A bill for an act relating to retirement; retirement coverage for teachers employed by independent school district No. 625; providing for a choice about future teacher retirement coverage by the board of education of independent school district No. 625; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.85, subdivisions 11 , And 12; 16A.06, subdivision 9; 353.01, subdivision 2b; 354.05, subdivisions 2 , And 13; 354A.011, subdivisions 7, 8, 11 , And 15a; 354A.021, subdivision 1; 354A.08; 354A.092; 354A.093; 354A.095; 354A.096; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3a, 3c , And 3d; 354A.23, subdivision 2; 354A.30; 354A.31, subdivision 4; 354A.32, subdivision 1; 354A.36, subdivision 3; 354A.39; 354A.40, subdivision 1; 354A.41; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.215, subdivision 2; 356.30, subdivision 3; 356.302, subdivision 7; 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.35, subdivisions 2 and 5; 356.36, subdivision 1; 356.86, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; and 423A.02, subdivision 3; Laws 1965, chapter 705, section 1, subdivision 4; Laws 1989, chapter 319 , Article 13, section 94; Laws 1990, chapter 570 , Article 7, section 4; Laws 1992, chapter 598 , Article 6, section 18; Laws 1993, chapter 336, article 2, section 2; Laws 1994, chapter 542, section 5; and Laws 1995, chapter 252 , Article 1, section 16, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354A.23, subdivision 2; 355.201; 355.202; 355.203; 355.204; 355.205; 355.206; 355.207; 355.208; and 355.209; Laws 1976, chapter 238, section 14; Laws 1977, chapter 429, sections 60 and 61; Laws 1979, chapter 109; Laws 1981, chapter 157; Laws 1985, chapter 259, section 3; Laws 1987, chapter 372, article 7, section 6; Laws 1988, chapter 709 , Article 8, section 8; Laws 1990, chapter 570 , Article 7, section 3; Laws 1991, chapter 67; Laws 1993, chapter 336 , Article 3, section 1; and Laws 1994, chapter 565, article 1, section 2.

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

Leighton, Jefferson, Rukavina, Sekhon and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1147, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; requiring that all health care provider disciplines use current procedural terminology coding for workers' compensation reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.136, subdivision 1a.

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

Wolf and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1148, A bill for an act relating to Scott county; permitting the appointment of the auditor, recorder , And treasurer.

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

Pugh, McGuire, Evans and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1149, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing a cause of action for victims of domestic abuse; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.

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

Greenfield, Bishop, Entenza, Huntley and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1150, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; authorizing testing for HIV or hepatitis B under certain circumstances; permitting the sale of six or fewer unused hypodermic needles or syringes without a prescription; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.761, subdivisions 5 and 7; 144.762, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 144.765; 144.767, subdivision 1; 151.40; 152.01, subdivision 18; and 611A.19, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Van Dellen, Pugh, Dawkins and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1151, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; establishing two-year limitation in action against health care provider for transmission of the HIV virus; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 541.

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

Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1152, A bill for an act relating to information; creating the governor's council on information policy reform to review information policy law and make recommendations on updating these laws; sunsetting the data practices law; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, chapter 13.

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

Stanek, Skoglund, Larsen, Marko and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1153, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding certain crimes to include committing the crimes on railroad property or property in transit by a common carrier; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.582, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 609.595, subdivision 1; and 609.605, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1154, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for bomb disposal expense reimbursement.

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

Long, Marko, Delmont, Evans and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1155, A bill for an act relating to the program of temporary assistance for needy families; establishing a pilot project to provide subsidized employment and supervised on-the-job training in child care centers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Jennings, Vickerman, Solberg, Milbert and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1156, A bill for an act relating to energy; creating a task force to conduct a study of aboveground storage tank secondary containment methods.

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

Huntley, Jennings, Otremba, Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1157, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying capitation rates for nonmetropolitan counties under prepaid medical assistance and prepaid general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.69, subdivision 5b.

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

Greiling, Kelso, Mares, Leppik and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1158, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for children's library services.

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

Greenfield, Bishop, Entenza, Huntley and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1159, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a demonstration project to provide HIV/AIDS prevention grants to school districts; appropriating money.

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

Greenfield, Bishop, Entenza, Huntley and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1160, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to conduct an education campaign to prevent prenatal transmission of HIV and to provide demonstration grants; clarifying that prenatal HIV testing and counseling is covered under medical assistance; requiring sellers of HIV home collection kits to provide purchasers with specified information; requiring the commissioner of health to study the HIV and HBV prevention program; requiring employers of peace officers and correctional guards to adopt a protocol for certain emergency medical services personnel; authorizing testing for HIV or hepatitis B under certain circumstances; permitting the sale of ten or fewer unused hypodermic needles or syringes without a prescription; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.761, subdivisions 5 and 7; 144.762, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 144.765; 144.767, subdivision 1; 151.40; 152.01, subdivision 18; 256B.0625, subdivision 14; 611A.19, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145; 325F.

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

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1161, A bill for an act relating to economic development; increasing the revenue bonding authority of the public facilities authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 446A.12, subdivision 1.

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

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 1162, A bill for an act relating to state employment; making changes of a technical and housekeeping nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 43A.01, subdivision 2; 43A.02, subdivisions 1, 14, 20, 30 , And 37; 43A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 9; 43A.05, subdivisions 1 and 3; 43A.08, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 43A.13, subdivision 7; 43A.27, subdivision 1; 43A.30, subdivision 1; and 43A.36, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Long, Hausman and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1163, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the membership and duties of the University of Minnesota regent candidate advisory council; repealing requirements that one member of the board of regents be a student and that at least one regent be a resident of each congressional district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.0245; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 137.023; and 137.024.

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

Juhnke, Garcia, Workman and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 1164, A bill for an act relating to transportation; expanding definition of bus to include special transportation service vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.011, subdivision 9.

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

Skoglund; McGuire; Swenson, D. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1165, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; criminal justice and juvenile history records; modifying juvenile court records to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal apprehension; providing for peace officer records on children to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal apprehension; specifying retention periods for juvenile history records; providing for release of juvenile history records to law enforcement agencies in other states; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.161, subdivision 1a; 299C.095; 299C.10, subdivision 1; and 299C.13.

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

Clark, Rukavina, Trimble, Reuter and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1166, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing the 1997 Minnesota employment and economic development program; modifying the wage subsidy program and providing job retention services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.672, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; 268.673, subdivisions 3, 4a , And 5; 268.6751, subdivision 1; 268.677, subdivision 1; 268.678, subdivision 6; and 268.681; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.672, subdivision 4; 268.673, subdivision 6; 268.676; 268.677, subdivisions 2 and 3; 268.678; and 268.679, subdivision 3.

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

Goodno, Greenfield, Bradley, Vickerman and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1167, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain fees; establishing state core function fee; requiring inspection of certain enclosed arenas; modifying requirements for infant testing for unborn metabolic errors; modifying certain definitions for food and beverage service establishments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103I.101, subdivision 6; 103I.208; 103I.401, subdivision 1; 144.121, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; 144.125; 144.226, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 153A.17; and 157.16, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.1222, subdivision 3.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1168, A bill for an act relating to charter commissions; providing for removal of charter commission members in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 410.05, subdivision 2.

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

Carlson, Carruthers, Haas , Abrams and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1169, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Center; providing state assistance for an economic development project; appropriating money.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1170, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Chisago county.

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

Jennings, Wolf, Kelso, Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 1171, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying telecommunications, telephone , And cable system regulations; eliminating rate of return regulation for local exchange carriers; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, chapters 237; and 238.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1172, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing policies to carry out the state's role in telecommunications regulation; providing for a state policy encouraging high speed telecommunication services and greater capacity for services; providing for a single statewide local access and transport area (LATA); amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 8.33, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Lieder, Osthoff, Finseth, McCollum and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1173, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a grant to provide access to Rydell national wildlife refuge.

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

Carruthers, Rest and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1174, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting the self-service merchandising of tobacco; 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.

Clark and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1175, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing sentences to restorative justice programs; increasing penalties for certain repeat misdemeanor violations; increasing the power of peace officers to make custodial arrests for these crimes; requiring law enforcement agencies to make reasonable efforts to notify complaining witnesses of the disposition of these cases; appropriating money for restorative justice program grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.10; 609.125; and 609.135, subdivision 1; 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.

Hausman, Mariani, Winter, Carruthers and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1176, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for St. Paul Civic Center; authorizing state bonds.

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

Schumacher, Koppendrayer, Kalis, Gunther and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1177, A bill for an act relating to waste management; providing grants to political subdivisions to retire debt for waste processing facilities for which the political subdivisions are responsible; appropriating money.

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

Davids, Sekhon, Holsten, Peterson and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1178, A bill for an act relating to recreation; appropriating money for state trails.

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

Davids, Kalis and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1179, A bill for an act relating to the environment; petroleum release compensation fund; creating a petroleum tank upgrade assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy; Greiling; Swenson, D. , And Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1180, A bill for an act relating to ombudsman services; creating uniform laws governing the operation, scope, organization, power, investigative , And other duties of ombudsman services; setting forth duties on agencies to cooperate with ombudsman service; setting new appointment authority and terms for selection of crime victim ombudsman; designating crime victim ombudsman's authority and duties; designating office space for crime victim ombudsman; requiring report by crime victim ombudsman; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611A.74, subdivisions 1 and 3 , And by adding a subdivision; and 611A.75; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B.

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

Pugh and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1181, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; regulating certificates of releases by title insurance companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 507.401, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1182, A bill for an act relating to the enforcement of laws against certain prohibited conduct; prohibiting certain agreements and actions related to the provision of health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

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

Pugh, McElroy and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1183, A bill for an act relating to real estate; regulating compensation paid by licensees to tenants for referrals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 82.19, subdivision 3.

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

Milbert, Winter, Dempsey, Wenzel and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1184, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing creation of heritage and historic subdistricts within tax increment financing districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1399, subdivision 6; 469.174, subdivisions 4, 7, 16, 23, 24 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.175, subdivisions 1, 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 469.176, subdivisions 4e, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 469.1765, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 7.

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

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 1185, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article IV; requiring a special vote on new taxes, tax increases , And tax extensions.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1186, A bill for an act relating to bakeries; limiting application of certain food rules to bakeries in retail food stores; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.

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

Kubly, Juhnke and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1187, A bill for an act relating to the city of Buffalo Lake; authorizing the city to negotiate contracts for a specific project without competitive bids.

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

Anderson, B.; Lindner; Smith; Tomassoni and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1188, A bill for an act relating to the town of Hassan; authorizing the establishment of a detached facility.

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

Greiling and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1189, A bill for an act relating to public safety; preserving certain exempt rules of department of public safety; requiring department to adopt permanent rules in place of some formerly exempt rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.387; 169.128; 169.452; 171.321, subdivision 2; 216D.03, subdivision 2; and 624.22, subdivision 1.

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

Rest, Ozment, Long, Kalis and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1190, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an assessment on environmental emissions; providing for refundable FICA and income tax credits; authorizing loans to improve energy efficiency; providing rulemaking authority; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

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

Rifenberg, Sviggum, Westrom, Bradley and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1191, A resolution memorializing Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to balance the budget.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Leighton, Rukavina, Entenza, Koskinen and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 1192, A bill for an act relating to economic development; placing a moratorium on grants, loans, tax increment financing, tax waivers, And deductions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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